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The Hold Steady

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The Resume

    (circa 2004- )
    Born in Brooklyn, New York
    Craig Finn, vocalist/guitarist (2004- )
    Tad Kubler, guitarist/vocalist (2004- )
    Galen Polivka, bassist (2004- )
    Judd Counsell, drummer (2004-2005)
    Franz Nicolay, keyboards (2005-2010, 2016- )
    Bobby Drake, drummer (2005- )
    Steve Selvidge, guitarist (2010- )
    Dan Neustadt, keyboards (2010)
    Recorded the albums 'Almost Killed Me,' 'Separation Sunday,' 'Boys And Girls In America,' 'Stay Positive,' 'Heaven Is Whenever' and 'Teeth Dreams'

Why they might be annoying:

    They have been described as 'dad rock.'
    Despite being formed in Brooklyn, they have a lot of songs about Minnesota.
    They recorded their own version of 'Take Me Out To The Ball Game' for the Minnesota Twins.
    They have their own beer.

Why they might not be annoying:

    They have been described as if the Replacements wrote Bruce Springsteen songs.
    Finn has stated that he likes to write about the same characters in the songs because he wonders what happened to Wendy after 'Born To Run.'
    Finn and Kubler decided to form the band while watching the Band's 'The Last Waltz.'
    Their first real show was being the house band for the comedy troupe the Upright Citizens Brigade.
    They received early success despite not releasing a proper single until their third album.

Credit: Toys in the Attic


Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

Year In Review:

    In 2023, Out of 2 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 3 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 39 Votes: 15.38% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 7 Votes: 28.57% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 108 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 4 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 30 Votes: 50.0% Annoying