Neutral Milk Hotel - On Avery Island
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Free Music Review: Solid sound throughout this baby
Hit: 5 Stars
This is an album I just "heard" for the first time about a month ago. At first I really liked it,because of how it made me feel, and because it reminded me of one of my favorite bands, Weezer. Then just recently I sat down and actually listened to this piece of work. True art. This mans voice is stunning, and the sounds work very very well with the overall feeling of the CD.Avery Island is excellent in every way.
Free Music Review: So you want to know more about Neutral Milk Hotel?
Hit: 5 Stars
Well, if you've already listened to In the Aeroplane Over the Sea a million plus times, then maybe you're ready for NMH's first album, On Avery Island. It is quite different than Aeroplane at first, but once you give it a couple of listens, it will be just as good (if not better) than Aeroplane.The main difference is the actual sound. On Avery Island sounds very raw and ragged, while Aeroplane is more polished. Avery Island is more rock, it seems, and definitely more psychadelic than Aeroplane. However, if you like more psychadelic music, On Avery Island is a WONDERFUL place to learn more about NMH.
The album roars open with "Song Against Sex" and finally calms down some with "A Baby for Pree," a beautiful piece that shows off Jeff Magnum's amazing voice, which is more of an instrument itself than a voice. "Garden Head Leave Me Alone" is also a great song, as is "Naomi." But it's hard to seperate the songs since they all flow so well into one another.
Buy this album! You will love it!
Free Music Review: Just as good as "Aeroplane"
Hit: 5 Stars
Although this is a very good CD, it's very different than "In the Aeroplane Over the Sea." For one, there's much more musical experimentation. While "Aeroplane" had songs like "Oh Comely" and both incarnations of "Two-Headed Boy" that were mostly Jeff Magnum's voice and an acoustic guitar, every song on this CD is a distinct soundscape. The lyrics are wilder and more paranoid, if there are lyrics, depicting roller coasters drowning their riders in the ocean, the apocolypse being triggered by a dead guy in a painting. a girl being stalked and having her dresses stolen, and other simillarly bizzare scenarios. "Someone is Waiting," "Marching Theme," and "Pree-Sisters Swallowing A Donkey's Eye" are outright feedback jam sessions, focusing on complete and utter distortion. The recording quality is purposely bad, making everything sound even more contorted than it would normally sound. If you aren't repulsed by all this (as 99.9% of the world's population should be), then buy this album. You'll love it. It's the next Sergent Pepper's. If you're scared, then maybe you'd like "In the Aeroplane Over the Sea." But whatever the case, Neutral Milk Hotel is one of my favorite bands, and I like them despite their weirdness.Free Music Review: A prelude to "In the Aeroplane"
Hit: 3 Stars
If you are coming to this album after discovering Neutral Milk Hotel through "In the Aeroplane" don't expect the same level of music or lyrics, and DO expect some overdone, boring electronic interludes. But there are some gems here- "Naomi" is one of my favorite NMH songs, and so is "Song Against Sex". There are some NMH classics here, so if you like "In the Aeroplane" you won't be dissapointed, but I can't reccomend it to someone who hasn't tried their 2nd album yet.Free Music Review: Even better than the next......
Hit: 5 Stars
I'm sure, like many other listeners, that I heard this after being blown away by Aeroplane. While this is less polished (?less "produced") than its sucessor, I think the raw emotional energy here is more powerful. Don't get me wrong, I think Aeroplane is probably a better starting place. It's just that once you've gotten used to the sound collage and inside Jeff's head, you will need to listen to this CD.......many, many times.