In The Aeroplane Over The Sea
by Neutral Milk Hotel

I don't understand what it is doing at 17 on this list.

From Igtonumama 10/05/2025 20:07 | #311219

A rollercoaster of highly emotional songs which relate to Anne Frank. To be honest, I generally, don't have a clue what Jeff Mangum is singing about, and it doesn't matter as I am sure that Jeff does and level of raw emotion throughout the whole album, make this for me , the greatest vinyl album of all time.

From Igtonumama 07/16/2025 07:43 | #310157

One of the greatest albums of all time. Firstly because it isn't just a collection of songs and secondly because it's delivered with a passion.

Once this album gets its claws into you it won’t let go. By the time I’d listened to it 2 or 3 times I knew it was easily a top 10 album. Now after many years of listening to it, it’s a great shout for my favourite album of all time. I keep coming back to it. Also anyone talking about poor vocals just doesn’t get music. Jeff Magnum’s vocals are raw passionate and intense which suits this music perfectly. Couldn’t imagine it any other way.

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A surrealistic work of musical and lyrical genius. I have never heard anything like it. The themes explored are deeply profound: connection, love, genocide, memory, creation, autonomy, dependence, and weltschmerz.

This is an album worth listening to over and over again. It is one of the greatest works ever put to record and while no song is a hit, the totality of excellent tracks sums greater than its parts, standing as a timeless expression of the human experience in all its pain and glory. 10/10!

Not a bad album, but even after 4 listens, I just don’t get the hype.
Especially the vocals are average at best

Embarrassing to admit: I only listened to this album because of all the hype. And the first listen I couldn't see why it got the hype. Next time I heard it, I liked it although I thought it was still over-rated. Third listen I loved it. A case of Emperor's New Clothes? Probably. Most people I know with decent music taste vary from indifference to hostility. But I love it.

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I don't understand why this album is so highly rated. The songs aren't bad but the album just sounds like a demo tape to me. It could be so much better if the whole thing was re-recorded with a decent producer at the helm. This album just sounds like it was recorded in one take. A lot of work needs to be done on the vocals and the instrumentation for me to want to listen to it repeatedly.