I can tell the whole Isaac/Rape discussion is going to be around for awhile, whether its proven right or wrong or what, and i'm not sure what to think about all of that. HOWEVER, i am going to be the first person to attempt discussing a different topic, because i dont want to read strictly this thread in everything for the next god-knows-how-long. A little while ago i was driving around late at night with my girlfriend down one of these in-the-middle-of-nowhere roads, and 'custom concern' came on the mix tape, and she said "i think one of the reasons i like modest mouse so much is 'cause none of their songs are really about love...." and i didnt necessarily like that coming from my girlfriend, but i did find it kind of interesting. None of their songs really ARE about love, and thats really something of a rare thing. Whether in celebrating or scoffing at it, most bands do seem to center a large percentage of their stuff over relationships. I know people are now going to find about 100 exceptions to this statement, (I can think of 'trailer trash' to an extent, right off the bat) and i havent gone through their discography to check every song, but off the top of my head i think its worth noting. Definitely their themes seem to stray from the typical in most songs..... when you look at music, disillusionment and disenfranchisement is generally portrayed in the way of relationships, but there is very little (with modest mouse the shining exception) that sing about it in the way of strip-malls or dead-end jobs. Ennui is so diverse that sometimes it seems to get so pigeonholed with the romantic interest who left you to mope. And still, these are just a few of the topics they tackle, anyhow. i dont know if thats discussion worthy or not, but i think we do need a respite from the rape thing, at least so it doesnt monopolize list discussion. [n][a][t][e] [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://members.aol.com/knayte/index.html (ISSUE#3 of my zine 'Catharsis' out now)
