The National - Sorrow (Live Directors Cut)

Director's Cut: The National perform "Sorrow" live at the Brooklyn Academy of Music on May 15, 2010. A VEVO event on YouTube. Directed by Chris Hegedus and DA Pennebaker, the proceeds from the event will benefit the Red Hot Organization http://www.redhot.org

Official site for The National: http://www.americanmary.com
Official site for DA Pennebaker and Chris Hegedus: http://www.phfilms.com

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[skywidepentagram]

It's like Vincent Van Gogh headlining a band.

[TheConstellation72]

This is my favourite track from 'High Violet'-The opening lines are so simple,yet they say so much......

[etresanchez]

I love The Nationals, but their sad songs don't help me to smile and fight for the new brand day

[namewhatyoucan]

Totally Richard Reed Parry in the background. Hangin' out with The National. Like a boss.

[aclcox]

Some pretty poor performances from an amazing band in these series of videos. And not Matt, the version of Vanderlyle is off from pretty much all members of the band.

Actually I think they pull off Sorrow better than most of the others.

The band still rules though ;)

[jontenz]

@islandsq Yeah shows the quality of the people who listen to this music aye :) fair enough, I guess it's just the limits you define for like 'to what point does intoxication affect performance'. I don't really know. Still, an awesome freakin band! And I can really feel Matt's emotion in these videos, even if he is a bit drunk.

[islandsq]

@jontenz Yes, you're correct to say he isn't rolling around in THIS video per say, but i had just watched two or three before this one, where he was stumbling, bumping into things and kind of haphazardly shuffling off the stage with his band members looking at him like..."Damn...not again....and this one is pretty bad". Then I got to this video, and it started to look like a pattern for the lead singer. I also noticed his vocals were less impressive in these performances than the studio album.

[islandsq]

@jontenz Thank you again, jontenz, for both of your above paragraph comments! It is nice to be able to communicate with people who are able to respect this forum for sharing ideas and opinions, without getting hung up on some tug-of-war of who is right and who is wrong. I really enjoy the fact that even if we have slightly differing opinions, we are able to attempt to clarify and understand one another more within this bizarre world of internet speak, where the human form is but an idea. Thanks.

[jontenz]

@islandsq And I mean, I agree with you that it's terrible when guys come on stage and lose their artistry by being trashed. And drugs/alcohol shouldn't really be used to "drug" themselves into their music. But I really do think that this is the way Matt performs, very intense, and it does not detract in anyway from his music. Even though he's obviously had a drink, he isn't rolling around the stage. He can still give a moving performance lol which I don't think can be defined as drugged into.

[jontenz]

@islandsq Na I haven't seen them live (unfortunately). Yeah sorry, when I said "your definition" I was meaning someone who really appreciates their own music... as an artist. I think that's kind of the person you were hinting at who the crowd would like to come and see. If they wanted to come and see an artist like that, then I think they got their moneys worth. I agree, he obviously has had a drink lol but I think he still does not lose his connection to his music if anything it intensifies it.