The Hold Steady is an American rock band based in Brooklyn formed by vocali… Read Full Bio ↴The Hold Steady is an American rock band based in Brooklyn formed by vocalist/guitarist Craig Finn (ex-Lifter Puller) in 2004. Wanting to capture the sound of bands such as The Replacements and The Grifters, Finn recruited guitarist Tad Kubler (also ex-Lifter Puller), drummer Judd Counsell, and bassist Galen Polivka. In 2005 the band grew to include Franz Nicolay (of The World/Inferno Friendship Society) on keyboards and Bobby Drake took over on drums following Counsell's departure.
Recording mostly live, the band released its debut, Almost Killed Me, on French Kiss Records in March 2004 and Separation Sunday a year later. In April 2006 the band signed to Vagrant Records and entered the studio on the 1st of May to begin work on their third record, Boys and Girls in America. Released in October, it was one of the most critically acclaimed records of 2006 and reached a much larger audience than its predecessors.
The band released their fourth album, Stay Positive, recorded again with Boys and Girls in America producer John Agnello. Nicolay left the group and on May 4, 2010 the band released their fifth studio album, Heaven Is Whenever, recorded with producer Dean Baltulonis.
On July 15, 2008, Stay Positive was released. It debuted at #30 on the Billboard 200. It debuted on the UK Album Chart at #15 on July 20, the third-highest new entry. It ranked #1 on the UK Indie Chart. The album was named the best of 2008 by Entertainment Weekly. The song "Constructive Summer" was number 56 on Rolling Stone's list of the 100 Best Songs of 2008.
Their seventh album, Thrashing Thru the Passion, was released in 2019. Among its songs, "Entitlement Crew" and "Confusion in the Marketplace," were considered standouts.
Recording mostly live, the band released its debut, Almost Killed Me, on French Kiss Records in March 2004 and Separation Sunday a year later. In April 2006 the band signed to Vagrant Records and entered the studio on the 1st of May to begin work on their third record, Boys and Girls in America. Released in October, it was one of the most critically acclaimed records of 2006 and reached a much larger audience than its predecessors.
The band released their fourth album, Stay Positive, recorded again with Boys and Girls in America producer John Agnello. Nicolay left the group and on May 4, 2010 the band released their fifth studio album, Heaven Is Whenever, recorded with producer Dean Baltulonis.
On July 15, 2008, Stay Positive was released. It debuted at #30 on the Billboard 200. It debuted on the UK Album Chart at #15 on July 20, the third-highest new entry. It ranked #1 on the UK Indie Chart. The album was named the best of 2008 by Entertainment Weekly. The song "Constructive Summer" was number 56 on Rolling Stone's list of the 100 Best Songs of 2008.
Their seventh album, Thrashing Thru the Passion, was released in 2019. Among its songs, "Entitlement Crew" and "Confusion in the Marketplace," were considered standouts.
Confusion in the Marketplace
The Hold Steady Lyrics
Princess came to breakfast looking puffy from the Prednisone
Someone's little sister had me marching to the metronome
The Maharaji on the mountain with a megaphone
Reaching for the secrets in the static on the stereo
There's something funny about the place that all the money goes
Coughing up the offering and in between his toes
Knew a couple kids from when I still went to shows
All the little hornets forming swarms around the honeycomb
Searching for a purpose or just something we can celebrate
People take advantage of confusion in the marketplace
Hard to have much faith when they can't keep their story straight
Came back from the mission and her hair was in her mouth again
It's just another part of her don't want to take the medicine
She won't miss the city but she'll miss all the friends
Said vice versa for me, man, vice versa for me
Searching for a purpose or just something we can celebrate
People take advantage of confusion in the marketplace
I'll distract the manager and you obscure the license plates
Princess on the payphone with an angle on some Western states
We can take advantage of confusion in the marketplace
I don't want to dick around I just want to devastate
Smoking at some dynamite and seeing if it detonates
People take advantage of confusion in the marketplace
You can turn the circles yeah and I can pull the parking brake
Princess on the payphone with an angle on some Western states
We can take advantage of confusion in the marketplace
I don't want to dick around I just want to devastate
Someone's little sister had me marching to the metronome
The Maharaji on the mountain with a megaphone
Reaching for the secrets in the static on the stereo
There's something funny about the place that all the money goes
Coughing up the offering and in between his toes
Knew a couple kids from when I still went to shows
All the little hornets forming swarms around the honeycomb
People take advantage of confusion in the marketplace
Hard to have much faith when they can't keep their story straight
Came back from the mission and her hair was in her mouth again
It's just another part of her don't want to take the medicine
She won't miss the city but she'll miss all the friends
Said vice versa for me, man, vice versa for me
Searching for a purpose or just something we can celebrate
People take advantage of confusion in the marketplace
I'll distract the manager and you obscure the license plates
Princess on the payphone with an angle on some Western states
We can take advantage of confusion in the marketplace
I don't want to dick around I just want to devastate
Smoking at some dynamite and seeing if it detonates
People take advantage of confusion in the marketplace
You can turn the circles yeah and I can pull the parking brake
Princess on the payphone with an angle on some Western states
We can take advantage of confusion in the marketplace
I don't want to dick around I just want to devastate
Lyrics © Songtrust Ave
Written by: Craig Finn, Tad Jason Kubler
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