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Post by Rit on Aug 29, 2004 8:55:09 GMT -5
JLLM wrote:
they're a fantastic band, Jay (sp.)
Their fourth album from 2003 is, imo, their best yet.. the most focused and melodic of all. They're a bit like Godspeed, but i wouldn't push that comparison too much. The Do Makes are more aware of the possibilities of groove and percussion, but by no means are they dance or anything like that. They're definitely post-rock, along with that genre's habit of feeling self-important and brooding fairly often.
anyway, if you were to pick up any of their albums, pick any up as long as you stay 100 yards away from the debut album (which was undercooked and, quite frankly, terrible.)
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Post by Rit on Aug 29, 2004 9:02:17 GMT -5
imo, the single best song that the Do Makes ever wrote was "Frederica", so use that one to d/l and decide whether you like them or not. It's pretty indicative of what they're about.
they're from Toronto, by the by. which makes them hometown heroes to me.
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Post by phil on Aug 29, 2004 10:56:01 GMT -5
- Beatles 1
- Metallica ~ Master of Puppets
Played a dices game with the Boys ...
We each picked one album to listen to !!
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Post by PC on Aug 29, 2004 10:58:34 GMT -5
Sgt. Pepper is probably my second least favorite Beatles album out of the ones I've heard (after Magical Mystery Tour).
How did you like Master of Puppets, Phil?
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Post by phil on Aug 29, 2004 12:04:31 GMT -5
I'm the one who bought that album for Eldest Son ...
He's more into obscure nordic Death Metal
and Power Metal music ...
(sound all the same to me !!)
The heaviest music I ever bought way back then
was the first Black Sabbath and Uriah Heep albums
and of course Led Zeppelin's first four albums ...
Then I discovered JAZZ !!
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Post by Proud on Aug 29, 2004 22:33:01 GMT -5
i have "we can work it out" stuck in my head. it won't leave. no matter how hard i try.
... but it's a good song so i guess i don't care that much!
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Post by Dr. Drum on Aug 30, 2004 4:49:24 GMT -5
This weekend: The Finn Brothers – Everyone is Here Steve Earle – The Revolution Starts... Now  The WaterboysThe Pop Group – YGodspeed You Black Emperor! – Slow Riot for New Zero Kanada Fatima Mansions – Valhalla Ave. By Divine Right – Sweet Confusion Muse – The Origin of Symmetry  Suicide |
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Post by riley on Aug 30, 2004 7:56:38 GMT -5
Nice mix there Doc. This was my weekend.  Howdy! - Teenage Fanclub  One Chord To Another - Sloan  Lost Together - Blue Rodeo  Up To Here - The Tragically Hip  Slanted & Enchanted - Pavement  Goodbye Enemy Airship the Landlord Is Dead - Do Make Say Think |
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Post by Rit on Aug 30, 2004 9:47:04 GMT -5
in honour of all the Modest Mouse talk recently, i'm throwing on me copy of the debut  their second best album, imo. |
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Post by luke on Aug 30, 2004 9:50:14 GMT -5
I'd rank them...
4. Good News...
3. This Is A Long Road...
2. Moon and Antartica
1. Lonesome Crowded West
Not gonna bother with SSS, et. al.
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Post by Rit on Aug 30, 2004 10:16:58 GMT -5
i'd rank them like this:
(1) Lonesome Crowded West [just perfection]
(2) This Is A Long Drive [forever associated with a girl i knew in first year uni]
(3) Moon & Antartica [okay, but a dissapointment after Lonesome]
(4) Good News [honestly! not as good news!]
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Post by riley on Aug 30, 2004 10:21:39 GMT -5
I'm probably more in line with Rit''s list, but really all four are pretty solid one way or the other.
Building Nothing Out Of Something to me though, for an odds and sods type compilation, is as well put together as just about any of theri regular releases. The flow even resembles one single studio session with appropriate track suequencing.
Plus, "All Nite Diner" is one of my 5 favorite tunes by MM.
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Post by Rit on Aug 30, 2004 10:23:49 GMT -5
yeah, there's lots of gems on that comp. looks like they were one of those bands who rarely wrote a bad b-side or ep track.
until recently.
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Post by riley on Aug 30, 2004 10:30:21 GMT -5
"Worms vs. Birds" is signature gold Modest Mouse as well, although I recently had "Dukes Up" stuck in my head for like a week.
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Post by Rit on Aug 30, 2004 10:37:20 GMT -5
can't forget Mice Eat Cheese either.
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