Album Rating: 4.0
I'm actually blown away by how good this is. I was not expecting much
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Album Rating: 4.0
Early ranked/rated:
1. Speak n Spell [5] (sounds like Sparklehorse covering 'Trailer Trash'?)
2. Third Side of the Moon [4.5]
3. Life's a Dream [4.5]
4. Pickin Dragons Pockets [4]
5. Remember Yourself [4]
6. Rotten Fruit [4]
7. Impossible Somedays [4]
8. I Can't Talk Right Now [4]
9. Dogbed in Heaven [3.5]
10. Absolutely Necessary [3.5] (the stuff below in this ranking is close to filler, but short songs)
11. Look How Far... [3]
12. Knocked Down by Waves [3]
13. Song About Nothing [2.5] (this instrumental deserved better tbh)
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Album Rating: 4.0
Our rankings are similar... actually, our top 6 are basically the same, except I'd maybe put Life's a Dream at 1 - that track is peak MM. I'd also put Dogbed lower. That's the only track here that i find a little grating on repeat listens.
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Album Rating: 4.0
1. Life's a Dream [5]
2. Third Side of the Moon [4.5]
3. Speak n Spell [4.5]
4. Picking Dragons' Pockets [4]
5. Remember Yourself [4]
6. Rotten Fruit [4]
7. Absolutely Necessary [4]
8. I Can't Talk Right Now [4]
9. Impossible Somedays [3]
10. Look How Far... [3]
11. Song About Nothing [2.5]
12. Knocked Down by Waves [2.5]
13. Dogbed in Heaven [2]
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Album Rating: 4.0
'Dogbed' isn't my favourite but it makes the album feel more vintage Modest Mouse - for that reason and general pacing I like it enough.
The 'Give it a Skeleton' part is a solid 1:40 interlude/track.
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Album Rating: 4.0
Damn, most of your (y’all’s?) song ratings are the same, save for 2 or 3.
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Album Rating: 3.5
Damn, Third Side of the Moon is hitting the feels right out of the gate
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Album Rating: 4.0
I can't decide yet if this is like a super badass album or just good. Either way, I know the energy and flow and decisions here feel a lot less cooked than the last two albums (a good thing!), even if I liked those 2 records. I wouldn't stumble outta the gates with cries of "return to form!" but there's definitely a lax, dark energy here that harkens back to some salad days of Mouse. I like the last two records a lot but this already far exceeds them in terms of try hard points
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Album Rating: 3.0
It's pretty good for new modest mouse, can't touch the classics though
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First half is very good second half is pretty awful
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Album Rating: 4.0
If there's one big criticism I have, it's that it is indeed front-loaded. The first 4 tracks in particular are noticeably better than the rest of the album, with the exception of a few tracks like Absolute Necessary, Rotten Fruit, and Speak n Spell. The entire last 4 tracks is a rly disappointing way to end the album. The hits on here hit really hard though.
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Album Rating: 3.0
Somewhere between a 3.2 to 3.4 for me, a couple great tracks then falls off quickly. Absolutely Necessary is pretty decent tho. Way better than their last two releases
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Album Rating: 3.5
Definitely feels a bit front-loaded, but nothing here is outright bad, whereas TGC had at least a few truly terrible songs
So far Speak'n'Spell is the big winner outside of the opening run for me. Might actually be my 2nd fav after Third Side of the Moon
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Album Rating: 3.5
Second half just has filler stuff and the typical excess this band can't stop themselves from indulging in. "Knocked Down by Waves" and "Stoner Party" should have been axed. Even as interludes they almost derail things simply because neither song contributes anything to the album that isn't done better on other tracks. But I do love the energy in "Look How Far" and "Impossible Somedays" reminds me of "People As Places As People" which I think should have been the closer on WWD instead of "Invisible"
But I agree with others that the opening 4-track run is almost too good compared to what follows which progressively has diminishing returns.
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Album Rating: 4.5
third side of the moon sucks. song about nothing rules
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Album Rating: 3.5
Both rule ahrd
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Album Rating: 3.5
Ok Picking Dragons' Pockets is a certified banger
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Album Rating: 4.0
Shockingly good for a modern day MM single
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Album Rating: 4.0
I agree that it's a bit front-loaded, but I think I'm in firm "this is a great Mouse record" territory
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Album Rating: 4.0
Rotten Fruit goes so hard
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