Lemon Demon - "View-Monster" (2008)

[@2Neil2Cicierega]

Oh, just this video. You can pirate my music, but I've heard reports of weird body horror stuff happening to people who do that.

[@PrincessFelicie]

Fuck yeah sign me up

[@scaryclaws14]

Big mood

[@kllcmd8980]

pirating any of Neil's music causes the cabinet man to appear and eat you

[@no1mayorofsimpleton]

@@kllcmd8980 hey i don't know how you made me have a music headcanon but you did and that is mine

[@apollotronica]

thank you neil very cool

[@lyrlesnizard4947]

No-one is talking about those TRANSITIONS GODDAMM THEY'RE GOOD

[@Popthebop]

agreed amazing!

[@gabmalagonpersonal]

The one for a knife fight is perfect

[@yzkddeonu]

YEAHHH

[@laysthechip3356]

This is lemon demon music here of course it’s amazing

[@mjgrizz1005]

@@gabmalagonpersonal the one after the ocean was really good too

[@lavenderhue1785]

knife fight has such a chaotic energy and I'm totally here for it

[@accountaccount3359]

Fighting for your life with knives is very chaotic

[@digitalphantom654]

so does man in stripes and glasses i think they tie in chaos for me

[@lgbtqiarights]

idk bro it literally seems gay

[@nickkane7161]

@@lgbtqiarights how so

[@lgbtqiarights]

@@nickkane7161 2 guys fighting with Knives while making dick references seems homoerotic. one of em even threatens to pin the other to the wall

[@somerandomperson3978]

Time stamps for all you mobile peeps! 0:00 - 1. Kaleidoskull 3:18 - 3. Amnesia Was Her Name 7:46 - 5. The Man in Stripes and Glasses 10:26 - 7. Marketland 15:24 - 9. Gadzooks 18:19 - 11. Knife Fight 22:36 - 13. The Only House That's Not on Fire (Yet) 28:13 - 15. The Ocean 32:05 - 17. The Afternoon 35:24 - 19. Spring Heeled Jack 38:07 - 21. Being a Rock Star 40:20 - 23. Ask For Nothing 43:50 - 25. The Satirist's Love Song 45:59 - 27. The Machine 51:23 - 29. Bill Watterson 55:10 - 31. Something Glowing

[@cryptidcore424]

thanks!

[@violathepoodle-roo7492]

Woah that's a lot of songs you go there

[@bearcatben4762]

im not an avid consumer of albums but why do all the numbers skip from 1 to 3 to 5 and so on?

[@SosTroin]

@@bearcatben4762 There are these transition songs that make up the even-numbered tracks. In this video, they are combined with the previous track. For example, the track from 9:40 to 10:26 is track 6.

[@bearcatben4762]

@@SosTroin thank you man

[@Tilas300]

I always forget the lyrics to Amnesia Was Her Name.

[@kristopherlukat7348]

gee, I wonder why..

[@V90097]

+Tilas300 What is that?

[@Xasperato]

+Tilas300 Yea, what was her name again?

[@Tilas300]

A certain Ghork I dunno. Can't remember.

[@Xasperato]

+Tilas300 Tomato loss.

[@guywiththeheadphones]

All the greatest love songs are secretly about H E R O I N

[@davitx8127]

One of favorite lyrics from Neil :D

[@mattomanx77]

Amnesia Was Her Name is about Heroin now

[@polybius3821]

That song is so good

[@oingoboingowo]

39:36 is the timestamp for anyone who wants it

[@meli_lemon_real]

this really says a lot about society 😔💔

[@harpyhelp]

every time amnesia was her name starts i think a mask of my own face is playing instead and realize "...this is view-monster."

[@realityreaperr]

Vitalify doth great songs 😔✌️

[@djastrobrando8222]

What how amnesia is like bfft bfft guitar and mask is like deepoob peepdoob

[@MisterAppleEsq]

@@djastrobrando8222 lol exactly

[@harpyhelp]

@@djastrobrando8222 your reply is poetry

[@djastrobrando8222]

@@harpyhelp Thenks •w•

[@cryptidcore424]

i can't believe Neil killed Waldo D:

[@evol5765]

Big frick

[@D0NTHEMAN]

Wdym? Who's Neil

[@duck8681]

@@D0NTHEMAN niel cicierega, the creator of lemon demon

[@Sharkalien10]

Kaleidoskull is such a beautiful track

[@devinmatias7528]

Like something out of RPG maker

[@shitocodone8940]

+Devin Matias that's what I thought I was thinking man this sounds like it was from the ending or beginning of a RPG

[@Land-O-Candy]

Sharkalien i know!!!!

[@epicgamer-ur1wg]

downwell?

[@superhbwright]

ik this thread is old but it always reminded me of the soundtrack from Super Paper Mario

[@lemonlemonlemonlemon7494]

honestly i think i love this more than spirit phone. like, spirit phone is amazing in a lot of ways, and i love so much of it, but this is just... preferable, i guess? it might just be that i've listened to spirit phone so much that it ain't as good, but this just feels more worth listening to. idek, it's hard to put it into words. but to use as few words as possible, i'll say this. this album is wonderful.

[@Persun_McPersonson]

This album is wonderful, and I have listened to it countless times. Though that last bit about listening to them over and again actually applies to all of his albums, this album in particular gives off something special. Can't really be described, but there's just certain feelings these tracks give off that I can't put my finger on.

[@Persun_McPersonson]

This album tends to be a fan favorite along with Spirit Phone, too, it seems, and *definitely* for good reason.

[@zachariahmerry2396]

Yeah, this album is way better imo, spirit phone is great and I used to listen to it a bunch, but now it is probably the album I listen to the least.

[@KendrickMegaFan]

Hip to the Java bean and Dinosaurchestra are god tier tho

[@finndigo6131]

Lemon Lemon Lemon Lemon, you grace us yet again with your presence

[@yaroslavsky]

"The Only House That's Not On Fire Yet." It appeals to me so much. So happy, and yet so sad. So many deep metaphors. The more I listened, the more I found and the sadder the song became. Apprehension. Longing. Unrequited Love. Loss. Delusion. Personally? It's been six years since I met her, three since I lost her, two since I last saw her, but the pain is just as strong.

[@shibbyguy101]

I hope you’re doing well.

[@evol5765]

‘This just the only house not on fire... yet.

[@each6002]

Omg, I’m tearing man. I hope you’re doing well.

[@mooshielove9151]

Hope you’re ok

[@hardlyanydiggity3953]

hate to break it to you but according to neil cicierega that song actually doesn't mean anything at all

[@zuluecho5886]

Hip to the javabean: Chaotic Neutral Dinosaurchestra: Chaotic good View Monster: True neutral Nature Tapes:Chaotic evil IABC: Lawful neutral Spirit phone: Lawful evil

[@joeyossia2827]

What is pure?

[@zuluecho5886]

@@joeyossia2827 didn't know actual term, sorry, ment true neutral

[@Halford_Steel]

Where is damm skippy

[@docmcmoth]

@@Halford_Steel lawful good

[@eater9494]

nature tapes is so fucking accurate

[@kendallgeary5665]

hahaha, the end of knife fight really threw me for a loop there

[@j0nahb]

I feel so late to the party...this album was made when I was so youngggg...

[@j0nahb]

+Chris Walker It was made when I was 6. I had no interest in music then. I just started listening to LD last year

[@j0nahb]

+Chris Walker Exactly. You said it all ;)

[@babyfirefly1842]

Same, it was made when I was 3 lmao.

[@VicEntity]

6? same

[@pixeliien]

i was 3, oops. most of the music i like i was born just a bit too late to be on time (like tally hall, which stopped making music when i was pretty young, although my parents got to go to one of their concerts before i was born, which i am very jealous of)

[@2Neil2Cicierega]

If you don't, listen all you want for free :)

[@bhornhehe]

thanks for the music neil

[@mar15115]

Thanks fam

[@natejustice9157]

This saved my life, thank you

[@Chazer5]

If I don't what?

[@LeGoodMusica23]

@@Chazer5 if you dont pirate it

[@arkfish]

The Machine in some way makes me feel weird. Like nervous or melancholy, maybe because of the fact the machine does nothing, but it's probably how the song sounds.

[@oryyyyx3129]

That's sort of the whole album, with knife fight as stress relief.

[@meowmeowmeowmoews]

The machine always makes me sad. Also it feels like a prequel to cabinet man

[@ghosty990]

​@@meowmeowmeowmoewsI think it is more of a continuation of the man-made object.

[@2Neil2Cicierega]

definitely the bottle thing.

[@residentalien818]

I think the context for this would be nice

[@residentalien818]

@Rukoshii yeah, figured it out earlier lol

[@lgbtqiarights]

@Rukoshii that’s amazing

[@cy-bernet-ix]

@Rukoshii beautiful. thank you

[@TillyCorbin]

don't look up the context, worst mistake of my life

[@eunoiamorosis]

Today in school, we were allowed to listen to music on our chromebooks whilst we worked bc it was friday, and I listened to this. Just wanted to tell somebody

[@codybailey3367]

This is possibly the weirdest album I've ever listened to and I loved every second of it.

[@jetboymachine]

bro i have listen to an album that was 6 hours of audible dementia and you call this weird????

[@NotFine]

@@jetboymachine i got through like 75% of that before tapping out lmao

[@jetboymachine]

@@NotFine woah i wasn't expecting anyone to recognise that lmao. yeah i have listened to it like 3 times and damn it was SUPER hard to listen to the first time

[@mellow1821]

@@jetboymachine Everywhere at the end of time and View-Monster are not really comparable imo

[@Masterhighlight]

The Only House That's Not On Fire (Yet). Come on guys, it's the underrated one.

[@MaladyKayjo]

Daniel yeah I love that one, but I have no Idea what it’s about

[@PokeAndDestroy]

“The underrated one” you clearly forgot about Spring Heeled Jack, there’s only like 3 uploads on KZbin? And one of them is the Live (Only Not) version

[@vinvigo2097]

Its amazing. Its indescribably enjoyable, meaningful, heavy. Filled with Somber encouragement.

[@epicgamer-ur1wg]

Everyone’s talking about it

[@kimberlindespinoza]

Yeah, It's one of my favorite ones.

[@2Neil2Cicierega]

the beatles also bottled, but better.

[@loolinonilool]

what does this mean neil. please respond urgently.

[@josephfavor7419]

Loolinonilool you call to a sleeping titan. No one of our kind will live long enough to know. nevermind i found what he was responding to

[@loolinonilool]

@@josephfavor7419 wait what was it

[@douglasparkinson4123]

@@josephfavor7419 he was been worryling silent since his dog died. probably setting up his next identity for when this one is forced to die. im convinced hes an imortal god who walks among men for a laugh

[@WhereAmIPleaseHelp4.0]

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[@inferno1217]

I haven't listened to this in so long and I'm getting the weirdest nostalgia from listening to this and knowing the songs by heart.

[@inferno1217]

+Hugh Jazz Completely forgot the album even existed.

[@PersephoneYT]

That's the beauty of it, it doesn't do anything!

[@jackintoshvids]

TruuKagura Because its screaming just because, because its neiver friend or foe.

[@HopelessCT]

JackEatsRamen and they label it a menace, or a grandiose work of art!

[@polybius3821]

From its finale to its Genesis we slowly pull it a ll a p a r t

[@personmcpersonface1016]

Every other machine on the planet has a function, a purpose!

[@kelsupremacy7113]

damn you really went that hard on your own mother

[@octangula7914]

Gadzooks is such a cute song

[@MisterAppleEsq]

That's exactly what Exarian said

[@Trueface_15]

Make me think of a ending sequence where neil cicierega is singing but his characters starts joining one by one and singing along

[@thebreadman]

I love this so much I actually bought the physical album way back when it was released. Those were the good ol' days!

[@Freakmenn]

Wow, never expected you to be here.

[@thebreadman]

@@Freakmenn :D Been listening to the LD for YEARSSSSSS

[@Freakmenn]

I only started listening since 2017. I'm pretty late to the party.

[@thebreadman]

@@Freakmenn Never too late! I recommend all of Neil's stuff.

[@douglasparkinson4123]

@@Freakmenn you think you are late. ive only been listening to any neil content since 2020

[@themousemage]

Something Glowing starts at 55:11, not 55:10. That second still has a very loud bit from the end of Bill Watterson. Also I LOVE this album, ESPECIALLY Something Glowing and The Machine.

[@greenoftreeblackofblue6625]

55:10

[@onthefritz5349]

55:10

[@Jewls2]

55:10

[@lytmari9741]

55:10

[@vz2428]

55:10

[@CodySisco24]

The ocean and the afternoon are my favorites... So good

[@wotersun]

pissed that there isnt a seperate upload of the afternoon that i can find but FUCK MAN this album is my go to feel good stuff. it rlly reminds me of early 2000s stuff of course and i love it

[@MaladyKayjo]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/qHOThap-fblpjMU

[@faselblaDer3te]

@@MaladyKayjo 'bout time

[@faselblaDer3te]

I love "The Machine" so, so much!!!

[@RadleyJunkyard]

Spring Heeled Jack gives me so much serotonin it is very underrated

[@llamallover1057]

yessss

[@AxlPatrol]

I remember listening to "The Ultimate Showdown" when I was really young but I never thought to listen to the deep cuts until now. Yeah I'm 12 years late but I'm glad I checked it out.

[@davesr25]

Thank you for the music you share, the abstract nature of it has got me through some tough times and been with me on the happy ones. *hug*

[@llamallover1057]

I always imagine lemon demon's albums (the ones ive heard) in a different setting. dinosaurchestra is in this chaotic land where its always summer, with explosions and bright colors and rollercoasters and the such. spirit phone takes place in outer space, but like a red swirly outer space. I could go on about other albums but im not going to. view monster on the other hand, always takes place in a void. I dont imagine a setting for any of the songs, they all take place in pitch black void. Im not sure what it is, I think it has something to do with the instruments and whatnot, but no images ever come with this album. its still my favorite ld album!!!

[@abigriffin9496]

Knife fight is so good. It takes a really humorous approach that had me actually laughing at one point, and the dude at the very end saying "Ah that was fun....now where's my knife" was hilarious. And then it throws you into a completely different song in true Lemon Demon style.

[@WhereAmIPleaseHelp4.0]

I think that the final line may have been inspired by the live performance of Knife Fight that Neil did before the album released, where the other guy said that at the end of the performance after actually losing the plastic knife that had been used. If you want to see it, here's a link to it on youtube: kzbin.info/www/bejne/oqqYm5aqo8eamtU

[@CometMothman]

*The ending of “The man is striped and glasses” is very confusing like... sound affects???*

[@oiingo]

its a bonus track that gets lumped in with it im pretty sure . happens on spotify too

[@mehrolsaviik]

The man in stripes and glasses plus that track, but without vocals would be a weird experience

[@DoesEliHaveSwag]

I’d hate to be that person but Effects*

[@MisterAppleEsq]

@@DoesEliHaveSwag Sound affects us all.

[@inactivepleasegoaway]

[spooky sounds vol 6] is amazing

[@AtlaniBonita]

Knife fight and Marketland 😩😩🔥

[@lyinsroar9637]

I love "the ocean" :D

[@wispyspirits2158]

I THOUGHT THIS ALBUM WAS FROM 2019 WHAT-

[@Persun_McPersonson]

What? What caused you to think that? His latest original album, Spirit Phone, came out in 2016.

[@Persun_McPersonson]

@Sepia Amy Understandable to an extent, but no one should ever base a music's release off of a video upload date, though. There's a lot of obviously pre-KZbin music that has been uploaded over the years, so there's really no excuse for taking upload dates at face value when it comes to music.

[@Unearthlysoap]

The little intro before The Machine kills me! I love it sm

[@seaotter4439]

I think Neil's last 3 albums (Dinosaurchestra, this one, and Spirit Phone) kinda line up with coming of age. Dinosaurchestra is innocent and happy-sounding, much like being a child. This one (View Monster) is more edgy and grittier, but still sounds childish, albeit in a more nostalgic way, much like a teenager; becoming an adult but still having an inner kid inside. Spirit Phone sounds hectic and bustling, almost nervous in a sense as the themes of late-stage capitalism reflect adulthood and all the anxieties that go with it. The red on all of them is obviously a metaphor for the rouge angles of satin.

[@kenopsia7115]

yooo that’s always been what i thought

[@inactivepleasegoaway]

dinosaurchestra is mostly blue, view-monster has red and blue on it, and spirit phone is just red

[@reneebanos3472]

the last 3 albums are i become christmas,nature tapes and spirit phone

[@inactivepleasegoaway]

@@reneebanos3472 i am become christmas and nature tapes are ep's and not albums

[@ghosty990]

​@@inactivepleasegoawaynature tapes actually Is an álbum

[@mattomanx77]

I love that the last song references the first one in name.

[@oogalook]

I love this album. And all the others. But this is the one I'm listening to right now.

[@BBK96]

Neil, you are the top of uniqueness. I think i'll never turn tired of your one of a kind songs and videos. nothing cheers me up as much as your artwork :D

[@angrynoodle161]

words cannot describe my love for this album

[@shannon5656]

Happy birthday, view-monster!

[@tobystaryth2757]

One of my favorite albums, I gotta buy this as soon as I can.

[@undeadjams]

I remember buying this album when it came out. Fuzzy nostalgia feels in my belly.

[@swyrlyy]

I think View Monster and Damn Skippy are my two favorite albums of his.

[@MaladyKayjo]

Tlitookilakin for my it’s spirit phone and view monster

[@themindofchase]

I'm glad you added the transition tracks to this one. I never get to listen to it with the transition tracks unless I listen to it on the physical CD.

[@VlEWMONSTER]

this is constantly on loop, im going insane with every passing second im stuck inside the album

[@donpotato749]

OmG!!!!!Stuck FroM DiNaosurChessTa!!!

[@quantumblauthor7300]

There's a Doctor Who monster that works like "Amnesia Was Her Name" and I'm not talking about the silence It was in "Midnight" and never reintroduced Edit: praise Mekhane

[@Persun_McPersonson]

Haha, yes!

[@danielchang4671]

Praise Mekhane

[@oingoboingowo]

Idk if anyone else is here because of this, but i'm fuckin pumped for Needlejuice to master View-Monster

[@oingoboingowo]

Joey Ossia yeah I pre ordered it lol

[@faselblaDer3te]

Hey everyone! Good night everyone!

[@MeowZeOwOdong]

I think this is my favorite album of all time. Edit-i changed my mind, Spirit Phone is the best album of all time, followed closely by hawaii: part ii.

[@MeowZeOwOdong]

Dude, you are forggeting about dinosaurchestra.

[@MeowZeOwOdong]

No, i am not; i just don't think dinosaurchestra is THAT great

[@MeowZeOwOdong]

DINOSAURCHESTRA, WHAT ABOUT DAMN SKIPPY??!

[@MeowZeOwOdong]

But it has some bangers like lawnmower, Indie Cindy, Archaeopteryx, and others!

[@MeowZeOwOdong]

Yeah, the transition tracks really sold it for me

[@Macc985]

welcome back to the veiw monster

[@zuluecho5886]

Wish official cd's were still being supplied Edit: oh dang, wish came true

[@roxxane019]

Oh ya I'd LOVE to get this on CD.

[@ferweenie]

Have you two heard the news?

[@roxxane019]

@@ferweenie ?

[@residentalien818]

@@roxxane019 Probably something about a remaster. It looks like one is finally being released I think

[@Iamveryconfusedabout]

needlejuice records is releasing them, you should acquire one

[@Froji]

i just realized after 4 months of wondering why the tracks skip the even numbers is because of transition tracks

[@modiflied]

The Ocean and The Afternoon are perfect next to eachother

[@Inunah]

*Throws you at Neil* Uh... There were 32/33 CDs here last time you looked, Neil. I swear.

[@sevendavis2159]

The ocean is so dope!

[@MisterAppleEsq]

Both the song and the body of water.

[@CallumLerigo]

Neil, you're a legend.

[@VlEWMONSTER]

anyone up viewing their monster or is it just me

[@pxlnight13]

I can't believe that you would put entire albums on KZbin like this. It's awesome!

[@Z52]

This album is just SO GOOD! I love it so, Thank you Neil!

[@mar15115]

The algorithm has brought us together today

[@rowsdower50]

I still need a new copy of this after I sat on mine...>_> I still feel thankful after you gave me one after LicDade '08.

[@zadier4210]

Spring Heeled Jack is excellent and so underrated.

[@could_possiblybe_thane07echo]

Someone please let View Monster out they've been in here for 16 years

[@aggravatedpossum960]

31:43 i passed put and lucid dreamed in the song :-:

[@llamallover1057]

oooo trippy

[@keelyrice3819]

Knife fight always reminded me of mung daal from chowder

[@Persun_McPersonson]

Hahahahaha, what the Hell? Now I'm imagining Mung as an edgy punk teen, playing with knives

[@ethanriem9242]

This is the best youtube comment I have ever read

[@thiinkiing]

Spring-Heeled Jack reminds me of gen 3 pokemon music

[@wisteria45]

The song list is labeled in only odd numbers

[@morp4212]

Gavin Watts the even numbered songs are the transition tracks between the songs.

[@pizza_for_free]

You, my friend, are a genius.

[@wooonder5878]

honestly my favorite one

[@TheHarlequinHatter]

I did that once. I sure miss my most of me.

[@Bulldozer4000]

My favorite album. But I have to ask: what's the sound clip before The Machine from? Is it from a movie? It's been haunting me for ages!

[@zuluecho5886]

"Burke's law, who killed 711?"

[@crassinula]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/hZLOqoWfrdqBd5I

[@thebreadman]

This album is one of my favorites. It brings back some very good memories :)

[@Froji]

happy 13th View-Monster

[@RaphaelGLEsguerra]

I saw somewhere that there was a lemon demon album called Almanac that was released in 09, and it featured Eighth Wonder, how come that was never released?

[@heliosextras2703]

It was a Quasi-LP only available to those who saw his band live in 2009.

[@burrsoup]

one of my favorite albums ever, shame this isn’t on itunes anymore

[@Shankopottomus]

I've always thought it needed to be on cassette and maybe vinyl (if he could redo some tracks to do different crossfades since records only have so much space

[@inactivepleasegoaway]

wish granted

[@David-zw8xu]

Is it just me or do some of these songs seem like they could be in musicals?

[@computerkingdom420]

Kevin Macleod Nightcore Remixes The end of Kaleidoskull causes me legitimate physical pain. Like a burning sensation all over my neck. And yet, I always listen to it because it's pretty.

[@anta345]

I like the intro of the machine

[@djastrobrando8222]

I wish the bonus tracks were streamable

[@CalebDiebold]

Why doesn't the iTunes album have all these in-between clips? I remember the voices after Man in Stripes and Glasses being on the iTunes album though.

[@Cheeseisgood7789]

Shall I assume that you uploaded this as a reward for people who are devoted enough to subscribe to your secondary channel?

[@aIchemizedlemniscate]

VIEW MOSTER TIME BABEY

[@Medakako]

Kaleidoskull feels like reminiscing on a simpler time

[@angrynoodle161]

❤️

[@HopelessCT]

Still great

[@cassgrenada2278]

My house would be the only one not on fire for the fact that I am a child like pyrotechnic maniac, there for my house would have to be fire proof.

[@amy06788]

*sigh* If only I could get over my technophobia and download some albums

[@evol5765]

Did you get over it?

[@amy06788]

@@evol5765 Yes I have them all now, courtesy of Google music

[@evol5765]

Amy Dee Nice.

[@rammyback]

You got: Good ending

[@1tsmeadam]

I’m open to the transitions, but I don’t like when they’re listed as separate songs keep them in the song, make them feel less clunky and maybe add a little extra lyrics here and there and they’re fine

[@protozo2689]

the end of something glowing hurt my ear like someone fucked the air pressure like OW

[@FaBLoo-bw4hy]

POV: You think 8 is a repulsive number

[@WhereAmIPleaseHelp4.0]

true

[@skelkankaos]

i listenened to this on spotify and the little interludes between songs werent there?

[@crizbit9746]

My favorite song from this album is “bill watterson”

[@queque4892]

Thanks for such a gr8 album ! Come to Brazil hahaha

[@WeirdUglyPeople]

woah thanks mister!