Gaslight Anthem

DavieB

I went along last night to Manchester - some thoughts:

Dave Hause was amazing. I had never heard him before last night, but he was great... Anyone able to recommend any of his stuff for me? Not sure of his setlist, so would be hard to pick an album up myself.

Blood Red Shoes were ok, but were the wrong band to support TGA. Completely different style. Crowd (as with Glen Hansard supporting EV) were really disrespecful & spoke through their set.

TGA were very good. Minor niggles... Brian seemed (to me, at least) bored through most of the set until Great Expectations & the encore. A very different band to the one I saw 2 years ago, they seem a lot more serious now!! Maybe they don't need the charm now that they've made it.

Also, TGA were REALLY LOUD!! And I mean really. I was up in the circle, and everyone around me were covering their ears for a lot of it. I had earplugs in, but still have ringing. Sometimes it was unbearable & Brian was really hard to hear for many of the songs (Funnily enough, it seemed to be just the Handwritten tracks the sound was best on...)

Overall though, great night, great show, great band. Just hoping my ears recover......

Highlights - Here Comes My Man, Queen of Lower Chelsea, Changing of the Guards.

One funny side-story... Girl sitting next to me was abandoned by her boyfriend half-way through the show, as he went away to the bar with his friend. She then proceeded to try to "get my attention" for the other half... Sorry dear, talking at gigs is a no-no for me... I felt bad, but she was obviously miffed I wasn't giving her attention, and so appeared to sulk WITH ME during the encore. I see now why her boyfriend abandoned her... Women!!! ;-)

BlueLedbetter

going tonight in Glasgow anybody who went the last couple of nights know what time they are on stage ?

uninnocent-

Thanks for the review, DavieB! I've been meaning to try earplugs at a concert for some time now, and if what you say is true, this might be a good time to start. Dave Hause sounds good, but sadly won't be opening the show I'm attending.

And I'm with you on the whole not-talking-through-a-show thing. I absolutely hate people talking through a concert. I like to be able to hear a show uninterrupted from inane blabbering; sure, a comment every now and then is alright, but so long as it's not detracting from the show.

facepollution

I was also at the Brixton show on wednesday, had a wicked time. Dave Hause was very impressive, I'll definitely be checking out some of his stuff. Unfortunately Blood Red Shoes were boring as hell, nobody likes a singing drummer!

DavieB

uninnocent- wrote:

Thanks for the review, DavieB! I've been meaning to try earplugs at a concert for some time now, and if what you say is true, this might be a good time to start. Dave Hause sounds good, but sadly won't be opening the show I'm attending.

And I'm with you on the whole not-talking-through-a-show thing. I absolutely hate people talking through a concert. I like to be able to hear a show uninterrupted from inane blabbering; sure, a comment every now and then is alright, but so long as it's not detracting from the show.

This summer, I went to see Tom Petty, PJ x 2 and then Springsteen in a single week... After PJ night 1, I had a ringing in my left ear, and it's never really gone away. So, because my other option is to stop going to gigs, I had to try them out! They definitely work, though as I said, it was so loud at points, it was deafening, and I now have ringing in my right ear!!! Really hoping this subsides though, and that it's just the usual "day after" ringing, and I'm just being paranoid!

Shame that Dave Hause isn't playing at the show you're going to, he was very impressive. As a newbie to him, I had thought he sounded like "an American Joe Strummer"... Then, during his last song, he launched into "Coma Girl", by Strummer himself! He also sang a few lines about Joe Strummer... would be keen to find out the name of this song, I'm sure I can Google it.

The girl next to me was just determined to have a full blown conversation... "Where are you from? Why are you here? What's it like in Scotland...? Do you think I should go to Scotland...?" so I missed a speech from Brian (and hopefully didn't disturb the people behind me too much!) So yeah, a few comments are fine, but not a conversation!!

ral

DavieB wrote:

Dave Hause was amazing. I had never heard him before last night, but he was great... Anyone able to recommend any of his stuff for me? Not sure of his setlist, so would be hard to pick an album up myself.

Dave's solo album, Resolutions, is probably a good spot to start. He's also in a punk band called the Loved Ones that's more or less on hiatus right now. I'm sure he played a few songs of their songs as well. They only have 2 albums and a couple EPs. As for the albums, I prefer Keep Your Heart to Build & Burn but they're both quite good. Dave writes some really great songs. I've been lucky enough to see him a 5-6 times, both solo and with the Loved Ones opening for Gaslight back in 2009.

DavieB wrote:

Shame that Dave Hause isn't playing at the show you're going to, he was very impressive. As a newbie to him, I had thought he sounded like "an American Joe Strummer"... Then, during his last song, he launched into "Coma Girl", by Strummer himself! He also sang a few lines about Joe Strummer... would be keen to find out the name of this song, I'm sure I can Google it.

I wasn't there but I'm guessing this was 100k -> Coma Girl (Joe Strummer) -> Constructive Summer (The Hold Steady) -> 100k. There are a couple nice videos of that on Youtube.

badbrains

maynardsux wrote:

Arrived today...#1795

1775 here!!! And I love your forum name, but in reality, he really DOESN'T sux!!!

Berasapj

Is it worth to be part of TGA fan club?

badbrains

Berasapj wrote:

Is it worth to be part of TGA fan club?

It will be when they become the NEXT biggest band in the world!!! I'm feeling these guys are gonna be a great American R&R band with a HUGE following....

Jnich2424

So I signed up for the fan club as well. All I received was an email with a receipt for it. I know they send out packages and you get a membership card and other stuff as well. How else does the fan club work? Do they have a forum or anything else? When I click on the 45 RPM Club link it takes me to the infinitemerch site to purchase the membership.

jwhjr17

I signed up about a month ago and got my package with tshirt and stickers last Friday. The only decent forum I've found is the Dimestore Saints one.

ilockyer

jwhjr17 wrote:

I signed up about a month ago and got my package with tshirt and stickers last Friday. The only decent forum I've found is the Dimestore Saints one.

http://www.dimestoresaints.com/

It's a good forum, plentiful links to bootlegs etc too.

eeriepadave

Have they ever played Sliver live? I would love to hear that.

eeriepadave

video for "Here Comes My Man" :thumbup:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nBkfHv6kc5o

ilockyer

eeriepadave wrote:

Have they ever played Sliver live? I would love to hear that.

Yeah, a few times. Here you go:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6zxx73g2kuk

dustinpardue

ilockyer wrote:

eeriepadave wrote:

Have they ever played Sliver live? I would love to hear that.

Yeah, a few times. Here you go:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6zxx73g2kuk

Awesome

eeriepadave

dustinpardue wrote:

ilockyer wrote:

eeriepadave wrote:

Have they ever played Sliver live? I would love to hear that.

Yeah, a few times. Here you go:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6zxx73g2kuk

Awesome

sweet!

Indifference71

Finally got my fan club package 2-3 weeks ago. Number 615.....a little better than my 10C #!!

jwhjr17

Indifference71 wrote:

Finally got my fan club package 2-3 weeks ago. Number 615.....a little better than my 10C #!!

I didn't sign up until late September and got #1871, still much better than 10C number

Daron Oshay

I have 2 tickets (hard tickets) for the Thursday 11/29 show at Terminal 5 in NYC.

Looking for face $30 each. Both are GA. PayPal preferred.

PM.