I'm as big a fan of The Hold Steady as most anyone, and when I heard there were some side-projects emerging from that, I couldn't have been happier. Franz Nicolay's album, The Major General, however, was actually a little bit painful to listen to. If I didn't associate him with such an outstanding band, I don't think it would have been as bad, but if you're expecting anything close to Separation Sunday, you're going to be really disappointed with this one. It's a mess musically, and lyrically it doesn't match The Hold Steady's stuff, either.
2/5.
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