Fav Mogwai album!
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Topic: Fav Mogwai album!
Posted By: zoviet
Subject: Fav Mogwai album!
Date Posted: September 13 2012 at 05:55
| Which album of these post rock masters is your fav? |
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Posted By: HolyMoly
Date Posted: September 13 2012 at 06:27
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Happy Songs for Happy People. They're actually all really good, except for the second one. And I'm not as big on the debut album as a lot of people are, but it's still good. 1. Happy A 2. Hawk A- 3. Beast A- 4. Hardcore B+ 5. Rock B 6. Young Team B- 7. CODY C- ------------- My other avatar is a Porsche |
Posted By: zoviet
Date Posted: September 13 2012 at 10:44
| C- for CODY? thats my 2nd fav album after Young Team! its a masterpiece of post rock minimalism and a big influence on post-metal............ |
Posted By: zoviet
Date Posted: September 13 2012 at 10:55
| well, guess my own least fav ones are Rock Action and Mr Beast............. |
Posted By: HolyMoly
Date Posted: September 13 2012 at 10:59
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Posted By: zoviet
Date Posted: September 13 2012 at 11:42
| hahaha yes i know many Mogwai haters who curse them for their influence on billions of lousy post rock bands (the other 'bad guy' is Explosions In The Sky for their more emo outpourings).............. |
Posted By: HolyMoly
Date Posted: September 13 2012 at 11:56
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Funny, I was unimpressed with Explosions because I thought they were basically Mogwai, but not as good. I've been meaning to give them another shot, thanks for the reminder. I have "The World is Not a Cold Dead Place" or some title like that. ------------- My other avatar is a Porsche |
Posted By: Horizons
Date Posted: September 13 2012 at 14:35
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I seem to be a minority, at least by the ratings shown on PA, but i think Hawk is Howling is by far their best album. I love it dearly, one of my Top 10 PR Releases. ------------- Persuasion deflowers your sympathy. |
Posted By: HolyMoly
Date Posted: September 13 2012 at 14:40
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Hawk is a good one to start with if you're just getting into the band, it's usually the one I recommend first. It seems to encapsulate their strengths very well. It's very close to the top of the heap for me.
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Posted By: Horizons
Date Posted: September 13 2012 at 14:49
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I think it's a PR album i would recommend to anyone interested in the genre. It's beautiful, full of emotion, and isn't the minimalist, or monotonous like the cookie-cutter PR bands. ------------- Persuasion deflowers your sympathy. |
Posted By: zravkapt
Date Posted: September 13 2012 at 15:22
I've always thought of EITS as Mogwai with their testicles removed. Voted Happy but I enjoyed their last album almost as much. I think Young Team is one of their weaker albums but was hugely influential. Come On Die Young is regarded by many as the bands' weakest album. ------------- "My father was like a monk...a monk who loved groupies" - Moon Unit Zappa |
Posted By: Man With Hat
Date Posted: September 13 2012 at 16:20
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I guess Happy. ------------- Dig me...But don't...Bury me I'm running still, I shall until, one day, I hope that I'll arrive Warning: Listening to jazz excessively can cause a laxative effect. |
Posted By: infocat
Date Posted: September 13 2012 at 21:39
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Hawk Interestingly, I put off getting it for a few years because of my disappointment with Mr Beast, my least favorite. I've not heard CODY or RA, though. I guess I'd rate them Hawk Happy Hardcore Young Beast YT has the two wonderful long tracks, but I've not learned to appreciate the shorter ones ------------- Frank Swarbrick -- "The fact of the matter is it is what it is At the end of the day we can certainly all agree That your Working American Family gives 110% post-9/11." -- 3rdegree (2012) |
Posted By: BarryGlibb
Date Posted: September 14 2012 at 03:48
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Its between Mr Beast and Hardcore. All Mogwai albums have great tracks......but most of their albums also have less memorable offerings. I must admit that if you played me a Mogwai track I may not be able to pick what album it came from even though Ive been collecting them for well over a decade. One thing is for sure, they seem to be getting better with each release (IMHO).
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Posted By: Fox On The Rocks
Date Posted: September 14 2012 at 17:10
Probably my least favourite band, out of the popular, famous Post-Rock acts. Still love them though.  The top 5 are pretty close together, in terms of my preference towards them. Hawk's probably the most consistent for me. 1. Hawk 2. Hardcore 3. Young Team 4. Happy Songs 5. Mr. Beast 6. Die Young 7. Rock Action ------------- 
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Posted By: The-time-is-now
Date Posted: September 16 2012 at 14:27
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Hardcore will never die but you will.
So far. ------------- 
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