Neutral Milk Hotel (metal, vinyl, albums, American, quote)

Roygbiv · 10-26-2008, 09:54 AM

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Originally Posted by 15Steps

love the name.
great album, that.

Thanks. I've been looking for it on vinyl recently.
Don't know if it was released on vinyl, but I crave hearing Roygbiv in the format.

But, anyways, NMH - Another CD I've been meaning to trade for vinyl. Does such a thing exist?

Son of JayJamJah · 10-26-2008, 06:01 PM

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Originally Posted by Double X

I don't really care about being 'hip' or anything...I have too many famous albums to even be considered hip or whatever.

I can honestly say that the last four lines or so of 'In The Aeroplane Over The Sea' is my favorite lines in music ever.

And when we meet on a cloud
I'll be laughing out loud
I'll be laughing with everyone I see
Can't believe how strange it is to be anything at all, at all

It reminds me so much of my deceased best friend it makes me cry and smile whenever I hear it. The lead singer has such an emotional and honest voice I can always enjoy listening to it. Beautiful part of the song will always be with.

What's great about that is those lines are completely meaningless to me yet they have such an impact on you. Music is a-ok.

Double X · 10-26-2008, 06:16 PM

Yepppp

But I always thought in that part, 'cloud' as heaven and the last line is just showing confusion over death. Always hit me in a powerful way.

dac · 10-26-2008, 09:11 PM

This is one of the great things about NMH: The lyrics are interpreted in so many different ways by so many different people and it has such deep and profound meaning for everyone of those people. Very sorry about your friend Double X.

spencermang · 10-27-2008, 12:43 PM

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Originally Posted by Double X

the last line is just showing confusion over death.

building on the whole "it's crazy and awesome how people can interpret so many things within music differenty yet still be impacted very strongly" motif, i've always thought of this line expressing more confusion over existence in general, and it's probably the most meaningful anything to me.

Brad Stengel · 10-29-2008, 04:29 PM

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Originally Posted by Roygbiv

Thanks. I've been looking for it on vinyl recently.
Don't know if it was released on vinyl, but I crave hearing Roygbiv in the format.

But, anyways, NMH - Another CD I've been meaning to trade for vinyl. Does such a thing exist?

Indeed, I have both "Aeroplane" as well as "Avery" on vinyl.

The chain record store where I live, Newbury Comics, does a great job making alot of underground music, and cool stuff to get on vinyl like NMH available. My friend who's stuck in the Navy in Illinois was saying how much we take it for granted, because the few kids he's met that aren't into nu-metal have to order everything online.

dac · 10-29-2008, 07:24 PM

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Originally Posted by Brad Stengel

Indeed, I have both "Aeroplane" as well as "Avery" on vinyl.

The chain record store where I live, Newbury Comics, does a great job making alot of underground music, and cool stuff to get on vinyl like NMH available. My friend who's stuck in the Navy in Illinois was saying how much we take it for granted, because the few kids he's met that aren't into nu-metal have to order everything online.

Welcome to the lives of 95% of Americans.

Brad Stengel · 10-29-2008, 07:26 PM

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Originally Posted by dac

Welcome to the lives of 95% of Americans.

Ha! Suckers!

Although I don't have a car, and if I'm not visiting Boston I have to walk three miles to the nearest one.

But then again, it seems as though many would kill for that sort of proximity.

dac · 10-29-2008, 07:44 PM

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Originally Posted by Brad Stengel

Ha! Suckers!

Although I don't have a car, and if I'm not visiting Boston I have to walk three miles to the nearest one.

But then again, it seems as though many would kill for that sort of proximity.

I do three miles of walking minimum per day just going from class to class...

Brad Stengel · 10-29-2008, 07:47 PM

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Originally Posted by dac

I do three miles of walking minimum per day just going from class to class...

As do I, going to work and such. It's a pain in the ass regardless, and the trip there and back takes a minimum of an hour and a half. I guess I'm just whiney today

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Double X sleepe Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: boston Posts: 1,140	Yepppp But I always thought in that part, 'cloud' as heaven and the last line is just showing confusion over death. Always hit me in a powerful way.