Heaven Is Whenever
The Hold Steady
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The Sweet Part of the City | The Hold Steady | 4:23 | $1.29 | View In iTunes |
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Soft in the Center | The Hold Steady | 3:50 | $1.29 | View In iTunes |
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The Weekenders | The Hold Steady | 3:48 | $1.29 | View In iTunes |
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The Smidge | The Hold Steady | 3:22 | $1.29 | View In iTunes |
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Rock Problems | The Hold Steady | 3:31 | $1.29 | View In iTunes |
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We Can Get Together | The Hold Steady | 4:28 | $1.29 | View In iTunes |
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Hurricane J | The Hold Steady | 3:02 | $1.29 | View In iTunes |
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Barely Breathing | The Hold Steady | 3:37 | $1.29 | View In iTunes |
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Our Whole Lives | The Hold Steady | 4:00 | $1.29 | View In iTunes |
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A Slight Discomfort | The Hold Steady | 7:13 | $1.29 | View In iTunes |
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Touchless (Bonus Track) | The Hold Steady | 3:34 | Album Only | View In iTunes |
| BookletDigital Booklet - Heaven Is Whenever | The Hold Steady | -- | Album Only | View In iTunes |
| Total: 12 Items |
iTunes Review
The Hold Steady have become a rock ‘n’ roll institution. They have yet to make the proper commercial inroads, but they’ve been compared to the Replacements with their Minneapolis roots and working man’s poetics. Heaven Is Whenever begins with the Stones-like Exile On Main Street-era country vamp of “The Sweet Part of the City.” Singer Craig Finn is singing more than ever, throwing away the spoken rants of the older material for a chance at intimacy. Keyboardist Franz Nicolay has left the band and in place of his Springsteen-like keyboard flourishes are the twin guitars or Finn and Kubler. Together, they head for the arenas where tunes such as “Soft In the Center,” “Rock Problems,” “Hurricane J” and the seven-minute closing anthem “A Slight Discomfort” would sound perfectly at home. As it stands, they’re one of the louder indie-rock bands hitting the club scene. “The Weekenders,” “The Smidge” (and its cowbell) and “We Can Get Together” are exactly what fans expect: heartland rock with smarts, empathy and the feeling that no one grows old without a good fight.
Customer Reviews
How boring you fake hipsters are.
Here we go again, a great band releases a strong CD that features tighter, more memorable and radio ready tunes, and the oh so predictable howls of "what happened?" cry out. It is so boring to hear the cries of those who are ready to scream "sell out" or "I'm disappointed" every time their band releases something that sounds more commercial. Get this straight--with a few notable exceptions (Replacements, Big Star, a few others) the best bands and best musicians in history have been--gasp--popular. That is a stone fact. Get over yourselves. Now onto the disc--as Rolling Stone declared about this CD, this band is not just inspired by classic rock, they are making classic rock. I agree.
Cry me a river...
"My favorite band can never change! They need to keep putting out the same album....over....and over....and over."
This appears to be yet another solid effort from a great band. Is it there best work...maybe...maybe not, but I do know that I can't make that decision after listening to it for two hours.
Great music grows on you.
If this band truly is one of your favorites and you really believe their past efforts were great...than give this one a fair shot before bombing it online. You might be surprised.
If you don't like...that's fine too......I'll just have a better "seat" when I seem them play at First Ave.
Don't let it fool you
Please, do not let this album fool you. The Hold Steady's albums have all been very conceptualized in the past, so go into this one with that mind set. Find reoccuring themes. Be active in your listening, even referring to the lyrics when you can't figure out what a song is about yourself. And I URGE you to listen to it in it's entirety.
This album is yet another masterpiece by Finn and his crew (minus the keyboard player). The theme is naivete and late adolescent sophomoric ideals, and it does not have a hard time making that known. You will be led down a road via, Our saint of better judgement, The Hold Steady's narration (as with all other albums), through problems facing the current day unrequited love. Through Finn's elaborate display of character flaws within both his protagonist (late adolescent, early adulthood male) and his antagonist (late adolescent, early adulthood female), along with present day, extremely relevant metaphors, the listener is forced to either laugh, or cry. Truth is revealed on this album within every song. The album's overall truth is realized at the end of the last song, "A Slight Discomfort," with it's melodramatic and epicly realistic lyrics delivered by Finn.
If you have been a fan of THS since songs like "The Swish" and "Charlemagne in Sweatpants", this album will reassure within you that The Hold Steady is staying true to who they are. If you are a new listener, I urge you once again, to follow along as closely as possible. When you find the magic in this album, maybe you'll go back to the others and find out what this thing called "The Hold Steady" is all about; being real.
Biography
Formed: 2000 in Brooklyn, NY
Genre: Alternative
Years Active: '00s, '10s
Top Albums and Songs By The Hold Steady
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Sequestered In Memphis | Stay Positive | 3:32 | $1.29 | View In iTunes |
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Your Little Hoodrat Friend | Separation Sunday | 3:54 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Stuck Between Stations | Boys and Girls In America | 4:10 | $1.29 | View In iTunes |
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Chips Ahoy | Boys and Girls In America | 3:09 | $1.29 | View In iTunes |
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The Swish | Almost Killed Me | 4:08 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Killer Parties | Almost Killed Me | 5:48 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Most People Are DJs | Almost Killed Me | 5:50 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Knuckles | Almost Killed Me | 3:45 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Constructive Summer | Stay Positive | 2:55 | $1.29 | View In iTunes |
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Positive Jam | Almost Killed Me | 3:19 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
- $9.99
- Genres: Alternative, Music, Rock, Adult Alternative, Indie Rock
- Released: May 04, 2010
- ℗ 2010 Vagrant Records, LLC. All rights reserved.
