Album Rating: 3.5
i agree let's all forget about twfm
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Album Rating: 5.0 | Sound Off
Why would I forget about a classic album
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Album Rating: 3.5
let's all forget about the national
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Album Rating: 3.5
this is now a dino jr discussion
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Album Rating: 5.0 | Sound Off
You're living all over my National thread
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Album Rating: 3.5
the national could learn a thing or two from j i think
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Album Rating: 4.4 | Sound Off
TWFM is their weakest since the first two but still 9/10.
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Album Rating: 5.0
Settling on a 4. I've come to the following conclusions:
1) It's definitely one of their most understated albums, but there's real beauty to be found beneath the surface.
2) The album doesn't really get going until the second half; best stretch is tracks 8-12.
3) I'll Still Destroy You is in the top 10 songs The National have written.
4) Turtleneck is good for the album's pace but as a standalone song kind of sucks.
5) It's a grower to a point, but it will never have the emotional ceiling that High Violet possessed or the immediacy of Trouble Will Find Me.
Last but not least, if history is any indicator, I will 5 this by year's end and will disagree with any criticisms above because The National are perfect and I'm just too stupid to see it right now.
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Album Rating: 4.5
"Last but not least, if history is any indicator, I will 5 this by year's end and will disagree with any criticisms above because The National are perfect and I'm just too stupid to see it right now."
at least you admit it, but we knew about this already.
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Album Rating: 4.4 | Sound Off
How is TWFM immediate it's so molassasy and slow.
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"The album doesn't really get going until the second half"
Day I Die, System..
what i'm really loving about it is that it seems like The National finally taking a break from being so 'understated.' a lot of these songs have a real gut-punch to them that their subtler work on Boxer, HV couldn't really grasp by their nature. not to belittle those albums of course. but man these guitarrrs
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Album Rating: 4.4 | Sound Off
When the album gets going is up to opinion whether you prefer their rock side or more contemplative, slow side, which is more the second half.
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Album Rating: 3.5
They've been doing something right since Alligator
since sad songs really
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Album Rating: 4.4 | Sound Off
Yeah Sad Songs is underrated
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Album Rating: 4.5
Backing up the SSFDL love
And TWFM was not even remotely immediate for me, I was disappointed with that album when it was released
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Album Rating: 4.5
That closing track needs more love. I didn't realise how much I needed a song like that by them. Berninger's vocals and lyrics are a match made in heaven for a soundscape like that. I'm a fanboy, I admit, but there's not chance that won't be my SOTY.
Enjoying reading the discussion here though. I really thought this was their most immediate/obvious album since Alligator, and the first time they've come close to capturing some of the dynamics of their live show on record. Interesting to see other people having the opposite reaction!
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Album Rating: 5.0 | Sound Off
They've been doing something right since Alligator
since sad songs really
Since Cherry Tree, really
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Album Rating: 3.5
cherry tree was released after sad songs
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Album Rating: 5.0 | Sound Off
Right; I don't include Sad Songs in the run where they've gotten it right
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Album Rating: 4.4 | Sound Off
You have sad songs at 7/10 boney ya goon
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