Album Rating: 5.0 | Sound Off

Glad I'm not the only one who thinks so.

In fact I may actually like the lyrics on this more than those Alligator.

Fight me.

Album Rating: 5.0

IT TAKES A LOTTA PAIN TO LIFT ME UP



IT TAKES A LOTTA RAIN IN MY CUP

Album Rating: 4.5

Boxer will probably be my favourite because of how tense it is but this record is hell underrated.

Album Rating: 4.5 | Sound Off

"No song touches Fireproof for me. Best track from this one for me"



opinions are opinions and all but...

Album Rating: 4.0

I listened to this in full the other day and it wasn't as awesome as I remembered. Still great, but there are a handful of tracks that didn't hold up for me. I'll listen again and list them tomorrow if anyone gives a shit.

I've gone from just not being able to understand how this could ever be a 5 to not understanding how it couldn't be
It's not their best but it has slowly and steadily since its release become my favorite from them. I could not for the life of me tell you why, and I think that's a big part of it

Album Rating: 5.0

Freddie joins the enlightened few - best National [2]

Album Rating: 5.0 | Sound Off

Maybe one day I'll see the light - for now though I'm just happy this grew on me from a 3-3.5 level to the 5.

Album Rating: 3.4

ugh argh

Album Rating: 5.0

Row will take a bit longer to come around :P



I'm looking forward to this not being the most recent National album, see how it stands up then



I'm not sure my ratings can take another National 5

Album Rating: 3.4

if they ever revise the tracklisting of this album so it isn't their absolute worst songs sitting hand-in-hand with their absolute best, I'll come around pretty hard. but until then

Album Rating: 5.0 | Sound Off

"their absolute worst songs"

Maybe you're being hyperbolic, but have you heard the debut?

Album Rating: 5.0

you see the only song I don't really enjoy is 'need my girl' and that's a lot of people's favourite so it's hard to know what to cut - 'heavenfaced' sounds a bit unfinished but I actually like Fireproof which is usually held up as the worst thing ever when texturally in the context of the album it works well to me

Album Rating: 3.4

No-one really counts the debut so I don't either



maybe Sugar Wife from Sad Songs is the worst but Heavenfaced and Sea of Love are right down there with it

Album Rating: 5.0

Sea of Love that bad? Again, one a lot of people say is a favourite off the album



For me they're no worse than the two songs after Daughters on Alligator

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Fair enough Row.

I can sort of understand why people don't love Heavenfaced, but Sea of Love is one of the best here.

Album Rating: 3.4

it's a bunch of pretty good ideas thrown together randomly like "yeah that'll do for a structure"

Heavenfaced is the only kinda not great track here, took forever for me to come around on it tho

Sea of Love is so good??

Also, I do think This Is The Last Time is their best song, that probably helps it along as my favorite from them

Album Rating: 5.0

This is the Last Time would be a classic if it wrapped up 45 seconds quicker, the ending kills it's a standalone track appeal a bit