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3->''"... We were lucky."''
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5''We Were Dead Before the Ship Even Sank'' is a ConceptAlbum from the American [[AlternativeRock indie rock]] band Music/ModestMouse. The album was released in 2007 after a 3-year hiatus after their previous album, ''Good News For People Who Love Bad News'', was released in 2004.
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7The album contains an over-arching nautical theme. Most notable in the songs ''"March into the Sea,"'' ''"Missed the Boat,"'' and ''"Little Motel."''
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9The album is also notable as the first album where guitarist Johnny Marr (of Music/TheSmiths) joined as a member of the band. The band also teamed up with James Mercer of The Shins, who provided backup vocals for several songs, most notable "Missed the Boat."
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11'''Tracklist'''
12# "March into the Sea" (3:30)
13# "Dashboard" (4:06)
14# "Fire It Up" (4:34)
15# "Florida" (2:57)
16# "Parting of the Sensory" (5:34)
17# "Missed the Boat" (4:24)
18# "We've Got Everything" (3:40)
19# "Fly Trapped in a Jar" (4:29)
20# "Education" (3:56)
21# "Little Motel" (4:44)
22# "Steam Engenius" (4:26)
23# "Spitting Venom" (8:27)
24# "People as Places as People" (3:42)
25# "Invisible" (3:59)
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28!!Troping of the Sensory:
29* AlliterativeTitle: "'''P'''eople as '''P'''laces as '''P'''eople"
30* AndIMustScream: "Steam Engenius"
31* AntiAdvice: In "Parting of the Sensory":
32-->Who the hell made you the boss? \
33If you say what to do, I know what not to stop
34* ConceptAlbum: As explained in the introduction.
35* DroneOfDread: The music drones a lot.
36* EpicRocking: "Spitting Venom" and "Missed the Boat"
37* FourMoreMeasures: "Missed the Boat"
38* IndecipherableLyrics: A little bit
39* LastSecondWordSwap: Inverted? It's played with a little here by taking an innocent line, and adding to it to make it double as a curse.
40--> We didn't need the water
41--> But we still built that good Goddamn!
42* LoopedLyrics: "Dashboard"
43* MotorMouth: Some parts of the album, but most notably in "Steam Engenius"
44* PrecisionFStrike: From "Education"
45--> All this dog and pony
46--> Still monkeys the whole time!
47--> We could not help from flinging shit
48--> In our modern suit-and-ties!
49* SchoolIsForLosers: "Education"
50* SubduedSection: "Little Motel" and parts of "Missed the Boat"
51** "March into the Sea" features some very soft-spoken lyrics and quiet instrumentals inbetween the incredibly violent, and loud, sections.
52* SurprisinglyGentleSong: "Little Motel"
53* WordSaladLyrics: Some lyrics are difficult to make out.

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