See You on the Other Side (Mercury Rev album)

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See You on the Other Side
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Studio album by
ReleasedSeptember 19, 1995
Genre Neo-psychedelia, noise pop
Length39:16
Label Beggars Banquet
Producer Jonathan Donahue, Dave Fridmann, Grasshopper, Suzanne Thorpe, Jimy Chambers
Mercury Rev chronology
Boces
(1993)
See You on the Other Side
(1995)
Deserter's Songs
(1998)
Singles from See You on the Other Side
  1. "Everlasting Arm"/"Dead Man"
    Released: 1994
  2. "Young Man's Stride"
    Released: 1995 (promo)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [1]
NME 8/10 [2]
Q Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [3]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [4]
Select 4/5 [5]
Spin 7/10 [6]

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.

Contents

Content

This was the first Mercury Rev album following the departure of former lead singer Dave Baker. It also marks a transition between the earlier, noisier sound of their first two releases to the more orchestrated, soft and lush arrangements the band would embrace on subsequent albums.[ citation needed ]

The title for the album comes from what Dave Fridmann would say to the band members before going onstage.[ citation needed ]

The album cover is taken from a 1975 7 Up commercial entitled 'Uncola'. [7] The album's back cover is a photograph of Donahue despondently loading a revolver.

The video for "Young Man's Stride" was directed by Moby.

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Empire State (Son House in Excelsis)" Jonathan Donahue, Sean "Grasshopper" Mackowiak, Suzanne Thorpe7:29
2."Young Man's Stride"Donahue, Mackowiak2:43
3."Sudden Ray of Hope"Jimy Chambers, Donahue, Dave Fridmann, Mackowiak, Thorpe5:18
4."Everlasting Arm"Donahue, Mackowiak, Thorpe5:15
5."Racing the Tide"Chambers, Donahue, Mackowiak, Thorpe7:31
6."Close Encounters of the 3rd Grade"Chambers, Donahue, Fridmann, Mackowiak, Thorpe3:03
7."A Kiss from An Old Flame (A Trip to the Moon)"Donahue, Mackowiak4:22
8."Peaceful Night"Donahue, Mackowiak3:32
Bonus track on some Japan pressings
No.TitleLength
9."Cartwheel"7:06

Personnel

Adapted from the liner notes

All Horns and Strings arranged by Donahue/Grasshopper, except "Sudden Ray of Hope" by Chambers/Thorpe

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