great expectations

i went to see the gaslight anthem play tonight at the astoria 2 tonight. they were very very good indeed and they played with a lot of energy and sounded great. have said it before but its really nice to see new bands really giving it everything as opposed to seeing bands when they have had tonnes of success at which point they seem to just go through the motions when you see them live. U2 being a classic case of a band doing just that.

there are exceptions to that rule of bands with success just not trying hard, namely nine inch nails and janes addiction who give it 110% whenever i have seen them play live. saying that, they aren't quite on that stadium scale of shows like U2 are, and i am glad as it seems as if its kept the fire in their bellies when they play. highlights were when they played great expectations, old white lincoln and the backseat.

anyways, after tonights show i think the gaslight anthem might be at the start of something. am glad i saw them in a venue as small as the one tonight because i reckon they might need bigger venues next time they play. hope they have great success like some other american bands have had in the UK recently most notably kings of leon and the killers.

i forgot my camera and my mobile phone is lame but below is a pic of the show.