jhulud Posted March 5, 2012 Share Posted March 5, 2012 Since Jesse’s first album came out in the summer of 2008, he’s had plenty of excuses to put the “Gentleman” part of his act to bed. In fact, the Mr. Nice Guy routine landed him in bed for a month after being mugged and beaten with a table leg while he was trying to help two strangers change a tire. When the economy shit the bed, violent crime in Atlanta hit home in a big way and really made the city a dreary place to live for a while. In addition, several tragedies strongly affected the Atlanta music scene and the DMR family. It was a bad time and Jesse took it very personally. He seemed close to throwing in the towel and retiring to a dark room with cheap beer and You Tube videos. To cope with the reality of living in a place that seemed to be going straight to hell, Jesse went down to the basement of his house and wrote twenty songs that would become Leaving Atlanta. What could have easily become a bummer record ended up being nothing short of inspiring. The record kicks off with “Eat Me Alive”, an anthem of perseverance that Jesse undoubtedly used as a demon-exercising tool. The album is bookended by another mover titled “We Got To Get Out of Here,” a song that turns out to be less about getting out of an actual location and more about getting out of a state of mind that makes you afraid of it. Stylistically, Jesse never strays from his bread and butter, which is short, hook driven, and delicately patterned rock n roll songs. We could compare him to Nick Lowe, Elvis Costello, or Paul Collins till the cows come home but at this point in his career, Gentleman Jesse sounds like Gentleman Jesse. Leaving Atlanta is Jesse hitting his personal and musical stride. 100 copies on split white & green vinyl. First come, first serve and they will go quickly. http://www.douchemasterrecords.blogspot.com/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suburbanargyle Posted March 5, 2012 Share Posted March 5, 2012 I'm pretty excited for this one! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bathroommonkey Posted March 5, 2012 Share Posted March 5, 2012 thanks man, i've been waiting for this one. funny that a thread is up here even before the label posted on FB. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suburbanargyle Posted March 5, 2012 Share Posted March 5, 2012 They sent an email to the mailing list members first.....at like 3am! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timbrh2001 Posted March 5, 2012 Share Posted March 5, 2012 Looks like the Green/White version is sold out now. How do we know if we got the /100 version? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jhulud Posted March 5, 2012 Author Share Posted March 5, 2012 Looks like the Green/White version is sold out now. How do we know if we got the /100 version? It's basically first come first serve...no way of knowing until you receive the record. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timbrh2001 Posted March 5, 2012 Share Posted March 5, 2012 Looks like the Green/White version is sold out now. How do we know if we got the /100 version? It's basically first come first serve...no way of knowing until you receive the record. Gotcha, I ordered before it was listed as being sold out on the blog so hopefully my chances are good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bathroommonkey Posted March 9, 2012 Share Posted March 9, 2012 I got mine and it's black. Seems the split color was sold out around 9:30 am. Good for them, I hope this album takes off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timbrh2001 Posted March 9, 2012 Share Posted March 9, 2012 I got mine and it's black.Seems the split color was sold out around 9:30 am. Good for them, I hope this album takes off. I ordered mine around 9 EST which would put me in the split color territory if they sold out at 9:30 EST. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spoonbill Posted March 9, 2012 Share Posted March 9, 2012 ugh not the news i was hoping for. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patron Posted March 9, 2012 Share Posted March 9, 2012 Just ordered this and the repress of White Wires - Girly, Girly, Girly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jhulud Posted March 9, 2012 Author Share Posted March 9, 2012 I got mine and it's black.Seems the split color was sold out around 9:30 am. Good for them, I hope this album takes off. I ordered mine around 9 EST which would put me in the split color territory if they sold out at 9:30 EST. I ordered mine around 8am or so...right before starting this thread. Let's hope as I haven't received it yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timbrh2001 Posted March 9, 2012 Share Posted March 9, 2012 I ordered mine around 9 EST which would put me in the split color territory if they sold out at 9:30 EST. I ordered mine around 8am or so...right before starting this thread. Let's hope as I haven't received it yet. Since I got mine after reading your thread, if you didn't get one, I didn't get one haha. There was an updated edit on the product description page that the split color had soldout, but that was well after we both placed our orders. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bathroommonkey Posted March 9, 2012 Share Posted March 9, 2012 if anyone would consider trading their color Gentlemen Jesse, I have some colored Douchmaster that I can offer up, Baraccudas, White Wires, Crusaders of Love, and Nobunny Braceface. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shenanigans Posted March 9, 2012 Share Posted March 9, 2012 bathroommonkey, you should shoot him a message on facebook. maybe you'll get lucky and he'll have one at a show...or at one of the stores around town. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bathroommonkey Posted March 9, 2012 Share Posted March 9, 2012 i'm hitting the show up tonight and exchanged email messages with him today, that's where i got the sell out by 930. i'm really happy to just have a new Gentleman Jesse album, I don't usually get hung up on color or variants. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jhulud Posted March 9, 2012 Author Share Posted March 9, 2012 Speaking of Douchemaster Records...when the hell are we getting some new Baby Shakes tunes?!?!...I fuckin' love that band! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timpopkid Posted March 10, 2012 Share Posted March 10, 2012 I did get it on colored vinyl. I ordered at 6:03am Eastern Time. Not sure if that info helps anyone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suburbanargyle Posted March 10, 2012 Share Posted March 10, 2012 Green / white here, it looks so nice. Listening to it soon! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patron Posted March 11, 2012 Share Posted March 11, 2012 I want to hear this so bad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hickey Posted March 11, 2012 Share Posted March 11, 2012 I'm still waiting for mine. But I ordered really early, so I should get colored. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jhulud Posted March 12, 2012 Author Share Posted March 12, 2012 I am hoping that mine shows up today. There's a color one already on eBay with the seller stating that it "sold out in matter of minutes"...Ha! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xforlifex Posted March 13, 2012 Share Posted March 13, 2012 Got mine today. Green/white vinyl. I woke up at 12:30am last monday morning right as they went up though. One good thing about noisey neighbors I suppose..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jhulud Posted March 13, 2012 Author Share Posted March 13, 2012 No record yesterday...here's hoping for today Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hickey Posted March 13, 2012 Share Posted March 13, 2012 My mail delivery is all screwed up from my move. I hope mine shows up today. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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