Rev | ||||
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Released | November 16, 1992 [1] | |||
Recorded | Zabriskie Point and Axis Studios, August 1992 | |||
Genre | Alternative rock | |||
Length | 53:20 | |||
Language | English | |||
Label | 4AD | |||
Producer | Kurt Ralske, Fred Maher | |||
Ultra Vivid Scene chronology | ||||
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Singles from Rev | ||||
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Rev is an album by the American band Ultra Vivid Scene, released in 1992. [2] [3] It was the band's third and final album. The single, an edited "Blood and Thunder", reached number 27 on the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart. [4] [5] Ultra Vivid Scene supported the album by touring with Grant Lee Buffalo. [6]
The album was produced by Kurt Ralske and Fred Maher. [7] Unlike previous albums, Ralske recorded Rev with many other musicians instead of just going it alone. [8]
Ralske often wrote lyrics while still mostly asleep as he preferred the "naturalness" of the process. [9] "Mirror to Mirror" is about materialism. [10]
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [11] |
Calgary Herald | B [12] |
Chicago Tribune | [13] |
The Washington Post praised the "elegance" of the album. [14] The Toronto Star wrote that Rev "has Nick Drake-like melodies, T. Rex-ish riffs, ethereal sliding guitar licks, restless rhythms, silences and explosions." [15] The Chicago Tribune noted that Ralske "seems so juiced to be working with a live rhythm section that he just grooves on and on with little heed paid to pop structure." [13]
Rev | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | November 16, 1992 [1] | |||
Recorded | Zabriskie Point and Axis Studios, August 1992 | |||
Genre | Alternative rock | |||
Length | 53:20 | |||
Language | English | |||
Label | 4AD | |||
Producer | Kurt Ralske, Fred Maher | |||
Ultra Vivid Scene chronology | ||||
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Singles from Rev | ||||
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Rev is an album by the American band Ultra Vivid Scene, released in 1992. [2] [3] It was the band's third and final album. The single, an edited "Blood and Thunder", reached number 27 on the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart. [4] [5] Ultra Vivid Scene supported the album by touring with Grant Lee Buffalo. [6]
The album was produced by Kurt Ralske and Fred Maher. [7] Unlike previous albums, Ralske recorded Rev with many other musicians instead of just going it alone. [8]
Ralske often wrote lyrics while still mostly asleep as he preferred the "naturalness" of the process. [9] "Mirror to Mirror" is about materialism. [10]
Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [11] |
Calgary Herald | B [12] |
Chicago Tribune | [13] |
The Washington Post praised the "elegance" of the album. [14] The Toronto Star wrote that Rev "has Nick Drake-like melodies, T. Rex-ish riffs, ethereal sliding guitar licks, restless rhythms, silences and explosions." [15] The Chicago Tribune noted that Ralske "seems so juiced to be working with a live rhythm section that he just grooves on and on with little heed paid to pop structure." [13]