The National - Abel (@ Spin)

[pedroo255]

this sounds a lot like Joy Division!

[gogolplex74]

Am I the only one who loves the verses but hates the chorus of this song?

[BudAntics]

@gogolplex74 yep

[TheUncleRemis]

@gogolplex74 Yes.

[GloriousBrilliance]

@gogolplex74 Haha, it's the reverse for me. Although I think the whole song is great.

[Thorenus]

@gogolplex74 I think it's the chorus that makes this song so powerful. I didn't like it at first either, but they way he shreds his vocal chords screaming "My mind's not right" really contributes to the cathartic kind of explosion of feeling this song wants to convey. Look at him, he's just shaking all over at the end of it.

[neteru72]

this is bloody amazing

[waif79]

"I see water on the bridge"

[bsfcabral]

Just brilliant...

[mightymuggle]

perfect version of one of the most beautiful songs i've ever heard

[TheMaverick1441]

Love it!

[Midgeeeeeeee]

The singer looks like jesus in this video.

[asienkany]

@Midgeeeeeeee the singer IS jesus.

[Baider88]

with lasers

[peachpiemoose]

i love the bass player. he's facin th other way, its like beringer and the dessners...meanwhile the devendorfs are off in their own little world.

[LittleMagnets]

so powerful.

Before i typed this i read CHErevolucion1 post and i thought it was weird bcuz my best friend is going to be a math teacher starting this year and he's the one who recommended me to this band among many other great bands. seems like math teachers will be cool after all. I agree I wish i had a cool teacher who listen to awesome music. all of my teachers listend to ceilen dion and im glad i cant spell her name.

[LittleMagnets]

Sorry typo

"recommended this band to me"

[Whoapaw]

Great! The National have and will never let me down. I just think they don't have the ability to produce something bad.

[Dyllholio]

"this is a love song"

[19948]

brilliant

[TheRebelCounty]

Matt sounds like Ian Curtis during the verses and Frank Black during the choruses... all while having his own style altogether.

In other words: Perfection.

[gophils26]

The Black Francis comparison on those is a good one.

[mswags121]

the distortion of the first guitar part goes great with the intensity of his voice. love it.

[InesWhatsername]

AWESOME! I cant believe i'm gonna watch them today :')

[okulary]

that's pretty angry show...

[Neuve0]

They're always like that. It's so good.

[saksilangit]

thats wht i call matured sound.

[spacebetweensound]

One of the best songs ever written...

[rebecca0806]

seconded.

[Neuve0]

thirded

[kekemankek]

fourthed?

Seriously, sickass song. Heard them play it live at Ruisrock here in Finland last night. WOW. Seeing that show moved them easily to my favorite modern band.

[3dimensionalreality]

This song is great.

For some reason, my math teacher thinks this song applies to me pretty well.

My name is Abel.

[Neuve0]

your math teacher seems to know about good music

[CHErevolucion1]

I wish your math teacher was my math teacher, cause my math teacher woudl never know about the national. shes a bitch. The National kick ass!

[julianwelton]

Amazing Performance!

[snoogatron]

seein' him go nuts and scream is awesome cause he's usually pretty subdued when he sings.

[TheAbsolutionHowl]

THAT was fucking incredible.

[grapefruit74]

most impressive version I saw so far

[GreasyToes]

holy shit

[Jhon83]

my mind is not right

[gerz85]

genital.

[pleymorock]

genial.

[mimi2206]

I LOVE YOU !

[Rahaha24]

what an intense performance from Berninger

[rodrigobhz]

beautiful. the national is awesome.

[joselrs]

THE NATIONAL RULES