Yeah a band this good and consistent doesn’t have a “best” song, for example I get the love for the backseat and it’s cathartic live but it’s like my 6th favorite song on the 59 sound. Here’s lookin at you kid is probably my fav on that album
its just a silly way to discuss music. i know this is Rankings.FM but there are so much better more interesting ways to discuss music than just debating whats 'best'. so so so much of it is great, who cares whats best!
Agreed, I keep trying to bring history books back into the conversation because come on people it’s been out less than a week and this thing is a masterpiece
This new article by Hyden has some very honest insights into Get Hurt and what all was going on, stuff I have never heard before. https://uproxx.com/indie/brian-fallon-reviews-every-gaslight-anthem-album/
Here’s something that nobody knows: Brendan was going to do that record. What happened was our label and the band was like, “No, we’re not going to do another record with Brendan.” Especially the label. They were like, “No, fuck Brendan, you can’t work with him again.” They had some beef with Brendan. And my band was like, “He didn’t listen to us. He only listened to you.” I was like, “Yeah, but I’m listening to you, so whatever I’m saying, he’s getting it from you, too.” There was a little divide there. I didn’t make the call that I probably should have made, which is to put my foot down and say, “No, we’re going to go with Brendan.” Instead I said, “All right, we’re going to fire Brendan.” And that was the biggest mistake, because Brendan is still pissed at me about that. That ended my friendship with Brendan. I don’t think he ever got over that. But I was like, “Dude, I want to make a record with you, but my band doesn’t. What am I supposed to do? I’m in a band, man.” At the same time, I was going through a divorce. I had just gotten a house and now I’m giving the house away. That shit is weird. It’s like you get to the mountain top and then your life falls apart. With all this said, there are still songs on Get Hurt that I really enjoy playing. We still play the song “Get Hurt” — that’s one of the best pop-oriented songs that the band ever wrote. I love the song “Stay Vicious.” I know some people really hate it but I don’t care, because to me that’s a Soundgarden song in my head. That song rips.This whole part was super interesting. And lol the bold is for this thread.
If a band has one song that I don’t enjoy in a set of 20-25 songs, I’ll count that as a huge win. Not of fan of Stay Vicious, but I will admit the song is far more enjoyable live.
The stuff about bandmembers starting to bring in their own songs was super interesting. Feel like that whole paragraph was the most honest he's ever been about some of the true issues that were causing the strife. And I still think Get Hurt is great!
Brian said "Rangers sucks!" before they played it the other night, so now it's my least favorite live song! (Not seriously holding that against them or the song. It was still a blast!)
I don't get too involved in the discourse about individual songs, so I wasn't aware this was a disliked song. I love it! It's different.