Jahfin Posted February 29, 2008 Share Posted February 29, 2008 From Slate: What happened to Jeff Mangum? Jeff Mangum By Taylor Clark Ten years ago this month, a songwriter from nowhere and his ramshackle band brought out one of the few truly great albums of this generation, a musical curio so gloriously odd that it almost defies explanation. The group called itself Neutral Milk Hotel, and the record, In the Aeroplane Over the Sea, is a concept album about Anne Frank in which vocals about lost Siamese twins and semen-stained mountaintops mingle with the sounds of musical saws, fuzzy tape loops, and an amateur psychedelic brass band. It seems like a formula that would blister your eardrums, yet Aeroplane is a gorgeous, much adored work of art. In 2003, the alternative music magazine Magnet dubbed it the best album of the past decade—better than Nirvana, better than Radiohead. Go to this link to read the remainder of the article: http://www.slate.com/id/2185219?GT1=10935 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dragster Posted March 1, 2008 Share Posted March 1, 2008 Good find man.....I'm lookin' into it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jahfin Posted March 1, 2008 Author Share Posted March 1, 2008 I need to pick up The Aeroplane Over the Sea myself, it's been on my most wanted list for quite some time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jarlaxle 56 Posted March 2, 2008 Share Posted March 2, 2008 Neutral Milk Hotel is fucking AMAZING. Everyone should go listen to them asap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muse Posted March 2, 2008 Share Posted March 2, 2008 better than Nirvana This is true. It's very very good, but... better than Radiohead. Oh please. Silly music magazines, Radiohead can't be beaten. I said so, and that makes it a fact. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Archived
This topic is now archived and is closed to further replies.