The Gaslight Anthem...

joberschlake

Does anyone have MP3's of Brian Fallon on Sirius XM from last friday?

Brain of mJ

Got my preordered American Slang in the mail today, pretty nice figuring the album doesn't hit until the 15th. Any thoughts out there for those who've listened to it yet?

Still In Hiding

Brain of mJ wrote:

Got my preordered American Slang in the mail today, pretty nice figuring the album doesn't hit until the 15th. Any thoughts out there for those who've listened to it yet?

i think its their best effort yet, nothing completely amazing, but a solid record

MysteryTrain

Brain of mJ wrote:

Got my preordered American Slang in the mail today, pretty nice figuring the album doesn't hit until the 15th. Any thoughts out there for those who've listened to it yet?

It's pretty strong, though not as good as The '59 Sound. I like that they now cut it down to 10 songs.

Got a hard hard head

I had a listen to American Slang and it didn't do anything for me. There was an overwhelming sense of "heard it all before" with each track.

I was quite disappointed, because I was looking forward to hearing a new band. Oh well....

Wobbie

bump for official release date.....thoughts?

Indifference71

imalive wrote:

bump for official release date.....thoughts?

I've given it one listen so far. I'm liking what I have heard so far, but definitely need a 3-4 more spins until I can form my final opinion. I still am pumped to see them in Chicago next month though!

cajunkiwi

adam42381 wrote:

The '59 Sound, has tons of uncredited song references throughout. They aren't so much ripping off the original artists, but paying homage to great songwriting.

From Wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_'59_Sound)

The album's booklet features complete lyrics. The following list of references are uncredited in the liner notes.

* "Great Expectations" contains the lines "It's funny how the night moves / Humming a song from 1962" from "Night Moves" by Bob Seger.[8]

* "Old White Lincoln" contains the line "I lit a cigarette on a parking meter" from "Talkin' World War III Blues" by Bob Dylan.[9] Also contains the line "Baby darling, we will be, in the cold cold ground." from the Tom Waits's song "Cold, Cold Ground".

* "High Lonesome" contains the lines "Maria came from Nashville with a suitcase in her hands" and a variation of the following line about "a boy who looks like Elvis" from "Round Here" by Counting Crows[10]; the line "There were 'Southern Accents' on the radio" refers to the Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers 1985 song and album of the same name; the line "At night I wake up with the sheets soaking wet" is taken from "I'm on Fire" by Bruce Springsteen.[11] The title of the song likely refers to a phrase coined by John Cohen.

* "Even Cowgirls Get the Blues" contains a play on the line "But not me, baby" from "Yer So Bad" by Tom Petty. Petty is also named dropped in the lyrics. The title of the song is also a novel by Tom Robbins.

* "Meet Me by the River's Edge" contains the line "No surrender, my Bobby Jean" and a variation of Springsteen's line "No retreat" from the songs "No Surrender" and "Bobby Jean," found on Bruce Springsteen's 1984 album Born in the U.S.A.[12][13]. In addition, it also includes the phrase "wash these sins," a reference to Springsteen's Racing in the Street from the 1978 album Darkness on the Edge of Town.[14]

* "The Patient Ferris Wheel" refers to "broken heroes," which also appears in Springsteen's 1975 hit, Born to Run, from the album of the same name.[15]

* "Miles and the Cool" has references in almost every verse. Second verse "put on your diamond soled shoes" alludes to the Paul Simon track "Diamonds on the Soles of Her Shoes" from the album Graceland. The following plea to "Climb down from your window" echoes Dylan's single "Can You Please Crawl out your window". The Third Verse brings a rock allusion in almost every word starting with "Poor Mr. Pitiful" which hints to Warren Zevon's "Poor Poor Pitiful Me" but more likely drawn from the Otis Redding/Steve Cropper song "Mr Pitiful" from the album The Great Otis Redding Sings Soul Ballads GA next phrase "I can't Turn you Lose" is also the title of a Redding tune which has been covered by many. "Your Daddy's aim is true" from the third line references Elvis Costello's "Allison" off his first album My Aim is True and the next line "she never understood that it ain't no good" is taken verbatim from Dylan's "Like a Rolling Stone" off the album Highway 61 Revisited.

* "Casanova, Baby!" contains the line "Twistin' the night away" from the Sam Cooke song of the same name. Cooke's music is a known influence on the album, as stated by lead singer Brian Fallon. It also contains the line "It's past quarter to three, and it's past the midnight hour", references to the #1 hit by Gary U.S. Bonds (and frequently played in concert by Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band) and Wilson Pickett's 'In the Midnight Hour'. An allusion to Pickett's "Mustang Sally" can also be heard therein. It also contains the line "dead man's town" which appeared in Springsteen's song "Born in the U.S.A."[16] and "slip this skin" which appears in the Springsteen song "Streets of Philadelphia."[17]

* The title of "Here's Looking At You, Kid" refers to a quote from the 1942 film Casablanca.

* The album's lyrics also contain literary references. "Great Expectations" references the Charles Dickens novel of the same name. The line "I sat by my bed side with papers and poetry about Estella" refers to the protagonist's love interest in Great Expectations. In addition to this the line "In a prison cell, where we spent those nights." is probably a reference to the Pip's nights spent with convict Magwitch during the novel. The line "I hope we don't hear Marley's Chains we forged in life" in "The '59 Sound" is a reference to the ghost of Jacob Marley from Dickens' A Christmas Carol.

The coda from "We're Getting a Divorce, You Keep the Diner" is "It's all right man, I'm only bleeding man" - a nod to Bob Dylan's "It's all right ma, I'm only bleeding."

Indifference71

I am loving 'American Slang' more and more after each listen! Can't wait to see these guys in a couple weeks.

Indifference71

Man did these guys rock the fuckin house at HOB in Chicago last night. Was anyone else there??

allornone

No but I saw them in St. Louis a couple weeks ago and they put on a hell of a show. They even did a cover of "State of Love and Trust".

eeriepadave

Their playing in philly tonight. Would have liked to gone since I've never seen them, but trying to save money by not going to too many concerts).

Indifference71

allornone wrote:

No but I saw them in St. Louis a couple weeks ago and they put on a hell of a show. They even did a cover of "State of Love and Trust".

That's awesome. I saw that they had been playing that regularly for a few shows, but unfortunately they didnt play it in Chicago. Would have been nice to see my 2nd fav band cover a song by my fav band.

pjpitt89

Saw them in Philly last night, excellent show. They played a nice setlist and had tons of energy. They really were impressive.

dustinpardue

I think "Boxer" is the best track on their new record. Not as strong of a record as the 59 Sound, but pretty good nonetheless.

Indifference71

dustinpardue wrote:

I think "Boxer" is the best track on their new record. Not as strong of a record as the 59 Sound, but pretty good nonetheless.

My personal favorite on the new record is "Bring It On". I cant decide if it is better than 59 sound just yet. All I know is that I've been listening to it pretty much non-stop for the past 2 months.

chitty

Best song on new album, which is a little lower then 59 sound in my opinion, is We did when we were young. They didn't play it when I saw them and wondering if they play it at all?

Wobbie

going to see them tonight. apparently, not much of a fan base in Salt Lake.....the ticket I paid $18 for has been reduced to five freaking bucks . ah well, still cheap and i'm expecting a good show. I hope my yells for SOLAT don't offend anyone .