in the aeroplane over the sea

[suzaroo1139]

soul

[blupouncch]

I first heard NMH and Jeff 10+ years ago, and from that day to today, not once has anyone else come close to being called my favorite. The sheer number of times I've listened to every single song/album is un-estimitable. "Naomi," however, is by far my most loved song...

[KransefaWoW]

Fucking ear rape

[EdwardTheGentleman]

does anyone know what this is filmed on? 

[VRedRoses]

@EdwardTheGentleman any video camera from the 90's would have the same effect

[iamsalzibar]

truly beautiful, perfection pretty much sums it up

[TheEvilMuffinZ]

This song is just so....beautiful

[sps179]

Sorry, I just don't get this at all, so I don't feel so bad for ignoring it so long. Moral: The road to hell is paved with good intentions.

[fersebres]

I've listened to this 50 times today.

And counting...

[blarghieblarghie]

Two Toronto dates this summer. Sweet jesus, I'm excited about this

[mussman717word]

I'm convinced. Jeff Mangum is an angel.

[nickkomin]

what kind of guitar is that

[ibmindless]

@nickkomin Looks like a Washburn HB-15 or similar. Generically speaking, it's a classic archtop guitar with a P90 pickup.

[EnokiSkai]

@nickkomin Gibson ES-125 it is.

[dascotton]

One of my favourite songs ever.

I so wish i had been there when this was recorded.

[bkk22e2]

this music and the lyrics are so beyond their time, NMH and Mangum have captivated me.

[starvingindianboy]

love neutral milk hotel.

[ignoranttwat]

Actualy it's "Mangum".

You wrote "Magnum".

[redeyedrednek]

lol maybe it was a typo smart ass

[caritherecluse]

what a beautiful song, and man

[IcyMice]

this is so beautiful...what i would give to see him perform.

[jxrdxnG]

Not to step on anyones toes,

but to Sorcerer462 I only have this to say:

Those four chords you detect are probably put together in one of the most used chord progressions ever. Even the beatles used those four chords, and look what they've done. Sure it's simple...but it's beautiful. Just listen, don't think.

[ermaxwell]

perfection

[JoesRedGuitar]

Man, it sucks so bad that jeff doesn't play anymore. For his sake though, i hope he doesn't come back. His lyrics are so powerful that more and more people are being attracted to his music. If he ever does come back, he will be swarmed with even more fans and media that he'll have a sequel to his nervous breakdown. It'd probably be called like... "Nervous Breakdown 2: The sequel of Jeff Magnum's breakdown" if it were a movie.

STUNNING MUSIC. STUNNING FREAKING LYRICS.

[purpleandgreen]

Setting aside anything anyone has to say about talent or where Jeff Mangum fits in in the rigorous competition of Best Musician of all time...

watching this clip makes me cry every time I watch it. I can't think of anything else that has that much power over me.

[mfjb777]

music is to be taken seriously. its a passage into the world of the human mind. a sign of intellegence. how we evolved. stop thinking about the porduct and start thinking about the meaning. Jeff is a fucking intellegent songwriter and this song is a lot better then a lot of shit. And shit if your to scared to criticize other peoples opinion then I am going to label you a pussy.

[redeyedrednek]

well said good sir

[elpollodiablo]

i agree. people should be able to put up their opinions without being criticized. but if i must say so myself, jeff mangum IS the holy grail of music

[scudthebear]

Haha, man. why do people argue over such stupid things. I mean come on. It's music. I was just jazzed to see anything of him live. I've only heard the music. but seriously. its music. just leave it be. if you dont like his music than why are you even searching for him live on this site? come on. lets just put this to rest.

[mfjb777]

theres a difference in talented songwriters and talented musicians sorcerer462.

[sorcerer462]

Fair enough. And the lyrics aren't bad. Quite endearing, even. I just wasn't particularly moved by the delivery. Again, my humble opinion.

[iamanamewordthing]

what a funny man. with fun stories.

[PrintC]

Why do people over analyze music like sorcerer462? That is completely defeating music. When you do that you make music like math and it should not be looked at like math.

[sorcerer462]

I detect a total of 4 chords, 2 strummed rhythms and one mediocre voice. That's all there is to this. I suppose some people may enjoy it, but... best song in the world? I think not.

[lightfunk]

Did you detect the melody or any of the lyrics?

[jeffmangumisgood]

what?

[arielxcore]

dont be an asshole

[sorcerer462]

I don't intend to be an asshole. It's just that people are going on about this like it's the greatest music ever created. I merely voiced my opinion, and I certainly didn't intend to offend anyone. If you like it, great! I disagree with that view, but you're entitled to it. But please, let's try not to take our music (and everything else) so bloody seriously.

[giorgio345]

yeah dude thats a pretty shallow, immature, stupid thing to say, its about meaningfulness and emotion and his fuckin amazing voice

[phoenix3dd]

Man, Jeff Magnum is so amazing, if only Neutral Milk Hotel could have a reunion tour of sorts.

[tromette]

amazing:°(

[Brawk]

I listened til I syopped!

[debaser247]

What a magnificent song.

[ScentlessApprenticeB]

yes, i agree with gobbel gobbel, why is this flagged?

[chipjohnston]

where's the saw?

[maxlastic]

I love Natural Milk Hotel and that song is beautiful. I really enjoyed seeing this video. Thanks for sharing it.

[Homonoculus]

Yeah, you love 'em so much you don't even know the band name. Jackass.

[maxlastic]

Sorry typo. Sorry typo. What can I say?

[theeraser21]

now how i remember you how i would push my fingers through your mouth to make those muscles move that make your voice so smooth and sweet

[IndieShotYou]

If he had the whole band I would scream with joy but just the mastermind is still something!

[PopHicken]

Another gift for me and you.

[mattlemon]

It´s simple, but it´s a great song!!

[gobbelgobbel]

Nice Song, but what state of serious mental illness made you flag the video, einstein?

[malkmusean]

one of my favorite songs to play/sing on guitar

[FelixBieker]

I Think This Was Somewhere In Canada,

If You Go On The NMH Website, You Should

Be Able To Match Up The Tour Dates

To The Place.

[Mangum]

Damn.

It make me cry.

This song is fuckin' unbelieveble.

Jeff Mangum is definitly God.

[notjohndoe2]

awesome

[wsupwitdat619]

I so wish NMH would tour again! I want to see Magnum live sooo much

[khaeomzhyu]

It made me cry, for the 1,000,000,000th time. I adore this song so much...

[Elston2287]

Oh come on, he's written better songs.

Awesome video and awesome song nonetheless.

[abace20]

What a beautiful song. Could be the best ever written.

[trixiedarko]

Amazing. Jeff Mangum is fucking great.

[Lothars]

Great stuff! When and where was this concert?