Live in Paris - The National's Black Sessions (2005)

RESURRECTED ARCHIVE CONCERT: Back by Popular Demand!

Let's talk about The National.Cincinnati boys started out very small until they moved to Brooklyn and made profound sad-sack, self reflective music that even a positive thinker could dissolve into. Now, moving forward. 2007 - the band releases "Boxer." Great album - this new material; definitely one of the absolute best records of this year. But, we have moved too far forward on the band's evolutionary table - let's focus on their development and the pre-"Alligator" album period of their development. Niceee. Perfect. And stop - the year is 2005 and the band appears in Paris and records a live performance in front of strangers. The show gets recorded and "The Black Session" as it is known, is released. Brilliant - these songs form the basis for all their entire future! Here you go:

Sprung from Ohio,
Made it in NY,
Recorded in France

The National's Must-Have "Black Sessions"

THE NATIONAL'S BLACK SESSIONS

PARIS, FRANCE - April 29, 2005

The National - 01 All the Wine
The National - 02 Secret Meeting
The National - 03 Driver Surprise Me
The National - 04 Lit Up
The National - 05 - Cherry Tree
The National - 06 Baby, We'll Be Fine
The National - 07 Geese
The National - 08 City Middle
The National - 09 Looking for Astronauts
The National - 10 Mr. November
The National - 11 Daughters of the Soho Riots
The National - 12 Abel
The National - 13 Wasp Nest

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