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MarsKid
Emeritus
April 18th 2019


21030 Comments

Album Rating: 4.4

These incorrect opinions smh

Cormano
April 18th 2019


4075 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

lol yea band is ass

Larkinhill
April 25th 2019


7765 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

Damn. Well this grew on me quite a bit. Would now rank it above Good News (which I still really like). From what I can tell, this one is generally underrated by the fan base imo. March Into the Sea, Fire It Up and Florida are great, while Spitting Venom and Little Motel tank among their best songs.

Dylan620
April 25th 2019


5870 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

Ayyyy congrats on seeing the light. "Spitting Venom" and "Parting of the Sensory" are top 10 Modest Mouse as far as I'm concerned, with "Missed the Boat" and "March into the Sea" probably landing in the top 20

Cormano
April 25th 2019


4075 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

dylan gets it

Larkinhill
April 25th 2019


7765 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

Yeah Parting of the Sensory is my third favorite. Spitting Venom, then Little Motel, Parting of the Sensory, March Into the Sea, then I’m not sure after that. Maybe Fire It Up or People Are Places.

Larkinhill
April 25th 2019


7765 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

Spitting Venom is the best of the best MM songs, alongside stuff like Talking Shit, Teeth Like God’s Shoeshine, Cowboy Dan, Trailer Trash, The Stars Are Projectors, The World at Large etc.

Pangea
April 25th 2019


10510 Comments

Album Rating: 3.5

i really like spitting venom but i usually only end op listening to the first 4 minutes and ignore the rest

widowslaugh123
April 25th 2019


4042 Comments

Album Rating: 3.5

Spitting venom is cool the first 5 or so listens but it’s just the same four chords for like 8 minutes

widowslaugh123
April 25th 2019


4042 Comments

Album Rating: 3.5

Oh wait I was thinking of parting of the sensory but still spitting venom doesn’t do much for me anymore

Larkinhill
April 26th 2019


7765 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

I love every part of Spitting Venom, first half and second half. Been listening to it repeatedly for days and it’s not getting old. Possibly makes my top 5 MM — if not top 5, definitely top 10. And as you all know, there is some fierce competition for that top 10.

Larkinhill
April 26th 2019


7765 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

Little Motel may be slightly cheesy, but damned if it isn’t becoming one of my favorite MM songs. Just powerful and emotional. Probably helps that i watches the video, which was fucking heart wrenching.

theBoneyKing
May 10th 2019


24393 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

hmm, don't know about this one so far boys... I loved Good News a fair bit but here I feel their thing starting to become shtick

Cormano
May 10th 2019


4075 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

this is better

theBoneyKing
May 10th 2019


24393 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

Hmmmmmmm, early days for me but nah I don't think so, this is more bloated, and sounds more tryhard in its attempts at poppiness. Less variety here too. Good News also had a few instant classics, this...doesn't

DoofDoof
May 10th 2019


15022 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

'Less variety here'



I see this as probably their most varied album :/



'Spitting Venom' is a deep cut classic and I really like 'Parting of the Sensory' although many would not agree on that.

theBoneyKing
May 10th 2019


24393 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

Those are two of the better one but a lot of this is...kinda bad



It could grown on me but right now I might rate this as low as a 2

theBoneyKing
May 10th 2019


24393 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

How is this more variety than...literally any of their other albums except maybe Long Drive? It's pretty much all just relatively upbeat, 4 minute poppy rock

DoofDoof
May 10th 2019


15022 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

It's flirting with middle of the road indie - in 2019 I'd still rather listen to this than anything by The Shins, Spoon, Clap Your Hands Say Yeah, etc but I can see Brock being a bit irritating here if you're not in the mood



I do find the musical affectations and segues on 'Good News' more off putting - just something about that album that gets my hackles up for some reason.



This album is happy being a bit basic and I like that, it owns its choices.

theBoneyKing
May 10th 2019


24393 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

Fair enough I guess, I just feel like Good News achieves that thing much better than this does. Plus the bands you mention were all smart enough to keep their albums to 40 minutes or less, if MM wanted to really fit with that crowd they'd take that advice.



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