Mogwai

debaserr · 06-09-2009, 09:33 PM

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Originally Posted by FaSho

Mogwai really aren't that great. I find them really inane and boring compared to other popular post-rock bands.

of what other bands do you speak?

FaSho · 06-09-2009, 09:43 PM

EitS, Sigur Ros, GY!BE etc.

scottsy · 06-09-2009, 09:46 PM

I love 'em so if there is stuff out there that is even better... I'd love to hear it too!

scottsy · 06-09-2009, 09:49 PM

Of those I also like Sigur Ros .... don't know enough godspeed... but I'd also like to add Isis as another band mining similar territory to Mogwai - at least thats how it sounded on their Panopticon album from a few years ago now....

dac · 06-09-2009, 09:56 PM

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Originally Posted by FaSho

Mogwai really aren't that great. I find them really inane and boring compared to other popular post-rock bands.

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Originally Posted by FaSho

EitS, Sigur Ros, GY!BE etc.

While I believe Sigur Ros and Godspeed to be better than Mogwai at their high points (well, all of the time when it comes to Godspeed), Mogwai has so much consistently good music churning out, and are one of my favorites. EITS was nice when I first started listening to post rock, but now I really just find them to be the Coldplay of the genre.

debaserr · 06-09-2009, 11:30 PM

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Originally Posted by FaSho

EitS, Sigur Ros, GY!BE etc.

EITS and Sigur Ros tend to put me to sleep. i do like godspeed a good deal tho.

333 · 06-10-2009, 11:15 AM

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Originally Posted by scottsy

Of those I also like Sigur Ros .... don't know enough godspeed... but I'd also like to add Isis as another band mining similar territory to Mogwai - at least thats how it sounded on their Panopticon album from a few years ago now....

I wouldn't put Mogwai and Isis into the same genre. Have you heard Isis' latest - Wavering Radient? Even if you haven't Panopticon doesn't remind me of Mogwai at all, really. Nonetheless, both bands are brilliant.

dac · 06-10-2009, 11:36 AM

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Originally Posted by 333

I wouldn't put Mogwai and Isis into the same genre. Have you heard Isis' latest - Wavering Radient? Even if you haven't Panopticon doesn't remind me of Mogwai at all, really. Nonetheless, both bands are brilliant.

Yeah I just listened to half of Panopticon and I can't say that it's anything like Mogwai.

333 · 06-10-2009, 12:00 PM

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Originally Posted by dac

Yeah I just listened to half of Panopticon and I can't say that it's anything like Mogwai.

Not my favorite album, but I guess if we're going to discuss Isis any more than we already are, we should skip on over to the Isis thread.

Freebase Dali · 06-16-2009, 06:53 PM

Ok, I think I've given myself enough time to make a personal judgment about Mogwai.
I got all the albums and listened for a week or so, and personally, nothing they do is very interesting to me.
In fact, I find their music rather boring.
I guess it would be OK to use as mood music very low in the background, but nothing of theirs really jumps out at me in an inspirational way.
In fact, I find myself a bit depressed after listening to their stuff.

It's not that everything I listen to is extreme in any way, but I like to be engaged in music, and Mogwai doesn't provide that.

So I guess I'll just let the torrent seed 100 percent and delete it after that. No sense in taking up space on my drives. Sorry Mogwai.

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scottsy Untalented Drummer Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Sussex, Wisconsin Posts: 2,900	I love 'em so if there is stuff out there that is even better... I'd love to hear it too! __________________ "If you're like me, then it's possible you're a clone generated from my stolen DNA. I suggest you turn yourself in for destruction immediately" - Shaun Micallef.

06-09-2009, 09:49 PM	#174 (permalink)
scottsy Untalented Drummer Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Sussex, Wisconsin Posts: 2,900	Of those I also like Sigur Ros .... don't know enough godspeed... but I'd also like to add Isis as another band mining similar territory to Mogwai - at least thats how it sounded on their Panopticon album from a few years ago now.... __________________ "If you're like me, then it's possible you're a clone generated from my stolen DNA. I suggest you turn yourself in for destruction immediately" - Shaun Micallef.

06-16-2009, 06:53 PM	#180 (permalink)
Freebase Dali Partying on the inside Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 5,584	Ok, I think I've given myself enough time to make a personal judgment about Mogwai. I got all the albums and listened for a week or so, and personally, nothing they do is very interesting to me. In fact, I find their music rather boring. I guess it would be OK to use as mood music very low in the background, but nothing of theirs really jumps out at me in an inspirational way. In fact, I find myself a bit depressed after listening to their stuff. It's not that everything I listen to is extreme in any way, but I like to be engaged in music, and Mogwai doesn't provide that. So I guess I'll just let the torrent seed 100 percent and delete it after that. No sense in taking up space on my drives. Sorry Mogwai. __________________