Head to Overdrive to watch the tall tale of how Fisherman Brock became Capt. Mic, encountering a nasty creature on the Sargasso Sea. Around the tune’s bridge, Isaac is captured by a strange race of fantastical creatures wearing Mardi Gras plumage (sans show-me beads) that soon become Marrdest Mouse and proceed to rock the fluke out.
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I think I’m disappointed. It’s fun but kinda silly.
WTF? I kinda hate it and I kinda like it. The video makes me like the song more, but I am also confused. So confused…
>*Puts on This is a Long Drive and longs for the good ol days*<
WTF? I kinda hate it and I kinda like it. The video makes me like the song more, but I am also confused. So confused…
>*Puts on This is a Long Drive and longs for the good ol days*<
uhhhhh. i’m with you joe. totally a cheeseball video.
Wouldn’t expect nothing less from Modest Mouse. Clever, catchy, and a great story!
i think mm is the scariest group in rock right now. like if i saw those guys in an alley i would totally freak out.
Didn’t even watch the video. But way to many people bashing MM and this record. Not saying its the greataest of theirs, but MM is very much alive…
totally fucking awesome. i love it. i think its a ballsy step for them in a funny way. its really really well done, band part is awesome and creepy. i like the song more and more, too.
How about a link that doesn’t hate Canadians!
hell yes
not possible calliwell. everyone and everything hates canadians. canadians hate canadiens.
and i love the video. the best part is when hes making the mops dance.
love the guitar peg leg at the end!!!
(how many of you really watched it til the end?)
Sure, it’s awfully silly for the Mouse, but I do find it comforting to know that they do in fact have a sense of humor after what they’ve gone through in the past. Looks like Isaac’s in a good place.
I actually like it alot. That is both the video and the song. MM are one of the most unique bands in pretty much everything they do so yeah.
I watched it to the end. This video reminds me of the way they were made back in 1981 – stupid, cornball, goofy – and watchable again and again.
Sad to see that the “hook hand” or in this case “Mic hand” gag is still one of the hardest for makeup / effects people to make convincing.
Love that this video breaks the typical band peformance model – Great narrative, solid acting, and many memorable moments. The “Mic hand” is a clever way to connect with the story and Isaac as a singer. Who cares if his hand is tucked in his sleave. I also don’t believe Isaac is a 70 year old man- but in the video I do. It tells the story and that is the important thing. Wonder what they spent on it? Nice work.
How about a link that doesn’t hate Canadians!
Posted by: Calliwell at February 26, 2007 3:43 PM
Damn it! I wanna see it@!
i love it! i think it’s hilarious.
one band that can do no wrong in my book. theyve always been terrific.
i liked everything except for the stupid mardi gras creatures.
It was okay. The song is the best one on the album, the video could have done without the closed caption on the bottom. But i guess there was no other way to capture the story of the music video. Very fine.
Surprisingly there hasn’t been too many slams for MM for this video yet. Go MM Go!!
yo canadians, just go to mtv.ca to see vid. mtv loves us canadaians thats why they give us our OWN site!
Enough with this “Marrdest” thing. Sounds stupid.
“The song is the best one on the album”
If by best you meant worst, then yes, it’s definitely the best on the album
The video is okay. It’s nice to see that Isaac does the acting part fairly well. Too often bands try to act in their videos and it comes off extremely lame. The song is awesome though. Did anyone else realize that this song is totally disco? I half expected the video to include shots of John Travolta dancing in bell bottoms.
finally.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=erc40wCxRZo
Is the man with the guitar peg-leg Isaac’s father? I met Isaac’s father, his name is Dan Brock. Dan makes knives in Eugene Oregon. This guy looks pretty much just like him, and even gives the same facial expressions, but Dan doesn’t seem like the kind of guy who would be on TV, or sell his paintings etc. etc. (Good painter BTW) Please would some superfan tell me if it’s Dan Brock in this video with Isaac Brock?
that is Not Dan Brock and Dan is NOT Isaac’s father
I’m Dan Brock, duh.
It’s not me in the vid. Isaac calls me “Dad” but I’m really his uncle.
Gary, thanks for the strokes re painting. Should I remember you?
And Mobro, who, pray tell are you?