Is it time the first two National albums were critically re-evaluated?

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In my opinion - no. I just can’t see what value there would be in it.

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Agreed. I broadly like the national but have tired of them and never rated anything before alligator in the first place.

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Yeah. Just seems like a poor use of people’s time in the current climate.

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Exactly. Much better and more productive things to do aren’t there

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You’ve asked a lot of pertinent questions in the past, jordan.

I think this might be the most pert of all.

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Say what you want about them, but they’re shite

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Not as pert as your peachy lil ass :peach: xoxo

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First album is a lot of fun

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When compared with, say, a hernia.

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The band the National of 2025 could have been

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I’m a fan of The National. I like those first 2 albums, albeit not quite as much as the albums afterwards. They are overlooked but there’s some belters on them.