Sad Sappy Sucker
by Modest Mouse
Metascore
55

Mixed or average reviews - based on 7 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 2 out of 7
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 7
  3. Negative: 0 out of 7
  1. Shredding Paper
    70
    Solid, if somewhat dated, material. [#11]
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  2. Pitchfork
    70
    Overall, Sad Sappy Sucker feels as if it was sort of put together in a hurry, despite it having sat around in the warehouse for seven years. The album part has plenty of good songs, though, and any completist will want to hear it.
  3. Blender
    60
    Instead of the rumbling epics of their later records... we get patient but ultraconcise miniatures. [Jun/Jul 2001, p.113]
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  5. PopMatters
    60
    The breadth of material is both a curse and a blessing.
  6. AllMusic
    50
    The thick textures, crazy drawl vocals, and grand flair of later Modest Mouse albums such as The Lonesome Crowded West and The Moon & Antarctica are not fully realized on Sad Sappy Sucker.
  7. Splendid
    40
    Aside from being tracked incorrectly (on my copy anyway) and not always being of the choicest sound quality, Sad Sappy Sucker shows that Modest Mouse’s rise to the pinnacle of indiedom started at the bottom, just like everybody else.
  8. Magnet
    40
    The songs on Sucker aren't the greatest tunes Brock has ever committed to tape... [#51, p.103]
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User Score
8.5

Universal acclaim- based on 15 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 12 out of 15
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 15
  3. Negative: 1 out of 15
  1. DotComGaming
    Oct 26, 2018
    8
    Somehow, Modest Mouse at their worst is still better than most bands at their best. Still, this album rocks.
  2. tinam
    Oct 8, 2005
    10
    this album rocks
  3. amyc
    Sep 26, 2003
    10
    i was so excited to find this album. modest mouse has yet to disappoint me.
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