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Modest Mouse
- Record Label: Sony
- Release Date: Mar 20, 2007
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Universal acclaim- based on 256 Ratings
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Positive: 226 out of 256
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Mixed: 18 out of 256
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Negative: 12 out of 256
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JustinVApr 25, 2007
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BenGApr 3, 2007Entertaining, eclectic enough to give a few extra listens, but I've begun to give up on the possibility of another 'Lonesome Crowded West'
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sammodestApr 4, 2007takes a couple listen through, but once the songs start resinating in your brain IT'S WELL WORTH IT
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AlejandroEApr 9, 2007It's pretty great, but what i'm concerned about is that the sound gets a little like, the smiths
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AlexLMay 10, 2007
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GregSMay 7, 2007
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VidMAug 13, 2007Solid.
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VinceKFeb 26, 2008Love the first 6 songs. Rest of the album is good too, but kinda blended together for me. My favorite by far is the last minute of Parting of the Sensory...fiddle-tastic!!!!!!!!
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G_doDec 29, 2007I expected some more Johnny Marr signature in the guitar sound, but it's a great record. Everything sounds so fresh and lively. Not all songs are really great and I think it was even better when 2 or 3 tracks were not included , but the finest moments are simply damn brilliant.
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kendalljFeb 16, 2007modest is pure bliss.
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JohnStamosFeb 17, 2007I love this album more than my mom
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tylercFeb 19, 2007Good News was somewhat dissapointing to me but not bad. This album more than makes up for it.
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ryanhFeb 19, 2007The culmination of their carreer. While it's not their best album, it sitll encompasses pieces of everything they've done.
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RobertFeb 19, 2007Another Great MM album
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KyleFeb 27, 2007Great!! Modest Mouse was obviously not dead before the ship even sank.
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GeorgeHFeb 28, 2007Awsome. Their killer discography grows and grows.
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codygFeb 28, 2007absolutely amazing
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BenMar 12, 2007Long awaited. Unexpectedly lives up to lofty expectations.
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nicolehMar 14, 2007
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superseanMar 16, 2007best album yet
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ScottMar 16, 2007Blew me away with its greatness
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LyleRMar 16, 2007Awesome
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TylerTMar 16, 2007Am I crazy?? This album is ok at best. I have been a rabid fan for 7 years, and I believe this is their weekest point. It is not "bad" but it nowhere compares to the other albums... even good news. It feels rushed as hell, and little poppy, and a little too slow. I just saw them live on wednesday, and the songs are better live, but nothing compared to the older songs they were playing.
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RickMar 16, 2007Excellent album, well worth the wait. Favorite tracks are "Parting of the Sensory" and "March Into The Sea".
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RyanMMar 16, 2007So this what Modest Mouse sounds like mainstream? After GNFPWLB you had to figure this was the direction they were headed.
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dangMar 17, 2007are you people crazy? this album is terrible. it's a bunch of attempts at another float on, and none of them are anywhere near as good. it has a few good tracks though.
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MalcolmPMar 17, 2007Sublime - what a year for indie!
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JoeHMar 17, 2007
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Seeds13Mar 18, 2007
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fwaMar 19, 2007this album is painfully mediocre. Worst mm album yet.
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JtothaAAMar 19, 2007A fantastically guitar driven album, that sums up their entire career. Supurbly catchy and complicated at the same time. A must own for all rock fans.
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EddMMar 19, 2007Modest Mouseisthe best band ever. I give everyone of there songs, albums, or videos a 10!
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MMMar 19, 2007Zach S just kill youeself this album is great. 100/10 if I could.
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StephanieAMar 21, 2007what is isaac brock complaining about? the lyrics are terrible. theyve completely sold out.
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jamesMar 22, 2007just listen to the moon and antartica.
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samhMar 22, 2007another uninspiring album from these guys. loved everything they did up to and including moon and antarctica.
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pulpiepulpmasterMar 22, 2007
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brookecMar 22, 2007I can't even begin to express the delight I have for this fifth album. It is varied, dark and light. They can do no wrong in my book. Issac Brock is a brilliant lyricist and no-rules singer.
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AdamBMar 22, 2007Ranks #1 or #2 on my Modest Mouse list.
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EricCMar 23, 2007
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BrendanMar 23, 2007On the first listen, it's great. On the second listen, it's absolutely amazing. By the third listen, it's one of my favorite albums.
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JohnDoeMar 26, 2007Excellent. Really good, especially the tracks where James Mercer collaborates. Catchy, and more main stream than previous albums but still has the Modest Mouse edge. Not my favorite album from them (The Moon and Antarctica) but certainly a step in the right direction from Good News.
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maryvApr 16, 2007though this album comes off as all too packed at first, it pulls you in the next day and then never lets go. something that helped my listening was reading over the lyrics while the cd player was jamming...the lyrics are gorgeous, interesting but never shouting. i haven't stopped it in 4 days. (unussual for me)
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MichaelCApr 17, 2007
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JaycobTApr 23, 2007Listened to the whole thing through about three times now and I'm floored. Not really a low point on the album, every song has its appeal. The strongest songs, in my opinion, were Dashboard, Motel and Spitting Venom. Regardless, they were all amazing :)
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gokhank.Jun 24, 2007exclusive
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Dec 19, 2010Very good album but to me Good News for People Who Love Bad News was better, although Little motel is one of their best songs IMO. I wish Autumn beds was released in this album.
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Nov 3, 2011This album contains, in its tracklist (14 songs), 4 of my favorite songs and a couple of more awesome songs that everybody should listen to.
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Jul 7, 2013Not as good as "Good News for People Who Love Bad News" or "The Moon & Antarctica", and definitely not as good as "The Lonesome Crowded West", but it's an ok album.
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Jan 23, 2017It honestly is, to me, the perfect musical experience. It has a theme, it takes you on a grand adventure, it is musically astonishing by being both catchy and having depth, and it's just plain fun. There is no lack of Isaac Brock's style here; it is Modest Mouse through and through, and it doesn't get better than this.
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Oct 25, 2018The greatest MM album I've heard. It has the best songs, with a lot of variety. i could listen to this album for 10000000 eons and never be bored of it. This album gets me pumped and happy and relaxed... this is the best album I've ever listened to.
Awards & Rankings
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BlenderIs there another "Float On"? It scarcely matters: 10 years into their career, Modest Mouse have stumbled into their best album yet. [Mar 2007, p.137]
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Under The RadarNot just an album that revisits the dancey guitar-pop that made "Float On" an unlikely #1 hit, but sharpens and emboldens it for their most accessible album to date. [#16, p.93]
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Like everything the band has released since signing with Epic in the teeth of a millennial panic, it's louder and somewhat less twisty than the group's indie output.