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Post by tellmetenwords on Feb 17, 2009 20:25:53 GMT -5
Thought I'd throw this into the forums to spark some discussion.
Which is your favourite, and why?
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Post by hoodrat on Feb 17, 2009 20:35:29 GMT -5
sometimes separation sunday, sometimes stay positive. depends on the day of the week, the hour of the day, the alignment of the stars, the way the sun strikes my eyes in the morning, and a little hocus-pocus. of course, "separation" is always spelled correctly in my analysis.  |
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Post by tellmetenwords on Feb 17, 2009 20:40:48 GMT -5
of course, "separation" is always spelled correctly in my analysis. I shall fix this post-haste. EDIT: Ah. It won't let me. Can anyone help me out? |
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Post by gushingblood on Feb 17, 2009 20:53:56 GMT -5
For me it is also always changing.
BAGIA is top for me right now though
BAGIA>SS>AKM>>>SP
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Post by emily on Feb 17, 2009 21:35:13 GMT -5
I love every album. My favorite just depends on the day.
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Post by esper on Feb 17, 2009 22:13:47 GMT -5
I've gotta go with "Separation Sunday". I saw the band twice on the SS tour and credit that record for my current love of the band. My "Damn Right You'll Rise Again Tour 2005" T-Shirt is faded beyond belief.
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Post by breukelen on Feb 17, 2009 22:55:31 GMT -5
Everyone always goes for Separation Sunday, but I've said it before, and I'll say it again -- Positive Jam & Killer Parties are the alpha & the omega of the Hold Steady for me. It's messy and it lacks structure and I hate Sweet Payne, but though I love Separation, for pure unadulterated affection I gotta go with Almost Killed Me all the way.
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Post by Admin on Feb 17, 2009 23:17:28 GMT -5
Boys and Girls in America. Hands down. No record has had such a ridiculous impact on my life. Certain things wouldn't have happened if I hadn't heard that record. Living proof that rock and roll means well.
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Post by laurenjean on Feb 17, 2009 23:28:34 GMT -5
It has to be Sep Sunday for me. The stories on that album feel like my life. I love the promise of redemption.
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Post by JonnyJay on Feb 17, 2009 23:41:05 GMT -5
Everyone always goes for Separation Sunday, but I've said it before, and I'll say it again -- Positive Jam & Killer Parties are the alpha & the omega of the Hold Steady for me. It's messy and it lacks structure and I hate Sweet Payne, but though I love Separation, for pure unadulterated affection I gotta go with Almost Killed Me all the way. HOW does one possibly HATE Sweet Payne?!?! |
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Post by Andy on Feb 18, 2009 2:30:53 GMT -5
Boys And Girls In America takes the cake, but I will say that the drunken, pissed off ramblings of Finn in Almost Killed Me have become the soundtrack to my past couple of weeks.
I also do not like "Sketchy Metal" or "Sweet Payne (really just the beginning of the song)". Or "Knuckles". Am I a bad Hold Steady fan? There seems to be such great allegiance to that album. It's fun that's for sure, but compared to the others this album -- as a whole -- it is not nearly as good.
As for Separation Sunday I have to be in the mood to listen to it from front to back because I see it more as a book than an actual record.
Just one man's opinion.
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Post by toastie on Feb 18, 2009 3:24:46 GMT -5
I love every album. My favorite just depends on the day. # Ditto. |
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Post by gushingblood on Feb 18, 2009 4:42:55 GMT -5
Hmm, there is no way to change my vote  I have decided that Knuckles, Payne, Parties, Hostile, DJs, and Certain Songs>>>>>everything ever |
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Post by rogggo on Feb 18, 2009 5:46:53 GMT -5
My faves are a mix of Separation Sunday and Stay Positive with bagia coming in very close second. AKM is my *least* favourite, but it's still an exceptional album. In my opinion, the band keeps going from strength to strength with every record; they just keep getting better.
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Post by mike on Feb 18, 2009 7:04:32 GMT -5
my favourite is separation sunday, because it's the best one.
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Post by bigontheinside on Feb 18, 2009 7:20:35 GMT -5
I CAN'T DECIDE  BAGIA is brilliant SS is brilliant SP is brilliant AKM is brilliant What's the point in deciding which is best I love them all the same  |
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Post by lilhan on Feb 18, 2009 10:35:09 GMT -5
i refuse to choose.
each one means something different to me.
it would be like choosing between children, if i had any.
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Post by kim on Feb 18, 2009 10:46:24 GMT -5
I love them all dearly, but it's hands down SS. The first time I listened to it, I was a little creeped out because the story more or less reflected my life at the time. I haven't been able to turn back since.
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Post by Admin on Feb 18, 2009 10:48:08 GMT -5
I was a little creeped out because the story more or less reflected my life at the time. I haven't been able to turn back since. interesting. |
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Post by TheWho on Feb 18, 2009 13:03:40 GMT -5
SS is just an amazing album. All the songs work so well together and flows great.
The other albums are great too, but don't flow the same way SS does
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Post by stuckbetween on Feb 18, 2009 15:53:17 GMT -5
I can't choose. If I did I would just change my mind and choose another one, then another one etc. They are all good albums and I'm not just being a dumb-ass fan, they just are!
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Post by goldygopher on Feb 18, 2009 17:07:08 GMT -5
Definitely Boys and Girls In America for me. I love them all, but BAGIA was not only my first introduction to THS, but it was the first new music that truly energized me in a long time when I heard it.
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Post by cubbies4e on Feb 19, 2009 0:57:37 GMT -5
I'm going to say Separation Sunday is their best album . Boys and Girls in America probably have the best songs overall. But as a complete album, Separation Sunday is a masterpiece. Craig was so ambitious with that record lyrically, and the fact that he succeded immensely makes it that much more amazing. Also it was my introduction to the Hold Steady in December of '05, so that makes it that much more special for me. Next I'd go with Stay Positive, and then Almost Killed Me.
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Post by meoskop on Feb 19, 2009 1:02:10 GMT -5
Wait - I know I picked Stay Posi - but who went with me? Confess! Banjo lover!
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Post by dot info on Feb 19, 2009 5:02:42 GMT -5
Aww, man. Shoulda voted SP so I could be underdog too.
Anyone who votes BaGiA just does not see the Hold Steady the same way I do.
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