Since first breaking into the mainstream in 2004 with their hit, “Float On”, platinum-selling artist Modest Mouse has broken boundaries for indie music. Their impressive back catalog has become essential for hardcore fans to own, and they are often treated with b-sides and rare tracks from the band. No One’s First and You’re Next is a collection of newly recorded songs from the We Were Dead Before the Ship Even Sank and Good News for People Who Love Bad News sessions, as well as tw [Read More...]
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4.0 out of 5 stars
Modest Mouse does it again
Modest Mouse always seems to amaze me with every cd they put out. I can’t stop listening to it. My only complaint with the cd is that it only contains 8 songs but they are all…
5.0 out of 5 stars
Better and better
Put me in the camp that thinks Isaac Brock is a musical genius and Modest Mouse just keeps getting better and better.
With No One’s First, And You’re Next, Modest has given it’s fans something to tide us over until a new album is released. A lot of reviews I’ve been reading online have not been to kind to this release. It’s as if they don’t get that this a b-sides collection, and are treating it like a full fledged album. Something that surprises me about these so called “music critics”, is that none of them have mentioned the track I Have It All(most). It has already been released twice before. Once on the Float On single and the other as a bonus track on the dual disc version of Good News. While it’s a great track, it is my only complaint about the album. The rest of the album is great, I agree with the previous reviewer on that you can tell which tracks came from which sessions. And suprisingly some of the tracks do have that older Modest feel to them. My advice if you love Modest as much as I do, pick up this album. I’m sure you will love it.
I really like this album. Modest Mouse continues to evolve artistically while staying true to their distinctly awesome style. This is not a radio friendly album, but that’s radio’s problem. Fans of Modest Mouse will probably regard this as some of their best work ever. I only wish that it was longer!
Well, I, for one, was surprised to see this E.P. released. As a Modest Mouse fan, I picked up a copy the day it was released and I’ve listened to it a few times through now. Overall, it’s exactly what you would expect out of Modest Mouse. There’s good stuff on here and as I was listening to it, I could pick out the tracks that sounded like they came from certain recording sessions. For example, ‘Guilty Cocker Spaniels’ sounds like it would fit right in on ‘Good News for People Who Love Bad News’. Other songs remind me of their early work and some sound like they would fit in with ‘We Were Dead Before the Ship Evan Sank’. There’s a little something for everyone here.
There’s good stuff on here and this CD should not be overlooked by Modest Mouse fans. It’s everything you would expect out of them.
1.0 out of 5 stars
Minus four for The Whale Song
The audacity of some bands infuriates me. I like Modest Mouse but where do they get off expecting me to listen to nearly five minutes of an annoying de-tuned guitar noodle?
3.0 out of 5 stars
Modest Mouse and the hodgepodge of NO ONE’S FIRST, AND YOU’RE NEXT
There’s no mistaking the fact that Modest Mouse has developed their own unique and distinctive voice in the music world and have developed a loyal and fervent following of fans…
5.0 out of 5 stars
Short Sweet Mouse
This draws a nice line between approachable and avant garde. It’s easy to listen to, yet never sacrifices that pleasingly unique ambient cacophony that MM builds songs around…
5.0 out of 5 stars
The same old twisted ear candy
Modest Mouse
No One’s First, and You’re Next EP; 2009
Epic Records
My Rating: 78/100
The Modest Mouse formula (which as far as I can tell is,…
5.0 out of 5 stars
typical modest mouse
I had this as a preorder and listened to it the whole day, and i am a biased Modest Mouse Fan.
As the other reviewers (2) before me pointed out that this is MM stuff…