zerohacker Posted April 9, 2015 Share Posted April 9, 2015 Fuck it, I've got 16 hours of overtime this week, might as well drop the money on it come payday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thesewoodenideas Posted April 9, 2015 Share Posted April 9, 2015 Good cause and all that but this release is dumb. If they released a proper live album instead (maybe of the show they did with an orchestra recently) I'd be on board and it would sell like hotcakes. Buying LP's as an 'art piece' is bullshit. Too expensive and rubbish content make this the first release by The National I'll be skipping. kjkenney 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kylekrische Posted April 9, 2015 Share Posted April 9, 2015 $210 to Canada. Cant do it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
213041284s Posted April 9, 2015 Share Posted April 9, 2015 I don't know why but for a second after just reading the OPs title I thought it was the name for a deluxe signed box set with special editions of all their albums. Damn. laralaurent 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thesewoodenideas Posted April 9, 2015 Share Posted April 9, 2015 I don't know why but for a second after just reading the OPs title I thought it was the name for a deluxe signed box set with special editions of all their albums. Damn. It's almost like they put out that unreleased track the other day to get our hopes up then they unveil this to everyone's bewilderment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beatnik11 Posted April 9, 2015 Share Posted April 9, 2015 I enjoy myself some kinda out there experimental ideas but...... hot damn this really takes the cake for pretentious schlock Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jerseydave77 Posted April 9, 2015 Share Posted April 9, 2015 Is anyone going to confess to having ordered it? I want to take a look through the set at some point but there is no way I could order it. I know Trouble Will Find Me was mentioned - i liked that deluxe set they did but you're right, if that took months to sell then these are destined to sit as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rpm4 Posted April 9, 2015 Share Posted April 9, 2015 Is anyone going to confess to having ordered it? I'll admit it. I ordered as soon as I learned of the release. Very excited to hear this as I was very disappointed to have not been able to attend the event at MOMA. Been waiting for this to come out since it was suggested it would be released as a box set. zerohacker and Sidney Crosley 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jack8urt0n Posted April 9, 2015 Share Posted April 9, 2015 I'll admit it. I ordered as soon as I learned of the release. Very excited to hear this as I was very disappointed to have not been able to attend the event at MOMA. Been waiting for this to come out since it was suggested it would be released as a box set. Bravo. I'd give you a +1, but I spent my daily limit in this thread already. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timsimmons Posted April 9, 2015 Share Posted April 9, 2015 As I said earlier in the thread I ordered it. Been looking forward to it since Matt mentioned it would get pressed during the press tour for TWFM. I think it will be cool to listen to. Never gonna listen to all 9'in a row, but if have no problem pulling out 1 maybe 2 LPs every so often as a way to create a mini experience of the art project. They are my favorite current band, I couldn't not order this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
just a normal guy kevin Posted April 9, 2015 Share Posted April 9, 2015 This release doesn't exist in my brain but I don't fault anyone with the cash and rack space to display this bad puppy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Youinreverse Posted April 9, 2015 Share Posted April 9, 2015 This release doesn't exist in my brain but I don't fault anyone with the cash and rack space to display this bad puppy. This release sounds exactly like it was created in the brain of bake. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timsimmons Posted April 9, 2015 Share Posted April 9, 2015 So it's the greatest thing ever. Got it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ntslash Posted April 9, 2015 Share Posted April 9, 2015 I'd be lying if I said I didn't want this. I'd also be lying if I said I was going to buy it. The price tag seems reasonable though given that it's for charity. These things have to cost $50 to make. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timsimmons Posted April 9, 2015 Share Posted April 9, 2015 9 LPs for $150 isn't crazy. I thought it's reasonable. Granted it's 1 song over and over. But the pricing is right for 9LPs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ptothedo Posted April 10, 2015 Share Posted April 10, 2015 Dumb. bungie 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew_VB Posted April 10, 2015 Share Posted April 10, 2015 what else would you expect from an art piece released as a vinyl boxset? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aju2streets Posted April 10, 2015 Share Posted April 10, 2015 My first thought was that this was announced 8 days late thesewoodenideas 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parker Posted April 10, 2015 Share Posted April 10, 2015 This is something that just doesn't need to exist in physical form. As much as I love this band, I would never listen to this more than once (and even then it would take me a few weeks to get through it). That's the weirdest thing about this for me. At it's core, the concept of listening to the same song performed live for six hours is kind of neat, but vinyl is the absolute worst way to experience that. It seems like the faster you can go from one version to the next, the more you can compare the variations. Having to flip sides and change the player every every fifteen minutes or so totally gets in the way of that. And the fact that there's no download code with it? This is just really, really odd. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hobbesthecat Posted April 10, 2015 Share Posted April 10, 2015 bungie 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rooks Posted April 10, 2015 Share Posted April 10, 2015 That's the weirdest thing about this for me. At it's core, the concept of listening to the same song performed live for six hours is kind of neat, but vinyl is the absolute worst way to experience that. It seems like the faster you can go from one version to the next, the more you can compare the variations. Having to flip sides and change the player every every fifteen minutes or so totally gets in the way of that. And the fact that there's no download code with it? This is just really, really odd. It's the only way they can make sure you're still awake. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nelso330 Posted April 10, 2015 Share Posted April 10, 2015 Dang why couldnt this be a few shows with diff songs... Want to pull trigger but at that price shit probably not worth it... If I had money to burn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
just a normal guy kevin Posted April 10, 2015 Share Posted April 10, 2015 Why can't this be a live box set with individual sets from Dr. Dog, Sufjan Stevens, John Vanderslice, Kind of Like Spitting and the 1975 World Series Game 4 audio? The National dropped the ball on this one. zerohacker, esbe, seafoamgreen and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seafoamgreen Posted April 10, 2015 Share Posted April 10, 2015 This is some top notch trolling of their fans in the name of "art stuff." Only ICP has done it better (though in the name of being idiots). Bravo, band everyone seems to like a lot I guess! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
just a normal guy kevin Posted April 10, 2015 Share Posted April 10, 2015 I think selling this for a lower price like $110 or including some bonus live EP or unreleased material would have been more of a troll move. It looks like a lot of thought went into the packaging and the price point is at a place where only affluent (or obsessive) fans will get it. Like I said earlier, it's easy to just pretend this doesn't exist. Unlike, let's say the Virginia EP and A Skin, A Night release which featured 4-5 b-sides, some demoes, and a terrible "art" film marketed as a documentary. They didn't even give us those awesome Vincent Moon Boxer promos which featured the only practical footage for fans from that saturated black and white grainy film experiment. natenomm, AlexH., davey and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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