The Gaslight Anthem - Handwritten

[Ka]

i'm not entirely sure they do, but...

keepsake kind of explains perfectly how i'm feeling about the whole adopted thing at the moment. it's not even that i want to know my birth family, just that i feel a disconnect with my adopted one. and too much blood and mullholland drive are also ones that i feel a kinship with. at the risk of sounding cliche or whatever, i like this album so much because most of the songs speak to me. i think if this album came out at a different time, i wouldn't feel the same about it.

[invisiblellama]

I've got mixed feelings about this album. I mean, I think it's pretty damn amazing and it's the only thing I've been listening to since its release. But, I'm terribly biased because I've yet to dislike anything Gaslight has done.
I can definitely hear their past albums on this one, and it's a step up from what American Slang was (Handwritten flows well, whereas I think AS has songs that can only stand on their own).

Also what ^ Ka said - I think it's one of my favorite Gaslight albums so far because it's relevant to me now and there are songs that really speak to me too.

[michaelson]

So I've realised that this album (aside from maybe 45) is just an extension of American Slang. I don't have this on my ipod but AS is there. One of the songs came on, and I was like, "I guess Shelly must have put it on." When I checked, it was a song from AS (I can't remember which though).

I've listened to other things in the meantime since this came out. I should come back to it soon, and see how fond I am of a full spin of this album.

[freakozoid]

Handwritten>American Slang

Though its bonus track is one of my favorite songs, American Slang felt a bit rushed and Fallon even said he wasn't completely happy with it. Handwritten sounds done and Brian seems content, if that makes any sense. I love this album, but that's a given.

[Ka]

Sept 15, 2012 3:34:00 GMT -5 freakozoid said:

Handwritten>American Slang

Though its bonus track is one of my favorite songs, American Slang felt a bit rushed and Fallon even said he wasn't completely happy with it. Handwritten sounds done and Brian seems content, if that makes any sense. I love this album, but that's a given.

just thought i'd give this thread a bump because i was listening to it again today, and wanted to express my continued enthusiasm. i've either missed this comment or forgot that i read it, but i feel the same way about it. i still love most of the songs on american slang, but this one feels like a cohesive album.

[Ka]

Oct 12, 2012 1:23:29 GMT -5 Ka said:

Sept 15, 2012 3:34:00 GMT -5 freakozoid said:

Handwritten>American Slang

Though its bonus track is one of my favorite songs, American Slang felt a bit rushed and Fallon even said he wasn't completely happy with it. Handwritten sounds done and Brian seems content, if that makes any sense. I love this album, but that's a given.

just thought i'd give this thread a bump because i was listening to it again today, and wanted to express my continued enthusiasm. i've either missed this comment or forgot that i read it, but i feel the same way about it. i still love most of the songs on american slang, but this one feels like a cohesive album.

Just knocking the dust off this thread to say I still stand by this.

[autumnwalker]

I still back what I said. American Slang is probably my least favorite Gaslight album and Handwritten continuously grows on me.

Also moving past Handwritten, how did everyone feel about Get Hurt? I will defend that album till my last breath.

[Ka]

Apr 11, 2019 8:53:35 GMT -5 autumnwalker said:

I still back what I said. American Slang is probably my least favorite Gaslight album and Handwritten continuously grows on me.

Also moving past Handwritten, how did everyone feel about Get Hurt? I will defend that album till my last breath.

Absofuckinlutely.

[emmeth]

"45" has been my ring tone for I don't even know how long.

I remember when "Get Vicious" dropped and people were sure what to think of it. It's still badass.