Chicago: Totally hands-free!!!

Wait, maybe I have seen that episode.

Thanks for the National link, dan. I have trouble following discussions about recording gear but the drum sound on that record is great, and those dudes have some sweet sweet guitars.

T0y0ta Corolla, bitches

-- KitCat, Tuesday, September 25, 2007 7:47 PM (54 minutes ago) Bookmark Link

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^^^^represent, what

-- dan m, Tuesday, September 25, 2007 7:47 PM (54 minutes ago) Bookmark Link

3x

whoa -- stormin'

I love the drumming on that record. Dude plays uncomplicated but really interesting parts.

big storming!

that episode was pretty sad but not as bad as i remembered. still, i'm not going to go on parties on boats just in case, you know?

This video is funny because I think you see the drummer more than you see the singer.

Oh you better believe I was mentally recording how he played some of those parts while watching them the other night. He's got a pretty minimal kit (only one cymbal + hats) but gets a hell of a lot out of it.

er, plus bass, 2 toms & snare

Their singer is very uncharismatic.

but in general, I think a lot of the dark meaty sound came from the 1953 Neumann U-47 in front of the kit.

This is the boring answer to why good-sounding records recorded in awesome studios sound good

Does anyone have a 1953 Neumann U-47 we can borrow?

would i like that band better if i played an instrument?

You have to have some tolerance for sad bastard indie rock, I think.

When I saw them (The National) touring on the last album, the singer was very, very charismatic. Also very, very drunk. But the kind of drunk that seemed to make him all the more intense and focused instead of aloof and/or petulant.

I don't have said tolerance, but that is a cool drum part and a good sound.

would i like that band better if i played an instrument?

No.

Hm. Ok. I tried to like them because you guys are always raving and I found myself feeling very little enthusiasm.

and I'm not really sure why I love that album so much, since I don't really like sad bastard indie rock that much. I think part of it is that his lyrics are kind of general and enigmatic, not embarassingly personal and sappy like a lot of sad bastard indie rock.

I still don't get very excited for the new album, but I like them plenty.

I'm not a huge fan, either, Amanda.

I didn't feel antipathy, but I did not want to listen to the album anymore. (I think the one D dl'ed is the most recent)

I like them. They sound a bit like old U2 to me.

I can understand people not liking it, there's nothing really that jumps out about it and lots of people hate on dude's lyrics (though I think they're great), but I don't know, something about it just gets me.

See, I love old U2.

Also, two sets of brothers = cool.

love the lyrics, love the voice, love the band.

Also old U2 contains some serious belting in the vocals and this guy sounds asleep/like Crash Test Dummies dude. I like a little more belting, less laconic snoozing. Like I said, I didn't hate it or anything, but it did not move me.

I *heart* The National.

My sad bastard indie rock tolerance is wicked high, though.

I think he sounds a lot like the Smog dude at times.

Yeah, my sad bastard indie tolerance is at an all-time low.

MINE TOO, AMANDER

MINE THREE

Ha ha, he does sound like the Crash Test Dummies guy.

Do you guys know if their pre-Alligator albums are any good? They have all of them at that record store on Roscoe.

So apparently they played pitchfork last year. I guess I just hadn't heard of them then.

I wish I could sing low. ;_;

Whoa, thats some interesting stuff about the CMJ submissions on Pitchfork. The headline is needlessly alarmist, but does sound like that SonicBid site needs to get its shit together.

I didn't mean to start anything -- I just wondered if my lack of attention to little details of musicianship/recording had anything to do with my inability to like this band.

i can!

xp

Mr. November is pretty upbeat.

IMHO Sonicbidzz blows.

Pre-Alligator = hit or miss, according to mattttttttt

We canceled our 'membership.'

max wants me to sing for BJs and i'm like dude all i can do is croon like bad imitation morrissey or $COUNTRY_SINGER

oooh that sounds good

Haha, I heard the tail end of "Mmm Mmm Mmm Mmm" on WXRT this morning.

We went through SonicBids for our CMJ application last year and it is some b.s.

Lady on phone just now was BIOOOTTTCCCHHH.

I keep forgetting to learn how to be more of a biotch to biotches.

I thought we were all singing for BJs so we could have "harmonies."