Mad River

Mad River Artist: Mad River
Label: Edsel Records UK
Category: Music


Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
Format: Import
Media: Audio CD
Number Of Discs: 1


UPC: 740155165123
EAN: 0740155165123
ASIN: B00004SENP


Release Date: 2001-03-27

Mad River


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Tracks:

  1. Merciful Monks
  2. High All The Time
  3. Amphetamine Gazelle
  4. Eastern Light
  5. Wind Chimes
  6. War Goes On
  7. Hush Julian

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Album Description

Remastered, repackaged reissue of debut album by '60s West Coast acid-guitar band. This album is highly regarded by psychedelic collector's & the band sounds like an extremely dark version of Quicksilver Messenger Service with a bit of Country Joe & the Fish's minor-key melodies thrown in. 7 tracks including 'Merciful Monks' & 'Amphetamine Gazelle'. 2000 release. Standard jewel case.

Customer Reviews:

3 out of 5 stars It Has Its Moments.......2006-03-29

I remember seeing this album cover in the record stores and at first though the band was called "Mad Rive." For some reason, I always tended to drop the R because of the psychedelic font. But anyway, my friend Dennis had this album and used to play it once in a while. The only song I remembered was Amphetamine Gazelle because that was his favorite song off the album.

Jump forward to 2006 and I finally got a copy on CD. Well... I can see why the album never got very far. The biggest turn-off to me is the vocals. There is just something about them I don't like. However, after several listens, I've got past that. The music is quirky, dark, and full of surprises. To me, the first two songs pretty much suck but once you get to Amphetamine Gazelle, things start to pick up. They get into some extended psychedelic jams that at times remind me of Country Joe and the Fish yet they are totally different in feel. They also remind me a little of Quicksilver during their Happy Trails era. There is a definite blur when it comes to figuring out the timing and rhythm in some spots and it almost sounds like the musicians are playing different songs in different time signatures. That being said, it is adventurous music and not exactly something you'll ever hear in an elevator, a definite plus!

For those of you that are looking for something different in the psychedelic world, this could just be your album. Recommended.

5 out of 5 stars A Mexican that Love the Rock and Roll.......2005-05-12

The music is excellent, musicans play like a master, but the sound of CD is too bad,sound like a LP with crass, auwful sound, what a same to the musicans.

4 out of 5 stars

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