Tonight: Slow Show (of brilliance)

My plan for this blog is mostly to document what I'm doing, but I also want to express what I think about other musicians.

Tonight I'm going to see one of my favourite bands, The National. A year ago I saw REM and Modest Mouse, and The National was the unknown opening act. I couldn't have cared less about them, when I knew the headliners that were coming up.
About 30 seconds into their first song, Fake Empire, I was captivated. They were by far the highlight of the night. I went out the next day and bought their Boxer album. And in the 12 months that have passed, I've only occasionally been able to listen to anything else. Occasionally I feel a tear coming on as I revel in the tracks on this disc.
They've inspired me to style 'Overture' the way I have, using more organic-sounding instruments than in the past.

So tonight they're playing at The Koolhaus. And I'm VERY excited.

Here's an example of their greatness:
Feel free to turn off my music on the right, just for this...



Slow Show
Standing at the punch table swallowing punch
can’t pay attention to the sound of anyone
a little more stupid, a little more scared
every minute more unprepared
I made a mistake in my life today
everything I love gets lost in drawers
I want to start over, I want to be winning
way out of sync from the beginning

I wanna hurry home to you
put on a slow, dumb show for you
and crack you up
so you can put a blue ribbon on my brain
god I’m very, very frightening
I’ll overdo it

Looking for somewhere to stand and stay
I leaned on the wall and the wall leaned away
Can I get a minute of not being nervous
and not thinking of my dick
My leg is sparkles, my leg is pins
I better get my shit together, better gather my shit in
You could drive a car through my head in five minutes
from one side of it to the other

I wanna hurry home to you
put on a slow, dumb show for you
and crack you up
so you can put a blue ribbon on my brain
god I’m very, very frightening
I’ll overdo it

You know I dreamed about you
for twenty-nine years before I saw you
You know I dreamed about you
I missed you for twenty-nine
You know I dreamed about you
for twenty-nine years before I saw you
You know I dreamed about you
I missed you for twenty-nine