The Fool (track)
by Neutral Milk Hotel
Year: 1998
From the album In The Aeroplane Over The Sea (track #5)
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The Fool appears on the following album(s) by Neutral Milk Hotel:
- In The Aeroplane Over The Sea (track #5) (this album) (1998)
- Neutral Milk Hotel Box Set (track #5) (compilation) (2011)
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| ! | 04/08/2026 01:54 | SethGunde | 2,438 | 69/100 |
| ! | 03/14/2026 09:21 |  Rockdrigo | 1,093 | 82/100 |
| ! | 01/11/2026 18:50 | Robert_fripp | 899 | 86/100 |
| ! | 01/08/2026 23:08 | Exist-en-ciel | 141,448 | 71/100 |
| ! | 12/20/2025 16:09 | Rayzer6 | 19,277 | 89/100 |
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This track is rated in the top 2% of all tracks on BestEverAlbums.com. This track has a Bayesian average rating of 84.8/100, a mean average of 83.5/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 85.0/100. The standard deviation for this track is 13.8.
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Alpha 01/23/2022 23:11 | #279961
great interlude! love how it acts as an outro to two headed boy part 1, great instrumentation too!
Awesome bridge between the two tracks! Such an inspired piece of music :)
slurpdurp 01/25/2017 02:51 | #184219
The perfect interlude track. The instrumentation and sound effects add the perfect segue into the WWII themed second half the album. The percussion is driving and the horns are haunting.
Good dovetail into Holland, 1945
sounds like a funeral march
GandalfORiley345 05/11/2014 15:15 | #111518
The song of the opening for Holland, 1945, it´s amazing, strange classic sounds that will never bona listen to again
qwert9579 12/23/2013 00:34 | #98422
The perfect bridge for two quick songs to connect with. Lets you take a breather. Not saying that this song isn't amazing on its own though.
Sustains the flow between 4 and 6 perfectly, and a good song to boot.
pearljammer13 12/02/2011 01:06 | #31861
Kind of feels like an intro to Holland, 1945. But that sounds like I'm downplaying it's greatness, and it sure is great.
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