Well "How You Remind Me" was the most played song of 2000-2010 so they were super oversaturated too. Plus some of us had mom's that subjected us to that type of music. But Yeah Imagine Dragons are also inescapable
Or is it a hot take that I prefer his stuff to War on Drugs? At least Smoke Ring and Wakin'.
Why do you say his last album though? I don't think anyone considers it his strongest.
That last album was the last straw for me. I tried with everything after Smoke Ring. I expected I would at least enjoy his collab with Courtney Barnett but nope. Loading Zones and One Trick Ponies were all right but besides that his whole discography is just not my cup of tea.
Fair enough, you definitely tried. I was disappointed in how boring I found Lotta Sea Lice as well.
I really never thought of The Hold Steady as hipster or typical of the early-mid 2000’s Brooklyn bands at all but yeah I can see the Huey Lewis dig. They really hit that bar band vibe. My wife hates them aside from maybe two songs and thinks they all sound the same. Plus, Craig Finn barely sings but rather talks. It’s definitely an acquired taste but his stories are so good! I saw them at a side stage at Summerfest in Milwaukee around 2014 or so and the stands were only about 3/4 full which kind of surprised me. About half of the audience was family members and friends of the band too haha! It was one of the loudest and best crowds I was ever a part of. Kind of solidified me as a fan.
I’ve never seen American Psycho...
LOL! It wasn’t his best but it was my AOTY last year.
Hey, I wasn't talking down about it. I just think most people rank Smoke Ring and/or Wakin' on a Pretty Daze higher. I actually haven't spent much time with the last one and should rectify that.
This is a statement I can get behind. I feel like they might not disagree
Definitely some of that Midwest 80’s punk/alt rock influence too.
Right on, I prefer both those 2 too.
