billya Posted September 6, 2017 Share Posted September 6, 2017 The show last night was awesome. It was my first time hearing any of the new album songs. They had the blue and the white at the merch stand. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derek™ Posted September 6, 2017 Share Posted September 6, 2017 13 minutes ago, billya said: The show last night was awesome. It was my first time hearing any of the new album songs. They had the blue and the white at the merch stand. Do you know if they had CDs? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billya Posted September 6, 2017 Share Posted September 6, 2017 1 hour ago, Derek™ said: Do you know if they had CDs? I believe I saw a CD on the wall, but I could be mistaken. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nick059 Posted September 6, 2017 Share Posted September 6, 2017 NPR hosted a live stream of them playing the new record live in its entirety. It can be found at the link below if anyone is curious. The mix isn't the best, even for a live show recording.http://www.npr.org/event/music/545815805/the-national-first-listen-live-presented-by-world-cafe-and-npr-music Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eliminator Jr. Posted September 6, 2017 Share Posted September 6, 2017 Blue copy showed up today, happy to see it's translucent. As always with me and The National this album will need a lot of rotation to start and slowly sink in. But they always do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derek™ Posted September 6, 2017 Share Posted September 6, 2017 55 minutes ago, Eliminator Jr. said: Blue copy showed up today, happy to see it's translucent. As always with me and The National this album will need a lot of rotation to start and slowly sink in. But they always do. Wait, it's translucent? That's crazy. The description and mockup totally looked opaque. Excellent to hear though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GhostTrail Posted September 6, 2017 Share Posted September 6, 2017 (edited) Hmmm - I wonder if there's a separate European press that's translucent? I saw a post from Underdog Records in Germany and theirs was definitely translucent, but all the other posts I've seen certainly look opaque. Edited September 6, 2017 by GhostTrail Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JW1910 Posted September 6, 2017 Share Posted September 6, 2017 my blue is not translucent. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ksuwdboots Posted September 6, 2017 Share Posted September 6, 2017 12 minutes ago, GhostTrail said: Hmmm - I wonder if there's a separate European press that's translucent? I saw a post from Underdog Records in Germany and theirs was definitely translucent, but all the other posts I've seen certainly look opaque. That would match what happened with High Violet - EU was translucent purple, US was opaque purple. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derek™ Posted September 6, 2017 Share Posted September 6, 2017 59 minutes ago, ksuwdboots said: That would match what happened with High Violet - EU was translucent purple, US was opaque purple. Except vice-versa. I'm fairly confident the Euro copies were opaque. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ksuwdboots Posted September 6, 2017 Share Posted September 6, 2017 2 minutes ago, Derek™ said: Except vice-versa. I'm fairly confident the Euro copies were opaque. Dangit, you're right. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tvham Posted September 6, 2017 Share Posted September 6, 2017 6 hours ago, Derek™ said: Do you know if they had CDs? I just saw an instagram ad for the cd at Target - $8.99 and it comes w an exclusive patch Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GhostTrail Posted September 6, 2017 Share Posted September 6, 2017 And per other Instagram posts I saw while lurking, they were definitely selling the CD last night as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simple_torture Posted September 6, 2017 Share Posted September 6, 2017 WEB DL version has leaked. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oblivions Posted September 6, 2017 Share Posted September 6, 2017 Probably already discussed here but, if you buy tickets to some National shows, they'll send you a discount link to buy the LP or CD or download. The LP is the standard pressing for $22 with free shipping, which isn't that great of a discount but worth knowing if you've held out and want to save $4. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rickydenim Posted September 7, 2017 Share Posted September 7, 2017 (edited) 6 hours ago, simple_torture said: WEB DL version has leaked. Linky please? Having trouble finding it *All good Edited September 7, 2017 by rickydenim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rickydenim Posted September 7, 2017 Share Posted September 7, 2017 Oh man! My local just posted they have the ibdi blue in store Friday for $48. I preordered on 4ad UK and cost me over $60 and Ill be waiting like 2 weeks. Thats what I get for pre-ordering! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
radiatorhums Posted September 7, 2017 Share Posted September 7, 2017 Mine showed up today and I'm really not feeling the first disc. The back half was much better, but still kind of feels like The National Lite. I'm not opposed to a band experimenting with their sound, I just really don't think the direction they went in worked worked for me. This is based one one listen though. It might grow on me and I'm more than willing to give it a more chances. Trouble never quite connected with me either, but I've grown to like it more than I initially did. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oblivions Posted September 7, 2017 Share Posted September 7, 2017 26 minutes ago, jonrawks said: Mine showed up today and I'm really not feeling the first disc. The back half was much better, but still kind of feels like The National Lite. I'm not opposed to a band experimenting with their sound, I just really don't think the direction they went in worked worked for me. This is based one one listen though. It might grow on me and I'm more than willing to give it a more chances. Trouble never quite connected with me either, but I've grown to like it more than I initially did. The slow songs blend together on the first few listens. Keep listening. Around listen 4 or 5, I started to separate the tracks better and hear what each was doing differently. Dark Side of the Gym has become my favorite song and I wouldn't have been able to tell you a single lyric or melody from it if you asked me about it after the first few spins. radiatorhums 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zerohacker Posted September 7, 2017 Share Posted September 7, 2017 My white copy shipped from Amazon today, so I'll have it by Friday at the latest. I'm holding out on listening to a leak and it's killing me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toomanyrecords Posted September 7, 2017 Share Posted September 7, 2017 I'm listening to my blue copy right now. They're my favorite band. On the first song and it's beautiful and I'm so happy. tvham 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomas³ Posted September 7, 2017 Share Posted September 7, 2017 I'm really liking the new album. Hopefully my local gets copies in to grab. I do agree it's starts a bit slow, but I still really enjoy it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toomanyrecords Posted September 7, 2017 Share Posted September 7, 2017 Ok, so... on first listen... I wasn't blown away. Some stand-outs for sure but compared to previous albums, it doesn't seem like it fully holds up. The National are a cut above the rest in general, and I love Matt's voice so every song was "good", but there wasn't enough "great" on first listen to really excite me. I'm hoping it grows on me when I do a headphones listen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derek™ Posted September 7, 2017 Share Posted September 7, 2017 You guys are crazy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oblivions Posted September 7, 2017 Share Posted September 7, 2017 10 minutes ago, Kanye West said: Ok, so... on first listen... I wasn't blown away. Some stand-outs for sure but compared to previous albums, it doesn't seem like it fully holds up. The National are a cut above the rest in general, and I love Matt's voice so every song was "good", but there wasn't enough "great" on first listen to really excite me. I'm hoping it grows on me when I do a headphones listen. Check back in after you've listened to it 4-5 times. This one is a different kind of grower than other National albums, as a majority of the songs build slowly, use very simple vocal melodies, and are driven by the drums & electronic layers rather than drums & shimmering Dessner guitars. IMO, once you start telling the slow songs apart from each other, you realize they are just as great as the obvious faster songs and have their own jittery, unsettling bite to them even though they're a bit stripped down. tvham and Derek™ 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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