Mercury Rev - Boces album
Mercury Rev is an American indie rock band formed in 1989 in Buffalo, New York. Original personnel were David Baker (vocals), Jonathan Donahue (vocals, guitars), Sean Mackowiak, known as "Grasshopper" (guitars, clarinet), Suzanne Thorpe (flute), Dave Fridmann (bass) and Jimy Chambers (drums). With their early records, Mercury Rev offered experimental, psychedelic rock, which gradually shifted to a melodic, ornate sound.
Boces" was Mercury Rev's 2nd album and continues the noisy psychedlia and experimentation that was evident in the first album "Yerself is Steam". David Baker fronted the band in both albums, however he left the band a year after "Boces" was released. However, Mercury Rev would continue to exist and move slowly to a more lush sound which also continued to be innovative.
Little Rhymes - Сингл от Mercury Rev. Вышел 2002г. В альбом вошло 6 треков. Продолжительность альбома: 24:50. John Cale - I Keep a Close Watch 1985. Mirror For A Bell (Live). ONE ON ONE: Streets Of Laredo - Silly Bones January 14th, 2017 City Winery New York. Streets of Laredo - Cover. The Streets Of Laredo. 4. Mercury Rev. – Little Rhymes.
By: Mercury Rev (1993, Rock). More albums from Mercury Rev: See You On The Other Side by Mercury Rev. Yerself Is Steam, Lego My Ego by Mercury Rev. Yerself Is Steam by Mercury Rev. View all albums . Boces. By: Mercury Rev (1993, Rock). 1. Meth Of A Rockette’s Kick.
See You on the Other Side (Mercury Rev album). See You on the Other Side is the third studio album by American neo-psychedelia band Mercury Rev, released in 1995 by record label Beggars Banquet. This was the first Mercury Rev album following the departure of former lead singer Dave Baker.
With Boces, Mercury Rev took everything that made Yerself Is Steam such an impressive debut and made their second album even more so. Over the course of ten minutes, opening epic "Meth of a Rockette's Kick" moves from dreamy musing to guitar-fueled crests - and throws in flutes, harps, a brass section, and a choir for good measure - announcing that the group is at the height of its powers.
Mercury Rev are strange. Out of all the messy, out of control, and chaotic noise-rock albums to come out during the 90's Boces is pretty much the craziest. Not just because it’s overly filled with feedback and distortion, but because the band will go from playing light hearted dream pop to boisterous noise-fests. The mellow guitar lines and dreamy vocal melodies will lull you in and then the band will go crazy thrashing away at their instruments blasting hard hitting guitar riffs and thumping bass lines. While the tune is drastically different from anything else off of the album it does not sound out of place due Bakers trance inducing voice. The single, Something For Joey resembles a rusty Pavement song as its scratchy guitar riffs and dreamy, summertime atmosphere takes control of you. Mercury Rev even throw in a wiry flute solo during the instrumental chorus creating another strange yet satisfying effect.
Tracklist
A1 | Meth Of A Rockette's Kick |
A2 | Trickle Down |
A3 | Bronx Cheer |
A4 | Boys Peel Out |
A5 | Bottom's Up |
B1 | Something For Joey |
B2 | Snorry Mouth |
B3 | Clouds |
B4 | Space Patrol |
B5 | Girlfren |
Notes
USA Promo Tape with working titles. Notably:"Bottom's Up" = "Downs Are Feminine Balloons"
"Clouds" = "Hi-Speed Boats"
"Space Patrol" = "Continuous Drunks And Blunders"
Other versions
Category | Artist | Title (Format) | Label | Category | Country | Year |
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BBQCD 140 | Mercury Rev | Boces (CD, Album) | Beggars Banquet | BBQCD 140 | UK | 1993 |
CSK 5170, DISP 001956 | Mercury Rev | Boces (CD, Album, Promo) | Columbia, Columbia | CSK 5170, DISP 001956 | US | 1993 |
BBQMC140 | Mercury Rev | Boces (Cass, Album) | Beggars Banquet | BBQMC140 | UK | 1993 |
07777 882162 5 | Mercury Rev | Boces (CD, Album) | Beggars Banquet, Mint Films | 07777 882162 5 | France | 1993 |
CT 53217 | Mercury Rev | Boces (Cass, Album) | Columbia | CT 53217 | Canada | 1993 |

Title: Boces
Category: Rock
Country: UK
Released: 1993
Rating: 4.5/5
Votes: 200
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