There’s no new music because that’s all Paul and the band has to say. However, the band ultimately released The ‘59 Sound Sessions that same year, which features rare and unreleased tracks.īrian Fallon later confirmed that the band members have gone their own separate ways, saying: “I feel it’s a lot like The Replacements. On January 3, 2018, the band announced that they would play a string of shows to celebrate the tenth anniversary of their album The 59' Sound, but would not be releasing or producing any new work. The Gaslight Anthem is part of a rich tradition of New Jersey punk, spanning the Misfits to the Bouncing Souls.Īfter the release of their fifth album, Get Hurt, the band took an indefinite hiatus in 2015. The Gaslight Anthem embraces many elements of the Jersey Shore sound, and Brian Fallon lists fellow New Jersey rock star Bruce Springsteen as a significant influence on their music. The catchy, upbeat sounds and vivid lyrical imagery of their second full-length album, The ‘59 Sound’ brought the band much-deserved success.Ĭonsisting of Brian Fallon (lead vocals), Alex Rosamilia (lead guitar), Alex Levine (bass guitar), and Benny Horowitz (drums), the band released five full-length albums. Wups! nice catch.There is no use to holler, no use to cry 20 pounds of curses came to visit me tonight Song for all the cuts, blankets for the cold Prayers to keep the devilĮdit bioFormed in 2006, The Gaslight Anthem is a rock band from New Brunswick, New Jersey. Jack wrote: I think it's "them long, long drives" instead of "that long, long drives" Maybe the concerns he expresses in too much blood relate to a desire to put more blood on the page (with songs like this) but a fear of what that will mean for him. Haha, "self-seriousness" I never looked at that song that way but I see your perspective. I don't think I appreciated the depth of emotion in this song at first but it's intense. Yeah, I wasn't sure about that one at first but after hearing it live and up close two more times at crossroads it's very clearly Jamie. If a song like this had come out pre-Handwritten I wouldn't have a problem with the self-seriousness of him wondering if he has "put too much blood on the page". ……sentences she writes in a car that I borrowed a lot.Įagles1139 wrote: Pretty interesting how he changes the chorus to "Jamie, I don't mind" at the end.This song strikes me as one of the most painfully personal songs he's ever written. When he drove you around and he bought you ? and flowers We could turn her around we can put the pedal down We could turn her around I can drive you straight home Until something had changed and temperature soured This is what I have for "Long Drives" (I don't claim it to entirely make sense or be gramatically correct but it's what I heard) In the back of the car with a child at heart It was cool in the night I was old as a stone 'Cause we tasted a kiss that was sent from below Did you grow up lonesome and one of a kind Were your records all you had to pass the time Or maybe you were taken by the mysteries of New Orleans Or the. Spent every night with cassettes that she liked Did you hear the fifty-nine Sound coming through on grandmothers radio Did you hear the rattling chains in. I met a girl with a taste for the world and whiskey and rites of spring The chains I been hearing now for most of my life. When he drove you around, bought you powder and flowers You’re never gonna feel like when he first picked you up 'Cause you ache for a drug that’ll never be enough We could turn it around we can drive it straight home Until something had changed and the temperature soured When he drove you around and he bought you some flowers ‘cause you married a man who lied to you loveīut it wasn’t like that when he first picked you up. Thank you to the following members for Lyric revisions: (Jack, Tincan Sailor, Teton'sBlame, pleasepassthesoup, ivienco, zombietime, StitchesOnTheRadio ) Lyrics pulled from The "Molly and the Zombies" thread ( ) Edited lyrics and discussion of song here.
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