This is one worth doing an album reaction for. The album is so brilliant in a weird way. Its raw, stripped down. Such interesting concepts too. I am with you on being on the heavier side of music but this album opened my world. Its a cult classic.
Those "synths" if I'm not mistaken are actually saws, like a hand saw being played with a bow. Also, never seen your stuff before, will definitely check out more, but you GOT to do the whole album here. It's a continuous experience. Every song plays beautifully into the next and it's probably my favorite album of all time to listen to front to back. With like Pink Floyd's "Animals" right behind it.
I discovered this album while my grandpa in the hospital battling cancer… It was oddly comforting. It’s been a lot of years. It’s still one of my favorites of all time, but I can’t bear to listen to it. It’s ethereal and beautiful, yet unbearably painful.
I picked up this album the day it came out, was already a fan from the first album. I worked at a gas station at the time and blasted this album (among many others) on a lil boombox behind the counter. MANY customers asked me what I was listening to when they were playing. It's so great to see someone connecting with this music a quarter century later. New sub here, cheers.
This album means SO much to me, I'm glad you enjoyed this track. Jeff Mangum was/is an incredible lyricist and all NMH's songs feel so raw and emotionally resonant. If you like this album, listen to their first (On Avery Island) as well. Three Peaches really hits me hard, and Gardenhead is amazing as well.
If you’re looking for great new music, DEFINITELY check out Black Country New Road’s new album Ants From Up There. You need to listen to the whole album, but if you are just looking for individual songs, start with Chaos Space Marine, Concorde, or Good Will Hunting.
I love this album it's one of my all time favourites everything from the unperfect raw guitar playing to the bass and how they both sound fuzzed up and the drums that are just perfectly played for the song's and the trumpet that just adds so much colour and emotion and the ghostly sound of the singing saw and the emotional singing the whole thing just comes together perfectly making one of the most beautiful album's I've ever heard
I’ll list some albums to check out along with a few individual tracks to react to: Elliott Smith - Either/Or (Between the Bars, Angeles, Say Yes) Arcade Fire - Funeral (Neighbourhood #1, Wake Up, Rebellion) Black Country New Road - Ants From Up There (Chaos Space Marine, Concorde, Good Will Hunting) Phoebe Bridgers - Punisher (Kyoto, Moon Song, Savior Complex)
Definitely check out the entire album. My first listen was one of my favourite and most insane album/music experiences I've had. Mainly because of how unexpected it was - but the songs have gotten even better with time.
My personal favorite album of all time. I hope you react to the rest of it as well, or at least Holland, 1945 or the last three songs which are basically one big track. Also has the best album closer of all time imo.
You... you got it. Profound and vulnerable and sad, like sitting with a loved one as they die of cancer. The full album is an absolute masterpiece with a thread woven through it of the life, death, and reincarnation of Anne Frank. It will move you.
Nothing wrong with an emotional reaction to music. I had the same experience with this album. If you do ever get into the lyrics on this you might realise how close you got with the vibe you felt. For me it's one of the best written albums I've ever heard. The lyrics have such density and are so open to interpretation that I never get bored of it. Great reaction as usual 👌
Some one off song suggestos: Songs: Ohia - Farewell Transmission, Built to Spill - Carry the Zero, Wolf Parade - I'll Believe in Anything, The Microphones - I Want Wind to Blow
My ALL TIME favorite album. It is rewarding. They kinda disappeared for a long while. Then I got to see them live in Seattle in 2012 when they became active again. The whole crowd sang along to EVERY song. It was spectacularly beautiful. In a moment of silence between songs someone in the audience voiced out, "Where have you been? We needed you."
I found this video in my main feed, live the reaction man, I’ve got the bell turned on so I don’t miss when you potentially do a reaction to the full album! I’m gonna echo a lot of other people in the comment section, if you liked this you need to check out the glow pt 2 by the microphones and all the albums by Elliott smith. I would add Sufjan Steven’s old stuff and Sun Kil Moon’s Benji. All very earnest folky stuff
please react to the full album please, It is filled with raw gems that hit right on your youth self like a drumstick and the lyrics are just on another level
The album became a meme sadly but it still means so much to me. Just an incredibly emotional sincerely vulnerable experience. The track Two Headed Boy still makes me tear up sometimes.
@@NightwalkReal The album cover used to be posted a lot on sites like Reddit and 4chan and people would edit it into a bunch of silly images. There’s also a backstory to the album where the lead singer was inspired by the story of Anne Frank and there were all sorts of weird jokes made surrounding that. It’s kind of hard to explain. There’s a good video by a popular TH-camr named Whang! that goes over the history of its meme status. It’s worth a quick watch.
@@NightwalkReal the 4chan /mu/ board loves the album. At first sincerely, but over time more ironically? It's hard to gauge. The album is certainly beloved by indie people but there are elements of the album that, taken out of context, can seem ridiculous or over the top.
The top comment already mentioned it but Black Country, New Road’s new album is something I’d recommend. Not to overhype but all lot of people are already calling it a modern classic
I'm sorry that this song was painful for you but I'm also glad to see more people checking out Neutral Milk Hotel's brilliance. To me, the 'synths,' or the singing saws that they use actually remind me of moaning whales, always makes me cheery thinking of them flying around in the water, and how they chose to accompany this song. You are definitely right though, it's hard to find genuine music anymore that wasn't produced simply for fame or money, and NMH are the exact opposite of that, they were built from passion. If you have the chance, like I've seen a few other comments say, please, please, react to the rest of this album, it is a masterpiece.
This song just hits like a truck. I just found the channel, so maybe you did, but if not, this whole album is incredible. I believe this song (as well as Holland 1945) is making reference to Anne Frank. Jeff Magnum read Diary of a Young Girl and in his own words "cried for three days" after. Many ghosts seem to haunt his mind and hers seems to be one. The crazy thing is that the chord progression for this song is basically a 50's doo wop tune.
Would be very interested to know your thoughts on The Lemon of Pink or Music Has the Right to Children, stellar albums that evoke similar feelings to Neutral Milk Hotel for me
Gonna suggest a few single songs: Battles - Atlas Björk - Joga Talking Heads - This Must Be the Place (Naïve Melody) Moses Sumney - Bless Me Wet Leg - Too Late Now Barenaked Ladies - Brian Wilson Boards of Canada - Reach for the Dead Destroy Earth - SABIR Elbow - Grounds for Divorce Wolf Parade - I'll Believe in Anything
Yo. Don’t know if you check these, but just coming back to recommend the new Black Country, New Road record. Even without a reaction video honestly. Really gratifying album and something I think you might be looking for, given what you said in this video
This song is about Anne Frank sitting in her attic dreaming about how life used to be and how it should be. It's the anthem of a young girl who had her life stolen from her by her government.
you want raw and emotional folk take a listens to bon iver songs Skinny love and The Wolves their whole discography is amazing from intimate folk to electronic experimentation and beautiful soft free jazz like sections and gospel wont regret it ;)
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“How strange it is to be anything at all.” ❤
This is one worth doing an album reaction for. The album is so brilliant in a weird way. Its raw, stripped down. Such interesting concepts too. I am with you on being on the heavier side of music but this album opened my world. Its a cult classic.
Oh man so much. You have to here the whole thing from beginning to end. It's one of those.
Definitely not stripped down
@@sammybelskus1534 whats your definition of stripped down. Oh comely is literally just a guitar lol
@@bloodblitzowns11 And trumpets.
ay man can't wait for the full album reaction, i recommended it to you few years ago. hopefully you will like and enjoy it.
I remember recommending this 3 years ago on your Kid A part 1 reactions 😂
I remember seeing a lot of comments about it haha. Patience is a virtue I suppose?
I Want Wind to Blow by The Microphones. Perfect song from a perfect album
Literally my favorite song of all time. If I could only listen to one song for the rest of time it’d be that one.
Those "synths" if I'm not mistaken are actually saws, like a hand saw being played with a bow. Also, never seen your stuff before, will definitely check out more, but you GOT to do the whole album here. It's a continuous experience. Every song plays beautifully into the next and it's probably my favorite album of all time to listen to front to back. With like Pink Floyd's "Animals" right behind it.
yes it is a saw.
It is a good song
It’s a saw. They use the saw live, too. I’ve seen it.
I discovered this album while my grandpa in the hospital battling cancer… It was oddly comforting. It’s been a lot of years. It’s still one of my favorites of all time, but I can’t bear to listen to it. It’s ethereal and beautiful, yet unbearably painful.
What a genuine, heartfelt reaction. I liked it. I LIKED IT!
Thank you for the support :)
I picked up this album the day it came out, was already a fan from the first album. I worked at a gas station at the time and blasted this album (among many others) on a lil boombox behind the counter. MANY customers asked me what I was listening to when they were playing. It's so great to see someone connecting with this music a quarter century later. New sub here, cheers.
This album means SO much to me, I'm glad you enjoyed this track. Jeff Mangum was/is an incredible lyricist and all NMH's songs feel so raw and emotionally resonant. If you like this album, listen to their first (On Avery Island) as well. Three Peaches really hits me hard, and Gardenhead is amazing as well.
If you’re looking for great new music, DEFINITELY check out Black Country New Road’s new album Ants From Up There. You need to listen to the whole album, but if you are just looking for individual songs, start with Chaos Space Marine, Concorde, or Good Will Hunting.
Yea, if you're looking for a current masterpiece album that's the opposite of being overproduced, Ants From Up There is definitely the one to go for!
Was coming here to say this! He would love it I think
Basketball Shoes all day baby
One of the best albums in a long time
I love this album it's one of my all time favourites everything from the unperfect raw guitar playing to the bass and how they both sound fuzzed up and the drums that are just perfectly played for the song's and the trumpet that just adds so much colour and emotion and the ghostly sound of the singing saw and the emotional singing the whole thing just comes together perfectly making one of the most beautiful album's I've ever heard
So glad you enjoyed this one. This album hits you in ways no other music can. Such an emotional release. I look forward to more reactions!
I’ll list some albums to check out along with a few individual tracks to react to:
Elliott Smith - Either/Or (Between the Bars, Angeles, Say Yes)
Arcade Fire - Funeral (Neighbourhood #1, Wake Up, Rebellion)
Black Country New Road - Ants From Up There (Chaos Space Marine, Concorde, Good Will Hunting)
Phoebe Bridgers - Punisher (Kyoto, Moon Song, Savior Complex)
Definitely check out the entire album. My first listen was one of my favourite and most insane album/music experiences I've had. Mainly because of how unexpected it was - but the songs have gotten even better with time.
The whole album hit me like that. I cried with 2 headed boy pt 2. Its a part of me now, that album. Lyrically amazing, just a beautiful piece of work.
So glad you enjoyed this song! ITAOTS is my favorite album of all time, every track is incredible.
My personal favorite album of all time. I hope you react to the rest of it as well, or at least Holland, 1945 or the last three songs which are basically one big track. Also has the best album closer of all time imo.
You... you got it. Profound and vulnerable and sad, like sitting with a loved one as they die of cancer.
The full album is an absolute masterpiece with a thread woven through it of the life, death, and reincarnation of Anne Frank.
It will move you.
Nothing wrong with an emotional reaction to music. I had the same experience with this album. If you do ever get into the lyrics on this you might realise how close you got with the vibe you felt. For me it's one of the best written albums I've ever heard. The lyrics have such density and are so open to interpretation that I never get bored of it. Great reaction as usual 👌
Some one off song suggestos:
Songs: Ohia - Farewell Transmission,
Built to Spill - Carry the Zero,
Wolf Parade - I'll Believe in Anything,
The Microphones - I Want Wind to Blow
Oh nice, more than one person has suggested I'll Believe in Anything, haha.
Farewell Transmission is sooooo good
A full album reaction would be amazing, I feel like you'd fall in love with an album like this
My ALL TIME favorite album. It is rewarding. They kinda disappeared for a long while. Then I got to see them live in Seattle in 2012 when they became active again. The whole crowd sang along to EVERY song. It was spectacularly beautiful. In a moment of silence between songs someone in the audience voiced out, "Where have you been? We needed you."
I listened to this for the first time in whole last year. It's clearly obvious that this inspried a whole era of music.
It's not synths, it's a musical saw!
I’d be curious to see how you react to the band Grizzly Bear. The song “While You Wait for the Others” is a great introduction to them.
I found this video in my main feed, live the reaction man, I’ve got the bell turned on so I don’t miss when you potentially do a reaction to the full album! I’m gonna echo a lot of other people in the comment section, if you liked this you need to check out the glow pt 2 by the microphones and all the albums by Elliott smith. I would add Sufjan Steven’s old stuff and Sun Kil Moon’s Benji. All very earnest folky stuff
Never listened to this band before, really interesting!
The Flaming Lips - Do You Realize??
yours is my new fav channel :D
please react to the full album please, It is filled with raw gems that hit right on your youth self like a drumstick
and the lyrics are just on another level
NMH are awesome. This album was a huge surprise to me.
Omg this album. 😭💜
The album became a meme sadly but it still means so much to me. Just an incredibly emotional sincerely vulnerable experience. The track Two Headed Boy still makes me tear up sometimes.
How did it become a meme?
@@NightwalkReal It became a meme that the most pretentious music fans would be the ones to like the album, but its still a brilliant album
@@NightwalkReal The album cover used to be posted a lot on sites like Reddit and 4chan and people would edit it into a bunch of silly images. There’s also a backstory to the album where the lead singer was inspired by the story of Anne Frank and there were all sorts of weird jokes made surrounding that. It’s kind of hard to explain. There’s a good video by a popular TH-camr named Whang! that goes over the history of its meme status. It’s worth a quick watch.
@@NightwalkReal the 4chan /mu/ board loves the album. At first sincerely, but over time more ironically? It's hard to gauge. The album is certainly beloved by indie people but there are elements of the album that, taken out of context, can seem ridiculous or over the top.
Fun fact, the eerie synth sounds you're hearing? That's actually a saw :) Glad you got to experience this album. One of my absolute favorites.
The top comment already mentioned it but Black Country, New Road’s new album is something I’d recommend. Not to overhype but all lot of people are already calling it a modern classic
Specifically Concorde or The Place Where He Inserted The Blade
You’re so eloquent and articulate :-)
I'm sorry that this song was painful for you but I'm also glad to see more people checking out Neutral Milk Hotel's brilliance.
To me, the 'synths,' or the singing saws that they use actually remind me of moaning whales, always makes me cheery thinking of them flying around in the water, and how they chose to accompany this song.
You are definitely right though, it's hard to find genuine music anymore that wasn't produced simply for fame or money, and NMH are the exact opposite of that, they were built from passion.
If you have the chance, like I've seen a few other comments say, please, please, react to the rest of this album, it is a masterpiece.
you got some true words in you
Pls do the whole album. Please, it's a journey
This song just hits like a truck. I just found the channel, so maybe you did, but if not, this whole album is incredible. I believe this song (as well as Holland 1945) is making reference to Anne Frank. Jeff Magnum read Diary of a Young Girl and in his own words "cried for three days" after. Many ghosts seem to haunt his mind and hers seems to be one.
The crazy thing is that the chord progression for this song is basically a 50's doo wop tune.
"Hope there's someone" by Antony and the Johnsons is right up your alley.
I think you might like Sufjan Stevens. At some point, check out the song "Chicago".
Looking forward to your reaction to this album!
Brilliant album, very raw and heartfelt.
Definitely check out tbe rest of it, you won't regret it.
If you like this one, you should check out AJJs “Small Red Boy”!
A short video could be on Turn On The Bright Lights B sides.
Precipitate
Song Seven
The Specialist
Galvanian Cube
Thank you for listening to my suggestion nightwalk
Definitely have to listen to it in the context of the album
This entire album is like being stuck inside of a Wes Anderson film but it’s beautiful and earnest.
So it's like a good Wes Anderson film, I agree
Would be very interested to know your thoughts on The Lemon of Pink or Music Has the Right to Children, stellar albums that evoke similar feelings to Neutral Milk Hotel for me
I think you might like some Sigur Rós, Svefn-g-englar is one of their most iconic tracks
Not synths, it’s a singing saw!
Are you gonna react to The Smile album? Thom Yorke and Jonny Greenwood's new band?
this whole album makes me cry a lot. I dont even know why.
The entire album, front to back, is a masterpiece.
The " synth" is a singing saw. A saw played with a bow
Sounds like a song they would use in the end of the fucking world (British TV mini series, great watch!)
Gonna suggest a few single songs:
Battles - Atlas
Björk - Joga
Talking Heads - This Must Be the Place (Naïve Melody)
Moses Sumney - Bless Me
Wet Leg - Too Late Now
Barenaked Ladies - Brian Wilson
Boards of Canada - Reach for the Dead
Destroy Earth - SABIR
Elbow - Grounds for Divorce
Wolf Parade - I'll Believe in Anything
Full video never dropped.
Some songs I'd love a reaction to:
Daniel Rossen - Shadow in the Frame
Grizzly Bear - Sleeping Ute, Ready Able, Southern Point, Central and Remote
When he said ‘sounds like clipping’ i knew a little cry was on the way…can’t believe how strange it is to be anything at all.
King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard are the modern day counter to what you are speak of. Please check them out
Yo. Don’t know if you check these, but just coming back to recommend the new Black Country, New Road record. Even without a reaction video honestly. Really gratifying album and something I think you might be looking for, given what you said in this video
EMOTIONAL REACTION
Fyi. The eerie noise is Julian Koster playing the singing saw.
you should really react to the black keys. My persronal favourite by them is Weight Of Love.
Some amazing songs you should listen to
Gaia - King Gizzard and The Wizard Lizard
Slow - Black Midi
Good Morning, Captain - Slint
you need to react to Interpol's Antics!
How about Black Midi?
lol worthy
Hey, Nigthwalk do you mind doing a reaction to Metric's music (is a Canadian band)?
This song is about Anne Frank sitting in her attic dreaming about how life used to be and how it should be. It's the anthem of a young girl who had her life stolen from her by her government.
If you want some really great genuine modern music check out Big Thief. Their most recent record is particularly incredible, especially lyrically.
How about indie rock from the mi 2000's? Fleet Foxes? Grizzly Bear?
you should check out AJJ
By the way, that's not synth, it's a guy playing a musical saw.
I cry every time I listen to Two-Headed Boy
Sick Sad Little World - Incubus
how strange it is to be anything at all
And then he never reacted again to them....
Adam Neely 2.0?
Whoa, they do look alike
Ok, if you liked this one you should definitely listen to the moon by the microphones
you want raw and emotional folk take a listens to bon iver songs Skinny love and The Wolves
their whole discography is amazing from intimate folk to electronic experimentation and beautiful soft free jazz like sections and gospel
wont regret it ;)
Its a saw he's playing
Bro you should react to sister by sonic youth
And it's not even a synth :) It's a handsaw played with violin bow. Though there is a Moog Rogue synth on some of the rest of the album.
It’s actually not a synth! Bowed woodsaw ;)
Probably the best on the album. It’s a pretty good album, but not necessarily amazing. If you like this you should enjoy it, though.
Yeah it’ll do that to you