The National

[VinylGuy]

Just saw the movie...its nice, very funny, very touching.

[BigRedLedbetter]

I have yet to see this but want to. Love The National. Is the film available for purchase?

[dimejinky99]

Saw the national last night. Fucking epic gig and a killer setlist.
Taught their drummer how to pull a pint of Guinness at the after show. Nice guy. They played lemonworld too but it's not on this list somehow
Start a War
Don't Swallow the Cap
I Should Live in Salt
Ada
Anyone's Ghost
Bloodbuzz Ohio
Sea of Love
Heavenfaced
Afraid of Everyone
Conversation 16
Squalor Victoria
I Need My Girl
This Is the Last Time
All the Wine
Available
Cardinal Song (as outro to Available)
Apartment Story
Pink Rabbits
England
About Today
Fake Empire
Mr. November
Encore:
90-Mile Water Wall
(Tour debut)
Graceless
Terrible Love
Vanderlyle Crybaby Geeks

[BigRedLedbetter]

Saw the national last night. Fucking epic gig and a killer setlist.
Taught their drummer how to pull a pint of Guinness at the after show. Nice guy. They played lemonworld too but it's not on this list somehow
Start a War
Don't Swallow the Cap
I Should Live in Salt
Ada
Anyone's Ghost
Bloodbuzz Ohio
Sea of Love
Heavenfaced
Afraid of Everyone
Conversation 16
Squalor Victoria
I Need My Girl
This Is the Last Time
All the Wine
Available
Cardinal Song (as outro to Available)
Apartment Story
Pink Rabbits
England
About Today
Fake Empire
Mr. November
Encore:
90-Mile Water Wall
(Tour debut)
Graceless
Terrible Love
Vanderlyle Crybaby Geeks

Great setlist. Love Afraid of Everyone and Vanderlyle is a great closer.

[Chris_H_2]

While I don't agree with everything (e.g., Blank Slate), this is actually a really solid list:

http://www.theguardian.com/music/musicb ... f-the-best

[psychobain]

new album please?

[samiad]

Rank the albums!

Here's mine...

1. Boxer. (Perfection - an album that will stand the test of time)
2. Alligator. (When it's good, its gold dust...)
3. Trouble Will Find Me. (Suffers a little from the "Samey" new sound - but the songs themselves are stronger than ever)
4. Sad Songs for Dirty Lovers. (Underrated - and I do love how varied this album is - "Available" compared to "Cardinal Song" for example)
5. High Violet. (I know this is low, and its good - but it feels cold and steely to me. Some songs are just plain dull - see "Anyones Ghost")
6. The National. (Not bad, but only 3 or 4 very good songs.)

[BigRedLedbetter]

Rank the albums!

Here's mine...

1. Boxer. (Perfection - an album that will stand the test of time)
2. Alligator. (When it's good, its gold dust...)
3. Trouble Will Find Me. (Suffers a little from the "Samey" new sound - but the songs themselves are stronger than ever)
4. Sad Songs for Dirty Lovers. (Underrated - and I do love how varied this album is - "Available" compared to "Cardinal Song" for example)
5. High Violet. (I know this is low, and its good - but it feels cold and steely to me. Some songs are just plain dull - see "Anyones Ghost")
6. The National. (Not bad, but only 3 or 4 very good songs.)

I love them all but........


1. Boxer
2. High Violet (I like how it's cold and steely but that is how I like my National)
3. Sad Songs (Slipping Husband is my favorite National song)
4. Trouble Will Find Me
5. Alligator
6. The National (Cold Girl Fever is one of my fave songs by them)

[BigRedLedbetter]

new album please?

and tour!

[samiad]

Top 10 songs:

1. Slow Show
2. Available
3. Bloodbuzz Ohio
4. Racing Like a Pro
5. About Today
6. Mistaken for Strangers
7. All the Wine
8. This is the last time
9. Start a war
10. Fake empire

[Freewheelin]

Don't mind the above top 10. I think I'd have to have Driver, surprise me in the top 3. And a live version of vanderlyle, although its a bit tokenistic now, the first few versions I saw and heard hit me hard.

[digster]

New song, apparently a holdover from the Trouble Will Find Me sessions:

[digster]

As for a top 10, it changes probably more than any other band, but for now...

Graceless
City Middle
Apartment Story
Sea of Love
Secret Meeting
Slow Show
Rylan
Terrible Love
Bloodbuzz Ohio
So Far Around the Bend

[kreng]

Haha wow

http://alotofsorrow.com

[Chris_H_2]

Yeah, this would've been an awesome April Fool's joke.

[BDB]

Haha wow

http://alotofsorrow.com

what rational human being would spend $150 to buy 8 LPs of the same song played over and over?

[Simple Torture]

There are at least a couple of people on Vinyl Collective who have ordered it already. If the price were lower, I'd think about it. I think it's a bit inflated for the charity aspect.

[BDB]

There are at least a couple of people on Vinyl Collective who have ordered it already. If the price were lower, I'd think about it. I think it's a bit inflated for the charity aspect.

its the same song played for 6 hours!?

[Simple Torture]

I said I'd think about it!

You know how sometimes jazz or instrumental music hits the spot because you've got something to work on, but you don't want to be distracted? I think the same song for 6 hours would approach that kind of fugue state.

[Chris_H_2]

If this were St. Vincent or Courtney Barnett, Joey and Zeb would be all over this.