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Neutral Milk Hotel

jocelynjocelyn Posts: 67
edited December 2005 in Other Music
My little brother gave me one of their CDs for Christmas...I really like it.

Has anyone ever heard of these guys? The music is sort of old Beck with many layers of instruments and bizzare and haunting lyrics.

It's so hard to find new bands sometimes...thank goodness for my brother.
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  • dont_go_on_medont_go_on_me Posts: 877
    In an Airplane Over the Sea is a great record...and Avery Island is solid as well.


    Hmm...haven't listened to either of those in awhile, i think it's time.
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  • ThreeSadSemestersThreeSadSemesters Posts: 60
    first chords of Aeroplane just came on the stereo as I opened this...

    uh anyway... ;)

    It's fantastic...don't hear much Beck, but...it's great. Er..."it" being Aeroplane...I'm not the hugest fan of On Avery Island but I admittedly dont own it (blush) and Ive only heard it through once.
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  • EchoesEchoes Posts: 1,279
    Aeroplane is pretty much one of the best albums of the 90's. A lo-fi pop masterpiece.
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  • AbookamongstthemanyAbookamongstthemany Posts: 8,209
    Just getting into them, myself. I'm really digging the folky sound.
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  • El_KabongEl_Kabong Posts: 4,141
    Echoes wrote:
    Aeroplane is pretty much one of the best albums of the 90's. A lo-fi pop masterpiece.


    i just downloaded a few of the songs and this is def an album i am gonna buy! thank for the recommendation.

    there was an episode of iconaclasts on the sundance channel(the only one i saw) w/ michael stipe and some chef from the food network...mario something, anyway michael stipe buys him a bunch of cds at the end and one of them is neutral milk hotel
    standin above the crowd
    he had a voice that was strong and loud and
    i swallowed his facade cos i'm so
    eager to identify with
    someone above the crowd
    someone who seemed to feel the same
    someone prepared to lead the way
  • EchoesEchoes Posts: 1,279
    Yeah, Stipe really digs NMH. He asked them to open for REM once, but Jeff Mangum politely refused. I believe the Olivia Tremor Control opened up instead.
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  • El_KabongEl_Kabong Posts: 4,141
    Echoes wrote:
    Yeah, Stipe really digs NMH. He asked them to open for REM once, but Jeff Mangum politely refused. I believe the Olivia Tremor Control opened up instead.

    do you know what Circulatory System's like?
    standin above the crowd
    he had a voice that was strong and loud and
    i swallowed his facade cos i'm so
    eager to identify with
    someone above the crowd
    someone who seemed to feel the same
    someone prepared to lead the way
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