[Dinner]

I got mine last night too.

I'm not mad on Sliver though. I would have prefered something else. The version of You Got Lucky is very good though.

I love Blue Dahlia. It seems a strange one, at times it wants to be really fast but then seems like it wants to slow right down.

[theteal]

i'm going to get this one from amazon on monday. i like extra tracks. the wait is killing me though

[theteal]

Savage price on that link in my previous post. Deluxe edition is cheaper than the standard on amazon Great album and I'm sure it'll grow on me more. Happy days!

[TICKLE_ME_ELMO]

Got the deluxe edition today. Really like Mulholland Drive and National Anthem.

HMV have a few of their old ones on 2 for €12 if anyone needs to complete their collection.

[Turtyturd]

Finally got it and about to give it listen. A big fan of all their stuff but hopefully this is a bit closer to Sink or Swim than the last two albums.

[Temaz]

I am in love with this band!!

[theteal]

Originally Posted by Turtyturd

Finally got it and about to give it listen. A big fan of all their stuff but hopefully this is a bit closer to Sink or Swim than the last two albums.

it's really not. i hate to say but i'm having a very hard time liking some of the songs. songs 1-3 are savage, i would nearly go as far to say as i hate the 4th song. the rest has it's ups and downs if a little over-produced

i'm hoping it'll grow on me more as i am a big fan

[Turtyturd]

Originally Posted by theteal

it's really not. i hate to say but i'm having a very hard time liking some of the songs. songs 1-3 are savage, i would nearly go as far to say as i hate the 4th song. the rest has it's ups and downs if a little over-produced

i'm hoping it'll grow on me more as i am a big fan

Yeah Sink or Swim it aint, 1930 is probably my favourite GLA song and this lacks anything like that, Howl probably being the closest. It seems like a continuation of American Slang, although even that had up tempo songs like Orphans.

I think the album will grow on me as American Slang did, '45' is the 59 Sound/American Slang of the album, the only song that a lot of people will know when they go on tour. 'Keepsake' for me is easily the strongest track on the album, closely followed by 'Handwritten' Don't care too much for 'Here comes my man'. 'Too much Blood' is another stand out, and is very similar to a Horrible Crowes track. 'National Anthem' is a good track although with a few dodgy lyrics.

It will take a couple of more listens before I make up my mind, although I really want to like it.

[Dinner]

They did say all along that if you were expecting it to sound like Sink or Swim or even the other two that you'd be disappointed. I think I remember reading that with American Slang they felt that they'd found 'their sound' so it was always going to be built more on that than Sink or Swim.

As for the record itself, I really like it. It has some outstanding songs that are up there with the best they've done like Mae, Mulholland Drive, Howl and National Anthem. Some songs like Keepsake and Too Much Blood did take a bit longer to grow on me and I think it will be the same with Desire too.

But for me at least, the song that steals the show isnt even on the record itself. Blue Dahlia has become one of my favourite all time TGA songs. In a small way that worries me. My favourite song on American Slang was She Loves You which was a bonus track too. Now we have Handwritten where my favourite song is Blue Dahlia. I can't help but wonder what other gold had been cut from past albums...

[Xavi6]

The album has grown on me massively over the past few weeks, overall I think it's brilliant. Mulholland Drive is still the standout but Here Comes My Man is a highlight for me too with the way it's written from a female perspective.

As said, 45 is the Amercian Slang/59 Sound of this record and it definitely stands up to them in terms of quality. Handwritten is along the same lines really and is just as good imo.

I heard Biloxi Parish live about 18 months ago and thought it was good, and the final album version is great as well.

Yesterday I played all four albums through one after the other and didn't even think about skipping a song. Just a consistently excellent band.

[hynesie08]

I really want to love this album, I think the songs are some of their strongest and the album sounds brilliant but it just hasn't grabbed me the way 59/as did. I think I may need to hear the songs live or give it a week off to truly get it but still a really good album.

[ReacherCreature]

I was a bit 'meh' about the album on the first time around but I sat down and gave it a proper listen and now I'm loving it. I've played it through about six or seven times and it's just really good. One or two songs I wouldn't be mad about but it's rare for me to play an album the whole way through.

Don't understand the dislike for Here Comes My Man. It's a fun song.

When I'm finished Handwritten, I listen to Live at Park Ave, then onto American Slang and over to The '59 Sound. I really cannot get into their first album at all. Nevertheless, cracking band and they deserve much more exposure.

[hynesie08]

Originally Posted by hynesie08

I think I may need to hear the songs live

Watched their lollapalooza set, listened to the album again. I'm in love.

[Temaz]

National Anthem is the stand out track for me.

[ghostdancer]

Originally Posted by hynesie08

Watched their lollapalooza set, listened to the album again. I'm in love.

here's the set for anyone who hasn't seen it:



Great Expectations
45
Old White Lincoln (with a part of "Dear Chicago" by Ryan Adams)
Even Cowgirls Get the Blues
Howl
The Diamond Church Street Choir
Handwritten
The '59 sound
American Slang
Too Much Blood
Here's Looking at You, Kid
The Backseat (with a part of "I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For" by U2)