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The National — Slow Show
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:+:_DL
(RVA)
Posted: May 09, 2013 - 11:00
 
Take the gun out of your mouth.

esacconcia
(Fairfax, Virginia, USA)
Posted: Jan 23, 2013 - 11:49
 
LOVE{#Heartkiss}

rdo
(DC)
Posted: Dec 30, 2012 - 15:48
 
 84MacGuy wrote:
The best way to discover a new favorite music group is to hear a song that you never heard before.  Then when you hear it again you really, really like it and you start to search on iTunes and elsewhere for more of their music.  Then you listen to a sampling of some of their other music and you say, hey, they are really freakin' good.  Then you start downloading a crapload of their music and listening to it over and over.

Slow Show was the song that started me down that path with The National. 
 
YouTube has a lot too.  You can also do them on Pandora. 

Logani
Posted: Dec 16, 2012 - 04:46
 
Classy band with one of the most consistent outputs. Much love.

CurrentlyKelli
(Minnesota)
Posted: Dec 03, 2012 - 18:43
 
I love this.

MirageRF
(Clemmons, NC, USA)
Posted: Nov 14, 2012 - 19:48
 
I don't get this dreary song.   3 for now.  That's harsh.  Sorry.

floydoftherocks
(Frisco)
Posted: Oct 21, 2012 - 10:00
 
This eats it... Kinda like crash test dummies got trapped in an elevator with arcade fire.

kfarrnd
(Oldsmar, FL)
Posted: Sep 27, 2012 - 11:10
 
 84MacGuy wrote:
The best way to discover a new favorite music group is to hear a song that you never heard before.  Then when you hear it again you really, really like it and you start to search on iTunes and elsewhere for more of their music.  Then you listen to a sampling of some of their other music and you say, hey, they are really freakin' good.  Then you start downloading a crapload of their music and listening to it over and over.

Slow Show was the song that started me down that path with The National. 
 
I agree with this and it's why I love Radio Paradise.  My path began when they first started playing "Fake Empire"  here and I've bought all the albums of The National since.  One of my very favorite bands now.

Aud
(lost in lakecity)
Posted: Jul 12, 2012 - 00:07
 
 84MacGuy wrote:
The best way to discover a new favorite music group is to hear a song that you never heard before.  Then when you hear it again you really, really like it and you start to search on iTunes and elsewhere for more of their music.  Then you listen to a sampling of some of their other music and you say, hey, they are really freakin' good.  Then you start downloading a crapload of their music and listening to it over and over.

Slow Show was the song that started me down that path with The National. 
 

I don't ever get tired of these guys

84MacGuy
(Portland, Oregon)
Posted: Jun 29, 2012 - 15:33
 
The best way to discover a new favorite music group is to hear a song that you never heard before.  Then when you hear it again you really, really like it and you start to search on iTunes and elsewhere for more of their music.  Then you listen to a sampling of some of their other music and you say, hey, they are really freakin' good.  Then you start downloading a crapload of their music and listening to it over and over.

Slow Show was the song that started me down that path with The National. 

rdo
(DC)
Posted: May 28, 2012 - 18:04
 
 LizK wrote:
These are the Ohio bee people?  He still has serious bronchial problems.  
 
aw, c'mon

adrianblack
(West Hollywood, CA)
Posted: May 16, 2012 - 14:44
 
 RKeaton wrote:
This is probably my favorite song off the album. I see some people debating whether The National are cool or not, or too cool, or whatever. I don't really care, I like this album a lot. And if you don't understand the vocals, buy some better headphones.
 
I could not agree more! This song is spectacular to me.

RKeaton
Posted: Mar 03, 2012 - 19:43
 
This is probably my favorite song off the album. I see some people debating whether The National are cool or not, or too cool, or whatever. I don't really care, I like this album a lot. And if you don't understand the vocals, buy some better headphones.

LizK
(Houston, Texas)
Posted: Mar 03, 2012 - 19:26
 
These are the Ohio bee people?  He still has serious bronchial problems.  

(former member)
(hotel in Las Vegas)
Posted: Feb 23, 2012 - 14:41
 


This song puts a spring in my step this winter day...

 

blotto
(127.0.0.1)
Posted: Feb 23, 2012 - 14:40
 
The beta 2 site does not add my comments in, wtf.

Anyways, the PSD button is awesome when it comes to the National, (and Mumford and Sons)

All hail the PSD button.

Goodbye the National.


ziakut
(Unmoon)
Posted: Feb 23, 2012 - 14:40
 
Glad to hear this again! Great tune from a great band!

rdo
(DC)
Posted: Feb 04, 2012 - 10:26
 
 Nerubo wrote:

How many hipsters does it take to screw in a light bulb?

It's a pretty obscure number, you probably haven't heard of it.  :-P

 
I don't get it.  ;)

(former member)
(hotel in Las Vegas)
Posted: Jan 22, 2012 - 21:43
 


This song is so good my nipples get hard when I hear it...

 

alvarorb
(Sacramento, CA)
Posted: Jan 10, 2012 - 16:10
 
What an awesome song!

KurtfromLaQuinta
(Yep. I'm still here in La Quinta.)
Posted: Dec 31, 2011 - 08:32
 
 vandal wrote:


Pray tell, in which market is The National played frequently within the regular rotation?  I might consider moving if this was the worst possibility I faced whenever I turned on my car radio. . . 
 
Amen brother!


(former member)
(hotel in Las Vegas)
Posted: Nov 29, 2011 - 14:46
 

Everybody in my hotel room loves this song...
 

That_SOB
(In at least 2 places at once)
Posted: Nov 08, 2011 - 04:52
 
 SmackDaddy wrote:


San Diego FM94.9 plays them quite a bit. You can listen online
 

 Huh ? Now why in the hell would anyone wanna do that when they got it all ... right cheer ?^?
 I guess some folks just get off on commercials..  eeeuuuu !

ziakut
(A place with air, water and chocolate.)
Posted: Oct 19, 2011 - 19:53
 
I like the feel. Love the simple acoustic guitar arrangement. Nice changing chords over basic melody line that rarely changes. Tappin' my feet. I'm likin' this one!

LizK
(Houston, Texas)
Posted: Oct 07, 2011 - 16:33
 
Enunciate,  please.   English is such a lovely language, and you are mumbling. 

zamir
(Newark, Delaware)
Posted: Sep 30, 2011 - 13:02
 
Great segue from the alt version of Coldplay "Talk". Nice mini-set for a Friday afternoon.

SmackDaddy
(San Diego)
Posted: Aug 17, 2011 - 19:28
 
 socalhol wrote:

{#Roflol}   Right?!  I have NEVER heard The National played on commercial radio!

 

San Diego FM94.9 plays them quite a bit. You can listen online

socalhol
(Seattle)
Posted: Jul 29, 2011 - 18:07
 
 vandal wrote:
Pray tell, in which market is The National played frequently within the regular rotation?  I might consider moving if this was the worst possibility I faced whenever I turned on my car radio. . .
 
{#Roflol}   Right?!  I have NEVER heard The National played on commercial radio!


Nerubo
(Denver, CO)
Posted: Jul 26, 2011 - 13:09
 
 h8rhater wrote:

Seriously,... nobody likes Hipsters.
 
How many hipsters does it take to screw in a light bulb?

It's a pretty obscure number, you probably haven't heard of it.  :-P


h8rhater
Posted: Jul 05, 2011 - 12:26
 
 fortyonejb wrote:

So, when the greater public begins to like a song, that means its now inherently bad and can't be played here?

Take the elitist attitude outside please, you're smelling up the place. 
 
Seriously,... nobody likes Hipsters.


vandal
(arriving somewhere, but not here. . .)
Posted: Jun 28, 2011 - 08:19
 
 S-curvy wrote:
Switch goes the raydiddio selector when the National-ly waaayyyyy over-played hits the airwaves.  Sorry Bill, but when the songs are routinely in the Top-40, it's probably time to take 'em outta the rotation.
 

Pray tell, in which market is The National played frequently within the regular rotation?  I might consider moving if this was the worst possibility I faced whenever I turned on my car radio. . . 



fortyonejb
(Some beach at 5 o'clock)
Posted: Jun 28, 2011 - 08:16
 
 S-curvy wrote:
Switch goes the raydiddio selector when the National-ly waaayyyyy over-played hits the airwaves.  Sorry Bill, but when the songs are routinely in the Top-40, it's probably time to take 'em outta the rotation.
 
So, when the greater public begins to like a song, that means its now inherently bad and can't be played here?

Take the elitist attitude outside please, you're smelling up the place. 

blotto
(127.0.0.1)
Posted: Jun 28, 2011 - 08:14
 
Looking for mumble mumble mumble.
I don't want mumble mumble mumble.

awesome.

Poacher
(Brighton, UK)
Posted: May 24, 2011 - 09:54
 
 S-curvy wrote:
Switch goes the raydiddio selector when the National-ly waaayyyyy over-played hits the airwaves.  Sorry Bill, but when the songs are routinely in the Top-40, it's probably time to take 'em outta the rotation.
 
Top-40? What's that? Many of us here do not listen to commercial radio so are not over exposed to what the music business thinks we want to hear. 

Actually. . . that is why most of us are here.  


S-curvy
(Lovely Alameda, the Isle of Style)
Posted: May 10, 2011 - 22:24
 
Switch goes the raydiddio selector when the National-ly waaayyyyy over-played hits the airwaves.  Sorry Bill, but when the songs are routinely in the Top-40, it's probably time to take 'em outta the rotation.

sajitjacob
Posted: Apr 22, 2011 - 20:41
 
Most mellow. Vocals remind me of the Tindersticks, what ever happened to the Tindersticks?

Linds-e
(Northeastern USA)
Posted: Apr 22, 2011 - 20:40
 
I think this song is warmingly nostalgic.

Darkavenger
Posted: Apr 09, 2011 - 04:57
 
Great lyrics

catey
(Connecticut Shoreline)
Posted: Mar 25, 2011 - 14:31
 
Thanks RP for another great find.

blotto
(here, at the moment)
Posted: Mar 22, 2011 - 07:33
 
 Sasha2001 wrote:
Here's a band people seem to really like - can sombody explain this to me? Are they the same people who also dislike radiohead and U2? Because that would make my shallow generalizing seem more cleaver.
 

I hate the National, love Radiohead(most of) and love/hate U2.
Hope that answers your question.

WayUpNorth
(Windswept Exile)
Posted: Mar 22, 2011 - 07:33
 
 madaxeman wrote:
A lovely, slow burning groove, and an expressive baritone. Wonderful.
 
Nice description.  I agree.


jpdribbler
(Northern Germany)
Posted: Mar 13, 2011 - 01:53
 
 Excelsior wrote:
meh meh meh mrm mhhm mrm mrm meh mrm meh meh mrm mhmmmm uhm murhm mrm mrm meh meh meh 29 years mrrm uhm meh mhmmm mrm mrm uhm
 
In a NY Times feature on The National (great read btw) it says that one of his band mates' nicknames for Matt Berninger is mumbleberry pie. Still chuckling when I think of it.

However, I love Matt's slurred, drunk-ish vocal delivery and probably wouldn't like if he changed it and started to enunciate (overly) clearly (like Michael Stipe on the last couple R.E.M. records, which feels awkward and kinda self-important to me). Sometimes I'm bummed that I don't understand half of Matt's mumbling, but overall I feel that it rather makes it more thrilling to try and figure out (or google) the wicked lyrics.



DD rabbi_phil
(beach)
Posted: Mar 08, 2011 - 16:48
 
Yup. likes me this.

Sasha2001
(Where the last of the union men run free)
Posted: Feb 09, 2011 - 17:47
 
Here's a band people seem to really like - can sombody explain this to me? Are they the same people who also dislike radiohead and U2? Because that would make my shallow generalizing seem more cleaver.

mandolin
(...drifting...)
Posted: Jan 18, 2011 - 16:04
 
 adroc wrote:
You wish you could have come up with a line half as good as "I dreamed about you for 29 years before I saw you." 
 
"i still owe money to the money to the money i owe"

...these guys really know how to say so much with so few words - outstanding lyrics...

84MacGuy
(Portland, Oregon)
Posted: Jan 18, 2011 - 15:59
 
One of the best National songs.  Don't know why, but I just love hearing it.

blotto
(here, at the moment)
Posted: Nov 16, 2010 - 12:41
 
All of their songs are consistently dull  {#Sleep}. This one is no exception.


adroc
(T dot O dot)
Posted: Nov 16, 2010 - 12:40
 
 Excelsior wrote:
meh meh meh mrm mhhm mrm mrm meh mrm meh meh mrm mhmmmm uhm murhm mrm mrm meh meh meh 29 years mrrm uhm meh mhmmm mrm mrm uhm
 
You wish you could have come up with a line half as good as "I dreamed about you for 29 years before I saw you."  I think Gin has a new challenger for the title of 'panty remover'.


shutter
(You can't get here from there)
Posted: May 28, 2010 - 07:29
 
 gratefulgator wrote:
Aren't these the brain eaters?
 
...'cause I'm evil!    Evil

madaxeman
(Scottish west coast)
Posted: May 27, 2010 - 10:12
 
A lovely, slow burning groove, and an expressive baritone. Wonderful.