Building Nothing Out of Something by Modest Mouse

Pros: Just About Everything About It!

Cons: Nothing!

The Bottom Line: --------------------------------------------------------------

Review: Let me just start out this brilliant piece of writing* by yours truly to say you've all heard of Modest Mouse. Both singles Dashboard and Float On were given enough play on the radio to make even the most avid listener tired of the songs. Forgotten, ...

Pros: An original, unique album.

Cons: The vocals require a certain kind of listener.

The Bottom Line: If you are into a more creative brand of music that focuses on the overall experience rather than a tight record, this one may be for you.

Review: Of the several Modest Mouse records on the market,Building Nothing Out of Something is by far one of the more mellow and coherent. The guitar and vocal lines are simple but deep and the lyrics, as usual, never cease to make you ponder their...

Pros: Air guitarin', wailing right along, almost as off-key

Cons: Some tracks so unpleasant that they're...unpleasant.

The Bottom Line: Not their most essential, but this is quite the essential band. Indie heads, listen up.

Review: Issac Brock: take him or leave him. He's either a loveable, rags-to-riches (kinda) troubador, or he's a screeching, semi-literate (count the typos in MM liner notes) indie poseur. Me, I think he's a little of both. Thankfully, I LIKE indie poseurs,...

Pros: Great music

Cons: more folky than their other stuff

Review: After buying the Lonesome Crowded West and falling in love with Modest Mouse, Building Nothing out of Something was my second purchase. Some friends of mine thought it was too "folky", but I still like it. While it may be more mellow than...