Album of the day (#5478): Deserter's Songs by Mercury
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- Posted: 12/18/2025 21:00
- Post subject: Album of the day (#5478): Deserter's Songs by Mercury
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Today's album of the day
Deserter's Songs by Mercury Rev (View album | Buy this album)
Year: 1998.
Country: 
Overall rank: 670
Decade rank: 116
Year rank: 9
Discography rank: 1 (out of 20 albums on BEA)
Average rating: 80/100 (from 511 votes).
Tracks:
1. Holes 
2. Tonite It Shows
3. Endlessly
4. I Collect Coins
5. Opus 40
6. Hudson Line
7. Happy End (The Drunk Room)
8. Goddess On A Hiway
9. Funny Bird
10. Pick Up If You're There
11. Delta Sun Bottleneck Stomp
indicates a top-rated track.
Top voted comments:
"The legendary 'Deserters Songs' who's sum is greater than its parts
I became obsessed with this album around the time it came out in 1998 and in many ways I still am obsessed. Need proof I was obsessed ?. I have 3 physical CD copies of 'Deserters Songs' - the original standard CD , a Limited Edition release with Bonus 5 track EP and finally a special numbered release with cardboard cover and post cards included
Why do I love this album so much ? Well much like Neutral Milk Hotels 'In the Aeroplane ..' it has that X factor I struggle to put into words , its weird and wonky and feels old (but isn't ) and is almost perfect
How I feel about 'Deserters Songs' is best encapsulated by the following Grasshopper liner notes from the demo's release 'Deserted Songs'
“As we pulled these Deserted Songs to the surface whatever had been holding us hostage cracked and withered in the blistering power of this music, and these songs allowed us to find ourselves and lose ourselves at the same time… It is the magic of the vibrating universe; the music of the Angels”
As I write this late June 2019 'Deserters Songs' shamefully sits in the 600's on BEA All-Time album list , if ever an album deserved to be in the top 500 this is it"
- Brad1770 (Rating: 90/100)
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"100/100
I think this album is underrated, so much similarity with Soft Bulletin (Flaming Lips) wich is on top 20 (and the best of the decade for me) best of the 1990's and this is #127
Awesome music and lyrics, very atmospheric
Top 20 best albums of the 90's for me"
- leniad (Rating: 100/100)
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HoldenM
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Age: 31
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Johnnyo
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Age: 67
Location: London Town 
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- Posted: 12/28/2025 16:38
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Saw them live when this album came out. Excellent band, really good album. Probably their best
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