Sad Sappy Sucker

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Sad Sappy Sucker
Sad Sappy Sucker cover
Studio album by Modest Mouse
Released April 24, 2001
Recorded November 12, 1994 – 1995
Genre Indie Rock
Length 34:34
Label K Records KLP131
Producer(s) Calvin Johnson
Professional reviews
Modest Mouse chronology
The Moon & Antarctica
(2000)		 Sad Sappy Sucker
(2001)		 Everywhere and His Nasty Parlour Tricks
(2001)


Sad Sappy Sucker (sometimes written as SadSappySucker) is the name of the 2001 album release by indie rock band Modest Mouse. Sad Sappy Sucker is actually composed of the band's first recordings, some of which remained unreleased until 2001. Several songs were recorded at Olympia, Washington's Dub Narcotic Studios in 1994.

Sad Sappy Sucker was released on K Records on 24 April 2001, on both Compact Disc and vinyl LP.

[edit] Track listing

  1. "Birds vs. Worms"
    • Also featured as the A-side of the 1997 single "Birds vs. Worms"
  2. "Four Fingered Fisherman"
    • Also featured as the B-side of the 1997 single "Birds vs. Worms"
  3. "Wagon Ride Return"
  4. "Classy Plastic Lumber"
  5. "From Point A to Point B"
  6. "Path of Least Resistance"
  7. "It Always Rains on a Picnic"
  8. "Dukes Up"
  9. "Think Long"
  10. "Every Penny Fed Car"
    • Also featured as the B-side of the 1997 single "Birds vs. Worms"
  11. "Mice Eat Cheese"
    • Also appeared on the 1996 Magic Eye Records compilation "Magazines Sell Sex"
  12. "Race Car Grin You Ain't No Landmark"
  13. "Red Hand Case"
  14. "Secret Agent X-9"
  15. "Blue Cadet-3, Do You Connect?"
  16. "Call to Dial a Song"
  17. "5-4-3-2-1...Lisp Off"
  18. "Woodgrain"
  19. "BMX Crash"
  20. "Sucker Bet"
  21. "Black Blood and Old Newagers"
  22. "SWY"
  23. "Australopithecus"
  24. "Sin Gun Chaser"

Note: "Classy Plastic Lumber" isn't listed on the artwork.

[edit] Additional notes

Sad Sappy Sucker was the first album to be formally recorded by Modest Mouse, a fact that is made explicitly clear by the playful, unprofessional feel of the production. A majority of the songs are generally around two minutes long. Modest Mouse shows a profound influence of They Might Be Giants on these tracks as hinted by the short length, use of accordions and the fact that Isaac has started recording for a Dial-A-Song service, which was made famous by They Might Be Giants. The first half of the album (Tracks 1-15) is the actual album, while the last half is comprised of short tracks Isaac recorded for his "experimental" Dial-a-Song service. Modest Mouse's eclectic sound is well-established in this album, however, with the use of assorted reverberation effects and instruments like accordions. Also profound is Isaac Brock's lyrical style, which is one of allusions to death and the afterlife, crass cynicism, and pessimistic wordplay.

Modest Mouse
Isaac Brock • Eric Judy • Jeremiah Green • Johnny Marr
Dann Gallucci • Benjamin Weikel • Chris Majeras
Studio albums
This Is a Long Drive for Someone with Nothing to Think About • The Lonesome Crowded West • The Moon & Antarctica • Good News for People Who Love Bad News • We Were Dead Before the Ship Even Sank
EPs
Blue Cadet-3, Do You Connect? • Interstate 8 • The Fruit That Ate Itself • Everywhere and His Nasty Parlour Tricks
Compilations
Building Nothing Out of Something • Sad Sappy Sucker
Other albums
Night On the Sun • Baron von Bullshit Rides Again • The Moon & Antarctica (Reissue)
Singles
"Broke" • "A Life of Arctic Sounds" • "Birds vs. Worms" • "Other People's Lives" • "Never Ending Math Equation" • "Whenever You See Fit" • "Heart Cooks Brain" • "Float On" • "Ocean Breathes Salty" • "Dashboard"
Promos
"Polar Opposites" • "The Moon & Antartica" • "The World at Large" • "Dashboard" • "King Rat"
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