The Gaslight Anthem Band • Page 142

Oh he’s showing up.

 

Oh mannnnnn

 

It just sounds too perfect.

10 years to the date of the album release, at their home stage, Springsteen has the day off and is no stranger to them. Would be the absolute perfect send off for them!



....even though, ya know, I don’t want it to end lol.

 

"Placeholder" is out there.

I miss this band.

 

There's a part of "Old White Lincoln" that's in there. The other two non-album tracks I've heard already unfortunately.

 

I love that the chorus was just a bridge from another song and they realized it’s too good to just be a bridge haha

 

Will that kid who convinced Weezer to cover Africa get to work bugging this band into recording a new album please and thank you

 

Wish I had London tickets to see these guys next month...

 

Even if you've heard the other 2, the rest of the demos are 90% different than the actual songs. Music AND lyrics. It's so fun to be able to hear the early versions.

 

Literally do NOT miss out on reading that. It’s absolutely incredible.

 

oh my god

 

That was so great.

 

great fucking piece

 

That was amazing.

 

Such a great read. I always enjoy reading oral histories of bands I love. This one was fantastic.

 

How about that last quote from Brian???? Heh.

 

I'm not getting my hopes up. I'm thinking the 14th in Boston is the last time I ever see them until they tell me otherwise.

 

Same (as hard it is). I’m going to the 13th show and will tentatively consider 14th too!

 

...I think I’m actually doing the 13th and not the 14th lol.

 

Do both!

 

Very cool read. Forgot how much I love "Ferris Wheel" and the whole album really.

 

Incredible article

 

Got legit chills reading the part where Brian talks about singing No Surrender with Bruce:

"It was what it always was, come to manifest. It was everything I was going for, and I knew this was my opportunity. It might be my only chance. For me, it was sheer and utter determination to not fail in front of those people. This might be my only chance to speak my voice and get my emotion across. I didn’t care who was watching and how many people were there. I didn’t even care what the E Street Band thought. Bruce invited me to do this thing and give me a chance to put my flag in the ground, and that’s what I’m going to do. And it was super scary because if you do mess up, you’re messing up in front of, essentially, the world. To me, the [actual] world didn’t matter, that was the world I was looking for. That was the world I was trying to reach. The people that would take an artist like Bruce Springsteen, look at him, and go, “I relate to that.” It was my future in the balance. I was going out there and representing everyone that I was working with. I was representing the band. I was representing Bruce in a way, and his taste. I’m representing a song. I’m representing my parents, who’ve allowed me to do this. I’m representing all of this."

 

I love how much the band loves the Backseat.