A Positive Rage
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| A Positive Rage | ||||
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| Live album by | ||||
| Released | April 7, 2009 | |||
| Recorded | 2006–2007 | |||
| Genre | Rock | |||
| Label | Vagrant | |||
| The Hold Steady chronology | ||||
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| Source | Rating |
| Gigwise.com |   link |
| The Skinny | link |
| Drowned in Sound | link |
| PopMatters | link |
| Uncut | link |
| Rolling Stone | link |
| IGN | 7.9/10 link |
| Pitchfork Media | link |
A Positive Rage is a live album and documentary double-disc set by the Brooklyn-based rock band The Hold Steady, released on April 7, 2009 by Vagrant Records. The documentary DVD features backstage interviews, fan commentary and live footage, while the CD features a live set performed on Halloween 2007 at the Metro Chicago in Chicago, Illinois, made up of songs from the band's albums Almost Killed Me (2004), Separation Sunday (2005), Boys and Girls in America (2006), and the then-forthcoming Stay Positive (2008), as well as three tracks previously only released as bonus tracks on these albums. The enhanced CD also includes a link to download five bonus tracks.[1][2][3][4]
Prior to its release, keyboardist and backing vocalist Franz Nicolay noted, "It was an exciting time. The live record is taken from the very end of two years of touring behind Boys and Girls in America, and I'm glad we recorded then, because it's the real peak of the band as a performing unit."[5]
- "Intro" – 0:23
- "Stuck Between Stations" – 4:00
- "The Swish" – 4:09
- "Chips Ahoy" – 3:21
- "Massive Nights" – 2:55
- "Ask Her for Adderall" – 2:58
- "Barfruit Blues" – 3:37
- "Same Kooks" – 3:02
- "You Gotta Dance (With Who You Came With)" – 2:26
- "Lord, I'm Discouraged" – 5:30
- "You Can Make Him Like You" – 3:09
- "Your Little Hoodrat Friend" – 5:26
- "Southtown Girls" – 5:53
- "Citrus" – 2:57
- "First Night" – 5:25
- "Girls Like Status" – 4:12
- "Killer Parties" – 10:41
