The Gaslight Anthem - History Books (October 27th 2023) Album • Page 116

Very very good song.

 

Fellas good

 

They sound fantastic in a few of the videos I’ve caught from this tour.

 

I hadn't spent a lot of time listening to the History Books - Short Stories EP until recently, but I really love the sound of the reworked Blue Jeans and the acoustic Positive Charge - a whole album exploring that sound would be killer

I love when bands do an acoustic version that is all of them playing and not just the lead singer and an acoustic guitar or piano

 

Preludes might be the prettiest song this band has ever written and some of Brian’s finest lyrical work. What a song.

 

Opened with WE CAME TO DANCE last night per setlist posted on their Insta. Great opener!

 

Saw the guys this weekend in Vegas. Very solid, I'm always impressed with this band even in an opening slot for Counting Crows (weird tour to me, crowd was older for sure). TGA definitely won over a few folks around us. Brian also introduced everyone, including Emily Wolfe. Not sure if that means anything but she sounded great doing the Natalie Prass harmonies on "Have Mercy." I also saw where they last minute cancelled their subsequent date with CC, so I hope everything is okay with their camp.

 

Seems like the cancellation was due to security at the casino giving them a hard time for having their kids backstage at the show since it’s a casino and they technically weren’t supposed to be there. Sounds like security were being super shitty to them so they decided to just not play

 

That is crazy to do to the entertainment/talent coming to your casino. This entire tour is just weird for TGA to do.

 

I just saw a clip on TikTok of Adam Duritz addressing the situation and backing up Gaslight’s decision to leave saying that the staff was being very unprofessional and that he was sorry that they left the show

 

Currently seeing these guys in Sacramento and they rule so much and i love them

 

Just popping in to say I still love this. Has to be my favorite “morning with a cup of coffee” album.

 

band is good imho

 

Two years already huh

 

I still love it (a lot) as much as I did two years ago

 

What the hell?? Coulda sworn this came out last year haha

 

to be fair to you, the remaster did come out last year

 

Still think the album dips a bit at the end, but I can’t lie and say Spider Bites through the Weatherman is undeniably up there with anything in their catalog and is a perfect listen for this time year.

 

I will forever extol the virtues of "Empires"....I love the shit out of that song

 

I’m glad someone does! Def my least favorite on the album lol

 

Probably my least favourite on the record too but I was lucky enough to hear most of it live over two shows last year, and then the remix and remaster solidified it as a brilliant album.

 

Completely unrelated but I couldn’t sleep last night so I listened to Local Honey and that album continues to grow on me.

 

Gonna throw it on, it's a perfect day for it here: cool, grey, and just a little rainy.

 

rare donnie L

 

Empires is really good. I think if this album had one more up-tempo song in that back half people would feel better about a lot of things, but I don’t mind it.