Pickin' on Modest Mouse

Pickin' on Modest Mouse (Artist) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (November 16, 2004)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Cmh Records
• ASIN: B0006BGXQ8
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (19 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #167,537 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Editorial Reviews

The Seattle-based rock trio is up to their usual antics of ground-breaking lyric writin’, indie-rockin’, and rule breakin’. Pretty big stuff for a band that named themselves after humble rodents. Starting at the heels of the grunge movement and the periphery of its epicenter, Modest Mouse wowed fans with atypical titles, lyrics and musical arrangements. The near-drunken cadence of lead vocalist Isaac Brock, rock-steady drum beats of Jeremiah Green and groovalicious bass lines of Eric Judy combine to form music unprecedented, anomalous, and singularly melodic.

Pickin’ On Modest Mouse is a masterful tribute to these indie greats. The banjo and guitar riffs on this cd will send chills down your spine; Modest Mouse’s music is transformed into bluegrass best described as uncanny rock. Where words may not adequately describe this musical extravaganza, listening is certain to do the trick. Don’t you worry, you’ll all float on with this mind-blowing tribute you hold in your hands.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Damn Good, August 12, 2006

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Holly L. Hendrix "desertpirate" (Wyoming, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Pickin' on Modest Mouse (Audio CD)

Unlike some of the other reviewers, I am a fan of Modest Mouse. A big fan. And unlike some of the other M&M fans, I'm also a huge fan of this album. It's true, it doesn't sound much like a Modest Mouse album, but what would be the point of making it if it did? If you listen to this cd expecting exact knock-offs of the original songs, you'll be sadly disappointed. (Did you notice the word "BLUEGRASS" before the word "tribute"?) However, if you expect to hear a new and creative twist on some damn good songs from Modest Mouse, you're in for a treat. Iron Horse does a wonderful job of translating that existential guitar angst into a wonderful bluegrass beat. Be open to new things; buy this cd.

17 of 21 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars It's bluegrass. What did you expect?, March 17, 2005

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Carolyn M. Oltman "mediajinx" (Corvallis, OR USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Pickin' on Modest Mouse (Audio CD)

If you like bluegrass, you may like this album, whether or not you are a MM fan. If you like MM but not bluegrass, I don't care how long you've been a fan; you are NOT going to like this album.

Here's a tip: don't buy a bluegrass album if you don't like bluegrass.

Dishing out some elitist bull about how "you'll probably like it if you're a new listener because you suck anyway, and if you're a true MM fan then you'll hate it" is about as annoying as having a pap smear.

I enjoyed the album, but I give it 3 stars because there wasn't much variation from song to song as far as the tempo and tone was concerned. Bluegrass doesn't have to be that way, and Iron Horse fell short in this regard. But, it was refreshing and it cracked me up the first time I heard it. Add it to your collection, if you're a collector nerd. I did, and I don't regret it.

But if you want to listen to Modest Mouse, then buy a Modest Mouse album. Any real fan that knows anything about MM knows that nothing will compare. If you bought this album thinking that it could compare, then you set yourself up for disappointment.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Huge Modest Mouse Fan: This Album Is GREAT!, April 24, 2006

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Anne4592 "anne4592" (Sacramento, Ca United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Pickin' on Modest Mouse (Audio CD)

We regularly rock out hick style in the kitchen with the kids and this album, and you know, it's SO MUCH FUN.

It's really upbeat, fun to sing along to, and while you might read some bad reviews from others... it's bluegrass folks! Meaning plunky backwoods music from the Blue Mountains-type music. So, if you don't like it, don't buy it.

We LOVE this album and I HIGHLY reccomend it.