American Slang (studio album) by The Gaslight Anthem

American Slang by The Gaslight Anthem
Year: 2010
Release date: 2010-06-15
Overall rank: 3,364th   Overall chart historyOverall chart history
Average Rating: 
76/100 (from 119 votes)
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Award Top albums of 2010 (56th)
Award Top albums of the 2010s (581st)
Award Best albums of all time (3,364th)
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The Gaslight Anthem bestography

American Slang is ranked 2nd best out of 11 albums by The Gaslight Anthem on BestEverAlbums.com.

The best album by The Gaslight Anthem is The '59 Sound which is ranked number 1139 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 1,559.

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American Slang track list

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Average Rating: 
76/100 (from 119 votes)
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This album is rated in the top 7% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 75.6/100, a mean average of 75.0/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 75.9/100. The standard deviation for this album is 13.0.

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From 10/03/2021 21:13
American Slang is another excellent record from Gaslight Anthem. Blue-collar nostalgia is back and the punk influences melt away into heartland rock. It's a worthy follow-up to The '59 Sound.

Track Pick: Diamond Church Street Choir
Gems: Queen of Lower Chelsea, Boxer
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From 06/04/2018 06:31
This is a very good album. There are obvious comparisons with Springsteen and The Hold Steady. Never liked the billing that journalists gave them as the new E Street Band. That was unfair. Just enjoy a great album / band.
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From 08/12/2011 06:18
I've heard the Springsteen sound in these guys. I don't think the voice of the singer is near as good. Could they do this as well..."got a wife and kid in Baltomore Jack, I went out for a ride and I never came back. Like a river than dont know whre its floing, I took a wrong turn and I just kept going." No. This band will never sell out huge stadiums like the Boss. Still their third album is great, just cant be billed as the next E Street band.
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From 10/15/2010 03:26
Are this guys the new replacements?? Cause it really sounds really like them. Easy going, powerful lyrically and non pretencious musically. A delightful material
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From 05/25/2010 00:33
An interesting contrast to The Hold Steady's "Heaven is Whenever" which is also heavily influenced by early Bruce Springsteen. Very enjoyable and one of the better albums of 2010 but I don't think they are in the same league as the E Street Band when they were in their prime. Maybe if they had a saxaphone :)
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From 05/21/2010 03:29
A good punk-rock album! 3rd best of the year
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