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Post by mikeflynn on Sept 24, 2009 13:22:29 GMT -5
Not exactly hard-hitting news here, but at the Gaslight Anthem show in Seattle last night they threw a few C. Finn lyrics into the mix. After the 2nd chorus in "Old White Lincoln" Brian started singing
"You don't have to deal with the dealers, let your boyfriend deal with the dealers / There's always other boys, there's always other boyfriends"
Not sure if this is a regular occurrence, it was my first time seeing Gaslight. I was hoping Gaslight would be opening for THS this fall, but The Loved Ones, Murder By Death, and Frank Turner made it a great show.
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Post by toastie on Sept 24, 2009 13:29:10 GMT -5
That is pretty fecking cool. Still holding out for a tour.
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Post by salparadise on Sept 24, 2009 13:49:01 GMT -5
Nice.
I'm going to THS tonight and Gaslight next Thursday. What order were the opening bands? I really want to see Frank Turner, but I might be running late that day.
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Post by mikeflynn on Sept 24, 2009 14:24:44 GMT -5
Frank opened, and I believe he started around an hour after the doors opened. Doors were at 7, we got there around 8:30 or 8:45 and he was just finishing. Then the Loved Ones played, and Murder By Death!
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Post by salparadise on Sept 24, 2009 14:29:12 GMT -5
Thanks, that's what I would have guessed. Looks like I'm gonna have to do whatever I can to get there on time then.
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Post by frannyglass on Sept 24, 2009 15:23:52 GMT -5
i'm missing gaslight anthem in vancouver.
why?
following some goddamn band across the country.
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Post by mhussman on Sept 24, 2009 19:11:01 GMT -5
I saw Gaslight with MBD, the Loved Ones and Ninja Gun at Pops in St Louis a couple weeks ago. They all put on a really good show. When the Loved Ones were doing their sound check they played a couple notes from Stuck Between Stations and then Constructive Summer. My friend and I got overly excited hoping maybe they'd cover them but no luck. Still all bands put on a hell of a show.
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Post by girlsandgirls on Sept 25, 2009 13:53:12 GMT -5
So awesome. I love Gaslight Anthem, best band next to THS.
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Post by blindskaters on Sept 26, 2009 2:00:31 GMT -5
i'm missing gaslight anthem in vancouver. why? following some goddamn band across the country. Haha, you can always catch up with us and catch Gaslight with Jesse Malin in NYC on the 15th |
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Post by doctoracula on Sept 26, 2009 10:27:00 GMT -5
gaslight anthem took something from another band?
SHOCKING
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Post by toastie on Sept 26, 2009 11:57:38 GMT -5
gaslight anthem took something from another band? SHOCKING Indeed. |
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Post by missalabamanobody on Sept 26, 2009 14:10:46 GMT -5
gaslight anthem took something from another band? SHOCKING i officially love you. |
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Post by toastie on Sept 26, 2009 14:13:19 GMT -5
I think an arguement came up on my FB a while back about this. I think either Ekennedy or Essbee said they were going to do something about it.
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Post by Matt Jones on Sept 26, 2009 18:22:53 GMT -5
gaslight anthem took something from another band? SHOCKING i officially love you. agreed. I don't want to start flaming or anything, but Gaslight just doesn't sound good at all to me. I'm glad that they're having a ton of fun on stage, and that they're playing what they love, but they aren't sincere in the slightest with the music. |
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Post by stevedave on Sept 27, 2009 10:57:34 GMT -5
but they aren't sincere in the slightest with the music. Having seen them play a fantastic show in the summer I have to disagree, Brian made every word of Here's Looking At You Kid sound totally sincere, turning Hyde Park in the afternoon into the most intimate of venues. They play with a classic palate of influences and are straight ahead pop rock for sure. But I love classic pop rock. Why go looking for the cool alternative when you love Thin Lizzy? |
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Post by gushingblood on Sept 27, 2009 10:59:23 GMT -5
Hate them if you will. But they put on a fucking great live show.
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Post by teek on Sept 27, 2009 11:41:12 GMT -5
gaslight anthem took something from another band? SHOCKING OMG! That just puts in the same group as every single rock band of the last 30 years. |
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Post by jamesjesusangleton on Sept 27, 2009 12:27:28 GMT -5
Walked out of their show, bored.
The Emo Street Band.
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Post by Sunny D on Sept 27, 2009 14:41:32 GMT -5
That's really awesome they did that!
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Post by ontheradio on Sept 27, 2009 15:10:03 GMT -5
gaslight anthem took something from another band? SHOCKING lolz. |
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Post by hoodrat on Sept 27, 2009 16:41:11 GMT -5
agreed. I don't want to start flaming or anything, but Gaslight just doesn't sound good at all to me. I'm glad that they're having a ton of fun on stage, and that they're playing what they love, but they aren't sincere in the slightest with the music. interesting. I can't with much passion defend them as musicians; they keep writing the same 3 songs over and over. But sincerity they have in spades - at least as much as a rocknroller can |
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Post by elitheiceman on Sept 27, 2009 23:20:25 GMT -5
They did the same thing in vancouver last week.
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Post by lilhan on Sept 28, 2009 4:23:26 GMT -5
i read this as the ELMO street band. i wondered why this made you bored, because that would be f'n a. i happen to really love this band but each to their own. it's very nice that they share love for my favourite band. |
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Post by girlsandgirls on Sept 28, 2009 4:40:29 GMT -5
interesting. I can't with much passion defend them as musicians; they keep writing the same 3 songs over and over. But sincerity they have in spades - at least as much as a rocknroller can brave criticism on a Hold Steady message board. |
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Post by delboydrums on Sept 28, 2009 6:47:31 GMT -5
Ok, I know I've mentioned this on another thread here before, but here goes...
Yes, Gaslight aren't exactly covering too much new ground and owe a huge debt to Springsteen in terms of some of their sources. However, there's a couple of things that I bear in mind when thinking about this:
Firstly, I came to hear about The Gaslight Anthem AND The Hold Steady because of links to / comparisons with Bruce. I love Bruce (especially everything up to and including Tunnel of Love) and have done since I was in my early teens. So for me, the comparisons were a decent signpost to something I might like.
Maybe it's me, but I reckon that anyone who can write / sing lines like
"at night I wake up with the sheets soaking wet / It's a pretty good song baby you know the rest" must be doing so with at least a little humour / irony!?
Also, how ever much they might be influenced by / copying Bruce, he seems okay with it. Check out his Glastonbury cameo with them to see his sincerity!
I'm not a punk, and have never rearly considered myself a huge punk fan (I was surprised to hear THS described this way!) I love rock n roll and often things that do sound a bit retro. To me, Gaslight (and THS) are great rock n roll bands. The fact that they both do the business with energy and enthusisam live also helps.
Plenty of recent (and not so recent) bands have built careers on homage / being influenced by / outright lifting (see Oasis, Kasabian and many others). If people like it, what can you say? Give me guitars, drums, decent lyrics and the balls to do it live over a lot of other music any day!
OK so some of the references are a bit obvious, but hey, it's only rock n roll!
PS The "Emo Street Band" made me laugh though!
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