OT: Are you the King of Carrot Flowers?
So I've been going through every kind of music that I have enjoyed over the course of the last 20 years. Neutral Milk Hotel's In The Aeroplane Over The Sea album is probably the greatest thing ever recorded. I first heard ITAOTS about 15 years ago, and I HATED it. Wrong place wrong time. I came back to the album in probably 2008 or so, it just happened to be on some big bundle of music that I downloaded.
It probably sat on my PC for a couple of months and then one day while listening to music on shuffle the album came on. It made sweet sweet love to my ears. Since that day I've been hooked.
What and or whom is your Neutral Milk Hotel? I'm seriously curious. What is the most beautiful thing you have witnessed?
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But this song really spoke to me when I was a pseudointellectual youngin.
Not a huge fan of this kind of music anymore, but this song will always hold a special place in my heart.
obnoxiiously annoying
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*Not literally**
**Figuratively literally
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I read this, I understood it, and yet I didnt understand it all at the same time.
I'm a huge fan of Astral Weeks, but when Van Morrison said that there is "no good music now-a-days," I lost a lot of respect for him. All you have to do is look. I'll put Joanna Newsom's Y's against Astral Weeks any day.
Radiohead
Kid A
that is sad. Fairly sure, you'll beat that someday.
Just saw Neutral Milk Hotel last Saturday in Louisville. It was top-3 concerts of my life. I knew it would probably be the first and last time I ever heard Jeffs voice live. So that was beautiful. I love them in a similar way you do. Seeing them live was amazing because the character of each member really shows through as they play.
I saw Fleet Foxes at the Gorge in eastern Washington state and I have to say that was pretty wonderful as well. Just the right time and place I suppose.
I once witnessed Of Montreal play a set and I cant quite place where it was (I've seen them at least 5 times) and it was amazing. They did a bunch of crazy set work and costumes I'd never seen them play with before. It was quite the experience.
Neil Young in concert in Detroit was great simply because I love Neil Young so much. It was a little sad seeing him so old but he still rocked out and smashed a guitar which I was not prepared for.
Band of Horses came to Louisville last year and they were really really good. Made me appreciate them so much more than I had previously.
I also am seeing Tallest Man on Earth this year when he comes to town and I am hoping that rockets up my list. Huge fan.
Also love the Of Montreal stage show. It's almost more like a drawn out play except for not boring.
I saw him in 2012, and he was great. Mostly In The Aeroplane and On Avery Island stuff, and got some backing from the Elf Power crew.
The fans here know that he is perceived as a relatively fragile performer, and the crowd was ridiculously respectful during the show. Uncomfortably so - treating Mangum like he had just gotten out of an asylum (or like they were observing brain surgery). For context, Mangum had not really toured in 20 years, and had this recluse mystique about him. About halfway through the show, Mangum looked out at the audience and said "you know, it's OK to yell out some shit"!
Things opened up after that.
Ha, the crowd last Saturday was funny. One guy yelled "We want a 3rd album" and Jeff walks away from the mic for a moment and comes back and says "I don't."
Another great line was, in between songs some guy yells "It's all right... so far!" Everyone laughs and Julian walks to the mic and waves and meekly says "Thanks."
Jeff leans back and looks to Scott like "What was that?" and Scott yells to Jeff what the guy in the crowd said and Jeff just smiles.. It was great.
I LOVE YOU JESSSSSSSSSSUUSSSSSSSSSSSS CHRRRRIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIISSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSTTTT!!!!!!!!!
I'm going to see Neutral Milk Hotel this tuesday in Orlando. I am more than excited.. I made the pilgrimage to Athens, GA last year to see them play. My favorite band and favorite song writer of all time. Jeff holds a special place in my heart
ever. Umm...average to annyoing. But, thats why it's not Baskin Robinns 1 Flavor.
Thanks for all the great responses guys.
We will float until we know how to swim...
"Boys & Girls in America" is one of my favorite albums of all time and one of the best albums of the 2000s.
I don't think boys and girls in America is as good as Almost Killed Me.
opinions and what not.
The best - and this is a fact - is Separation Sunday.
At least in my opinion.
2112 is still the best album I've ever encountered.
i love you, yes i do.
personally, huge velvet underground fan here. along with radiohead, the kills, and tycho
bitches brew by miles davis- out of this world good.
Michigan is the 2nd leading producer of fresh carrots for consumption, so in a way we're all the Kings or Princes of carrot flowers.
Only trailing California.
I assassin down the avenue.
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