The Gaslight Anthem - History Books (October 27th 2023) Album • Page 31

I’ve only listened through 3 times but this is just perfect from start to finish. Just fantastic songwriting and it’s coming out at the perfect time of year.

 

This is a classic “Is ordering through the artist’s webstore actually the worst way to go?” moment for me.

 

I ordered through Rough Trade, just not the same variant that everyone got early if that makes anyone feel better haha.

 

Totally random but might interest some folks:

Back when I got into the band and was on a kick of watching so many live videos, their performance at Area 4 in 2010 was always my favorite. It was on Youtube in full but since got taken down, and the streaming video on WDR's site linked to the wrong performance so it was just gone, could never find it in full again.

Just notice it's back streaming here: The Gaslight Anthem - Area4 2010

Enjoy while you're waiting for the new album (well, while us bums who don't have the vinyl yet wait...) if you've never seen it. The band at its young peak IMO, Brian's energy is incredible.

 

Right?? Still haven't received a shipping notification

 

This show rules, thanks for sharing!

 

I don't usually prefer listening to albums on my record player as a "first listen" and prefer nice headphones. But with the anticipated production they went for on this album, it almost feels like a record player first listen would be more ideal.

However, I'm a fool and my vinyl ain't coming early.

 

brian's this week's guest on 24 question party people w/ yasi salek

 

The first 7 minutes of this podcast was so painful lol

 

i love when yasi's on her tarot shit, lmao. ofc gotta shout out scorpio season.

 

For those wondering, the ‘59 Sound is still a perfect album.

 

Yeah baby

 

Confirming American Slang is still a perfect album too

 

DA FUCK????

 

I know this is slightly blasphemous around these parts but having handwritten above American Slang is bonkers to me lol

 

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I got my shipping notification.

And Handwritten > American Slang. Eat it nerds.

 

Get Hurt is better than either of them

 

No shipment for me :(

 

Great band with great albums. I love them all dearly.

 

American Slang is more solid start to finish, Handwritten has higher highs and means more to me. Would take both every day of the week over Get Hurt, with all due respect to people who love that album.

 

I can't tell if I like Get Hurt better now that it's just this weird anomaly in their catalog, rather than viewing it as the album that broke them and ended their career as a band. But I don't think I've ever moved on from my initial impression of it, which is that I just find it way less satisfying than Handwritten and wish I liked more of the songs.

 

59 Sound
Handwritten
American Slang
Get Hurt
Sink Or Swim

now where oh where will History Books slot in