The Gaslight Anthem - History Books (October 27th 2023) Album • Page 100

I hadn't listened to any Painkillers era songs in a while, and I went back this morning and tried to give album "Long Drives" a chance to see if time had softened me up a bit, and I still can't do it to this day - sounds artificially slowed down like trying to drive a car with your foot pressed down on the brakes

 

Because they’ve put out 5 full length albums since they released that song

 

They literally just played it on this tour lol

 

Long drives is probably my favorite Brian solo track

 

I can't separate the album from all of the associated other tracks in my mind, so I think Painkillers is my favorite era of his solo albums.

but "Hard Feelings" might be my favorite solo song of his

I would have to think long & hard about this

 

"Hard Feelings" is an amazing song. I remember being relatively lukewarm on Local Honey at first, in part because the world was in an absolute dumpster at the time, but that song hit me so hard right away. On the "favorite solo song" discussion, it's either that or "Etta James" for me.

 

steve mcqueen and 21 days for me

 

Open All Night or Watson for me

 

Same. Perfect songs. Especially Watson’s Wallflowers vibes.

 

Watson, Neptune and See You On The Other Side to close the album are crushingly good

think that record doesn’t get enough love overall

 

It is actually incredible save for 1 song. I love that record to pieces.

 

gotta be Proof of Life or Her Majestys

I like both - but those are the 2 worst on the album

 

these aren't in order, but my top 3 would be "Hard Feelings", "Open All Night" & "Watson"

(but "Etta James" & "Low Love" are *right there*)

 

Song rips

 

same.

 

whole album rips including "Blue Dahlia"

 

They way Brian sings “and they were brothers to me” in keepsake is sooo good

 

Sure does. Some days I can convince myself its my favorite gaslight album (and then I remember that 59 sound exists)

 

Prolly little nightmares or color me black for me.
That entire album I love...except Etta James...which is extremely unpopular lol.

 

I don't think I have a clear #1, but I will say that the lack of love for Get Hurt makes me want to say that some version of that album mixing in it's bonus tracks (especially "Have Mercy") would be in the running for their best

 

do you mean the most played song off that album at live shows?

last played 6 nights ago in Seattle lol why do you post the way you do

 

the couple times I have seen them, it's always a huge treat when they rip into a Sink or Swim song. good fun.

 

I think it was you that originally triggered my love for Have Mercy lol.
I do agree thats a phenomenal song that should have made the album proper.

 

I agree, although I can't tell you where it should go!

IMO, that song is so good that they should have rearranged / rethought the entire tracklist to make it work. just too great to not be on there. it might be my #1 Brian Fallon song of all across all of his projects, but I am not quite sure I can definitively say that

 

Have mercy is probably my favorite song of his, absolutely perfect.