Nr 5- Modest Mouse- We Were Dead Before The Ship Even Sank
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Nr 5 of my top 10 of 2007!
Band: Modest MouseTitle: We Were Dead Before the Ship Even SankBest Track: DashboardBest line: “Who the hell made you the boss? If you say what to do, I know what not to stop.”Trivia: “Dashboard” was the first single Toured the album with Johnny Marr, Former The Smiths guitarist The fifth album of Modest MouseStubborn and with its own curious sound, that is maybe the best way to label this album (or the band for that matter). The vocals of Isaac Brock are peculiar. As far from an angelic voice as you can get, that peculiar voice along with those stubborn instruments (aided for the first time by the guitar of Ex- The Smiths Johnny Marr) make sure that the band has its own sound. Staying clear from any conventions, they mix up-tempo with slow, they have the zooming of a fly open one song, and it is one of the few albums I've seen that counts fourteen tracks. "Dashboard" is perhaps the closest of all 14 to be an indie-rock anthem/dancefloor filler, and so outrageously catchy you can't help but fall in love with it. Another highlight is "Parting of the Sensory", with Brock sneering "Who the hell made you the boss?", and with the kick up of the pace at the end. The album bounces from one place to another without ever visiting a convential or formulaic town, but while always reaching the greatest heights."Easier than ever to grasp, yet still constantly, joyously vexing, We Were Dead is another terrific set from a band that couldn't make something dull even if drowning were the only other option."- A.V. Club"Modest Mouse have never been the most conventional band, but persuading a hero to join forces seems to have ratcheted up Brock's pugnacious confidence, too, particularly on March Into the Sea and Parting of the Sensory, both wild and exquisitely weird."- The Guardian"This is a band working at the very top of their game, and this album is a beautiful, brilliant beast."- OMH
Band: Modest MouseTitle: We Were Dead Before the Ship Even SankBest Track: DashboardBest line: “Who the hell made you the boss? If you say what to do, I know what not to stop.”Trivia: “Dashboard” was the first single Toured the album with Johnny Marr, Former The Smiths guitarist The fifth album of Modest MouseStubborn and with its own curious sound, that is maybe the best way to label this album (or the band for that matter). The vocals of Isaac Brock are peculiar. As far from an angelic voice as you can get, that peculiar voice along with those stubborn instruments (aided for the first time by the guitar of Ex- The Smiths Johnny Marr) make sure that the band has its own sound. Staying clear from any conventions, they mix up-tempo with slow, they have the zooming of a fly open one song, and it is one of the few albums I've seen that counts fourteen tracks. "Dashboard" is perhaps the closest of all 14 to be an indie-rock anthem/dancefloor filler, and so outrageously catchy you can't help but fall in love with it. Another highlight is "Parting of the Sensory", with Brock sneering "Who the hell made you the boss?", and with the kick up of the pace at the end. The album bounces from one place to another without ever visiting a convential or formulaic town, but while always reaching the greatest heights."Easier than ever to grasp, yet still constantly, joyously vexing, We Were Dead is another terrific set from a band that couldn't make something dull even if drowning were the only other option."- A.V. Club"Modest Mouse have never been the most conventional band, but persuading a hero to join forces seems to have ratcheted up Brock's pugnacious confidence, too, particularly on March Into the Sea and Parting of the Sensory, both wild and exquisitely weird."- The Guardian"This is a band working at the very top of their game, and this album is a beautiful, brilliant beast."- OMH
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