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Before The Decemberists, there was Neutral Milk Hotel. I know this can be a sore point to some Neutral Milk Hotel fans who might view The Decemberists, and others like them, as little more than copy cats. You see Neutral Milk Hotel disbanded well before the others arrived. Given the scope of The Decemberists' body of work, I think The Decemberists have more than proven their worth. I believe we are witnessing the emergence of a genre that has yet to be properly named too, all started by Neutral Milk Hotel. Those who arrive first deserve a great amount of credit and I think Neutral Milk Hotel helped to blaze the trail others now enjoy. The way I see it, The Decemberists and others are paying tribute to the memory of Neutral Milk Hotel and carry the torch.

Oh comely
I will be with you when you lose your breath
Chasing the only
Meaningful memory you thought you had left

It is odd to me, the people who hate artists are "too" similar. So wait… you like Band A, but you hate Band B for sounding like Band A? So if Band B sounded less like Band A you might like them? Wow that makes no sense. I think people get too caught up in who came first, the politics, and the assigning of who is deserving, and lose sight of the art.

By the way, "Neutral Milk Hotel" is an odd name, isn't it? G calls them "Three Incongruent Words". So true.

Song Recommendations

If you like this song, I also suggest:

• Bright Eyes
• The Decemberists
• Loch Lomond

I also suggest the music genre:

• Indie Folk

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Neutral Milk Hotel - In the Aeroplane over the Sea