Like everyone, I have many obsessions. Right now, landscape is one of those concepts that I just can't leave alone, and that's reflected in today's tune - 'Stuck Between Stations', by The Hold Steady. The Hold Steady write some fantastic stories, and I love the landscapes contained within this track, from Minneapolis to Kerouac. Though I'm alien to the first, 'On the Road' was a book I both enjoyed and respected. 'Boys and girls in America have such a sad time together; sophistication demands that they submit to sex immediately without proper preliminary talk. Not courting talk - real straight talk about souls, for life is holy and every moment is precious' is one of many quotes that linger and continue to provoke thought. My obsession with landscape was recently rekindled when I discovered a line I'd scribbled down whilst reading 'On the Road', 'a pain stabbed in my heart, as it did every time I saw a girl I loved who was going the opposite direction in this too-big world', and it led me to listen to The Hold Steady for the first time in a little while. With its references to Kerouac, Berryman and Minneapolis, 'Stuck Between Stations' is a song I feel unites physical landscapes with emotional landscapes, and even artistic ones. It's also a fantastic rock song.
There are nights when I think that Sal Paradise was right...
There are nights when I think that Sal Paradise was right...
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