Mercury Rev - Channel 4 documentary (1999)

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@paulgraham6792 8 жыл бұрын

Beautiful parody of The Band and Robbie Robertson Hilarious.

@AlexandersDiary Жыл бұрын

Good then, first I thought this was serious, but than I realized they were playing around.🤣

@PolygoneNative 5 ай бұрын

The band seem very downbeat and world-weary in the interview! I wonder if their defensive imposture above relates to the reception of "see you on the other side" a few years previous? After Baker left. Jonathan Donahue and the band apparently put a lot of themselves into "see you on the .." Expecting a reception or a recognition it sadly never received. The zeitgeist had shifted dramatically between release of 'boces' and 'see you ..' it was largely overlooked and ignored by the press and public, greeted in lukewarm fashion by casual fans determined to believe the band had lost a key component of their magic when David left . Causing the band to spiral into a period of doubt, reappraisal and retreat. When "deserters songs" was released and started to generate praise and interest from the press and public, they couldn't believe it apparently. Believing their moment had passed with "see you..". It looks like there's still a residual wariness to get too caught up in the hype or the spotlight. The unfortunate part is "see you on the other side " is an astounding album full of joy and Wonder. It deserved a much better reception than it recovered. Even now they apparently don't play anything from the album live .

@6000cs 9 жыл бұрын

Hey, I love Mercury Rev, so don't get me wrong....Yes, very cool characters, but still can't escape falling into a bit of Spinal Tap/Tortured Genius parody land. Its a concert tour, boys, not an expedition to Mars.

@6000cs 8 жыл бұрын

"It takes a bit of effort - and probably quite a while - for most of us just to become people again...." Heavy. He's got the tormented artist wearing shades indoors whilst delicately balancing a smoldering prop cigarette down pat, though. The press conference with the Apollo 13 astronauts is here on KZbin. In comparison, those guys look like they could do it all again without much anxiety.

@Keverton13 3 жыл бұрын

@@6000cs it's not serious they're taking the piss.

@6000cs 3 жыл бұрын

@@Keverton13 D-OH! Someone mentioned Robbie Robertson, now I (hope) I get it. I also just remembered they are from the Woodstock area, and had Levon and Garth on their record. Brilliant, alright, and thanks.