| |
by Phil McMullen Neutral Milk Hotel isn't so much a band as a concept. The product of the singulary imaginative mind locked inside Jeff Mangum's head, it's been a band in the past and will be a band again, but at the same time it can just be Jeff and a few friends or even just Jeff and some odd bits of furniture with peculiar acoustic properties. The peripatetic Mr. Mangum has rarely stayed still long enough in the past three years to hold a stable line-up together anyway, and talking to him I came to realise that it's the extraordinary breadth of his experiences which are lending such a melancholy and dream-like quality to his songwriting. If great art is born of suffering then Neutral Milk Hotel is high art indeed; and if it ain't, then it still makes for won More... (Submit New Neutral Milk Hotel Lyrics) (Submit New Neutral Milk Hotel Lyrics) chemical swirls | Reviewer: alex ------ About the song Holland, 1945 performed by Neutral Milk Hotel this is my all time favourite song, and yes the first verse refers to anne frank. this song is so perfect to make you feel happy, sad, excited, and wanting ot kill yourself all at the same time, it IS a swirl of emotions. OH come on... | Reviewer: Anonymous ------ About the song Two-Headed Boy performed by Neutral Milk Hotel There is no need to dispute which song is better! The cover or the original! The dresden dolls have a way of expelling emotion in everything that they do, and obviously, Neutral Milk Hotel can write some amazing songs. No need to argue, Just enjoy gentlemen (and ladies) xoxo Just an idea... | Reviewer: Matt ------ About the song Holland, 1945 performed by Neutral Milk Hotel First of all this is definitely one of my favorite songs; definitely in my top 10. An amazing flood of emotions all swirling amongst one another. I also think that the first verse is referring to Anne Frank...? She did pass away in 1945, but this is just an idea. Okay so | Reviewer: Jimmy ------ About the song Two-Headed Boy, Pt. 2 performed by Neutral Milk Hotel I can't put into words the beauty of this song. I can try though. You know when you're alone and nostalgic and just a little high, and you're sitting in your own little corner of the world and no one else exists, or at least in your mind they don't, and this song comes on and it's so beautiful that a tiny tear rolls down your cheek and you don't even notice it, and for that one second that tear and that song are the only thing in this world that are beautiful, and then all of a sudden you're bawling and screaming and punching walls because you just can't hold it in any longer and you're yelling everything bad that's ever happened to you to the air because there's no one there to listen for you, so you just pretend, and you really wish you had someone to hold you and tell you that everything will be alright and you're just having a rough time, but there's no one, so you hold yourself and sit with your legs crossed just holding yourself and thinking, and crying silent tears, because you don't want anything to hear you crying and walk over and see if you're okay, because just for this 5 minutes you need to be not okay, and you need to let your thoughts and anger and everything spill across the floor, and then the song ends and everything is okay. I think if you did that you would hear this song. bittersweet | Reviewer: B ------ About the song In the Aeroplane Over the Sea performed by Neutral Milk Hotel This song (and the album) is amazing. It makes me so nostalgic and sad to listen to... I went on a 3 week road trip with a girl I was very much in love with, and she introduced me to NMH. Whenever I listen to this, it will be impossible for me NOT to think of her... we're not together anymore, but there is nothing I wish I had more at this point. a fine piece | Reviewer: Anonymous ------ About the song Oh Comely performed by Neutral Milk Hotel i guess i'd call myslef, hmm, old-ish (?) at the very least, i'm out of "the loop" of the contemporary music scene. BUT. been listening -- on and off -- to this plaintive band for some time, and just have to chime in; "Oh Comely" is, without question, a fine piece of work. Like when one is deeply inspired/moved by a painting (or insert your creative passion of choice) without really knowing (or having to know) why, this is a piece that is "meaningful, magical" to say the very least. glimmer of hope | Reviewer: Anonymous ------ About the song Naomi performed by Neutral Milk Hotel naomi is largely a beautiful glimmer in an oily sea of "on avery island". it shows the brilliant mind of jeff mangum like few other songs off this album do. and after hearing this song its understandable to see where the perfect "in the aeroplane over the sea" came frmo brilliant song, melody from nowhere, passionate, simple chord progression, introduction to mroe ambient sound, ambiguity and imagery gallore in lyrics 9/10 ONly one version | Reviewer: Mozzer1152 ------ About the song Two-Headed Boy performed by Neutral Milk Hotel What makes this song so good is the raw emotion and longing that is in Jeff Mangums voice. Saying that a cover of a song is better than the original version is just a crazy idea since the hardest part of the song is writing it. Give one of the best bands of the last 25 years some credit. He is the man. Yeah, I like the Dresden Dolls version better | Reviewer: Daniel ------ About the song Two-Headed Boy performed by Neutral Milk Hotel Amanda Palmer's voice is gorgeous and really emotional, suiting the song perfectly. Jeff Mangum's one is rather harsh. Still, he's the guy who wrote the thing, can't say bad things about that. Sailing Through | Reviewer: Anonymous ------ About the song Sailing Through performed by Neutral Milk Hotel I think that this song is meant to have different meanings for different people, but I personally think that it is about the beauty of the flawed nature of relationships and how in order to have an intimate relationship, most people need to compromise aspects of themselves in order to strengthen their relationship with their lover. However, as they continue to give up parts of themselves, they become a different person than who they are naturally at heart, and a different person than the one who was fallen in love with. This "lie" is what prevents people from really getting to be with their lover in a deeper sense, and results in the disease inherent in human nature--a mess of people who aren't themselves because of their attempts to become something else for a reason that no longer exists. I think that the sexual suggestions are physically symbolic of how the narrator wishes relationships could work on a personal level--being able to be inside of another person without having to alter yourself. The final stanza before the chorus sounds like a cry of desperation—the rest of the world carries on, seemingly without caring about any deeper meaning in their relationships while the narrator feels alone in his desire to be with his lover in a fuller sense, but she has become someone else. This interpretation probably sounds ridiculously silly, but Sailing Through is one of my favorite songs of all time, so I wanted to throw out a few thoughts on it. oh comely | Reviewer: laura ------ About the song Oh Comely performed by Neutral Milk Hotel i've loved neutral milk hotel for 3 years now i haven't listened to them in a while but this song will always be one of my favorite songs of all time. the lyrics are amazing and theres no competition. all of their songs on this cd have amazing lyrics i just can't get over it so simple | Reviewer: Gianluca ------ About the song In the Aeroplane Over the Sea performed by Neutral Milk Hotel What is really astonishing about Jeff Mangum's songs is that that they are as touching as incredibly simple. Three or four chords that anybody could play (although singing his high notes is a different story) and straight, clear lyrics. I guess this is the characteristic of eternal popular music. ha | Reviewer: Anonymous ------ About the song King of Carrot Flowers, Pts. 2-3 performed by Neutral Milk Hotel haha I really love when that happens downloading a great song completely by accident. That's how I got into the unicorns o.O happy insanity | Reviewer: emilie ------ About the song In the Aeroplane Over the Sea performed by Neutral Milk Hotel i heard about them,just like the first reveiwer hehe!because of jesse lacey those lyrics are amazing,and so sweet. love this song with all my heart my lord. | Reviewer: caitlin ------ About the song In the Aeroplane Over the Sea performed by Neutral Milk Hotel this song is crazy amazing. i just found out about nmh because jesse lacey (lead singer of brand new) always talks about how much he loves them. this is just beautiful. i can't get over it. oh hell yes | Reviewer: XTRMNTR ------ About the song Two-Headed Boy, Pt. 2 performed by Neutral Milk Hotel This song fucking KILLS me every time I hear it. I get chills and I cry and I shake and I feel like I've just lived a lifetime in those five minutes. If I ever get married, I'm having either this or "In The Aeroplane Over The Sea" played at my ceremony. I know some people would think that is dark and weird, but to me, those songs encapsulate every single thing that is love between two human beings, and I think it would be beautiful. dance round the room to accordion keys | Reviewer: two headed girl ------ About the song Two-Headed Boy performed by Neutral Milk Hotel The NMH version of this song is definitely best. The Mountain Goats are a wonderful band and have amazing music of their own. If you take their cover of this song for what it is (a cover) it's not bad. John Darnielle has an interesting voice in the same vein as Jeff Mangum. NMH is singularly fantastic, however. The real meaning. | Reviewer: Klaus ------ About the song Two-Headed Boy performed by Neutral Milk Hotel This is about a twin who gets experimented on, and his other twin witnesses it and feels it. At the end when all the sick doctors are done and the twin is dead, the boy takes his dead twin outside to bury him in the snow. The angels come and greet him and take him in to heaven. Mountain Goats | Reviewer: Dylan ------ About the song Two-Headed Boy performed by Neutral Milk Hotel I've not heard the The Mountain Goats cover. But they're a great band, and I love them equal to Neutral Milk. And with the huge amount of writing that John Darnielle does, there's a LOT of Mountain Goats to check out. I've got three of his albums and saw him play live. Just him and the bass player. it was just... I don't know.. after the concert and for a couple days later I just kept thinking back on it and how funny his banter was. If you like Neutral Milk Hotel you probably should check out Mountain Goats. Lo-fi wonder. One of a kind. | Reviewer: Botavaro ------ About the song In the Aeroplane Over the Sea performed by Neutral Milk Hotel It's been weeks since my great friend sent me "Ghost" and "Untitled" via email. Simply astonishing; stunning. The whole album is a gem, a part of a treasure that shouldn't have been scuttling across the shelves of silent rooms. If I pay attention to that sweet "Communist Daughter," it just takes me to a far away land. "Fool" as well. "In the Aeroplane Over the Sea" contains very interesting twists and turns, in addition to its great ending of course... "Can't believe how strange it is to be anything at all". All of songs are remarkable, indeed. Thank you so much to NMH and PG. You could review the artist/band Neutral Milk Hotel in Biography page You could review Neutral Milk Hotel album by visiting Albums page and selecting an album You could review Neutral Milk Hotel song by clicking the song which you like  Download "Neutral Milk Hotel" Music | | ||||||||||
Copyright © 2000-2007 sing365.com