View Larger
Rate it!
Avg: 4.0 (45 ratings)
- Date Released: January 1, 1991
- Genre: Alternative/Punk
- Label: Columbia/Legacy
- Copyright: (P) 1992 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
-
They Say...
Music dictated not by logic but by intuition, Yerself Is Steam is an album at war with itself, split by its desire to achieve both melodic pop bliss and white-noise transcendence within the same space; it succeeds brilliantly, avant-bubblegum fuel injected by fits and flourishes of prismatic chaos. From the comic malevolence of David Baker's mad-scientist creations to Jonathan Donahue's opiate lullabies, Yerself Is Steam is vividly cinematic -- between the roller coaster feedback of "Coney Island Cyclone" and the narcoleptic ebb and flow of the climactic "Very Sleepy Rivers," the songs perfectly evoke their titular aspirations; likewise, from the album title (say it out loud) onward, the lyrics revel in the quirks and idiosyncrasies of language, buoyed by a homophonous prankishness and dada rhyme schemes, which, in their own odd way, suggest a kind of poetry. A near-perfect debut from a band that would only get better from here on out. [The American edition appends the superb single "Car Wash Hair," while some foreign releases include the bonus disc Lego My Ego, a crazy quilt knitted together from unlikely covers (Sly Stone's "If You Want Me to Stay," Miles Davis' "Shhh/Peaceful"), Peel Sessions highlights, and wonderfully loopy studio chatter.]
“ The indie iTunes — Hardcore music fans are migrating to eMusic, the iTunes Music Store's cheaper, cooler cousin.”
Rolling Stone
This album includes one or more tracks available only with a full album download.
eMusic Tip
Paid downloads are counted towards an album discount but free downloads are not.
COMPLETE FOR FREE!
You can download the rest of the tracks from this album for free! Just click the Complete Album button.
We’re sorry this album can only be downloaded using paid subscription download credits.
We recommend you Save it for Later by clicking the Save for Later button shown just above this message. For a list of related albums you can download right now, check out these recommendations.
We'll give you 12 additional free credits to download this album and start your paid subscription.
Get 12 bonus credits on us if you download this album. Sweet!
| 01. |  |
Chasing A Bee |
7:09 |
|
| 02. | |
Syringe Mouth |
4:00 |
|
| 03. | |
Coney Island Cyclone |
2:34 |
|
| 04. | |
Blue And Black |
5:58 |
|
| 05. | |
Sweet Oddysee Of A Cancer Cell T' Center Of Yer Heart |
7:37 |
|
| 06. | |
Frittering |
8:46 |
|
| 07. |
Continuous Trucks And Thunder Under A Mother's Smile |
0:40 |
|
|
| 08. | |
Very Sleepy Rivers |
20:01 |
|
08 Total Tracks, 56:45 Total Length
Loading...
Playlists If you like Mercury Rev, check out these member playlists
Explore music recommended by Mercury Rev fans
Credits
- Mercury Rev - Producer // Mercury Rev - Main Performer // Keith Cleversley - Engineer // Jonathan Donahue - Guitar // Jonathan Donahue - Vocals // Dave Fridmann - Bass // Dave Fridmann - ? // C. Gavazzi - Trumpet // Grasshopper - Guitar // Suzanne Thorpe - Flute // David Baker - Vocals // Jimy Chambers - Drums
Choose from over 7 million
music downloadseMusic features legendary and emerging artists in every genre: classic rock to classical,indie to international, soundtracks to spiritual, jazz to country and many more.
MP3 downloads work on any digital media player
With eMusic, you OWN your music without any restrictions. Burn music to a CD, play it on your computer, mobile phone or any digital media player - including iPod®, Zune® and Walkman®.
Songs available for 50¢ or less
eMusic subscriptions start at just $11.99 a month for 24 downloads - that's just 50¢ per song! And it gets better from there - our plans go as low as 42¢ per song!
Music Discovery
eMusic is about discovery. We make finding new music fun again with music recommendations from our award-winning team of music experts, member playlists and new music features.
Cancel anytime
With all the great music and site features we're pretty sure you will love eMusic. If not, no problem. You can cancel at any time and keep the music you have downloaded.
© 1992 - 2009 All Media Guide, LLC