I’m pretty short on time for the next few days, so this will be quick. I love Modest Mouse. I’m sure I can go into this in more detail at some later point. For now, I wanted to post an early version of “Float On” from a show that I went to in Seattle right before Christmas, 2002.
Life Goes On
They played a number of songs that would end up on “Good News…” but this was by far the best. It’s significantly longer, with a lot more verses and more Isaac mumblings. It still has the same unbelievably catchy riff, but has a little bit less of the pop shine. Basically, it rocks out a little more: it was from the encore so Isaac’s voice is a little raw, and it’s live so it’s less polished. Which is part of what makes it so much fun. Don’t get me wrong, I like the final version of the song a whole lot; I just like this one even more.
I once heard someone refer to this version of the song as “Life Goes On,” so that’s what I call it. I have no idea if that was ever a working title or anything.