Album of the day (#1213): High Violet by The National

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Today's album of the day

High Violet by The National (View album | Buy this album)

Year: 2010.
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Overall rank: 149
Average rating: 82/100 (from 499 votes).

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Tracks:
1. Terrible Love
2. Sorrow
3. Anyone's Ghost
4. Little Faith
5. Afraid Of Everyone
6. Bloodbuzz Ohio
7. Lemonworld
8. Runaway
9. Conversation 16
10. England
11. Vanderlyle Crybaby Geeks

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[Mercury]

It's quite good. Considerably better IMO than their last one and Alligator. Still it's close but Boxer > High Violet.

Still "Sorrow" and "Bloodbuzz Ohio" are both straight masterful.
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[HazeyTwilight]

It's good, but sometimes I find this album unbelievably bland.
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[HoldenM]

THIS IS MY SHIT!!! Such an amazing album from start to finish. No weak tracks. Just one great song after another. SO AMAZING!!!

Track picks
1. Terrible Love
4. Little Faith
7. Lemonworld
9. Conversation 16
11. Vanderlyle Crybaby Geeks
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[drakonium]

Exceptional record. I certainly prefer Boxer, but I'm not sure which one is second between this and Alligator. Great band.

[sp4cetiger]

Catchy... after Alligator I kinda lost interest, though.

[Puncture Repair]

One of my favourite albums, my second favourite National album after TWFM, but it's often hard to choose.

Vanderlyle Crybaby Geeks is such a powerful ending to the album, the start of the second verse gives me shivers every time I hear it. It might well be my favourite song on the album, but with Bloodbuzz, Lemonworld and England, I could never say.

Brilliantly gloomy and unforgiving.

[Mies]

Never listened to this! (I know it's nice, maybe will listen but not in the immediate future)

[satiemaniac]

this was so big for me when it came out. like incredibly gigantic this-band-is-the-best-in-the-world big. now, eh... weird how things change.

[Norman Bates]

I know I listened to it, I haven't the smallest recollection of this though.

EDIT: just realized I rated it 60. Must have thought it was slightly above average I reckon.