© 1999-2008 Shopping.com, Inc. This feed is subject to our terms of use: http://www.epinions.com/help/rss_terms http://www.epinions.com/musc_mu-517190 Recent reviews written about Good News For People Who Love Bad News by Modest Mouse en-us 121 37 http://www.epinions.com/ http://img.epinions.com/images/epi_images/logos/epinions_121.gif http://www.epinions.com/content_220199161476?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author perversion_gk - Kind of a lame title, I know. There's some albums that I hear people only either sing praises of or totally vilify. Often I usually do actually find myself in one of these sides. In some others, however, it's me that's definitely in the middle ground... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~220199161476 Wed, 8 Feb 2006 18:42:51 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_220199161476?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_209714122372?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author mcheesecake - You may have heard a lot of things about this album. This is Modest Mouse&#146s most successful and accessible release yet. This has caused indie &#147fans&#148 to label it their &#147sell-out&#148 album. This claim stems simply from the fact that indie... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~209714122372 Sat, 29 Oct 2005 14:58:12 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_209714122372?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_190120300164?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author chaseatwister2 - One of the most popular indie bands was finally given the recognition they deserve. Modest Mouse has stayed in the underground scene for more than ten years before Good News For People Who Love Bad News was released. Their unique sound... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~190120300164 Thu, 28 Jul 2005 14:29:24 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_190120300164?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_173119868548?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author salivation - Note: This is my first time ever reviewing anything online. That said, bear with me as this will surely be a swiss cheese experience of uneven writing and random holes of thoughts. Or maybe not. You tell me. Good News for People who Love Bad... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~173119868548 Sat, 12 Feb 2005 09:18:06 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_173119868548?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_172525719172?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author mrwhitedude - When I learned that Modest Mouse came out of Seattle, I nearly slit my wrists. Over the past few months, I have heard an uprising of New Age Disco (as I like to call it) infesting the airway like a plague. Bands such as Modest Mouse and Franz... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~172525719172 Mon, 7 Feb 2005 13:20:55 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_172525719172?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_166576033412?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author shilmafone - I don't care what holiday you're celebrating / have celebrated this time of year, whether it be Christmas, Chanukah, Kwanzaa, Festivus, Boxing Day, or even Chrismukkah (because yes, the O.C. rocks, I can admit it, so can you) -- for most people, this... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~166576033412 Thu, 23 Dec 2004 15:52:44 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_166576033412?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_165725245060?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author voxpoptart - While it disappoints me that only two of the first 25 Epinions on Modest Mouse&#146s Good News for People who Love Bad News give the album five stars, it intrigues me that no one&#146s accusing it of being a &#147sell-out&#148. It _isn&#146t_, of... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~165725245060 Thu, 16 Dec 2004 20:25:42 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_165725245060?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_164253044356?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author superxeroesaul - When the first single of "Good News for People Who Love Bad News" was released, which was "Float On," it was the first time I even heard of Modest Mouse. Not to mention that when I heard "Float On," it sparked a peck of interest. I had seen the music... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~164253044356 Mon, 6 Dec 2004 01:32:41 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_164253044356?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_161941130884?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author updateghost - I wonder if Modest Mouse had this planned all along. For about... oh, however many five to ten years they've been around, they strategically built themselves a cult following. Once they had achieved that cult following, they conspired to care less about... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~161941130884 Wed, 17 Nov 2004 00:51:25 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_161941130884?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_161474317956?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author chad8246 - Finally, I feel comfortable reviewing this album. After being introduced to Modest Mouse with their previous release, The Moon And Antarctica, I was eager to pick up Good News For People Who Love Bad News. I liked it, but still couldn't get my... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~161474317956 Mon, 15 Nov 2004 17:08:10 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_161474317956?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_159187504772?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author divad23 - "Are these guys on crack or something?" That's been a common reaction of mine whenever I hear music that is more than a bit baffling, that pushes the bounds of what I think will "work", or that comes coupled with bizarre lyrical scenarios that... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~159187504772 Fri, 22 Oct 2004 03:56:24 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_159187504772?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_158622060164?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author andym173 - [Before I start things off here, I&#146d just like to apologise profusely for my title. I mean, was it just me that got incredibly, incredibly annoyed when all the reviews of this album were pouring into the site, and each and every single one of them... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~158622060164 Sun, 17 Oct 2004 10:58:55 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_158622060164?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_155495403140?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author martytdx - Every once in a while, an acclaimed release comes out from the Burroughs-like trip that some critics are on, an album that I look at and say, "What?" This is that album for 2004. Now I know that there are obviously people out there who like this... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~155495403140 Fri, 1 Oct 2004 17:59:49 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_155495403140?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_154721685124?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author underdawg - I wish I could say I've been following Modest Mouse for a long time, but I haven't. I did listen to "The Moon And Antarctica" before "Good News For Bad People" came out, and it was good but I got a bit tired of it and only started listening to it again... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~154721685124 Wed, 8 Sep 2004 02:36:25 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_154721685124?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_154546638468?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author nycitycop1232 - Isaac Brock (lyrics/guitar) Eric Judy (bass) Dann Gallucci (guitar organ and other weird things) Benjamin Weikel (drums) I first heard about Modest Mouse from one of my friends who worships punk music so when I saw the video for "Float On" I was... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~154546638468 Mon, 6 Sep 2004 13:37:06 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_154546638468?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_154125700740?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author JiggyJay - Alright, so during the past few months I have been hearing about Modest Mouse. Epinionators have been writing [awesome] reviews for their newest album, Good News For People Who Love Bad News, but before I read any of their reviews I had the idea... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~154125700740 Thu, 2 Sep 2004 03:58:48 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_154125700740?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_150405090948?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author SixerMan - The latest release from Modest Mouse, Good News For People Who Love Bad News, offers a little something for everyone. Call it a melting pot of sounds, if you will. Some have criticized the band for not settling on one sound for the album or being... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~150405090948 Thu, 19 Aug 2004 01:30:13 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_150405090948?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_150980169348?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author lambchops - It has taken until now for me to realize that maybe music is headed in the right direction. Of course, I can’t speak to the dire nature of mainstream songs and bands on radio and MTV without cringing, but as far as new albums go of the last year I’ve... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~150980169348 Mon, 9 Aug 2004 17:03:53 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_150980169348?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_149198900868?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author yankeeboysteve - Good News For People who Love bad News is the Newest Album by Modest Mouse, a band so few people have heard of they thought it was new. To begin with, I cannot honestly say for which genre this album belongs. Its not exactly rock if you compare it... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~149198900868 Mon, 26 Jul 2004 13:54:49 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_149198900868?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_147998740100?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author stolenwind - Modest Mouse have been around for quite some time already, but seem to have found a brake through with Good News...This was also my introduction to the band, and I must say that I was pleasantly surprised. M-M have like their contemporaries The Flaming... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~147998740100 Fri, 16 Jul 2004 18:12:41 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_147998740100?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_146167205508?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author speeddemon531 - The one cool part of my job is that I bring home tons of free music. Honestly, I never listen to the majority of it. It's pretty difficult to dedicate yourself to hours of music listening-even when you have no life like me. Sometimes there has to be... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~146167205508 Sat, 3 Jul 2004 20:13:22 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_146167205508?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_142860193412?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author cmarkward - I have to admit that there's a certain pang in one's heart when their little indie band grows up and is embraced by the masses. On the one hand, you have an almost parental pride when others recognize what you've seen all along. On the other hand, you... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~142860193412 Mon, 7 Jun 2004 16:59:56 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_142860193412?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_142856851076?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author the_thief - I was first compelled to buy this album after hearing about it via one of my favorite webcomics Questionable Content. Well, me agreeing with the creator of QC on most music, I decided to check it out. So, the first time I put this in, my... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~142856851076 Mon, 7 Jun 2004 16:23:06 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_142856851076?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_142739017348?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author flamepillar - Now THAT'S an interesting cover. And WOW, the CD is pink! The only other pink CD I have is Lisa Loeb's Firecracker. All of a sudden, we've seen Modest Mouse sitting in the more prominently placed sections at music stores, and you might... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~142739017348 Sun, 6 Jun 2004 08:49:03 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_142739017348?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_142685408900?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author stickduck - For years Modest Mouse has been strugaling in the music world. Finally they may get a break with their new record "Good News For People Who Love Bad News." This cd has 5 songs which seem to pop out to me. 1st: The world at large. 2nd: Float on... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~142685408900 Sat, 5 Jun 2004 18:14:54 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_142685408900?linkin_id=8003929