The Gaslight Anthem - History Books (October 27th 2023) Album • Page 52

We’re getting a divorce is the best song on sink or swim.

 

That's a weird way to spell 1930 Grimace

 

yup

 

one of my tattoos is a variation of this old tour poster with the lyrics "stay hungry stay free and do the best you can"

 

I thought about getting those lyrics at one point as well

 

I'll admit that I've never been a massive Gaslight fan, just casually enjoyed some songs here and there. But I am bouncing off this record very hard almost entirely due to how it sounds, drums and vocals in particular. Definitely bummed as I was hoping this would be the one that got me on board a bit more. Glad people are enjoying it though!

 

AGREED, and We Came To Dance is 2nd

 

Okay the 1930 erasure must end

 

I'll take We came to dance.

 

First off, divorce is better than Dance.

Second off both are inferior to 1930.

Thirdly Angry Johnny also better than both. I have spoken and it is fact.

(it’s not, it’s all good, enjoy what you enjoy.)

 

I'da Called you Woody, Joe, is not mentioned enough. But the whole album rules.

 

Woody Joe > Angry Johnny > Drive > Divorce is probably the moment I fell in love with this band haha

 

A few tours ago when they were playing Divorce as the encore, I think encore closer, almost every night was SO GREAT. Was a very welcome surprise as I don't think they had played it much previously. That song rocks so hard.

 

'Drive' is S-Tier gaslight

 

1930 is a very very very good song!! i don't think anyone is putting it down lol

 

On my 3rd listen to the new one - Weatherman just "clicked" for me.

Little Fires and Room Above seem like they will be incredible live.

Little Fires reminds me of Howl a little bit

 

Stay Vicious fucking rules.

This quote was a good one:

“but the big thing that really closed the gap for me was that I realized there is nothing that I can do in The Gaslight Anthem that I would need to go and make a record solo for, because we left that avenue open back on Sink Or Swim when we did “The Navesink Banks” and all those songs. I don’t see why there has to be a difference. There doesn’t have to be a difference.”

I’m still hoping he eventually works a lot more of his discography into the set. If he’s not going to do full solo tours, it’d be a shame for those songs to never see the live stage again.

 

For the record, I don't hate "Stay Vicious." I just think it's a pretty boring live song and would rather have any of like three dozen other songs in the slot it consistently takes up in the set.

 

for the record i hate the song, it's like a b-side to a bad stone temple pilots record

i have come around big time to underneath the ground though

 

This is probably the most I've enjoyed a Gaslight Anthem record on first listen.

 

agreed, except there are no bad STP records

 

come on

 

i was mostly kidding. I do love prime STP though

 

I can’t believe how good Michigan, 1975 is.