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  • jervin007
    jervin007 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
  • EZ1221C
    EZ1221C 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
  • dcfaithful
    dcfaithful 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
  • EZ1221C
    EZ1221C 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-stones
    we-were-but-stones Posts: 697
    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 09
    Belfast 2010
    Hyde Park 2010
    Manchester 2012 N1&2
    Amsterdam 2012 N1&2
    EV Manchester 2012
    EV London 2012 N2
    Brooklyn 2013  N1&2
    Milan,Leeds,Milton Keynes,Denver 2014
    EV London 2017 N1&2
    Krakow 2018
    EV Dublin 2019
    Hyde Park 2022 N2
    Manchester 2024



  • FenwayFaithful
    FenwayFaithful 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
  • EZ1221C
    EZ1221C Posts: 2,645
    FenwayFaithful wrote:
    Great set Friday night at Harborlights
    Lucky bastard. Would kill to see them right about now.
    PLAY THE SOUTH
  • FenwayFaithful
    FenwayFaithful 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
  • EZ1221C
    EZ1221C 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
  • peacefrompaul
    peacefrompaul Posts: 25,293
    "I won't fuck us over, I'm Mr. November."
  • EZ1221C
    EZ1221C Posts: 2,645
    peacefrompaul wrote:
    "I won't fuck us over, I'm Mr. November."
    Alligator is incredible.
    PLAY THE SOUTH
  • MysteryTrain
    MysteryTrain Singapore Posts: 1,189
    Finally seeing them next Sunday!
  • dcfaithful
    dcfaithful Posts: 13,076
    MysteryTrain wrote:
    Finally seeing them next Sunday!

    I want to see this band so bad. Hope you have a great time! :thumbup:
    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
  • we-were-but-stones
    we-were-but-stones Posts: 697
    I want to see this band so bad. Hope you have a great time! :thumbup:[/quote]


    +1,

    do a proper uk tour soon please guys!
    Manchester 09
    Belfast 2010
    Hyde Park 2010
    Manchester 2012 N1&2
    Amsterdam 2012 N1&2
    EV Manchester 2012
    EV London 2012 N2
    Brooklyn 2013  N1&2
    Milan,Leeds,Milton Keynes,Denver 2014
    EV London 2017 N1&2
    Krakow 2018
    EV Dublin 2019
    Hyde Park 2022 N2
    Manchester 2024



  • Suziemay
    Suziemay Posts: 11,168
    Wow, I'm excited! I got tickets for one of their Beacon shows but don't really know their stuff. Was contemplating not going but now I'm super psyched to go! :mrgreen:
  • jimed14
    jimed14 Posts: 9,488
    Got tickets for the Dec 3rd show here in SF ... but I have to admit, they're getting a bit too big.

    Don't get me wrong, I love that they have new fans ... and wish them all the success in the world ... it's just selfishly, I just hate that the venues they are playing have gone from 500 to 1,000 to 2,500 and now the Civic Auditorium here in SF which holds 7,000 which will no doubt be filled with early 20 somethings updating their facebook and holding their shitty phones in the air taking crappy pics all show long.

    /rant

    I am looking forward to seeing them again, though ... I am fortunate as they seem to play San Francisco quite a bit.
    "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
  • we-were-but-stones
    we-were-but-stones Posts: 697
    Suziemay wrote:
    Wow, I'm excited! I got tickets for one of their Beacon shows but don't really know their stuff. Was contemplating not going but now I'm super psyched to go! :mrgreen:


    :mrgreen: lucky you sumay enjoy! they are a terrific band
    Manchester 09
    Belfast 2010
    Hyde Park 2010
    Manchester 2012 N1&2
    Amsterdam 2012 N1&2
    EV Manchester 2012
    EV London 2012 N2
    Brooklyn 2013  N1&2
    Milan,Leeds,Milton Keynes,Denver 2014
    EV London 2017 N1&2
    Krakow 2018
    EV Dublin 2019
    Hyde Park 2022 N2
    Manchester 2024



  • we-were-but-stones
    we-were-but-stones Posts: 697
    jimed14 wrote:
    Got tickets for the Dec 3rd show here in SF ... but I have to admit, they're getting a bit too big.

    Don't get me wrong, I love that they have new fans ... and wish them all the success in the world ... it's just selfishly, I just hate that the venues they are playing have gone from 500 to 1,000 to 2,500 and now the Civic Auditorium here in SF which holds 7,000 which will no doubt be filled with early 20 somethings updating their facebook and holding their shitty phones in the air taking crappy pics all show long.

    /rant

    I am looking forward to seeing them again, though ... I am fortunate as they seem to play San Francisco quite a bit.
    :lol: i know what you mean dude, oh well , at least you know you were a fan from the start
    Manchester 09
    Belfast 2010
    Hyde Park 2010
    Manchester 2012 N1&2
    Amsterdam 2012 N1&2
    EV Manchester 2012
    EV London 2012 N2
    Brooklyn 2013  N1&2
    Milan,Leeds,Milton Keynes,Denver 2014
    EV London 2017 N1&2
    Krakow 2018
    EV Dublin 2019
    Hyde Park 2022 N2
    Manchester 2024



  • Suziemay
    Suziemay Posts: 11,168
    we-were-but-stones wrote:
    Suziemay wrote:
    Wow, I'm excited! I got tickets for one of their Beacon shows but don't really know their stuff. Was contemplating not going but now I'm super psyched to go! :mrgreen:


    :mrgreen: lucky you sumay enjoy! they are a terrific band

    Thanks Alistair! I know I'll need a good show in December to recover from PJ20/Foo Fighters withdrawal so I'm glad I now have one lined up :D
  • Suziemay
    Suziemay Posts: 11,168
    Man, was I really the last one to post on this thread?! Anyway, just came back from the show at The Beacon! The show was pretty awesome! :mrgreen:

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