the National
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- fyoucher10
one of my fav bands
- kelpie0
I don't care what anyone says. Fat is just NOT cool.
- wordsinyourmouth0
I love the National, saw them play last summer at South Street Seaport, was a great show
- I'll keep listeningDr_Rand
- hasn't that place been over run by plague?doesnotexist
- cashface0
eeehhhh...I can't get into them either
- Jaline0
I can't get into bands like this, in general.
- moural0
Pitchfork gives them good reviews, so that's reason enough not to like them.
- wordsinyourmouth0
well, to be honest... a year ago this kind of band wasn't my cup of tea
- Chazthetic0
bland in my opinion. I just can't get into it.
- wordsinyourmouth0
but seeing them live was the beginning of my really getting into them.
- *mewordsinyourmouth
- I find that many bands sounds great live but their recordings aren't as good.Jaline
- *soundJaline
- really? the same can also be said of the opposite especially punk rock bandswordsinyourmouth
- yes, you're right. Sometimes it's just too noisy or you can hear how untalented the singers are.Jaline
- But, going back to my statement, there are many artists who "dance-up" their music just for live shows.Jaline
- Dr_Rand0
sometimes you need the dynamism of a live performance to really hear the recording
- ohhhhhsnap0
still like bloodbuzz ohio...
- Dr_Rand0
guy's always moaning something about dreaming something about someone 29 years before he met them
- moth0
me neither - not for lack of helping friends and relatives trying to convert me.
- moth0
"29 years" - that the problem rand. It's middle-aged dinner party music. It's bland. It's safe. It's chicken cordon bleu.
- Ruffian0
The Boxer is my favorite album of 2007 right after Battles.
- peddy28isgreat0
I hated them the first time I heard them, however if you actually read the lyrics, they're refreshingly intelligent, smart, and cutesy - in a good way. Also, for people who think he's half asleep, I just usually picture him with a highball in the other hand like Frankie Sinatra or some of the great old lounge acts. That may help.
- I picture him as a hipster who stands in the corner at a party trying to get chicks with his disinterestDr_Rand
- you described me 10 years ago.Jnr_Madison
- He is too old to be a hipstermarychain