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| 與The Flaming Lips、Spiritualized並列新迷幻宗師地位的Mercury Rev，80年代成立於紐約水牛城，經過多次團員更異形成今日以Jonathan Donahue（主唱兼吉他手）、Grasshopper（吉他手）、Jeff Mercel（鼓手兼鍵盤手）、Dave Fridmann（Bass手兼製作）四人為主的基本編製。 Mercury Rev闖蕩樂壇近二十年來，不論前期實驗性格強烈的Noise-Pop格局或今日華麗頹美的新迷幻史詩，David Baker冷調荒涼的低鳴或Jonathan Donahue脆弱鬼魅的吟唱，隨其音符散落一地的迷離夢境，每一次總是讓樂迷與傳媒全然折服，成為音樂史上的重要軌跡，而1998年極至華麗頹廢的搖滾交響詩《Deserter's Songs》，更被各大傳媒譽為90年代必備的超級經典。Mercury Rev首張精選大碟忠實紀錄15年來的音樂旅程。第一碟平均蒐羅6張專輯曲目，《Yerself Is Steam》中Shoegazing色彩濃厚的長篇作品＜Chasing a Bee＞、＜Frittering＞以及《Boces》的＜Something for Joey＞，展現David Baker單綱主唱時期陰暗特質和濃郁噪音美學色彩；而《See You on the Other Side》的＜Everlasting Arm＞、＜Empire State＞則是前期實驗性格和隨後浪漫主義交會的佳作；新迷幻指標性大碟《Deserter's Songs》的＜Goddess on a Hiway＞、＜Holes＞、＜Opus＞肯定早是樂迷耳熟能詳的經典；延續前作製作概念的《All Is Dream》獻上更加華麗頹美的＜Dark Is Rising＞和＜Drop in Time＞；《Secret Migration》則帶來春陽般和煦感性的＜Diamonds＞、＜In a Funny Way＞、＜Black Forest＞。 由18首珍稀作品、翻唱歌曲和未發表曲目集結而成的第二碟中，John Lennon專輯《Imagine》裡的反戰經典＜I Don't Wanna Be a Soldier＞，紐約前衛搖滾經典女伶Nico的＜Afraid＞，民謠教父Bob Dylan的＜He Was a Friend of Mine＞，Neil Young為電影「費城」譜寫的動人片尾曲＜Philadelphia＞，搖滾變色龍David Bowie前期經典＜Memory of a Free Festival＞、High Llamas主腦Sean O'Hagan助陣的爵士經典標準曲＞I Only Have Eyes for You＞，90年代Big Beat班霸The Chemical Brothers為＜Delta Sun Bottleneck Stomp＞打理的混音版，邀來Carmen Quinones獻唱的＜It's a Man's Man's World＞則讓James Brown的靈魂神韻與迷幻磅礡氣勢相互撞擊，在在展現Mercury Rev廣納各類型元素的音樂野心。此外，Mercury Rev以1987年Shady Crady的前身團名發表的＜Clamor＞，邀來The Black Crowes 吉他手Rich Robinson合作的2006年的＜Seagull＞，以及翻玩Beatles的＜Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds＞等三首從未公開發表的曲目亦收錄其中。跨越各時期的32首佳作，不僅是來沒來得及認識Mercury Rev樂迷的終極指南，更是隨Mercury Rev共同成長粉絲們重新體驗其音樂脈絡與百變風貌的必備逸品！ 資料來源：福茂唱片 |
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| 曲序 | 曲名 | 演唱人 |
| 1 | Diamonds | Mercury Rev |
| 2 | Everlasting Arm | Mercury Rev |
| 3 | In a Funny Way | Mercury Rev |
| 4 | Goddess on a Hiway | Mercury Rev |
| 5 | Chasing a Bee | Mercury Rev |
| 6 | Dark Is Rising | Mercury Rev |
| 7 | Black Forest (Lorelei) | Mercury Rev |
| 8 | Holes | Mercury Rev |
| 9 | Car Wash Hair | Mercury Rev |
| 10 | Empire State (Son House In Excelsis) | Mercury Rev |
| 11 | Something For Joey | Mercury Rev |
| 12 | Frittering | Mercury Rev |
| 13 | Drop In Time | Mercury Rev |
| 14 | Opus 40 | Mercury Rev |
| 15 | I Don't Wanna Be A Soldier | Mercury Rev |
| 16 | I Only Have Eyes For You |
Mercury Rev Sean O'Hagan |
| 17 | Observatory Crest | Mercury Rev |
| 18 | Streets of Laredo | Mercury Rev |
| 19 | So There |
Mercury Rev Robert Creeley |
| 20 | Afraid | Mercury Rev |
| 21 | He Was a Friend of Mine | Mercury Rev |
| 22 | Delta Sun Bottleneck Stomp (Chemical Brothers remix) | Mercury Rev |
| 23 | It's A Man's Man's Man's World | Mercury Rev |
| 24 | Clamor | Mercury Rev |
| 25 | Seagull | Mercury Rev |
| 26 | Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds | Mercury Rev |
| 27 | Coney Island Cyclone | Mercury Rev |
| 28 | Silver Street | Mercury Rev |
| 29 | Deadman | Mercury Rev |
| 30 | Philadelphia | Mercury Rev |
| 31 | Good Times Ahead | Mercury Rev |
| 32 | Memory Of A Free Festival | Mercury Rev |
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