Great Craig/Franz/Tad/Steve interview

[charlie]

www.thelineofbestfit.com/features/longread/the-hold-steady-unified-scene-interview?fbclid=IwAR3LIf5Wsye7Et7SbQ9kYz1aXOsBzWGGGrAKcrnw27hR48OeFzCx9boD38c

Nicolay: "But a decent band can come up with two or three pretty decent songs every couple of months right? So if you just keep a low level of demos constantly burbling. It keeps the flame simmering for a much longer time."

Finn: "I always say that sometimes we will play a show and down front I’ll see a couple of guys and by the end of the show (they’ll) grab each other and sing the lyrics to each other with their arms around each other and I’m like, 'I know those guys didn’t know each other at the beginning of the night.' That’s when I feel like we have achieved lift off. 'We did it tonight, we’ve got strangers hugging strangers.'"

[muzzleofbees]

This is such a great interview. And it's pretty amazing that the band themselves best put to words what it feels like travelling around to a) see Hold Steady, but also b) be a part of Unified Scene.

[timmytva]

That was a fantastic read. Doing things the way the are likely extends the band's career a long time. Now, how about some shows at 930 Club?

Tim

[delboydrums]

Finn: "I always say that sometimes we will play a show and down front I’ll see a couple of guys and by the end of the show (they’ll) grab each other and sing the lyrics to each other with their arms around each other and I’m like, 'I know those guys didn’t know each other at the beginning of the night.' That’s when I feel like we have achieved lift off. 'We did it tonight, we’ve got strangers hugging strangers.'"

YES!
THAT is The Hold Steady, right there.

[bigontheinside]

Aug 19, 2019 11:14:18 GMT -5 delboydrums said:

Finn: "I always say that sometimes we will play a show and down front I’ll see a couple of guys and by the end of the show (they’ll) grab each other and sing the lyrics to each other with their arms around each other and I’m like, 'I know those guys didn’t know each other at the beginning of the night.' That’s when I feel like we have achieved lift off. 'We did it tonight, we’ve got strangers hugging strangers.'"

YES!
THAT is The Hold Steady, right there.

Can confirm, I've had this exact experience!!

[delboydrums]

Aug 19, 2019 12:26:38 GMT -5 bigontheinside said:

Aug 19, 2019 11:14:18 GMT -5 delboydrums said:

Finn: "I always say that sometimes we will play a show and down front I’ll see a couple of guys and by the end of the show (they’ll) grab each other and sing the lyrics to each other with their arms around each other and I’m like, 'I know those guys didn’t know each other at the beginning of the night.' That’s when I feel like we have achieved lift off. 'We did it tonight, we’ve got strangers hugging strangers.'"

YES!
THAT is The Hold Steady, right there.

Can confirm, I've had this exact experience!!

Every gig so far!