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Boxer
I love 2 tracks from Alligator (Abel and Mr November, FWIW), I like 2 others and can barely get through the rest. The live versions are miles better anyway, so I wouldn't dive into that first, personally.
Everything since Boxer is excellent in different ways. They get more synthy/blippy-bloppy as they go on, but the songwriting is great throughout and it's genuinely all great.
My favourite songs from each record, in chronological order, would be Fake Empire, Slow Show, Apartment Story, Terrible Love, Bloodbuzz Ohio, Vanderlyle, Graceless, I Need My Girl, Day I Die, The System..., and Dark Side of the Gym.
But really just ignore all that and watch these and pick your favourites and go from there:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uWd0EWKpH94
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jc_Ikvrfp6I
Then listen to this from the new record, which is utterly heartbreaking and completely brilliant.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5FQtSn_vak0
Then buy an offset. Because you won't be able to resist after all that.
Yes he has
My feedback thread is here.
http://www.thefretboard.co.uk/discussion/57602/
My feedback thread is here.
http://www.thefretboard.co.uk/discussion/57602/
My feedback thread is here.
http://www.thefretboard.co.uk/discussion/57602/
I think they are one of the best bands around at the moment - live and on record.
I picked them back up about a year ago and kicked myself for not doing so earlier - they're easily in my top 3 current bands.
I'd try again with some of the stuff posted above, but if it doesn't grab you then it's not the end of the world
Their drummer is outstanding - him and the lyrics are the driving forces for me.
The 2017 Glastonbury performance they did was amazing. The songs can be a bit different live, more pace and dynamic - and Glasto 17 was a prime example. Sadly the BBC footage isn't online currently - but here's a concert from Sydney which is great too. If you don't have 2 hrs to spare check out:
Bloodbuzz Ohio:
Mr November:
Abel and Slow Show:
Enjoy the guitars too - vintage offset heaven!
By the way if pitch perfect vocals are your thing look away. If energy and emotion are - plough on.
Oh and here's one more. One of my absolute faves - All the Wine from Alligator
She loves it...here’s a link to the YouTube lesson. Anyone could play this with practice.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=lBnioErBc98
The exercises and nursery rhymes she does in her formal lessons are great but being able to play along with Daddy’s music really peaked her interest.
I haven’t tried to play many National songs on guitar though. The parts often compliment the whole song rather than being something obvious to play stand alone. I feel the same way about the guitar on Nick Cave songs - two of my favourite bands but I hardly know a full song by either.
So - recommendations on which National songs are rewarding to play on guitar?
For guitar, I’d say:
Slow Show
Apartment Story
I Need My Girl (usually single guitar with delay for the main line, but also see the NPR Tiny Desk with twin-guitar version)
Mr November
I Should Live In Salt
Vanderlyle (live show closer - all acoustic, really lovely)