Members frunobulax Posted February 1, 2008 Members Share Posted February 1, 2008 i heard a few minutes of this band on the radio yesterday. it was good, but i don't know what it was, tho. can anyone recommend me a record i should buy. or tell me something about the band. thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members mmb Posted February 1, 2008 Members Share Posted February 1, 2008 Don't feed them after midnight and for god sakes, don't get them wet! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members fastlikeninja Posted February 1, 2008 Members Share Posted February 1, 2008 mogwai is one of my favorite bands.. all of their records are good, but i guess if i have to recommend one, it would be happy songs for happy people Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members seraphim7s Posted February 1, 2008 Members Share Posted February 1, 2008 Happy Songs for Happy People is a decent album but not that representative. In many ways I think it's a poor remake of its forebear (Rock Action) I would recommend that the budding Mogwai fan gets their debut Young Team. Yes, it's meandering and indulgent ... but it's oh so beautiful. Plus it's got 'Gwai staples like Tracy, Yes! I am a Long Way From Home, Mogwai Fear Satan and Like Herod. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ModmanQ6 Posted February 1, 2008 Members Share Posted February 1, 2008 Bright light!! Bright light!! Bright light!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members anothertxn Posted February 1, 2008 Members Share Posted February 1, 2008 Mogwai is an unbelievable band. I can't recommend their stuff enough, and you're opening a door to a very cool world by purchasing one of their records. For a first timer, I'd probably point to Come on Die Young or Rock Action. Young Team, their debut record, is fantastic, but if you are just venturing into this realm of music it can be a bit of an overload. CODY has an excellent combination of tunes, and even has a hint of vocals, which are not all that common in Mogwai land. I think of Rock Action as their pop record. While it features two tracks falling in the epic Mogwai style, it also has short pieces and an excellent guest appearance by the Super Furry Animals lead singer on "Dial:IO." More recent Mogwai is very, very good, but perhaps a bit denser and more difficult to begin with, at least in my mind. Those are my selections, but feel free to go elsewhere. With Mogwai, it's hard to go wrong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members dravenzouk Posted February 1, 2008 Members Share Posted February 1, 2008 The best way to "get into" Mogwai is not to ease into it at all, but to go for complete immersion. Get a hold of everything they've put out, lock yourself into a windowless room, load all the CDs/mp3s/whatever so that they can play continuous, turn out the lights, turn up the speakers (not super loud, but definately up), hit "play", and let yourself go. You will emerge a changed person. I like Mogwai. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members lonerstoenr Posted February 1, 2008 Members Share Posted February 1, 2008 Government commissions = win. cody - saddest song ever Mogwai - only post rock worth bothering about. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members seraphim7s Posted February 1, 2008 Members Share Posted February 1, 2008 Government commissions = win. cody - saddest song ever Mogwai - only post rock worth bothering about. No way. GYBE!, Sigur Ros, Silver Mt Zion, Tortoise, Slint ... all boss And their saddest song is either 'Tracy' or 'Burn Girl Prom Queen' EDIT actually Gov't Commissions might be a good starter becuz it's got a great setlist from the breadth of their career ... defo worth getting unless you just don't like live albums. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members seraphim7s Posted February 1, 2008 Members Share Posted February 1, 2008 Mogwai is an unbelievable band. I can't recommend their stuff enough, and you're opening a door to a very cool world by purchasing one of their records.For a first timer, I'd probably point to Come on Die Young or Rock Action. Young Team, their debut record, is fantastic, but if you are just venturing into this realm of music it can be a bit of an overload. CODY has an excellent combination of tunes, and even has a hint of vocals, which are not all that common in Mogwai land. I think of Rock Action as their pop record. While it features two tracks falling in the epic Mogwai style, it also has short pieces and an excellent guest appearance by the Super Furry Animals lead singer on "Dial:IO." More recent Mogwai is very, very good, but perhaps a bit denser and more difficult to begin with, at least in my mind. Those are my selections, but feel free to go elsewhere. With Mogwai, it's hard to go wrong. tbh I suggested Young Team because it just has some of the highest highs in Mogwai's career ... and it's 'beginning at the beginning'. It is a LONG and sprawling album tho. Come On Die Young I feel is similar but just with much lower peaks (I do love Kappa tho) I would split Mogwai's oeuvre into the early years 1996-2000 with the sprawling, lengthy repetitive minimalist pieces interspersed with short experimental works where the emphasis is on texture and dynamics ... and the later period 2001 - to now where we have shorter, tighter arrangements, less noise, less chaos, more structural diversity ... the last album (Mr Beast) was almost like instrumental metal at times. Mogwai haven't really put out much that's BAD ... even their EPs are great (my fave release by them is EP+6 which collects their first three EPs onto one CD) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members frunobulax Posted February 1, 2008 Author Members Share Posted February 1, 2008 good stuff. thanks! i think i'll go look for Young Team and Rock Action. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members fastlikeninja Posted February 2, 2008 Members Share Posted February 2, 2008 Happy Songs for Happy People is a decent album but not that representative. In many ways I think it's a poor remake of its forebear (Rock Action)I would recommend that the budding Mogwai fan gets their debut Young Team. Yes, it's meandering and indulgent ... but it's oh so beautiful.Plus it's got 'Gwai staples like Tracy, Yes! I am a Long Way From Home, Mogwai Fear Satan and Like Herod. i suppose you're right.. i just picked rock action for two of my favorite songs by them: killing all the flies and hunted by a freak. upon further review, i think rock action would be a great first choice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Spin Cycle Posted February 2, 2008 Members Share Posted February 2, 2008 Mogwai is fun stuff. Gotta say I like GYBE a hell of a lot more though. And Explosions in the Sky puts on a mind-blowing show that their cd's just can't seem to live up to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members fastlikeninja Posted February 2, 2008 Members Share Posted February 2, 2008 yeah GYBE is amazing.. i like explosions a lot too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members frunobulax Posted February 2, 2008 Author Members Share Posted February 2, 2008 I'd probably point to Come on Die Young this is what they had, so this is what i got. good stuff. i've only listened to it once, but me likey. have you guys heard - http://www.cduniverse.com/search/xx/music/pid/7048271/a/You+Are+There.htm very similar, highly recommended. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ToeJamFootball Posted February 2, 2008 Members Share Posted February 2, 2008 Isn't there a forumite who goes by the name Mogwai, and has an Aged White SX Jazz with a toroiseshell guard?? From somewhere in Europe? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members frunobulax Posted February 2, 2008 Author Members Share Posted February 2, 2008 yeah GYBE is amazing.. i like explosions a lot too GYBE? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members fastlikeninja Posted February 2, 2008 Members Share Posted February 2, 2008 godspeed you black emperor.. sort of in the same vane as mogwai i suppose.. mostly instrumental, very atmospheric rock. very, very good. my favorite album from them is "slow riot for new zero kanada", but i think most people would suggest "lift your skinny fists like antennas to heaven". my personal suggestion is you get both Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members seraphim7s Posted February 2, 2008 Members Share Posted February 2, 2008 Yeh the EP is fantastic. 'Moya' may well be their best song. Lift Yr Skinny Fists is kind of a pinnacle of post rock ... but the first album F#A# is magnificent too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members frunobulax Posted February 2, 2008 Author Members Share Posted February 2, 2008 godspeed you black emperor.. sort of in the same vane as mogwai i suppose.. mostly instrumental, very atmospheric rock. very, very good. thanks! found a bunch of shows on LMA. been DLing all afternoon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Super_Donut_Man Posted February 2, 2008 Members Share Posted February 2, 2008 Hands down best song is You Don't Know Jesus. It was the first song that I heard by them, And it was live, and amazing. They were the ones that kind of opened the doors into this style of music (also Sigur Ros). Another band you should check is Boris. I was just recently turned on to them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Superbad Posted February 2, 2008 Members Share Posted February 2, 2008 have you guys heard - http://www.cduniverse.com/search/xx/music/pid/7048271/a/You+Are+There.htm very similar, highly recommended. That Mono album is one of my most favorite albums ever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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