holy shit, why do modest mouse suck now?

summer · 04.13.2009, 02:51 PM

I'm listening to Building Nothing Out of Something for the first time in a long time and this is so much better than We Were Dead. Hell I love Good News and would probably call it my favorite album by them. Does anyone else feel that We Were Dead just plain sucked? =(

Derek · 04.13.2009, 02:52 PM

They've always stinked...

deflinus · 04.13.2009, 02:56 PM

the album does indeed suck. i don't have much hope for the next one. they definitely have a newer pop sound. they used to sound so great. i think it just happens when the singer/songwriter stops using drugs and starts eating cheeseburgers. i still like isaac brock and jeremiah green is probably one of my all time favorite drummers. eric judy rocks too

i'd probably say Long Drive.. is my favorite album by them. Atomizes/Ionizes is pure gold

cagedbird · 04.13.2009, 02:56 PM

I like the single We All Float On, or whatever that one is called. As for buying albums, I gave up on them in 2000. I knew major labeldom would suck their life out. But they could be re-born...

summer · 04.13.2009, 03:02 PM

Yeah Jeremiah Green's drumming is probably the best on Long Drive actually. I love him. Of course this is coming from a non-musician so I don't know what I'm talking about BUT he SEEMS like a genius to me? haha.

I think I will actually give We Were Dead another try. Maybe it isn't bad. I loved Dashboard, nothing else really stuck out to me, and I haven't listened to it since release. So, who knows.

Derek · 04.13.2009, 03:10 PM

There are maybe MILLIONS of bands out there plently better than Modest Mouse.

I mean... I DO like some tracks off the first few albums and some of the songs on Good News are excellent... but overall this band are just uncreative.

Derek · 04.13.2009, 03:10 PM

Oh and is there a point to Johnny Marr being in the band? Honestly, what does he do?

StevOK · 04.13.2009, 03:26 PM

Long Drive and Lonesome Crowded West are their best. I haven't really listened to We Were Dead. There were some good tunes on Good News, but it's not exactly my favorite.

afterthefact · 04.13.2009, 03:31 PM

I see them much the same as Death Cab For Cutie. When they truly were indie, they were great. When they signed to a major label and became an "Indie" band, they began to get much worse.

the ikara cult · 04.13.2009, 03:40 PM

One good song - the first one on Lonesome Crowded West
The rest is a continuous yawnfest

Rob Instigator · 04.13.2009, 03:42 PM

I enjoy their first two or three albums, but the ran out of tricks and now sound like goddam one trick ponies.

SuperCreep · 04.13.2009, 04:13 PM

The RYM forums aren't enough for you, eh?

Derek · 04.13.2009, 04:15 PM

The RYM forums are full of Gmku and people similiar to Gmku

super_charger · 04.13.2009, 04:31 PM

A good band with one shit album which happens to be their latest.

pbradley · 04.13.2009, 04:31 PM

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Originally Posted by Derek

There are maybe MILLIONS of bands out there plently better than Modest Mouse.

I mean... I DO like some tracks off the first few albums and some of the songs on Good News are excellent... but overall this band are just uncreative.

Watching you attempt to be just like atsonicpark is excruciating.

Derek · 04.13.2009, 04:32 PM

Can we stop talking about Modest Mouse? It's really boring me.

Derek · 04.13.2009, 04:33 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by pbradley

Watching you attempt to be just like atsonicpark is excruciating.

Watching you get on my back all the time is excruciating. Lighten up bro.

And how is shitting on Modest Mouse attempting to be like atsonicpark?

pbradley · 04.13.2009, 04:34 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Derek

Watching you get on my back all the time is excruciating. Lighten up bro.

This is really the first time I've "got on your back."

And it's mostly because you're acting especially douchebag-like right now.

SuperCreep · 04.13.2009, 04:35 PM

I wasn't too familiar with him on here, but gmku seems to be a decent poster on the RYM forums. There's much worse users on there imo.

Derek · 04.13.2009, 04:37 PM

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Originally Posted by pbradley

This is really the first time I've "got on your back."

And it's mostly because you're acting especially douchebag-like right now.

Personally I think you've been acting douchebag-like also recently.

So let's just settle this with a friendly handshake.

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summer stalker Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 540	I'm listening to Building Nothing Out of Something for the first time in a long time and this is so much better than We Were Dead. Hell I love Good News and would probably call it my favorite album by them. Does anyone else feel that We Were Dead just plain sucked? =( __________________
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deflinus expwy. to yr skull Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: in the darkest part of your mind Posts: 1,737	the album does indeed suck. i don't have much hope for the next one. they definitely have a newer pop sound. they used to sound so great. i think it just happens when the singer/songwriter stops using drugs and starts eating cheeseburgers. i still like isaac brock and jeremiah green is probably one of my all time favorite drummers. eric judy rocks too i'd probably say Long Drive.. is my favorite album by them. Atomizes/Ionizes is pure gold
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cagedbird the destroyed room Join Date: May 2006 Location: Mid-Manhattan Library Posts: 567	I like the single We All Float On, or whatever that one is called. As for buying albums, I gave up on them in 2000. I knew major labeldom would suck their life out. But they could be re-born...
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summer stalker Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 540	Yeah Jeremiah Green's drumming is probably the best on Long Drive actually. I love him. Of course this is coming from a non-musician so I don't know what I'm talking about BUT he SEEMS like a genius to me? haha. I think I will actually give We Were Dead another try. Maybe it isn't bad. I loved Dashboard, nothing else really stuck out to me, and I haven't listened to it since release. So, who knows. __________________
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Derek invito al cielo Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 8,095	There are maybe MILLIONS of bands out there plently better than Modest Mouse. I mean... I DO like some tracks off the first few albums and some of the songs on Good News are excellent... but overall this band are just uncreative.
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StevOK expwy. to yr skull Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Henrietta, TX Posts: 2,412	Long Drive and Lonesome Crowded West are their best. I haven't really listened to We Were Dead. There were some good tunes on Good News, but it's not exactly my favorite. __________________ Follow me! Soundcloud Tumblr Facebook
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afterthefact invito al cielo Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Lexington, KY Posts: 3,886	I see them much the same as Death Cab For Cutie. When they truly were indie, they were great. When they signed to a major label and became an "Indie" band, they began to get much worse. __________________ "She hated people who thought too much. At that moment, she struck me as an appropriate representative for almost all mankind." - Kurt Vonnegut Cat's Cradle
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Derek invito al cielo Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 8,095	The RYM forums are full of Gmku and people similiar to Gmku
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super_charger bad moon rising Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Toronto Posts: 165	A good band with one shit album which happens to be their latest.
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Derek invito al cielo Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 8,095	Can we stop talking about Modest Mouse? It's really boring me.
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