Album
Stay Positive
2008 · Rock
8 collectors on Gatefold own this
Stay Positive is an Alt/Indie album by The Hold Steady, originally released in 2008. On Gatefold: 14 pressings tracked, owned by 8 collectors.
About
The Hold Steady’s fourth studio album, 2008’s <i>Stay Positive</i>, is a victorious culmination of the group’s previous three effort. Clean and professional, the record features guest appearances from musicians such as J Mascis (of Dinosaur Jr. fame) and Ben Nichols of Lucero. The album is a triumph. Craig Finn’s beloved storytelling about struggling have-nots and disenfranchised youth is all over <i>Stay Positive</i>. But the scene Finn chronicled in early Hold Steady tunes is no longer fictional; by now, the band and its fans <i>are</i> the scene. The explosion of message boards and early-day social media produced websites obsessed with the lore of The Hold Steady’s songwriting, and the power of its stage show. And while touring behind 2006’s <i>Boys and Girls in America</i>—a perfect album for live shows—the band perfected performance as collaboration, with each show becoming a sort of performance-art partnership between The Hold Steady and the audience. .
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Tracklist
- 1Constructive Summer2:55
- 2Sequestered In Memphis3:32
- 3One For The Cutters4:41
- 4Navy Sheets3:22
- 5Lord, I'm Discouraged5:07
- 6Yeah Sapphire3:36
- 7Both Crosses4:35
- 8Stay Positive2:58
- 9Magazines3:08
- 10Joke About Jamaica4:35
- 11Slapped Actress5:17
- 12Ask Her For Adderall / Cheyenne Sunrise / Two Handed Handshake!11:29
Sound DNA
- Alt/Indie
- Indie Rock
- warm
- celebratory
- storytelling
Credits
The people behind it.
Performers
- Ben NicholsGUEST, VOCALS VOCALS
- Bobby Drake
- Caleb BurhansSTRINGS
- Craig Finn
- Dean BaltulonisVOCALS
- Doug GillardVOCALS GUITAR
- Emilyn BrodskyGUEST, VOCALS VOCALS
- Franz Nicolay
- Galen Polivka
- Hubert ChenSTRINGS
- James FrazeeVOCALS
- Jean CookSTRINGS
- Lloyd DebonisHORNS
- Maria SonevytskyVOCALS
- Pat MuchmoreSTRINGS
- Patterson HoodGUEST, VOCALS VOCALS
- Peter HessARRANGED BY HORNS
- Susan HwangVOCALS
8 collectors on Gatefold own this · 14 pressings tracked on Gatefold
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