― Curt1s St3ph3ns, Monday, 19 September 2005 21:11 (eighteen years ago) link
― walter kranz (walterkranz), Monday, 19 September 2005 21:27 (eighteen years ago) link
― cdwill, Monday, 19 September 2005 21:30 (eighteen years ago) link
― Stew (stew s), Monday, 19 September 2005 21:34 (eighteen years ago) link
That said board was called "I Love Music".
― PappaWheelie B.C., Monday, 19 September 2005 21:43 (eighteen years ago) link
I was all broken hearted about this girl in college and Two-Headed Boy was my mope song of choice.
― M@tt He1geson (Matt Helgeson), Monday, 19 September 2005 21:49 (eighteen years ago) link
― The Mops, Monday, 19 September 2005 21:52 (eighteen years ago) link
(Btw, Jittery Joe's is a CD-R, I seem to recall. Not that there's anything wrong with that.)
― M. V. (M.V.), Monday, 19 September 2005 22:06 (eighteen years ago) link
― Tim Ellison (Tim Ellison), Monday, 19 September 2005 22:10 (eighteen years ago) link
― Cunga (Cunga), Monday, 19 September 2005 22:12 (eighteen years ago) link
― Jim Reckling (Jim Reckling), Monday, 19 September 2005 22:20 (eighteen years ago) link
― jhoshea (scoopsnoodle), Monday, 19 September 2005 22:38 (eighteen years ago) link
It's almost as if we were totally unaware that we have a noize board here at ILX.
― PappaWheelie B.C., Monday, 19 September 2005 23:01 (eighteen years ago) link
― M@tt He1geson (Matt Helgeson), Monday, 19 September 2005 23:06 (eighteen years ago) link
― The King of Flop Threads, Monday, 19 September 2005 23:26 (eighteen years ago) link
― gear (gear), Tuesday, 20 September 2005 00:25 (eighteen years ago) link
― chris andrews (fraew), Tuesday, 20 September 2005 00:52 (eighteen years ago) link
― alan z, Tuesday, 20 September 2005 01:17 (eighteen years ago) link
You shouldn't be.
The funny thing about the lyrics for "Two-Headed Boy" is how they might as well be a Smashing Pumpkins song from around 1997 or so.
― Ned Raggett (Ned), Tuesday, 20 September 2005 01:24 (eighteen years ago) link
― M@tt He1geson (Matt Helgeson), Tuesday, 20 September 2005 01:36 (eighteen years ago) link
I believe it's an officially released CD-R. Look at the color of its playable side.
― M. V. (M.V.), Tuesday, 20 September 2005 02:06 (eighteen years ago) link
― gygax! (gygax!), Tuesday, 20 September 2005 03:02 (eighteen years ago) link
Oh and Neutral Milk Hotel is totally classic. On Avery Island is one of the best albums of manic folk sincerity genius there is.
― Louis Kahn, Tuesday, 20 September 2005 03:48 (eighteen years ago) link
― jermaine (jnoble), Tuesday, 20 September 2005 09:11 (eighteen years ago) link
-- Ned RaggettFrom you Ned I'm guessing this is a compliment! There is a "Disarm" vibe to that guitar strum, also.
― Mark (MarkR), Tuesday, 20 September 2005 11:54 (eighteen years ago) link
― AaronK (AaronK), Tuesday, 20 September 2005 12:07 (eighteen years ago) link
It's an observation.
― Ned Raggett (Ned), Tuesday, 20 September 2005 13:18 (eighteen years ago) link
― Ian John50n (orion), Tuesday, 20 September 2005 15:47 (eighteen years ago) link
― Susan Douglas (Susan Douglas), Wednesday, 21 September 2005 20:41 (eighteen years ago) link
― Aaron A, Wednesday, 21 September 2005 21:08 (eighteen years ago) link
NMH > The Beatles
-- cdwill, Monday, 19 September 2005 21:30 (2 years ago) Link
― three handclaps, Tuesday, 27 November 2007 22:32 (sixteen years ago) link
mm
― Surmounter, Tuesday, 27 November 2007 22:33 (sixteen years ago) link
xpost, does it matter?
― I know, right?, Tuesday, 27 November 2007 22:53 (sixteen years ago) link
i mean, really?
"something tells me that NMH would still be cool if he'd stopped after On Avery Island (which is sooooo much better than Aeroplane)"
"it sounds like Oasis singing folk standards."
psssshhh and pfffft respectively.
― circa1916, Tuesday, 27 November 2007 23:01 (sixteen years ago) link
"can't believe how strange it is to be anything at all" -- it doesn't get much headier than that.
― McFiend, Thursday, 29 November 2007 13:19 (sixteen years ago) link
I mean, he's written some good songs and all, but come on people. Let's not fucking cannonize the guy. It's not like he's Diplo, or Digweed.
-- The King of Flop Threads, Monday, 19 September 2005 23:26 (2 years ago) Link
― Alex in Baltimore, Thursday, 29 November 2007 13:55 (sixteen years ago) link
wow, this thread has a lot of interesting inputs throughout it
well its just got to be classic. right? 'in an aeroplane...' = totally enthralling. the vocal melody at the two minute mark of the title track gets me every time - strangely melancholic, lyrically obtuse, entirely captivating. also, he has a hypnotic way of raising his voice to elevate the tension of the music that gives the sparser moments a density and immediacy that you don't come across too often in music. this record holds you and doesn't let you go. perfect fodder, in album format, for the thoughtful person.
i'm pretty happy for him to be canonised. if only because special music is deserving of special attention. and this guy's forever gonna be relegated to the 'acquired taste' basket regardless.
― Charlie Howard, Thursday, 29 November 2007 14:15 (sixteen years ago) link
On Avery Island > Aeroplane
and that said, NMH is classic, but minor not major classic, if i might make the distinction.
― stephen, Friday, 30 November 2007 00:04 (sixteen years ago) link
whose reunion tour/album will be bigger - MBV or NMH
― Shakey Mo Collier, Friday, 30 November 2007 00:23 (sixteen years ago) link
album: nmh tour: mbv
― wanko ergo sum, Friday, 30 November 2007 00:25 (sixteen years ago) link
Yesterday was the 10-year anniversary of Aeroplane. Happy belated NMH day!
― St3ve Go1db3rg, Monday, 11 February 2008 18:16 (sixteen years ago) link
I fear I'll never like them as much as I did when I was 15. I don't know if this is a good or bad thing.
― mehlt, Tuesday, 12 February 2008 01:51 (sixteen years ago) link
I can't believe people's ears or sanities have survived 10 years of Aeroplane's existence.
― Curt1s Stephens, Tuesday, 12 February 2008 02:09 (sixteen years ago) link
My feelings haven't changed re: the album, btw.
i agree with curt1s. also i don't like mangum's voice.
― electricsound, Tuesday, 12 February 2008 02:14 (sixteen years ago) link
http://rapspace.tv/files/images/HATERS.preview.jpg
― strgn, Tuesday, 12 February 2008 06:09 (sixteen years ago) link
i find it hard to believe that nmh featuring in a top 100 was even a surprise back in 2001
― Charlie Howard, Tuesday, 12 February 2008 06:39 (sixteen years ago) link
NMH's existence obviates the need for a top 100
OR
Jeff Mangum took a time machine back to 2001 and put it on the list
― St3ve Go1db3rg, Tuesday, 12 February 2008 06:42 (sixteen years ago) link
I still stand by my comments as well.
― Cunga, Tuesday, 12 February 2008 07:52 (sixteen years ago) link