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Mezcal Head (Extended Edition) (CD)

By: Swervedriver (Artist)

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DISC 1 for Mezcal Head (Extended Edition) (CD) Album By Swervedriver (Artist)
1   For Seeking Heat
2   Duel
3   Blowin' Cool
4   MM Abduction
5   Last Train To Satansville
6   Harry and Maggie
7   Change Is Gonna Come, A
8   Girl On A Motorbike
9   Duress
10   You Find It Everywhere
11   Never Lose That Feeling
12   Planes Over The Skyline
13   Hitcher, The
14   Paris
 

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Review

Spin (11/93, p.136) - Highly Recommended - "...Swervedriver unleashes cascade after drenching cascade of crystal-shatter guitar...it's healing, holy, baptismal stuff..."
Entertainment Weekly (10/29/93, p.74) - "...Swervedriver has a special element so many groups cruising the same territory [as shoe-gazer bands] lack: an identity..." - Rating: B
Q (11/93, p.137) - 3 Stars - Good - "...Think tumbleweed, torn jeans, and the worm in the bottle..."
Alternative Press (7/95, p.104) - Ranked #90 in AP's list of the `Top 99 of '85-'95' - "...MEZCAL HEAD has a great feel; Swervedriver know when to relax, when to stay down, and when to turn manic....features some of the most inspired and melodic guitar playing this side of J Mascisville [and] filters vocals straight out of a Lord Chesterfield advertisement..."
Magnet (p.68) - "Dark and often beautifully dissonant, Swervedriver's mix of melodic space pop and mind-scrambling noise held appeal for two distinct audiences..."
Musician (12/93, p.90) - "...where other bands treat instrumental clangor strictly in terms of compositional color, Swervedriver understands the visceral excitement of noise--the ways crunch and distortion imply energy and momentum..."
Mojo (Publisher) (p.119) - 4 stars out of 5 -- "[T]his Oxford quartet mixed post-Sonic Youth tuff gnarl with metal-Morricone menace, pachydermal Crazy Horse grooves and acres of billowing low-end."
NME (Magazine) (9/25/93, p.36) - (8) - Excellent - "...[MEZCAL HEAD] is a sufficiently grand step ahead of [Swervedriver's] previous offerings...[it's] a thing of sheer refined trad rock beauty..."
Pitchfork (Website) - "Just as every movement has overlooked artists, every movement has lost classics, and MEZCAL HEAD really is the lost classic of the shoegaze movement, visceral but tuneful, and perhaps the nearest simulation of a rocket launch recorded in the 90s."

Title Note

Swervedriver: Adam Franklin (vocals, guitar); Jimmy Hartridge (guitar); Jez (drums).

Additional personnel: Stewart Dace (saxophone).

Generally considered to be Swervedriver's masterpiece, 1993's MEZCAL HEAD finds the British shoegazer act in fighting form, proving that not all acts associated with the style were more concerned with mood than muscle. In fact, it's no surprise that frontman Adam Franklin and the lads were sent on tour with bands such as Soundgarden and Smashing Pumpkins around the time of this album's release, since Swervedriver could dish out guitar-fueled rock with the best of them, as evinced on the hard-charging "Duel" and the fiery "Blowin' Cool." Though the ensemble never broke through to wider recognition, Swervedriver is well represented by MEZCAL HEAD, an underrated early `90s alt-rock classic.

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Following their recent reunion and a very successful tour in 2008 after 10 years away Swervedriver are back! As one of the finest bands from the so-called 'shoegaze' scene in the mid 90's their music is often described as a cross between British ethereal bands such as Ride, Lush and My Bloody Valentine, and Motor city rock and roll classics like the stooges and the MC5. In these digi-packs both their debut "Raise" and "Mezcal Head" have been re-mastered for the first time and extended with 4 rare bonus tracks and additional liner notes by the band.

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