Yerself is Steam

ZEROpumpkins · 03.04.2008, 05:03 AM

Got this album in a 2CD+DVD set yesterday. Totally blew my mind, it's fantastic! Anyway, I'm assuming I should get Boces next? I'd appreciate your opinions.

Toilet & Bowels · 03.04.2008, 05:13 AM

yes, get boces next

ZEROpumpkins · 03.04.2008, 05:15 AM

Thanks man

PAULYBEE2656 · 03.04.2008, 05:30 AM

yes. boces is great but not as great as yerself is steam. most of my mates who like mercury revnever even heard of anything pre deserter songs and when i gave them that it was kinda "where ythe hell is the tunes...." kinda vibe..... rev were never the same after dave shady baker left, kicked out, got lost, fell asleep... whatever.... steam, ego, boces and see you on the other side are gems... the rest of the rev albums are just boring namby pamby floor fillers for the nme generation who just want to be told what to like....

also try and get your hands on dave bakers solo album, "world" under the name shady... its a gem!

ZEROpumpkins · 03.04.2008, 05:39 AM

From what I understand, Deserter's Songs was kinda their Soft Bulletin. Both albums that ended the days when a band used to kick ass.

Man the Flaming Lips used to be so fucking good.

PAULYBEE2656 · 03.04.2008, 05:50 AM

yes. i agree entirely but a lot of folk say that that was the point when both bands "grew up" and became amazing musically! bollocks to that shit.... yerself vs deserters and hit to death vs yoshimi!!!!! no contest!

ZEROpumpkins · 03.04.2008, 06:03 AM

Yes! Glad to see some love for Hit To Death, my favourite Lips record.

Toilet & Bowels · 03.04.2008, 06:29 AM

soft bulletin and deserters songs are almost the same record

floatingslowly · 03.04.2008, 10:56 AM

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Originally Posted by Toilet & Bowels

soft bulletin and deserters songs are almost the same record

I blame David Fridmann.

I like Moles on Deserter's Song, but as mentioned above, nothing tops Yerself is Steam (Frittering has been my favorite song since 1992. other songs come close, but nothing else tops it for me).

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Originally Posted by ZEROpumpkins

Man the Flaming Lips used to be so fucking good.

seriously. now they make me want to kick people in the head.

Savage Clone · 03.04.2008, 11:01 AM

Mercury Rev and the Flaming Lips both should have just left the saccharine symphonic phase alone.
"Hey, we rule. Guess we should become a sugary shadow of our former selves then. Hi-Ho, string section!"

GrungeMonkey · 03.04.2008, 04:23 PM

i also bought this album very recently... i'm enjoying it, i think it'll take a little while to grow on me...

pbradley · 03.04.2008, 04:26 PM

I love The Soft Bulletin. Someone neg rep me.

ZEROpumpkins · 03.05.2008, 03:30 AM

It's not that the Soft Bulletin is bad...It's just that the Flaming Lips used to rock and that album does not rock, so It's disappointing in that sense.

I'd have to say Frittering is my favourite song off Yerself is Steam, and well on it's way to becoming one of my favourite songs altogether.

dressedindreams · 03.05.2008, 04:06 AM

Yerself is steam is my favourite album of theirs,
but for favorite song its got to be 'trickle down' off boces.
Total mindfuck.

ZEROpumpkins · 03.05.2008, 04:21 AM

I've only been able to listen to it on my computer thus far. I will get around to listening to it on my stereo soon.

the ikara cult · 03.05.2008, 05:31 AM

I particularly like the last song on Yrself is steam, whatever its called. In fact im putting it on now.

ZEROpumpkins · 03.05.2008, 06:49 AM

Car Wash Hair? On some versions it's not included.

03.07.2008, 04:16 PM

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Originally Posted by Nefeli

boces was sweet, but yerself is steam remained my favourate from all other albums i got by them. i surely have deserter's song and all is a dream, i didnt follow what they did after that i think.
i got steam back then and it was out with lego is my ego and i think this had a live version of frittering which is just awesome. if you find this, get it.

auch, they changed their site.
http://www.mercuryrev.net/news/news.htm#

Yes, this is my favourite of theirs too. After Boces I haven't been too interested save for three tracks off Deserter's Songs.

ZEROpumpkins · 03.07.2008, 05:24 PM

Which songs?

03.04.2008, 05:03 AM	#1
ZEROpumpkins invito al cielo Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Sydney Posts: 6,157	Got this album in a 2CD+DVD set yesterday. Totally blew my mind, it's fantastic! Anyway, I'm assuming I should get Boces next? I'd appreciate your opinions. __________________
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PAULYBEE2656 invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: wexford, rep of ireland Posts: 6,930	yes. boces is great but not as great as yerself is steam. most of my mates who like mercury revnever even heard of anything pre deserter songs and when i gave them that it was kinda "where ythe hell is the tunes...." kinda vibe..... rev were never the same after dave shady baker left, kicked out, got lost, fell asleep... whatever.... steam, ego, boces and see you on the other side are gems... the rest of the rev albums are just boring namby pamby floor fillers for the nme generation who just want to be told what to like.... also try and get your hands on dave bakers solo album, "world" under the name shady... its a gem! __________________ myspace facebook *twitter*
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03.04.2008, 05:39 AM	#5
ZEROpumpkins invito al cielo Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Sydney Posts: 6,157	From what I understand, Deserter's Songs was kinda their Soft Bulletin. Both albums that ended the days when a band used to kick ass. Man the Flaming Lips used to be so fucking good. __________________
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PAULYBEE2656 invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: wexford, rep of ireland Posts: 6,930	yes. i agree entirely but a lot of folk say that that was the point when both bands "grew up" and became amazing musically! bollocks to that shit.... yerself vs deserters and hit to death vs yoshimi!!!!! no contest! __________________ myspace facebook *twitter*
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ZEROpumpkins invito al cielo Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Sydney Posts: 6,157	Yes! Glad to see some love for Hit To Death, my favourite Lips record. __________________
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03.04.2008, 06:29 AM	#8
Toilet & Bowels invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Northern Europe Posts: 12,268	soft bulletin and deserters songs are almost the same record
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03.04.2008, 11:01 AM	#10
Savage Clone invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 11,290	Mercury Rev and the Flaming Lips both should have just left the saccharine symphonic phase alone. "Hey, we rule. Guess we should become a sugary shadow of our former selves then. Hi-Ho, string section!"
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03.04.2008, 04:23 PM	#11
GrungeMonkey 100% Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Huddersfield, England Posts: 670	i also bought this album very recently... i'm enjoying it, i think it'll take a little while to grow on me...
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pbradley invito al cielo Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: SoKo Posts: 10,621	I love The Soft Bulletin. Someone neg rep me.
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03.05.2008, 03:30 AM	#13
ZEROpumpkins invito al cielo Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Sydney Posts: 6,157	It's not that the Soft Bulletin is bad...It's just that the Flaming Lips used to rock and that album does not rock, so It's disappointing in that sense. I'd have to say Frittering is my favourite song off Yerself is Steam, and well on it's way to becoming one of my favourite songs altogether. __________________
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dressedindreams bad moon rising Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 123	Yerself is steam is my favourite album of theirs, but for favorite song its got to be 'trickle down' off boces. Total mindfuck.
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ZEROpumpkins invito al cielo Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Sydney Posts: 6,157	I've only been able to listen to it on my computer thus far. I will get around to listening to it on my stereo soon. __________________
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the ikara cult invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: London sink Posts: 4,576	I particularly like the last song on Yrself is steam, whatever its called. In fact im putting it on now. __________________ "It is absolutely ridiculous, they are behaving like a cult" - The Vatican
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ZEROpumpkins invito al cielo Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Sydney Posts: 6,157	Car Wash Hair? On some versions it's not included. __________________
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ZEROpumpkins invito al cielo Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Sydney Posts: 6,157	Which songs? __________________
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