The National - Sleep Well Beast (September 8, 2017) Album • Page 51

"If I die this instant, taken from the distance, they would probably list it down among the other things 'round town"

Love how he delivers such a heavy line like that in such a nonchalant way. I think Humiliation and Pink Rabbits are my favorites.

 

I Should Live in Salt, fam

 

Afraid of Everything was the song that got me into the National after i saw them play it on Letterman. Then I downloaded High Violet and Boxer. A few High Violet songs clicked with me write away, but I though Boxer was a bunch of boring mumbling. Now Boxer is easily my favorite album of all time.

 

Don't Swallow the Cap, Hard to Find, and Pink Rabbit are the cream of the TWFM crop.

 

My favorites from TWFM over time have been Don't Swallow The Cap, Graceless, Slipped, I Need My Girl, and Hard To Find. Those songs fuck me up real good

 

some wild opinions about Trouble Will Find Me in here

 

I Should Live in Salt is one of my all timers by this bands

However Boxer is still the GOAT The National record. No other opinion will suffice. The best Boxer songs lay waste to the rest of their disco.

 

Carin at the Liquor Store kills me.

 

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The best High Violet songs maybe. But even then, nah.

 

End run on Alligator begs to differ but beyond that nothing comes close

 

It doesn't matter how many times I listen to this band, I just can't get into them. They are so incredibly depressing in every aspect of their sound, that it honestly makes me uncomfortable to listen to them. I don't find it beautiful, or haunting, i just find it draining and unpleasant. I just don't get how popular they are. They should be a niche band for extremely depressed individuals.

 

They should be. Instead they are the greatest rock band in the world.

 

A niche band for extremely depressed individuals? That is a... weird statement.

 

They are just unpleasantly depressing that I can't imagine anyone who's not in a constant state of self loathing listening to them and enjoying them. Therefore I'd expect their fan base to be a lot smaller than it actually is.

I find that their music is best suited for long nights in the car (while the car is running in a closed garage).

EDIT: Sorry about the above. I'm not going to delete it but point taken Mr. Moderator.

 

Ehhhhhh see I don't like that last sentence at all. Are you implying that fans of The National are/should be mentally ill? I get that you're probably being hyperbolic, but it still doesn't sit right with me. There are many, many bands talked about on this site with dark and morose lyrics that many people enjoy a great deal. I also think you're overstating just how dark The National really is, because songs like Anyone's Ghost, The System Only Dreams In Total Darkness, I Need My Girl, and Mistaken For Strangers (just to name a few) all fit pretty well within the realm of popular indie rock.

 

In a joking way, I am implying that I feel you have to be a little bit off to find enjoyment in their bleakness. Every aspect of their sound, is just so dark and depressing. It honestly makes me uncomfortable to listen to. From his deep monotone voice, to their overall song structure, every time I try to listen to them, I honestly have to turn it off after 4 or 5 songs. I don't enjoy feeling sad, and I can't listen to this band without starting to feel a little bleak. I have a pretty good life and 20 minutes of their music makes me question everything. They are known as a depressing band, so I am imagine i'm not alone in getting that feeling from their music. So my question is, why do so many people enjoy that? I've heard explanations that their music is beautiful and haunting etc. but I don't get any of that.

 

I think they have a real lot of music that isn't very depressing. Abel, Mr. November, Fake Empire, All the Wine, England, Graceless...not always lyrically, but musically that's some uplifting shit

 

You're thinking way too much about how depressing it is. Cant imagine how you feel listening to Radiohead or Sun Kil Moon or something. Seriously not ALL of their songs are like that (check out Alligator for a more upbeat album by them)-- and the ones that are sad, they tap into an emotional space that's difficult to articulate. Matt's voice is deep but not monotone-- its just his voice, and a damn good one at that. The music isn't that dark to me. I'd sooner call it sweeping and moody, but not really dark. Idk man... to me it just sounds like youre writing them off based on their reputation as being depressing.

 

Fuck off with this shit. It's not funny at all.

 

Why would you report a post calling out your own terrible post? C'mon man.

 

There's a report button FYI that you can use instead of the harsh language (OUCH!), and the moderators already let me know. Sorry you were offended, I will keep the jokes about serious subjects out of my complaints.

 

I think the band is probably just not for you. I don't know how to explain what draws me to them because my experience with their music is going to be unique from any other person's. I think we all like the bands we like for different reasons, so i don't know how to convince someone why any given band has merit. I think their music can actually be very uplifting at times, even paired with the dark and "depressing" lyrics. I enjoy the juxtaposition. I also do think there is a beauty to what they do. Beyond that, I don't know. They just connect with me. It's hard to be more specific than that.

 

"sorry you were offended" is a shitty way to apologize

 

I chose my words carefully :)