gaslight anthem the 59 sound

i guess no one does hahahaha

oh well you're missing out

if no one on M+N likes it, it must be shit

hahahaha god luv ya shaun

fkn pressed it before i was finished...

they can go listen to Kanye West instead......

I love this record. The show at the dale this year was amazing too.

yeah i know YOU like it hahaha

just wondered if it crossed over to these indie folks...

I'm suprised it hasn't to be honest. Its sound is unashamedly Bruce Springsteen, with a much more honest and raw approach to songwriting.

never heard of it as i don't pay attention to new music..... but i would be keen to hear it on your recommendation Mo.

i'm with dexter on this one... they were amazing at the melb show too.

its like a punky bruce springsteen medman

cool - i will have to check it out..

mo - do you have sink or swim? it's pretty awesome as well.

yeah i do have sink or swim - fkn GREAT record

but unlike most of my mates - i prefer the 59 sound

i'm with you on that one. it's a brilliant record.

Its a different approach. I think 59 sound is much more mature, whereas Sink or swim felt the need to use a lot more punkish riffs to build.

Sink or Swim for me but i like both records a lot. Fucking great live show, however there are actual tunes involved so i'm sure that's not very fashionable

ha! good point NakedApe!

yeah good songs just doesn't wash these days...

just got this record... its freaking awesome!

fuck oath - its great innit!!!!!!

best record of 08 without question

I like it better than Sink Or Swim too...

YAY

someone who agrees with me on that!!!!!

heaps of dudes i know hate the overt springsteen-ness and the reverb

but i LOVE the verb on the vox like that - kinda old school but it suits it to a tee

such brilliant songs too

a big hcg van favourite

I never knew about this! Damn punk bands releasing albums every year. I'm gonna have to check this out when I can.

Have a couple songs, like them both a great deal. Sounds a little Westerbergy too. Lots of people are afraid of things that have that ambitious big rock sound. Gotta be all into obscuring and faddling about to win coolsie fans. Fuck that, good songs are good songs.

word sum1

fkn word

i have been listening to this album religiously for months, just never thought to look it up here :)

so fucking good

im going to listen to it again right now ITS THAT GOOD

im surprised it hasnt been picked up here yet too mo, NME gave the 59 sound (the track) a glistening review about 6-9 months ago

wait, im thinking of hype machine

i hope NME doesnt touch this one!

yeah classic rock UK gave them awesome props too - the album is one of the top albums of 08

its a fucking great record

but dude - great songs played well just aint cool ya know?

when i was in townsville over christmas the memory card in my phone went so i lost all of my music, i spent hours scouring the internet (on my phone) trying to find gaslight anthem tracks to download, thats all i wanted

i got my phone bill this week, $200 worth of data charges for 5 or 6 songs but fuck me it was worth it!!!!!

night i wake up with the sheets soaking wet its a pretty good song baby u know the rest = genius

maybe mo, maybe you know the rest!!!

sorry i meant maybe - was trying to type before my boss walked over hahaha

however u realise instead of spending hundreds of dollars on your data limit etc

you could have just bought the album?

thought about it

but no cd player

and it was way too hot to go anywhere

i just wanted my fix ok :(

ahhh i see

well lesson learnt eh - next time

DON'T GO TO TOWNSVILLE!!!!

hahahahaha j/k

haha i think we both know mo that it is NEVER HAPPENING AGAIN

ahhhh, just finished the record. confirming it is still amazing.

ken oath chicken loaf

its a ''van favourite'' for hcg

Damnn. Gonna have to listen to them again tonight. I was trying to wean myself off this album.

yeah, not bad. just found this last week. played some to my Hold Steady-lovin' mates, figuring they'd like it, what with all the Springsteen comparisons being thrown around. one of them reliably informs me that they sound VERY much like the Killers. Is he right? I haven't really heard them either....

nah not like the killers at all in my opinion

His voice is very Brandon Flowers. I can see the comparison.

Its like Killers with out the douche, thrown into the Americana of the Boss, and the energy of Against Me.

yeah i just don't see it

its not over wrought over emoted like the killers..

Dex, his voice is Brandon on Sam's Town, nowhere else. but I finally got addicted to the 59 sound too.

though I think it's overwrought in a different way... it seems to be more earnest than the killers, but I guess that's depending which side of the fence you sit on. Not having as much emotion in the vox doesn't make it any less overwrought. maybe a little less melodramatic.

i don't think its over wrought with the gaslight anthem.... i think its kinda fitting if that makes sense

i just don't believe that brandon flowers bloke...

that could just be me...

yeah, agree to disagree. haha, I don't know if I do either but I stopped trying to work that out and just enjoy it for what it is... I don't think he's taking the piss out of his audience at least. :P

I don't think I've ever seen a more genuine frontman onstage. The beaming smile on his face throughout the whole Annandale show was incredible. I sincerely could not believe that he was playing in Australia to a sold out crowd who sang every word back to him.

maybe its just cause i can't stand the killers...

either way

LISTENING TO THIS RECORD AGAIN - FUCKING BRILLIANT

PERFECT ALBUM

what do you think of the old record, 'sink or swim'

drive is a personal fav

i think its good - but not as outstanding as the 59 sound

which is a much more ''realised'' album and much more cohesive as a piece of art

they were on Letterman last night. Farken tops!

yeah

bill hicks mum AND the gaslight anthem = radical

So, the new one is pretty great so far

This band have trouble being bad. 59 Sound was epic, American Slang only got better with age, and the new songs seem pretty cool. They're progressing slowly but surely and that is cool. A major label hasn't hurt them in any way as of yet.

fantastic band, the new album is great.

Really liking the new album

But why oh why did they bother covering Sliver??

just noticed they are touring in May, playing the Palace on the 15th

2/1 on the Smith Street Band getting the support, but then, Australian promoters don't have a great record of late picking suitable supports for internationals.

Plus Soundwave touring are doing the shows, so it'll probably be some random screamo band from the central coast doing the full tour.

Fear Like Us plz