Sink Or Swim [Import]

The Gaslight Anthem | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (September 2, 2009)
• 1 edition
• Original Release Date: 2007
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Import
• Label: XOXO Records
• ASIN: B000QUUDLU
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #11,136 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
  • #37 in Music > Imports > Hard Rock & Metal

Editorial Reviews

New Jersey's The Gaslight Anthem play uptempo, upbeat rock and roll punk tunes with plenty of energy to create power-packed...see site for more info.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Unbelievable Band, August 8, 2008

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Robert D. Wheather "Mind Forge Games" (Visalia, California) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Sink Or Swim (MP3 Download)

Ok. This band is simply unbelievable and original in a genre that really no longer has any innovation. Think Bruce Springsteen meets punk but better. Every song is solid and I do mean every single song. Get this album now. Don't make a mistake and pass up great music.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars HEARTY PUNK FOLK STRAIGHT UP ROCK AND ROLL, July 21, 2010

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buggerteetar - See all my reviews

This review is from: Sink Or Swim (Audio CD)

First song immediately grabs you and the cd takes you back to an innocent time.The songs have a wholesome feel and alot of sing-along points as well as some slower moments to make you think of the past in a reflective like way.

1 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Unlistenable, December 13, 2010

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Kirk A. Gauthier (Dundalk MD U.S.A.) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Sink Or Swim (Audio CD)

Over the summer, Amazon.com offered a free download of SideOneDummy's Summer label sampler. One of the best songs on that compilation was by The Gaslight Anthem, which really sparked my interest in this band about which I'd previously heard nothing. Imagine my excitement in what their first album might sound like. Now, imagine my disappointment when I actually listened to the album.

What a ripoff! I don't know what happened between this album and their latest release, "American Slang," but this album sounds like a cheap blending of Bruce Springsteen and Social Distortion. I could only get 2 songs into the album before I had to put on something else. While Mr. Springsteen and Mr. Ness are undoubtedly music icons, it's one thing to rip off his sound and another altogether to pay homage to a legend. Sadly, this album does the former as opposed to the latter.

This album is NOT something I would recommend to another music listener.