You know that feeling you get when you're approaching something new that =
you're not sure of (no not the feeling when you've just spotted the = cutest guy or girl in the room and you really want to go talk to them = but those damn butterflys in your stomach weigh so much that you can't = even lift you're feet to take steps--but that's another story for = another time). Anyway I'm talking about the nervous anticipation you = get when you've just bought an album by someone you haven't heard that = much about but you decided to pick it up because you just have this = feeling that you might really like it. I was on Amazon.com the other = day and reading through some of the online reviews of B & S and I = decided to click on those "people who bought this CD also bought these = CD's because I was just curious about some of the bands listed there = that I'd never heard. So I click on this one called Neutral Milk Hotel, = at the time I'm just like "hmm sounds like unique name, I wonder what = they sound like." So I listened to some of those little 30 second clips = and I was pretty impressed but its really hard to tell anything by those = little clips so tonight I picked up On Avery Island, I believe its their = first album, I could be wrong though. So it was with nervous = anticipation and a little shaking of the hands that I ripped off the = plastic and put the CD in the player. Well I'm listening to the album = for the third time in a row while I'm writing this and I'm more than = impressed. The vocal tracks are so expertly arranged with Jeff Mangum's = voices and the intruments creating a beautiful melody together...I = almost wept listening to "Three Peaches" And the solely intrumental = songs remind me of Mogwai, albeit the little Mogwai that I have heard.
I was wondering if anyone on the list could share with me their = knowledge of Neutral Milk Hotel, like are they touring anytime soon, = where'd the name come from? I think I recall now seeing them mentioned = once or twice on the list but I can't seem to find anything. And if you = haven't heard NMH, I sincerely recommend that you go check them out and = experience their music.
Todd
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