The Gaslight Anthem’s music embraces many elements of the Jersey Shore sound. Indeed, the band’s fondness for Bruce Springsteen, a significant influence on their music, is a fact celebrated by fans and critics alike. Representative of such views, one critic writes, “the Gaslight Anthem are like something out of speculative fiction: this is what pop music would be if Springsteen hadn’t listened to his producer, let the Ramones record ["Hungry Heart"], and launched the C.B.G.B.’ers into mega stardom.”
can they live up to the premise these words build up? i think they do, but judge for yourself, here are my two favourites:
The ’59 Sound
I’da called you Woody, Joe
i especially love the voice of the singer and the general flow of the songs!
and best of all: I’ll be seeing them live in Vienna in February. I can’t wait for that!
* coming to think about it now, most of the stuff I like today was somehow influenced by or recommended by my brother :D like Coheed and Cambria as well for example. thanks bro!
this is meant to be “take a 5 minute break and listen to the following recommendation”. it should not only mean that you take 5 minutes to listen or watch to the recommendation, but it also shouldn’t take more than 5 minutes to write that post. except for this first one, of course :) i’ll add more recommendations from time to time. i’m glad i can just link to existing content over the net. there’s just so much good music i want to share with you :)
i’ll open up with Coheed and Cambria, who I already saw live this year and they were amazing.
Coheed and Cambria is an Americanrockband formed in New York.[1] The band has been active since 1995, although they did not go by the name Coheed and Cambria until 2001, when Nate Kelley left the band. Before this they were known as Shabűtie.
And here, the real take 5 part: listen to it and decide if you like it. if you like it, give them another shot with other videos linked below. if not, you’ve only wasted 5 minutes that you wouldn’t have spent any better otherwise.
opening up with:
Coheed and Cambria – Devil in Jersey City
i would have opened with “A Favor House Atlantic”, but embedding on the other videos has been disabled.
