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05.10.10
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5 Best Albums Featuring Disembodied Hands


The Hold Steady’s latest album uses some familiar imagery for its cover. Turns out I’ve got about a dozen albums in my collection featuring disembodied hands on their covers. So I’ve put together a list of my 5 favorite albums featuring disembodied hands. For totally arbitrary reasons, I’ve left out albums featuring two hands shaking – which is also a surprisingly common theme. Here it is, the five best albums featuring disembodied hands on their covers:

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04.18.10
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We Gotta Stay Positive

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The Hold Steady rocked my socks off at the Beachland Ballroom last week. The energy of the band is incredible. They manage to be a fresh but classic sound without any pretense – a remarkable feat in music today. And Craig Finn’s austistically enthusiastic performance is infectious. This is a little wallpaper inspired by the lights and dance floor of the Beachland. There’s also a track off the band’s new album coming out in May, for your enjoyment.

02.04.09
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One for the Cutters (Acoustic)


One for the Cutters (Acoustic) by The Hold Steady (MySpace)

The Hold Steady are one of my favorite current acts. They bring straight-up rock and roll with a modern sort of Springsteen sound. I heard them last week on Sound Opinions, a great music radio show from Chicago. Most of the band was there and they played a few tracks acoustic. This one really stuck out. Without the blasting electric guitars, the vocal melody and a beautiful accordion line have space to carry the song. I always considered One for the Cutters to be a pretty good supporting track on their last album. But acoustic, I felt like I was hearing the song in a whole new way – like it came off a really great Unplugged performance. So check it out. I hope you hear something new too.

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Jeremy! I like music. This is a blog about music that reminds me I'm human. There’s new stuff, my rants on old stuff, and some wallpaper designs for fun. If you are the owner of this music and object to it being posted here let me know. If you are a reader of this blog and like it, send me some propers. Peace and love,

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