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Good News For People Who Likes Modest Mouse (and J.Marr...)

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edited August 2006 in Other Music
from rollingstone.com

http://www.rollingstone.com/rockdaily/index.php/2006/08/03/jeff/#more-426

We’ve known for a while that Modest Mouse leader Isaac Brock and former Smiths guitarist/genius Johnny Marr were collaborating on MM’s next record. But guess what? Marr is now officially a full-on member of Modest Mouse, Brock recently told us. According to Brock, Marr’s membership is so unequivocal, he will tour with MM in support of their next record, tentatively titled We Were Dead Before the Ship Even Sank and tentatively due this fall. “He made a cautious commitment to write and record with us, and then the tighter we got, he was like, ‘okay, let’s tour too,’” Brock said. “Then he was pretty much a member of the band - not pretty much. He’s a full blown member of the band. It’s really fuckin’ nice.”


Some backstory: When it came time to start work on the follow-up to 2004’s indie-rock marvel Good News for People Who Love Bad News, Brock found himself sans guitarist and enlisted Marr to help write and record. “I took a long shot really,” says Brock. “I was like, ‘You know, I really like that guy’s guitar playing. There’s no chance in hell he’s going to say yes, but why not give him a call?’ So I did.” Maybe Morrissey should borrow Brock’s little black book? “Eventually it all came together, and it was a really good fit, which I think actually surprised all of us,” Brock recalled. Finally, Marr, Brock and co. went down to Sweet Tea studios in Mississippi (the same joint where Good News was recorded) to lay down tracks for We Were Dead, which Brock describes as a nautical balalaika carnival romp. So what’s the gist? Get ready to have your mind blown by Modest Marr’s crazy-dark sailors-and-gypsies whimsy.

-- Lauren Gitlin



there must come some real good stuff from this...

whatcha think?
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  • pazmanpazman Posts: 197
    thats great!
    firstly because Modest Mouse are still together
    secondly because they have an album coming out
    thridly because Johnny Marr is a great guitarist
    and finally because they might tour Australia in the summer (fingers crossed!)

    thanks for post :)
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  • intodeepintodeep Posts: 7,228
    I'm excited about this :)
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  • Pearl Jam and toastPearl Jam and toast Posts: 4,475
    One of the most interesting, if not best, bands in the world just got even better. :)
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  • StoneG82StoneG82 Posts: 806
    I'm prety excited for this record....sweet title.

    I always liked Modest Mouse better as a threesome, though. Their recent live shows pale in comparison to their earlier days when Isaac was tweaked the fuck out on drugs. refer to this video:

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pdzn0nCLhEA&mode=related&search=

    now that's badass.

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FWMNopdO7p4&mode=related&search=

    thats just uninspired.
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  • Jeremy1012Jeremy1012 Posts: 7,170
    I know nothing whatsoever about modest mouse but Marr is a genius so this is cool. might check them out.
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  • toddiet123toddiet123 Posts: 271
    3 posts on this topic...
  • RAT!RAT! Posts: 115
    Stoked!!
  • bharQbharQ Posts: 1,201
    hah sorry i made another thread for this.. didn't see this one.

    I like the queen is dead a lot and a lot of stuff from the smiths is really good imo.. and im also a huge early modest mouse fan.. seen modest mouse back in the day and lonesome crowded west is one of my favorite albums.. so this is a nice pairing.. didn't care for the last MM record but i have regained interest in them after hearing about this!
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  • MeddleDealMeddleDeal Posts: 2,547
    I am just beyond FREAKED out when I heard the news. I knew that Johnny was working on MM next album, but when I heard this this afternoon, I was SO happy and excited! I love Johnny Marr's work, in the Smiths, 7 World's Collide, Electronic, and his solo album (which I think is a very well done album). Modest Mouse, one of the BEST indie bands out there, love a lot of their older stuff. Just those two combined make it for a KICK ASS band!! :D
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  • brain of cbrain of c Posts: 5,213
    this really is Good News for People Who Love Bad News.
    d'oh!!!!!!

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  • karma defectkarma defect Posts: 5,483
    I have Good News for People Who Love Bad News I should pick up another one. Any recommendations?
    « One man's glory is another man's hell.
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  • 2-feign-reluctance2-feign-reluctance Posts: 23,308
    cool. johnny marr and the healers record was choice.
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  • StoneG82StoneG82 Posts: 806
    karma defect wrote:
    I have Good News for People Who Love Bad News I should pick up another one. Any recommendations?

    go for the moon and antarctica
    "What’s Orphans? I don’t know. Orphans is a dead end kid driving a coffin with big tires across the Ohio River wearing welding goggles and a wife beater with a lit firecracker in his ear." - Tom Waits
  • karma defectkarma defect Posts: 5,483
    StoneG82 wrote:
    go for the moon and antarctica


    I'll keep it in mind. Thanks.
    « One man's glory is another man's hell.
    You’re on the outside, never bound by such a spell.
    Together in the darkness, alone in the light.
    I took it upon me to be yours, Timmy,
    I’ll lead your angels and demons at play tonight......»
  • StoneG82StoneG82 Posts: 806
    karma defect wrote:
    I'll keep it in mind. Thanks.

    that record is mindblowing...one of my all time favorites.
    "What’s Orphans? I don’t know. Orphans is a dead end kid driving a coffin with big tires across the Ohio River wearing welding goggles and a wife beater with a lit firecracker in his ear." - Tom Waits
  • karma defectkarma defect Posts: 5,483
    StoneG82 wrote:
    that record is mindblowing...one of my all time favorites.


    Is it compareble to Good news musicly?
    « One man's glory is another man's hell.
    You’re on the outside, never bound by such a spell.
    Together in the darkness, alone in the light.
    I took it upon me to be yours, Timmy,
    I’ll lead your angels and demons at play tonight......»
  • StoneG82StoneG82 Posts: 806
    karma defect wrote:
    Is it compareble to Good news musicly?

    no. good news is a step down. The Moon and Antarctica is very spacey...and there is a lot of stuff going on in each of the songs...it's hard to describe.
    "What’s Orphans? I don’t know. Orphans is a dead end kid driving a coffin with big tires across the Ohio River wearing welding goggles and a wife beater with a lit firecracker in his ear." - Tom Waits
  • karma defectkarma defect Posts: 5,483
    StoneG82 wrote:
    no. good news is a step down. The Moon and Antarctica is very spacey...and there is a lot of stuff going on in each of the songs...it's hard to describe.


    Well I liked Good news so if you say it is better and the fat that it has a lot going on and it is hard to discribe makes me very interested.
    « One man's glory is another man's hell.
    You’re on the outside, never bound by such a spell.
    Together in the darkness, alone in the light.
    I took it upon me to be yours, Timmy,
    I’ll lead your angels and demons at play tonight......»
  • StoneG82StoneG82 Posts: 806
    karma defect wrote:
    Well I liked Good news so if you say it is better and the fat that it has a lot going on and it is hard to discribe makes me very interested.

    haha im sorry i couldn't describe it better.....

    howbout this....it's so great, it leaves me speechless.

    yeah. there we go.
    "What’s Orphans? I don’t know. Orphans is a dead end kid driving a coffin with big tires across the Ohio River wearing welding goggles and a wife beater with a lit firecracker in his ear." - Tom Waits
  • karma defectkarma defect Posts: 5,483
    StoneG82 wrote:
    haha im sorry i couldn't describe it better.....

    howbout this....it's so great, it leaves me speechless.

    yeah. there we go.


    Oh no the discibtion was good enough. I love music you can't lay your finger on.:D
    « One man's glory is another man's hell.
    You’re on the outside, never bound by such a spell.
    Together in the darkness, alone in the light.
    I took it upon me to be yours, Timmy,
    I’ll lead your angels and demons at play tonight......»
  • EnigmaEnigma Posts: 59
    karma defect wrote:
    I'll keep it in mind. Thanks.
    Check out The Lonesome Crowded West too. A lot more raw.
  • StoneG82StoneG82 Posts: 806
    Enigma wrote:
    Check out The Lonesome Crowded West too. A lot more raw.

    Yeah. that record is also a masterpiece.

    I'd say the following are absolutely essential Modest Mouse-wise.

    Lonesome Crowded West
    The Moon and Antarctica
    Building Nothing Out of Something

    and that Ugly Casanova record....sharpen your teeth.
    "What’s Orphans? I don’t know. Orphans is a dead end kid driving a coffin with big tires across the Ohio River wearing welding goggles and a wife beater with a lit firecracker in his ear." - Tom Waits
  • karma defectkarma defect Posts: 5,483
    StoneG82 wrote:
    Yeah. that record is also a masterpiece.

    I'd say the following are absolutely essential Modest Mouse-wise.

    Lonesome Crowded West
    The Moon and Antarctica
    Building Nothing Out of Something

    and that Ugly Casanova record....sharpen your teeth.


    Guess I picked the wrong album then.
    « One man's glory is another man's hell.
    You’re on the outside, never bound by such a spell.
    Together in the darkness, alone in the light.
    I took it upon me to be yours, Timmy,
    I’ll lead your angels and demons at play tonight......»
  • kdpjamkdpjam Posts: 2,303
    interstate 8 :)
    lay down all thoughts; surrender to the void
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  • Pearl Jam and toastPearl Jam and toast Posts: 4,475
    Good News is a terrific record, but the other ones are just mindblowingly good..

    My rankings would go something like..

    Lonesome Crowded West
    Moon and Antartica
    This is a long drive...
    Building nothing out of something
    Good news

    Although everything they do is incredible.. Brock is a genious.
    Come on pilgrim you know he loves you..

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  • karma defectkarma defect Posts: 5,483
    I will have to get me some more than. Well I was planning on that anyway
    but I will go with The Lonesome Crowded West.
    « One man's glory is another man's hell.
    You’re on the outside, never bound by such a spell.
    Together in the darkness, alone in the light.
    I took it upon me to be yours, Timmy,
    I’ll lead your angels and demons at play tonight......»
  • karma defectkarma defect Posts: 5,483
    Enigma wrote:
    Check out The Lonesome Crowded West too. A lot more raw.


    I like raw. Thanks for the tip.
    « One man's glory is another man's hell.
    You’re on the outside, never bound by such a spell.
    Together in the darkness, alone in the light.
    I took it upon me to be yours, Timmy,
    I’ll lead your angels and demons at play tonight......»
  • PaulJamPaulJam Posts: 163
    "Even he's not as good as he is!" - Noel Gallagher on Johnny Marr
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