The National - First Two Pages... & Laugh Track Album • Page 56

yes! so far so fast >>> not in kansas

 

They haven't missed, for me, since Alligator and this new one holds that streak up. Love it!

 

Not in Kansas by a hundred miles

 

to riff on the first two lines, I like Not in Kamas but sometimes I can't fuckin' stand it

 

So Far So Fast just sounds like something Stars did 15 years ago. Feels dated to me.

 

I'm sure there is an implied comma here, but I could also see it being Matt's weird nickname.

Matt Berninger, the "Man Who Cut Onions" .

 

I'm glad we agree that they should have put the even longer "Not In Kansas" with like 7 more verses on the album!

 

Not in Kansas (Matt's Version)

 

I liked it a lot, but I also feel like it’s going to end up being a grower

 

I’ve got weird National opinions, my top 3 are probably HV, IAETF, and Alligator haha. I like this new one though

 

This is probably the most wild but still believable top 3 someone can come up with. Putting self-titled in there would make it crazier but it’d also push it into a trolling opinion. This seems real and it’s unhinged and I respect it.

 

It is real! haha

 

Ok, scratch what I said in my other post, Once Upon a Poolside is the clear standout here

 

i dig this. not their best, but still great.

 

I like both long ones on IAETF, don't love either. The inclusion of both and especially back to back is the bigger issue. I actually like Not in Kansas now that the 'omg most elite National song' hype is gone. It's good just a bit too corny to be great.

 

Once upon a poolside is one of the best songs the national has ever written

 

“People always debate our records. No matter what, we have collections of ugly ducklings. We’re never going to write a perfect rock song. We’re never going to do the thing we set out to do. All we can do is this uncovering of these awkward songs. They grow on us and grow on other people. It takes a while to hear them, and that’s what makes them special. They feel sculptural eventually, but when we first do it, it’s like, Are we even a good band?”

The National Want Their Taylor Swift Duet Played ‘in Context’

 

Literally all I’m thinking of as I read everyone’s varied opinions on this and the other albums.

To me, this is what makes them such a great band. They acknowledge that they will never be the band for everyone but know that people love them for that reason.

 

confirmation there's more where this came from in that article btw. sounds like a companion piece.

 

To be fair, IAETF was exactly that.

 

I'd be surprised if we had to wait anywhere near that long tho

 

I want the band to go in front of Congress and say, in unison, “we are not the band that recorded High Violet and you should be ashamed if you still want us to be.”

 

I’m not expecting it to be that long, either. I think it’ll be very similar to Folklore/Evermore. They learned something from that, wouldn’t be surprised if there’s another Taylor appearance in there, too.

 

on a purely factual level they are but I get it

 

I was meaning from a release timeline more than sonically.