This is one of RtBE favorite albums and arguably the best of their career. (We would argue that).
It ranked almost as high as possible (#2) when we ranked our favorite albums of the 2000's with Glide. This is what we said then:
“There are nights when I think Sal Paradise was right/Boys and girls in America have such a sad time together” and away we go with piano swells, layers of guitars and lyrics that let you know while cruising the “Party Pit” and swigging your Solo cup of booze you may just stumble upon the meaning of life. Well, we all know it can happen, Craig Finn and The Hold Steady just verbalized it for us, glorifying wasted/partying/youth in such a straight forward matter was startling and exactly what was need in rock and roll. By fusing a punk ethos into their Springsteen inspired grandiose the group got everyone on board from hipsters to metal heads. The storytelling on “First Night”, “Chillout Tent”, “Citrus”, and “Chips Ahoy!” are plainly unique and captivating, Finn is crafting a folklore all his own. From start to finish Boys and Girls in America reminds of successful pasts, explodes in the present, and instills hope for the future.
RtBE still feels the same way.
It is a great piece of Rock n' Roll Americana and from those opening lines to the finale it really delivers the goods. RtBE has been seeing the band live since this tour and can't wait to catch them again in two months time.
So on this day, bet on the 5th horse in the 6th race and play the album loud! Here are a few songs to get you started.
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