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MilesQToast (November 12, 2008)

bloody brilliant

Damn.

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scientistrock (November 12, 2008)

If it was a pee fetish video with those four, I bet I'd feel differently.

The song is about him. You know, his high-top sneakers and Sailor Tattoos. He fell straight in Brian's arms.

I have to go with "The Patient Ferris Wheel."

Which '59 Sound cut is everybody's current favourite, now that all the dust has settled and you've had time to digest the album?

I really am curious.

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scientistrock (November 12, 2008)

Casanova, Baby! still.

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McFlynnTHM (john) (November 12, 2008)

Same.

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binaural111 (November 13, 2008)

this one at the moment.

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MattRamone (November 12, 2008)

Patient Ferris Wheel.

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Pacoco (November 12, 2008)

totally the best song. it has a shoutback from dickey barrett

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andrewking (November 12, 2008)

Wait, isn't that Pete Wentz?

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brown (November 12, 2008)

Great Expectations. It couldn't really get into sink or swim, but when I first heard that song my opinion of that band completely changed.

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Cheesetits (November 12, 2008)

This might be mine too, I just love it as an opener.

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Nap (November 12, 2008)

That's also my answer along with "The Patient Ferris Wheel"

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LinoleumMagazine (November 12, 2008)

It keeps changing. Right now it's probably The Backseat.

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lostandclowned (November 12, 2008)

High Lonesome

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scientistrock (November 12, 2008)

I can't hear you over the guy from Counting Crows' dick.

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lostandclowned (November 12, 2008)

there are so many guys in that band.

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mikexdude (November 12, 2008)

Film Noir

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andrewking (November 12, 2008)

Close second for me.

Also, the fact that nearly every song has been named is a real testament to how spectacular of an album this is. I can't argue with anybody's pick.

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Slacker (November 12, 2008)

It constantly changes: Right now it's Film Noir

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JKyle (November 12, 2008)

Film Noir

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Shark-e (November 12, 2008)

All I can say is Even Cowgirls Get the Blues is my least favorite... But I still love that one. Emphasis on the 'least favorite'.

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ahopeagainsthope (November 12, 2008)

I still haven't got a favorite. Right now it's probably either "the '59 Sound" or "Great Expectations," but every other track I listen to, with the exception of "Miles Davis and the Cool" and "Even Cowgirls Get the Blues" (which are still fine tracks in their own right) is always making a case for itself.

Still the AOTY for me.

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jacknife737 (November 13, 2008)

the lines

"I saw tail lights last night in a dream about my first wife.
Everybody leaves and I'd expect as much from you."

Send shivers up my spine everytime i listen to that song; just brilliant.

Mine too.

Why not?

No glitz!

no glaaaaaam!

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lintsay (November 12, 2008)

I like you for your PBC love.

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mikexdude (November 12, 2008)

Sometimes i feel I have too much love for that band.

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lintsay (November 12, 2008)

Never too much.

no shit, I can't stop listening to this wonderful thing. Wish I could get in a time machine and go back to saturday night at the fest. :( withdrawals.

No way dude, THAT song is my least favorite.

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SloaneDaley (November 12, 2008)

mine too.

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mikexdude (November 12, 2008)

This song is a wee bit too straight forward to me.

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SloaneDaley (November 12, 2008)

what about the Cure bassline ripoff, it is perfect!

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mikexdude (November 12, 2008)

Can you "rip off" a bass line that is THAT simple? Like really?

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SloaneDaley (November 12, 2008)

yes and they did it masterfully.

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mikexdude (November 12, 2008)

Do you like their Springsteen ripoff?

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scientistrock (November 12, 2008)

and by that do you mean their entire existence as a band?

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mikexdude (November 12, 2008)

I like Gaslight better! I went there.

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scientistrock (November 12, 2008)

It's close, but Bruce didn't release an album I didn't like for 15 years. Let's see what happens.

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scientistrock (November 12, 2008)

Greetings From Asbury Park, NJ through Tunnel of Love (yeah, I fucking said it, Tunnel of Love rocks!) are all great, do I think gaslight is great, fuck fucking yeah. The '59 Sound is right next to The River and Darkness on the Edge of Town on my all time favorite list. But most of the rest of the classic springsteen works beat Sink or Swim. We'll see. We'll see.

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mikexdude (November 12, 2008)

?

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scientistrock (November 12, 2008)

yeah, I dont know either.

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SloaneDaley (November 12, 2008)

which one is that? Meet Me By the River's Edge?

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mikexdude (November 12, 2008)

There's two of them: Sink or Swim and the '59 Sound.

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SloaneDaley (November 12, 2008)

you little stinker!

Weak.

I love this song.

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mikexdude (November 12, 2008)

Well, just remember... a weak Gaslight song would be a really good song from someone else.

Even Cowgirls Sing the Blues is my least favorite. But that's like saying a certain bite of my favorite meal was my least favorite.

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mikexdude (November 12, 2008)

I tend to like the songs with more obvious influences, like Cowgirls or Cassanova.

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lostandclowned (November 12, 2008)

Get...the blues.

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scientistrock (November 12, 2008)

Suck my fucking dick.

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lostandclowned (November 12, 2008)

It's not a choice!

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scientistrock (November 12, 2008)

It's not a choice if it's in the imperative.

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mikexdude (November 12, 2008)

Suck my fucking dick

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scientistrock (November 12, 2008)

It looks angrier that way. I still don't understand html tags though. I'm a computer retard.

No.

this isnt really a song you go nuts to though, more a of a chill song

Satanist.

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SloaneDaley (November 12, 2008)

the only thing sillier than worshiping god is worshiping satan.

i do that too but i can't really grow a beard since i'm asian.

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SloaneDaley (November 12, 2008)

I feel for my asian brothers.

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julianminutes (November 12, 2008)

i mean, i can't even grow an ironic hipster moustache. my life sucks.

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FranklinStein (November 13, 2008)

can you give me your number so that we can please have sex?

I'm sure everyone here knows where I stand on beard-shavery. Booo!

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SloaneDaley (November 12, 2008)

you are an enigma most people look upon dirty as just plain dirty.

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lintsay (November 12, 2008)

It's part of my charm.

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SloaneDaley (November 12, 2008)

I like to think my charm is bad dancing and penis jokes.

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lintsay (November 12, 2008)

You win this round.

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chickswithdicks (November 12, 2008)

and knowing cool people like me.

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SloaneDaley (November 12, 2008)

but of course.

It's No Shave November! Blasphemy!

Weird. I just grew mine back.

i usually shave my beard before it gets too long. because then it gets a red tint to it and i start to look amish.

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SloaneDaley (November 12, 2008)

haha this gave me a good chuckle, kudos.

I want to grow a beard again but I don't want to go through that awkward first week or so. I've always wanted to try the cop mustache as well but never gotten around to it.

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PoliticsOfStarving (November 12, 2008)

The first week is my favourite. I like looking scruffy without being super hairy.

If I get a date soon, I will probably end up scratching her up when we kiss though... never goes down well, especially during sex.

That clearly breaks the rules of "Moe-vember"...it sounds stupid, sure, but its a really big drive to raise money for prostate cancer, and also promote facial hair, its a win win...do you's have it in the U.S?

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PoliticsOfStarving (November 12, 2008)

I had a friend who did Moevember last year. He grew a moustache exactly like Lemmy from Motorhead. It was awesome.

People ask if I am raising money for Moevember and I say "Moevember?... what?"

That clearly breaks the rules of "Moe-vember"...it sounds stupid, sure, but its a really big drive to raise money for prostate cancer, and also promote facial hair, its a win win...do you's have it in the U.S?

Sounds like the typical plight of an 18 year old white male.

hahaha true

who cares paramore did it too. But it goes well with gaslight i love the video!!

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rittleronly (November 12, 2008)

the fanboyism is strong with this one...

well in defense, there arent too many original ideas left - almost any music video, or film, has been done before in some way

also "adams song" by blink had a similar idea

I don't care who they play with, I just need to see them again, but perhaps this time, you know, headline or play longer than a half hour?

My head would explode from anger.

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scientistrock (November 12, 2008)

I'd be at the shit out of that show. I don't give a FUCK. There is nothing that could make me not see the Gaslight Anthem.

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MattRamone (November 12, 2008)

There is something for me. $35 tickets and a room full of contemporary Rise Against and Alkaline Trio fans.

Saw Dnuos 95 Eht rof oediv eht emosewa woh retfa gnitnioppasid ytterp saw taht.

really? i think this is possibly their best one so far - not a huge fan of this song though

I know, right?

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SloaneDaley (November 12, 2008)

yup, it is like Gaslight Anthem fans have a curious mixture of Down's Syndrome and Aids, truly tragic.

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Torgo (November 12, 2008)

Don't forget the WNBA too.

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binaural111 (November 13, 2008)

strange slow old etc

my god...everything i've known is a lie.

Yeah I noticed this like a year ago.

you never answered my Six Feet Under question Jaimsey.

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chickswithdicks (November 12, 2008)

where's it posted?

i really think that its a waste of time shitting on other bands please keep your comments to yourself!!

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JoelSweetheart (November 12, 2008)

seriously, bite me dweeb.

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PoliticsOfStarving (November 12, 2008)

I vote we find JoelSweetheart, cook him up on a spit and chow down like cannibals. He was asking for it.

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JoelSweetheart (November 13, 2008)

you'll still end up eating the corn outta my poop, just like Gaslight.

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PoliticsOfStarving (November 13, 2008)

No. when you spit roast a pig, do you end up eating the pigs shit? No. Don't be such a loser.

the video is corny because they eat the corn out of my poop

I like this because I can remember back in high school during the wee early days of the internet - back half of the Clinton Administration - how we'd study the flyer kiosks on State Street in Madison for upcoming shows. It's still a force of habit to check those whenever I walk by, even though I generally know the schedules of most places in town from their websites.

you too can eat the corn out of my poop.

Yeah. This song just lacks the punch of the rest of the album.

and paramore ripped off kanye and kanye ripped off blink 182 and im sure blink got it from somewhere else - every video has been done

its better than the normal band playing in a house or weird location intercut with crappy chessy plot that nobody cares about

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tonyaiex (November 13, 2008)

yeah, you're right.. I completely forgot about Adam's Song

Motion tracking is not a new concept....Its in tons of movies, music videos, commercials... Wouldnt call it ripping off....also not reinventing the wheel.