Good News for People Who Love Bad News
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Good News for People Who Love Bad News is the fourth full-length album recorded by indie rock
band Modest Mouse
.
The album was released by Epic Records
on April 6, 2004 on both CD
and 180g/m² vinyl record. It was rereleased on DualDisc
on October 11, 2005. The first two singles from the album were "Float On
" and "Ocean Breathes Salty
," both of which debuted on American
radio
stations
in the first half of 2004.
The vinyl and DualDisc editions of the album also contain the B-side "I've Got It All (Most)". On the vinyl edition, the track is placed at the end of the album. On the DualDisc edition, it is placed between "Bury Me With It" and "Dance Hall". The song "Bukowski" is dedicated to the late poet Charles Bukowski
. The song "The Good Times Are Killing Me" was originally going to be released as the normal mix, but instead they added the one mixed by The Flaming Lips
. The Dirty Dozen Brass Band appear also on tracks 1 ("Horn Intro") and 9 ("This Devil's Workday") or 10 on the Dualdisc
edition. A video for "The World at Large
" was also on the dualdisc. It is called "Stiff Animal Fantasy".
It was Planet Sound
's #1 Album of 2004. It was also nominated for a Grammy in 2005 for Best Alternative Album
. The album was certified Platinum
by the RIAA in August 2004. As of March 19, 2007, it has sold 1,509,675 copies in the United States and is therefore their best-selling album to this day due largely in part to the success of "Float On
".
The album's title comes from a line in the song "Bury Me with It".
Indie rock
Indie rock is a genre of alternative rock that originated in the United Kingdom and the United States in the 1980s. Indie rock is extremely diverse, with sub-genres that include lo-fi, post-rock, math rock, indie pop, dream pop, noise rock, space rock, sadcore, riot grrrl and emo, among others...
band Modest Mouse
Modest Mouse
Modest Mouse is an American indie rock band formed in 1993 in Issaquah, Washington, by singer/lyricist/guitarist Isaac Brock, drummer Jeremiah Green, and bassist Eric Judy. They are based in Portland, Oregon. Since their 1996 debut album, This Is a Long Drive for Someone with Nothing to Think...
.
The album was released by Epic Records
Epic Records
Epic Records is an American record label, owned by Sony Music Entertainment. Though it was originally conceived as a jazz imprint, it has since expanded to represent various genres. L.A...
on April 6, 2004 on both CD
Compact Disc
The Compact Disc is an optical disc used to store digital data. It was originally developed to store and playback sound recordings exclusively, but later expanded to encompass data storage , write-once audio and data storage , rewritable media , Video Compact Discs , Super Video Compact Discs ,...
and 180g/m² vinyl record. It was rereleased on DualDisc
DualDisc
DualDisc was a type of double-sided optical disc product developed by a group of record companies including EMI Music, Universal Music Group, Sony/BMG Music Entertainment, Warner Music Group, and 5.1 Entertainment Group and later under the aegis of the Recording Industry Association of America...
on October 11, 2005. The first two singles from the album were "Float On
Float On (Modest Mouse song)
"Float On" is a single released by indie rock band Modest Mouse. It also appears on their album Good News for People Who Love Bad News. The track is generally considered to be the band's signature song.The song was nominated for a Grammy in 2005....
" and "Ocean Breathes Salty
Ocean Breathes Salty
"Ocean Breathes Salty" is the second single released from Modest Mouse's album Good News for People Who Love Bad News.There were two releases of the single. The first included the album version of "Ocean Breathes Salty", as well as a live studio recording of "Float On". The second release was an...
," both of which debuted on American
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
radio
Music radio
Music radio is a radio format in which music is the main broadcast content. After television replaced old time radio's dramatic content, music formats became dominant in many countries...
stations
Radio station
Radio broadcasting is a one-way wireless transmission over radio waves intended to reach a wide audience. Stations can be linked in radio networks to broadcast a common radio format, either in broadcast syndication or simulcast or both...
in the first half of 2004.
The vinyl and DualDisc editions of the album also contain the B-side "I've Got It All (Most)". On the vinyl edition, the track is placed at the end of the album. On the DualDisc edition, it is placed between "Bury Me With It" and "Dance Hall". The song "Bukowski" is dedicated to the late poet Charles Bukowski
Charles Bukowski
Henry Charles Bukowski was an American poet, novelist and short story writer. His writing was influenced by the social, cultural and economic ambience of his home city of Los Angeles...
. The song "The Good Times Are Killing Me" was originally going to be released as the normal mix, but instead they added the one mixed by The Flaming Lips
The Flaming Lips
The Flaming Lips are an American alternative rock band, formed in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma in 1983.Melodically, their sound contains lush, multi-layered, psychedelic rock arrangements, but lyrically their compositions show elements of space rock, including unusual song and album titles—such as "What...
. The Dirty Dozen Brass Band appear also on tracks 1 ("Horn Intro") and 9 ("This Devil's Workday") or 10 on the Dualdisc
DualDisc
DualDisc was a type of double-sided optical disc product developed by a group of record companies including EMI Music, Universal Music Group, Sony/BMG Music Entertainment, Warner Music Group, and 5.1 Entertainment Group and later under the aegis of the Recording Industry Association of America...
edition. A video for "The World at Large
The World at Large
"The World at Large" is the third promo release by indie rock band Modest Mouse. It was recorded in 2003 and was featured on their album Good News for People Who Love Bad News. It was not until after the album's release that Isaac Brock and the band decided to release it as a promo...
" was also on the dualdisc. It is called "Stiff Animal Fantasy".
It was Planet Sound
Planet Sound
Planet Sound was a Teletext music page on ITV and Channel 4 in the UK. It was broadcast on analogue Teletext from page 340, and on digital Teletext from page 820. From May 24, 2007, Planet Sound was also available to read online via the Teletext website...
's #1 Album of 2004. It was also nominated for a Grammy in 2005 for Best Alternative Album
Grammy Award for Best Alternative Music Album
The Grammy Award for Best Alternative Music Album is an award presented to recording artists for quality albums in the alternative rock genre at the Grammy Awards, a ceremony that was established in 1958 and originally called the Gramophone Awards...
. The album was certified Platinum
Platinum
Platinum is a chemical element with the chemical symbol Pt and an atomic number of 78. Its name is derived from the Spanish term platina del Pinto, which is literally translated into "little silver of the Pinto River." It is a dense, malleable, ductile, precious, gray-white transition metal...
by the RIAA in August 2004. As of March 19, 2007, it has sold 1,509,675 copies in the United States and is therefore their best-selling album to this day due largely in part to the success of "Float On
Float On (Modest Mouse song)
"Float On" is a single released by indie rock band Modest Mouse. It also appears on their album Good News for People Who Love Bad News. The track is generally considered to be the band's signature song.The song was nominated for a Grammy in 2005....
".
The album's title comes from a line in the song "Bury Me with It".
Track listing
Dual Disc
- All tracks in Dolby Digital
- Videos for Float On & Ocean Breathes Salty
- Stiff Animal Fantasy Videos
- Photo Galleries
- Interview
- Website Blips
Track information
- "Horn Intro" – 0:09
- The Dirty Dozen Brass BandDirty Dozen Brass BandThe Dirty Dozen Brass Band is a New Orleans, Louisiana, brass band. The ensemble was established in 1977 by Benny Jones together with members of the Tornado Brass Band...
- Horns
- The Dirty Dozen Brass Band
- "The World at LargeThe World at Large"The World at Large" is the third promo release by indie rock band Modest Mouse. It was recorded in 2003 and was featured on their album Good News for People Who Love Bad News. It was not until after the album's release that Isaac Brock and the band decided to release it as a promo...
" – 4:32- Isaac Brock - Vocals, Rhodes, Whistle, Piano
- Eric Judy - Acoustic Guitar, Percussion
- Dann Gallucci - Guitar, Mellotron, Timpani, Percussion
- Benjamin Weikel - Drums
- "Float OnFloat On (Modest Mouse song)"Float On" is a single released by indie rock band Modest Mouse. It also appears on their album Good News for People Who Love Bad News. The track is generally considered to be the band's signature song.The song was nominated for a Grammy in 2005....
" – 3:28- Isaac Brock - Vocals, Guitar
- Eric Judy - Bass
- Dann Gallucci - Guitar, Keyboards, Drum Loops
- Benjamin Weikel - Drums
- The Rising Star Fife And Drum Band - Additional Drums
- "Ocean Breathes SaltyOcean Breathes Salty"Ocean Breathes Salty" is the second single released from Modest Mouse's album Good News for People Who Love Bad News.There were two releases of the single. The first included the album version of "Ocean Breathes Salty", as well as a live studio recording of "Float On". The second release was an...
" - 3:45 - "Dig Your Grave" - 0:12
- "Bury Me With It" - 3:49
- "Dance Hall" – 2:57
- Isaac Brock - Vocals, Guitar
- Eric Judy - Bass
- Dann Gallucci - Guitar, Piano, Glockenspiel, Keyboards
- Benjamin Weikel - Drums
- "Bukowski" – 4:14
- Isaac Brock - Vocals, Banjo
- Eric Judy - Acoustic Guitar
- Dann Gallucci - Guitar
- Benjamin Weikel - Drums
- Tom Peloso - Standup Bass
- Dennis Herring - Accordion
- "This Devil's Workday" – 2:19
- Isaac Brock - Vocals, Banjo
- The Dirty Dozen Brass Band - Horns
- "The View" – 4:13
- Isaac Brock - Vocals, Guitar, Hendx 3000
- Eric Judy - Bass
- Dann Gallucci - Guitar, Keyboards, Mellotron
- Benjamin Weikel - Drums
- "Satin in a Coffin" – 2:35
- Isaac Brock - Vocals, Banjo
- Eric Judy - Pump Organ
- Dann Gallucci - Guitar
- Benjamin Weikel - Drums
- Tom Peloso - Standup Bass
- "Interlude (Milo)" – 0:58
- Eric Judy - Pump Organ
- Dann Gallucci - Guitar
- Milo Chaska Judy - Vocals
- Tom Peloso - Standup Bass
- "Blame It on the Tetons" – 5:24
- Isaac Brock - Vocals, Guitar
- Eric Judy - Bass
- Dann Gallucci - Piano
- Benjamin Weikel - Drums
- Tom Peloso - Fiddle
- "Black Cadillacs" – 2:43
- Isaac Brock - Vocals, Guitar, Freak Beak
- Eric Judy - Bass
- Dann Gallucci - Guitar, Piano
- Benjamin Weikel - Drums
- "One Chance" – 3:04
- Isaac Brock - Vocals, Guitar
- Eric Judy - Bass
- Dann Gallucci - Guitar
- Benjamin Weikel - Drums
- "The Good Times Are Killing Me" – 4:16
- Isaac Brock - Vocals, Baritone Guitar
- Eric Judy - Acoustic Guitar, Backup Vocals, Tin Whistle
- Dann Gallucci - Pump Organ, Backup Vocals
- The Rising Star Fife And Drum Band - Drums
- The Flaming Lips - Additional Instrumentation
Modest Mouse
- Isaac Brock – vocalsSingingSinging is the act of producing musical sounds with the voice, and augments regular speech by the use of both tonality and rhythm. One who sings is called a singer or vocalist. Singers perform music known as songs that can be sung either with or without accompaniment by musical instruments...
, guitarGuitarThe guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
, banjoBanjoIn the 1830s Sweeney became the first white man to play the banjo on stage. His version of the instrument replaced the gourd with a drum-like sound box and included four full-length strings alongside a short fifth-string. There is no proof, however, that Sweeney invented either innovation. This new...
, baritone guitarBaritone guitarThe baritone guitar is a variation on the standard guitar, with a longer scale length that allows it to be tuned to a lower range. It first appeared in the classical music realm...
, ukuleleUkuleleThe ukulele, ; from ; it is a subset of the guitar family of instruments, generally with four nylon or gut strings or four courses of strings....
, pianoPianoThe piano is a musical instrument played by means of a keyboard. It is one of the most popular instruments in the world. Widely used in classical and jazz music for solo performances, ensemble use, chamber music and accompaniment, the piano is also very popular as an aid to composing and rehearsal...
, RhodesRhodes pianoThe Rhodes piano is an electro-mechanical piano, invented by Harold Rhodes during the fifties and later manufactured in a number of models, first in collaboration with Fender and after 1965 by CBS....
, Hendx 3000, whistleWhistleA whistle or call is a simple aerophone, an instrument which produces sound from a stream of forced air. It may be mouth-operated, or powered by air pressure, steam, or other means...
, freak beak - Eric Judy – bassBass guitarThe bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
, acoustic guitarAcoustic guitarAn acoustic guitar is a guitar that uses only an acoustic sound board. The air in this cavity resonates with the vibrational modes of the string and at low frequencies, which depend on the size of the box, the chamber acts like a Helmholtz resonator, increasing or decreasing the volume of the sound...
, backup vocals, pump organReed organA reed organ, also called a parlor organ, pump organ, cabinet organ, cottage organ, is an organ that generates its sounds using free metal reeds...
, mellotronMellotronThe Mellotron is an electro-mechanical, polyphonic tape replay keyboard originally developed and built in Birmingham, England in the early 1960s. It superseded the Chamberlin Music Master, which was the world's first sample-playback keyboard intended for music...
, tin whistle, percussionPercussion instrumentA percussion instrument is any object which produces a sound when hit with an implement or when it is shaken, rubbed, scraped, or otherwise acted upon in a way that sets the object into vibration... - Dann Gallucci – guitar, keyboardsKeyboard instrumentA keyboard instrument is a musical instrument which is played using a musical keyboard. The most common of these is the piano. Other widely used keyboard instruments include organs of various types as well as other mechanical, electromechanical and electronic instruments...
, piano, backup vocals, mellotron, drum loopsMusic loopIn electroacoustic music, a loop is a repeating section of sound material. Short sections of material can be repeated to create ostinato patterns...
, pump organ, timpaniTimpaniTimpani, or kettledrums, are musical instruments in the percussion family. A type of drum, they consist of a skin called a head stretched over a large bowl traditionally made of copper. They are played by striking the head with a specialized drum stick called a timpani stick or timpani mallet...
, percussion, glockenspielGlockenspielA glockenspiel is a percussion instrument composed of a set of tuned keys arranged in the fashion of the keyboard of a piano. In this way, it is similar to the xylophone; however, the xylophone's bars are made of wood, while the glockenspiel's are metal plates or tubes, and making it a metallophone... - Benjamin Weikel – drumsDrum kitA drum kit is a collection of drums, cymbals and often other percussion instruments, such as cowbells, wood blocks, triangles, chimes, or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single person ....
- The Rising Star Fife and Drum Band – drumDrumThe drum is a member of the percussion group of musical instruments, which is technically classified as the membranophones. Drums consist of at least one membrane, called a drumhead or drum skin, that is stretched over a shell and struck, either directly with the player's hands, or with a...
s - Tom Peloso – standup bassDouble bassThe double bass, also called the string bass, upright bass, standup bass or contrabass, is the largest and lowest-pitched bowed string instrument in the modern symphony orchestra, with strings usually tuned to E1, A1, D2 and G2...
, fiddleFiddleThe term fiddle may refer to any bowed string musical instrument, most often the violin. It is also a colloquial term for the instrument used by players in all genres, including classical music...
Additional Personnel
- Dennis Herring – accordion
- The Dirty Dozen Brass Band – horns
- Milo Chaska Judy – vocals
- The Flaming LipsThe Flaming LipsThe Flaming Lips are an American alternative rock band, formed in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma in 1983.Melodically, their sound contains lush, multi-layered, psychedelic rock arrangements, but lyrically their compositions show elements of space rock, including unusual song and album titles—such as "What...
– additional instrumentation
Album
| Year | Chart | Position |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | The Billboard 200 Billboard 200 The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists... |
18 |
| 2004 | UK Top 40 | 40 |
Singles
| Year | Single | Chart | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | "Float On" | Modern Rock Tracks | 1 |
| 2004 | "Float On" | Billboard Hot 100 | 68 |
| 2004 | "Float On" | UK Singles Chart | 46 |
| 2004 | "Ocean Breathes Salty" | Modern Rock Tracks | 6 |
| 2004 | "Ocean Breathes Salty" | UK Singles Chart | 96 |