Interstate 8

Modest Mouse | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (August 6, 1996)
• Label: Up.
• ASIN: B000003L1Y
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #176,829 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Interstate 8

2. All Night Diner

3. Sleepwalking (Couples Only Dance Prom Night)

4. Tundra/Desert

5. Edit The Sad Parts

6. Bonus Track

7. Bonus Track

8. Bonus Track

9. Bonus Track

10. Bonus Track

11. Bonus Track

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

10 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Interstate 8, October 19, 2003

By 

R. Sundquist (Madison, Wisconsin) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Interstate 8 (Audio CD)

This was the disc that got me into Modest Mouse. I didn't know at all what to expect, and after hearing this, their other albums disappointed me a little (just a little; the band is one of my favorites).
The songs on here are some of MM's laziest and most atmospheric, with intense, but not overdone, emotions. If you've ever lived in the Pacific Northwest you will identify with this music. The title track is the perfect song for staring out your window into a rain-soaked afternoon; "Sleepwalking" is probably the happiest Isaac's ever sounded (though, as the title suggests, he may just be sleepy). "Edit the Sad Parts" is an anthem for every gloomy, depressed teenager. The other songs are jumpy and funny, and all excellent.
Of course, the real prize here is that you don't just get the five songs listed on the CD case - after about two minutes of silence, you get another string of half a dozen tracks, most of which are live recordings of songs from "This is a Long Drive for Someone with Nothing to Think About", MM's first full-length album.
If you manage to find this, buy it; this is the best way to get into a really amazing band.

7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars MM's best, March 9, 2002

By 

Dave (Minneapolis, MN United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Interstate 8 (Audio CD)

Modest Mouse at it's best: raw, crazy, and unbridled. Not too produced, it gives a really cool sound to it, and gives you a mental image of what it'd be like to see them live. Some songs are performed live and are crazy. I beleive it's out of print, but if you ever stumble across it, snatch it.

7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars you HAVE to get this., May 9, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Interstate 8 (Audio CD)

You HAVE to have this. The great thing about this CD that isn't mentioned anywhere ON the CD is that as well as having the interstate 8 ep, it also has an additional 6 or 7LIVE songs following the EP (they put 1 minute of silence inbetween them..clever), so you end up with a full length album for the price of the EP for one thing. Secondly AND most importantly..it's ALL good.