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Universal acclaim- based on 213 Ratings
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Positive: 196 out of 213
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Mixed: 6 out of 213
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Negative: 11 out of 213
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Oct 28, 2017
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Dec 23, 2010
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May 1, 2017This is Modest Mouse being creative, deep and mature as ever. While it could be argued that some tracks lower the overall quality bar set up by "The World at Large", "Float On" and many others, the album is still a stud in the Modest Mouse discography.
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May 19, 2018
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Feb 11, 2019Loved this album. Anything these guys make will always be better than half of everything else I've heard. Dance Hall is a good song, too.
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Dec 19, 2010
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Nov 11, 2015One of Modest Mouse's best albums along with "The Lonesome Crowded West" and "We Were Dead Before The Ship Even Sank".
Filled with bitter-sweet lyrics, raw and yet beautiful instrumentation, and just simply enjoyable from start to finish. Also, "Float On" may be one of the greatest indie rock songs ever recorded. -
MarcusJApr 6, 2004At moments awe-inspiring. Some great standouts like Float On, Ocean Breaths Salty, and Bury Me With It. Great guitar and lyrics throughout. Weikel?s drumming is on par with Green?s work.
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BeckyFeb 1, 2005modest mouse kicks ass!Thats it!
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ThomasLApr 6, 2004This is a fantastic album. I bought it at 8 this morning and I have already listened to it straight through 3 times. It isn't as immediately important and relevant as The Moon and Antartica seemed to be...but with each repeated listen it becomes more obvious that this album is a perfect companion piece to the already brilliant Modest Mouse catalog
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SandorCApr 7, 2004Not their best album, but better than anything else in existence.
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erikeApr 8, 2004not their best, but damn close to it.
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MrStalinMay 16, 2004I'm kind of new to Modest Mouse - but, on the strength of this album they are indeed a great little band. Yeah okay, bits of it do sound like Tom Waits and Talking Heads ... but hey, that's no bad thing is it? Very impressed - and i will go in search of their previous albums quick smart! Are they gigging in England?
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yarightJan 10, 2005a great follow up to antartica.... less abstract and better structured songs.
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ParkerBFeb 5, 2005
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TMoMar 7, 2005the best of the best, but not as good or emotional as earlier stuff.... please dont sell out (crossing fingers)
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karlhJan 8, 2006a fantasticly beutiful alternitive indie album, one of my most listened to album of all time. this is one of my all time favourite albums, i rrecomend it to everyone
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MikeMApr 10, 2004Its not the moon and antarctica... but it's still good, really good.
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DevinBApr 14, 2004
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ArtieSApr 15, 2004Amazing album with alot of upside. Definatley worth a purchase.
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markfApr 27, 2004
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JOApr 5, 2004Great album, definately one of the best of the year
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DomS.Apr 5, 2004Some magnificent shit. Isaac Brock is insane, but the blade of his attack has been dulled beautifully. God bless that glorious redneck.
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WiLApr 6, 2004
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NickMApr 6, 2004Wicked Album, nearly..nearly as good as lonsome crowded west!
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jacpApr 6, 2004Not as good as other MM albums. But different. I perfer the abrasive nature of the band rather then the pop hooks
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EelAApr 7, 2004"Good news..." lacks the depth of "Moon and Antarctica," but so what? Modest Mouse is still a group on top of their game, and isn't that the most we can ask of a group that has consistantly kicked so much ass? This album may not go down in history as the best Modest Mouse album ever, but it is still pretty damn good.
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chrisbApr 8, 2004Buy afr, the best album of the decade!!
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AdrianLApr 9, 2004its great, i love the change in there sound, ive heard this band grow up for years, and now it seems they r right were they should be
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EvanKMay 3, 2004It was honestly one of the best and most amazings albums yet!
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Awards & Rankings
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A lot of major label-imposed ideas, like rhythm guitar and a heartbreakingly conventional new bass sound, combine to utterly ruin the record's first half. If you can make it through to News' innards, however, an EP's worth of something like better-recorded, more thought-out Lonesome Crowded West material awaits.
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Weathered now, their herky-jerk stands up smartly to interjections from the Dirty Dozen Brass Band.
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Blender[Brock is] adept at wringing out emotion while straddling sentimentality, but too often here, gauche studio affectations make his sap sound plain cheap. [Apr 2004, p.134]