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Quote from: Hicks on 27 May 2009, 06:12 pmThe Moon and Antarctica is highly underrated IMO, their best and probably a contender for one of the top 20-30 albums of the decade. Do they come close to artists like Radiohead, Beck, Flaming Lips, Wilco and more recently Arcade Fire? Not in my book.We have very similar tastes then. I really like M&A, probably the only MM album that I own that I've really gotten into (I have 3 or 4 of theirs). Radiohead, Beck, Wilco and AF are amongst my favorites (along with Tool) and I like Flaming Lips, but I wouldn't put them in my favorites.The latest MM album, We were Dead before the Ship Even Sank, made me question whether or not I even like MM. To me this album has very little appeal....not sure why.
The Moon and Antarctica is highly underrated IMO, their best and probably a contender for one of the top 20-30 albums of the decade. Do they come close to artists like Radiohead, Beck, Flaming Lips, Wilco and more recently Arcade Fire? Not in my book.
you must be listening to the wrong radio station the musical director on the local WNTI pbs station is a huge jam band fan so i get a dirth of Phish, widespread panic greatfull dead and every other jam band which still makes it the best over the air station i can pick up because they will still introduce me to music like
Modest Mouse played at my company party at the Fillmore in 2005. I thought they were pretty good, but they weren't too excited about playing at a company party. -Rob
Satfrat - thanks for the reminder!I apologize for being an idiot. It happens occasionally. No offense I hope.
The girls down at the local brick and mortar store where i picked up the cd's (used) both liked Modest Mouse and thought i might like them. They have a good idea what i like and don't after selling a couple hundred cd's and records, Missy and Laura both walk and Talk music I'm diverse in my musical taste but some times find that the bands that i should like do nothing for me if that makes sense. Mogwai or Sigur Ros both leaders in there style of music i'm not fond of and i've tried both several times, while M83, explosions in the sky, godspeed you black emperor!, Do Make Say Think keep me coming back for more. I am always looking for new music ED
Quote from: ecramer on 6 Jun 2009, 11:59 amThe girls down at the local brick and mortar store where i picked up the cd's (used) both liked Modest Mouse and thought i might like them. They have a good idea what i like and don't after selling a couple hundred cd's and records, Missy and Laura both walk and Talk music I'm diverse in my musical taste but some times find that the bands that i should like do nothing for me if that makes sense. Mogwai or Sigur Ros both leaders in there style of music i'm not fond of and i've tried both several times, while M83, explosions in the sky, godspeed you black emperor!, Do Make Say Think keep me coming back for more. I am always looking for new music EDHave you heard Broken Social Scene? They are loosely related to Do Make Say Think and are incredible in my opinion. I highly recommend You Forgot It in People, one of my favorite albums of the decade.
I can't get into the yelping/barking vocal sound of this semi-emo type music. Wolf Parade, MM, etc. all run together for me and are easily forgettable. The bands all look about the same to me.. They look like they're from a suburban home and sound like they're trying to have emotion about something.. but don't really know how because they've been well-cared-for their entire lives. So, it looks like it's just something fun for them to do until they get 'real jobs'.. which is fine but not inspiring to me. At the end of the day it's just more passable entertainment that sells... There's no juice in it for me... And I did try to like it, bought a few albums.. But groups like Coldplay or Radiohead have more passion and creativity in 1 song than MM has in 5 albums. It's still modern and hip, just much deeper and interesting... and will likely be remembered.But that's music... to each his own.
During his childhood, Brock and his mother moved around in different offshoot circles throughout the Pacific Northwest. Around this time, Brock's mother left his father for his father's brother. Brock was home-schooled for part of his school career. When his mother's house flooded she was forced to move in to her new husband's trailer where there was no room for Brock, so he stayed behind. He lived on the second floor of the flooded home until he was evicted by the police. After a period of living in a friend's basement, he moved into a shed he built on the land next to his mother and stepfather's trailer.
