I missed last week b/c I was at a concert for the band featured in this post.
The Gaslight Anthem is my favorite band in the last forty years or so. They hail from Jersey and remind me a bit of Bruce Springsteen (he actually played with them in Glasgow). In my oh so humble opinion, they are brilliant! They're lyrics include references to everything from Dickens to Judy Garland and Audrey Hepburn.
Last Wednesday night, I got to see them LIVE! It was amazing and I can't wait to find another venue close by that they may visit. While at the show with two of my best friends, we browsed the store area. They talked me into buying the vinyl record I had been eyeing. For $20, I got both their first and second albums. The first, Senor and the Queen has four songs on two 45s and Sink or Swim (their second album) is on 33.
I FINALLY got to listen to them tonight, and the old saying stands. A song never sounds as good as the first time you play the record.
Check out The Gaslight Anthem here.
Thanks for reading and I hope you like them as much as I do.
:)