Washington-based indie rockers, Modest Mouse's 1996 debut is entitled This is a Long Drive for Someone With Nothing to Think About for a damn good reason. As it is the type of album one might listen to if they were on such a drive. Just to put things in perspective, this album was written almost an entire decade before "Float On" propelled them -for better of for worse- into mainstream, alternative rock band territory. For those that only know the band's material from that point forward, this is album is a far cry from that distinctively more radio-friendly sound.
Long Drive is probably the most overlooked and underappreciated work to come from the band's golden era. Simply for the reason that it is often thought of as being too long and abbrasive to be digested by anyone other than the die-hard Modest Mouse fan. As it did for me, it would undoubtedly take more than a few listens to truly grasp its beauty. However, it is not quite as inaccessible as it is thought to be.
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Long Drive is probably the most overlooked and underappreciated work to come from the band's golden era. Simply for the reason that it is often thought of as being too long and abbrasive to be digested by anyone other than the die-hard Modest Mouse fan. As it did for me, it would undoubtedly take more than a few listens to truly grasp its beauty. However, it is not quite as inaccessible as it is thought to be.
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