pizza face Posted January 21, 2016 Share Posted January 21, 2016 We Were Dead Before the Ship Even Sank pressed on a Half-Orange Half-Blue Split Vinyl in a foil-stamp numbered edition of 2000 pieces. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeromium Posted January 21, 2016 Share Posted January 21, 2016 Their worst album, aside from the demo stuff prior to This Is a Long Drive... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DecayToDeath Posted January 21, 2016 Share Posted January 21, 2016 Their worst album, aside from the demo stuff prior to This Is a Long Drive... Sad Sappy Sucker is fantastic, albeit different. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shelby Posted January 22, 2016 Share Posted January 22, 2016 Shut your mouth about SSS. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DecayToDeath Posted January 22, 2016 Share Posted January 22, 2016 Shut your mouth about SSS. ...me or him? I recognize it's not well-loved, but I have a soft spot for it. Hard to go without songs like "It Always Rains on a Picnic" for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CVHX Posted January 22, 2016 Share Posted January 22, 2016 they really didnt need to do 2k of these. i have a hard time seeing even a thousand selling out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shelby Posted January 22, 2016 Share Posted January 22, 2016 ...me or him? I recognize it's not well-loved, but I have a soft spot for it. Hard to go without songs like "It Always Rains on a Picnic" for me. Him. It's a precious snapshot haha. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shelby Posted January 22, 2016 Share Posted January 22, 2016 they really didnt need to do 2k of these. i have a hard time seeing even a thousand selling out. This album is easily 4x more popular than Long Drive and TLCW and those sold out right away. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CVHX Posted January 22, 2016 Share Posted January 22, 2016 This album is easily 4x more popular than Long Drive and TLCW and those sold out right away. you think so? long drive and TLCW also werent in print at the time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shelby Posted January 22, 2016 Share Posted January 22, 2016 you think so? long drive and TLCW also werent in print at the time. Yeah they were the Newbury versions were announced and available after the initial surge of orders. Probably a month or so but fair point. I think Good News was out of 1000 and it went in less than a week if I remember correctly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CVHX Posted January 22, 2016 Share Posted January 22, 2016 Yeah they were the Newbury versions were announced and available after the initial surge of orders. Probably a month or so but fair point. I think Good News was out of 1000 and it went in less than a week if I remember correctly. yeah i think youre right. i remember having a day or two to grab good news. i might snag this when they have a promotion, its the only full MM album i dont have. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cloudsbelow Posted January 22, 2016 Share Posted January 22, 2016 glad they pressed 2k. I'll grab one on the secondary in a year or so for cheaper than it runs on newbury with shipping to canada. fingers crossed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kjkenney Posted January 22, 2016 Share Posted January 22, 2016 Love We Were Dead with a passion. Want, but can't justify their prices. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
floyd_z Posted January 22, 2016 Share Posted January 22, 2016 I didn't really care for this album when it came out, but it really grew on me. I don't think they'll ever make an album like TIALD or LCW. They both came out almost 20 years ago. One is most likely going to make music differently at the age of 20 compared to 40. "Parting of the Sensory" has become one of my favorite songs of theirs. It's kind of weird now, but the first sets of lyrics really remind me of Donald Trump Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldKentuckyShark Posted January 23, 2016 Share Posted January 23, 2016 I don't understand this album hate. I think this album is far superior to Good News or Strangers. But yeah admittingly it isn't their best Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DecayToDeath Posted January 23, 2016 Share Posted January 23, 2016 I don't understand this album hate. I think this album is far superior to Good News or Strangers. But yeah admittingly it isn't their bestAs far as albums go, I think this is second worst only to Strangers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NapalmBrain Posted January 23, 2016 Share Posted January 23, 2016 As far as albums go, I think this is second worst only to Strangers. ill take strangers over we were dead any day, I'm glad I paid $2 for a used copy of we were dead or it might be the only hole in my album collection Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DecayToDeath Posted January 23, 2016 Share Posted January 23, 2016 ill take strangers over we were dead any day, I'm glad I paid $2 for a used copy of we were dead or it might be the only hole in my album collection I paid $8 and I'd say the same. It's not terrible, but when I hear it, it just makes me want to go back to LCW and hear what I know they're capable of. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeromium Posted January 23, 2016 Share Posted January 23, 2016 ill take strangers over we were dead any daySame. I was unimpressed with Good News when it came out, but it had a few good songs. We Were Dead is just cringe-worthy. Strangers is not great but it's not overworked and cringe-worthy. It's in a way back to basics and easier to enjoy. Not back to form, mind you, just more digestible. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shelby Posted January 23, 2016 Share Posted January 23, 2016 Same. I was unimpressed with Good News when it came out, but it had a few good songs. We Were Dead is just cringe-worthy. Strangers is not great but it's not overworked and cringe-worthy. It's in a way back to basics and easier to enjoy. Not back to form, mind you, just more digestible. I need to revisit Strangers to see how I react to it after time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NapalmBrain Posted January 23, 2016 Share Posted January 23, 2016 Same. I was unimpressed with Good News when it came out, but it had a few good songs. We Were Dead is just cringe-worthy. Strangers is not great but it's not overworked and cringe-worthy. It's in a way back to basics and easier to enjoy. Not back to form, mind you, just more digestible. Modest Mouse wasn't on my radar until Good News and I was instantly impressed, don't think I went through and fell in love with the back catalog until around 2006 until I met an ex who was obsessive with them. I don't think I've put on we were dead in close to a year, but it's always just felt out of place, I think the production plays a big part in it, cause not all the songs are bad. They just didn't need to make an arena rock album. Strangers is far from perfect, but like you said it isn't cringe worthy. It's actually on my mind when selecting one of their albums to put on Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kjkenney Posted January 23, 2016 Share Posted January 23, 2016 The album has always seemed like Isaac's further clarity has shone through on the album after all the crazy shit he's been through. "We are the people that we wanted to know, we are the places that we wanted to go." Accepting life and realizing that this is it to life. People search and want but everything you desire is in you already. So much emotion on there I love it. And Little Motel gets to me. It's about that one love people hold out for all their life, hoping to get back to that person while they wait for you to get back to them, as they wait in their little motel. IDK I could talk someone's ear off about the album. I love Isaac. lampwick 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mellowtooth Posted January 23, 2016 Share Posted January 23, 2016 Strangers is terrible and the highlights of we were dead are way above anything on it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeromium Posted January 24, 2016 Share Posted January 24, 2016 Strangers is terrible and the highlights of we were dead are way above anything on it You've got it backwards. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
floyd_z Posted January 24, 2016 Share Posted January 24, 2016 meh. I really don’t understand all the hate for their newer albums. MM is by far my favourite band. I got into them after hearing good news, which isn’t my favourite now, but damn, those first four songs get me every time. I guess their albums are what people say about their children, they love them all (but still have a favourite). I especially don’t understand people who hate on Moon & Antartica… yeah there’s some songs that are ok, but there are also some songs that I will blast and play over and over again… talking shit about a pretty sunset, a different city, alone down there, lives, etc. Their newer stuff is a lot more cleaned up and produced and has a little bit more of a positive vibe, which I kind of refreshing sometimes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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