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Good News for People Who Love Bad News

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  • Audio CD (19 Jul 2004)
  • Number of Discs: 1
  • Label: Epic
  • ASIN: B0001M6GBY
  • Other Editions: MP3 Download
  • Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars See all reviews (20 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 14,314 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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Song Title Time Price
Listen  1. Horn Intro (Album Version)0:09Not Available
Listen  2. The World At Large (Album Version) 4:32Not Available
Listen  3. Float On (Album Version) 3:28Not Available
Listen  4. Ocean Breathes Salty (Album Version) 3:44Not Available
Listen  5. Dig Your Grave (Album Version)0:12Not Available
Listen  6. Bury Me With It (Album Version) 3:49Not Available
Listen  7. Dance Hall (Album Version) [Explicit] 2:57Not Available
Listen  8. Bukowski (Album Version) [Explicit] 4:14Not Available
Listen  9. This Devil's Workday (Album Version) 2:19Not Available
Listen10. The View (Album Version) [Explicit] 4:10Not Available
Listen11. Satin In A Coffin (Album Version) 2:35Not Available
Listen12. Interlude (Milo) (Album Version)0:58Not Available
Listen13. Blame It On The Tetons (Album Version) 5:25Not Available
Listen14. Black Cadillacs (Album Version) [Explicit] 2:43Not Available
Listen15. One Chance (Album Version) 3:01Not Available
Listen16. The Good Times Are Killing Me (Album Version) [Explicit] 4:16Not Available


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Amazon.co.uk Review
It's hard to pinpoint the exact moment Modest Mouse started sounding like a real band. But on Good News For People Who Love Bad News, front man Isaac Brock sounds like he's finally touching the earth, and the band--minus founding member and drummer Jeremiah Green--follows suit. For the longest time, singer-songwriter Brock seemed to exist solely to defy the established rules, forging forward on sheer momentum and ingenuity. Even Pavement looked relatively ordinary in comparison to the band's early releases like 1996's This is a Long Drive for Someone with Nothing to Think About and 1997's The Lonesome Crowded West. A relaxed mood prevails, not so much in volume but in attitude. On the follow-up to the group's 2000 major label debut, The Moon & Antarctica, big sloppy melodies battle it out with brass on punky epics such as "Float On" and "The Ocean Breathes Salty." The lyrics are simpler, the arrangements tamer, but the vitality remains. The prevailing mood is that Modest Mouse has pulled off something extraordinary here: a well-rounded, lovable record that doesn't sound anything like David Gray. --Aidin Vaziri

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After scrapping an entire album when drummer Jeremiah Greenquit the band, Modest Mouse's Isaac Brock returned to the studio to record the follow up to 2000's 'The Moon And Antarctica'. 'Good News For People Who Love Bad News' continues with the mix of angular guitars and Brock's half singing half shouting vocals sounding like a cross between the Pixies, Talking Heads, and Pavement.

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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Good News for People Who Love Good Music!, 8 Jun 2006
Modest Mouse are a David Lynch movie of a band. Bristling with a charming weirdness, and sparkling like a pair of... ruby slippers.

Good News for People Who Love Bad News, is more accessible and lifting listening experience than The Moon & Antarctica. Like The Flaming lips, they have a knack for making statements about life, death, mortality and spirituality, in a celebratory tone. "Bury Me With It," "Devil's Work Day" and "Satin in a Coffin" are eerily creepy, yet wonderfully erratic (Brock's vocals somewhere between Tom Waits and the Tazmanian Devil).

Good News for People Who Love Bad News continually delivers, while demonstrating the contrast of harsh and beautiful things about music, and life. In fact, not only are Modest Mouse fascinating, but they occupy a space all of their own somewhere between The Black Heart Procession and The Flaming Lips.

A splendid record.
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14 of 16 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Music to watch the ocean to, 12 May 2005
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Amazing. This album is just beautiful. It was the first album i bought by Modest Mouse, and it became the start of my collection. I heard 'Float On' orginally, and i was just blown away. It's unlike any other music i have heard, and it has the ability to move you emotionally. You can feel the emotion and feeling dripping off every song.

It's refreshing to hear a range of different instruents being used in accompaniment to traditional rock instruments, such as violin and the horn. There's a strong theme of the ocean in this album, not just because of the lyrics, the sounds take you away from where you are, and you feel you could be by the ocean.

When i first bought the album, i found some of the songs very strange, such as ' Bury me with it', 'Dance Hall' and 'This Devils Workday', but they soon grow on you as you appreciate their original sound. I find it amazing that they are relatively unheard of over here, but i think they are an acquired taste, especially as the singers voice is very country sounding. Overall they are an amzing band, and this album is great to buy for your first Modest Mouse album; you will not be disappointed.

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16 of 19 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars laugh hard its a long way to the bank, 28 May 2004
Having been a Modest Mouse fan for a very long time now, I can safely say that this is like nothing they have ever done before. They're back and still fantastic. Although this album isnt as good as 'This Is A Long Drive For Someone With Nothing To Think About' or 'Lonesome Crowded West' its not half bad. There are a couple of catchy tunes such as 'Float On' and 'Ocean Breathes Salty' however if you have just been drawn into buying this album because of 'Float On' think again. The album shows many new styles, some of which sound like Tom Waits (not that thats a bad thing). As well as this there is much classic Modest Mouse incorporated into this album. It also features great vocals from singer Isaac Brock. This album would be great for a long time fan, but perhaps not so great for one who has been sucked in through the song 'Float On'.
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