Sinister: This feeling I get is a good feeling

[Todd Herrmann]

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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