tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13532619.post5781144339910073735..comments2023-07-20T07:06:51.193-07:00Comments on Adam Selzer.com: The Hold Steady and Gaslight Anthem: Two Gangs Fighting in the Same Springsteen SongAdam Selzerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16068653440362135301noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13532619.post-60972802783659986312010-03-26T14:49:32.582-07:002010-03-26T14:49:32.582-07:00Thanks. Gotta check that out.Thanks. Gotta check that out.Vinyl and Mononoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13532619.post-74924277467894228292010-03-26T14:13:48.714-07:002010-03-26T14:13:48.714-07:00Gaslight Anthem (or possibly just Brian solo, I fo...Gaslight Anthem (or possibly just Brian solo, I forget) did "Backstreets" a while back.Adam Selzerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16068653440362135301noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13532619.post-29944803798070135172010-03-26T14:08:14.317-07:002010-03-26T14:08:14.317-07:00P.S. I see you're at my ex-employer's conv...P.S. I see you're at my ex-employer's convention next month (snark).Vinyl and Mononoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13532619.post-28917901234786029452010-03-26T14:07:22.681-07:002010-03-26T14:07:22.681-07:00Read something a while back (of course can't r...Read something a while back (of course can't remember where) about these two bands + Against Me! calling them "Springsteen punk." Before that, never thought they had anything in common other than me liking them (and Springsteen). Now I'd love to hear either band cover "Backstreets."Vinyl and Mononoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13532619.post-55611501650535491452010-03-26T12:27:51.503-07:002010-03-26T12:27:51.503-07:00Brilliant analysis! People have been telling me to...Brilliant analysis! People have been telling me to check out The Hold Steady for awhile, but your essay has me sold... though I definitely relate more to the characters created in Gaslight Anthem songs... what can I say, I'm nostalgic like that.Stephanie Kuehnerthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15337734171729461782noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13532619.post-33108112379600216332010-03-16T19:43:50.403-07:002010-03-16T19:43:50.403-07:00thanks man. these are pretty much my only bands. f...thanks man. these are pretty much my only bands. found an old Uncut quote about them: "The Gaslight Anthem, broadly speaking, share the same mythographical universe as The Hold Steady, a world in which rock’n’roll as played by the people who believe like they do can heal the most wounded and forlorn among us"Lovecraft In Brooklynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11426679317837230378noreply@blogger.com