The Essential Mercury Rev: Stillness Breathes 1991–2006 is a double disc compilation album by the band Mercury Rev. Disc one compiles tracks from their first six studio albums, while disc two consists of covers, B-sides, and previously unreleased tracks.
The Essential Mercury Rev: Stillness Breathes 1991–2006 | ||||
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Released | October 2, 2006 | |||
Recorded | 1991–2006 | |||
Genre | Indie rock, experimental rock | |||
Label | V2 | |||
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Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Mojo | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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Pitchfork Media | 8.3/10[4] |
Q | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Record Collector | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Sound Generator | 8/10[7] |
Track listing
edit- Disc 1
- "Diamonds" (from The Secret Migration)
- "Everlasting Arm" (from See You on the Other Side)
- "In a Funny Way" (from The Secret Migration)
- "Goddess on a Hiway" (from Deserter's Songs)
- "Chasing a Bee" (from Yerself Is Steam)
- "The Dark Is Rising" (from All Is Dream)
- "Black Forest (Lorelei)" (from The Secret Migration)
- "Holes" (from Deserter's Songs)
- "Car Wash Hair" (from Yerself Is Steam)
- "Empire State (Son House in Excelsis)" (from See You on the Other Side)
- "Something for Joey" (from Boces)
- "Frittering" (from Yerself Is Steam)
- "A Drop in Time" (from All Is Dream)
- "Opus 40" (from Deserter's Songs)
- Disc 2
- "I Don't Wanna Be a Soldier" (John Lennon)
- "I Only Have Eyes for You (featuring Sean O'Hagan)" (The Lettermen)
- "Observatory Crest" (Captain Beefheart)
- "Streets of Laredo" (Famous cowboy ballad)
- "So There (featuring Robert Creeley)"
- "Afraid" (Nico)
- "He Was a Friend of Mine" (Traditional folk song - Bob Dylan arrangement)
- "Delta Sun Bottleneck Stomp" (Chemical Brothers remix)
- "It's a Man's Man's Man's World" (James Brown)
- "Clamor" (Mercury Rev)
- "Seagull" (Mercury Rev)
- "Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds" (The Beatles)
- "Coney Island Cyclone" (Mercury Rev)
- "Silver Street" (Nikki Sudden and David Kusworth)
- "Deadman" (Alan Vega)
- "Philadelphia" (Neil Young)
- "Good Times Ahead" (Mercury Rev)
- "Memory of a Free Festival" (David Bowie)
References
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- ^ Andrew Perry, "Mercury Rev Stillness Breathes: The Essential … (1991–2006)", Mojo, November 2006, p. 128.
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- ^ Stuart Berman, "Mercury Rev The Essential Mercury Rev: Stillness Breathes 1991–2006", Pitchfork Media, September 28, 2006 (archived version retrieved December 12, 2014).
- ^ Paul Rees, "Mercury Rev The Essential Mercury Rev: Stillness Breathes (1991–2006)", Q, November 2006, p. 156.
- ^ Simon Hugo, "Mercury Rev The Essential Mercury Rev", Record Collector, December 2006, p. 120.
- ^ T.J. Hart, "Mercury Rev The Essential Mercury Rev, Stillness Breathes (1991–2006)", Sound Generator, October 11, 2006 (archived version retrieved December 12, 2014).