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On Avery Island
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Binding: Audio CD
EAN: 0036172940325
Label: Merge Records
Manufacturer: Merge Records
MPN: 29403
Number Of Discs: 1
Publisher: Merge Records
Release Date: March 26, 1996
Studio: Merge Records
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Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating:  - Pretty great
If your reading this, you probably are wanting more after In The Aeroplane Over The Sea (and if your trying to figure out which one first, still find out, it might help you).
The people who love In the Aeroplane Over The Sea, don't worry. That album will not become a distant memory. Their first album, though, is a lo-fi acoustic based classic. There's a bunch of differences that seperate the two albums (Neutral Milk Hotel only released two full length albums). So this album isn't ... Read More
Rating: - Buy It!
I'm only giving this one four stars because it isn't "In the Aeroplane Over the Sea," but you still need to own this album. Absolutely phenomenal. Jeff Mangum is amazing.
Rating:  - Interesting
The first thing I noticed about 'On Avery Island' was the fact that almost all the songs are buried under a thick layer of noise. However, once (if) one gets past that, there are some good songs beneath. The entire album has a strange, somewhat surreal feel to it; previous reviewers have described it quite well as 'carnivalesque'. Jeff Mangum, regardless of what one may think of him as a songwriter, is NOT a good singer. His voice takes a bit of getting used to. I don't mind it now, but at first it ... Read More
Rating: - Not as powerful, but worth checking out
I purchased On Avery Island after hearing and loving In an Aeroplane over the Sea. While On Avery Island doesn't measure up to the album from Neutral Milk Hotel that followed, I'm glad I got it and enjoy several tracks from it.
Rating: - Transitional, but still NMH
As long as you're not expecting Aeroplane, you can appreciate this album as coming from Neutral Milk Hotel. This album is clearly the stage in between the Everything Is EP and Aeroplane. Everything Is, here, represents quintessential Elephant 6, psych-pop fare and Aeroplane marking the culmination of Neutral Milk Hotel's abilities with Mangum's lyrics/vocals, Spillane's horns, the group's natural chemistry, their skillful arrangements and effectively varied instrumentation. On Avery Island reflects ... Read More
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