Deserter's Songs (studio album) by Mercury Rev

Very transcendent. Fluent and flowing and what you feel could be the soundtrack to a dream. Alluring.

From VictorVale 06/17/2023 14:13

Maluquice boa.

There are 3 brilliant songs on here that are surrounded by mostly average filler tracks that don't really provide anything for the record. The 3 tracks that stand out in my opinion are Holes, Opus 40 and Goddess On A Highway. The rest of the songs don't match the atmosphere or quality these songs create. I do think the voice is very unique as well and adds a special twist on this album that makes it stand out. Overall, a few brilliant tracks surrounded by mostly decent songs doesn't make for a bad album but its not one I will be rushing back to.

From planetneutral 12/06/2020 14:26

Didn't do much for me.

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

Favorite Tracks:The Funny Bird, Delta Sun Bottleneck Stomp

From thirstyDog 06/30/2019 05:01

The music is quite beautiful. But it's hard to get past the singer's voice. It's a bit cringey. I don't know what to rate this. I give the music 4.5 stars, and the singing 2 stars.

From Brad1770 06/29/2019 05:24

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

From elo269megv 10/24/2018 23:36

Consistently good. Flaming Lips comparisons make sense considering they shared studio time sometime between 1997-99 (the making of this and the Lips' Soft Bulletin) and probably used much of the same gear, equipment, and recording/engineering personnel.

Probably a grower...
Top tracks: Holes, Tonite It Shows, Goddess Of A Hiway

76/100

From Tamthebam 09/09/2017 04:08

Easily their best album Goddess On A Highway, Funny Bird, Holes, Hudson Line & Bottleneck Stomp are some of the best things they have ever delivered. I still prefer Flaming Lips though,as they do this style of music the best.