TSotD (The Song of the Day) » Modest Mouse http://tsotd.com From my head to your ears. Wed, 08 Feb 2012 11:00:25 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Modest Mouse – "Float On" (2004) http://tsotd.com/2010/03/15/modest-mouse-float-on-2004/ http://tsotd.com/2010/03/15/modest-mouse-float-on-2004/#comments Mon, 15 Mar 2010 12:45:27 +0000 TSotD http://tsotd.com/?p=3724

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The addictive bouncy guitar part of "Float On" by Modest Mouse is stuck in my head. After further listening to Modest Mouse (since last time I posted one of their songs) and playing this song in particular on Rock Band, I think I would love Modest Mouse if it were not for the style of singing by Isaac Brock. Perhaps it is my years of singing in choir that just make me think he is not good. He almost has something unique and interesting. He is almost like David Byrne, lead singer of Talking Heads. But no. It is just unpolished and unoriginal. Isaac almost ruins the song for me. I love the rest of it though, and if I didn't like it over all I would not post it. I tend not to post the music I don't like or go on about what I don't like about a song. I'm not here to rate or critique for the most part. It just bugs me because I think they could be great.

Regardless, it is the song stuck in my head. Thus per my own personal rules, it is the song of the day!

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Click here for more info on Modest Mouse – Good News For People Who Love Bad News – "Float On".

The MP3 may be purchased here…

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For the most part, I find Modest Mouse annoying. It is rough because people keep recommending them to me, and they do fall under the "Indie Rock" genre I love so much. I am also such a music slut that I rarely hear music I actively dislike. I think it might be the voice of Isaac Brock. Or perhaps not his voice, but the his singing style.

I say this and yet I love this song. I heard it a dozen times before even recognizing it as Modest Mouse. Perhaps I just like Modest Mouse when they are least like themselves? Perhaps I should give them another chance?

I had a similar experience with Dave Matthews Band. I couldn't stand them at first, but over time they have become more palatable.

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Click here for more info on Modest Mouse – We Were Dead Before the Ship Even Sank – "Dashboard".

The MP3 may be purchased here…

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