Darlington wrote: 

I meant May......

Sounds a helluva lot like "TV on the Radio"

Because they suck.

dew34 wrote: 

New record coming out in September!

 fergie348 wrote: 
I feel your pain re: Everclear, but you're just plain wrong about The National.

These guys get mad props for doing "The Rains of Castamere" from the Game of Thrones soundtrack last season...

Sometimes how these ratings are determined in both frustrating and silly-this is a fine modern band and I don 't understand how anyone could not see that-but that's why variety is the reason for rating things      

 captanne wrote: 

I had the same experience with Alligator. Its warmed up some for me, but Boxer (which I dearly love) and High Violet are still my favorites.

The National seems to have fallen off the RP rotation over the past six months.  Sad. 

I just started listening to The National after many nights saying, "Oh!  I like this band.  Who is this?" only to see The National on the byline.  I bought Boxer and Alligator and I have to say I honestly adore Boxer.  Alligator is taking me longer to warm up to.  This is a particularly nice track.

I did see a comment here once that accused the lead singer of mumbling and it still makes me laugh out loud. 

 Laurelia wrote: 

My theory is that this isn't jazz or a song by a classicly renowned artist (think of Stones, Pink Floyd, Led etc). So people tend to be more critical about the song. I for one love this and would prefer to hear these guys play over a lot of the classics!

There's a quiet majesty to this.

ZZZ-Zzzz-ZZzzz-HngGGggh-Ppbhww- ZZZzzzZZ

 jpdribbler wrote: 

I raised my rating. To be sure - these cats are good. Just saw them last weekend in Chicago w/ Arcade Fire. Awesome show.

 Laurelia wrote: 

Solidly in the "love em" category here.

 jpdribbler wrote: 
Yes, this was the song for me too. Still love it. Thank you RP for introducing me to this group! But my eyes are also hurting since the rating is still 6.7. They just seem to be one of those love 'em hate 'em groups, I'm afraid. Well, I love 'em.

The song that made me fall in love with The National - and still my favorite on Boxer. The current 6.7 rating really hurts my eyes (hey, The National haters, don't miss the opportunity to make a "hurts my ears" joke ).

 flapser wrote: 

I don't think I 've heard this song before, but regardless, I'm not hearing anything here to deviate from my consistant rating of 1 for any The National songs 

 zipper wrote: 
I've never been particularly fond of poetry, per se, and generally assess it in the same manner as visual art: you know what you like when you see it.  For me, interestingly, The National's lyrics are rather evocative.  I think they tell little, visual stories of relationships and snippets of life - enhanced, I think, by Matt Berninger's delivery.  I kinda get them. But the music on RP is like art - you typically like it or you don't.  I think The National is one of those sneaky bands that can grow on you if you look at it from a different perspective.

That's my stream-of-consciousness offering on the topic, FWIW, YMMV, etc...

Now for some caffeine...

 fergie348 wrote: 
My dogs want to party with your dog. I love the lyrics.

First listen. Don't really like the National but can tell I will fall in love with this...

Gosh, I haven't had this much disdain for a major alt-rock act since Everclear burst on the scene nigh on a decade ago.  Every song I've heard from The National is pitiful.  My dog could have written that..

10 all the way from me.

 chyk5 wrote: 
If you say "for god's sakes man" like Johnny Depp in Fear and Loathing, it makes it a lot funnier.  Go on.  Try it.

 chyk5 wrote: 

C'mon now, chyk5, you know he's right.  I like a good mushmouth as much as the next guy, but DAMN this song really takes it up a notch!

 chyk5 wrote: 

oh SNAP!

mush mouth mumbling...

Great song!

 flapser wrote: 

And this is a GREAT album too. One of my favorites of the past few years. I keep coming back to it again and again.