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2006 compilation album by Mercury Rev
The Essential Mercury Rev: Stillness Breathes 1991–2006
Released October 2, 2006 Recorded 1991–2006
Genre
Indie rock ,
experimental rock
Label
V2
Hello Blackbird (2006)
The Essential Mercury Rev: Stillness Breathes 1991–2006 (2006)
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.
Track listing
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
^
link
^ Andrew Perry, "Mercury Rev Stillness Breathes: The Essential … (1991–2006) ",
Mojo , November 2006, p. 128.
^
link
^ 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).
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