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Old 06-19-2009, 02:31 PM   #61 (permalink)
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Sure the singers both use a baritone singing style but in that respect you can say Ian Curtis was ripping off Jim Morrison (which he was). The National and Joy Division are both melancholy bands for the most part I'll give you that but Joy Division were a simple minimalist band where as National's music tends to be more complicated.
Yeah, I agree with all of that. Ripoffs don't actually bother me much, the end result (the music) is what matters and The National make very good music.

Another band that I like that has *that sound* (I won't say JD) is I Love You But I've Chosen Darkness. Both bands do remind me of JD but I don't hold it against them. Interpol also reminds me of JD and I can't stand their music -- not because of their influences but because they don't deliver the goods.
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Old 12-19-2009, 05:39 PM   #62 (permalink)
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To be honest,I hear a FAR bigger Tindersticks than Joy Division influence on The National.
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Old 12-21-2009, 05:55 PM   #63 (permalink)
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i ran across an artist today whose voice reminded me of matt berininger's. the songwriting is kind of similar too (although the production/genre is much more experimental/electronic). check it out 'exodus'

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Old 04-24-2010, 03:25 PM   #64 (permalink)
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The new album will be brilliant, if first impressions are anything to go by.
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Old 04-24-2010, 03:34 PM   #65 (permalink)
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Hm, my guitar teacher mentioned these guys to me. I'll get on a listen.
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Old 04-24-2010, 04:40 PM   #66 (permalink)
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Love their new album. Best they've ever recorded, and that's saying a lot coming from someone who loves all their albums.
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Old 04-24-2010, 05:32 PM   #67 (permalink)
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The orchestral qualities that I loved so much on Boxer aren't as common on High Violet, but I really do hope more listens through the album will allow it to grow on me.
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Old 04-24-2010, 09:18 PM   #68 (permalink)
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Is the streaming album of good quality?

I'm a bit nervous to spoil it if it isn't
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Old 04-25-2010, 12:53 PM   #69 (permalink)
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I don't get the hype about these guys... are there a few songs I should listen to that are amazing and will give me an idea? Because whatever I listened to by them I just wasn't feeling it.
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Just download Alligator.
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