I Finally Love The Hold Steady

I’ve mentioned my reluctance to endorse The Hold Steady wholesale on a few occasions. But while on my way home from work today, I heard Stay Positive on the radio for maybe the 4,028,571,794th time.

Somehow, though, this time was different. I have no idea what happened, but I’m officially sold. Inspired. Galvanized. Positive. I just wish I would’ve had this epiphany last week, so I could’ve seen them in Bloomington, Ind.

So here you go. Get inspired, too. Stay positive.

And nope, no sarcasm. No snark. No joke. Well, unless you can come up with one, of course.

The Hold Steady – Stay Positive
The Hold Steady – Chips Ahoy! (live)

Written by Sean Cannon
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8 Responses to “I Finally Love The Hold Steady”

  1. On 04/6/09 4:43 PM, Matt said:

    Congratulations Sean! Welcome to the team. Now you just gotta go back through their back catalog and catch what you missed.

  2. On 04/6/09 5:13 PM, Sean Cannon said:

    i didnt’ miss any of it. that’s what’s so bizarre. i’ve heard all of their stuff and been on the fence about it the whole time.

  3. On 04/6/09 6:28 PM, Jeffrey said:

    I have to say I agree… still not a huge fan, but this is the first song I’ve heard from them that kicks ass.

  4. On 04/6/09 11:27 PM, Zach said:

    Sean, that’s exactly how I came to like them as well…just out of nowhere, it clicked for me

  5. On 04/7/09 9:59 AM, Erin Keane said:

    You really do have to see them live now. You’ll fall in love.

  6. On 04/7/09 4:19 PM, Josh Mock said:

    Sometimes I wonder if the Hold Steady is the mewithoutYou of the Bruce Springsteen crowd.

  7. On 04/8/09 11:19 AM, Sean Cannon said:

    hmm, that idea intrigues me. i think a full-fledged post about it is in order. get to work!

  8. On 04/8/09 11:20 AM, Sean Cannon said:

    also, i’m really bummed that my psyche picked now to latch onto them. there were maybe 4 or 5 times i could’ve seen them in the last year or so.

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