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Best Songs of 2008: No. 12
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'Constructive Summer,' The Hold Steady
The Brooklyn-based "world's greatest bar band" pulled off calling an album 'Stay Positive' during these troubled times, and they even legitimately gave us something to feel positive about, in the form of 'Constructive Summer.' And while the lyrics are as richly complex as early Bruce Springsteen, it's simply the kind of anthem that makes you want to sing along, while hoisting a PBR tallboy and raising "a toast to Saint Joe Strummer."Buy it on iTunes
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ANTHROPSYCHO
I think me and my wife'll invite them to the trailer out here in the backwoods of West Virginia to play for us and to drink some white lightning and some homemade beer. He sounds like he could use something to drink after all that hoopin and hollerin. Man, they play them banjos and pianos real good don't they.
February 13 2009 at 1:56 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply
detroitheckler
More like Elvis Costello meets Bruce Springsteen...Not my cup of tea but not bad.
January 08 2009 at 8:42 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply
nicole
i love the guitar in this. dont like the vocals much though
January 05 2009 at 4:18 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply
JR Lobinsky
It sounded good but not great.
December 20 2008 at 11:06 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply
woodlandbobb
I have not heard any of these songs, where the hell am I?!
December 18 2008 at 6:00 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply
cheefreefa44
The Hold Steady is overrated. I always feel like I should like them but I just dont. I think its the guys voice.
December 18 2008 at 1:52 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply
vince b
ahhh....some original rock and roll finally..!!.. whew! thought I was gonna pass out there for a minute!
December 18 2008 at 12:19 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply
jsegome
honestly, has anybody heard of any of these songs? I'm a big indie/british person, and I like more mainstream artists, too. But seriously, I've never heard of these songs!
December 18 2008 at 12:04 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply
sfheinig
They sound like Husker Du
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