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Re: [MMouse]: mouse in providence
> << Maybe everyone already knew about this, but I don't remember anyone > mentioning that Modest Mouse is coming to Lupos in Providence with 764 > Hero!! > God bless the Phoenix, or I would never have known this. There was even a > little picture of Modest Mouse, with Isaac wearing a funny hat. Pretty > cool. > Thursday September 21, $12. >> > > < .meredith.>> > > > I got my tickets, never been to Lupo's though, any good? > Alex i've been to lupos a couple times. i saw sonic youth/helium/cibo matto/sean lennon there in '96 and beck in '97. the beck show was okay, but the sonic youth show was probably the best i've ever seen. the setup is very similar to the roxy in boston (if you've ever been there), in that it's got a upper level with stairs flanking the stage. the difference is that it's a total dive. it's pretty good though.
Re: [MMouse]: Bumbershoot!
what did they play? i'm hoping they've learned some different songs in their time off. - Original Message - From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, September 05, 2000 12:10 AM Subject: [MMouse]: Bumbershoot! > So how did you guys like it??? It was my first time seeing Modest Mouse, and > I was a little disappointed :( Just because of the moshing, though... that's > not how you enjoy music. I was in the second row on the floor, and it was > getting so rough that I had to give it up and go sit down... how horrible is > that??? But it was a great set, and I think that it could have used a > finale, but beggars can't be choosers. So what other shows did you guys > check out? I went to Botch, Murder City Devils, and Juno. > > --corey-- >
[MMouse]: modest mouse live
is anyone seeing modest mouse at bumbershoot on monday? or at any of the shows next week?
Re: [MMouse]: Re: Funny words
i once came home from nursery school and told my mom that all girls are whores. mom was shocked of course, until i elaborated: all girls are "whores", and all boys are "hims". get it? "whores"/"hers"? nevermind. that's a true story anyways. - Original Message - From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, September 01, 2000 10:50 AM Subject: [MMouse]: Re: Funny words > > That reminds me, I called my mom a dildo-head once when I was a > youngun. Not that young, probably 5th grade? I had no idea it was > anything dirty, I just heard my dad call people that so much. I > thought it was just a funny word. Come on, it sounds like it means > 'bozo' or 'banana' or 'wacky' and nothing more. He was known to > say douche-bag on occasion too. > > Kids say the damndest things. > > > > > > i would NOT be able to handle hearing my dad say *douche*. i woudl have to run far far away. > > > > nirra > > > > > -- > -=-Za c h 's -=- Home Page for Dummies p://fc.net/~zachd-=- > Radio Frank -=Shoutcast=- http://fc.net/~zachd/main.htm - 209.217.181.109:8000 > > >
Re: [MMouse]: unrealted - review of weezer in boston
actually, the band didn't do much for me performance-wise. they seemed to play it pretty straight. they were decent, and they played all of my favorites (not being a huge fan, i only like about 7 or 8 of their songs, and got em all), but they weren't enthralling like, ohh say modest mouse? it was just that the crowd was so excited... in my opinion the energy from the crowd is about 80% of a live show. and what was up with that big "=W="? was that sound-sensitive? i thought it was being controlled to glow in time to the music from backstage, but then i noticed it's lights would sort of flutter when the crowed applauded or chanted. pretty cool. all in all, it was - in the words of MC Paul Barman - "super-damn-fun" oh, and thank god i didn't get tickets for providence... i couldn't get through another show like that for a while. anyone else seeing them soon? - Original Message - From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Saturday, August 26, 2000 1:33 AM Subject: Re: [MMouse]: unrealted - review of weezer in boston > << weezer played at axis in boston tonight. >> > > god damn, this was an incredible show. Weezer needs to start touring more > often. I got to hang out with the band afterwards, and Rivers is really the > geekiest guy I've probably ever seen. Braces, shorter than me (I'm 5'6), and > glasses with the thick black band around his head. When I saw him backstage > before the show, he was wearing this ridiculous fake beard and goofy hat that > looked like it came right off the set of Dawsons Creek. After the show, I > told him it wasnt much of a disguise, but he laughed and said it worked. > > what a show. i love this fucking band. god damn. im happy. > > .meredith. >
Re: [MMouse]: unrealted - review of weezer in boston
oh yeah, if anyone recorded this in any form, please contact me! - Original Message - From: George Booze To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Saturday, August 26, 2000 12:10 AM Subject: [MMouse]: unrealted - review of weezer in boston weezer played at axis in boston tonight. i went. now i'm going to go to sleep for 4 or 5 days.
[MMouse]: unrealted - review of weezer in boston
weezer played at axis in boston tonight. i went. now i'm going to go to sleep for 4 or 5 days.
[MMouse]: austin again
hi, i know a few people on this list are from austin and well, i'm looking to move there in a short amount of time and i'm wondering if someone from the area might like to help me out off-lists with questions i have. questions like "i'm looking at an apartment in such-and-such area... what's that part of town like?" or "does this look infected?". so if anyone wants to help, please email me directly. much obliged.
Re: [MMouse]: bright eyes c.d. interview thing
well my point is, whether or not it affects the album, I just don't see how critics could think it was meant to be a serious interview. I guess it doesn't bother me as much cause I usually just skip the song that preceeds it anyways. >From: Andrew Hager <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Subject: [MMouse]: bright eyes c.d. interview thing >Date: Tue, 11 Jul 2000 11:50:06 -0400 > >okay see i "get" the interview and i still hate it...i think fevers and >mirrors is an amazing album...its breathtaking..but that damned >interview does not belong...maybe it would have fit in better on letting >off the happiness considering that thats more of a collection of >songs..not a really conceptual peice of work like f&mor even on every >day and every night it would have been better fitting. i still would >not have liked it but it wouldnt have effected the overall quality of the >c.d. like it did on fevers and mirrors. >love >andrew > > Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com
[MMouse]: OT: Bright Eyes Interview
Does anyone else find it funny that critics have been so relentlessly slagging the little interview thing on the new Bright Eyes album? I mean, I'm dumb-founded that people are taking it seriously. Personally, I thought it was really funny, and can't imagine hopw anyone could miss the fact that it's just a joke. The review of Fevers & Mirrors in the today's Pitchfork goes on and on about it (an ends up giving the album a 5.4 out of 10) and it just ends up making the reviewer look really dumb. Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com
[MMouse]: MM Article On Sonicnet
There's a somewhat interesting article about Modest Mouse on Sonicnet.com: http://www.sonicnet.com/news/story.jhtml;$sessionid$BTMHIYQAAACOMCQBIAOCFEY?genreNameForDisplay=Rock&genreDirectoryName=rock&id=1121509 Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com
[MMouse]: Indie-Snob Alert!!
Check out this guy's description of Bright Eyes! It oughta ruffle some feathers here: http://disc.server.com/discussion.cgi?id=14995&article=81943 Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com
[MMouse]: off topic - weird bright eyes reveiw
This review, from Buddyhead, is very strange. They end up giving it a 4 out of 5. - I'll be honest and admit I knew little or nothing of this band before I read the press sheet that's glued to the back of this cd. After giving it a few listens and time to grow on me I came to the conclusion that Conor Oberst is a very talented and diverse songwriter with a unique and peculiar style. His song writing style spans from a quiet lull of lush acoustically blended structures to at times something that one might even call rock. If a reference point is needed I'd probably go with something between Elliot Smith, the Beatles, and dare I say the Flaming Lips? The production is nice as well. Clean, but still keeping that lo-fi and personal element that only seems to compliment and add to the songwriting, something very rare in music these days. I don't know how to record albums, so I can't talk that technical bullshit, sorry, I just know what I like to hear. Conor's infatuation with death and his dark outlook only lured me into the music even more. His fascination with death reminds me of this British gay guy my friend Chris and I met last week. We walked up the street to this bar after work to just have a few drinks and shoot the shit. About an hour into our night we met a group of rather odd characters. One being the British gay guy, who introduced himself with the statement "Americans don't understand Oasis for shit, they're fucking stupid wankers". Not long after we had met our motley crue of new acquaintances the bartender announced "last call" and we were invited to attend an "after hours party" they were headed for. Having nothing else quite this promising lined up and always being up for an adventure (which was inevitable with this clan) we piled seven deep into their mid 90's compact car. Chris and I knew we were in for a longer drive than originally planned on when the driver asked which way the 405 freeway was (that's the freeway that heads to orange county and eventually San Diego). Twenty minutes into our journey the girl sitting on the angry British gay guys lap asked if it was raining. She wasn't the least bit stoked when she found out that what she thought was rain was nothing more than warm weird British gay guy puke all over her back and neck. Now I've never puked on anyone, but if I did I'm assuming I'd be really embarrassed and apologize a whole bunch. Not to mention feel really shitty about it. Not this guy, he made sure to tell her she should have moved and to shut up and wash her jacket, in his thick British accent that due to the amount of alcohol he had consumed sounded more like backwards German. The verbal onslaught continued and soon spread to the other passengers of the vehicle. Once we reached our destination (which turned out to be somewhere in Santa Monica, I think) the real drama unfolded. Turns out the British guy had been staying in these people's apartment for the last month and was a totally uninvited guest. The girl that got puked on showered right away and didn't say much the rest of the night and the angry puke-machine locked himself in one of the rooms to pass out, while quirky weird looking blonde girl and the owner of the room that the vomit king was in, snorted what they said was "probably coke and crank" off a neon glass mirror. They had bought it from "the weird Italian guy down the street" that told them that he "wasn't sure what it was made of" earlier that night. They were stoked they got it for cheap. I declined the death powder. After ranting and ranting about the British guy and his ways, the guy snorting whatever launched into why Hollywood sucks and how he's gonna move and attend film school in northern California. Chris made sure to tell him film school was bullshit and in short for pussies. I made sure to tell him that Pablo Honey was hands down the worst Radiohead album and that it was a disgrace for him to only own that one. I mean who the fuck owns that one but not Ok Computer, let alone The Bends? Fucking weirdos that's who. And here I thought this guy was going to be a british music guru, I mean with an opening line like that about Oasis, who's to blame me. Anyways, the after party wasn't a party at all, but rather Chris interrogating these weirdos with quite absurd and interesting questions and then proceeding to look through their purses and cupboards (with their permission of course). I ended up falling asleep on their carpet half way through the second Air record. --Travis Keller Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com
[MMouse]: TM&A Shockwave Ad
FYI: You can download a little shockwave advertisement for "The Moon & Antarctica" at modestmousemusic.com. It's pretty dumb, but kinda neat looking. Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com
Re: [MMouse]: random things
The Pixies? Leonard Cohen? Pavement? Beat Happening? >From: One Hundred Watt Warlock <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Subject: [MMouse]: random things >Date: Tue, 20 Jun 2000 10:53:30 -0700 (PDT) > > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > M&A Vinyl - I paid about $18 for it at a local record > > store. I'm not > > sure why it's more for vinyl than the CD, although I do have > > to say the quality of the vinyl is good, better than UP!'s. > >i have no idea for sure, just a theory but i would assume it's >because [in this day and age] CD's are CHEAP to manufacture >(demand is high) and vinyl is more expensive to manufacture >(demand is lower), also less lp's will be produced than cd's. > >Fugazi/Instrument: >i love fugazi and documentaries (esp. on music, i will watch >anything to do with music, even sucky music, hence my addiction >to Behind the music, i can't even turn it to VH1 or else i'll be >stuck there all day) so i loved instrument. that 8th grade girl >interviewing them was great! i hope one day she realizes how >f***ing lucky she was. > >Woody Allen: >i watched that AFI top comedy films thing on tv with my mom and >i was surprised at how many of his movies were on there. Annie >Hall and Sleeper didn't surprise me but there were like at least >2 others on there that i'd never heard of and looked hysterical. >looks like i'll be having my own little Woody Allen film fest >soon. has anyone seen Small Time Crooks? it looks decent, it has >Jon Lovitz in it, so it's gotta be worth the price of >admission... > > > From: "Jacob Parker" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > I think I read somewhere that MM were/are inspired by the > > talking heads. > >and > > > have the mouse ever done any/many covers by bands they were > > influenced by? or otherwise? > >i have been meaning to ask, what bands (or movies, books, etc) >are the bands influences? i keep hearing a lot of "post-punk" >stuff in them (esp. on the new album) like Wire and Joy >Division, etc, but i was wondering who the bands heroes were, >inspired them to start playing music, know what i mean? where >can i find this info??? >thanks, casey > >__ >Do You Yahoo!? >Send instant messages with Yahoo! Messenger. >http://im.yahoo.com/ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com
Re: [MMouse]: Various - hidden tracks, production, moshing, etc...
>From: Philip Smoker <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Subject: [MMouse]: I can't forget the day I shot that bad bitch down >Date: Tue, 20 Jun 2000 07:24:02 -0700 (PDT) > >First things first: > >When listening to the new album, I've noticed that it >sounds like the boys lifted a guitar loop from the end >of "Dark Center of the Universe" as part of the >opening to "Gravity Rides." If you play track 3 >followed by track 2, you'll hear that the very last >guitar sound in "Dark Center," which is a note whose >pitch is bent down and then back up to the original >tone, is the foundation for the beginning of "Gravity >Rides," with some percussive elements added by >Jeremiah over that particular guitar noise (sticks >tapping the rim of the snare, sounds like to me). >This was something I noticed quite some time ago and >keep forgetting to mention, it was a lot more obvious >to me when the sequence of the album had "Dark Center" >first and "Third Planet" third. Also, you can hear "life like weeds" in the final minute or so of "I came as a rat" and did anyone else notice that the weird, woozy-folky bit that comes at the end of "tiny cities made of ash" is hidden? If you're listening to the CD on random, you'll never hear it... you have to listen from "tiny cities" to "the cold part" to hear it. I think I've seen that before. >Which brings me to another thought: >How might this album have been different if "Dark >Center" had opened it instead of "Third Planet" in the >top slot? I really think that "Third Planet" segued >into "Perfect Disguise" much better than "Dark >Center," but this is just my opinion, of course. >Please contribute yr random thoughts to the forum. This thought brings ME to another thought; I think a lot of the dissapointment with this album has to do with the fact that so many people heard it in other forms before it was released, and became attached to earlier, different versions of songs. In all honesty, I don't think it has anything to do with the album versions of songs being better or worse than "beta" versions (doesn't get much nerdier than that), I just think people just get attached to what they hear first. For example, I never heard any old versions of "Dark Center...", which I'd heard were far superior to the album version. Well, I downloaded a live version and the version from the Japanese EP, and I don't think either one compares to the album version. Just a thought... Makes me glad I didn't hear the album before-hand. >I'm also curious as to how these songs can come off as >"uninspired" to some people, especially when the band >has been playing some of these songs live for almost >two years. Again, just my opinion, but is it possible >that people are finding the big production sound to be >too sterile, and suddenly they think less of the songs >because of the way they sound? I guess I just don't >understand why some people are having such a hard time >enjoying this album, there seems to be some kind of >mental block attributed to clean sound and multiple >overdubs. Granted, during the first few listens there >are so many new sounds to soak up and contemplate, but >I really believe that this one will grow on you, as it >has for me. It seems that the more I hear it, the >more I find new elements to the songs that I didn't >immediately recognize before. And I can't get over >just how heavy "Stars Are Projectors" is, I mean I >heard it live about a year ago, but on the album it >just sounds so full and meaty. *swoon* I don't understand it either; this album is very produced as far as layering and effects, but one of the things that is so amazing about it is that it's NOT sterile; the album still has a very gritty and raw feel to it, much like old Modest Mouse. If you want an example of "sterile" production hurting an album, check out Pavement's "Terror Twilight". Believe it or not actually, I think "The Lonesome Crowded West" sounds slicker than "The Moon & Antarctica"; that's why I've never liked it as much as "Long Drive". "TM&A" seems, in my mind, to regain the dark, mean vibe of "Long Drive". >Re: moshing at concerts >I think moshing was a lot more interesting to me when >I wasn't so concerned with actually watching the >musicians play onstage. I think there's nothing more >communal than a good group pogo, especially if >Pavement is closing their encore in Towson last >September with "You're Killing Me," "Conduit For >Sale!," and finally "Unfair." I think it's great to >be able to jump up into the air and bump into yr buddy >while screaming "THIS IS A SLOW SICK SUCKING PART OF >ME!!!" But moshing? Do you we really have that much >pent-up rage and angst to spare at a Modest Mouse >concert? Whatever happened to just jumping up and >down instead of needing to run into people? And more >importantly, who here wants to show their age and tell >me they actually remember SLAM dancing? Now THAT was >entertainment. *sigh* Where are my sa
[MMouse]: Spin Online Review
Spin.com reviews "The Moon & Antarctica": http://www.spin.com/heavy/bigrotation/2000/06/19/1/index.html They don't exactly slam it, but they don't like it... just remember though: this is the magazine that said Nine Inch Nails' "The Fragile" was the best album of 1999. Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com
Re: [MMouse]: MM in Seattle on Sat
Actually, Modest Mouse doesn't accept tour support from Epic, so the label can't touch their live show. >From: Neil Johnston <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Subject: [MMouse]: MM in Seattle on Sat >Date: Mon, 19 Jun 2000 07:54:19 -0700 > >MM never has do encores before. They probably think that's gay. I don't >blame them. However, I bet the Epic people make them do it now. Were any of Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com
Re: [MMouse]: willful suspension of disbelief
an interview I read said that Isaac wanted to replace one of the louder tunes on "TM&A" with that song. >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Subject: [MMouse]: willful suspension of disbelief >Date: Sun, 18 Jun 2000 23:52:49 EDT > >i am really digging this song.. > >.bagel. Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com
Re: [MMouse]: bright eyes
cool... I assume he's opening for Grandaddy, not vice-versa? Also, what happened to the cancelled European tour due to band diffculties? Was that true? >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Subject: [MMouse]: bright eyes >Date: Sun, 18 Jun 2000 23:23:01 EDT > >a yeah. new bright eyes dates: > > >Sat-Jul-15 Dallas, TX @ Gypsy Ballroom w/ Grandaddy > >Sun-Jul-16 Austin, TX @ Emo's w/ Grandaddy > >Mon-Jul-17 OFF > >Tue-Jul-18 Athens, GA @ 40 Watt w/ Grandaddy > >Wed-Jul-19 Carrboro, NC @ GO Studios w/ Grandaddy > >Thu-Jul-20 Washington, DC @ Metro Cafe w/ Grandaddy > >Fri-Jul-21New York, NY @ Bowery Ballroom w/ Grandaddy > >Sat-Jul-22 Boston, MA @ Middle East (up) w/ Grandaddy > >Sun-Jul-23 Philadelphia, PA @ Khyber w/ Grandaddy > >Mon-Jul-24 OFF > >Tue-Jul-25 Toronto, ONT @ Horseshoe Tavern w/ Grandaddy > >Wed-Jul-26 Detroit, MI @ Magic Stick w/ Grandaddy > >Thu-Jul-27 Chicago, IL @ Double Door w/ Grandaddy > >Fri-Jul-28 Minneapolis, MN @ 400 Bar w/ Grandaddy > >Saturday 07/29/00 Omaha, NE @ Sokol Hall (13th and Martha) w/ Grandaddy > > Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com
[MMouse]: OT: Le Vrai Monde
SO, this is horribly off-topic, but what do ya'll think of the new Real World? I like this new cast; they seem pretty mellow and no one comes off as terribly annoying. Sadly, I can't really decide which girl I'd rather stick the pick to. The Morman girl is cute, with that "innocent virgin" thing going for her, but she might be TOO wholesome. On the other hand, the sorority girl is hot, but I get the feeling that sex with her might be like sticking your dick in a bowl of warm water... it's a tough choice. Any thoughts? Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com
RE: [MMouse]: Re: initial reaction (not so sugar-coated)
No kidding. I think if modest mouse had the money, they would have sounded like "The Moon & Antarctica" from the beginning. Isaac has said that this is the sound they've always wanted, but couldn't afford. In that sense, it may be the first "real" Modest Mouse album... that is, Modest Mouse as they've intended to sound. Anyways, I'm all for it - I love the new album something awful. -Original Message- From: Mark Richardson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Friday, June 16, 2000 12:17 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [MMouse]: Re: initial reaction (not so sugar-coated) I can see people not digging the new album, it does sound a lot different from their older stuff. But make no mistake, M&A sounds EXACTLY like Isaac and the band want it to sound, it has nothing to do with what Epic wants. Brian Deck, the guy who produced the album, is the architect behind the Red Red Meat sound (which two guys from Califone are in) a sound (and band) that Isaac happens to love. Brian Deck has never, to my knowledge, had a major-label production credit before, in fact I think he's only produced a few of those Perishable bands (oRSo, Drumhead) that no one has ever listened to. So whatever you think of the sound of the new album, don't for a second think it had anything to do with what Epic wanted. Isaac loves that fuller sound and he worked with guys whom he thought could help him get it. He was sick of that thin, K/Up/KRS business, and I don't blame him.
RE: [MMouse]: Ms. Love's Manifesto
I don't think Kurt Cobain is rich, per-se... I mean, he IS dead. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Friday, June 16, 2000 7:53 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: [MMouse]: Ms. Love's Manifesto 2. Courtney Love has a rich, famous, dead ex-husband.
[MMouse]: yea or nay?
I hope everyone who has the new album will reply to this: just give a simple "yea" or "nay", with no explanation, to indicate wheather or not you like it. Me: big-ass "yea" PS: I think some people were asking about M&A being released on vinyl... well I got it today. It was very expensive ($17.00 @ Newbury Comics) but it's nice heavy vinyl, so whatever. Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com
[MMouse]: more tour
does anyones know if modest mouse do more tour dates later in year? I'm feeling strangely foreign...
RE: [MMouse]: FLips/90210
That is indeed a weird moment in indie-rock history. When asked about it in a recent interview, the flips guys said they would do it agin at the drop of a hat. -Original Message- From: josh [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Tuesday, June 13, 2000 4:10 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [MMouse]: Its like refrigerator poetry (with a scalpel) i bet being on 90210 was fun for [the flaming lips].
[MMouse]: initial reaction
initial reaction to the "the moon & antarctica": I've only been able to listen to it at work on headphones (which I hate doing ) while staring at a computer monitor (I only really LOVE listening to music while driving) but ignoring that hitch: I love it. Scratch that; I FUCKING love it. It's just totally crazy and all over the place in a way "Long Drive" (my favorite MM album) was and "Crowded West" (which I love, but was a little dissapointed with) wasn't. I WILL admit that some of the production is a little over the top, but that's totally forgivable in my book. Modest Mouse has always been over-ambitious - it's part of their charm. Doesn't hurt the album any more than the length of "Long Drive" hurt that album. Initial favorites are Third Planet, The Cold Part, Stars Are Projectors, Wild Packs Of Family Dogs (don't know why this songs getting slammed by some... sounds like a funny little Pavement b-side), Paper Thin Walls (of course), I Came As A Rat, Life Like Weeds, and especially Lives, the beauty of which gives me chills. Unfortunately, songs like "Lives", that really hit me right off the bat (example: Pavement's Major Leagues), end up being my least favorite. Anyways, the best part of Modest Mouse albums for me is that the songs I skip over at first end up being my favorites, so I know there are some gems in there that I don't yet "get". So thats it. The best thing I can say is that the my most anticipated album of the year is fully living up to my expectations. Any other newly de-flowered M&A virgins want to comment?
RE: [MMouse]: m &a cover
You can see the cover at cdnow or amazon or whatever. The right side of the case (where the cd sits) is see-thru, and has a close-up picture of a flowering branch of a (apple?) tree under the cd. One side of the liner notes is the long collage that serves as the background for the modestmousemusic.com website, with the lyrics printed on the other side. The CD is just purple with the track list and the little triangle design that appears (i think) on one of the tour shirts. It's a nice looking package. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Tuesday, June 13, 2000 2:15 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [MMouse]: m &a cover so what does the artwork look like? --frenchy
RE: [MMouse]: 3 moon and antarctica reviews
Yeah. The other weird comment was in the Mr Showbiz review, where they said "gone are the violins and weird instrumentation of "The Lonesome Crowded West"... I mean, that's one of the defining characteristics of this new album! -Original Message- From: Chris Stratton [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Tuesday, June 13, 2000 11:00 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: [MMouse]: 3 moon and antarctica reviews i guess i'm not worth my salt cause this modest mouseketeer (???) doesn't know where in hell this reviewer comes up with thinking all of the mouses songs sound the same...that couldn't be farther from the truth...the new album (as with all of their albums) has a shitload of variety.. chris -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of George Booze Sent: Tuesday, June 13, 2000 8:51 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [MMouse]: 3 moon and antarctica reviews E! Online - "A-" No, that's not your CD player stuck on repeat. Any Modest Mouseketeer worth his or her salt knows this band's songs usually sound the same
[MMouse]: the second i got it report
I live for "new [insert favorite band name] album" days... I went down to the record shop at lunch and picked it up... it's a good thing I did because a good 3/4 of their substantial stock was already gone (and it was only 11:30)! So far I've only listened to "Third Planet" (which I knew), "Gravity Rides Everything" (which I knew) and part of "The Cold Part" (which I didn't know). To quote Sonic Youth's Daydream Nation liner notes "this music is hitting me where I live". Especially "The Cold Part"; when those violins started swelling, my jaw dropped.
[MMouse]: 3 moon and antarctica reviews
some people like to read reviews, some people don't... I do.
Mr. Showbiz - "85/100"
Modest Mouse, the Washington-based trio that has gathered a sizable
following since its 1997 debut, This Is a Long Drive for Someone With
Nothing to Think About, charts familiar territory on its major-label debut
third album, The Moon & Antarctica. But the group's niche - stormy,
wandering rock that vacillates from whispery acoustics to raging emocore -
fits like a glove, allowing lead singer Isaac Brock to project his various
insecurities and philosophies.
"Everything that's keeping me together is falling apart," Isaac Brock sings
on the first track, "3rd Planet." Although his delivery, lisp and all, makes
it occasionally difficult to decipher some of his words, the songs still
manage to paint a vivid picture of Modest Mouse's emotional landscape. On
its 15 tracks, plaintive, nakedly honest lyrics collide with keen
observation; meanwhile, the music, particularly drummer Jeremiah Green's
frequent time changes, is broad, yet focused enough to maintain one's
interest.
The album is a return of sorts to the dynamics of Long Drive. Gone are the
violins and esoteric instruments that marked the band's second album, The
Lonesome Crowded West, though Brock occasionally sings through a megaphone.
The group's songwriting, however, is as evocative as ever, able to
communicate startling beauty (as on "Gravity Rides Everything") as well as
congestion and stress ("Tiny Cities Made of Ash"). Modest Mouse isn't the
only group capable of such transitions, but what makes it special is the
band's consistency; you'd be hard-pressed to find a bad track on The Moon &
Antarctica. It's an hour of enrapturing atmosphere, as if the Mouse had
scored a soundtrack to an engaging road trip rather than crafting a gem. -
Mosi Reeves
E! Online - "A-"
No, that's not your CD player stuck on repeat. Any Modest Mouseketeer worth
his or her salt knows this band's songs usually sound the same. And that's
not a bad thing, seeing as how these Northwesterners have nibbled out a very
distinctive alt-country, noise-folk niche with their dozen or so indie
releases. Squared off by frontman-guitarist Isaac Brock and his drunkard
ramblings about traveling, big-sky imagery and what a jerk he is, this
major-label debut finds the Mouse in a softer, gentler mode than usual.
Instead of just banging and swatting at his guitar, Brock shoots for the
moon and actually plays the darn thing--and plays it well. This record might
reach beyond the band's core of cool indie rockers and stodgy music critics.
Amazon.com -
With their interstellar (really!) lyrics and angular song structures, Modest
Mouse tend to defy their self-deprecating band name. In truth, the trio's
got some lofty ambitions, and The Moon and Antarctica indulges their grand
dreams with pristine production and a vivid sonic backdrop. It also dives
deeply into their geographical obsessions--always with the same subjective
twists that made The Lonesome Crowded West and This Is a Long Drive for
Someone with Nothing to Think About such inspired wonders. Isaac Brock opens
Moon with meditations on the universe's shape--all twisted into such a
solipsistic tangle that they illuminate immediately how much these songs are
about the mind as about the world. Rarely giving off the cage-jarring
thickness of guitar rock, Moon's 15 tunes are shaped around vignettes of a
disheveled head figuring out the rambling disconnections of postmodern
society. Guitars wobble, Brock wails on vocals, and his band mates--Eric
Judy and Jeremiah Green--help take each song away from any predictable
formula and toward wherever they seem to want to go. This is a band as
profoundly touched by suburbia as was writer Harold Brodkey. You can imagine
Brock, Green, and Judy lying on wide-open lawns, philosophizing about the
shape of the universe and coming up with lyric moments like this (sung to
folky, spare acoustic guitar): "A wild pack of family dogs came running
through the yard and as my own dog ran away I didn't say much of anything at
all / A wild pack of family dogs came running through the yard as my little
sister played; the dogs took her away, and I guess she was eaten up, okay."
Replays of American Beauty, anyone? --Andrew Bartlett
RE: [MMouse]: 6.13.00
you got it a store? If so, what kind of store (Best Buy, dinky record store, etc...)? -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Monday, June 12, 2000 4:04 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [MMouse]: 6.13.00 the new one is so good... a little different i think but i still love it... i got it yesterday and i think i have listened to it about 20 times or so if not more... *stacey
[MMouse]: 6.13.00
Who will be hearing the new album for the first time tomorrow? I've tried to keep from hearing it, but still, I've heard 7 of the 15 songs.
[MMouse]: Yeah, Stupidest Contest Ever...
Here is a contest that is being promoted at ModestMouseMusic.com - it has the little blurb shown below, and then three questions to answer. Yet the answers to all three questions are pointed out explicitely in the blurb... what the hell? Oh well, I'll enter anyways of course. Modest Mouse Covers The Rocket! Read It And Win! Modest Mouse is on the cover of the May 24th - June 7th edition of The Rocket! Their feature article talks about playing Scrabble (Isaac won. His best word was "Endive".), how the members of Modest Mouse met (Isaac and Eric met on a public-access TV dating game), Isaac's interview antics (incuding details on a time he gave the telephone to a friend during a phoner interview he was doing, so that he could go get some coffee), and much much more! If you live in the NorthWest, you'll definitely want to pick up a copy of The Rocket for yourself! To celebrate, The Rocket & ModestMouseMusic.com are giving away prizes! Question 1: Once during a phone interview, Isaac secretly gave the phone to a friend to answer questions about Modest Mouse. True or False? Question 2: While playing a game of Scrabble during The Rocket interview, what was the best word Isaac came up with? Question 3: How did Modest Mouse's Isaac Brock and Eric Judy meet?
RE: [MMouse]: issac brock boycotting sisqo
indie girls: I've seen some very good looking girls at indie-shows. Granted, they're usually with their indie-boyfriends, but still... issac: you MUST check out the interview with Issac at JamTV.com. I think it's from '97. It's in real audio and is about a half hour long and he's a total jerk to the girl interviewing him. It's pretty funny actually, only because the girl is from Rolling Stone and is trying so hard to sound like she knows what she's talking about. -Original Message- From: norske ho [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Friday, June 09, 2000 3:03 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [MMouse]: issac brock boycotting sisqo issac brock was down with the idea of > doing an indie girl thong song video... haha awesome. with pasty white girls with bright red lipstick shaking their asses. i can see it now! mmm isaac coming up to me while i'm shaking my ass on the sand and spanking me! ohh yeaaah baby that's hot ;) the only reason i think isaac brock might be an asshole is cos this girl interviewed them and said they were pretty much jerks..but that was before the past year so maybe he's sorta changed after all the fucked up shit that's probably been around him with rumors, getting attacked, etc. i must hear this interview. and then i must find modest mouse and successfully hump all of them. ok uhm yeah - amy, the official crackmonger for 2000
RE: [MMouse]: www.modestmousemusic.com - music
Is that music from a song on the new album? It's nice. -Original Message- From: J to the R [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Thursday, June 08, 2000 10:15 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [MMouse]: www.modestmousemusic.com - music Has their alwasy been music that plays when you load up www.modestmousemusic.com? ???, The Saint __ FREE voicemail, email, and fax...all in one place. Sign Up Now! http://www.onebox.com
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MODEST MOUSE The Moon & Antarctica >From the pages of the CMJ New Music Report, Issue: 670 - Jun 12, 2000 Before the band even hit the studio to record The Moon & Antarctica, Modest Mouse had a lot to answer for. The album marks the band's leap from the indie rock world to the majors, but luckily, Mouse vocalist/guitarist Isaac Brock is not a guy easily affected by such things. The Mouse's third full-length album shows no signs of artistic sell-out or forced commerciality, and continues Brock's desperate battle to understand the conundrum of loneliness in the tightly packed modern world with all the earnestness and frustration of the band's past work. Modest Mouse trademarks, such as his self-effacing honesty, remain completely intact and he comes clean with soul-baring confessions such as, "Everything that keeps me together is falling apart/I've got this thing that I consider my only art of fucking people over," and "Well it took a lot of work to be the ass that I am." As his internal mania is unleashed in the lyrics, the music is at once pop, punk, psychedelic and rootsy, filled with frantic, bending moments that coalesce into expansive interludes during which individual sounds meld into one awe-inspiring sonic motion. Though awfully neurotic, this Mouse has nothing to be modest about at all. -Kelso Jacks
[MMouse]: favorite mm songs?
Out of curiosity, what's everyone's 5 favorite modest mouse songs? I haven't got the new LP yet, so my list would look something like this: - in no particular order - * other people's lives * teeth like god's shoeshine * custom concern * head south * trailer trash
RE: [MMouse]: bright eyes news/ modest mouse commentary
when you say big venues, are you talking arena's? I seriously, SERIOUSLY doubt that modest mouse could sell out an arena. Their were shows on this current tour that haven't sold out until the day of the show (if at all). I could see them moving up to big venues on an indie-rock scale (Irving Plaza, The Filmore, etc...). >seems like the next leg >the mouse might be playing >some reallly BIG venues.
RE: [MMouse]: ATTN AUSTIN LISTEES
Judas! Bendict Arnold here only gave "The Moon & Antarctica" 4 out of 5 stars! http://austin.citysearch.com/E/F/AUSTX//16/51/2.html#mouse -Original Message- From: Melanie Haupt [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Thursday, June 01, 2000 3:28 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [MMouse]: ATTN AUSTIN LISTEES Ok, just a reminder, if you want to meet some fellow TX listees, we'll be meeting at Lovejoy's in Austin tomorrow night around 8pm. I might be there a little later than that because I'm driving in from Houston and traffic sucks ass, as does my car. Anyway, I have dark blonde hair with white-blonde and hot pink stripes. I have no idea what I'll be wearing, but the hair should tip you off. If you don't know where Lovejoy's is, you can get a map by clicking here: http://austin.citysearch.com/E/V/AUSTX/0001/61/27/ If you have any questions at all, call me. (713) 224-1967 x. 4655 or (713) 665-1203. See y'all tomorrow! Melanie
RE: [MMouse]: RE: Upcoming Shows?
I think someone said something about them maybe doing another leg in the fall... Modest Mouse 6/1/00 Rubber Gloves Denton TX 6/2/00 Stubb's Bar-b-q Austin TX 6/4/00 The Launchpad Albuquerque NM 6/5/00 Rialto Theatre Tucson AZ 6/6/00 Nita's Hideaway Tempe AZ 6/7/00 Canes San Diego CA 6/8/00 El Rey Theater Los Angeles CA 6/9/00 El Rey Theater Los Angeles CA 6/11/00 Great American Music Hall San Francisco CA 6/12/00 Great American Music Hall San Francisco CA 6/13/00 Great American Music Hall San Francisco CA 6/14/00 Catalyst Santa Cruz CA 6/15/00 Wow Hall Eugene OR 6/16/00 Showbox Seattle WA 6/17/00 Showbox Seattle WA 7/2/00 Oak Canyon Ranch Irvine CA
RE: [MMouse]: Re: bright eyes
Am I the only one who DOESN'T like "Bright Eyes"? I guess so... -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Tuesday, May 30, 2000 1:51 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [MMouse]: Re: bright eyes its cause he is shivering. his (their) live performance is amazing and every second is pure emotion and heartfelt. ryan
RE: [MMouse]: hiphop (OT, BABY)
>Saw Chuck D on Charlie Rose debating Lars (of Metallica fame) >over Napster (among other things). He made Lars look/sound pretty damn >foolish on many occasions. That's not a very difficult thing to do...
Re: [MMouse]: as long as we're blowing indie-status...
If you're going to buy a hip-hop album, "The Low End Theroy" is good, but a little too mellow for my tastes. I'd reccomend Wu Tang's "36 Chambers" or the "Ghost Dog" sountrack (produced by RZA). They're both a little more eclectic and lively in my opinion. I've also heard that the new Killah Preist album, "Supreme Clientele" is good, but I haven't picked it up yet. >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Subject: Re: [MMouse]: Rescue me! >Date: Sat, 27 May 2000 20:23:51 EDT > >Miles Davis-A Tribute to Jack Johnson >A Tribe Called Quest-The Low End Theory >oh and the new common album >sorry folks, i think i just blew whatever indie rock status i had >but these are good buys anyway Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com
[MMouse]: RE: moshing/pogoing/dancing
Right on. I grew sick of those jaded indie-rock hipsters who just stand there at shows long ago, and at this point I'm just like "fuck em'". If you want to watch a concert, stay home and watch a tape, but if you want to experience a band, GO to a concert. I don't like moshing any more than the next person, but pogoing, dancing, "feeling" the music (as hippy-ish as that may sound) is the ONLY way to get the most out of a concert. Try it sometime. Trust me, it's okay to get excited. You SHOULD get excited. You should go fucking nuts. You must sing along as loud as possible. You might get dirty looks from some of the indier-than-thou types, but the band feeds on that sort of energy. Bands ALWAYS play better at shows where the audience is showing a lot of love and energy. It's unfortunate that bands like Sebadoh and Pavement have sort of cultivated this "I don't give a shit" attitude at concerts (I saw Lou Barlow a couple months ago and he was actually telling audience members to "shut the fuck up"), but luckily we have bands now (MM, The Dismemberment Plan, Les Savy Fav, Enon, etc...) that are "speaking out" and trying to bring some excitement back to the indie-rock show. Resistance is futile. -Original Message- From: Bjorn Warloe [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Wednesday, May 24, 2000 3:15 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [MMouse]: Ok I have had about enough of the moshing comments. I have been going to mouse shows in the northwest for quite some time now. I have seen them play 10 or 11 times and never once was anyone moshing. I say this as a person who has been in the pit at ministry, kmfdm, nine inch nails, and most violent of all the sweaty nipples reunion show last month. People pogo at the mouse, some people might even bump into each other at the mouse but no one, I repeat no one is moshing at the mouse. There is usually a small group of people who move around in the front, these people are not particularly violent, so why the problem. The problem here is girls who come to the show in flip flop sandals and stand right down in the front then get pissed because someone fucking moved and stood on my toe. It is one thing that everyone stands still and listens intently at a cat power show but this is modest mouse. People are going to feel the beat of a song like breakthrough or tundra/ desert and they are going to move around, so dress appropriately. If you simply can not wear a real pair of shoes to the show there is another option. Stand out side the 10 foot by 10 foot area where people are pogoing. Most of the crowd is just standing there, so if you don't want to be near a pogo artist then don't stand right in front of the stage. I will be at the Eugene show and both Seattle Shows and I will be moving my body about, if you tell me to stop and start threatening me like the bastard at the last frank black show I went to then I will go out of my way to begin moshing in your direction. If you just let me enjoy the show you probably won't even know I am there. declan galt
RE: [MMouse]: A Perfect Circle
In my book, A Perfect Circle and NIN has about as much to do with Modest Mouse as hockey and fetal alchohol syndrome. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Wednesday, May 24, 2000 1:49 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [MMouse]: A Perfect Circle So A Perfect Circles album came out and it is fucking amazing. I saw NIN and A Perfect Circle last Saturday and I must say I was overwhelmed with how good both sets where. I haven't read anything on this list in a long time because it seems as though nothing has to do with music any longer. Now we speak of who will win the hockey games. Whatever, talk about whatever you would like to talk about. It just seems as though maybe you've lost site of the purpose. With love Jonathan
[MMouse]: Re: I Am A Robot
Wow... and here I thought I was heroic for traveling from Maine to the Boston show. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Wednesday, May 24, 2000 12:55 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [MMouse]: Re: Digest modestmouse.v001.n907 i am a robot...i was at the show last nighti want to meet people from the list, we traveled from Maine, land of the moose and horny dove.
[MMouse]: RE: trophy
What did they get a trophy for? -Original Message- From: J to the R [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Wednesday, May 24, 2000 11:50 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [MMouse]: isaac's tattoo/film crew/trophy Also, and I realize I babbled outside of my quota for the month, did you know that Modest Mouse is an award winning band? They were presented with a trophy last night. Just thought I'd mention that...
[MMouse]: More Tour Dates?
Does anyone know if Modest Mouse plans on extending their tour at all? It seems odd that they would only tour until 4 days after the release of the new album. Also, has anyone heard anything further about the album being delayed? Amazon and CDNow just added it to their websites (pre-order) and they both say June 13. I'll be really mad if it's delayed, since I'm one of the few people who's waiting for it to be "officially" released before listening to it.
RE: [MMouse]: LISP off
That's weird... although it's very common that stutterers don't stutter when they sing. The rhythm keeps their speech flowing normally. Interesting stuff... -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Tuesday, May 23, 2000 2:30 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [MMouse]: LISP off I know a guy with tourettes who is an opera singer. No shit. When he sings, the tourettes goes away. ___ Ben Hubbird [EMAIL PROTECTED] ___ On Mon, 22 May 2000 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > ok i am wondering if anyone noticed that in person isaac has a every evident > lisp but on all recordings you cant really tell? is this just me? > > .bagel. >
RE: [MMouse]: Travis Lisp?
hmmm... I guess I don't pick that stuff up like other people do. With Isaac, I always felt he had more of a drawl than a lisp. -Original Message- From: J to the R [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Tuesday, May 23, 2000 2:34 PM To: George Booze Subject: RE: [MMouse]: Travis Lisp? oh, he has a lisp my friend. If you want an example, I will have to do a little research, as it doesn't quite record as well as Isacc's but he certainly does. I'll look into a good song, assuming you have the albums...It's more apparent live... a lisp ain't no stutter either, JR -- J.L. Rickard [EMAIL PROTECTED] - email (703) 234-3953 x3139 - voicemail/fax George Booze <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > huh? travis doesn't lisp at all... I can't imagine someone with a lisp > doing > "the dismemberment plan gets rich". you need pretty good diction for > that. > > -Original Message- > From: J to the R [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Tuesday, May 23, 2000 1:40 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: [MMouse]: THE DISMEMBERMENT PLAN ! RESPECT IS DUE ! > > > > The first time I saw Modest Mouse the Dismemberment Plan opened up > for > them. > > "The Great Lisp Show of 98" > > In a battle of the bands, Modest Mouse destroys The Plan, however...if > it was fought only with lead singers' dueling lisps...it's a toss up. > Travis could certainly hang with Isacc on the lisp front. That would > make for a killer comic book hero... > > He'd pull out a book full of S'ss and the evil speach teachers > would > cringe in pain... > > The D-Plan slow jams suck, but if you only listen to the fast jams > you > can understand why...Travis is a lyrical master, but he wears his ego > on his sleeve. Isacc is a lyrical master, but he wears his ego between > his legs... > > however, they're my top two favorite bands...and what's great about > both, > people love them or hate them...at least you can't be ambivalent. > If > I were an "artist," I'd at least want people to fall on either side > of > the fence, rather than sitting with a white spear up their ass in > metaphorical > indecision. > > > > "Matt" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > >i'll jump in and just say that while their song 'the city' is one > > of my > > >*FAVORITE* songs out there right now, i'm kinda lukewarm about the > > rest of > > >their stuff. but, eh, i've only listened to the rest of that cd > a > > couple > > >of times. maybe it'll grow on me, as was the case with modest mouse. > > are > > >any of their other cd's listen-worthy? > > > > The albums preceding 'Emergency & I' (which are 'The Dismemberment > > Plan is > > terrified' and '!') are mandatory listening for anyone following > the > > modern > > era of rock n roll. However, during the time period between ...terrified > > and > > emergency, something magical happend..travis learned to sing > !! > > it > > really shows on Emergencycompare standout trax from 'terrified' > > suchas, > > ice of boston, doing the standstill...with anything from emergency, > > and you > > cannot get the same level of pure sincerity. Emergency & I is one > of > > the > > most profound albums to come out in the past few years and it will > > be a > > major influence on any significant musician to emerge in the near > future. > > it > > seems the d-plan get lumped into the 'emo' category by default. They > > play > > with alot of the bands associated with emo... as already pointed > out, > > but > > they cannot definitively be classified as emo. I would go so far > as > > to say > > they are in a genre completely of their own making. Songs like 'The > > City' > > with its keyboards swelling into valhalla, and that drum breaking > yr > > back as > > you swing yr body in motion with the tingling guitar. And to see > them > > live, > > dancing, moving those hips to every pulse pounding beat. travis beckoning > > for some brave soul to come up front and breakdance.ah, dear > god, > > is > > there a better band on the planet ? Bringing influences as far ranged > > as hip > > hop to classic r&b to, dare i say, prog rock, the d-plan meld the > sincerity > > and enthusiam of life into their music and it shows. how can one > deny > > the > > power of the d-plan ?! > > > > > > RESPECT IS DUE > > mathhue > > > > > > p.s. http://www.dismembermentplan.com > > > > > > > > > > __ > FREE voicemail, email, and fax...all in one place. > Sign Up Now! http://www.onebox.com > __ FREE voicemail, email, and fax...all in one place. Sign Up Now! http://www.onebox.com
[MMouse]: Re: Travis Lisp?
huh? travis doesn't lisp at all... I can't imagine someone with a lisp doing "the dismemberment plan gets rich". you need pretty good diction for that. -Original Message- From: J to the R [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Tuesday, May 23, 2000 1:40 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [MMouse]: THE DISMEMBERMENT PLAN ! RESPECT IS DUE ! The first time I saw Modest Mouse the Dismemberment Plan opened up for them. "The Great Lisp Show of 98" In a battle of the bands, Modest Mouse destroys The Plan, however...if it was fought only with lead singers' dueling lisps...it's a toss up. Travis could certainly hang with Isacc on the lisp front. That would make for a killer comic book hero... He'd pull out a book full of S'ss and the evil speach teachers would cringe in pain... The D-Plan slow jams suck, but if you only listen to the fast jams you can understand why...Travis is a lyrical master, but he wears his ego on his sleeve. Isacc is a lyrical master, but he wears his ego between his legs... however, they're my top two favorite bands...and what's great about both, people love them or hate them...at least you can't be ambivalent. If I were an "artist," I'd at least want people to fall on either side of the fence, rather than sitting with a white spear up their ass in metaphorical indecision. "Matt" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > >i'll jump in and just say that while their song 'the city' is one > of my > >*FAVORITE* songs out there right now, i'm kinda lukewarm about the > rest of > >their stuff. but, eh, i've only listened to the rest of that cd a > couple > >of times. maybe it'll grow on me, as was the case with modest mouse. > are > >any of their other cd's listen-worthy? > > The albums preceding 'Emergency & I' (which are 'The Dismemberment > Plan is > terrified' and '!') are mandatory listening for anyone following the > modern > era of rock n roll. However, during the time period between ...terrified > and > emergency, something magical happend..travis learned to sing !! > it > really shows on Emergencycompare standout trax from 'terrified' > suchas, > ice of boston, doing the standstill...with anything from emergency, > and you > cannot get the same level of pure sincerity. Emergency & I is one of > the > most profound albums to come out in the past few years and it will > be a > major influence on any significant musician to emerge in the near future. > it > seems the d-plan get lumped into the 'emo' category by default. They > play > with alot of the bands associated with emo... as already pointed out, > but > they cannot definitively be classified as emo. I would go so far as > to say > they are in a genre completely of their own making. Songs like 'The > City' > with its keyboards swelling into valhalla, and that drum breaking yr > back as > you swing yr body in motion with the tingling guitar. And to see them > live, > dancing, moving those hips to every pulse pounding beat. travis beckoning > for some brave soul to come up front and breakdance.ah, dear god, > is > there a better band on the planet ? Bringing influences as far ranged > as hip > hop to classic r&b to, dare i say, prog rock, the d-plan meld the sincerity > and enthusiam of life into their music and it shows. how can one deny > the > power of the d-plan ?! > > > RESPECT IS DUE > mathhue > > > p.s. http://www.dismembermentplan.com > > > > __ FREE voicemail, email, and fax...all in one place. Sign Up Now! http://www.onebox.com
RE: [MMouse]: i don't feel at all like i fall
...that's crazy. Sounds like the new one is gonna hit pretty hard. I think it would be cool if after the moon and antarctica, MM went post-Crooked Rain Pavement on us and did a totally wacked, "fuck success"-style album, ala Wowee Zowee. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Tuesday, May 23, 2000 12:38 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [MMouse]: i don't feel at all like i fall ok, so modest mouse is on e! online... with belle and sebastian... m&a is one of 8 albums that you have to buy this summer... i shit you not... chickedy check: http://www.eonline.com/Features/Features/Heatwave2000/Music/index3.html love and spice, leigh
[MMouse]: Re: THE DISMEMBERMENT PLAN ! RESPECT IS DUE !
Just to build the momentum a bit more... I've seen the Plan 3 times on this tour and every show was fucking rad; from the now-famous sold out show at the middle-east in Boston (probably one of the 3 best shows I've ever seen) to their show at the Skinny in Portland, Maine (playing for a crowd of about 10 people) they rocked the Casbah and split the diff. Travis is totally nuts; he has this look in his eyes when he's performing that makes Isaac Brock look postively boring in comparison. Add to that the fact that D-Plan crowds are the coolest around and Eric is one of the nicest band members you could meet (perhaps second only to the mighty Robert Nastanovich) and you have the makings of the most vital act in music today. But that's just my opinion. -Original Message- From: Matt [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Tuesday, May 23, 2000 11:42 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [MMouse]: THE DISMEMBERMENT PLAN ! RESPECT IS DUE ! The albums preceding 'Emergency & I' (which are 'The Dismemberment Plan is terrified' and '!') are mandatory listening for anyone following the modern era of rock n roll. However, during the time period between ...terrified and emergency, something magical happend..travis learned to sing !! it really shows on Emergencycompare standout trax from 'terrified' suchas, ice of boston, doing the standstill...with anything from emergency, and you cannot get the same level of pure sincerity. Emergency & I is one of the most profound albums to come out in the past few years and it will be a major influence on any significant musician to emerge in the near future. it seems the d-plan get lumped into the 'emo' category by default. They play with alot of the bands associated with emo... as already pointed out, but they cannot definitively be classified as emo. I would go so far as to say they are in a genre completely of their own making. Songs like 'The City' with its keyboards swelling into valhalla, and that drum breaking yr back as you swing yr body in motion with the tingling guitar. And to see them live, dancing, moving those hips to every pulse pounding beat. travis beckoning for some brave soul to come up front and breakdance.ah, dear god, is there a better band on the planet ? Bringing influences as far ranged as hip hop to classic r&b to, dare i say, prog rock, the d-plan meld the sincerity and enthusiam of life into their music and it shows. how can one deny the power of the d-plan ?! RESPECT IS DUE mathhue p.s. http://www.dismembermentplan.com
[MMouse]: RE: philly rawwwwwk
I went to the Boston show and I had a fantastical time. As such, you're out-right bashing of the Boston show makes me sad. And I don't think Les Savy Fav played at the Philly show, so phhhbbt to you. -Original Message- From: Dustin Summers [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Tuesday, May 23, 2000 1:35 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [MMouse]: philly rawk holy christ on a cross, the philly show had to be one of the best shows ever, fuck boston dude, this show took boston out in the back alley and beat the hell out of it and then pissed in bostons wounds and laughed at it, i have pictures its nasty. They had a maniquin on stage with them and it had a guitar and isacc kept sayin that he was the new guitarist and he was really good with the chords, and said that the maniquin was available after the show. And of course the thong song. And some dude came out during the encore and did some break dancing on the stage. I got on of them window posters. One thing i noticed was that they had more T shirts in boston, they didnt have the dark blue ones here in philly, but they did have some free momo postcards. I dont need to explain myself this show rocked your ass when you were fast asleep the set list to you ask? here we go: 1-Truckers Atlas 2-Neverending Math Equation 3-When Ever I Breathe Out 4-Third Planet 5-Breakthrough 6-Paper Thin Walls 7-All Night Diner 8-What People are Made Of 9-The Thong Song 10-Doin the Cockroach 11-A Different City (by request-owww hell yesss) 12-Dramamine 13-Polar Opposites 14-Broke 15-Trailer Trash 16-Alone Down There 17-Custom Concern ---Encore--- 1-Grey Ice Water 2-Cow Boy Dan 3-Tundra/Desert Dusty "when i have sex im always thinkin bout the pavement"
RE: [MMouse]: modestmouse, 5/17 cleveland
10 songs? I sure as hell hope you forgot something. -Original Message- From: tyler drosdeck [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Wednesday, May 17, 2000 10:20 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [MMouse]: modestmouse, 5/17 cleveland i don't know if i forgot anything on this or not, i didn't know a couple not really in order here polar opposites breakthrough grey ice water third planet doin' the cockroach neverending math equation cowboy dan trailer trash custom concern tundra/desert
RE: [MMouse]: beer
that's sad -Original Message- From: Torin Macbeth [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Wednesday, May 17, 2000 10:21 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [MMouse]: beer fer anyone who's wonderin - at the Missoula, MT show, my friend Dave went and drank some beers w/Modest Mouse between the end of the concert and the encore. they was drinkin Rainier. and Isaac was doing lines. no joke. werd, Torin Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com
[MMouse]: RE:boston
I'll be there... I have a faint birth-mark on my right knee, so say "hi" if you see me. -Original Message- From: Andrew Hager [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Monday, May 15, 2000 3:30 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [MMouse]: birthdefects and boston my mom smoked...AND had rhumetoid arthritis so she was on some weird medications..but nothing really seemed to effect me except that asprin can cause CLEFT PALLETS (sp?) and yellow teeth..i as fortunate not to have a c.p. but my teeth have always been tinted yellow..weird eh? also...im totally psyched for the boston show..its only 6 days away. its not soon enough to know what shirt ill be wearing...but i wanna know of peopel from this list who will be there. oh well thats all. love andrew
RE: [MMouse]: drinks
yaahh... maybe if I wear my Red Hook shirt to the Modest Mouse show in Boston Isaac will be reminded of home and invite me to join the band. That's what I'm thinking. -Original Message- From: Todd Houlette [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Monday, May 15, 2000 12:02 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [MMouse]: drinks Obviously if you are complaining about the beer her in the US, you live in the wrong part of the US. The Northwest by far has the best beer. I'll admit that we are spoiled with some of the best beer in the country/world, as well as other mind altering, um, .. __ Do You Yahoo!? Send instant messages & get email alerts with Yahoo! Messenger. http://im.yahoo.com/
RE: [MMouse]: Dirty Three
Yeah, Dirty Three are really under-rated. Their new album, "Whatever You Love, You Are" is amazing, and I really don't expect to hear anything this year as intensly beautiful as the third song, "I Offered It Up To The Moon + The Night Sky". Check them out if you get a chance; I only have "Whatever You Love, You Are", but I've heard that Horse Stories is even better. -Original Message- From: Philip Smoker [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Thursday, May 11, 2000 10:52 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [MMouse]: all sorts of shits "i agree totally with the person on top of me.." ah, words to live by... For all the cola talk, I still my mostest favorite drink would be Mystic Peach Vanilla, I used to sneak out my bedroom window to go to 7-11 in the middle of the night and play Rush 'N Attack and drink them shits. and steal baseball cards. which I eventually sold for 1/100 of their original value to a friend of the family. bye bye, mint Griffey Jr. '89 Upper Deck. toodle-oo, McGwire 85 Topps 1984 Olympic Team rookie. Godspeed You Black Emperor is yummy stuff indeed. Best explanation I've heard: movie soundscapes. like soundtrack music for films that have never been made. compelling, driving... they thrive on crescendos, on bringing the intensity up and down while soothing. Saw them play in Philly last September on the same bill with MOGWAI, who kicked my fucking ass right up over my shoulders 3 times in the span of 18 days. It was heavenly, but then I love Mogwai an awful lot. But anyway, this Philly show with Mogwai and GYBE was damn great... I've yet to find a tape of that bad boy.. it's just a shame they didn't take the stage together like they did at a festival in Scotland last year... that was what I was desperately hoping for... but alas, there were technical difficulties for the boys... could have been? Anyone have the new Dirty Three? (while I'm talking about music I consider emotional...) So wonderful, but the best 6 minutes of D3 in my opinion would be: "There was a time when once you used to love me." on Horse Stories. That's one spicy meataball. "can you please tell god that we fucked up here" *phiL* __ Do You Yahoo!? Send instant messages & get email alerts with Yahoo! Messenger. http://im.yahoo.com/
RE: [MMouse]: Re: rollingstone
I know what you mean... little mistakes that completely discredit the author's knowledge of what they're writing about. The worst is when that sort of thing happens in a record review; the critic's entire argument just completely falls apart because a little mistake reveals that they have no idea what they're talking about. I read a review of Pavement's "Terror Twilight" and the critic was bashing it going on about how Pavement were boring and stale and irrelevent in 1999... and then he goes on to say something about "lead singer Mark Ibold"; you just want to say "ok, nevermind... forget I asked your opinion". -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Thursday, May 11, 2000 12:45 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [MMouse]: Re: rollingstone In a message dated 5/11/00 12:44:20 AM Pacific Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > In accordance with their user regulations, NAPSTER has banned 300,000 > Metallica fans from its site for allegedly trading copyrighted songs by the > band illegally it's a program that they're blocked from; not a site! why can't these people take two seconds to factcheck. sorry, i know this is prolly dead for most of you, but it just annoys the hell out of me. star
RE: [MMouse]: Re: Digest modestmouse.v001.n855
I believe that Matador has expressed an interest in releasing the album on vinyl if Epic doesn't want to. >-Original Message- >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] >Sent: Monday, May 08, 2000 4:12 PM >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Subject: [MMouse]: Re: Digest modestmouse.v001.n855 > >does anyone know what the story is with epic and vinyl? will there be vinyl >for this album or is it cd only?
RE: [MMouse]: (no subject)
The only announced opening band I've seen is Les Savy Fav in Boston, but I don't know if they're playing with MM for the entire tour or just that one night. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Monday, May 08, 2000 11:54 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [MMouse]: (no subject) Can someone tell me who is on tour with Modest Mouse? I'm about to see them in Cleveland.
RE: [MMouse]: the modest mouse tee shirt giveaway
I agree; the big advantage of being on a major label is getting the promotional support that an indie label just couldn't afford to do (IE: free t-shirt give-aways). The blurb was probably written by some schmo over at GigMania who gave little to no thought as to it's implications. Hell, don't enter the damn contest - makes my odds of winning that much better. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Monday, May 08, 2000 9:49 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [MMouse]: the modest mouse tee shirt giveaway Jesus, you all sound ridiculous. It's not like Disney is sponsoring a "Meet the (Modest) Mouse" trip or anything. It's a tee shirt giveaway, not the end of the world. I really don't see the big deal. Excuse me for being a bitch, but this "indier-than-thou" bullshit gets tired real fast. But maybe I just don't "get it." .mer.
RE: [MMouse]: London.
Modest Mouse is barely a blip on the radar in Europe... I think people over there think they they're just too "American" (as far as lyrics and vocals I guess). -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Friday, May 05, 2000 12:43 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [MMouse]: London. i will be in london for a weekend on my way to the boonies of france this summer, and i was just wondering if there are any cool record stores to hit while i'm waiting for my parents to come down from the jet lag. i know this is a pretty american list, but SOMEBODY has to have been to or live(d) in london! thanx a lot people. stalling sleep... ~Mike
[MMouse]: RE: running
Title: RE: running No, but I know who you are. All my friends in high school did track and x-country, and I managed the track team, so I know your type; you're a nut and a chick-magnet! I can't imagine x-country/track kids being into Modest Mouse though! -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Tuesday, May 02, 2000 2:11 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [MMouse]: running any other kids on this list run track or cross??or run for fun???
[MMouse]: Re: Mendoza lyrics
Title: Re: Mendoza lyrics He's right! Some of my favorite lyrics are absolutely meaningless without the soul and music to back them up. Case in point: my all-time favorite lyric is "This is the city life". Stupid, huh? Well I get shivers and nearly cry every time I hear it. -Original Message- From: Philip Smoker [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Tuesday, May 02, 2000 10:19 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [MMouse]: Re: Mendoza lyrics I'd just like to say FUCK YOU to all the people who are mocking the Mendoza lyrics as I thought they were charming and sweet. Sometimes the simplest lyrics can sound so profound given the right voice and backing instrumentation. I'd love to rip open the CD collections of those who call such lyrics "insipid" to discover the intellectually stimulating treats that are to be found within. Shit, I should start quoting the simpler lyrics of any number of bands that I constantly see worshipped on this mailing list, shall I start with Polyvinyl, Jade Tree, or elsewhere? I'll take that emo to yr dome piece, son. *phiL* __ Do You Yahoo!? Send instant messages & get email alerts with Yahoo! Messenger. http://im.yahoo.com/
[MMouse]: [MMouse] Hi
Title: [MMouse] Hi Hi. I'm new here. I wasn't sure if I needed to add the "[MMouse]" to the subject line or if the list did it automatically, so forgive me if it appears twice. Anyways, I'm George and I've only been listening to Modest Mouse since "Building Nothing Out Of Something" came out; hopefully that won't translate to me not being a "true fan" or what ever, because I am. I don't mean to sound presumptuous, but you know how some indie-rock fans can be. So I think Modest Mouse is going to save rock and roll or the world or something and I'm glad to talk to you all about that. --- over and out ---
[MMouse]: that girl.
Yeah, I was at the cat power show; I was probably wearing a black cowboy hat. What's the deal with the comp? I must have missed it. Ernie
[MMouse]: (no subject)
>1.Who are you/where do you reside/how old are you? Ernie George / Lawrence, KS / 23 >2.What is your favorite mouse song? neverending math equasion >3.What are five records you couldn't live without Jim White: wrong eyed jesus Frank Sinatra & Count Basie: it might as well be swing the Flaming Lips: the soft bullitin Mouse on Mars: niun niggung Belle and Sebastian: are you feeling sinister? >4. Putting records on the internet for free download: >bad or good? Good. MP3s can never be as fun as records. >5. Ebay, bad or good? Good. That's where I get a lot of my musical equipment. >6. Russ winning the hottest male contest, is he >voting for himself or what? What? I don't think so. >7. Do you own the Japaneese Tour EP? No, but I do have it on MP3. >8. First live show? Live, and Weezer. I think in 94 at Manhattan, KS. They had folding chairs set in front of the stage and would not let anyone on the floor who didn't have tickets to be there. Everyone rioted and rushed the floor. Complete chaos. Chairs went flying into the air and the baracade in front of the stage had to be repaired between shows. >9. Worst live show? I went to Lollapalloza one year. >10. Favorite sound? a sine wave >11. least favorite sound? R&B > 12. girls posting their pictures and email addresses >on the internet bad/good? good, I guess. >13. What book should every person in america read? "Junkey", Burroughs >14. Signing to a major bad/good? This depends on the band. >15. Wearing the t-shirt of the band you are going to >see? I would not do it. >16. Modest Mouse list being oft-off the topic >bad/good? That's what makes the list interesting. >17. Favorite beer? Pabst Blue Ribbon > 18. Favorite color? blue > 19. What are you going to name your first born child? Jesus or Sally >20. Five favorite movies (the question that tells >tons about a person)? Life is Beautiful Harold and Maude Das Boot Blue Velvet North by Northwest
