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- Date Released: April 24, 2001
- Genre: Alternative/Punk
- Style: Indie Pop, Indie Rock
- Label: K Records / SC Distribution
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We Say...
Back in 1994, Modest Mouse were teenagers with an itch for the road and a bunch of prickly, bone-dry tunes. Besides its brief but complete songs (there's a long but definite path from "Worms Vs. Birds" to "Float On"), this set includes some even shorter "dial-a-song" sketches made by Isaac Brock on his own.
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They Say...
Sad Sappy Sucker is Modest Mouse's "lost album." It was recorded by K Records' Calvin Johnson in 1994 and was supposed to be the band's debut, but delays shelved the record and it disappeared. The 2001 release of Sad Sappy Sucker gives fans an opportunity to see the humble beginnings of one of the Pacific Northwest's most original bands. All 12 songs recorded during the Dub Narcotic Studio sessions are on the album, including the impossible to find Worms Vs. Birds 7". As a bonus treat, there are nine songs from Isaac Brock's Dial-a-Song project. These were on his answering machine every day and could only be heard by calling in. The thick textures, crazy drawl vocals, and grand flair of later Modest Mouse albums such as The Lonesome Crowded West and The Moon & Antarctica are not fully realized on Sad Sappy Sucker. But Modest Mouse's future suburban sprawl is evident in the chug-chug of "From Point A to Point B" and the slow/fast groove of "Race Car Grin You Ain't No Landmark." On the latter, Brock sings, "Looks like accounting's not accountable for anything or anyone at all." But Sad Sappy Sucker is no case of a "reissue, repackage, repackage" revenue scheme, this album is a gift for die-hard fans, put out by a label that probably loves Modest Mouse as much as the fans do.
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Worms Vs. Birds |
2:13 |
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| 02. | |
Four-Fingered Fisherman |
2:27 |
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| 03. | |
Classy Plastic Lumber |
0:48 |
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Wagon Ride Return |
2:03 |
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From Point A To Point B |
2:56 |
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| 06. |
Path Of Least Resistance |
0:28 |
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It Always Rains On A Picnic |
3:01 |
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Dukes Up |
2:24 |
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Think Long |
1:09 |
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Every Penny Fedcat |
3:06 |
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Mice Eat Cheese |
2:26 |
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Race Car Grin You Ain't No Landmark |
1:13 |
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Red Hand Case |
2:37 |
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Secret Agent X-9 |
1:12 |
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Blue Cadet -3, Do You Connect? |
1:09 |
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Call To Dial A Song |
0:31 |
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5-4-3-2-1 Lips Off |
0:30 |
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Woodgrain |
0:30 |
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BMX Crash |
0:28 |
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Sucker Betru |
1:19 |
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Black Blood & Old Newagers |
0:29 |
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SWY |
0:29 |
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Austral Opithecus |
0:29 |
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Sin Gun Chaser |
0:27 |
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24 Total Tracks, 34:24 Total Length
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Credits
- Calvin Johnson - Engineer // Modest Mouse - Main Performer // Modest Mouse - Main Performer // John Wickhart - Guitar (Bass) // Jeremiah Green - Drums // Tom Campbell - Artwork // Isaac Brock - Guitar // Isaac Brock - Vocals // Isaac Brock - Multi Instruments // Isaac Brock - Engineer // Isaac Brock - Cover Art // Dann Gallucci - Guitar // Thomas Campbell - Artwork
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