Yerself Is Steam

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Pink Floyd, Sonic Youth, the Pixies, the Velvet Underground... good for you. But forget all that for a moment because this album is different. While containing elements similar to other revolutionary music, this album is a unique psychedelic vision with an early 90s underground sound--without the trappings or pretentions of their contemporaries.

Insane but beautiful.

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When the men from Buffalo were completely batty...

Caught in stylistic limbo between so-called shoe-gazing and grunge, the Mercury Rev of 1991 were far removed from today's opaque, psychedelic balladeers. Allegedly three years in the making, the punningly-titled Yerself Is Steam teeters permanently on the verge of complete chaos. Now-departed vocalist David Baker had an irritating line in "arty" monologues - Einar from the Sugarcubes with a different accent - and melodies seldom poked through the feedback and flutes. "Coney Island Cyclone" is st…

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1

Chasing a Bee

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2

Syringe Mouth

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3

Coney Island Cyclone

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4

Blue and Black

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5

Sweet Oddysee of a Cancer Cell T' Th' Center of Yer Heart

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6

Frittering

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7

Continuous Trucks and Thunder Under a Mother's Smile

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8

Very Sleepy Rivers

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8 tracks	format: 1 x CD record label: Sony release dates: 1991 in United Kingdom view details
99 tracks	format: 1 x CD record label: Sony release dates: 1992 in United States view details