The National - First Two Pages... & Laugh Track Album • Page 4

I was very surprised to learn that a lot of people don't like Not In Kansas. It always struck me as very characteristically 'them' in a way that much of the rest of the album purposely / purposefully isn't. I don't think it is a top-tier The National song or anything, but I definitely enjoy the hell out of it whenever it comes on when I'm listening to this album.

Then again, I don't really care for Light Years much at all, and a lot of fans seem to really love that one.

 

Not in Kansas is like someone cosplaying as the national. It’s not good.

 

I just hate that “when the moon hits your eyes” part by the guest singer. Drags on and on and on and on.

 

sort of odd because i think not in kansas has more in common with less typical national songs (sleep well beast) than the archetypal ones

 

Agreed. Also, it shouts out a severely, underrated R.E.M. song which makes it a winner

 

This is my biggest problem with it too. Really brings the energy down, and it wasn’t exactly a high energy song anyway.

 

Probably my favorite REM song if I had to pick

 

lifes rich pageant really is a perfect album

 

I’m sorry but WHAT

 

Listened to that this morning and bought my kid a shirt with the bear from the monster cover on it haha

 

REM would have a strong case for best American band ever if not for the last like decade of their career.

Not in Kansas would be good but too many corny ass lyrics that take me out of it.

 

Yeah, I really have no idea why the song kinda strikes me like that - all I can come up with is that it has several uninterrupted minutes of just Matt singing until the guests come in on the Moon Hits Your Eyes parts, which I don't really care for and would lose if I could.

I've really tried many, many times and I just find the song to be somewhat boring and uninteresting and very, very low energy. I'm sure it doesn't help that it comes at the end of a *very* long album that is in general much slower and lower energy than I typically enjoy from these guys. I don't think it's terrible or anything.

 

Not in Kansas is great. Album as a whole is great and it's also my least favorite since Sad Songs.

 

Basically agree with that but it also has probably 3 of my top 10 National songs

 

well. you know what you just started lol

 

1. I'll Still Destroy You
2. Bloodbuzz Ohio
3. England
4. Gospel

5. Apartment Story
6. Slipped
7. Lemonworld
8. Not in Kansas

9. City Middle
10. Fake Empire

5-8 can change order. 9 and 10 can switch out for like 20 other songs.

 

You get it

I agree

 

I'm not ranking my favorite National songs rn (too hard) but I can tell you that "This Is the Last Time" is my number one

 

Mine too

 

No time to properly rank but Humiliation is top 3.

 

I regret nothing!!

Gonna hash out my list in a bit but we have the same #1 :)

 

my number one is pink rabbits. i’ll probably not rank but that’s fairly easy.

 

1. I’ll Still Destroy You
2. Fake Empire
3. Light Years
4. Mr. November
5. Bloodbuzz Ohio
6. So Far So Fast
7. About Today
8. Slow Show
9. Day I Die
10. Quiet Light

Honorable mention to I Am Easy to Find, Geese of Beverley Road, Apartment Story, Lemonworld, Mistaken for Strangers, Terrible Love, Empire Line, Graceless, Demons, Lit Up, Lucky You, etc etc etc…..

 

chris what do you have against trouble will find me

 

Was wondering when someone would notice

the honest answer is that I was incredibly into it for the year after it came out, that year was an absolutely awful one for me lol, and I’ve just never connected with it the same way since