Cute.  But to be fair no one is holding "Photosynthesis" up as a great meditation on a utopian society.  Nor is it played ad nauseum by every seventeen year old girl looking to seem deep and socially aware.

Cute.  But to be fair no one is holding "Photosynthesis" up as a great meditation on a utopian society.  Nor is it played ad nauseum by every seventeen year old girl looking to seem deep and socially aware.

Give him a legit listen.  He's actually pretty fucking awesome.  A few commentators around here were pushing his songs hard for a while and about 2 years ago i gave him a listen and was an instant Frank Turner fan-boy.. like obnoxiously so.  And he did an amazing live show here in boston in early september.  Just…

Give him a legit listen.  He's actually pretty fucking awesome.  A few commentators around here were pushing his songs hard for a while and about 2 years ago i gave him a listen and was an instant Frank Turner fan-boy.. like obnoxiously so.  And he did an amazing live show here in boston in early september.  Just…

That's the Hold Steady name drop i immediately thought of too.

Tough call on Best/Weakest.  Alot of my likes on the album tend to stem from how well the song comes across live (mostly from youtube clips, I only saw Nirvana live once).

Their 1st album stands up against anything released in the early 90's.  From I See the Light to Don't Fuck me Up… solid as hell.

Thrilled to see Cracker referenced.  One of those bands that everyone loves once they see them live (though that can be said about alot of bands).  Most recent album was fantastic.  Best since Kerosene Hat. Made up for the disappointment of Greenland.

Really Miller… "reactionary garbage"? Settle down. Come on its a fun song. Its was a huge hit at my eighth-grade dance.

Lemur,
I'm from the same demographic (obvious from my dated movie reference screen name). Just genuinely disagree on the THS and their blandness, both composition and lyrically. Would be open to a suggestion of a band with a similarly accessible sound which doesn't fall short… (not being sarcastic… genuinely would…

Don't get the Hold Steady… huh. Sounds like someone is being contrary for contrary's sake.

A Brit?
Is Frank Turner the best current Manly Populist Rocker? Used to be thought of as a "American" archetype, but is that passing? As American bands get more "Euro-y" (think MGMT) do European bands get more American?

Zoe
My big problem with Zoe is that she is sort of a liberal guy's fantasy broad, all protesty and what-not but also yuppie-ish and prettty too. I know its just a stupid sitcom (which i sadly love) but her character is too ill-defined. On one hand she's the uber-protester urban guerrilla, on the other hand she's the…