All Is Dream

Last updated
All Is Dream
Dreammercuryrev.jpg
Studio album by
Mercury Rev
ReleasedAugust 27, 2001
Genre Dream pop, psychedelic rock, chamber pop
Length49:45
Label V2
Producer Dave Fridmann, Grasshopper, Jonathan Donahue, Jeff Mercel
Mercury Rev chronology
Deserter's Songs
(1998)		All Is Dream
(2001)		 The Secret Migration
(2005)
Singles from All Is Dream
  1. "Nite and Fog"
    Released: 6 October 2001
  2. "The Dark Is Rising"
    Released: 26 January 2002
  3. "Little Rhymes"
    Released: 27 July 2002

All Is Dream is the fifth studio album by American rock band Mercury Rev. It was released in the United Kingdom on August 27, 2001, in France on August 28, 2001, and in the United States on September 11, 2001. The album's front cover features half of the 1991 painting Breakthrough Dreaming by artist and mystic Jennifer Hathaway.

Contents

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic 80/100 [1]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svg [2]
Blender Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [3]
The Guardian Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [4]
Los Angeles Times Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svg [5]
NME 8/10 [6]
Pitchfork 8.5/10 [7]
Q Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [8]
Rolling Stone Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [9]
Spin 7/10 [10]
Uncut Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svg [11]

All Is Dream received generally positive reviews from music critics. Q listed All Is Dream as one of the best 50 albums of 2001. [12]

Track listing

All songs written by Jonathan Donahue, Sean "Grasshopper" Mackowiak and Jeff Mercel.

  1. "The Dark Is Rising" – 4:52
  2. "Tides of the Moon" – 5:13
  3. "Chains" – 4:22
  4. "Lincoln's Eyes" – 7:09
  5. "Nite and Fog" – 3:58
  6. "Little Rhymes" – 5:13
  7. "A Drop in Time" – 4:20
  8. "You're My Queen" – 2:33
  9. "Spiders and Flies" – 4:11
  10. "Hercules" – 7:52
Japanese bonus track
  2. "Cool Waves" – 3:10

Limited edition bonus CD-ROM

The album was also released as a limited edition featuring a CD-ROM with the following tracks:

  1. "Saw Song (Live)" (Audio track)
  2. "Hercules (Live)" (Audio track)
  3. "Little Rhymes (Live)" (Audio track)
  4. "Nite and Fog" (Video)
  5. "The Dark Is Rising" (Video)
  6. "Documentary Footage" (Video)

Personnel

Charts

Chart performance for All Is Dream
Chart (2001)Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA) [13] 36
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia) [14] 46
Danish Albums (Hitlisten) [15] 38
French Albums (SNEP) [16] 27
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [17] 78
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista) [18] 4
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan) [19] 55
UK Albums (OCC) [20] 11

In other media

In his album Falling Off the Bone , comedian Todd Barry recounts the fact that, while in Manhattan on September 11, a friend of his in the crowd recognized Barry and told him, "The new Mercury Rev album is out."

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Mercury Rev</span> American indie rock band

Mercury Rev is an American rock band formed in 1989 in Buffalo, New York, with singer/guitarist Jonathan Donahue and guitarist/clarinetist/sound generator operator Sean "Grasshopper" Mackowiak as the only constant members. The band's music has incorporated indie rock, psychedelic rock and American roots, amongst other forms. Mercury Rev have been closely associated with The Flaming Lips, and the two bands have shared historical ties.

<i>One Nite Alone... Live!</i> 2002 live album by Prince and The New Power Generation

One Nite Alone... Live! is a live album box set by Prince and The New Power Generation, containing live recordings from the intimate One Nite Alone... Tour performances. The album was released in 2002 but many of the tracks were new arrangements of songs dating from more than 20 years earlier. It was the first album since the Love Symbol Album in 1992 to be credited to Prince and The New Power Generation. Among the album's highlights are "Sometimes It Snows in April" and "Adore" at the piano, an extended "Joy in Repetition", and an energetic "When U Were Mine".

<i>Flash Gordon</i> (soundtrack) 1980 studio album / Soundtrack album by Queen

Flash Gordon is the ninth studio album and first soundtrack album by the British rock band Queen, released on 8 December 1980 by EMI Records in the UK and on 27 January 1981 by Elektra Records in the US. It is one of two film soundtracks that they produced, along with Highlander. It is the soundtrack to the science fiction film Flash Gordon and features lyrics on only two tracks. "Flash's Theme" was the only single to be released from the album, under the title "Flash". The album reached number 10 on the UK charts and number 23 in the US. The album was reissued worldwide on 27 June 2011 as part of the band's 40th anniversary. The reissue adds an EP of related tracks.

<i>Siren</i> (Heather Nova album) 1998 studio album by Heather Nova

Siren is the third studio album by Heather Nova, released in 1998.

<i>Deserters Songs</i> 1998 studio album by Mercury Rev

Deserter's Songs is the fourth studio album by American rock band Mercury Rev, released in late September 1998. British music magazine NME named Deserter's Songs album of the year for 1998. Limited edition copies of the album came in a brown cardboard envelope-like package, with a stamp on the cover postmarked with the release date, as well as two art postcards.

<i>Yerself Is Steam</i> 1991 studio album by Mercury Rev

Yerself Is Steam is the 1991 debut album by Mercury Rev. The title is a mondegreen of the phrase "Your self-esteem", and is taken from a recurring lyric in the opening "Chasing a Bee". "Car Wash Hair" was released as a single to follow the album. "Very Sleepy Rivers" is supposedly about a serial killer, with the river acting as a metaphor for the killer's relative calm and sudden tendency to snap.

<i>Boces</i> 1993 studio album by Mercury Rev

Boces is the second album by Mercury Rev, released in 1993. It was their final album with frontman David Baker, who was asked to leave shortly after the supporting tour concluded. The title is derived from the Boards of Cooperative Educational Services system of vocational schools in New York.

<i>See You on the Other Side</i> (Mercury Rev album) 1995 studio album by Mercury Rev

See You on the Other Side is the third studio album by American neo-psychedelia band Mercury Rev, released in 1995 by record label Beggars Banquet.

<i>The Secret Migration</i> 2005 studio album by Mercury Rev

The Secret Migration is the sixth album by the alternative rock band Mercury Rev, released on January 24, 2005 in the UK. A limited edition of the American release of the album featured special packaging and included a bonus disc featuring b-sides, rarities, and live tracks.

<i>Rock Action</i> (album) 2001 studio album by Mogwai

Rock Action is the third studio album by Scottish post-rock band Mogwai. The album was produced by Dave Fridmann of Mercury Rev in New York.

<i>Relish</i> (album) 1995 studio album by Joan Osborne

Relish is the debut studio album by American singer-songwriter Joan Osborne, released on March 21, 1995. It was nominated for Album of the Year at the 38th Grammy Awards, and also earned nominations for Best New Artist and Best Female Pop Vocal Performance for Osborne. In addition, the track "One of Us" was nominated for Record of the Year and Song of the Year.

<i>Alive III</i> 1993 live album by Kiss

Alive III is a live album released by the American hard rock band Kiss in 1993. It is the third installment of the Alive series. The recording of Alive III took place over multiple dates during the band's 1992 tour in support of Revenge. It was certified gold in 1994.

<i>The Works</i> (Queen album) 1984 studio album by Queen

The Works is the eleventh studio album by the British rock band Queen. It was released on 27 February 1984 by EMI Records just shortly after recording for the album had been completed in the United Kingdom and it is the band's first studio album to be released by Capitol Records in the United States. After the synth-heavy Hot Space (1982), the album saw the re-emergence of Brian May and Roger Taylor's rock sound, while still incorporating the early 80s retro futuristic electronic music and New York funk scenes. Recorded at the Record Plant Studios in Los Angeles, California, and Musicland Studios in Munich, Germany, from August 1983 to January 1984, the album's title comes from a comment Taylor made as recording began – "Let's give them the works!".

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Jonathan Donahue</span> American musician

Jonathan Daniel Donahue is an American rock musician. He is best known as the frontman and a founding member of Mercury Rev, with whom he has released nine studio albums since 1991. He is also a former member of The Flaming Lips and recorded two albums with the group in the early 1990s.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Grasshopper (musician)</span> Musical artist

Grasshopper is an American musician with the band Mercury Rev. He has also appeared with Rev side-project Harmony Rockets, his own band Grasshopper and the Golden Crickets, and as a guest musician on numerous other recordings.

<i>22 Dreams</i> 2008 studio album by Paul Weller

22 Dreams is the ninth solo studio album by Paul Weller. It was released on 2 June 2008.

<i>Snowflake Midnight</i> 2008 studio album by Mercury Rev

Snowflake Midnight is the seventh studio album from Mercury Rev. It was released on September 29, 2008 in the UK, and September 30 in the US.

Jeff Mercel is an American multi-instrumentalist, composer, and studio musician, best known for his time in the indie rock band, Mercury Rev.

<i>The Light in You</i> 2015 studio album by Mercury Rev

The Light in You is the eighth studio album by American rock band Mercury Rev, released on September 18, 2015, by Bella Union. The Light in You is the band's first entirely self-produced and recorded album, as well as the first not to be produced by longtime collaborator Dave Fridmann.

<i>Things Are Great</i> 2022 studio album by Band of Horses

Things Are Great is the sixth studio album by indie rock band Band of Horses, released on March 4, 2022, on BMG. The album was initially produced by Grandaddy's Jason Lytle, who produced the band's previous studio album, Why Are You OK (2016), and Dave Fridmann, but was later reworked by frontman Ben Bridwell and producer Wolfgang Zimmerman.

References

  1. ↑ "Reviews for All Is Dream by Mercury Rev". Metacritic . Retrieved March 18, 2016.
  2. ↑ Phares, Heather. "All Is Dream – Mercury Rev". AllMusic . Retrieved December 19, 2019.
  3. ↑ Kot, Greg (August–September 2001). "Mercury Rev: All Is Dream". Blender (2): 125. Archived from the original on August 20, 2004. Retrieved July 6, 2016.
  4. ↑ Costa, Maddy (August 24, 2001). "Mercury Rev: All Is Dream (V2)". The Guardian . Retrieved March 18, 2016.
  5. ↑ Bronson, Kevin (November 18, 2001). "Mercury Rev 'All Is Dream' (V2)". Los Angeles Times . Retrieved March 18, 2016.
  6. ↑ Morton, Roger (August 25, 2001). "Mercury Rev : All Is Dream". NME . Archived from the original on June 23, 2008. Retrieved March 18, 2016.
  7. ↑ Reid, Brendan (September 11, 2001). "Mercury Rev: All Is Dream". Pitchfork . Retrieved March 18, 2016.
  8. ↑ "Mercury Rev: All Is Dream". Q (181): 115. September 2001.
  9. ↑ Berger, Arion (September 13, 2001). "Mercury Rev: All Is Dream". Rolling Stone (877). Archived from the original on January 14, 2007. Retrieved March 18, 2016.
  10. ↑ Wolk, Douglas (October 2001). "Space Rock 2001". Spin . 17 (10): 127. Retrieved March 18, 2016.
  11. ↑ "Mercury Rev: All Is Dream". Uncut (52): 86. September 2001.
  12. ↑ "The Best 50 Albums of 2001". Q. December 2001. pp. 60–65.
  13. ↑ "Australiancharts.com – Mercury Rev – All Is Dream". Hung Medien. Retrieved 27 August 2022.
  14. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Mercury Rev – All Is Dream" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 27 August 2022.
  15. ↑ "Danishcharts.dk – Mercury Rev – All Is Dream". Hung Medien. Retrieved 27 August 2022.
  16. ↑ "Lescharts.com – Mercury Rev – All Is Dream". Hung Medien. Retrieved 27 August 2022.
  17. ↑ "Offiziellecharts.de – Mercury Rev – All Is Dream" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 27 August 2022.
  18. ↑ "Norwegiancharts.com – Mercury Rev – All Is Dream". Hung Medien. Retrieved 27 August 2022.
  19. ↑ "Swedishcharts.com – Mercury Rev – All Is Dream". Hung Medien. Retrieved 27 August 2022.
  20. ↑ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 27 August 2022.
This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.