See You on the Other Side (Mercury Rev album)
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| See You on the Other Side | ||||
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| Released | 1995 | |||
| Genre | Neo-psychedelia, noise pop | |||
| Length | 39:16 | |||
| Label | Beggars Banquet | |||
| Producer | Jonathan Donahue, Dave Fridmann, Grasshopper, Suzanne Thorpe, Jimy Chambers | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| NME | 8/10[2] |
| Q | [3] |
| The Rolling Stone Album Guide | [4] |
| Select | 4/5[5] |
| Spin | 7/10[6] |
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.
Content
[edit]This was the first Mercury Rev album following the departure of former lead singer Dave Baker. It also marks a transition between the earlier, noisier sound of their first two releases to the more orchestrated, soft and lush arrangements the band would embrace on subsequent albums.[citation needed]
The title for the album comes from what Dave Fridmann would say to the band members before going onstage.[citation needed]
The album cover is taken from a 1975 7 Up commercial entitled 'Uncola'.[7] The album's back cover is a photograph of Donahue despondently loading a revolver.
The video for "Young Man's Stride" was directed by Moby.
Track listing
[edit]| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Empire State (Son House in Excelsis)" | Jonathan Donahue, Sean "Grasshopper" Mackowiak, Suzanne Thorpe | 7:29 |
| 2. | "Young Man's Stride" | Donahue, Mackowiak | 2:43 |
| 3. | "Sudden Ray of Hope" | Jimy Chambers, Donahue, Dave Fridmann, Mackowiak, Thorpe | 5:18 |
| 4. | "Everlasting Arm" | Donahue, Mackowiak, Thorpe | 5:15 |
| 5. | "Racing the Tide" | Chambers, Donahue, Mackowiak, Thorpe | 7:31 |
| 6. | "Close Encounters of the 3rd Grade" | Chambers, Donahue, Fridmann, Mackowiak, Thorpe | 3:03 |
| 7. | "A Kiss from An Old Flame (A Trip to the Moon)" | Donahue, Mackowiak | 4:22 |
| 8. | "Peaceful Night" | Donahue, Mackowiak | 3:32 |
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 9. | "Cartwheel" | 7:06 |
Personnel
[edit]Adapted from the liner notes
- Dave Fridmann – Bass Explore, B-3, Pianos, Dual Vocals
- Jonathan Donahue – Vocals, Harmony Rocket Guitars, Guitorgan, Bowed Saws and Sounds
- Jimy Chambers – Drumming, Mojo Stick, Wurlitzer Electric Pianos
- Grasshopper – Guitar Shapes, Single Exhaust Clarinet, Tettix Wave Accumulator®
- Suzanne Thorpe – Quartz Arhoolie Flutes, French Horns
All Horns and Strings arranged by Donahue/Grasshopper, except "Sudden Ray of Hope" by Chambers/Thorpe
- Mark Marinoff – Saxophones
- Matt Jordan – Trumpets
- Rachel Handman – Strings
- Chris Reilly – Tablas
- Jake Congelo – Piano on "Peaceful Night"
- Carmen Quinoñes – Female Vocals on "Racing the Tide" and "Close Encounters of the 3rd Grade"
- Tomcat Stamos – Expressed Male Interruptions on "Close Encounters of the 3rd Grade"
References
[edit]- ^ Phares, Heather. "See You on the Other Side – Mercury Rev". AllMusic. Retrieved March 24, 2015.
- ^ Lewis, Angela (May 6, 1995). "Mercury Rave". NME. p. 43.
- ^ Gill, Andy (July 1995). "Mercury Rev: See You on the Other Side". Q. No. 106.
- ^ Kot, Greg (2004). "Mercury Rev". In Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian (eds.). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide (4th ed.). Simon & Schuster. p. 538. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8.
- ^ Morris, Gina (June 1995). "Mercury Rev: See You on the Other Side". Select. No. 60.
- ^ Reynolds, Simon (September 1995). "Mercury Rev: See You on the Other Side". Spin. Vol. 11, no. 6. pp. 111–112. Retrieved May 1, 2020.
- ^ "7up "Uncola" 1975". YouTube. December 10, 2007. Archived from the original on 2021-12-21. Retrieved January 7, 2012.
