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Aside from being tracked incorrectly (on my copy anyway) and not always being of the choicest sound quality, Sad Sappy Sucker shows that Modest Mouse’s rise to the pinnacle of indiedom started at the bottom, just like everybody else.
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The thick textures, crazy drawl vocals, and grand flair of later Modest Mouse albums such as The Lonesome Crowded West and The Moon & Antarctica are not fully realized on Sad Sappy Sucker.
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MagnetThe songs on Sucker aren't the greatest tunes Brock has ever committed to tape... [#51, p.103]
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BlenderInstead of the rumbling epics of their later records... we get patient but ultraconcise miniatures. [Jun/Jul 2001, p.113]
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The breadth of material is both a curse and a blessing.
User score distribution:
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Positive: 12 out of 15
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Mixed: 2 out of 15
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Negative: 1 out of 15
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Oct 26, 2018Somehow, Modest Mouse at their worst is still better than most bands at their best. Still, this album rocks.
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tinamOct 8, 2005this album rocks
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amycSep 26, 2003i was so excited to find this album. modest mouse has yet to disappoint me.