The National – Alligator

Still don't understand how they could choose Abel, Secret Meeting and Lit Up as singles over Mr. November. If anyone from The National is reading this: Please release Mr. November as a 7"

Pressing sounds fine, just fine. Clean and crisp, but the vocal is buried, which I guess is how the National rolls. I mean, the music is fine, I guess, and not at all objectionable. But…is that it? Not a lot of risk taking here, just a perfectly fine early 00’s album. I missed them the first time around when I was starting up a family and am now more than willing to give them a shot, but there’s just not a lot here to get me excited. What am I missing? But yeah, the pressing itself is fine, just fine.

I bought this CD from The National themselves when I saw them live at the Houston House of Blues in October of 2010. Great show but that goes without saying.

Superb pressing ! I was skeptical about the colored vinyl but it's a real audiophile press. Very quiet and detailed. Sound is clear and dynamic. A great one !

No mark from Greg calbi in the wax? Does he usually have something in there?

Awesome pressing, sounds really pure, and mine has almost nothing in the way of pops etc. Really solid pressing, looks great too

It's a good pressing with some clicks here & there but not too annoying on the whole. Yet, I think Boxer is doing better as far as sound quality is concerned. But yeah, this is a very good pressing, no doubt!

Tears when hearing City Middle. Everytime. Such an amazing song with top lyrics.

can someone add a vinyl release to this page? I'd be shocked if this wasn't available on vinyl

How does this sound so analog and uncompressed? It’s as if it was recorded on tape in the early 90s.