The fact that the sweet brass sounds filter through at all is remarkable as the cacophony of voices, French horns, percussion, screeching guitars, trombones and tinkling piano keys threaten to strangle the life out of them. The song literally trips itself up under the weight of its distracted meandering. 'Meth Of A Rockette's Kick' is the audacious opener sounding like a schizophrenic conceived it. It is quite disturbing and really should not have been chosen to tie up what is otherwise an impressive, if quite flawed, album. A sloppy indecipherable song like 'Girlfren' from the album, highlights the inner and outer demons that were taking their toll. ![]() Their performances were consistently hindered by infighting and substance abuse became a nightly occurrence. Promoting the LP, they embarked on a support slot with Spiritualized. Named after a juvenile rehabilitation programme in New York it is perhaps a good indication of the mental state of the band at the time. ![]() ![]() Boces released in 1993, was Mercury Rev's second album.
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