Neutral Milk Hotel
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- benfal99
You guys from the USA have to go see that genius named Jeff Mangum; tour dates has been anounced : http://walkingwallofwords.com/to…
Iam curious to know what are your favorite songs of Neutral Milk Hotel, QBNers?
For those of you who don't know the band, go take a listen. It is one amazing band. Best album of my life "In the aeroplane over the sea"
- Chief0
Takes me back to college in Athens, GA.
- colossalhead0
I caught Jeff's solo show in Montreal a few months ago. It was amazing. Small venue, just him and his guitar. All the hits and a great Daniel Johnson cover. A more alt-music-snob filled room you will never witness, but it is worth putting up with them to catch the show.
- benfal990
What??? In Montreal??
WHERE? I fu'n' miss that!
- stewdio0
Aeroplane is one of the greatest records ever made. Ever.
- ********0
I prefer Olivia Tremor Control.
- Totally I remember thinking '..over the sea' was pretty weak for an elephant 6 record at the time.kingsteven
- it did grow on me tho.kingsteven
- flyingnowhere0
Love NMH!
This guy's got some good stuff too, http://www.pascal.com/hellomynam…
- kingsteven0
My buddy Connor passed away earlier this year and had King of Carrot Flowers played as his coffin left the (Presbyterian!) church, complete with "Jesus Christ I Love you" part. such an awesome way to go out. Never really a fan of NMH (I'm with dMullins on the OTC/ E6 vibe) but now I turn to sentimental mush any time I hear them.
- That's epic. I mean, I like NMH, but in terms of timeline, I was more into OTC at the time.********
- That's epic. I mean, I like NMH, but in terms of timeline, I was more into OTC at the time.
- horton0
the question is:
is it... "I love you! - jesus christ"
or... "I love you Jesus Christ!"
???
- funny I've never looked into this... JC and NMH discussed in depth: http://www.songmeani…horton
- horton0
just happened to have these links for OTC reissues in my morning tabs...
http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/re…
Dusk:
http://www.fileserve.com/file/f7…
http://depositfiles.com/files/f9…Black Foilage:
http://www.fileserve.com/file/3q…
http://depositfiles.com/files/r8…- for the record NMH > OTC in my humble opinionhorton
- i can get that. OTC tickles my psyche sensibilities while NMH my aversion of the 'epic'.kingsteven
- Airplane was 1998, two years after Dusk. and didn't really get HUGE until a few years later.kingsteven
- so, difficult to get in to something I meh'd at the time :)kingsteven
- yeah they are very different... actually not sure why we compare :)horton
- rockthelion0
i just saw jeff mangum at bearsville theatre in woodstock, ny. amazing show. he came out into the middle of the audience for an encore with julian koster playing the singing saw. everyone in the crowd sat down on the floor and they played in an aeroplane over the sea and engine. it was really unbelievable, something i thought i would never be able to experience.
- benfal990
The lyrics of their songs are just amazing
- benfal990
So so good >
- benfal990
So frickin' good >
- benfal990
I wish I could have wrote those songs.
- benfal990
Plainly amazing, again
I will bury you in time
When the sea begins to slide
Into this hole where I am smiling on your shoulder
You have buried my beliefs
Where all you sisters sleep
That there scent the purity will make
When the youth is over
Standing in some Oct-OctoberAnd I am breathing into you
It makes your features move
And they shimmer like balloons that fly above the ocean
All the world is waiting here
You can hear the children cheer
But they'll need you when you're near
The brink of complete implosion
Crown your king when your life is brokenEverything you are I'm tearing through
Everything you want I'm wanting too
I gave you more than I thought I could ever do
But I will never break you downAnd if I was the king of all the kids
You'd you hear me singing in my spit
But all you would hear is the shit inside my burnt emotions
I will bury you in time
When the sea begins to slide
Into this hole where you and I will sing our songs unbroken
As the water starts its choking
Dee dee dee dee dee, etc.