The Gaslight Anthem - American Slang

This album is all right. Nothing special, nothing that really grabs you and makes you want to rock it. I have heard all the comparisons to The Replacements and to Bruce Springsteen, and I hear them in the music, but it isn't overwhelmingly so. There are moments when I hear something and think "that kinda sounded like Paul Westerburg" but that is about it. Overall I think that The Gaslight Anthem sounds like The Hold Steady's little brother. The do not rock hard enough and the lyrics are no where close to what Craig Finn can write. It isn't a bad album to pick up, but don't expect to much from it.