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Good News For People Who Love Bad News - Modest Mouse
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83 out of 100

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8.8 out of 10

Universal acclaim- based on 145 Ratings

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  • Summary: Produced by Dennis Herring (Camper Van Beethoven), the latest release from the Seattle-based indie rockers sees a return of guitarist Dann Gallucci (last with the band on Sad Sappy Sucker) and a new drummer (Benjamin Weikel) as well as a guest spot from the Dirty Dozen Brass Band.

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 28 out of 32
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 32
  3. Negative: 0 out of 32
  1. Tiny Mix Tapes
    100
    Ultimately, what makes Good News so successful is that it retains the melancholy mood of past works, while at the same time adding depth and maturity.
  2. Spin
    100
    Half expansive, burnished radio-rock, half swampy Delta hoodoo-hollerin' that reeks of Brock's Southern sojourn. [May 2004, p.103]
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  3. Stylus Magazine
    60
    Gone is pretty much everything they’ve learned in the last eight years or so, ditching all the progress they’ve made in favor of just making another Modest Mouse record. The results, needless to say, are disappointing.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 101 out of 108
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 108
  3. Negative: 7 out of 108
  1. JoaoRodarte
    10
    I really like this album. The song lyrics are just awesome, even people who didn't like the music should read the lyrics to think about it. Rate of 10 for the Music and the Lyrics.… Expand
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  2. aSsh0le
    10
    Their best album. there's not much I can say about it except that it has many songs I liked, only downside is that I'm christian and I've heard they're disrespectful to god but I guess that's OK with me since I like to play marilyn manson's the reflecting god before I go to sleep sometimes( and I usually pray after), maybe I just like the music or maybe my subconcius is a hypocrite but I try not to listen to the lyrics on a song when they say something i hate instead of hating the song when the song is awesome, so I'm just gonna say it's a good album.… Expand
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  3. methe
    3
    Goodbye old modest mouse.
    • 1 of 2 users said yes

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