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  • RobbyD462
    RobbyD462 Victoria BC Posts: 4,812
    I Love The Mouse!
    Lonesome Crowded West!
    Gotta be one of the Most Underated albums of the 90's

    Great band!! 8-)
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  • musicismylife78
    musicismylife78 Posts: 6,116
    they really are one of the strangest bands around. Made depressing music all the way back in the 90's languishing in obscurity in Washington, then hit it big in 2003/2004 with a song thats their most happiest in their catalogue, and in that same year appear in major magazines and on The OC.

    I can say alot of band's soundtracked my 20's, but very few of those can I say actually created instrumentation and music that sounds like the that decade of life to fit along side powerful and poignant lyrical content. Modest Mouse are one of those rarified bands.

    The lyrics just seem so brilliant. You can tell Isaac has gone through some intense stuff, but he's as unsure of himself as we all are of ourselves, and i think that makes for powerful lyrics. Theres just this brilliant dichotomy in them, on the one hand there is a feeling that this guy is stuck in a rut and wants to get his life going again, which is coupled with lyrics that seems to implore and demand the listener make something of their lives before its too late, to start living life because this is all we have.

    Theyve been off the radar for a few years because of the large gap in albums, but I have no doubt whatever the next LP is, it will be great.
  • eeriepadave
    eeriepadave West Chester, PA Posts: 43,165
    I like them, don't have all their albums just a few. Ok live. Saw them open up for REM A few years back and enjoyed them. Saw them this year at Orion and didn't do anything for me. Missed them at Firefly for another band.
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  • Mamasan23
    Mamasan23 Posts: 16,390
    Okay I'm just gonna say it. King Rat is probably one of the best songs of all time. No question!
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  • eeriepadave
    eeriepadave West Chester, PA Posts: 43,165
    new song, "Lampshades On Fire" :-bd
    http://www.thecurrent.org/feature/2014/12/14/modest-mouse-lampshades-on-fire-song-premiere
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  • jerparker20
    jerparker20 St. Paul, MN Posts: 2,528
    eeriepadave said:

    new song, "Lampshades On Fire" :-bd
    http://www.thecurrent.org/feature/2014/12/14/modest-mouse-lampshades-on-fire-song-premiere

    Heard it this morning when the Current dropped it. Great to hear some new music from these guys!
  • RobbyD462
    RobbyD462 Victoria BC Posts: 4,812
    Sounds Good!
    Finally saw them at the Pemberton festival last summer.
    Great band cant wait till their next tour!

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  • eeriepadave
    eeriepadave West Chester, PA Posts: 43,165
    edited February 2015
    looking forward to their album
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ztdoHfbTRsk
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UW5Or7bIVJk
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  • samjam
    samjam New York Posts: 9,283
    I definitely like Coyotes the best of what's come out so far. Honestly, the other songs have to grow on me more.
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  • PJ_Soul
    PJ_Soul Vancouver, BC Posts: 50,652
    edited February 2015
    Modest Mouse is one of my favorite bands. I love them.
    Not sure I'm digging the singles from the new album so far.... but I've only listened to them once or twice each.... and I think was in a bad mood at the time. :P
    I really wish they'd come and do a real show in Vancouver. I've never seen them live. :frowning:
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  • eeriepadave
    eeriepadave West Chester, PA Posts: 43,165
    PJ_Soul said:

    Modest Mouse is one of my favorite bands. I love them.
    Not sure I'm digging the singles from the new album so far.... but I've only listened to them once or twice each.... and I think was in a bad mood at the time. :P
    I really wish they'd come and do a real show in Vancouver. I've never seen them live. :frowning:

    i dug what i heard. I've seen them twice. Once opening for REM in '08 and at the Orion Music Festival in '12. I would like to see them as a headliner though. Here's another song from them.
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bmw8lVXHIms
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  • intodeep
    intodeep Posts: 7,249
    I've been lucky enough to see them 3 times. I'm sad they released some new tour dates and Atlanta was not on it, but I caught them last year so that was cool.
    I've not heard the new singles but i'm excited to hear the album. I'll wait until I can hear it all at one time
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  • a5pj
    a5pj Hershey PA Posts: 3,975
    I preordered the next vinyl, really like lampshades. Saw em once in Philly but the ppl I was with had to leave early... I hate doing that.
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  • a5pj
    a5pj Hershey PA Posts: 3,975
    actually glad I checked here today, just saw they are touring and the tickets went on sale at 10. Got one to Raleigh, see you there.
    BTW Ticketmaster sucks!!
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  • RobbyD462
    RobbyD462 Victoria BC Posts: 4,812
    I saw them at the Pemberton festival and they played Lampshades...
    One of my favorite bands I'm definatly going to see them again!

    +1 on the pre order
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  • samjam
    samjam New York Posts: 9,283
    This song is easily, easily my favorite so far of the songs from the new album
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tBTtPt8-WAY&feature=youtu.be
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  • llessuR
    llessuR Posts: 195
    Same, it's really good. It's busy in a sort of Moon and Antarctica way but not over produced.
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  • eeriepadave
    eeriepadave West Chester, PA Posts: 43,165
    anyone hear the album yet?
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  • PJ_Soul
    PJ_Soul Vancouver, BC Posts: 50,652
    Dammit, the only full album posted on youtube has no sound. :(

    But there are 5 songs up. Pretty good IMO. Really want to hear the whole thing, but so far I think it sounds good enough to buy.
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  • righteousbabe
    righteousbabe Posts: 662
    The album came today, only had a chance to listen to the first quarter of the album, but sounds good.

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