The Complete Peel Sessions

構成数 : 2枚
合計収録時間 : 01:40:53
Liner Note Author: Jonathan Donahue. Recording information: 05/05/1999; 07/02/1995; 07/13/1993; 08/27/1991; 11/15/2001. Photographers: Christine Le Bruchec; Martyne Smith. When Mercury Rev released their debut, Yerself Is Steam, in 1991, few would have thought that such an extraordinarily dissonant and experimental outfit could turn into such majestic, orchestral pop tunesmiths, but folks said the same thing about the Flaming Lips. The group's fierce loyalty to creativity made it an obvious choice for a session or two with legendary producer/engineer John Peel, the results of which appear on 2009's two-disc Peel Sessions collection. Compiled over the span of ten years from a total of five sessions, the material tends to favor the group's wilder, earlier works, with noisy, free jazz midsections and cacophonous percussion, though later pieces like "Everlasting Arm" and a solid cover of John Lennon's "I Don't Wanna Be a Soldier Mama" help keep the compilation grounded in enough reality to toss a hook or two into any unsuspecting pair of ears that should happen by. ~ James Christopher Monger
エディション : Deluxe Edition
録音 : ステレオ (Live)

【Disc 1】1-4: 1991年8月27日 John Peel Session 5-7: 1993年7月13日 John Peel Session 8-11: 1995年7月2日 John Peel Session
【Disc 2】1-3: 1999年5月5日 John Peel Session 4-9: 2001年11月15日 John Peel Session