#Isaac Brock

[gothhyacinthus]

i have had an epiphany regarding two of my favourite historical figures:

[ripstefano]

"Push on, brave York Volunteers”

-General Isaac Brock’s last words

Death of General Brock at the Battle of Queenston Heights, John David Kelly

Relegated to a backwater like Canada, Isaac Brock went above and beyond the call of duty to protect these lands from American invasion in the war of 1812. Using a mix of cunning and prejudice, Isaac Brock with his native allies achieved many unlikely victories against superior foes.

[guerrilla-operator]

MODEST MOUSE

[super-haven]

Isaac Brock on Reverb: First-Time Look at Ice Cream Party Studios

[asailorsdrunkeneulogy]

Modest Mouse || You're The Good Things

[skeletonboat]

Isaac's latest on Rolling Stone

[krispyweiss]

Modest Mouse Co-founder and Drummer Jeremiah Green Dies at 45

- “The most creative musician I ever met,” Johnny Marr says

Jeremiah Green, the drummer and Modest Mouse co-founder, died New Year’s Eve, days after revealing a cancer diagnosis.

Green was 45.

“He laid down to rest and simply faded out,” Isaac Brock said in a statement.

“I’d like to say a bunch of pretty words right now, but it just isn’t the time. These will come later, and from many people. Please appreciate all the love you give, get, have given and will get. Above all, Jeremiah was about love.”

Green played on all but one of the seven albums Modest Mouse released between 1996 and 2021. He recently left the band’s tour to receive cancer treatment.

Johnny Marr posted a photo of his former bandmate Green, calling him “the most creative musician I ever met.”

1-1-23

[demodays]

From Bright Eyes,

Lovers Turn To Monsters

"and I want a place to hang out,

Where record players - play out

and there's a thousand movies rented

For a thousand hours with her"

From Modest Mouse,

A Manic Depressive Named Laughing Boy

"So you let your hair down

And you let the name's fly

Stupid"

These tracks have sharp edges that create a sincere agony, a true-to-the-sound-of-anxiety. There is nothing feint about these feelings, they are the desperate crawl out and away from the bitter break of loneliness. The vocals are loud and in your face. These songs force confrontations between the self, your limits to scream and how well you remember the stories you tell yourself. You have lived these moments, these songs have seen you cry.

Lovers Turn To Monsters is a track I found on YouTube while looking around for some Neutral Milk Hotel rarities. This track is the 12th release of a project called, "Insound Tour Support." I have not found the entire project catalog. I found that, "Insound Tour Support 2.0" was produced by KEXP in Seattle. I have thoughts on KEXP, I will share those soon. I supposed that this project was like, "Live From Nowhere Near You." I will review songs off that project - it contains some of the best and unreleased songs from some of my favorite artists. I am not sure what or when this tour support was released or where the whole project can be found. There are some tracks uploaded on YouTube, along with this one. The music is out there and I will review the other uploads. The intensity of this track is important to me, the vocal performance is unmatched to any other artist and this song breaks through barriers that I hadn't known from Conor Oberst. A genuine moment of vulnerability was captured in this piece of art, you can hear the exact part the vocal performance confesses a profound sadness and agony to you.

"A Manic Depressive Named Laughing Boy" is a unique track from Modest Mouse. It is another angle for us to experience, "Edit The Sad Parts." There are two version of, " A Manic Depressive Named Laughing Boy" and of, "Edit the Sad Parts." For both songs there is a live and studio version, I listen to both interchangeably some days I crave the treble of the guitar that comes from the live performance of either song. There is a sinister sound to the intro of, "A Manic Depressive Named Laughing Boy" an intro that brings to my mind a painful sensation of something sharp rubbed against the surface of your body, of your shape, your person, your identity. There is a feeling of something hurt by that guitar. The verse and the instrumental sound like a prototype for "Edit The Sad Parts."

Spoilers ahead, I recommend listening to these tracks in their entirety before reading my closing statement.

Okay. The reason I paired these tracks together was the structures of the songs are similar. They emit this sincere feeling of anxiety, and the depression that comes from a self-actualization of self-imposed fear. The worst and most vicious at times. The songs have vulnerable verses and ask the listener to forgive them in the form of a struggling instrumental that evolves into a pressing and strong feeling of hope.

There weren't any versions of "Lovers Turned To Monsters" uploaded to be included in this post. There are uploads on YouTube. This is the live version of, "A Manic Depressive Named Laughing Boy."

[cuhe]

Modest Mouse Book Tag

1. Dramamine - a book to read before going to sleep 2. Trailer Trash - a guilty pleasure read 3. Summer - a perfect summer read 4. Positive Negative - a book you have mixed feelings about 5. The Cold Part - a book in a cold setting 6. You're the Good Things - a book you hate that everyone loves 7. Float On - a book that always cheers you up 8. King Rat - a book with a criminal protagonist 9. Autumn Beds - a perfect autumnal/fall read 10. Education - favourite non-fiction book 11. Coyotes - a book with a nature setting 12. Transmitting Receiving - a sci-fi/futuristic book

[buh-nine]

[louderfade]

here we have a blue westone XA1420. they were made in japan and korea for one year only in 1987, and they also came in red. this is the guitar isaac used to record long drive, which i've always known, but i started wondering what exactly made it special.

that makes sense. apparently he also does this:

it was necessary to add this information to my files and no i haven't considered posting privately. everything i'm interested in is highkey fascinating and you're welcome.

[kitwonder]

guilty cocker spaniels is one of my favorite songs from modest mouse. i stumbled upon this song 3 days ago and since then it has grown into my top favorites. i took some time to explore this songs lyrics more deeply after i had a big inspirational idea to make an animation off of it (which i may or may not do.. i dont usually execute my ideas sadly, but i do wish to do that more.) and i hope to craft a thorough song analysis because god.. theres so many ways to look at it and ive found my own interpretation that correlates so accurately with my current and past experiences. i love to dive deep into modest mouse lyrics because theres usually always something to unpack from them and they move me in ways that only a modest mouse song could do. ocean breathes salty is another one of my absolute top favorites and i believe it takes #1 on modest mouse for me, that song is absolutely beautiful in every way imaginable for me. it also marks the first modest mouse song i ever listened to. my first and all time favorite. I LOVE YOU MODEST MOUSEEEE!!! - your one and only 17 yr old autistic queer transguy

[anxietycpickles]

Isaac Brock of Modest Mouse | 6/12/2024

[calimarikid]

Modest Mouse

Jeremiah Green (1977-2022)

R.I.P.

[clove-pinks]

I can't believe I didn't post about the Battle of Queenston Heights on October 13th: not just an important War of 1812 battle, but the inspiration for one of Stan Rogers' best songs! (Also on Spotify).

[veggiecats]

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[EDIT] submission deadline: april 9th, 2023

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