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    Mercury Rev - Deserter's Songs

    09/29/1998

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    All Music Guide Review

    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, All Music Guide

    Deserter's Songs Track Listing

  • Track#
  • Title
  • time
  • lyrics
  • 1
  • Holes
  • 5:55
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  • 2
  • Tonite It Shows
  • 3:40
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  • 3
  • Endlessly
  • 4:25
  • Sound Clip for Endlessly from Deserter's Songs


  • 4
  • I Collect Coins
  • 1:27
  • Sound Clip for I Collect Coins from Deserter's Songs


  • 5
  • Opus 40
  • 5:10
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  • 6
  • Hudson Line
  • 2:54
  • Sound Clip for Hudson Line from Deserter's Songs


  • 7
  • The Happy End (The Drunk Room)
  • 2:06
  • Sound Clip for The Happy End (The Drunk Room) from Deserter's Songs


  • 8
  • Goddess on a Hiway
  • 3:45
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  • 9
  • The Funny Bird
  • 5:51
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  • 10
  • Pick up If You're There
  • 3:05
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  • 11
  • Delta Sun Bottleneck Stomp
  • 6:17
  • Sound Clip for Delta Sun Bottleneck Stomp from Deserter's Songs


    • Credits of Deserter's Songs

    • Amy Helm
    • Vocals, Whistle (Human), Whistle (Instrument)
    • Dave Fridmann
    • Bass, Piano, Vocals (Background), Producer, Engineer, Mellotron

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