http://blogcritics.org/ A sinister cabal of superior bloggers on music, books, film, popular culture, politics, and technology - updated continuously. en Copyright 2005 by the authors Tue, 17 May 2005 16:00:40 EDT http://backend.userland.com/rss Blogcritics.org custom software http://blogcritics.org/archives/2005/05/02/000615.php#comment-154217 yeah, being a fairly enthuisastic mercury rev fan i was extremely let down. i too forced myself into inumerable repeated listenings hoping to either eventually a)get it or b) at least indoctrinate myself into enjoying it. neither happened. the reccomendation to check out deserter's songs is a good one. no doubt that was their best effort... namely becuase they weren't afraid to totally reinvent themselves. unfortunately ever since completing that herculean task they seem to be extremely afraid of letting it go. this album is a sounding call to unhinge the fingers and get on to something different. swans in the liner notes? where's the fucking rock? 154217@blogcritics.org Tue, 17 May 2005 16:00:40 EDT http://blogcritics.org/archives/2005/05/02/000615.php#comment-147476 Check out <i>Deserter's Songs</i>, arguably Mercury Rev's finest hour. I have yet to hear <i>The Secret Migration</i> (as it's not out the US yet) but I have been seeing reviews frequently remark that it is not as good as the previous album, <i>All Is Dream</i>, an album that left me with a distaste that prevented me from ever really getting into it. From the sounds of it, <i>Deserter's Songs</i> will provide the heart that you're looking for, but it is stark, desolate music. 147476@blogcritics.org Mon, 2 May 2005 16:54:55 EDT