Modest Mouse : We Were Dead Before The Ship Even Sank (indie, pop)

Urban Hat€monger ? · 01-16-2008, 03:16 PM

Modest Mouse - We Were Dead Before The Ship Even Sank

March into the Sea
Dashboard
Fire It Up
Florida
Parting of the Sensory
Missed the Boat
We've Got Everything
Fly Trapped in a Jar
Education
Little Motel
Steam Engenius
Spitting Venom
People as Places as People
Invisible

sleepy jack · 01-16-2008, 03:40 PM

I felt it was average, like Good News for people Who Love Bad News before it this albums shows Modest Mouse "grown up" but unlike bands who grow up and start experimenting they just got old and started playing laid back radio "indie" rock. Dashboad is a great pop song don't get me wrong, the album isn't that bad. It's just disappointing, I wished they'd utilized Marr much more too. Like I said, it's not bad but compared fiery Pixies and Built to Spill inspired indie-rock they were putting out before this album is just dull and I'd much rather listen to The Lonesome Crowded West or the Moon & Antarctica. I miss the days when Isaac Brock screamed about trailer parks, teen angst and religion.

~~under~~ · 01-18-2008, 09:06 PM

dashboard is the most amazing song in this album. i love it so much. but i didnt find this album as excellent as there others.

Lizzie · 01-18-2008, 10:18 PM

it was pretty dull, typical indie rock i guess, i expected a lot better, now i dont really like the band as much

~~under~~ · 01-18-2008, 11:32 PM

hopefully if they let out another album Brock will let out a little more and be more loose in his music. He was a bit of a disappointment in this album.

Piss Me Off · 01-27-2008, 02:38 AM

I have a lot of love for this album, how the hell Florida wasn't released as a single and stayed at number 1 for 10 weeks i will never know! Its an album crammed full of pop songs and while it isn't The Moon and Antartica its one of my faves of 2007.

pheurton · 01-27-2008, 04:39 AM

I didn't deserve all of the hostilities it was sullied with.
Old MM fans get too pissy, and it shows how ***gish they are (I'm looking at you rar)

jackhammer · 02-09-2008, 12:47 PM

I have'nt heard any other MM albums, so I cannot compare it. However it is a good solid album of indie rock with some good guitar work. It has'nt set my world on fire, but it is extremely listenable and works well at the juice bar except for Parting Of The Sensory-too explicit!

swim · 02-21-2008, 05:30 PM

Listen to This is a Long Drive for Someone With Nothing to Think About!

Skid Mark · 02-21-2008, 05:33 PM

Oh phew, this was the first album I got of theirs and it really got me wondering why you guys like them so much

View Poll Results: Rate And Discuss We Were Dead Before The Ship Even Sank By Modest Mouse
Excellent	16	23.53%
Very Good	24	35.29%
Average	17	25.00%
Poor	7	10.29%
Awful	4	5.88%
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01-16-2008, 03:16 PM	#1 (permalink)
Urban Hat€monger ? The Sexual Intellectual Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Somewhere cooler than you Posts: 18,605	Modest Mouse : We Were Dead Before The Ship Even Sank Modest Mouse - We Were Dead Before The Ship Even Sank March into the Sea Dashboard Fire It Up Florida Parting of the Sensory Missed the Boat We've Got Everything Fly Trapped in a Jar Education Little Motel Steam Engenius Spitting Venom People as Places as People Invisible

01-18-2008, 10:18 PM	#4 (permalink)
Lizzie Diskobox Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: vancouver Posts: 660	it was pretty dull, typical indie rock i guess, i expected a lot better, now i dont really like the band as much __________________ white and black, are you looking for the sun boy? the sun doesn't shine down here, no, not in the shadow

01-27-2008, 02:38 AM	#6 (permalink)
Piss Me Off Moodswings n' Roundabouts Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: At the corner of Dude and Catastrophe Posts: 4,512	I have a lot of love for this album, how the hell Florida wasn't released as a single and stayed at number 1 for 10 weeks i will never know! Its an album crammed full of pop songs and while it isn't The Moon and Antartica its one of my faves of 2007. __________________ Last FM Rate Yr Music Muxtape

02-09-2008, 12:47 PM	#8 (permalink)
jackhammer Ba and Be. Join Date: May 2007 Location: This Is England Posts: 17,331	I have'nt heard any other MM albums, so I cannot compare it. However it is a good solid album of indie rock with some good guitar work. It has'nt set my world on fire, but it is extremely listenable and works well at the juice bar except for Parting Of The Sensory-too explicit! __________________ It be my music and film collection. “A cynic by experience, a romantic by inclination and now a hero by necessity.”

01-18-2008, 09:06 PM	#3 (permalink)
~~under~~ Account Disabled Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 1,056	dashboard is the most amazing song in this album. i love it so much. but i didnt find this album as excellent as there others.

01-18-2008, 11:32 PM	#5 (permalink)
~~under~~ Account Disabled Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 1,056	hopefully if they let out another album Brock will let out a little more and be more loose in his music. He was a bit of a disappointment in this album.

01-27-2008, 04:39 AM	#7 (permalink)
pheurton n/a Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 990	I didn't deserve all of the hostilities it was sullied with. Old MM fans get too pissy, and it shows how ***gish they are (I'm looking at you rar)

02-21-2008, 05:30 PM	#9 (permalink)
swim dontcareaboutyou Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: North Carolina Posts: 5,188	Listen to This is a Long Drive for Someone With Nothing to Think About! __________________ http://nakednaps.bandcamp.com/

02-21-2008, 05:33 PM	#10 (permalink)
Skid Mark Music Addict Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 210	Oh phew, this was the first album I got of theirs and it really got me wondering why you guys like them so much