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White DiscussionWhite Discussion Melissa Texas Posts: 2,816
edited June 2012 in Other Music
Does anyone else love these guys? I love the guys deep voice and their songs are phenominal :D
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  • dcfaithfuldcfaithful Posts: 13,076
    Yes, I love this band. High Violet has to be one of the best records of the past 5 years, in my opinion.
    7/2/06 - Denver, CO
    6/12/08 - Tampa, FL
    8/23/09 - Chicago, IL
    9/28/09 - Salt Lake City, UT (11 years too long!!!)
    9/03/11 - East Troy, WI - PJ20 - Night 1
    9/04/11 - East Troy, WI - PJ20 - Night 2
  • White DiscussionWhite Discussion Melissa Texas Posts: 2,816
    It is for sure, but you can't go wrong with Boxer, self-titled, Alligator or Sad Songs For dirty Lovers either :)
    dcfaithful wrote:
    Yes, I love this band. High Violet has to be one of the best records of the past 5 years, in my opinion.
  • djjazzy276djjazzy276 Posts: 229
    Yeah I love them too. I found that Bloodbuzz Ohio is a great work out song. Whenever I'm running, I have it set as my "power song" so when I need that extra push, I put that on.
  • foodboyfoodboy Posts: 988
    great band. saw them at massey hall in toronto. kind of like roxy music in certain ways. worth seeing.
  • dcfaithfuldcfaithful Posts: 13,076
    foodboy wrote:
    great band. saw them at massey hall in toronto. kind of like roxy music in certain ways. worth seeing.

    All I'm waiting on is a Salt Lake City date and I am there.
    7/2/06 - Denver, CO
    6/12/08 - Tampa, FL
    8/23/09 - Chicago, IL
    9/28/09 - Salt Lake City, UT (11 years too long!!!)
    9/03/11 - East Troy, WI - PJ20 - Night 1
    9/04/11 - East Troy, WI - PJ20 - Night 2
  • rcsrcs Posts: 711
    I love this band dearly! They have quickly become a favorite band of mine over the last year (having not discovered them until last summer with High Violet). Just got the Cherry Tree EP on vinyl and it sounds so good!
    E agora? Faz xixi na mão e deita fora!
  • prodacakeprodacake Posts: 319
    Amazing band i love all there stuff, high violet was the best album of 2010 in my eyes, " Famous angels never come through England England gets the ones you never need"
  • White DiscussionWhite Discussion Melissa Texas Posts: 2,816
    They are amazing live here's a picture from last year at The House of Blues in Dallas will post pic
  • jervin007jervin007 Posts: 3,182
    I'll be seeing them in Sept. in Boston. Can't wait!
    PJ:
    2003 Mansfield: July 2
    2004 Boston: Sept 28 & 29
    2005 Montreal: Sept 15
    2006 Boston: May 24 & 25
    2008 Hartford: June 27, Mansfield: June 28,
    2010 Boston: May 17
    2013 Worcester: Oct 15, Hartford: Oct 25,
    2016 Hampton: April 18, Raleigh: April 20 (cancelled), Columbia: April 21. Quebec: May 5. Boston (Fenway): August 7

    EV Solo: Boston 8/2/08, Boston 6/16/11
  • eeriepadaveeeriepadave West Chester, PA Posts: 42,495
    viewtopic.php?f=9&t=155559

    ;)
    8/28/98- Camden, NJ
    10/31/09- Philly
    5/21/10- NYC
    9/2/12- Philly, PA
    7/19/13- Wrigley
    10/19/13- Brooklyn, NY
    10/21/13- Philly, PA
    10/22/13- Philly, PA
    10/27/13- Baltimore, MD
    4/28/16- Philly, PA
    4/29/16- Philly, PA
    5/1/16- NYC
    5/2/16- NYC
    9/2/18- Boston, MA
    9/4/18- Boston, MA
    9/14/22- Camden, NJ
    9/7/24- Philly, PA
    9/9/24- Philly, PA
    Tres Mts.- 3/23/11- Philly. PA
    Eddie Vedder- 6/25/11- Philly, PA
    RNDM- 3/9/16- Philly, PA
  • jervin007jervin007 Posts: 3,182
    eeriepadave wrote:
    http://community.pearljam.com/viewtopic.php?f=9&t=155559

    ;)

    Thought I posted in another thread for this band earlier, but sometimes the search function for this forum doesn't work all that well.
    PJ:
    2003 Mansfield: July 2
    2004 Boston: Sept 28 & 29
    2005 Montreal: Sept 15
    2006 Boston: May 24 & 25
    2008 Hartford: June 27, Mansfield: June 28,
    2010 Boston: May 17
    2013 Worcester: Oct 15, Hartford: Oct 25,
    2016 Hampton: April 18, Raleigh: April 20 (cancelled), Columbia: April 21. Quebec: May 5. Boston (Fenway): August 7

    EV Solo: Boston 8/2/08, Boston 6/16/11
  • Aaron 23Aaron 23 Allen, TX Posts: 543
    dcfaithful wrote:
    foodboy wrote:
    great band. saw them at massey hall in toronto. kind of like roxy music in certain ways. worth seeing.

    All I'm waiting on is a Salt Lake City date and I am there.
    If only. I think they've only played here once in 2005. Bum deal.
  • jimed14jimed14 Posts: 9,488
    There are at least 2 - 3 other threads about these guys in this forum ... becuse I know I've pulled the whole "use search" post on others that started ones up. And I've posted pics, etc etc etc.

    DC - High Violet is a great album, but I gotta admit, I think it falls short of Alligator or Boxer.

    And let's not forget the first two albums. I love the self titled album even if it's got more of a country twang than they've shown recently (probably why you'd love it DC). Beautiful Head is probably one of my favorite songs, completely fitting as the first song on the first album ...

    And Sad Songs ... hell, Available is right up there as one of my faves as well.
    jervin007 wrote:
    I'll be seeing them in Sept. in Boston. Can't wait!

    I'm in Boston that weekend, it's a quick trip so I haven't been able to commit to this concert, but it's on my short list of things to do.
    "You're one of the few Red Sox fans I don't mind." - Newch91

    "I don't believe in damn curses. Wake up the damn Bambino and have me face him. Maybe I'll drill him in the ass." --- Pedro Martinez
  • dcfaithfuldcfaithful Posts: 13,076
    jimed14 wrote:
    There are at least 2 - 3 other threads about these guys in this forum ... becuse I know I've pulled the whole "use search" post on others that started ones up. And I've posted pics, etc etc etc.

    DC - High Violet is a great album, but I gotta admit, I think it falls short of Alligator or Boxer.

    And let's not forget the first two albums. I love the self titled album even if it's got more of a country twang than they've shown recently (probably why you'd love it DC). Beautiful Head is probably one of my favorite songs, completely fitting as the first song on the first album ...

    I'll admit, I've yet to venture into their earlier stuff. I listened to a bit of Alligator last night via Grooveshark and I enjoyed it. I noticed the difference in the sound on that record and that of Boxer (which I agree, is fantastic). It's very cool that they have, at least for the most part I think, had a hand or complete control over producing their records... gives them all a genuine feeling.

    I'm in serious need of getting new music, I haven't for a while... the list I've compiled is getting to be quite large. :)
    7/2/06 - Denver, CO
    6/12/08 - Tampa, FL
    8/23/09 - Chicago, IL
    9/28/09 - Salt Lake City, UT (11 years too long!!!)
    9/03/11 - East Troy, WI - PJ20 - Night 1
    9/04/11 - East Troy, WI - PJ20 - Night 2
  • jimed14jimed14 Posts: 9,488
    Please play Beautiful Head this Sunday on your show! :D

    (wait 'til after 9:30, so I know I'm awake ... :lol: )

    See, I'm making requests mid week!
    "You're one of the few Red Sox fans I don't mind." - Newch91

    "I don't believe in damn curses. Wake up the damn Bambino and have me face him. Maybe I'll drill him in the ass." --- Pedro Martinez
  • dcfaithfuldcfaithful Posts: 13,076
    jimed14 wrote:
    Please play Beautiful Head this Sunday on your show! :D

    (wait 'til after 9:30, so I know I'm awake ... :lol: )

    See, I'm making requests mid week!

    Will do!

    Tune in tonight from 6-9 (MST), I'll be subbing for Matt O. on Midweek Marinations!
    7/2/06 - Denver, CO
    6/12/08 - Tampa, FL
    8/23/09 - Chicago, IL
    9/28/09 - Salt Lake City, UT (11 years too long!!!)
    9/03/11 - East Troy, WI - PJ20 - Night 1
    9/04/11 - East Troy, WI - PJ20 - Night 2
  • intodeepintodeep Posts: 7,240
    Just wanted to say their last three albums i'll put up against anyone's last three.

    Not saying they are the best last three, but they can be in the discussion with anyone out there.

    All were so damn good
    Charlotte 00
    Charlotte 03
    Asheville 04
    Atlanta 12
    Greenville 16, Columbia 16
    Seattle 18 
    Nashville 22
    Ohana Festival 24 x2
  • Mcam55Mcam55 Posts: 1,407
    Anyone going to the Boston show tomorrow night?
  • SVRDhand13SVRDhand13 Posts: 26,581
    I have seen them 4 times and they always put on a great show. I'll check them out again when a new album comes out (which won't be for a while).
    severed hand thirteen
    2006: Gorge 7/23 2008: Hartford 6/27 Beacon 7/1 2009: Spectrum 10/30-31
    2010: Newark 5/18 MSG 5/20-21 2011: PJ20 9/3-4 2012: Made In America 9/2
    2013: Brooklyn 10/18-19 Philly 10/21-22 Hartford 10/25 2014: ACL10/12
    2015: NYC 9/23 2016: Tampa 4/11 Philly 4/28-29 MSG 5/1-2 Fenway 8/5+8/7
    2017: RRHoF 4/7   2018: Fenway 9/2+9/4   2021: Sea Hear Now 9/18 
    2022: MSG 9/11  2024: MSG 9/3-4 Philly 9/7+9/9 Fenway 9/15+9/17
    2025: Pittsburgh 5/16+5/18
  • eeriepadaveeeriepadave West Chester, PA Posts: 42,495
    They have 2 songs in the movie Warrior. Start a War and i'm drawing a blank on the other song
    8/28/98- Camden, NJ
    10/31/09- Philly
    5/21/10- NYC
    9/2/12- Philly, PA
    7/19/13- Wrigley
    10/19/13- Brooklyn, NY
    10/21/13- Philly, PA
    10/22/13- Philly, PA
    10/27/13- Baltimore, MD
    4/28/16- Philly, PA
    4/29/16- Philly, PA
    5/1/16- NYC
    5/2/16- NYC
    9/2/18- Boston, MA
    9/4/18- Boston, MA
    9/14/22- Camden, NJ
    9/7/24- Philly, PA
    9/9/24- Philly, PA
    Tres Mts.- 3/23/11- Philly. PA
    Eddie Vedder- 6/25/11- Philly, PA
    RNDM- 3/9/16- Philly, PA
  • jervin007jervin007 Posts: 3,182
    If anyone wants two tickets to tomorrow nights show (Boston) let me know. Can't go. Can't mail them out overnight shipping tomorrow if you want. PM me.
    PJ:
    2003 Mansfield: July 2
    2004 Boston: Sept 28 & 29
    2005 Montreal: Sept 15
    2006 Boston: May 24 & 25
    2008 Hartford: June 27, Mansfield: June 28,
    2010 Boston: May 17
    2013 Worcester: Oct 15, Hartford: Oct 25,
    2016 Hampton: April 18, Raleigh: April 20 (cancelled), Columbia: April 21. Quebec: May 5. Boston (Fenway): August 7

    EV Solo: Boston 8/2/08, Boston 6/16/11
  • EZ1221CEZ1221C Posts: 2,645
    The National may be the greatest band of the last 5 years. There's your bold statement of the day. Every album thus far is a masterpiece in its own right.
    PLAY THE SOUTH
  • dcfaithfuldcfaithful Posts: 13,076
    EZ1221C wrote:
    The National may be the greatest band of the last 5 years. There's your bold statement of the day. Every album thus far is a masterpiece in its own right.
    Not too bold for me to stand behind.

    They're excellent. Definitely a band that I think get's more rich in sound and emotion with each release. Boxer and High Violet are my favorite records from them... there is just something about the atmosphere on those albums that do something for me that no other band has done.

    "England" has been on repeat for me lately, it's a magnificent song.
    7/2/06 - Denver, CO
    6/12/08 - Tampa, FL
    8/23/09 - Chicago, IL
    9/28/09 - Salt Lake City, UT (11 years too long!!!)
    9/03/11 - East Troy, WI - PJ20 - Night 1
    9/04/11 - East Troy, WI - PJ20 - Night 2
  • EZ1221CEZ1221C Posts: 2,645
    dcfaithful wrote:
    EZ1221C wrote:
    The National may be the greatest band of the last 5 years. There's your bold statement of the day. Every album thus far is a masterpiece in its own right.
    Not too bold for me to stand behind.

    They're excellent. Definitely a band that I think get's more rich in sound and emotion with each release. Boxer and High Violet are my favorite records from them... there is just something about the atmosphere on those albums that do something for me that no other band has done.

    "England" has been on repeat for me lately, it's a magnificent song.
    The layering (if that is the right word) on High Violet is phenomenal. I hear a little something new everytime I listen to it. And Boxer is a rich, wonderfully diverse album. I love the National.
    PLAY THE SOUTH
  • we-were-but-stoneswe-were-but-stones Posts: 676
    stay out super late tonight, picking apples, making pies, put a little something in our lemonade ...and take it with us , were half awake in our fake empire

    fantastic song , fantastic band, fantastic call op :D
    manchester 00
    manchester 09
    belfast 2010
    hyde park 2010
    manchester 2012 1&2
    amsterdam 2012 1&2
    EV manchester 2012
    EV london 31/7/12
    brooklyn 2013 1&2
    milano,leeds,milton keynes 2014

    monkey driven call this living
  • FenwayFaithfulFenwayFaithful Posts: 8,626
    Great set Friday night at Harborlights
    "FF, I've heard the droning about the Sawx being the baby dolls. Yeah, I get it, you guys invented baseball and suffered forever. I get it." -JearlPam0925
  • EZ1221CEZ1221C Posts: 2,645
    FenwayFaithful wrote:
    Great set Friday night at Harborlights
    Lucky bastard. Would kill to see them right about now.
    PLAY THE SOUTH
  • FenwayFaithfulFenwayFaithful Posts: 8,626
    EZ1221C wrote:
    FenwayFaithful wrote:
    Great set Friday night at Harborlights
    Lucky bastard. Would kill to see them right about now.
    The set was the tightest I've ever seen them play. In seeing them 4 times by now, 2 inside and 2 outside. I had said before on another National thread that these guys sound the best in a small indoor venue, but Harborlights (5000) capacity was perfect for them. They have come so far as a band since I first saw them in 07. I've never been a huge fan of High Violet, but they killed several of those songs which I was never too fond of. They went deep into the catalog, playing a few songs from the first two records. Slow Show, Abel, and Anyone's Ghost were big highlights for me. That, and the most beautiful girl I've ever seen in my life was sitting right behind us with her friend, so my buddy and I made friends. Fun times.
    "FF, I've heard the droning about the Sawx being the baby dolls. Yeah, I get it, you guys invented baseball and suffered forever. I get it." -JearlPam0925
  • EZ1221CEZ1221C Posts: 2,645
    FenwayFaithful wrote:
    That, and the most beautiful girl I've ever seen in my life was sitting right behind us with her friend, so my buddy and I made friends. Fun times.
    And that just makes the show doesn't it?
    PLAY THE SOUTH
  • peacefrompaulpeacefrompaul Posts: 25,293
    "I won't fuck us over, I'm Mr. November."
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