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[Scandanavian War Machine]

i almost bought a Mogwai cd today. but then i remembered that i'd never heard Mogwai and decided to buy something i already knew i liked instead. gotta be fiscally responsible, ya know?

[Johnny C]

There is almost no way that your purchase was more worthwhile than whatever Mogwai CD you'd been looking at.

[Scandanavian War Machine]

well, i didn't know if Mogwai would be my style or not. they play post-rock, right? post-rock is extremely hit or miss for me. some i hate, some i love. i didn't wanna risk it. i'm not the gambling type.

besides, i went there with the specific intention of buying another cd anyway.

in case it's important, the two they had were Mr. Beast or something, and one with a longer title and some guys face on the cover.

[Jackie Blue]

Eh, Mogwai play "post-rock" in the same sense you would say that Pink Floyd played "rock".  They don't have what you probably think of as a "typical post-rock sound".  They are definitely heavier at times and also have more of a sense of song structure and, for lack of a better way of putting it, are more "rock" than "post-".

[Scandanavian War Machine]

well shit, that sounds good to me.

[KickThatBathProf]

in case it's important, the two they had were Mr. Beast or something, and one with a longer title and some guys face on the cover.

That other one would have been Come On Die Young.
And if you hadn't realized from previous posts, it would be better to start with Mr. Beast if you only had those two options

[Scandanavian War Machine]

i just amazoned it because that didn't sound right and the other one was actually Zidane: A 21st Century Portrait

[Jackie Blue]

Zidane is awesome.

[KickThatBathProf]

Ah, I wouldn't have expected it to be that film score.  And plus, Come On Die Young has some guy's face on it too.  Your record store tricked me!  How dare they

[Scandanavian War Machine]

wait, that headbutting guy is Zidane? a post-rock record about some dude who's obviously made of steel? that sounds pretty awesome.

and by pretty awesome, i mean fucking fantastic.

[Jackie Blue]

It's the soundtrack to a biopic about Zidane, and Mogwai, being big football fans, did the soundtrack for it.  It's their weakest album, but it's not bad at all.