For a few years I thought that 'The Hold Steady' were rubbish, then I got drunk and was them live while getting more drunk, then they came back to the pub and we all got really drunk and then one of them had to go to hospital.
They sent me a T Shirt.
I didn't like Joy Division, 'Decades' when I was a kid.... I always thought it was a bit dull and gloomy.
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nearly a third of a
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=PMAB3r6EjcM
century later I rather like it
The first time I heard them I thought, what's the fuss, I write songs like that. The second time I thought ....hmmmm???? The tenth time I gave up thinking I might be a songwriter.
When given the option of general or local anaesthetic for abdominal surgery, I chose local. With 'Do I Want To...
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=9hGcJA8fXvU
As a stroppy teenager I thought they were just going through the motions, trying to revive past glories.
It's not their best, but it's a lot better than I thought it was at the time.