The Music Tapes - Minister of Longitude

[theblindvisionaries]

beautiful. so beautiful.

[SOADafi]

I want to write adorable music like this...

[allthesecars]

To all the people who appreciate this song: We should get together and have a party.

[sirmercutio99]

1:22 is that Robbee?

[mickd1337]

The seven foot metronome is my favourite metronome ever.

[whitemonster009]

yes, youtube is the best place to bitch about and trash music you don't like or understand.

[sirmercutio99]

@whitemonster009 sadly YT become the haven for nasty trolls.

[jmeeks08]

I can't even believe this. It's too good.

[gerbodis]

This is fucking retarded. Its just some asshole whining I to a mic

[junskey]

@gerbodis agree

[RANDOMCOLLISION]

@junskey musically ignorant 12 year olds here

[treeslikehugstoo101]

STATIC!

[SuckBoot]

just saw him in concert, one of the most inspiring and amazing moments of my life. he told a story about the circus people in romania who pulled cities out of their mouths and i cried. what a great storyteller/musician. Julian you are the man! definitely going to see you in concert again

[adreaminsound8]

@SuckBoot was this by any chance at the flywheel in Mass?

[SuckBoot]

@adreaminsound8 nah unfortunately

[AndyTabelz]

elephant six holiday surprise tour!

[theattscoutt]

Music like this only happens once in a life time.

[howard22]

I love julian koster. I think I'm going to save up money to buy a banjo now.

[Tribune12345]

Wow...

I feel stupid. I just realized this has the same progression as Manifest Destiny.

[camelspider99]

i think 1:36 is jeff mangum.

[turingtape]

Go Julian, go!

[dudesons441]

Imagine just walking someday and you see a giant fucking metronome coming towards you. :D

[Triscuit1010]

wait... that doesnt happen to you on a regular basis?

[dudesons441]

@Triscuit1010 oh my god

[Triscuit1010]

@dudesons441 god my oh

[dudesons441]

@Triscuit1010 my oh god

[timdelvecchio]

Julian and his gang just came to my brother's house and performed for us, and we stayed up all night singing Christmas songs. Great fellas

[dudesons441]

Lucky you! I wish I could have gone to one of the caroling shows, but they didn't come to Pittsburgh and I'm too young to drive

[yeldarb1492]

lol i was there and it was splendid.

[villagefem]

This was absolutely Fantabulous.....I loved it... Pretty offbeat intresting and a flow of aray quarkieness, Kept me asking what eles?? what more... I loved it...

and Dad's break/60shuffle was pretty cool 2..... thank you guys...... villagefem ........

[welwise]

does anyone know the chords to this song?.I can't work it out.

[SuckBoot]

@welwise g and then d for verse. the chorus starts on an a minor

[SuckBoot]

@welwise oh and its a capo on the 1st fret

[welwise]

@SuckBoot thanks shanks! )

[welwise]

Thank you thank you thank you...Thank...

you..

[billowandbethany]

i rated this a four without seeing the whole thing. awesome song from an awesome album, but this video is a five star video. wonderful. wonderufl, wonderful, wonderful, wonderful, wonderful!

[sleepingdrafthorses]

Watch the sun hide all night... What's it scared of? What's it scared of? How in the world can you say the world is a sad place? How have we worlds here to waste? The life abates You're beautiful you're beautiful

[sleepingdrafthorses]

Sail said the Seas

the wind never sins

where it's circumfrence

on axis spins

there's one thing i Know for sure

there's one thing i know for sure...

[camrenishot1]

Even though Julian was sick and was having a hard time singing, Minister of Longitude sounded great last night at the First Unitarian show. And is it just me, or is there something really comforting about the sound of the 7 Foot Tall Metronome?

[iwikepie]

@camrenishot1

No, a giant metronome walking on the road would scare the shit out of me

[joshmusicbox]

? Watch the sun Hide over me Is it scared of Whats it scared of Out in the world and youre safe The world is a sail in the breeze How have we world here to weave To lay the beats Theyre beautiful Sails to the seas the wind never sets (sings) Where its circle brings all existence There one thing I know fer sure

[joshmusicbox]

Watch the sun Hide all night Is it scared of Whats it scared of how in the world can you save the world its a sad plea(this line????) How have we world here to waste To lay the beats (bass?) Theyre beautiful Sails to the seas the wind never sets Where its circumference on axis spins There one thing I know fer sure

[orgonetrail]

I thought it was

"how in the world

can you say

that the world is a sad place?"

I'm not sure though!

[joshmusicbox]

does anyone know the lyrics to this song? I'm trying to figure them out so i can learn it

[TaintedAngelic]

I'm so glad Julian decided to continue with something in the vein of Neutral MIlk Hotel...I think this would be strikingly similar to something they would be doing now. Remember when Julian Koster was in Neutral Milk hotel?

[pagonzalez1983]

cheers to you if you dig this. i'm a huge fan of most music in this genre, just can't get into this.

[fenago]

wow 'cheeseofultimatedoom'. its people like you who really make youtube a better place. Or are you so insecure that you need to stamp your negative opinions on everything you don't understand, just to reassure yourself that you are in fact the only sane person in existence.

[caitmary]

*yawn* troll.

[jrodbidlow]

kind of a radiohead/neutral milk hotel hybrid, great band

[lalalasamburg]

This has made my day.

[quietcreation]

This song and video are absolutely amazing. As is the entire new album. Just beautiful.

[particleplease]

this has made my year

[elUT11]

i can't even begin to describe how amazing they were in athens this year. i wish someone would post the kazoo parade on youtube.

[PhonographCylinder]

Terrific! I can't wait until I get my hands on the new album.

[shannon557]

julian koster is my savior

ill fucking die before i miss him august 16th at the athens popfest.

[illDiology]

Beautiful song and video.

It feels like I've been waiting for over a hundred years for the next Music Tapes album.

[madamerotten]

nICE!

[allsuperheroes]

I am so, so happy. I'm also still very curious to learn more about this Nesey Gallons character.

[Codejkoolguy]

Mr. Koster never ceases to blow me away.

[dcucch25]

Beautiful.....

[alanept88]

its like a snippet of my 8 year old confidence in discovery of new things. like if all my good feelings as a kid had grown up with me and all the bad fallen out, i'd sound like this.

[followmaps]

alanept88 hit the nail on the head for me. As did everyone else, actually.

[theaddingmachine]

magical

[yourbuddygrant]

Thank you!