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"My 3 Songs" for Thursday, April 19th

Posted at 1:59 PM on April 19, 2007 by Steve Seel

Joe Abdo of Minnetonka recently caught Modest Mouse in Sioux Falls, SD, and was so blown away that he was inpsired to submit an all Modest Mouse set today (but one with a soft cream filling in the center).

1) Modest Mouse, "Life Like Weeds"
2) Sun Kil Moon covering Modest Mouse, "Space Travel is Boring"
3) Modest Mouse, "March Into the Sea"

Seeing MM play "at a tiny venue that held about 200 people" was his second time seeing the band, and he says, "I can't help but proclaim that Isaac Brock is one of the best front-men in the game today. His lyrics have a Virginia Woolf/Charles Bukowski influence, as evident by his self-destructive behavior: He mutilated himself on the stage during the song "Tiny Cities Made of Ashes" slicing a 12-inch gash across his chest and bleeding though his white shirt for the remainder of the show." (Note to Isaac: #1 -- don't do that. Just don't. Absolutely nothing good can come of it. #2 -- Iggy owned that move 30 years ago).

Joe continues, "My angle for this three song set comes fomr the fact that MM just put out and incredible album. With the addition of Smiths guitarist Johnny Marr, the boys now have a dash of brit pop rock, and frankly, it works." Also, he notes that he does prefer to SKM version of "Tiny Cities Made of Ashes," as it helps to highlight the "Brockian lyrics." Thanks Joe!

Obviously, it's a big week for MM around here. First, there's their two shows at the Orpheum this weekend, Friday and Saturday. Second, "We Were Dead Before the Ship Even Sank," is one of the discs discussed on this week's Musicheads, hosted by Bill DeVille. Download the podcast here, then join the discussion about the disc (and this weeks other two) on Gather.com here.

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