Boces is the second album by Mercury Rev, released in 1993. It was their final album with frontman David Baker, who was asked to leave shortly after the supporting tour concluded.[7] The title is derived from the Boards of Cooperative Educational Services system of vocational schools in New York.[7]
| Boces | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | June 1, 1993 | |||
| Recorded | 1992–1993 | |||
| Genre | Neo-psychedelia, noise pop | |||
| Length | 53:55 | |||
| Label | Beggars Banquet (UK) Columbia (US) | |||
| Producer | Mercury Rev | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| Entertainment Weekly | B+[2] |
| NME | 8/10[3] |
| Q |  [4] |
| The Rolling Stone Album Guide | [5] |
| Select | 4/5[6] |
During the tour (on Lollapalooza) for this album, the band were forced off the stage for being too loud.[8]
Track listing
editAll tracks are written by Mercury Rev according to the liner notes; actual writing credits from the ASCAP Repertory are listed below.[9]
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Meth of a Rockette's Kick" | David Baker, Jimy Chambers, Jonathan Donahue, Dave Fridmann, Sean Mackowiak, Suzanne Thorpe | 10:29 |
| 2. | "Trickle Down" | Baker, Chambers, Donahue, Fridmann, Mackowiak, Thorpe | 5:04 |
| 3. | "Bronx Cheer" | Baker, Donahue, Fridmann | 2:49 |
| 4. | "Boys Peel Out" | Baker, Donahue, Fridmann, Mackowiak | 4:28 |
| 5. | "Downs Are Feminine Balloons" | Baker, Donahue, Fridmann, Mackowiak, Thorpe | 6:29 |
| 6. | "Something for Joey" | Baker, Chambers, Fridmann, Mackowiak, Thorpe | 4:06 |
| 7. | "Snorry Mouth" | Baker, Chambers, Donahue | 10:55 |
| 8. | "Hi-Speed Boats" | Baker, Fridmann, Mackowiak | 4:00 |
| 9. | "Continuous Drunks and Blunders" | Baker, Donahue, Fridmann, Mackowiak | 0:48 |
| 10. | "Girlfren" | Baker, Chambers, Donahue, Fridmann, Mackowiak, Thorpe | 4:41 |
Personnel
edit- Mercury Rev
- Jimy Chambers – Drumming, AtlasSweepstakes
- Jonathan Donahue – Silver Pickup Guitar, Vocals between Ventolin hits
- Grasshopper – Dither Guitar, Licorice Stick
- Suzanne Thorpe – Rooster Tail Bass Flute, Chevron Fife
- Dave Fridmann – Bass Explore, Exhaled band-with Magnetics
- David Baker – Vocals
- Additional musicians
- Julie Baker – violin
- C. Gavazzi – French horn
- Jim Burgess – trombone
References
edit- ^ Phares, Heather. "Boces – Mercury Rev". AllMusic. Retrieved January 13, 2018.
- ^ Farber, Jim (July 9, 1993). "Boces". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved January 13, 2018.
- ^ Cameron, Keith (May 29, 1993). "These Schoolish Things". NME. p. 32.
- ^ Snow, Mat (July 1993). "Mercury Rev: Boces". Q. No. 82. p. 98.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Perry, Andrew (July 1993). "Mercury Rev: Boces / Urge Overkill: Saturation". Select. No. 37. p. 93.
- ^ a b Jonathan Donahue 'The Mercury Rev Story' Interview by Iain McNay, retrieved 2023-03-18
- ^ "Jonathan Donahue (mercury Rev)". Archived from the original on 2016-09-20.
- ^ "ACE Repertory". ASCAP. Retrieved 7 September 2024.