Mercury Rev - Deserter's Songs (1998)
"Four albums in and Mercury Rev remain as surprising and daring as ever — exchanging the volcanic noise and twisted sensibilities of earlier releases for ornate arrangements and ethereal strings, Deserter's Songs unlocks the beauty always hidden just below the band's surface, its lush harmonics and soothing textures bathing in an almost unearthly light. Standouts including the exquisitely waltz-like "Tonite It Shows" and the celestial "Endlessly" are like lullabies, their music-box melodies gentle and narcotic; even the most pop-oriented moments like "Opus 40" and "Hudson Line" share a symphonic, candy-colored majesty far removed from conventional rock idioms. Complete with its fractured instrumental interludes and odd effects, Deserter's Songs sounds like no other album — for that matter, it doesn't even sound like Mercury Rev, yet there's no mistaking the record's brilliance for anyone else."-Jason Ankeny-AllMusic
- Sean "Grasshopper" Mackowiack / vocals, guitar, woodwinds
- Suzanne Thorpe / flute
- Dave Fridmann / piano, Mellotron, bass, background vocals
- Adam Snyder / Wurlitzer piano, Mellotron, Hammond B-3 organ
- Jimmy Chambers / harpsichord, clavinet, drums
Additional personnel:
- Amy Helm, Marie Spinosa, Mary Gavazzi Fridmann / vocals
- Garrett James Uhlenbrock / slide guitar
- Rachel Handman / violin
- Garth Hudson / alto & tenor saxophones
- Matt Jordan / flugelhorn
- Jim Burgess / trombone
- Aaron Hurwitz / piano
- Scott Pettito / acoustic & electric basses
- Jeff Mercel, Levon Helm / drums
- Joel Eckhouse / bowed saw
1. Holes (5:55)
2. Tonite It Shows (3:40)
3. Endlessly (4:25)
4. I Collect Coins (1:27)
5. Opus 40 (5:10)
6. Hudson Line (2:54)
7. Happy End (The Drunk Room) (2:06)
8. Goddess on a Hiway (3:45)
9. Funny Bird (5:51)
10. Pick up If You're There (3:05)
11. Delta Sun Bottleneck Stomp (6:17)
BONUS DISC
1 - He Was A Friend Of Mine (3:37)
2 - Motion Pictures (3:27)
3 - Silver Street (4:41)
4 - Philadelphia (3:07)
5 - I Only Have Eyes For You (4:23)
6 - Caroline Says Pt. II (3:56)
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http://www.zshare.net/download/13110488c6ecaaba/
http://rapidshare.com/files/120318425/MERDESER.rar
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