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Ten Rapid 2 6.67%
Young Team 12 40.00%
Come On Die Young 8 26.67%
Rock Action 2 6.67%
Happy Songs For Happy People 4 13.33%
Mr. Beast 1 3.33%
Zidane OST 1 3.33%
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Old 04.16.2007, 04:02 AM   #21
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Since there is no "EP+6" possibility, I go for "Rock Action", although it's a tough call. I just simply love that album's sound, and the moment, when in "Take me somewhere nice" the drums come in, it belongs to my ever favourite moments in recorded music.
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Old 04.16.2007, 04:28 AM   #22
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I've noticed that Kicking A Dead Pig is also missing. That's such a good remix album , it deserves being on the poll.

It sure does. My favourite is the Max Tundra mix on that one.
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Old 04.16.2007, 04:55 AM   #23
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I went for Young Team as it was the first one I heard, I was obsessed with Mogwai Fear Satan for a while, that re-mix Kevin Shields did was pretty cool. Next favorite would be Ten Rapid, I love the first 3 tracks.
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Old 04.16.2007, 06:21 AM   #24
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CODY for me. Happy songs is DEFINATELY their worst, other than the song hunted by a freak. I need young team...
Actually I think that it's not that bad (even if I agree with you ranking it last), some songs are really good (killing all the flies) but the production is way too "new agey", if you understand what I mean. This kills all the mood.
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Old 04.16.2007, 06:32 AM   #25
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what's mr beast like? i used to be a mogwai obsessive but i started to loose interest when rock action came out, and then happy songs was just dull as ditchwater.
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Old 04.16.2007, 06:50 AM   #26
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what's mr beast like? i used to be a mogwai obsessive but i started to loose interest when rock action came out, and then happy songs was just dull as ditchwater.

Mr. Beast is a bit better than Happy Songs, but still has dull moments. Anyway, a couple of awesome tracks too (Auto Rock, Travel is Dangerous, Friend of the Night)
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Old 04.16.2007, 07:00 AM   #27
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Mr.Beast is pretty decent. Shorter (to an extent) songs and good sound.

some youtube clips of mr.beast tracks ( the "good sound" does not apply to these, obviously)

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Old 04.16.2007, 07:20 AM   #28
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I still love Mogwai anywai. They're one of my top 3 bands.
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Old 04.16.2007, 01:30 PM   #29
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Since there is no "EP+6" possibility, I go for "Rock Action", although it's a tough call. I just simply love that album's sound, and the moment, when in "Take me somewhere nice" the drums come in, it belongs to my ever favourite moments in recorded music.

It's a shame they dont play any of rock action live anymore. 2 wrongs make 1 right would sound awesome.
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Old 04.17.2007, 02:38 PM   #30
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what's mr beast like? i used to be a mogwai obsessive but i started to loose interest when rock action came out, and then happy songs was just dull as ditchwater.

Funnily enough I'm in exactly the same boat. I still have pretty much every radio session they did, that I could find out about, in Europe, up until Rock Action. Pretty shocking obsessiveness, the last band I was properly like that with... but these days, I likes 'em, but I don't loves 'em like I used to. Mr Beast sound rubbish on stereos but awesome on headphones. I've noticed that a lot of people don't understand the difference between a headphone album and a stereo album. They should. Pesky bloomin' mp3s.
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Old 04.18.2007, 03:52 AM   #31
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