The Gaslight Anthem Band • Page 146

Here for the Mae love, but not for the WDIWWWY slander. The only thing i hate is the name haha

 

I think every Gaslight Anthem fan has pondered how to use Mae at their wedding. Shit, just me?

 

lol i already dibbed the name Elsie Mae when I have a daughter one day.

 

You guys can all keep your bad opinions, it's fine.

 

I agree with all of that. TGA slow songs in general are awesome. WDIWWWY is one of the weaker.

 

See You On the Other Side for the win.

 

Now that right there is a wedding song.

 

Finally listened to the 59 Sound demos album. Couple comments/questions:

1) Placeholder is cool, I'm glad it saw the light of day, but it sounds a little unfinished - certainly not a good enough song to have made the album

2) Was God's Gonna Cut You Down actually in consideration to be on the '59 Sound? I had no idea that cover was originally done in those sessions.

3) The rest of the demos were cool to hear once but I don't see going back to them much, if at all - none are different enough to have staying power for me.

4) I love me some Our Fathers' Sons. Great little song.

5) Brian sounds really, really young (and unpolished) on these.

 

i forgot how good 59 sound is. piss.

 

Finally, something we agree on on this site haha

 

I would fight anyone on this site who wanted to talk shit about 59 Sound

 

I think We Did When We Were Young is a great transition into The Horrible Crowes record. It’d almost fit on Elsie no problem, like Mama’s Boys and Sweet Morphine would fit on Painkillers.

As for She Loves You, it’s a fantastic very Gaslight song, and could have been slotted in as the second last track. Kinda like Mae wrapped up the feel of Handwritten, but still left room for a different sounding closer in National Anthem:

 

I agree that “She Loves You” would’ve made a great penultimate track. The pairing of “Mae” and “National Anthem” was almost too good.
Also, I will die on the “Mama’s Boys” hill because that song was one of my favorite parts of Get Hurt.

 

cowgirls their best song, please @ me

 

Blue Dahlia, Handwritten, 59’ Sound, Meet Me By the Rivers Edge, and The Backseat are my top 5. Please @ me.

 

The 59 Sound
The Backseat
Here Comes My Man
Mae
Dark Places

My top five, in chronological order. I feel bad for not including anything from American Slang.

 

Absolutely respect the hell out of Dark Places making your list. Dark Places and a Rollin’ & Tumblin’ are very high up for me too.

 

59 Sound, Meet Me by the Rivers Edge, Backseat, American Slang, Have Mercy

 

I just think Mama’s boys could’ve been on Painkillers instead of Get Hurt b-side. I don’t think Brian can write a bad song, and as long as the music ends up in my ears I don’t really care which album or project is released under. Just my impression based on what surrounds it.

 

Tough to pick , but guys, you came to dance defines the gaslight sound! Even Brian admitted it

 

Many songs do which I think is really cool.

 

This is really hard to do, but here's a go at it for this moment right now - Top 5 Gaslight Anthem songs, in chronological order:

1. 1930
2. Say I Won’t (Recognize)
3. Meet Me By The River’s Edge
4. Old Haunts
5. Mae
6. Have Mercy

But also "Drive" and "We're Getting A Divorce, You Keep The Diner" and "Blue Jeans & White T-Shirts" and "Wherefore Art Thou, Elvis?" and "Old White Lincoln" and "Here's Lookin At You, Kid" and "The Backseat" and "Stay Lucky" and "Bring It On" and "The Spirit of Jazz" and "She Loves You" and "Biloxi Parish" and "Blue Dahlia" and "Get Hurt" and "Underneath The Ground" and "Sweet Morphine".

 

Its on my list for consideration for 1st dance

 

You came to dance
Old white Lincoln

 

It is almost like they are......demos.