The National Boxer
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RadicalEd
May 10th 2013


9546 Comments

Album Rating: 5.0

I see you rushing out, what did i teach you

Aids
May 10th 2013


24512 Comments

Album Rating: 5.0

new one is really fucking good



that's four in a row




Five, god damn it. Sad Songs is amazing.

Aids
May 10th 2013


24512 Comments

Album Rating: 5.0

potsy why does lucidity piss you off so much?

RadicalEd
May 10th 2013


9546 Comments

Album Rating: 5.0

It's not comperable to Alligator, Boxer, High Violet or Trouble will find me.

Nrap
May 10th 2013


525 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

aligator boxer and hv are all about the same to me. just depends on the day.

this new one seems promising.

sad songs is great as well but a step down from the other 3 for me

jefflebowski
September 5th 2013


8573 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

fiiiiiiinally coming round to side 2 of this, green gloves through to guest room is an incredible run. still don't think much of squalor victoria or gospel though

avonbarksdale221
September 6th 2013


8298 Comments

Album Rating: 5.0

Green Gloves through to Guest Room is an incredible run [2]

Ada and Gospel are two of the best on here IMO

InfamousGrouse
September 6th 2013


4378 Comments

Album Rating: 5.0

Gospel is life

avonbarksdale221
September 6th 2013


8298 Comments

Album Rating: 5.0

Beautiful song.

jefflebowski
September 6th 2013


8573 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

well given how the middle of the album has grown hugely on me i'm sure i'll come to appreciate its greatness in the near future



on that note i can't even fathom why i didn't used to like slow show, that shit's genius

avonbarksdale221
September 6th 2013


8298 Comments

Album Rating: 5.0

Slow Show is top 5 the National songs for me. That ending.

jefflebowski
September 6th 2013


8573 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

agreed, that opening guitar riff is perfect too



the one thing i still don't love about this album, i've come to realize, is the vocal processing -

half of the lyrics sound inaudible compared to alligator and HV, especially on the slower tracks

avonbarksdale221
September 6th 2013


8298 Comments

Album Rating: 5.0

Perfect song in general.

It does sound like he mumbles quite a bit, so fair enough. This was my first The National though, so it will always have a special place in my heart.

jefflebowski
September 6th 2013


8573 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

sure, i'm probably biased toward alligator for the same reasons. this is improving by the day though, so it may eventually reach hard 5 status

avonbarksdale221
September 6th 2013


8298 Comments

Album Rating: 5.0

I'll probably 5 it one day. Alligator is very close as well, the five song stretch that ends that

album is godly.

jefflebowski
September 6th 2013


8573 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

agreed, probably the most consistent national, or at least the one that has a total of 0 tracks i dislike

avonbarksdale221
September 6th 2013


8298 Comments

Album Rating: 5.0

I like every track on Alligator and Boxer. The last two have been a bit more inconsistent, but the highs on High Violet (heh) are the best moments of their career though IMO

Artuma
September 6th 2013


32769 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

ok so its a 5

ViperAces
September 6th 2013


12596 Comments

Album Rating: 2.5

not really

InfamousGrouse
September 6th 2013


4378 Comments

Album Rating: 5.0

unquestionably



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