http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.6070457&rws=%2Fthe-hold-steady%2Ftop-tracks.rssEven though the Hold Steady have won accolades as the "best bar band in America," the distinction is a slightly hopeful misnomer -- we should be so lucky to have every barroom outfit aspire to the raging, literate wail of the Brooklyn-via-Minneapolis group. Started by former Lifter Puller frontman Craig Finn in 2000, the band's muscular riffs (courtesy of fellow Lifter Puller alum Tad Kubler) demonstrate an admiration of '70s guitar warriors like AC/DC and Thin Lizzy. But every bit as crucial to the band's inimitable sound are Finn's badass, beer-soaked confessionals, which rage against the mundane trials of modern life through the trifurcate of rock 'n' roll's classic escape routes: sex, drugs and distorted guitars. - Garrett KampsIndie/Alternativeen720Tue, 24 Nov 2009 02:41:47 -0800 http://static.realone.com/rotw/images/logo_rhapsody_113x22.gif http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.6070457&rws=%2Fthe-hold-steady%2Ftop-tracks.rss Even though the Hold Steady have won accolades as the "best bar band in America," the distinction is a slightly hopeful misnomer -- we should be so lucky to have every barroom outfit aspire to the raging, literate wail of the Brooklyn-via-Minneapolis group. Started by former Lifter Puller frontman Craig Finn in 2000, the band's muscular riffs (courtesy of fellow Lifter Puller alum Tad Kubler) demonstrate an admiration of '70s guitar warriors like AC/DC and Thin Lizzy. But every bit as crucial to the band's inimitable sound are Finn's badass, beer-soaked confessionals, which rage against the mundane trials of modern life through the trifurcate of rock 'n' roll's classic escape routes: sex, drugs and distorted guitars. - Garrett Kamps http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.21460981&rws=%2Fthe-hold-steady%2Ftop-tracks.rss Indie/Alternative Tue, 15 Jul 2008 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by The Hold Steady on Rhapsody Online 21460981 tra.21460981 The Hold Steady art.6070457 0.99 Stay Positive alb.21456890 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/3/6/7/6/1366763_170x170.jpg 2008-06-17 00:00:00.0 2008-07-15 00:00:00.0 true Lord, I'm Discouraged tra.21460981 307000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.21460981&rws=%2Fthe-hold-steady%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.21460981&variant=data&rws=%2Fthe-hold-steady%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.21460980&rws=%2Fthe-hold-steady%2Ftop-tracks.rss Indie/Alternative Tue, 15 Jul 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