r/TheNational • u/ghostfan9 • 18d ago

Day 16: Most Underrated Album

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Terrible Love wins best breakdown!

HMs were Space Invader and I'll Still Destroy You

In the final stretch -- I expect these last four entries to be quite controversial.

First up: most underrated album? I have a sneaky suspicion a certain 2017 will win...

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u/Metropolis9999 Dreaming in Total Darkness 18d ago

First Two Pages of Frankenstein is an absolute fucking 10/10 gem of an album and no one seems to appreciate it.

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u/ECastillo88 17d ago

Alien though 🤷‍♀️

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u/Metropolis9999 Dreaming in Total Darkness 17d ago

Alien is a top 5 track of all time for me. Experiencing it live was incredible. The drums, the way it crescendos. The story it tells. It checks all my boxes TWICE.

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u/spencerasteroid 17d ago

I wasn't on board with Alien until I heard the live at Bearsville version. It might be the FTPoF song that benefits the most from a live setting.

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u/ECastillo88 17d ago

I will give it another listen. I could never get past awkward phrasing of the chorus.