For Almost Ever Scooter

The Mice | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (August 31, 2004)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Scat Records
• ASIN: B0002IQKOK
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #172,421 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Editorial Reviews

Sarah Zupko, Pop Matters

"Fox is one of the giants of pop and an obvious influence on his Ohio brethren..."

Product Description

This is the first cd issue of The Mice's two cult releases of the mid-1980s, with mastering ably handled by veteran John Golden.

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Customer Reviews

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Amazing lyrics, catchy pop hooks - masterpiece, March 13, 2005

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Michael Collins (CA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: For Almost Ever Scooter (Audio CD)

You can get the biography of The Mice in the Editorial Review above and searching the Internet yields a lot more information, so I'll attempt to provide information about the sound of the CD itself. The entire CD is power pop, which means it sounds like the best of the Beatles but with more energy and more punky drumming. The first 6 songs are from their original EP, For Almost Ever, which are enjoyable but alone don't make The Mice the underground legend some hold them to be. The remaining tracks, which comprised their second album and first LP, Scooter, are an absolutely trip into a realm of pop often reached for but rarely obtained. Starting off with Little Rage, arguably the best song to come from The Mice, is the type of pop song that just makes you want to smile and forgive everybody you're mad at. Mike Baker plays a trumpet line right after the bridge 3/4s of the way into the song that boldens the song and makes it only more enjoyable on the second listen. I can't recommend buying this CD enough if just for Little Rage. The rest of the Scooter tracks are all of much better songwriting than For Almost Ever, with sweet songs like When Tiffiany Cries and energetic songs like Gaurding You. Listen to the samples here, check out the two MP3s available on the Scat Records site (the label that produces this CD) and enjoy. If you're into power pop, you're into The Mice.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Mice Parade, October 12, 2004

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Ulisses F. Xavier (Brasilia, Brazil) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: For Almost Ever Scooter (Audio CD)

I accidentally discovered The Mice between many LP's a friend of mine brought me from France to Brazil. I loved the cover and I couldn't believe what I listened. It was exactly the kind of music I wanted to listen to! The tracks sounded so nostalgic and enercic at the same time. For years I thought that I was the only person in the world who has this record. It's like a legend for me. If you like power pop, buy it now. Highly recomended.

5.0 out of 5 stars Different, exciting, even after 20 years, October 24, 2007

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A. Bolkovic "Andrej" (Amsterdam, Netherlands) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: For Almost Ever Scooter (Audio CD)

Amazing, after searching for a CD version of old tapes that got lost I finally found this CD available. A special moment listening to this after probably 10 years, having almost worn the tape out in my youth.

It is special combination of (not being a music critic) I would like to describe as pop-like tunes but with a punk like rough edge to it. Perhaps to me the Replacements come somewhat close. It is however like nothing else I have heard before or again. Unlike a lot of new bands that sound the same like stuff we have heard over the last 20 years.