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Major General
by Franz Nicolay


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The debut solo album for The Hold Steady's Franz Nicolay.

LABEL:	Fistolo
RELEASE DATE:	13 January 2009
DISCS:	1 disc
GENRE(S):	Rock, Indie

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Delusions of Adequacy

Major General finds us with an accomplished and very steady collection of songs.

Alternative Press

Nicolay serves it up hot, no matter what musical milieu is on the menu. [Feb 2009, p.106]

Paste Magazine

Lyrically, Major General can ride shotgun with Nicolay's most-famous band....Elsewhere, Major General's arrangements are ragged, or worse, distracting.

The Onion (A.V. Club)

For the most part, Major General comes off like a respectable sampler of regional singer-songwriter music.

Tiny Mix Tapes

Outside of the few moments of innovation, though, very little will strike one as all that inspired.

Spin

Stepping out solo, the energetic multi-instrumentalist--assisted by guests including Dresden Dolls' Brian Viglione--does fine when he keeps things forceful. But when Nicolay decelerates, his weaknesses (cheesy croon, misguided piano) emerge, resulting in over-earnest, loungey balladeering.

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Major General by Franz Nicolay

Major General
by Franz Nicolay