Modest Mouse - The View
To be honest, this week I could have choose a bunch of Modest Mouse songs for my Song of the Week. Why? Because the whole new CD is unqiue, original and lyrically intriguing. This CD is a breath of fresh air in radiowaves filled with garbage. You don’t get a real feel for the band from the single “Float On”, which I would consider a happier and peppier song than most of what you will find on “Good News for People Who Love Bad News”. Most songs are about depression and have a very bleak world view, which is fun to hear about sometimes even tho you may not personally feel the same way. Oh, and if you are thinking but are unsure about giving Modest Mouse a chance, act on it.. you won’t be disappointed.
So without further ado I bring you my Song of the Week.
Song: The View
Artist: Modest Mouse
Album: Good News for People Who Love Bad News
Why This Song?
This song, despite its upbeat tempo and catchy sound, is a very very sad expression of one man (0r band’s) view of society. He basically feels that throughout all man’s ideas and inventions we are basically still the same and have not really progressed as much as we would like to think. (’For every invention made how much time did we save? / We’re not much farther than we were in the cave. / For every good deed done there is a crime committed. / We are fixed. / For every step ahead we could have just been seated. We are fixed. ‘)
Another reason why I chose this song was the chorus. This features one of the best choruses on the album, rivaling “Ocean Breathes Salty” in cleverness. (’As life gets longer, awful feels softer, and it feels pretty soft to me. / And if it takes sh*t to make bliss, well I feel pretty blissfully’) . MM has some equally good, if not great, dark songs, such as “Bury Me With It”, “Bukowski”, “This Devil’s Workday” and “Satin in a Coffin”, to name a few. I know this band has been around for awhile and they are just starting to catch on, but they are catching on for good reason, for their music, talent and their creativity, not because they are manufactured teenager with a huge rack, CHECK THEM OUT!!
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