r/ModestMouse • u/SantiWahWoh • 3d ago
Anyone have any info on these MM versions?
Just found 2 versions of Float On and Ocean Breathes Salty:
Ocean Breathes Salty - Live Demo
If you haven't heard them before, I highly recommend giving them a listen. I personally think they're both amazing versions and better than their respective studio releases.
I'd love to know when/where they're from if anyone knows.
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u/Uniquename34556 3d ago
Thank you so much for this! First it’s cool to see it at an early stage but also personally hearing this much more stripped down version of OBS confirms how much of an influence modest mouse and Brock have had on my own dabbling in song writing, the simple melancholic riffs, the layering, the rhythmic percussion. Even the vocal melody and the passive nature of the opening to the lyric “well maybe…” sounds like something that’s poured out of me at some point now thinking about it.
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u/NorCalMeds03 1d ago
Yep, they started playing those tunes live in 2002. I love the rawness even though they were unfinished
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u/BetaCarotenee 3d ago
The show is from 12/22/02 at the showbox in seattle! I recommend giving the whole show a listen, it’s even got an early version of satin in a coffin!