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Modest Mouse: A Pretty Good Read
by
Alan Goldsher (Goodreads Author)
THE BEST WAY TO BECOME A ROCK STAR IS SOMETIMES THE WORST WAY TO BECOME A ROCK STAR Unruly and antagonistic, the Washington State rock trio Modest Mouse would seem like one of the least likely candidates for mainstream stardom: Their often brilliant live performances sometimes collapsed into utter chaos. Their highly original, highly off-center songs ran as long as el...more
Paperback, 208 pages
Published
November 14th 2006
by St. Martin's Griffin
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Ok, on the plus side, this guy did something I've always wanted to see in a music bio, that being an analysis of every single song. Everything else he did was horrible. First of all, he keeps refering to "lo-fi" as a musical genre, which it is not, it just means that in most bands' early days they don't have money for recording studios so they record themselves on 4 or 8 track machines. That's like saying Betamax is a type of movie like comedy or romance. Then he starts talking abo...more
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I wish there was a way to give a book no stars. This is honestly the worst book i have ever read and possibly the crappiest thing ever published. The author is just some guy who claims to be in some "famous bands" and write for "dorks who love bass" magazine. His style is juvenile and annoying. He uses all these "clever" transitions and writes as though he's having an annoying and patronizing conversation with the reader. He couldn't find any decent content so ...more
A pretty quick read. A thin book. A poorly research compendium.
The most impressive thing about this book is how much of it is about Alan Goldsher and how little is about Modest Mouse. The author finds innumerable ways to mention he's a bass player and writes for bass player magazine. Other fun facts about Alan: He cuts his own hair, he passes empty store fronts while grocery shopping, he toured as fill in bassist for Shottyz Groove. Somehow he even was able to name drop other ...more
The most impressive thing about this book is how much of it is about Alan Goldsher and how little is about Modest Mouse. The author finds innumerable ways to mention he's a bass player and writes for bass player magazine. Other fun facts about Alan: He cuts his own hair, he passes empty store fronts while grocery shopping, he toured as fill in bassist for Shottyz Groove. Somehow he even was able to name drop other ...more
this book is sucking ass...debating not finishing. the author's crush on lead singer isaac brock is embarrassing. life is too short to waste on sucky books. that's a direct quote from the bible...i think.
I actually only read the first chapter or so; it's not exactly the kind of book a Modest Mouse fan wants to read.
I didn't love this book. although it is not entirely the author's fault. The band, and Isaac Brock specifically, is very difficult and wouldn't grant an interview to the author...so that I think, hurts the book a lot.
The other reason I didn't like it that much is that I found that while I really enjoy MM's music, I am not very impressed with them as people. Big contrast to the book I recently read about U2, where I found that I both loved their music and found them to be interestin...more
The other reason I didn't like it that much is that I found that while I really enjoy MM's music, I am not very impressed with them as people. Big contrast to the book I recently read about U2, where I found that I both loved their music and found them to be interestin...more
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Modest Mouse is one of my most favourite bands, so I like how the book talks about the early life of MM and all the songs and stuff. But, what's with the interludes? What does Alan Goldsher's life have to do with the band??? It gets very anonoying! It's pretty much a waste of my time. I'm sorry, but I didn't get the book to learn about him and his "lo-fi" band opinions..
This is a great book, not just for Modest Mouse fans, but for any music fan. Goldsher makes this book tons of fun with factoids and observations about the band and how it came to be, whilst sprinkling musical anecdotes (or interludes, as he refers to them) throughout. This kind of format prevents the material about the band itself from becoming monotonous. Goldsher departs from the tabloid trend of focusing on the controversial makings and antics of this band. With the musical interludes abo...more
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This Book was awful...the pitts really. The entire time I was reading it I thought why is this guy even writing it. The band wanted nothing to do with him or the book and I don't blame them.
Very insightful & well written. I definitely feel more informed on Isaac Brock and his music.
My adoration for Modest Mouse is all the more furthered.
My adoration for Modest Mouse is all the more furthered.
Modest Mouse: A Pretty Good Read was well researched but somewhat haughty in tone. It is definitely low-fi hipster through and through.
I think this is a very interesting and well written book. Well worth it. Cleverly set up by the author also. I enjoyed his wit.
I'm just glad there is a good book out about Modest Mouse. Great band. Great book. Great Read.
So far ok. The Author thinks he is pretty sweet though. He needs to relax sometimes.
more like a pretty terrible read
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Journalist/novelist/bassist ALAN GOLDSHER is the author of "Modest Mouse: A Pretty Good Read" (St. Martin’s Press, 2006) and "Hard Bop Academy: The Sidemen of Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers" (Hal Leonard, 2002), as well as the music-themed novels "Jam" (Permanent Press, 2002) and "The Record Haus" (PublishAmerica 2003). Written as A.M. Goldsher, his chic...more
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