These guys are awesome. I've never found another band whose music can so quickly take me to a different time. If you love the mainstream, stay there. I care more about whether I enjoy the music than who takes credit for phrases of words in the lyrics. I will definitely go to a show if they ever make it out here.
I get thet they're from New Jersey, and that they are Springsteen fans - but as a fellow Springsteen fan it's hard for me to get excited about this when I hear blatant Springsteen references just listening to the 20 second blurbs here - "do the jump back jack"..."Dime store saints"..."back seats of (borrowed) cars"...etc. Plus the Woody Guthrie cover, and the Joe Strummer reference... it all just makes me want to listen to the Springsteen records I already won, rather than buy this.
Which means plenty!
this band sucks butt
simply put -- i love this band
So it sounds like Against Me lite, the early stuff at least. Or Billy Bragg and Wilco covering Woody Guthrie. And, its possible that Lucero fans will like it. But I don't get the Springsteenor Hold Steady Stuff at all. Worth listening to, if only to decide for yourself.
Track 8 is about Joe Strummer.
Highlights are 'We Came to Dance' and 'I'da Called You Woody, Joe.' 'Navasink Banks' sounds like Nebraska-era Springsteen. You can't go wrong with this.
I think Lucero fans will dig this album. Gives me that country rock vibe with plenty of heart that's missing from most the pretentious hipster albums on emusic. Great music to have in the background while you drink a beer or two with your friends. Springsteen would be proud.
Excellent debut from NJ's The Gaslight Anthem. It's like Social Distortion meets Springsteen meets modern punk. Great stuff. If you are into any of the aforementioned bands, Against Me!, The Hold Steady, etc. This is up your alley.
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