Best Ever Albums

Re: 2017 Championship Tournament, Round 1: #3 v. #27

Purplepash — Fri, 14 Sep 2018 21:31:23 GMT

Author: Purplepash

Posted: 09/15/2018 01:31

Both great albums but I loved the slight change in style and sound of Sleep Well Beast and it has become my 2nd favourite The National album behind High Violet.
The National for me, and I'm done for this round. Listened to all of the albums and voted in each matchup.

Re: 2017 Championship Tournament, Round 1: #3 v. #27

baystateoftheart — Thu, 6 Sep 2018 21:41:54 GMT

Author: baystateoftheart

Posted: 09/07/2018 01:41

Tilly wrote:

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Re: 2017 Championship Tournament, Round 1: #3 v. #27

Repo — Thu, 6 Sep 2018 04:14:52 GMT

Author: Repo

Posted: 09/06/2018 08:14

Re: 2017 Championship Tournament, Round 1: #3 v. #27

baystateoftheart — Tue, 4 Sep 2018 16:19:23 GMT

Author: baystateoftheart

Posted: 09/04/2018 20:19

The National are one of my favorite bands ever. Trouble Will Find Me and Boxer are all-time great albums, and Alligator, High Violet, and Cherry Tree aren't far behind. And then there's Sleep Well Beast. I heard a few songs in concert before it was released, and liked it a lot when it came out. But upon revisiting it recently, it easily has less replay value than any LP from them since Sad Songs For Dirty Lovers. There are some great songs, and some interesting sonic choices, but too much of the record feels listless and unfinished. That said, I still really like it. But it doesn't transfix me, and this release from Steve Kilbey & Martin Kennedy does.

Re: 2017 Championship Tournament, Round 1: #3 v. #27

Luigii — Tue, 4 Sep 2018 14:12:48 GMT

Author: Luigii

Posted: 09/04/2018 18:12

Love Glow and Fade but not ready to vote due to needing to listen to that National album.

Re: 2017 Championship Tournament, Round 1: #3 v. #27

dihansse — Tue, 4 Sep 2018 14:12:37 GMT

Author: dihansse

Posted: 09/04/2018 18:12

The The national album was already a part of my 2017 top chart and while the other album was not bad (see my prevous comments) I still prefer the Beast

2017 Championship Tournament, Round 1: #3 v. #27

baystateoftheart — Tue, 4 Sep 2018 13:36:39 GMT

Author: baystateoftheart

Posted: 09/04/2018 17:36

Seed #3:

Sleep Well Beast by The National

Nominated By: Komorebi-D
Genres [RYM]: Indie Rock, Art Rock

Seed #27:

Glow And Fade by Steve Kilbey & Martin Kennedy

Nominated By: videoheadcleaner
Genres [RYM]: Space Ambient, Space Rock

Instructions:

Please listen to both albums in full before voting. Share your thoughts and/or your vote in this thread. This poll will be tallied in no fewer than twenty-eight days and no more than forty-two days. See Tournament Spreadsheet for the full bracket.