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- Date Released: January 1, 2008
- Genre: Alternative/Punk
- Style: Alternative, Punk
- Label: Fistolo Records LLC / IODA
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Franz Nicolay — best known as "the piano guy with the funny mustache" in the Hold Steady — goes it alone on Major General. The album starts with the rollicking pub-rock anthem "Jeff Penalty" and it sounds like, well, the Hold Steady — right down to the cleverer-than-thou lyrics and speak-sing delivery. A lot of Major is be reminiscent of Nicolay's "other band," but luckily he pilfers the good bits: big fun riffs, quotable couplets, cheeky song titles ("Confessions of an Ineffective Casanova," for starters). There is some branching out here, though: the shuffling, jazz-y folk of "Do We Not Live in Dreams?" and the twinkly piano ballad "Note on a Subway Wall" are certainly not your typical Craig Finn fare. It's probably "Quiet Where I Lie," though, that is Major's most satisfying moment — an unabashed, spirited E-Street band rave-up.
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| 01. |  |
Jeff Penalty (featuring Demander)
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3:31 |
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| 02. | |
Hey Dad! |
3:37 |
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| 03. | |
World/Inferno Vs. the End of the Evening |
4:08 |
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| 04. | |
Dead Sailors |
3:03 |
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| 05. | |
Do We Not Live in Dreams?
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2:31 |
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| 06. | |
Confessions of an Ineffective Casanova |
4:21 |
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| 07. | |
Quiet Where I Lie |
3:01 |
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| 08. | |
Note on a Subway Wall |
3:08 |
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| 09. | |
Nightratsong |
3:00 |
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| 10. | |
X-Games |
4:11 |
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| 11. | |
This World Is an Open Door |
2:53 |
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| 12. | |
Cease-Fire, or, Mrs. Norman Maine |
4:00 |
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| 13. | |
I'm Done Singing |
3:16 |
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13 Total Tracks, 44:40 Total Length
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Credits
- John Agnello - Mixing // Don Fury - Producer // Anthony DaCosta - Vocals // Kim Rosen - Mastering // Franz Nicolay - Banjo // Franz Nicolay - Guitar // Franz Nicolay - Percussion // Franz Nicolay - Accordion // Franz Nicolay - Keyboards // Franz Nicolay - Vocals // Franz Nicolay - Producer // Franz Nicolay - Group Member // Margaret White - Violin // Joel Hamburger - Engineer // Brian Viglione - Percussion // Brian Viglione - Drums // Brian Viglione - Group Member // Peter Hess - Saxophone // Peter Hess - Tambourine // Pinky Weitzman - Viola // Karen Correa - Bass // Karen Correa - Vocals // James Frazee - Producer // James Frazee - Engineer // James Frazee - Mixing // Sivan Harlap - Drums // Sivan Harlap - Vocals // Jared Scott - Guitar // Jared Scott - Vocals // Jared Scott - Group Member // Yula Beeri - Bass // Yula Beeri - Group Member // Emilyn Brodsky - Vocals
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