History Music / WeWereDeadBeforeTheShipEvenSank

* NeoclassicalPunkZydecoRockabilly

* MohsScaleOfRockAndMetalHardness: Mostly a 4 or 5. Though "March Into The Sea" is a pretty solid 6, while "Little Motel" is about a 2.

'''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.

# "March into the Sea"
# "Dashboard"
# "Fire It Up"
# "Florida"
# "Parting of the Sensory"
# "Missed the Boat"
# "We've Got Everything"
# "Fly Trapped in a Jar"
# "Education"
# "Little Motel"
# "Steam Engenius"
# "Spitting Venom"
# "People as Places as People"
# "Invisible"

The album is also notable as the first album where guitarist Johnny Marr (of 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."

The tracklist for the album is as follows:

->1. March into the Sea
->2. Dashboard
->3. Fire It Up
->4. Florida
->5. Parting of the Sensory
->6. Missed the Boat
->7. We've Got Everything
->8. Fly Trapped in a Jar
->9. Education
->10. Little Motel
->11. Steam Engenius
->12. Spitting Venom
->13. People as Places as People
->14. Invisible

''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.

!!This ConceptAlbum provides examples of the following:

* ConceptAlbum.
* DroneOfDread

* LyricalShoehorn

* {{Mondegreen}}

* WordSaladLyrics

* MohsScaleOfRockAndMetalHardness: Mostly a 4 or 5. Though "March Into The Sea" is a pretty solid 6.

* MohsScaleOfRockAndMetalHardness: About a 4 or 5

--> ''... We were lucky.''

''WeWereDeadBeforeTheShipEvenSank'' is a ConceptAlbum from the American [[AlternativeRock indie rock]] band 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.

* {{Crowning Music of Awesome}}: "Spitting Venom," "Missed the Boat," "March into the Sea"
** What about "Dashboard"?
*** Don't forget "Parting of the Sensory."

* EarWorm: OH, AND WE LAUGHED ALL THE WAY TO HELL, SAYING "YES, THIS IS A FINE PROMOTION!!!"
** THE DASHBOARD IS MELTED BUT WE STILL HAVE THE RADIO!!!
*** SHOULDA BEEN COULDA BEEN
*** MIGHTA BEEN SIGHTA BEEN
*** FLIGHTA BEEN [[FlightOfTheConchords CONCHORDABEEN]]
*** WE'DA BEEN [[OverlyLongGag SHE'DA BEEN!!!]]
** "Cheer up baby, wasn't really always quite so bad for every, bit of venom that came out, the antidote was had, well..."
** The recurring psychotic laugh in "March into the Sea"
*** [[HellIsThatNoise AHAHA!!!]]
*** Accurately described by Marissa Brown of AllMusic as "Isaac Brock's maniacal Cookie Monster laugh."
** ONE DAY YOU WILL DIE AND SOMEHOW SOMETHING'S GONNA STEAL YOUR CARBON
** IHOLDINMYHANDSTHEBEATINGHEARTOFAROBOT
** WE'VE GOT EVERYTHING! ''WE'VE GOT WE'VE GOT''

* LoveItOrHateIt: How it's seen by most fans.

* ConceptAlbum: But YourMilageMayVary on whether it qualifies.

* MohsScaleOfRockAndMetalHardness: About a 4 or 5, but [[YourMilageMayVary YMMV]]