Comments on: Listening Booth: The Hold Steady, “Stay Positive” http://popdose.com/listening-booth-the-hold-steady-stay-positive/ your daily dose of pop culture Sun, 08 Nov 2009 05:40:23 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: EightE1 http://popdose.com/listening-booth-the-hold-steady-stay-positive/comment-page-1/#comment-41100 EightE1 Thu, 10 Jul 2008 02:00:34 +0000 http://popdose.com/listening-booth-the-hold-steady-stay-positive/#comment-41100 The fucking thing leaked back in May. Anyone who wanted a copy has a copy. Web Sheriff is a little late, to say the least. I could go on about how offering "good quality, non-pirated, preview tracks" in this day and age makes your organization look like a bunch of tools, but my doc warned me about doing things that raise my blood pressure.<br><br>That said, it's my favorite album of the year thus far, hands down. The guitar break in "Lord, I'm Discouraged" is beautiful. I love the line in "Constructive Summer" about "me and my friends are like / double whiskey, Coke no ice." Me and MY friends are like ice-cold Dogfish Pale Ale on a hot-as-balls July afternoon.<br><br>Rob<br>EightE1 The fucking thing leaked back in May. Anyone who wanted a copy has a copy. Web Sheriff is a little late, to say the least. I could go on about how offering “good quality, non-pirated, preview tracks” in this day and age makes your organization look like a bunch of tools, but my doc warned me about doing things that raise my blood pressure.

That said, it's my favorite album of the year thus far, hands down. The guitar break in “Lord, I'm Discouraged” is beautiful. I love the line in “Constructive Summer” about “me and my friends are like / double whiskey, Coke no ice.” Me and MY friends are like ice-cold Dogfish Pale Ale on a hot-as-balls July afternoon.

Rob
EightE1

]]> By: EightE1 http://popdose.com/listening-booth-the-hold-steady-stay-positive/comment-page-1/#comment-19364 EightE1 Thu, 10 Jul 2008 01:00:34 +0000 http://popdose.com/listening-booth-the-hold-steady-stay-positive/#comment-19364 The fucking thing leaked back in May. Anyone who wanted a copy has a copy. Web Sheriff is a little late, to say the least. I could go on about how offering "good quality, non-pirated, preview tracks" in this day and age makes your organization look like a bunch of tools, but my doc warned me about doing things that raise my blood pressure.<br><br>That said, it's my favorite album of the year thus far, hands down. The guitar break in "Lord, I'm Discouraged" is beautiful. I love the line in "Constructive Summer" about "me and my friends are like / double whiskey, Coke no ice." Me and MY friends are like ice-cold Dogfish Pale Ale on a hot-as-balls July afternoon.<br><br>Rob<br>EightE1 The fucking thing leaked back in May. Anyone who wanted a copy has a copy. Web Sheriff is a little late, to say the least. I could go on about how offering “good quality, non-pirated, preview tracks” in this day and age makes your organization look like a bunch of tools, but my doc warned me about doing things that raise my blood pressure.

That said, it's my favorite album of the year thus far, hands down. The guitar break in “Lord, I'm Discouraged” is beautiful. I love the line in “Constructive Summer” about “me and my friends are like / double whiskey, Coke no ice.” Me and MY friends are like ice-cold Dogfish Pale Ale on a hot-as-balls July afternoon.

Rob
EightE1

]]> By: DwDunphy http://popdose.com/listening-booth-the-hold-steady-stay-positive/comment-page-1/#comment-19361 DwDunphy Wed, 09 Jul 2008 21:24:03 +0000 http://popdose.com/listening-booth-the-hold-steady-stay-positive/#comment-19361 My PBA card says, "get offa my case". My PBA card says, “get offa my case”.

]]> By: kshane http://popdose.com/listening-booth-the-hold-steady-stay-positive/comment-page-1/#comment-19363 kshane Wed, 09 Jul 2008 19:33:45 +0000 http://popdose.com/listening-booth-the-hold-steady-stay-positive/#comment-19363 The show I saw at the Stone Pony last summer was probably the best show that I saw all year. They were great. I'm looking forward to seeing them again one of these days. The show I saw at the Stone Pony last summer was probably the best show that I saw all year. They were great. I'm looking forward to seeing them again one of these days.

]]> By: kshane http://popdose.com/listening-booth-the-hold-steady-stay-positive/comment-page-1/#comment-19360 kshane Wed, 09 Jul 2008 18:31:49 +0000 http://popdose.com/listening-booth-the-hold-steady-stay-positive/#comment-19360 Dear Sheriff,<br><br>I hope you read my entire post to see what I think about the record company's "marketing strategy." Dear Sheriff,

I hope you read my entire post to see what I think about the record company's “marketing strategy.”

]]> By: Zack http://popdose.com/listening-booth-the-hold-steady-stay-positive/comment-page-1/#comment-19362 Zack Wed, 09 Jul 2008 18:18:58 +0000 http://popdose.com/listening-booth-the-hold-steady-stay-positive/#comment-19362 I should mention that they put on a dazzling live show when I saw them at the Avalon a few years ago. I should mention that they put on a dazzling live show when I saw them at the Avalon a few years ago.

]]> By: Allen http://popdose.com/listening-booth-the-hold-steady-stay-positive/comment-page-1/#comment-19358 Allen Wed, 09 Jul 2008 18:17:57 +0000 http://popdose.com/listening-booth-the-hold-steady-stay-positive/#comment-19358 Most of the tracks have been available on blogs. Try Hype machine or Elbo.ws or something.<br>Thing is, after hearing those tracks I KNEW this was Boys and Girls part 2 and decided, why would I need to screen the rest? I liekd that album, I'll buy this one. <br>I did. I was disappointed. The best tracks were the ones I downloaded for free.<br>Same with The Fratellis new one.<br>It's not a very good year, is it? Most of the tracks have been available on blogs. Try Hype machine or Elbo.ws or something.
Thing is, after hearing those tracks I KNEW this was Boys and Girls part 2 and decided, why would I need to screen the rest? I liekd that album, I'll buy this one.
I did. I was disappointed. The best tracks were the ones I downloaded for free.
Same with The Fratellis new one.
It's not a very good year, is it?

]]> By: jefito http://popdose.com/listening-booth-the-hold-steady-stay-positive/comment-page-1/#comment-19357 jefito Wed, 09 Jul 2008 17:20:04 +0000 http://popdose.com/listening-booth-the-hold-steady-stay-positive/#comment-19357 It's been available on iTunes for weeks. Strange strategy on Vagrant's part. It's been available on iTunes for weeks. Strange strategy on Vagrant's part.

]]> By: WEB SHERIFF http://popdose.com/listening-booth-the-hold-steady-stay-positive/comment-page-1/#comment-19359 WEB SHERIFF Wed, 09 Jul 2008 17:14:07 +0000 http://popdose.com/listening-booth-the-hold-steady-stay-positive/#comment-19359 WEB SHERIFF <br>Protecting Your Rights on the Internet <br>Tel 44-(0)208-323 8013 <br>Fax 44-(0)208 323 8080 <br><a href="mailto:websheriff@websheriff.com" rel="nofollow">websheriff@websheriff.com</a> <br><a href="http://www.websheriff.com" rel="nofollow">www.websheriff.com</a> <br> <br>Hi Ken, <br> <br>On behalf of Rough Trade / Beggars Digital, Vagrant and The Hold Steady, many thanks for plugging "Stay Positive" (street date 14th July and advance, digital release date 9th June) ... .. thanks, also, on behalf of the label and the band for not posting any pirate links to unreleased (studio) material and, if your readers want good quality, non-pirated, preview tracks, “Sequestered in Memphis” is available for fans and bloggers to stream / link to / post etc on the band’s MySpace ... .. check-out <a href="http://www.myspace.com/theholdsteady" rel="nofollow">http://www.myspace.com/theholdsteady</a> and <a href="http://www.theholdsteady.com" rel="nofollow">http://www.theholdsteady.com</a> for details on “Stay Positive” and the band’s 2008 shows ... .. for a limited period a play-through of “Stay Positive” shall also be available on the band’s MySpace and on NME (<a href="http://www.nme.com" rel="nofollow">http://www.nme.com</a>), although these are for promotional purposes only and the artist and labels have kindly asked fans and bloggers NOT to host or link to pirate copies of the full album on-line – for which many thanks in advance. <br> <br>Thanks again for your plug.<br> <br>Regards, <br> <br>WEB SHERIFF WEB SHERIFF
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Hi Ken,

On behalf of Rough Trade / Beggars Digital, Vagrant and The Hold Steady, many thanks for plugging “Stay Positive” (street date 14th July and advance, digital release date 9th June) … .. thanks, also, on behalf of the label and the band for not posting any pirate links to unreleased (studio) material and, if your readers want good quality, non-pirated, preview tracks, “Sequestered in Memphis” is available for fans and bloggers to stream / link to / post etc on the band’s MySpace … .. check-out http://www.myspace.com/theholdsteady and http://www.theholdsteady.com for details on “Stay Positive” and the band’s 2008 shows … .. for a limited period a play-through of “Stay Positive” shall also be available on the band’s MySpace and on NME (http://www.nme.com), although these are for promotional purposes only and the artist and labels have kindly asked fans and bloggers NOT to host or link to pirate copies of the full album on-line – for which many thanks in advance.

Thanks again for your plug.

Regards,

WEB SHERIFF

]]> By: Zack http://popdose.com/listening-booth-the-hold-steady-stay-positive/comment-page-1/#comment-19356 Zack Wed, 09 Jul 2008 17:04:41 +0000 http://popdose.com/listening-booth-the-hold-steady-stay-positive/#comment-19356 It took me all of twenty seconds to find a torrent of the album (there's about half a dozen well-seeded ones). Let me know if you want me to upload a track or two. It took me all of twenty seconds to find a torrent of the album (there's about half a dozen well-seeded ones). Let me know if you want me to upload a track or two.

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