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Modest Mouse | Format: Audio CD
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  • Audio CD (9 April 1996)
  • Number of Discs: 1
  • Format: Import
  • Label: Up
  • ASIN: B000003L1P
  • Other Editions: Vinyl
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 32,361 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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18 of 21 people found the following review helpful
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Format:Audio CD
Being the fifth album I've heard by Modest Mouse, I was delighted to discover that it was easily as incredible as their other underated classics such as Lonesome Crowded West and Moon and Antartica. It seems that very few contemporary bands present such memorable stories and original ideas as well as MM do, especially against such a stylistically raw and individual sound. This album is very diverse musically, containing slide guitar in parts as well as the very manic distorted playing that all MM fans will be familiar with. Overall an extremely enjoyable album, despite it being 16 tracks long, it seems to pass in a matter of seconds.
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81 of 87 people found the following review helpful
A Great Record 8 Mar 2000
By Ken Neld - Published on Amazon.com
Format:Audio CD
Did you ever buy one of those albums that, after owning it for a few weeks, you realize you haven't even heard 3/4 of the songs yet? Reason being, at least in the case of albums like "This Is A Long Drive...", you've gotton so much enjoyment out of just the first few songs you haven't felt a need to listen to the rest of the material yet. These are The Great Records, and I can count the number that I've listened to on one hand.

In all honesty, "Dramamine", "Breakthrough", and "Custom Concern" (tracks 1, 2, and 3) were on constant repeat in my car CD player for over a week before I even thought about listening to anything else, and even though I've moved on to the rest of the album since then, I think these three epitomize everything fascinating and wonderful about Modest Mouse. Moving from the trance-inducing "Dramamine" to the gleefully psychotic "Breakthrough" to the yearning country twang of "Custom Concern" is a disarmingly impressive flex of musical range, and these kids pull it off almost flawlessly.

Given the quality of "This Is A Long Drive...", it's suprising that Modest Mouse didn't find critical success until the release of it's follow-up "The Lonesome Crowded West". It's possible that because of this, "This Is A Long Drive..." has been excluded from indie-rock fans' "must buy" lists. Well put it on there mister, because you must buy this album.

17 of 17 people found the following review helpful
A Beautiful Roaming, Isolated, and Neurotic Sound 11 May 2004
By Person Person - Published on Amazon.com
Format:Audio CD
Modest Mouse changed my life. Well, that may be a bit of a hyperbole, but I am truly grateful to have been introduced to this band. I have never been a fan of avant-garde/indie rock; my music taste has typically been one of hip-hop, electronic, trip-hop, classic rock, jazz, and classical. This band was introduced to me by a friend, and initially I couldn't stand them (Isaac Brock's whiny voice). However, a few songs would play on random mode in iTunes, and I slowly grew accustomed to them. Modest Mouse rocks.

This is probably one of the most appropriately titled albums I have encountered in a while. It really manages to give you the feeling that you're out on an open road without anything substantial to think about. And that's not a bad thing. It's a distant and wandering sound. Long Drive can sound incredibly neurotic, with their twangy and chaotic guitar rhythms along with Brock's unstable voice. But the genius of MM is that the neurotic sound all falls together and manages to make sense, beautiful sense. Long Drive isn't nearly as polished or accessible as The Moon and Antarctica or Good News for People Who Love Bad News, but in no way does that discount the greatness of Long Drive. I recommend this album without any real reservations. But as one should do with any music, listen to this album without projecting any preconceived notions about what good music should sound like.

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful
Best Modest Mouse album 30 Jan 2007
By Jeff Smith - Published on Amazon.com
Format:Audio CD
Here is what I have to say: This is my favorite Modest Mouse album. This album captures to total perfection what it feels like to be sad and cold but at the same time filled with a sweet appreciation for your own existence. There is such a fantastic reality to be found here. This will always be at the top for me. There is a good section of my life in which this is the definitive soundtrack. The music can be so bare but masterfull it makes you want to scream. Like living in a sparse cold room that you still find beautiful. If you want good music then, here, take this.
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