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This album makes me want to make music, even if I doubt I could ever come close to it
The Lonesome Crowded West to me is about being stuck in a place you dislike, one that constantly seems to be changing for the worse. That feeling of being trapped in part by your own familiarity, and the feeling of being surrounded by so many people, yet still somehow being alone runs through the album's core. Sonically, Modest Mouse sound angry, vindictive, and just the slightest bit defeated across much of ... read more
The Lonesome Crowded West to me is about being stuck in a place you dislike, one that constantly seems to be changing for the worse. That feeling of being trapped in part by your own familiarity, and the feeling of being surrounded by so many people, yet still somehow being alone runs through the album's core. Sonically, Modest Mouse sound angry, vindictive, and just the slightest bit defeated across much of ... read more
Indie Rock | Introspective | United States
9.5
Masterpiece
Me ranting about other reviews:
Hey guys! You know what really pisses me off! You don't? Well that thing that people do, when they review albums, where they claim something to be, for examble like calling this record "the bible for emo music." I mean we're all guilty of this, but cmon, this album, the bible for Emo. Really?
And it's not that this is inherently a bad way to describe something. It's not, but when i see ... read more
9.5
Masterpiece
Me ranting about other reviews:
Hey guys! You know what really pisses me off! You don't? Well that thing that people do, when they review albums, where they claim something to be, for examble like calling this record "the bible for emo music." I mean we're all guilty of this, but cmon, this album, the bible for Emo. Really?
And it's not that this is inherently a bad way to describe something. It's not, but when i see ... read more
If Emo music had a bible or a golden example to follow, this would be it.
Honestly I don't know why I havent listened to this sooner. I guess because some of their more recent work has been off putting for me and that isnt the best starting place for a band as prolific as Modest Mouse. This thing was spotless from front to back. They never lost my attention for a second, and though I prefer the work of other Emo bands a little more, this album should not be overlooked at all. Easily one of the ... read more
Honestly I don't know why I havent listened to this sooner. I guess because some of their more recent work has been off putting for me and that isnt the best starting place for a band as prolific as Modest Mouse. This thing was spotless from front to back. They never lost my attention for a second, and though I prefer the work of other Emo bands a little more, this album should not be overlooked at all. Easily one of the ... read more
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Track List
- Teeth Like God's Shoeshine
- Heart Cooks Brain
- Convenient Parking
- Lounge (Closing Time)
- Jesus Christ Was an Only Child
- Doin' the Cockroach
- Cowboy Dan
- Trailer Trash
- Out of Gas
- Long Distance Drunk
- Shit Luck
- Truckers Atlas
- Polar Opposites
- Bankrupt on Selling
- Styrofoam Boots/It's All Nice on Ice, Alright
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Playing this record allowed me to clear a room of unwanted guests! That and Bowie's Heros. - @daFigz™
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Added on: August 22, 2012