Modest Mouse

[Bukowskie]

Anyone else here like Modest Mouse?

For those of you who don't know, Modest Mouse is an indie/rock/alternative band with clever uses of metaphors, philosophical lyrics and phrases and sayings used in the early to mid-20th century. As lame as that sounds, the music is really good. Also, Isaac Brock's (the lead singer's) voice is awesome and slightly-lisped :P.

[unowned]

i like their earlier albums,
most of the this is a long drive
the songs interstate 8 and broke (the version on building something out of nothing)

[TheBlueNeck]

For some reason I've been told recently that my voice sounds like Isaac Brock's. Go figure.

[yurgenburgen]

Heard a lot about them. Never bothered checking them out. What album/s do you recommend?

[Cables]

I don't like them very much, honestly, the lyrics are so direct, they have little room for interpretation. His voice is a bit annoying, and the instrumentals are nothing truly amazing.

They're better than most pop music today, but its not all that great IMO, but I understand why you might like it.

[Bukowskie]

At 7/18/09 01:09 AM, yurgenburgen wrote: Heard a lot about them. Never bothered checking them out. What album/s do you recommend?

Pretty much any album except We Were Dead Before the Ship Sank, but I would suggest Long Drive For Someone With Nothing To Think About for you to listen to.

god thats a long album name.

At 7/18/09 01:06 AM, unowned wrote: i like their earlier albums,
most of the this is a long drive
the songs interstate 8 and broke (the version on building something out of nothing)

Yeah my favorite album would probably have to be long drive. I actually listened to that album on a long drive with nothing to think about, it worked well.

[jewdudewtf]

Modest Mouse is my all time favorite band. Casing point, my sig.

As for favorite album, I would pick The Moon and Antarctica, or The Lonesome Crowded West.

[TheWolfe]

I love them.
Everyone loves them.

They're a pretty big band and I'm sure make a great deal of money. They tour internationally and I own all but a couple of their albums.

[Daddy-L-Jackson]

I liked "Float On" but that's it. Like someone else said, I understand why you'd like it, just not my cup of tea personally.

[ixintro]

What the fuck, YES!!! I'm currently listening to them, shuffle's playing "The Good times Are Killing Me". I don't know, I've ben totally addicted to this band for the last few months. I've lawyas liked them, but lately they're basically all I listen to. Hell, even today I was working my job at the radio station and got so excited to find "Float On" on a Promo CD that I interrupted an already-in-progress song to play it.

I also just saw their video earlier for their new single "Satellite Skins", good song, really fucking weird video.

[Bukowskie]

At 7/18/09 01:24 AM, ixintro wrote: What the fuck, YES!!! I'm currently listening to them, shuffle's playing "The Good times Are Killing Me". I don't know, I've ben totally addicted to this band for the last few months. I've lawyas liked them, but lately they're basically all I listen to.

Haha same thing that happened to me. Like I just had the Moon and Antartica but then I listened to it one day and started buyin more of their albums and now I'm in love with em. :D

At 7/18/09 01:20 AM, Daddy-L-Jackson wrote: I liked "Float On" but that's it. Like someone else said, I understand why you'd like it, just not my cup of tea personally.

Try listening to some of their older songs :D.

At 7/18/09 01:11 AM, Cables wrote: They're better than most pop music today, but its not all that great IMO, but I understand why you might like it.

The thing is, their older music isn't pop. They kind of conformed and turned into more pop music on a couple songs on Good News and then the whole album of We Were Dead. I personally like their older stuff better

I'm goin to a Modest Mouse concert September 4th in Missoula, Montana.

[ixintro]

Sorry for the double post, posted too quickly. Isaac Brock takes the most advantage out of a lisp I've ever seen, hell, he wouldn't sound nearly as good without it in my opinion. Also, I see some of you guys weren't too into their most recent album, but I actually REALLY enjoy that one (along with all the other ones).

Okay, now I'm done.

[The-Happy-Pill]

OP you spelled Bukowski wrong, there is no 'e'. Stupid.

[Bukowskie]

At 7/18/09 01:32 AM, The-Happy-Pill wrote: OP you spelled Bukowski wrong, there is no 'e'. Stupid.

Bukowski was taken.

[AmaterasuOkami]

Float On is a really good song of theirs. The vocals of the band sound a little weird when they sing the chorus xD, but I like it lol

[ZagmenO]

I have one of their songs. It's awesome!

[ixintro]

At 7/18/09 01:57 AM, ZagmenO wrote: I have one of their songs. It's awesome!

Go get more!

[X0]

Yeah I also like Modest Mouse. I like the older albums though, my two favorite are this is a long drive..., and lonesome crowded west.