they had special guests in europe but i think the NYC show prob had more cause of the Brooklyn Choir?
super excited, thanks chris.
Re: The National
Posted: Tue April 23, 2019 2:17 pm
by tree_
tree_ wrote:Still listening a lot
Been giving Trouble Will Find Me and Boxer some tries
TWFM seems a little tired.. bored/boring for the most part, though there are some great moments on this album
Boxer is growing on me, and it's definitely better than TWFM, but it also has some very questionable/boring moments, but its highs are higher than TWFM's
Sleep Well Beast might be their most inspired record. They have so much energy and passion and the lyrics and music come together so well on almost every track. There are a few tracks I can't get into but for the most part it's a great album, and in my opinion, their best. Many moments on this album give me legitimate chills no matter how many times I hear them. The Raz loves it the most, too.
High Violet is my second favorite. Its highs aren't as high as SWB, but it is such a consistent, well flowing record! There are seldom any moments I don't enjoy, though they are there.
Boxer has grown on me quite a bit because of the live in Brussels album, which I prefer to the studio version.
Re: The National
Posted: Tue April 23, 2019 3:11 pm
by Chris_H_2
last thing - they pulled a Radiohead and went with a double drummer all night.
Re: The National
Posted: Tue April 23, 2019 3:25 pm
by tree_
Chris_H_2 wrote:last thing - they pulled a Radiohead and went with a double drummer all night.
That's really cool but did it make sense? Their drummer creates a very full sound by himself.
Re: The National
Posted: Tue April 23, 2019 4:02 pm
by Simple Torture
Not uncommon for them to use multiple percussionists. This version of Rylan is great, and has 3 drummers at times:
Re: The National
Posted: Tue April 23, 2019 4:08 pm
by Chris_H_2
tree_ wrote:
Chris_H_2 wrote:last thing - they pulled a Radiohead and went with a double drummer all night.
That's really cool but did it make sense? Their drummer creates a very full sound by himself.
if you’re familiar with the song rylan, you can tell the difference it makes. I thought it added quite a bit. the normal drummer plays a lot of electronic drums.
Re: The National
Posted: Tue April 23, 2019 4:14 pm
by tree_
Chris_H_2 wrote:
tree_ wrote:
Chris_H_2 wrote:last thing - they pulled a Radiohead and went with a double drummer all night.
That's really cool but did it make sense? Their drummer creates a very full sound by himself.
if you’re familiar with the song rylan, you can tell the difference it makes. I thought it added quite a bit. the normal drummer plays a lot of electronic drums.
No, I haven't heard the new songs, yet. Will have to dig in when I get home!
Re: The National
Posted: Sun April 28, 2019 1:44 am
by given2trade
La show was great. Carrie Brownstone did the Q&A. I loved the new album. What a great band.
Will listen on my break. I also have the limited 7'' w/ the first single and this arriving at home today.
Re: The National
Posted: Wed May 01, 2019 4:00 pm
by VinylGuy
I waiting for the album. The first single i heard of this didnt get my attention and maybe its because i need to listen the whole thing.
Re: The National
Posted: Wed May 01, 2019 4:07 pm
by Chris_H_2
VinylGuy wrote:I waiting for the album. The first single i heard of this didnt get my attention and maybe its because i need to listen the whole thing.
with this album especially, i think it's one where the album will need to be listened to as a whole
Re: The National
Posted: Wed May 01, 2019 4:12 pm
by VinylGuy
Chris_H_2 wrote:
VinylGuy wrote:I waiting for the album. The first single i heard of this didnt get my attention and maybe its because i need to listen the whole thing.
with this album especially, i think it's one where the album will need to be listened to as a whole
yeah, seems like it. Im looking forward to it.
Re: The National
Posted: Wed May 01, 2019 5:00 pm
by digster
For the talk of National albums being 'growers,' I feel like that happens for me so often with them in the course of listening to a song of theirs for the first time. In this first 30 seconds, I was not so sure about this song, and by the time it ended, I'd done a complete 180. It's a great song.
I'm definitely getting the feeling this is like an Achtung Baby/Zooropa thing, where they're using what remained from the last album and just going weirder.
Re: The National
Posted: Wed May 01, 2019 5:14 pm
by Chris_H_2
digster wrote:For the talk of National albums being 'growers,' I feel like that happens for me so often with them in the course of listening to a song of theirs for the first time. In this first 30 seconds, I was not so sure about this song, and by the time it ended, I'd done a complete 180. It's a great song.
I'm definitely getting the feeling this is like an Achtung Baby/Zooropa thing, where they're using what remained from the last album and just going weirder.
so in the q & a before the nyc show, bryce dessner mentioned that they did have 4-5 songs written already. matt said that they planned to take this year off completely. and then mike mills approached them with the movie idea for which they wrote 6-8 songs, and they just decided to release an entirely new album in coordination with the movie.
Re: The National
Posted: Wed May 01, 2019 6:53 pm
by digster
Yeah, I feel like this song and You Had Your Soul With You definitely felt like a further development of SWB's sound (the use of synths, mixing electronic drums with what Bryan's doing). Everything sounds great so far (and though I'm not listening to anything from the live shows, lots of people are saying they haven't released any of the best songs yet).
Re: The National
Posted: Fri May 03, 2019 3:15 pm
by Chris_H_2
was finally able to find a decent version of "where is her head" (although it misses the beginning), which i think is the best song from what i heard in new york:
Re: The National
Posted: Fri May 03, 2019 3:51 pm
by tree_
Raz and I are loving the new songs. Growers, for sure. We are looking forward to the album!
