Comments on: pfork day 2: the national, doom http://17dots.com/2009/07/19/pfork-day-2-the-national-doom/ notes from the digital underground Wed, 08 Feb 2012 15:55:19 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: ptolemyclark http://17dots.com/2009/07/19/pfork-day-2-the-national-doom/comment-page-1/#comment-110256 ptolemyclark Tue, 21 Jul 2009 00:58:22 +0000 http://17dots.com/?p=1853#comment-110256 My three favorite shows were on Sunday (FRabbits, The Very Best, and Japandroids), but the two favorite song performances for me were most definitely on Saturday - P&A's "Bye Bye Bye" just about made me pee my pants with happiness, and The National's "Mr. November" was just damn brilliant. While the cynic in me thought the climb-off-the-stage bit was a little calculated, it just exuded rock stardom, and it worked. My three favorite shows were on Sunday (FRabbits, The Very Best, and Japandroids), but the two favorite song performances for me were most definitely on Saturday – P&A’s “Bye Bye Bye” just about made me pee my pants with happiness, and The National’s “Mr. November” was just damn brilliant. While the cynic in me thought the climb-off-the-stage bit was a little calculated, it just exuded rock stardom, and it worked.

]]> By: Craig http://17dots.com/2009/07/19/pfork-day-2-the-national-doom/comment-page-1/#comment-110212 Craig Mon, 20 Jul 2009 17:01:24 +0000 http://17dots.com/?p=1853#comment-110212 The National performance sounds quite similar to the show I saw on Thursday in Minneapolis. Right down to Matt Berninger going into the crowd near the end of "Mr. November"! If the Pitchfork performance was anywhere near as good as the show I was at you guys had a good evening. I actually noticed exactly the same thing regarding the silence during their show here. Of course this was at a club and not a large outdoor setting, but the lack of conversation was still enough for me to notice it. I credit it to the fact that the band basically doesn't have a bad song and this allows them to hold the crowd's attention the whole time. Craig The National performance sounds quite similar to the show I saw on Thursday in Minneapolis. Right down to Matt Berninger going into the crowd near the end of “Mr. November”! If the Pitchfork performance was anywhere near as good as the show I was at you guys had a good evening.

I actually noticed exactly the same thing regarding the silence during their show here. Of course this was at a club and not a large outdoor setting, but the lack of conversation was still enough for me to notice it. I credit it to the fact that the band basically doesn’t have a bad song and this allows them to hold the crowd’s attention the whole time.

Craig

]]> By: captwhiffle http://17dots.com/2009/07/19/pfork-day-2-the-national-doom/comment-page-1/#comment-110080 captwhiffle Mon, 20 Jul 2009 04:04:53 +0000 http://17dots.com/?p=1853#comment-110080 flamgirlant *and* ptolemyclark? call me envious... flamgirlant *and* ptolemyclark? call me envious…

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