Neutral Milk Hotel - In the Aeroplane Over the Sea (w/ guest Andrew Kolbenschlag)

The Great Albums

Bill Lambusta

Albums, Music Commentary, Criticism, Billlambusta, Brianerickson, Music

4.3 • 749 Ratings

🗓️ 20 April 2015

⏱️ 97 minutes

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Summary

In an attempt to go for the title, singer/songwriter/musician Andrew Kobenschlag of Small Planet Radio (smallplanetradio.com) joins Bill and Brian for a record tying second time to talk about Neutral Milk Hotel's In the Aeroplane Over the Sea (1998, Merge). The second of only two full length studio albums released by the band. Lo-fi production, trippy lyrics, the use of instrumentals on pop records, sexual lyrics, and the zanzithophone are discussed as we talk about what makes this one of Andrew's favorite albums of all time. An odd band and a reclusive frontman are analyzed in full as we make our way through every song on the album, track by track!

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0:00.0	Two, one, two, three, four.
0:05.0	The only girl of Babylon was born as roses in her eyes, but then they buried her alive.
0:26.6	One evening in 1945 with just a sister at the side, and only weeks before the guns all came and rained on everyone.
0:35.6	Now she's a little boy
0:38.2	It's vain playing pianos filled with flames
0:41.3	On empty rings around the sun
0:43.6	I'll sing to say my dream has come
0:47.0	Hello, welcome to the great album's podcast, I'm Bill
0:53.0	And I'm Brian
0:53.9	And today we have a guest with us, a returning guest, Andrew Colbenshlog Hello, welcome to the Great Albums podcast. I'm Bill. And I'm Brian.
0:58.3	And today we have a guest with us, a returning guest, Andrew Colbenshlog.
0:58.7	Hey, Andrew.
0:59.7	Returning champion.
1:02.1	Well, you know, you... Coming for you, Jeff.
1:03.0	Yeah, you have to go toe to toe with Jeff Feedler.
1:06.6	The other two, the other repeat guest.
1:10.1	No, I'm honored to be at such an elevated level of participation with Jeff.
1:16.9	We're going to start a club.
1:18.5	We're going to have a lounge.
1:20.1	Yeah, well, we're honored to have you back because that Yankee Hotel Foxtrot episode was sensational.
1:31.1	Yeah, it was a good time on the merits of that
1:40.2	Welcome back. Well, thank you very much. It's great to be back and we brought you back to speak about another one of your favorite bands and your favorite albums Neutral Milk Hotels in the aeroplane over the sea.
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