Didn’t forget parting of the sensory
I’ve always been slightly less knowledgeable of the later stuff because I can’t stress enough how blown away I was by the early stuff. There was a point when I was a teenager when I was listening to them pretty much every single day
One of my favourite bands of all time. My first tattoo was the balloon logo on my forearm. Live in constant fear of Isaac Brock being outed as a true scumbag and having to get it very quickly covered up.
The shows they did around the time We Were Dead… with Johnny Marr on guitar were incredible. Saw them maybe four or five times around that period and they were on fire every night.
I like that one about the tortoise
“IT WAS ALWAYS WORTH IT, / THAT’S THE PART I SEEM TO HIDE”
Fucking love this band but recent album was a huge disappointment. Hopefully they’ll refind their mojo or release whatever they were upto with big boi.
I have never really considered myself much of a fan of them (I own Lonesome Crowded West) but I saw them live a few years back and they were great fun.
I love MM but they’ve fallen out of favour a bit for that bloated last record and not playing live here for ages, but lord they are great.
I’ve never quite got the Spitting Venom love though. Decent but don’t get why it’s always held up as one of their best. Isn’t it just a bit longer, and that’s it?
Thanks for this, just stuck The Moon & Antarctica on
My bestest Modest Mouse song is the epic ‘Edit the Sad Parts’
I’m gonna listen right now.
This is one of those records that I listened to solidly for six months when it came out but hardty ever since
Have it on now - still great
I think its aged better than Good News?
Like at the time I thought Good News was the superior of the two but now I find Good News a bit ‘tired’ still good but I rarely fancy going back to it. Whereas I’ve grown to appreciate record more as time has gone on.
Yeah, I also haven’t listened to Good News for years but this seems a lot more fun? I remember really liking Good News but felt like a move to a softer, safer sound
That said, just got to Missed the Boat - that’s pretty MOR
Was listening to that the other day (just seen loads of early MM is on Bandcamp now). Its absence on Building Nothing Out Of Something is the only thing that stops that comp from being perfect.
Lonesome Crowded West is still pretty much a perfect record, yes it is
The unofficial video on youtube with the bridge jumpers and rescuers is pretty amazing/heartbreaking.
Aye but not as good as ‘This Is A Long Drive’ imo. Hell of a band. Lot of people like to dump on them though
Probably because they arent as timid as pavement and also because they embraced the disco. These people are wrong obvs
Like for your typical mid western indie rock band theyre prerty out there and abrasive
