Rev (Ultra Vivid Scene album)

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Rev
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Studio album by
Ultra Vivid Scene
ReleasedNovember 16, 1992 [1]
RecordedZabriskie Point and Axis Studios, August 1992
Genre Alternative rock
Length53:20
Language English
Label 4AD
Producer Kurt Ralske, Fred Maher
Ultra Vivid Scene chronology
Joy 1967–1990
(1990)		Rev
(1992)
Singles from Rev
  1. "Blood and Thunder"
    Released: February 8, 1993

Rev is an album by the American band Ultra Vivid Scene, released in 1992. [2] [3] It was the band's third and final album. The single, an edited "Blood and Thunder", reached number 27 on the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart. [4] [5] Ultra Vivid Scene supported the album by touring with Grant Lee Buffalo. [6]

Contents

Production

The album was produced by Kurt Ralske and Fred Maher. [7] Unlike previous albums, Ralske recorded Rev with many other musicians instead of just going it alone. [8]

Ralske often wrote lyrics while still mostly asleep as he preferred the "naturalness" of the process. [9] "Mirror to Mirror" is about materialism. [10]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svg [11]
Calgary Herald B [12]
Chicago Tribune Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [13]

The Washington Post praised the "elegance" of the album. [14] The Toronto Star wrote that Rev "has Nick Drake-like melodies, T. Rex-ish riffs, ethereal sliding guitar licks, restless rhythms, silences and explosions." [15] The Chicago Tribune noted that Ralske "seems so juiced to be working with a live rhythm section that he just grooves on and on with little heed paid to pop structure." [13]

Track listing

  1. "Candida" – 4:38
  2. "Cut-Throat" – 5:33
  3. "Mirror to Mirror" – 4:50
  4. "The Portion of Delight" – 6:12
  5. "Thief's Love Song" – 6:07
  6. "How Sweet" – 4:40
  7. "Medicating Angels" – 8:11
  8. "Blood and Thunder" – 10:21
  9. "This Is the Way" – 2:48

Singles

Personnel

References

  1. ↑ "The official website for independent record label 4AD".
  2. ↑ Unsworth, Cathi (November 7, 1992). "Rev by Ultra Vivid Scene". Melody Maker. 68 (45): 33.
  3. ↑ "Pop". Features. The Times. December 6, 1992.
  4. ↑ Mayhew, Malcolm (May 7, 1993). "Ultra Vivid Scene is selling out and losing out". Star Time. Fort Worth Star-Telegram. p. 11.
  5. ↑ "Blood and Thunder - Ultra Vivid Scene". Billboard. Retrieved August 8, 2010.
  6. ↑ Lozaw, Tristram (April 16, 1993). "Psychedelia a state of mind for Vivid Scene". Boston Herald. p. S18.
  7. ↑ "Rev by Ultra Vivid Scene". Billboard. Vol. 105, no. 8. February 20, 1993. p. 60.
  8. ↑ Jaeger, Barbara (April 18, 1993). "Ultra Vivid Scene, 'Rev'". The Record. Hackensack. p. E3.
  9. ↑ Rule, Sheila (April 14, 1993). "The Pop Life". The New York Times. p. C18.
  10. ↑ Semon, Craig S. (March 14, 1993). "Grabbing his audience with warmth and weirdness". Datebook. Telegram & Gazette. p. 10.
  11. ↑ AllMusic review
  12. ↑ Phillips, Shari (December 20, 1992). "Recent Releases". Calgary Herald. p. C3.
  13. 1 2 Caro, Mark (March 4, 1993). "Recordings". Tempo. Chicago Tribune. p. 7.
  14. ↑ Jenkins, Mark (April 19, 1993). "Ultra Vivid's Bad Scene". The Washington Post. p. C2.
  15. ↑ Punter, Jennie (April 22, 1993). "Ralske's out of Ultra Vivid studio". Toronto Star. p. WO6.
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