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

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]
Christgau's Consumer Guide	A−^[2]
Pitchfork	8.5/10^[3]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide	^[4]

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.	Title	Length
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.	"She 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.	Title	Length
1.	"Dramamine"	5:42
2.	"Breakthrough"	4:06
3.	"Custom Concern"	4:28
4.	"Might"	1:30
5.	"Lounge"	6:34

Side two
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Beach Side Property"	7:00
2.	"She Ionizes & Atomizes"	4:21
3.	"Head South"	4:22
4.	"Dog Paddle"	2:02
5.	"Novocain Stain"	3:42

Side three
No.	Title	Length
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.	Title	Length
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

Isaac Brock – guitar and vocals (drums on "Dog Paddle")
Jeremiah Green – drums (bass on "Dog Paddle")
Eric Judy – bass (guitar on "Dog Paddle")

Additional musicians

Steve Wold – slide guitar, mandolin, guitar, backup vocals
Brent Arnold – cello
Nicole Johnson – vocals on "Custom Concern", "She 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

^ Gentry, Brandon. "This Is a Long Drive for Someone with Nothing to Think About – Modest Mouse". AllMusic. Retrieved July 24, 2015.
^ Christgau, Robert (2000). "Modest Mouse: This Is a Long Drive for Someone With Nothing to Think About". Christgau's Consumer Guide: Albums of the '90s. St. Martin's Press. p. 208. ISBN 0-312-24560-2. Retrieved July 24, 2015.
^ 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.
^ Harris, Keith (2004). "Modest Mouse". In Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian (eds.). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide (4th ed.). Simon & Schuster. p. 551. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8. Retrieved August 18, 2017.

External links

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[1] Gentry, Brandon. "This Is a Long Drive for Someone with Nothing to Think About – Modest Mouse". AllMusic. Retrieved July 24, 2015.

[2] Christgau, Robert (2000). "Modest Mouse: This Is a Long Drive for Someone With Nothing to Think About". Christgau's Consumer Guide: Albums of the '90s. St. Martin's Press. p. 208. ISBN 0-312-24560-2. Retrieved July 24, 2015.

[3] 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.

[4] Harris, Keith (2004). "Modest Mouse". In Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian (eds.). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide (4th ed.). Simon & Schuster. p. 551. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8. Retrieved August 18, 2017.

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