[MMouse]: russ is my new hero
hey im listening to "might" and he actually says "i broke every bone in my goddamn jaw" does this seem ironic to any of the rest of you? russ GO RUSS! i love irony. i also love refreshing emails that don't involve animosity toward bands and other people on this list. that's all for now love, hezi __ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com
[MMouse]: remember your roots
ahhh.. i meant to write this email a long time ago.. but i just got so bogged down with schoolwork and whatnot that it slipped my mind, yet its still a truism (if thats a word) but i get so bogged down with listening to boots and rarities and shit that a lot of times i forget about the songs that made me love the mouse. cna you remember what it was like when you first understood the genius of modest mouse? i was listening to talking shit about a pretty sunset about a week ago and i just got this overwhelming nostalgic feeling, the feeling of hearing a great band for the first time. theres something about the music.. the feel.. the aura of everything that the lyrics of the mouse seem to stand for that just hit me all at once.. an overwhelming force.. this is why i like music in the first place. so i hope you can all remember that gleam you got in your eye when you discovered the mouse. i feel like such a schoolboy when i get that nostalgia boost... like the awe and my open mouthed gaze as i watched MM play for the first time last november 5th at bard college. old list members can remember i wrote like an 8 page review of the show. it was so amazing. the band that would be king (i know.. thats half japanese but whatever). take em all for the sadness and happiness that comes from hurting deep down inside. russ.
[MMouse]: stuff and stickers again
With all due respect to everybody, I did not sign up to the Modest Mouse mailing list to find out why everybody hates or does not hate Sonic Youth or when Red Stars Theory are playing next in Possum Ridge, Arkansas. um...i did. i would love to know any time red stars theory plays. technically, they can be linked to mouse (jeremy), not to mention a link to 764 hero, which can be linked back to mouse...six degrees and all. so i think it counts. for that matter, i'd like to read about 764 hero every now and again. and besides, its not like there is modest mouse news every frikkin day! gotta have something to yap about. so all of you sonic tooth fans can yip yip (oh i love robin hitchcock) as much as you want. oh and i wonder if i will see any of you non burning airlines fans at the upcoming show in boston? and why oh why can't centromatic play that show with them? i had the rare chance to see them at trees last year with baboon (who is absoultely fab-o) and i loved them to bits. oh, and the other day, i was listening to the new june of 44 and was reminded of baboon because of the trumpets. lovely. oh wait...has anyone heard the new quasi? i think it's nice, but it sounds like the last quasi. come to think of it, it sounds like the one before that too. hmmm. hhe. well...that whole thing had nothing to do with modest mouse. droppin names. now on with the actual mouse-i-ness kids, if you send me a buck for the envelope, i'll send you a *free* modest mouse sticker. if you send me two bucks for the envelope, i'll send you two *free* modest mouse stickers. oh and if you want, you can ask for a *free* 764 hero sticker too. some of you will be receiving you stickers in the mail very soon (a couple of days). anyone who wants some can email me. i have plenty to go around. happiness is a sticker ( or two ) on the back window of your car. bye bye kiddies. remi [EMAIL PROTECTED] "where the sun shines like a kick in the teeth"
[MMouse]: compilations, bands, blah blah blah...
first: what exactly is going on with 'building nothing out of something'? (or '... something out of nothing', if i've confused the title.) it obviously wasn't released on saturday -- updirect.com doesn't have it listed, and uprecords.com doesn't mention anything about it. anyone know the new release date? second: i hate the promise ring. i like sonic youth, but agree that they're overrated and, at the very most, are usually only very good at their best. however, none of you probably care, nor do i really care if you dislike them.. i wouldn't think listers would have a major problem with someone giving a review of the new promise ring album, but having seventeen 'yo! i hate the promise ring!' e-mails can get on yr. nerves... third: anyone hear the new rainer maria ep yet? i've heard that some promo copies are floating around and i'm curious about how they've done on it -- if it's in the same vein as 'look now look again', or if it's completely different from anything they've ever done. -- b. ( http://www.portup.com/~koskib )
[MMouse]: another pointless sonic youth mail
for anyone whos counting, thats 5 and a half (one of them didnt completely admit it) to conclude my pointless tally, i pose a question how is it that sonic youth sucks, but weezer is apparently great? some people just smoke too much crack
[MMouse]: Juno
yes,yes,yes, juno is amazing. saw them open for modest mouse two years ago at the redmond firehouse and was sitting on my hands, waiting patiently until they finally released an album. the song magnified and reduced by inches, on 7", though hard to find, is simply one of the greatest, most breathtaking songs ever. them boys know how to rock the casbah. I wholeheartedly agree about "Magnified and Reduced By inches." An incredible song. I didn't know the 7" was hard to find though...I got it in a free box at the local college radio station. Ben
Re: [MMouse]: sonic youth non-fans coming out
If you didn't like the EP, the new album probably doesn't have a whole lot to offer you. I think it sounds like Weezer (whom I also love). I don't see the wheezer comparisons. The vocals have the sissier sound like on the EP, but they still have the hard edge of the first album, I think it comes out sounding like weezer. They have more pop-rock style songs, with songwriting that embraces the acoustic guitar (at least on one song) and the tendency to crescendo at the drop of a hat. I thought Christie Front Drive had been broke up for over a year and a half? Their new side project is called "The Blue Ontario", that's totally worth getting. I don't know about them breaking up...'course I haven't really had my ear to the ground at all. What kind of shit does "The blue ontario" play? Similar? Different? If so how... Ben
[MMouse]: Re: fruit that ate itself
Yes, as far as I know it was released as a s/t e.p. that then became known as The fruit that ate itself. How, i do not know, perhaps someone else can enlighten us on this development. Tyler
[MMouse]: Silent no more
Alright, I was silent until someone decided they had to go and bash weezer..now the frucking gloves are off..and this boy is set to cyber rumble.. Regardless..this is all pointless..and though i dont care if people wanna talk about other bands..i think its cool and have actually started getting into some bands just because of how obessesed a lot of you seemed with them..but theres really no need to put anything down..just for the sake of puting it down..especially when it has no relevance whatever... and on a totally unrelated note..I take back what i said about the new promise ring..ive listened to it about ten more times..and its totally grown on me..i was born in 1968..la la la..yah me mark http://dugmartsch.tripod.com And your mom would stick a fork right into daddy's shoulder, and dad would throw the garbage all across the floor, as we would lay and learn what each other's bodies were for. And your mom would drink until she was no longer speaking, and dad would dream of all the different ways to die, each one a little more than he could dare to try.
Re: [MMouse]: The Fruit That Ate Itself
as far as i understand.. its really "the self titled modest mouse EP" that somehow got dubbed "the fruit that ate itself" russ [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I got the _The Fruit That Ate Itself_ EP a few days ago and I was wondering if this was the actual title of the EP since it doesn't say it anywhere on the album. Was it originally untitled and then just became known as _The Fruit Ate Itself_?
Re: [MMouse]: another pointless sonic youth mail
Alright, you got me to bite. I went to see the ultimate lineup in Shapoeg State Park here in Oregon. Built to Spill, Sonic Youth, Sneaker pimps, and I think Elliot Smith (yeah I don't know him so burn me at the stake) all opened for Beck. Some of you know this concert for sure and if you have a recording, please get in touch. To the point: I owned 2 SY albums at the time and was pretty excited to see them. BTS played a short set and didn't jam on anything. A big disappointment compared to the 1st 2 shows that I'd seen. Sonic Youth gets up to save the day and play 1 solid hour of experimental sound JUNK. Nobody played together. Just got up there like I could have and played to myself for an hour. They may have been looking for some random piece of noise to come together but 1 hour just wasn't enough time for the odds of that happening to take place. The first and only time that I saw them and it was crap. OR it was just too indie, cool, underground for my mainstream brain to comprehend. I've sold the 2 albums. There you have it. One take on why SY is a disappointment LIVE. Ryan [EMAIL PROTECTED] 10/13 3:11 PM for anyone whos counting, thats 5 and a half (one of them didnt completely admit it) to conclude my pointless tally, i pose a question how is it that sonic youth sucks, but weezer is apparently great? some people just smoke too much crack
[MMouse]: Re: Digest modestmouse.v001.n506
Man, FUCK ALL YOU FOOLS!!! Sonic Youth is one of the most important groups in independent music history!!! All you emo saps are bitchin about how much you hate sonic youth (when you obviously havent passed much thought through it, or even heard the music already) and how you can hold shit like Jets To Brazil and the Promise Ring in such high regard?!! LAME!! Just start looking at and hearing Sonic Youth from the very beginning until now. Like everyband they have their slumps, but they come out of them better than ever. When i heard about their shit getting stolen i was especially angry. I cant even fathom how impossible it would be to recreate such a custom sound, to start over virtually from scratch. Just fuckin think about shit before you speak. Get your FREE Email at http://mailcity.lycos.com Get your PERSONALIZED START PAGE at http://my.lycos.com
[MMouse]: nothing but a part of the problem.
okay. why cant we all just realize that some people are gonna like stuff that you dont... vice versa. havent we had enough of this yet? ya. so kiss make up damnit. on a new note...does anyone on here listen to wheat? if so...have you heard the new album yet? cos i just ordered it from insound (they even throw in a free wheat lighter!) i was wondering if it sounds anything at all like medeiros... *xo cb
