This Is a Long Drive for Someone with Nothing to Think About

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This Is a Long Drive for Someone with Nothing to Think About
Studio album by
Modest Mouse
ReleasedApril 16, 1996
RecordedOctober–November 1995
StudioMoon Studios (Olympia, Washington)
Genre
Length74:03 (Standard)
86:10 (LP)
LabelUp
ProducerSteve Wold
Modest Mouse chronology
Blue Cadet-3, Do You Connect?
(1994) 		This Is a Long Drive for Someone with Nothing to Think About
(1996)
Interstate 8

(1996)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Christgau's Consumer GuideA−[2]
Pitchfork6.8/10 (1996)[3]
8.5/10 (2014)[4]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide[5]

This Is a Long Drive for Someone with Nothing to Think About is the debut

studio album by American rock band Modest Mouse, released on April 16, 1996, by Up Records
. Many of the album's tracks focus on traveling by automobile and the loneliness associated with rural life.

Track listing

All lyrics are written by Isaac Brock; all music is composed by Modest Mouse

No.TitleLength
1."Dramamine"5:42
2."Breakthrough"4:06
3."Custom Concern"4:28
4."Might"1:30
5."Lounge"6:34
6."Beach Side Property"7:00
7."Ionizes & Atomizes"4:21
8."Head South"4:22
9."Dog Paddle"2:02
10."Novocain Stain"3:42
11."Tundra/Desert"5:24
12."Ohio"6:00
13."Exit Does Not Exist"4:57
14."Talking Shit About a Pretty Sunset"5:50
15."Make Everyone Happy/Mechanical Birds"6:04
16."Space Travel Is Boring"1:53

Vinyl edition

Side one
No.TitleLength
1."Dramamine"5:42
2."Breakthrough"4:06
3."Custom Concern"4:28
4."Might"1:30
5."Lounge"6:34
Side two
No.TitleLength
1."Beach Side Property"7:00
2."Ionizes & Atomizes"4:21
3."Head South"4:22
4."Dog Paddle"2:02
5."Novocain Stain"3:42
Side three
No.TitleLength
1."Tundra/Desert"5:24
2."Ohio"6:00
3."Exit Does Not Exist"4:57
4."Talking Shit About A Pretty Sunset"5:50
Side four
No.TitleLength
1."Make Everyone Happy/Mechanical Birds"6:04
2."Space Travel Is Boring"1:53
3."Edit the Sad Parts"7:04
4."A Manic Depressive Named Laughing Boy"5:03

Personnel

Modest Mouse

Additional musicians

  • Steve Wold
    – slide guitar, mandolin, guitar, backup vocals
  • Brent Arnold – cello
  • Nicole Johnson – vocals on "Custom Concern", "Ionizes & Atomizes", and "Head South"
  • Calvin Johnson – extra vocals on "Head South"

Other

  • Produced by
    Steve Wold
  • Engineered by Scott Swayze & Steve Wold
  • Photography by Isaac Brock

References

  1. ^ Gentry, Brandon. "This Is a Long Drive for Someone with Nothing to Think About – Modest Mouse". AllMusic. Retrieved July 24, 2015.
  2. ISBN 0-312-24560-2
    . Retrieved July 24, 2015.
  3. ^ "Modest Mouse: This Is a Long Drive for Someone With Nothing to Think About: Pitchfork Review". Archived from the original on March 9, 2000. Retrieved 2023-07-27.
  4. ^ Howe, Brian (November 5, 2014). "Modest Mouse: This Is a Long Drive for Someone With Nothing to Think About / The Lonesome Crowded West". Pitchfork. Retrieved July 24, 2015.
  5. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8
    . Retrieved August 18, 2017.

External links
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