To clear up any confusion, this exact version appeared on a real licensed CD that came out in the summer of 1994. It's called "Periscope: Another Yoyo Compilation" and features all the copyright info, including that this was recorded in September 1993. Glycerine was recorded in January 1994.
You're an Idiot. There are countless songs that sound the same chordally, because the I, V, vi, IV progression is one of the most commonly used across all genres (excluding jazz, progressive, etc.). So shut the fuck up.
This song was on a demo tape called "Beauty" that Neutral Milk Hotel put out in 1992. Glycerine is from the album "Sixteen Stone" which came out in 1994.
Shadows on my wall They creep and crawl in burning white They dream of waterfalls Catching slow bright streams of light. And life can be so weird Bucket full of fear But it's alright I'm on an isle And I've still got time to fly away Shadows in my dreams They're painting scenes of time with you I'm hoping all these things And the strength they bring will pull me through And life can be so weird Bucket full of fear But it's alright I'm on an isle And I've still got time to fly away.
Just to clear up any confusion: this is NOT the version on Beauty, nor is it the version on Invent Yourself a Shortcake. It's from a 1994 compilation called "Periscope: Another Yo-Yo Compilation."
@toobsockproductions Indeed. Besides, I HARDLY HARDLY doubt Bush knew of Neutral Milk Hotel back then or if anybody in particular. Even when Aeroplane came out, it's not like it was the biggest album of the year or anything.
Shadows on my wall They creep and crawl on through the night They dream of waterfalls Catching small bright streams of light Life can be so weird A bucket full of tears But it's alright I've seen the light And I've still got time to fly away Shadows in my dreams They're painting scenes of time with you I'm hoping all these things And strength it brings will see me through And life can be so weird A bucket full of tears But it's alright I've seen the light And I've still got time to fly away
Omg. this song. this song. i ♥ it! it somehow reminds me of when i was a 5 year old little girl playing outside in the summer. amazing. (: the picture really fits the song too lol
Same chords as a LOT of major pop songs. Just in a different key. Go search up "Four Chords Axis of Awesome". This is a four chord song. It's still pretty damn amazing.
Oh but there is. He used to play this song in our living room in Ruston, LA, with only an acoustic guitar and Jeff's voice long before NMH became as big as they are now. I feel incredibly fortunate to have been friends with and involved in some of these guys other projects way back then.
I love this song so much, I made a sort of music video for it on my channel! It does lack something most NMH songs have... I'm not sure what that is exactly, but I still love it!
Bush didn't invent this chord progression. These chords have been used in countless songs; just look at the "4 Chords, 36 Songs" video. "Let it Be," "Don't Stop Believing," "No Woman No Cry," and lots of other songs with the same chords preceded both this song and "Glycerine." It doesn't matter if Glycerine was written before this.
I guarantee Gavin Rossdale never heard of NMH in the mid 90s. People are aware that literally hundreds if not thousands of songs share the same chord progressions right?
this song is interesting as it does seem to kind of lack something thats so neutral milk hotel-y and sounds more generic, i dont think its even so much the chord sequence as with nmh its not the chords but what is done with them thats important. something to do with the production i think, and the guitar is less distinctive and has less energy which kind of suits the song. whatever, i still like it a lot.
jeff himself said that he didn't like this version because it was recorded in a studio and he wasn't really used to working in a studio so it didn't really work out
Neutral Milk Hotel - Bucket 1348pm 22.6.23 so in a hypothetical fist fight who would win fleet foxes (twix) or neutral milk hotel (mars bar)? i think it might be a close run thing, don't you?
@mytoecold Crazy, i was just randomly browsing neutral milk hotel and i see your comment. i met you at a ben kweller show and you dubbed me Jason Mraz. i guess i can't call you 12 year old kid anymore.
Shit, this is way better quality than the demo my friend gave to me. I mean it's the same version and everything, this one is just much clearer (the demo I have is really staticy).
@ZombieInvasion5446 Music has a tendency to repeat and copy itself, sometimes intentionally sometimes accidentally. The differences between punk and classical are very few.
the differences between punk and classical are astronomical. possibly the 2 least compatible genres out there, one requires years of mastery while the other can be played strumming 3 power chords
Let's get real guys, is a lot like glycerine. Not just the chords, but the strum pattern and tempo even are similar. Nobody is saying anyone copied anyone, but that's it's just kinda hard to hear this song and appreciate it the way it was meant to be when another song sharing a similar structure is more burned into our heads. Which sucks :(
Thats weird that "My Dream Girl Don't Exist" has the same chord progression as "When I Come Around" by Greenday, "In the Aeroplane Over the Sea" has the same one as "Monster Mash" by Bobby Boris Picket, and "Bucket" has the same as "Glycerine" by Bush, NMH does them the best though
Can you guys quit all the juvenile discussion over chord progressions? Even "Baby for pree" and "where youll find me now" have similar chord progressions now what? whos cooler(both being NMH compositions). On another note : NMH's way cooler than bush yeah;)
