Sad Sappy Sucker

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Sad Sappy Sucker
Studio album by
Modest Mouse
ReleasedApril 24, 2001
RecordedNovember 12, 1994 – 1995
GenreIndie rock
Length34:34
LabelK, Glacial Pace (2010 reissue)
ProducerCalvin Johnson
Modest Mouse chronology
The Moon & Antarctica
(2000) 		Sad Sappy Sucker
(2001) 		Everywhere and His Nasty Parlour Tricks
(2001)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic(55/100)[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
Pitchfork7.0/10 (2001)[3]
7.2/10 (2010)[4]
PopMatters[5]
(Reissue)[6]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide[7]

Sad Sappy Sucker (or by the full title on its cover art Sad Sappy Sucker Chokin on a Mouthful of Lost Thoughts

vinyl LP
, and containing nine additional tracks added to the original track listing of 15 songs.

Critical reception

Sad Sappy Sucker was met with "mixed or average" reviews from critics. Metacritic, gave this release a score of 55 out of 100, based on 8 reviews.[1]

In a review for

Built To Spills do we need?'"[11]

Track listing

The first 15 tracks make up the original album Sad Sappy Sucker. Tracks 16-24 come from Isaac Brock's answering machine — he originally had a "Call to Dial a Song" service, similar to They Might Be Giants' Dial-A-Song.

  1. "Worms vs. Birds" – 2:13
  2. "Four Fingered Fisherman" – 2:27
  3. "Wagon Ride Return" – 0:48
  4. "Classy Plastic Lumber" (unlisted on back cover) – 2:03
  5. "From Point A to Point B (∞)" – 2:56
  6. "Path of Least Resistance" – 0:28
  7. "It Always Rains on a Picnic" – 3:01
  8. "Dukes Up" – 2:24
  9. "Think Long" – 1:09
  10. "Every Penny Fed Car" – 3:07
  11. "Mice Eat Cheese" – 2:26
  12. "Race Car Grin You Ain't No Landmark" – 1:13
  13. "Red Hand Case" – 2:37
  14. "Secret Agent X-9" – 1:12
  15. "Blue Cadet-3, Do You Connect?" – 1:09

Bonus Tracks

  1. "Call to Dial-a-Song" – 0:31
  2. "5-4-3-2-1 Lisp Off" – 0:30
  3. "Woodgrain" – 0:30
  4. "BMX Crash" – 0:28
  5. "Sucker Bet" – 1:19
  6. "Black Blood & Old Newagers" – 0:29
  7. "SWY" – 0:29
  8. "Australopithecus" – 0:29
  9. "Sin Gun Chaser" – 0:27

Personnel

Modest Mouse[3]

Spencer Moody - reportedly the only caller to ever leave a voicemail message on the Dial-A-Song service in 1994, heard on "Call to Dial-a-Song"[12][5]

Charts

Chart (2001) Peak
position
US Independent Albums (Billboard)[13] 21
US
Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)[14]
 26

References

  1. ^ a b "Metacritic Review". Metacritic. Retrieved March 28, 2021.
  2. ^ Spano, Charles. "AllMusic Review". AllMusic. Retrieved March 26, 2021.
  3. ^ a b c Owen, Spencer (January 4, 2001). "Pitchfork Review". Pitchfork. Retrieved March 28, 2021.
  4. ^ Greene, Jayson (12 November 2010). "Modest Mouse: Sad Sappy Sucker / The Fruit That Ate Itself EP Album Review". Pitchfork. Retrieved 30 July 2023.
  5. ^ a b c "PopMatters Review". PopMatters. April 24, 2001. Retrieved March 28, 2021.
  6. ^ Beasley, Corey (November 18, 2020). "PopMatters ReIssue Review". PopMatters. Retrieved March 28, 2021.
  7. ^ "Rolling Stone Review". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on January 25, 2013. Retrieved March 28, 2021.
  8. ^ "Release group "Sad Sappy Sucker Chokin On A Mouthful Of Lost Thoughts" by Modest Mouse". MusicBrainz. Retrieved 27 December 2022.
  9. ^ "Release group "Sad Sappy Sucker" by Modest Mouse". MusicBrainz. Retrieved 27 December 2022.
  10. ^ Greene, Jayson (November 12, 2010). "Pitchfork Reissue Review". Pitchfork. Retrieved March 28, 2021.
  11. ^ "Modest Mouse Albums From Worst To Best". Stereogum. 6 March 2013. Retrieved 27 December 2022.
  12. ^ a b "Sad Sappy Sucker". Bandcamp. Retrieved 27 December 2022.
  13. ^ "Modest Mouse Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved March 28, 2021.
  14. ^ "Modest Mouse Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved March 28, 2021.

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