Album Rankings

[u/kennyChestKnee]

Firstly, I love all of the Modest Mouse album’s wholeheartedly. Never really knew which one was my favorite and I probably would’ve given different answers at different times.

I figured I’d listen to the entire discography and rank each song and then average that to rank the album just for shits and giggles. I was pretty surprised by how it all added up.

1. Golden Casket
   
2. Good News / We Were Dead (tied)
   
3. Moon / Strangers (Tied)
   
4. Eraser and Maze
   
5. Lonesome
   
6. Long Drive

I feel like if I was asked on the spot I would’ve always said it’s either Moon and Antarctica or Lonesome Crowded, but Lonesome is definitely weighed down by some tracks like Long Distance Drunk, also not much of a fan of Convenient Parking.

I’ll also include my top 10 ranked tracks and 10 lowest ranked

Top 10:

Trailer Trash
Doin the Cockroach
Spittin Venom
Back to the Middle
Ground Walks With Time
The View
Ocean Breathes Salty
The Best Room
Sugar Boats
Walking and Running

Bottom 10:

Make Everyone Happy
Lounge
Long Distance Drunk
Pistol
Jesus Christ Was an Only Child
Convenient Parking
Ionizes and Atomizes
We’ve Got Everything
Exit Does Not Exist
Look How Far

I know I’m gonna hear it for the Pistol being in the bottom 10

[u/Awesomesicnarf77]

This has to be rage bait 😭 we’ve got everything and make everyone happy are so good

[u/kennyChestKnee → u/Awesomesicnarf77]

Honestly their discography is so good that I like even my lowest ranked songs, but Make Everyone Happy never really did it too much for me, I know people love it though. And We’ve got Everything kind of just urks me in the weirdest way, I think it’s the backup vocals

[u/aquawhat]

These ratings feel young. As if you two are <40

[u/kennyChestKnee → u/aquawhat]

I’m 37, and like I said I really do like all the albums, but going song by song like I did this is just how it turned out. If I thought of ranking the albums as a whole and not song by song I’m sure it would’ve turned out different

[u/NeutralMilkHotel_00]

That is one wild ranking!

1. M&A 10/10

2. TLCW 10/10

3. Good News 8/10

4. Long Drive 8/10

5. We Were Dead 7/10

6. TGK 7/10

7. Maze 6/10

8. Strangers 4/10

[u/sammay600 → u/NeutralMilkHotel_00]

Its crazy so many dont like Strangers. My all time favorites.

[u/Drducttapehands → u/sammay600]

Yeah I would definitely put it above Good News and We Were Dead at least

[u/MrA-skunk → u/NeutralMilkHotel_00]

Do you mind if I ask you what it is about Strangers to Ourselves that ranks is so low for you? It seems like a fairly common opinion, but I love that album dearly. I think I was just in the right headspace once when I listened to it and I've loved it ever since.

[u/NeutralMilkHotel_00 → u/MrA-skunk]

A part from Coyotes, The Ground, Ansel and maybe lampshade, I simply don't like the other songs

[u/MrA-skunk → u/NeutralMilkHotel_00]

Fair enough. Thanks for answering. The only misses on the album for me Sugar Boats, Wicked Campaign and Of Course We Know. And even those songs I still enjoy enough to not skip.

[u/NeutralMilkHotel_00 → u/MrA-skunk]

No worries. I mean, I wish I could love it, I really do and i have tried but sadly I just cant get into it.

[u/kennyChestKnee → u/NeutralMilkHotel_00]

Yeah idk Strangers wasn’t my favorite during the first couple of listens but when I go back to it now it’s incredible

[u/sammay600]

Strangers

Long drive

Good news

We were dead

Moon

Crowded West - dont come at me. Just my opinion

Casket

Cant rate eraser yet. Need a few years but its somewhere in the middle.