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| n/a by Pitchfork Media |
Though their approach hasn't changed from the radically orchestral turn of 1998's Deserter's Songs, these songs are far more personal than their last set. |
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| 3.5 by Rolling Stone |
Love them, or run screaming from the room when their distinctively coy, eerie music washes from the speakers, Mercury Rev are a genuine acquired taste. These Buffalo, New York, experimentalists' fifth... |
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| n/a by Popmatters |
Also worth noting is the vulnerability at work that's never surfaced before -- Donahue's voice takes on the pinched, high sound of Neil Young's on more than few songs, and it perfectly suits the sense of enchantment inherent in the album as a whole. |
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| n/a by www.cdnow.com |
Built around mellotrons, bowed saws, and other odd sonic devices, All Is Dream's arrangements often recall the prog-rock heyday of bands such as Can and Yes, albeit with more somber hues. |
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| n/a by www.sonicnet.com |
Continues in the bucolic vein of Deserter's Songs, and sounds almost as wondrous. |
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| n/a by www.eonline.com |
Casual fans of modern rock may drown here (and probably won't get it), but admirers of like-minded artists such as the Flaming Lips and Built to Spill will certainly get Rev-ved up. |
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| n/a by www.playlouder.com |
It's exactly the album we all demanded from them, but moreso. |
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| n/a by www.austinchronicle.com |
Mercury Rev has not only matched the Herculean effort of Deserter's Songs, they've surpassed it. |
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| n/a by www.dotmusic.com |
Make no mistake, this album sounds incredible: cascading orchestrations, pulsating and instantly memorable tunes, an atmosphere that's both accessible and palpably psychedelic. |
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| n/a by www.splendidezine.com |
Mercury Rev's unique talent lies in their ability to take a page from nearly every book and mold it into their own nuanced brand of music. |
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| n/a by www.theonionavclub.com |
Mercury Rev's ongoing foray into a strange sort of beauty overload remains a noble endeavor, but it inspires more admiration than emotional attachment. |
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| n/a by www.neumu.net |
Orchestral swells, kaleidoscopic tones and childlike fragility imbue All Is Dream with the theatrics of a trip through wonderland. |
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| n/a by www.trouserpress.com |
This fine album contains several striking songs (notably “The Dark Is Rising” and “Nite and Fog”), but it suffers in comparison to the artistic breakthrough of its immediate predecessor. |
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