Customer Review: If you are familiar with this band at all you have probably heard all of the comparisons from "The Replacements" to "Springsteen" and most of them are apt comparisons in their own little ways, but the sum of the parts is much better than the individial pieces here. Musically they have never... more info
Customer Review: I was up and down with this one, but ultimately up. When I first heard them they really caught my ear and I wanted more. So I got this CD out of the library and was disappointed. It all kindof sounded the same to me, just one big long song without too much variation. Nice, but dull, sortof like how... more info
Customer Review: When I reviewed The Hold Steady's vomit-inducing debut album (Almost Killed Me), I said that its follow-up - Separation Sunday - was a major improvement. I hadn't listened to it that much, but it had to be, right? I mean, even a solid BM is an improvement over diarrhea. Now that I have really... more info
Customer Review: I thoroughly enjoyed every minute of this CD. It is far more unpolished and raw than their newer stuff, and Craig Finn is even more croaky and obnoxious than expected; but to me this just adds to the authenticity.
Customer Review: If you are familiar with this band at all you have probably heard all of the comparisons from "The Replacements" to "Springsteen" and most of them are apt comparisons in their own little ways, but the sum of the parts is much better than the individial pieces here. Musically they have never... more info
Customer Review: I picked this CD up from Target for about $5 several years ago and it introduced me to several new artists of whom I will probably be a lifelong fan. I have never written an Amazon review despite the fact I have been a customer for 10 years and a Prime member for two. I cannot say enough about this... more info
Customer Review: If you are familiar with this band at all you have probably heard all of the comparisons from "The Replacements" to "Springsteen" and most of them are apt comparisons in their own little ways, but the sum of the parts is much better than the individial pieces here. Musically they have never... more info
Customer Review: I thoroughly enjoyed every minute of this CD. It is far more unpolished and raw than their newer stuff, and Craig Finn is even more croaky and obnoxious than expected; but to me this just adds to the authenticity.