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Re: The OFFICIAL The National Thread
Posted: Sun Sep 10, 2017 8:17 pm
by rass
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 2.
Re: The OFFICIAL The National Thread
Posted: Mon Sep 11, 2017 1:10 pm
by rass
Just got another delivery notification from Amazon.
Re: The OFFICIAL The National Thread
Posted: Mon Sep 11, 2017 1:38 pm
by mister d
"Walk It Back" should have been the closer.
Re: The OFFICIAL The National Thread
Posted: Mon Sep 11, 2017 5:00 pm
by rass
I'm not a big fan of the closer, especially as the last track (unless this was the 90s and I wasn't the only one buying the CD and it was one of those hidden after 2 minutes of dead air tracks which admittedly be a weird move for the title track but that would be more appropriate for that song).
If Walk It Back was the last track it might be easier to skip while listening around the kids.
Re: The OFFICIAL The National Thread
Posted: Mon Sep 11, 2017 8:55 pm
by govmentchedda
The tracking is odd on this one. Steven Hyden and a guy from Pitchfork pointed that out on Hyden's pod, and I agree completely.
Re: The OFFICIAL The National Thread
Posted: Mon Sep 11, 2017 9:28 pm
by mister d
And now I have to listen to a podcast. Where would I find it?
Re: The OFFICIAL The National Thread
Posted: Mon Sep 11, 2017 9:46 pm
by govmentchedda
Celebration Rock
Re: The OFFICIAL The National Thread
Posted: Tue Sep 12, 2017 10:13 am
by mister d
Aren't you supposed to pick like an single line or obscure song title if you're going to tribute name something?
Re: The OFFICIAL The National Thread
Posted: Wed Sep 13, 2017 12:48 am
by Rush2112
Sometime Swamper RSL mentioned this today. Which was funny because I had it in my mind to look it up after my midday walk...it was a Perfect Day in Boulder.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_cont ... znV1DqUG6o
Re: The OFFICIAL The National Thread
Posted: Wed Sep 13, 2017 8:43 am
by brian
Just realized The National's concert in Detroit is in the building I was married in and on our actual anniversary.
Re: The OFFICIAL The National Thread
Posted: Wed Sep 13, 2017 8:48 am
by mister d
Man I had a heavy Andrew Bird phase. I'll give that a listen.
Re: The OFFICIAL The National Thread
Posted: Wed Sep 13, 2017 9:30 am
by rass
rass wrote:If I ever ranked albums, let me know if I didn't have HV #1.
mister d wrote:You did, and for the dumbest of reasons.
I finally went back and re-read the thread. And yeah, I can do better.
There is an epic feeling to HV, the way the individual songs build and layer on, a lot of that due to the horns and orchestration. They started down that road with some of Boxer, but went all in on HV. I like that a lot, and they clearly made a decision to move away from that with TWFM, and I think it took me a little while to warm up to that album because of that.
Even though that oral history of Boxer mentioned that on SWB they were finally able to afford an actual orchestra (as opposed to recording separate instrumental performances and combining them after the fact) I think they've moved even farther away with their latest. If you took a song like Empire Line, which I like, and produced that "HV style" I think it would be a better song. A lot of the songs on SWB start and end at the same place, and don’t really move much of anywhere in between. On slower songs, like Born to Beg, or Carin... or Dark Side of the Gym that’s OK, but the ones with the driving drum tracks... I don’t know. Guilty Party has grown on me. I’ll Still Destroy You and Sleep Well Beast haven’t.
Re: The OFFICIAL The National Thread
Posted: Wed Sep 13, 2017 9:43 am
by mister d
I've read most of their dumb lines are ones Berninger comes up with as a joke and they convince him to keep in, but "Dark Side of the Gym" should have been vetoed at some level.
Re: The OFFICIAL The National Thread
Posted: Wed Sep 13, 2017 9:46 am
by govmentchedda
I'm coming around a bit on Turtleneck.
Re: The OFFICIAL The National Thread
Posted: Wed Sep 13, 2017 10:23 am
by mister d
Well I'm NOT, Doug!
Re: The OFFICIAL The National Thread
Posted: Wed Sep 13, 2017 10:42 am
by govmentchedda
The album version is considerably more palatable than the concert version. It still sticks out like a sore thumb on the record. Kinda reminds me of Super 8 on Southeastern in that way.
Re: The OFFICIAL The National Thread
Posted: Wed Sep 13, 2017 10:49 am
by DaveInSeattle
govmentchedda wrote:I'm coming around a bit on Turtleneck.
I like it. It reminds me of the songs done by El Vy (side project of Berninger and Brent Knopf).
Re: The OFFICIAL The National Thread
Posted: Wed Sep 13, 2017 11:04 am
by govmentchedda
I'm not ready yet to say that I like it, but I don't think I'll skip it while listening to the album.
Re: The OFFICIAL The National Thread
Posted: Wed Sep 13, 2017 11:09 am
by rass
I'm not ready yet to say that I hate it, but I think I'll (sometimes) skip it while listening to the album.
Re: The OFFICIAL The National Thread
Posted: Wed Sep 13, 2017 11:43 am
by rass
Re: The OFFICIAL The National Thread
Posted: Wed Sep 13, 2017 12:07 pm
by Giff
mister d wrote:Well I'm NOT, Doug!
I was jamming yesterday for the first time I could really pay attention to it. As soon as I heard this one song and was really digging it, I thought to myself "I guarandamntee you this is the song that mister d hates". It was.
Re: The OFFICIAL The National Thread
Posted: Wed Sep 13, 2017 12:52 pm
by mister d
mister d wrote:Yeah ... no. Not even sure how it made the cut. Sounds like a bad Nick Cave impression.
That was on Sept. 10th. Today in an NME article ...
"Either lost in the melody or feral and demonic, his performance style has often been likened to that of Nick Cave."This upsets me.
Re: The OFFICIAL The National Thread
Posted: Wed Sep 13, 2017 7:59 pm
by govmentchedda
Really like the new concert that's on YouTube. Filmed at Centquatre earlier this summer.
Re: The OFFICIAL The National Thread
Posted: Wed Sep 13, 2017 8:07 pm
by mister d
Sound quality on that one was really insane. Clear, but still sounded like a real concert versus a TV show.
Re: The OFFICIAL The National Thread
Posted: Fri Sep 15, 2017 1:49 pm
by mister d
Giff wrote:I was jamming yesterday for the first time I could really pay attention to it. As soon as I heard this one song and was really digging it, I thought to myself "I guarandamntee you this is the song that mister d hates". It was.
Still really don't like it.
Re: The OFFICIAL The National Thread
Posted: Mon Sep 18, 2017 12:26 pm
by mister d
Re: The OFFICIAL The National Thread
Posted: Wed Oct 04, 2017 8:38 am
by mister d
"I'll Still Destroy You" is creeping onto my favorite National songs list.
Re: The OFFICIAL The National Thread
Posted: Thu Oct 12, 2017 1:12 pm
by mister d
I've seen them 4 times in 4 different types of venues, a small-ish House of Blues, Barclays Center, outdoors at Prospect Park and now the 3,500 seat Wang Theatre and this was def the right size and space. Given it was a new album tour it was still a really strong setlist despite not playing the song above and as much as I like Vanderlyle, I was tired of closing on such a quiet song. Cool to hear a pretty rare early track ("Son") and a real good crowd as far as appreciating the older stuff. Highly recommended, will see again ...
Nobody Else Will Be There
The System Only Dreams in Total Darkness
Walk It Back
Guilty Party
Don't Swallow the Cap
Afraid of Everyone
Dark Side of the Gym
Empire Line
Turtleneck
I Need My Girl
This Is the Last Time
Green Gloves
Son
Secret Meeting
Apartment Story
Bloodbuzz Ohio
Carin at the Liquor Store
Day I Die
Fake Empire
Encore:
Lemonworld
Mr. November
Terrible Love
Re: The OFFICIAL The National Thread
Posted: Thu Oct 12, 2017 1:24 pm
by govmentchedda
mister d wrote:I've seen them 4 times in 4 different types of venues, a small-ish House of Blues, Barclays Center, outdoors at Prospect Park and now the 3,500 seat Wang Theatre and this was def the right size and space. Given it was a new album tour it was still a really strong setlist despite not playing the song above and as much as I like Vanderlyle, I was tired of closing on such a quiet song. Cool to hear a pretty rare early track ("Son") and a real good crowd as far as appreciating the older stuff. Highly recommended, will see again ...
Nobody Else Will Be There
The System Only Dreams in Total Darkness
Walk It Back
Guilty Party
Don't Swallow the Cap
Afraid of Everyone
Dark Side of the Gym
Empire Line
Turtleneck
I Need My Girl
This Is the Last Time
Green Gloves
Son
Secret Meeting
Apartment Story
Bloodbuzz Ohio
Carin at the Liquor Store
Day I Die
Fake Empire
Encore:
Lemonworld
Mr. November
Terrible Love
They've been posting setlists in the comments of their Instagram posts, and every show starts with the same 4 in a row that start the new album, and then go from there. That's what, 4 Alligator songs last night? Can't complain about that.
How was Turtleneck live? Did you make a bee line for the bathroom, or just piss on the next guy over?
Re: The OFFICIAL The National Thread
Posted: Thu Oct 12, 2017 1:29 pm
by mister d
It was absolutely a pee song, and I saw one of our friends who we weren't sitting with out for that one too. I've heard it enough live online to know it wasn't going to work for me either way.
Re: The OFFICIAL The National Thread
Posted: Thu Oct 12, 2017 1:42 pm
by rass
mister d wrote:I've seen...4 different types of...Wang...and this was def the right size...it was...a new...really strong...d...and...I like...d...I was...appreciating the...stuff. Highly recommended...Will...Swallow...Everyone.S...I Need...This...Meet....or.a.Ly...I...Fake...o....Terrible Love
Re: The OFFICIAL The National Thread
Posted: Fri Nov 10, 2017 9:01 pm
by govmentchedda
https://twitter.com/_beyondthepond/stat ... 3687162880You fucking kidding me? Apparently, Boxer is walking through that door.
Re: The OFFICIAL The National Thread
Posted: Fri Nov 10, 2017 9:30 pm
by mister d
Like four or five in or whenever I’d figured it out, it would have been a natural disaster flood (of semen).
Re: The OFFICIAL The National Thread
Posted: Mon Nov 13, 2017 10:53 am
by Giff
mister d wrote:Like four or five in or whenever I’d figured it out, it would have been a natural disaster flood (of semen).
It's kinda how I felt when I saw Sturgill last year and about halfway through the show realized he hadn't played any off his latest record. I mentioned it to my friend and then the next song, he announced he was going to play it all the way through. I used to not like that idea for some reason, but it's been so amazing for any artist where I've heard it done.
Re: The OFFICIAL The National Thread
Posted: Mon Nov 13, 2017 11:15 am
by mister d
I think the more you've seen an artist, the cooler something like that is. I saw Okkervil last year or two years ago for the first time when they were playing Black Sheep Boy all the way through and it was great but I kinda missed the variability.
Re: The OFFICIAL The National Thread
Posted: Wed Nov 29, 2017 10:27 am
by DaveInSeattle
The National was great last night. And sorry guys...but "Turtleneck" is a great song live. Lets them "stretch out" and play a bit rougher/harder then the other more restrained stuff.
Re: The OFFICIAL The National Thread
Posted: Wed Nov 29, 2017 10:41 am
by mister d
Some nice deep cuts in that list:
https://www.setlist.fm/setlist/the-nati ... 01d60.htmlBut I still disagree, it didn't work for me live or other live videos. It feels like a cover or they wanted to force in another MATT GOES NUTS song and it doesn't fit.
Do you agree that the size/setting of this current tour's venues is perfect for them? If I had "any flexibility whatsoever" I'd make a run down to Philadelphia for the show next Monday just to catch another one.
Re: The OFFICIAL The National Thread
Posted: Wed Nov 29, 2017 3:36 pm
by DaveInSeattle
The singalong version of "Vanderlyle Crybaby Geeks" at the end of the encore was awesome.
Do you agree that the size/setting of this current tour's venues is perfect for them? If I had "any flexibility whatsoever" I'd make a run down to Philadelphia for the show next Monday just to catch another one.
I don't have anything to compare with (I've only seen them at the venue last night), but the Paramount in Seattle is a great venue. Super old theater that's been rehabbed and fixed up. We sat up in the balcony this time...my GF gets tired of fighting for a spot/sightline on the floor.
Re: The OFFICIAL The National Thread
Posted: Thu Nov 30, 2017 12:28 pm
by DaveInSeattle
They did a live session yesterday morning on KEXP, and played the unreleased song "Rylan".
Re: The OFFICIAL The National Thread
Posted: Thu Nov 30, 2017 12:31 pm
by mister d
I was listening and I need to look to verify, but I'm positive I heard this song like 3 years ago. If not, I had a Berenstein Bears moment.