Brian Fallon - Painkillers (March 11, 2016) Album • Page 5

My guess is that they'll make another record someday. Right now, though, I'm honestly more excited about his solo stuff/the prospect of an Elsie Part II. Get Hurt is fine, but aside from Sink or Swim, it's my least favorite Fallon record by a pretty wide margin. A lot of great songs, but it is less than the sum of its parts as a record, IMO.

 

I really hope he pushes Among Other Foolish Things as a single. That song has been stuck in my head since Friday

 

I've listened to this a couple times and my first impression of it is more positive than my early impressions of the past two Gaslight releases. "Rosemary" is an standout, but I find little bits of a number of songs getting stuck in my head throughout the day, which is usually a sign that I'm going to get really into an album.

 

Brian Fallon is my favorite type of white people.

 

When I hear people say "safe" I translate that to "simple," which is what he wanted. Really like the album and I hope we get another one before Gaslight comes back.

 

And there were things that I did, just so I could feel anything.

Rosemary is my new crush from this album. The verses make me think a lot about Josephine from Frank Turner, in a good way.

 

Bought my tickets this past Friday for the new batch of dates that were announced. Does anyone know if Catherine is back, or is she still out?

 

"Everybody hurts and mine ain't the worst but it's mine and I'm feeling it now"

That one resonated with me.

 

I think, for me, he's started to go the Dan Campbell/TWY route where he's been singing about the same topics with the same distinct lyrical style for so long that it's just losing me. I'm a huge fan of the last couple Gaslight albums but didn't find this interesting in the least, so hopefully it's just an anomaly and not a sign of my interest waning.

 

I think there's this sense of wisdom and world weariness to Painkillers that hasn't been there in his previous material. It's not a departure, per se, but it feels to me like he's looking back at The '59 Sound from a new perspective. I personally didn't find it stale at all.

 

I don't find most of it stale, but the similarities between this lyrical passage from Selected Poems, "And all I seemed to find is that everything has chains.
And all this life just feels like a series of dreams," And this one from Steve McQueen,
"Cause this life is only chains
It's nothing like the colors in my dreams," definitely stand out to me.

 

I'll have to listen again thinking about this

 

Georgia EP came out today for RSD. Assuming these were the B-Sides to Painkillers. Pretty solid 3 songs. Tin Pan Alley is older one that he had on a split with Chuck Ragan. Have loved Low Love since he played it at the solo show I went to. But will he ever officially release "The Blues Mary"?

 

Same, always thought that was a great line.

 

Picked up Georgia this morning! Really like it!

 

Did yours come with a download? Mine didn't have one. I've already listened to the 10" a couple times but I'd love to be able to play these songs in my car.

 

Don't mind me, just sobbing to Low Love.

RSD release is amazing. Constantly reaffirming that Brian can do no wrong.

 

No download here. I'm sure that's to keep it exclusive and off the web until he does a digital download. Definitely feels more special.

 

I do like the specialness of it, but I feel like if I pay for a record I should be able to have it digitally as well. Hopefully they go up soon.

 

Snagged one as well. Pricier than I was expecting.

 

If anyone has the bonus 7" and RSD tracks to share, I would greatly appreciate it.

As for this album itself, it's better than the last Gaslight record. But that's not really saying much, is it?

 

Get Hurt still rules, just sayin'

 

If somebody wants to sell the Georgia 10", feel free to PM me.

 

Georgia is available online at Vintage Vinyl