The Gaslight Anthem - History Books (October 27th 2023) Album • Page 115

I'd say three of those four ballads ("The Weatherman," "Empires," and "A Lifetime of Preludes") all absolutely sound like they came out of the Local Honey sessions. "Michigan, 1975" has a different/creepier vibe, and feels more like a Gaslight song to me.

 

Fair take but I Live In The Room Above Her is one of my favorite tracks off that record.

 

It’s an incredible album, the only song I don’t absolutely adore is lifetime of preludes.

 

Empires is the one I can do without

 

Yeah; Empires is the one I tend to skip.

 

I loooove empires but to each their own!

 

Apparently Counting Crows have been interpolating High Lonesome into Round Here on this tour which tickles me and is a cool nod to when TGA did the reverse

 

Haven’t seen any video of it yet but would like to.

 

The Weatherman is one of my favorite Gaslight songs from any of their albums.

 

If their next album is even remotely as good as History Books we’re winning folks.

 

Even more so if they can give the album the polish it needs before putting it out. The remixed History Books is like listening to a totally different record.

 

true

 

I like the original mix for songs like Spider Bites, Michigan, the Weatherman, and Empires but the new mix for songs like History Books and Positive Charge, I often will combine the two lol

 

I like the new mix way better across the board, but it is particularly notable on the singles, which is kind of funny considering they were the first taste of the album. “Positive Charge” sounds massive now, compared to how limp and low energy it sounded when the single dropped. Super strange that no one noticed the vinyl mix was not sounding good on digital.

 

Yeah if they ever press the updated version it’s an immediate purchase. Very cool they gave it out for free on bandcamp

 

isn't the vinyl mix the expanded edition mix?

 

Yes, I believe that's the case. That's what their drummer said when I interviewed him: Benny Horowitz of The Gaslight Anthem

 

I’m a little confused. The expanded edition mix happened after they put out the vinyl and Brian said when they first dropped it that they wouldn’t go back and re-release it on vinyl. You can also tell immediately on Positive Charge with how low the “Yeah!” is or whatever he’s saying right at the beginning on the original mix vs the expanded. Vinyl it’s also very low.

 

Fairly sure it's 'PETER!!' as in Peter Katis, the producer.

 

I think you may be right here...I just listened to the remastered DIGITAL version again today and I don't recall that extra punch found on some of those songs on my vinyl copy...so who knows? lol

 

My understanding is they mixed the album, originally, for how it sounded on vinyl. Optimized for that platform. And that's the mix that's on the vinyl and OG digital release. It was "optimized" for that vinyl/raw sound.

Then they re-mastered it for digital because it didn't sound as good digitally as it did on record.

 

Thanks, Jason! I felt like I was mixing up my interviews and quotes, but your explanation makes a lot of sense.

 

And I have a feeling that the remix took a little bit because it probably cost some $$$$ that most bands might look at and go "nah"

 

This was my understanding of the situation as well.

 

gonna go see the fellas Sunday, and 'I Live in the Room Above Her' is my favorite track on this album.

there we go all caught up