We Were Dead Before the Ship Even Sank

Norma J · 03.28.2007, 06:20 PM

Yeah, there's probably already threads for this but that's neither here nor there for me, really.

I picked it up yesterday. I like the feel to this album.

Modest Mouse.

Norma J · 03.28.2007, 06:29 PM

Modest Sway.

something · 03.28.2007, 07:04 PM

modest yahoo

timtimtim · 03.29.2007, 01:22 PM

I love the album. especially tracks 5 and 7.
I can't wait to see them live

PAULYBEE2656 · 03.29.2007, 01:53 PM

modest mouse, the older stuff is quite good but that last album was terrible and this one is pretty much the same.

timtimtim · 03.29.2007, 06:21 PM

besides being on a major label what's wrong with the new stuff.
there has been a logical progression through their music just like SOnic Youth

drrrtyboots · 03.29.2007, 06:45 PM

It doesn't have any of the edge that their music used to. By edge I mean songs like Doin' the Cockroach, Tiny Cities Made of Ashes, Dramamine, All Nite Diner etc. I miss that Modest Mouse a lot.

Alex's Trip · 03.29.2007, 06:57 PM

I like it a lot actually.

Everyneurotic · 03.29.2007, 07:09 PM

i've listened to it like twice, but the first half is awesome, better than good news..., and i loved good news... (and yes, i also have the lonesome crowded west, etc. was not by far my introduction to modest mouse). the second half, it seemed a little boring.

HaydenAsche · 03.29.2007, 10:04 PM

Better than Good News but still boring.

I miss the days of Long Drive and Lonesome Crowded West.

Daddylikes · 03.29.2007, 10:17 PM

haha. Good News is pretty damn great.

Fuck you all in the butthole.

I win.

for that. ha.

timtimtim · 03.30.2007, 12:23 AM

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Originally Posted by drrrtyboots

It doesn't have any of the edge that their music used to. By edge I mean songs like Doin' the Cockroach, Tiny Cities Made of Ashes, Dramamine, All Nite Diner etc. I miss that Modest Mouse a lot.

I agree that their is a different intensity and edge to their newer music. However, I don't think the new stuff is any worse, it's just based more so on traditional rock song writing which i guess would be a downside to some including me. I think that the song writing has increased enough though for them to still be enjoyable.

hotbutterknives · 03.30.2007, 12:29 AM

im listening to spitting venom for like the 8th time now
...and fuck
this shit is nice

timtimtim · 03.30.2007, 12:32 AM

that was initially my favorite tune on the album. His vocal melody is kickin

startur · 03.30.2007, 12:51 AM

#1 on bilboard bitches. sold 129,000 copies in its first week. http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/news/..._id=1003563939

i didn't know what to think at first. i guess they're more popular than i think they are. possibly thanks to the O.C. ? Good News did sell 1,500,00 copies, so i guess it isn't that surprising.

I like the album.better than what i expected. you would be a moron to think that this album would be comparable to lonesome crowded west or moon and antartica. unfortuantely, those days are over for modest mouse. it's hard to write music about the unfairness and harshness of life when your last album went platinum. We were dead definetly has it's moments though, but it also has its faults. there are some songs that force you hit the skip buttom on your CD player. one critic said that you don't really hear any of Isaac's existential barking on this album.

Norma J · 03.30.2007, 02:12 AM

I've been listneing to it alot today and I really like it. Fantastic album. It's a safe album for the band. They could have went all radio, or they could have went even more obscure than Good News was, but they found a middle ground. It sounds like this album should have came before Good News as it's not as bold of an album.

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Norma J invito al cielo Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Orstralia Posts: 4,917	Yeah, there's probably already threads for this but that's neither here nor there for me, really. I picked it up yesterday. I like the feel to this album. Modest Mouse. __________________ I want girls with new-wave hair-doos
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Norma J invito al cielo Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Orstralia Posts: 4,917	Modest Sway. __________________ I want girls with new-wave hair-doos
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something bad moon rising Join Date: May 2006 Location: i live in the desert where nobody goes Posts: 234	modest yahoo __________________ i'll ride off into the sunset of yr colour T.V. http://www.myspace.com/usedtoaster
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03.29.2007, 01:22 PM	#4
timtimtim children of satan Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Indiana Posts: 245	I love the album. especially tracks 5 and 7. I can't wait to see them live
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PAULYBEE2656 invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: wexford, rep of ireland Posts: 6,930	modest mouse, the older stuff is quite good but that last album was terrible and this one is pretty much the same. __________________ myspace facebook *twitter*
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03.29.2007, 06:21 PM	#6
timtimtim children of satan Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Indiana Posts: 245	besides being on a major label what's wrong with the new stuff. there has been a logical progression through their music just like SOnic Youth
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03.29.2007, 06:45 PM	#7
drrrtyboots invito al cielo Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: in the forest(s) Posts: 2,946	It doesn't have any of the edge that their music used to. By edge I mean songs like Doin' the Cockroach, Tiny Cities Made of Ashes, Dramamine, All Nite Diner etc. I miss that Modest Mouse a lot. __________________
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03.29.2007, 06:57 PM	#8
Alex's Trip invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Southern California Posts: 5,608	I like it a lot actually.
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Everyneurotic invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Mexico Posts: 15,713	i've listened to it like twice, but the first half is awesome, better than good news..., and i loved good news... (and yes, i also have the lonesome crowded west, etc. was not by far my introduction to modest mouse). the second half, it seemed a little boring. __________________ Richard Clayderman found alive and still bland! Repo Man has all night! Photographic evidence of Monosodic's existance! New Kiddieriot shit after all! Never too late to share fave rex from the year before! David Keenan is a douchebag! Ron Asheton missed!
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03.29.2007, 10:04 PM	#10
HaydenAsche invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 10,755	Better than Good News but still boring. I miss the days of Long Drive and Lonesome Crowded West. __________________ rip
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03.29.2007, 10:17 PM	#11
Daddylikes the end of the ugly Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Gnome, Alaska Posts: 929	haha. Good News is pretty damn great. Fuck you all in the butthole. I win. for that. ha.
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03.30.2007, 12:29 AM	#13
hotbutterknives bad moon rising Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: MTL Posts: 146	im listening to spitting venom for like the 8th time now ...and fuck this shit is nice
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03.30.2007, 12:32 AM	#14
timtimtim children of satan Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Indiana Posts: 245	that was initially my favorite tune on the album. His vocal melody is kickin
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03.30.2007, 12:51 AM	#15
startur bad moon rising Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Ottawa Posts: 114	#1 on bilboard bitches. sold 129,000 copies in its first week. http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/news/..._id=1003563939 i didn't know what to think at first. i guess they're more popular than i think they are. possibly thanks to the O.C. ? Good News did sell 1,500,00 copies, so i guess it isn't that surprising. I like the album.better than what i expected. you would be a moron to think that this album would be comparable to lonesome crowded west or moon and antartica. unfortuantely, those days are over for modest mouse. it's hard to write music about the unfairness and harshness of life when your last album went platinum. We were dead definetly has it's moments though, but it also has its faults. there are some songs that force you hit the skip buttom on your CD player. one critic said that you don't really hear any of Isaac's existential barking on this album.
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03.30.2007, 02:12 AM	#16
Norma J invito al cielo Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Orstralia Posts: 4,917	I've been listneing to it alot today and I really like it. Fantastic album. It's a safe album for the band. They could have went all radio, or they could have went even more obscure than Good News was, but they found a middle ground. It sounds like this album should have came before Good News as it's not as bold of an album. __________________ I want girls with new-wave hair-doos
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