Hold Steady interview part 1 - 10/30/05

[luv10jqka]

Dis'n Franz already.

[tylertyler3]

Great band. Terrible questions. This guy is a douche.

[heavyweight101]

lol why did he ask him those questions

what a fag

[p4h12]

is lifter puller the name of one of their albums? i have boys and girls in america and another i forget wat its called but it has chillout tent on it. im a new fan of theirs i saw them at bonaroo this summer and loved em.

[flah0062]

Dude, Lifter Puller is Craig and Tad's former band. You should check out a few albums from them if you like the new band.

[DJAlanGreenspan]

Fiestas + Fiascos is a great place to start.

[robertohernandoza]

Haha Soft Rock is a great place to start... if you have $5000600459

I'm so glad my friend found me a copy and bought it for my birthday.

[ClownPoet]

I really like this bands music a lot - but they could have called themselves The Woody Allens

[DJAlanGreenspan]

Hjar!

[1991stacy]

@ClownPoet why woody allen?

[themurderofcrows]

Anybody know what song is playin at about 3 minutes into the interview? pretty cool video

[DJAlanGreenspan]

Thanks! That song was "The Swish." I can't remember the name of the music video director, but he did it pro bono b/c he wanted to build his portfolio, and HS wasn't big enough to turn down a free video at that time. It's probably on youtube somewhere.

[JoeKasprzyk]

This is a great video

[gdaydylan]

the lyrics questions part was the most awkward thing i've seen in a long time. Apart from that it was pretty cool. It was good to hear why they changed so much musicly from lftr pllr

[DJAlanGreenspan]

If you notice, the guys don't crack a smile until that part of the interview. It loosened them up a lot and made the rest of it go much better. That question (or series of questions) serves to draw attention to a lyrical device or catchphrase that Craig has been using for years to the point that it's a trademark. But that has gone without mention in every other interview or write-up I've ever seen of the band; this was a way to point it out and pay homage to his use of that turn-of-phrase

[GaryHoldsteady]

Commenting on the twosthreesand23s wanker.

You would have to live here and know about Lifter Puller to appreciate the portion of the interview with the lyrics. Hold Steady is a unique band since the music hits home with the lyrics.

[twosthreesand23s]

no offense to the interviewer but this is awful, really bad questions. and why would you ever quiz someone on their own lyrics?

[Frozensquirrel]

Yeah, really. But Craig face was priceless when he was doing it!

[deathofdragons]

Awesome!