NMH

[Alabaster crashes]

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Well, I lurved it! Well, some of it.

[elko]

Wonderful! I think I can say with some confidence, that it's a grower.

[Alabaster Crashes Down]

There are some tracks which didnt grab me, 'oh comely' for example, but I really liked ;the king of carrot flowers' part one and 'the aeroplane over the sea' and 'two headed boy'

[chicken]

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i think you have it right, "grower" indeed!!

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[elko]

Bump. 'Cause they're still great.

Engine is my favourite song to play in the world.

NMH are the only band I put on EVERY mixtape I make. Because you can't risk someone not having heard them, someone missing out on them.

[chicken]

<<<applause smilie>>> bump, indeed.


omg. i don't know engine. i don't have it!!
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"...can't risk someone not having heard them,..."
an excellent summation.

[elko]

My very favourite-most version of it is on the Jeff Mangum live thing that was released. If you'd download it, then I'll upload it here.

What on earth are "cambridge stocks and strolls"? Magic all the same...

[chicken]

found my acoustic version (just jeff and a guitar, that's IT) of gardenhead/leave me alone.

it's been in my car.
holy cow, i love these guys.
"someone is waiting" is an absolutely inspiring song.


didn't someone recently receive on avery island in the post? somewhere, somehow, someone should've. it's gritty genius.

[elko]

I'm not sure how much interest you take in bootlegs and such, but there are some recently unearthed demos <a href='http://pitchforkmedia.com/news/05-12/01.shtml' target='_blank'>here</a>. Haven't even checked them out yet, for some reason I don't feel compelled to.

I think ACD recently got On Avery Island, if that's what you mean. It's incredible and many more superlatives, but far less accessible than Aeroplane. It's not often I stick on 'Pree-Sisters Swallowing A Donkey's Eye' for a bit of a jump around the living room, y'know.

[Still Ill]

Well, now I can check out what Beck has to offer, too. <!--emo&:D--><!--endemo--> <!--emo&:P--><!--endemo-->

[Still Ill]

I played NMH in my car for the first time the other day. The song 'Oh Comely' came on.

My oldest son:
"This song sounds familiar, what is this?"

Me:
"No, you've never heard this one. It's Neutral Milk Hotel."

Younger son:
"Noootril Milk Hotel?" (Completely amused by the name)

Oldest son:
"What's up with the name Death Cab for Cutie?!" (completely out of nowhere)

Just a cool little conversation we had. Discussing music with them is getting to be real fun now. <!--emo&:D--><!--endemo-->

[chicken]

***BUMP***


i was going to post this in the "what are you listening to right now?" thread. but this band just might stand a chance of being 'established' on this forum right beside moz and co.


things go in cycles. as my indulgence in the king of carrot flowers and you've passed fading into someone is waiting. after a famine on this music, the feast is so utterly sweet........

[Alabaster Crashes Down]

It's strange; I only liked them for a short while - I have gone right off them, they bore me now. When I hear the intro to 'the king of carrot flowers' or the 'aeroplane over the sea' I just want to cry with weariness and boredom. So many bands have this effect on me now, but I suppose NMH is the most immediate.

[elko]

[Miserable Liar]