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Mercury Rev are an American rock music group, formed in the late 1980s in Buffalo, New York. Original personnel were David Baker (vocals), Jonathan Donahue (vocals, guitars), Sean Mackowiak, a.k.a. "Grasshopper" (guitars, clarinet), Suzanne Thorpe (flute), Dave Fridmann (bass) and Jimy Chambers (drums). Rock is a form of popular music, usually featuring vocals (often with vocal harmony), electric guitars, a bass guitar, and a strong back beat; other instruments, such as keyboards (organ, piano synthesizers) and horns (saxophone, trumpet, trombone) are common in some styles, however, horns have been omitted from newer subgenres...
Location Location of Buffalo in New York State Government County Erie County Mayor Byron Brown Geographical characteristics Area - Total - Land - Water 136. ...
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LeAnn Rimes singing in concert A singer is a type of musician who uses his or her voice to produce music. ...
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The acoustic archtop guitar, used in Jazz music, features steel strings. ...
Two soprano clarinets: a Bâ™ clarinet (left) and an A clarinet (right, with no mouthpiece). ...
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Dave Fridmann is a musician and record producer. ...
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With their early records, Mercury Rev offered experimental, psychedelic rock, which gradually shifted to a melodic, ornate sound. Mercury Rev are often compared to The Flaming Lips, and in fact have close ties: Soon after the band's formation, Donahue also joined the Flaming Lips as second guitarist and appeared on two of their albums. Furthermore, several Flaming Lips recordings have been produced by Mercury Rev's Dave Fridmann. The word psychedelic is a neologism coined from the Greek words for mind, ψυχη (psyche), and manifest, δηλειν (delein). ...
The Flaming Lips (formed in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma in 1983) are an idiosyncratic and acclaimed American alternative rock band. ...
Despite considerable critical acclaim, their early releases never gave Mercury Rev more than cult popularity. They appeared on the smaller second stage at some 1993 Lollapalooza stops. A cult following is a group of fans devoted to a specific item, usually a film, television or radio program, though some comic books, musicians, writers or others also gain dedicated followings. ...
Lollapalooza is an American music festival featuring alternative rock, rap, and punk rock bands, dance and comedy performances, and craft booths. ...
Baker left after their second record, citing musical and personal disputes; he later recorded an album as Shady.
Baker's departure heralded a change in direction for the band. The darker, more experimental and less accessible features of their music began to disappear. See You on the Other Side was their first post-Baker album, finding Mercury Rev in transition. With the release of the acclaimed Deserter's Songs (which featured appearances by Garth Hudson and Levon Helm of The Band), Mercury Rev found themselves unexpected pop stars. Donahue's earnest, high-pitched vocals and concentration on relatively concise, melodic songs gave the band's material an entirely new feel and much increased popularity. Deserter's Songs made the UK, spawned three UK top 40 singles and was music magazine NME's album of the year for 1998. All is Dream, issued in 2001 managed a UK top 20 single. See You on the Other Side is the third album by Mercury Rev, released in 1995. ...
Deserters Songs is the fourth album by the alternative rock band Mercury Rev, released in 1998. ...
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The New Musical Express (better known as the NME) is a music magazine in the UK which has been published weekly since March 1952. ...
All is Dream is the fifth album by the alternative rock band Mercury Rev, released in 2001. ...
Mercury Rev's much-anticipated The Secret Migration was released in January 2005 to mostly positive reviews. The Secret Migration is the sixth album by the alternative rock band Mercury Rev, released in 2005. ...
Discography
Chart positions listed are for the UK, they have not charted in the US.
Albums Yerself Is Steam is the debut album by Mercury Rev, released in 1991. ...
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See You on the Other Side is the third album by Mercury Rev, released in 1995. ...
Deserters Songs is the fourth album by the alternative rock band Mercury Rev, released in 1998. ...
All is Dream is the fifth album by the alternative rock band Mercury Rev, released in 2001. ...
The Secret Migration is the sixth album by the alternative rock band Mercury Rev, released in 2005. ...
EPs / singles - Lego My Ego (1992, released as a compilation with Yerself is Steam)
- Car Wash Hair (1992)
- If You Want Me to Stay (1992)
- The Hum is Coming From Her (1993)
- Chasing a Bee (1993)
- Bronx Cheer (1993)
- Something for Joey (1993)
- Everlasting Arm (1995)
- Young Man's Stride (1995)
- Goddess on a Hiway (1998) #26 (1999 reissue)
- Delta Sun Bottleneck Stomp (1998) #26
- Opus 40 (1999) #31
- Holes (1999) (Australia only)
- Nite and Fog (2001)
- The Dark is Rising (2002) #16
- Little Rhymes (2002)
- Secret for a Song (Internet download only) (2004)
- In a Funny Way (2005) #28
- Across Yer Ocean (2005)
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