http://blogcritics.org/ A sinister cabal of superior bloggers on music, books, film, popular culture, politics, and technology - updated continuously. en Copyright 2005 by the authors Tue, 8 Feb 2005 20:25:47 EST http://backend.userland.com/rss Blogcritics.org custom software http://blogcritics.org/archives/2004/04/08/150037.php#comment-116677 Modest Mouse is the only new band I will listen to. They capture the good vibes from the '60s and '70s and modernize them. Their rythems are trippy and the lyrics mean something! I dig all the symbolism and irony Brock uses, but I enjoy the music music the most. I'm just waiting until the rest of the world agrees with me. 116677@blogcritics.org Tue, 8 Feb 2005 20:25:47 EST http://blogcritics.org/archives/2004/04/08/150037.php#comment-110093 i am a person that likes there older stuff and the new cds is good but not as good as cds like moon and antarctica, lonsome crowded west building nothing out of something etc. if you would actually listen to bukowski when he say 'god could be such a contol freak' he isn''t neccasaryly refering to 'god; listen to the damn song, oh yea learn song titles its black cadillacs. ugly casanova wasn't a 'sol' project there where many people involed in it, casanova has been around for years. just cause they arn't scared to make long titles thats no reason to bitch, sad sappy sucker isn't long, moon and antartica isn't long, interstate 8 isn;'t long, whenever you see fit isn't long, fruit that ate itself isn't long lonsome crowded west isn't long. im so tired of the new people coming in at the last second saying 'im a real modest mouse fan' and they haven't heard anything other than float on. good for everyone that actually listened to there other stuff your opinion if you don;'t like it, though moon and antartica and lonsome crowded west are the two best cds ever. m&a is a masterpeice nothing will ever be better 110093@blogcritics.org Thu, 20 Jan 2005 03:20:48 EST http://blogcritics.org/archives/2004/04/08/150037.php#comment-63989 I think I'm one of those people that found their previous work to be inaccessible. Just never really got into it. However, I absolutely love their new album. I'll say that Isaac definitely has an eccentric singing style that requires an acquired taste to enjoy, but I'll be darned if their new album isn't filled with great music though (the music music that is). Anyway, I think Satin in a Coffin would make a great second single. That or maybe The World at Large (I don't particularly care much for the chorus of the song, but the lyricless music in the latter part of the song is beautiful). 63989@blogcritics.org Thu, 13 May 2004 18:57:25 EDT http://blogcritics.org/archives/2004/04/08/150037.php#comment-63095 I bought this album the day it released, (when I say bought I mean I downloaded it off of Kazaa) and it has been playing in my car ever since. It has a very different feel than any of their old stuff but has such a unique and great sound I can't stop listening to it. I think the second single besides "float on" has got to be "Ocean Breathes Salty". It is such an awesome song with pure and amazing lyrics, my earlier belief that Isaac Brock is a genius has definitely been confirmed. AWESOME! 63095@blogcritics.org Sun, 9 May 2004 21:14:22 EDT http://blogcritics.org/archives/2004/04/08/150037.php#comment-58251 And that might be the most gullible comment ever. 58251@blogcritics.org Thu, 15 Apr 2004 16:54:50 EDT http://blogcritics.org/archives/2004/04/08/150037.php#comment-58246 This might be the funniest comment ever. What do you think it means? 58246@blogcritics.org Thu, 15 Apr 2004 16:42:44 EDT http://blogcritics.org/archives/2004/04/08/150037.php#comment-58242 what's up with calling God a control freak? 58242@blogcritics.org Thu, 15 Apr 2004 16:35:48 EDT http://blogcritics.org/archives/2004/04/08/150037.php#comment-58204 I agree w/ the first post; black cadillacs would make a great single. One chance will probably be their follow-up, though. Creepy as it is, I see MM blowing up big time this summer. It will be strange (different) to have a group whose music I deeply identify with getting serious radio and EmpTV play (already float on is the #1 requested song on y100 phildelphia for this week - 4/12/04). 58204@blogcritics.org Thu, 15 Apr 2004 14:45:51 EDT http://blogcritics.org/archives/2004/04/08/150037.php#comment-57173 Funny, "Bury me with it," and "Bukowski" are two of my favorites. 57173@blogcritics.org Fri, 9 Apr 2004 17:41:26 EDT http://blogcritics.org/archives/2004/04/08/150037.php#comment-56888 I really like it too. If it weren't for decency standards, I would like the second single to be the one with the lyrics, "done done done, with the fuck fuck fucking around" Not just because of the F-word, but that song is pure unadulterated bounce. Makes my head move. Anyway, good review. 56888@blogcritics.org Thu, 8 Apr 2004 15:16:39 EDT