See You on the Other Side (Mercury Rev album)

See You on the Other Side
Studio album by Mercury Rev
Released	1995
Genre	Neo-psychedelia, noise pop
Length	39:16
Label	Beggars Banquet
Producer	Jonathan Donahue, Dave Fridmann, Grasshopper, Suzanne Thorpe, Jimy Chambers
Mercury Rev chronology
Boces (1993) See You on the Other Side (1995) Deserter's Songs (1998)
Singles from See You on the Other Side
"Everlasting Arm"/"Dead Man" Released: 1994 "Young Man's Stride" Released: 1995 (promo)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
NME	8/10[2]
Q	[3]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide	[4]
Select	4/5[5]
Spin	7/10[6]

See You on the Other Side is the third studio album by American neo-psychedelia band Mercury Rev, released in 1995 by record label Beggars Banquet.

Content

This was the first Mercury Rev album following the departure of former lead singer Dave Baker. It also marks a transition between the earlier, noisier sound of their first two releases to the more orchestrated, soft and lush arrangements the band would embrace on subsequent albums.^[citation needed]

The title for the album comes from what Dave Fridmann would say to the band members before going onstage.^[citation needed]

The album cover is taken from a 1975 7 Up commercial entitled 'Uncola'.[7] The album's back cover is a photograph of Donahue despondently loading a revolver.

The video for "Young Man's Stride" was directed by Moby.

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Empire State (Son House in Excelsis)"	Jonathan Donahue, Sean "Grasshopper" Mackowiak, Suzanne Thorpe	7:29
2.	"Young Man's Stride"	Donahue, Mackowiak	2:43
3.	"Sudden Ray of Hope"	Jimy Chambers, Donahue, Dave Fridmann, Mackowiak, Thorpe	5:18
4.	"Everlasting Arm"	Donahue, Mackowiak, Thorpe	5:15
5.	"Racing the Tide"	Chambers, Donahue, Mackowiak, Thorpe	7:31
6.	"Close Encounters of the 3rd Grade"	Chambers, Donahue, Fridmann, Mackowiak, Thorpe	3:03
7.	"A Kiss from An Old Flame (A Trip to the Moon)"	Donahue, Mackowiak	4:22
8.	"Peaceful Night"	Donahue, Mackowiak	3:32

Bonus track on some Japan pressings

No.	Title	Length
9.	"Cartwheel"	7:06

Personnel

Adapted from the liner notes

• Dave Fridmann – Bass Explore, B-3, Pianos, Dual Vocals
• Jonathan Donahue – Vocals, Harmony Rocket Guitars, Guitorgan, Bowed Saws and Sounds
• Jimy Chambers – Drumming, Mojo Stick, Wurlitzer Electric Pianos
• Grasshopper – Guitar Shapes, Single Exhaust Clarinet, Tettix Wave Accumulator®
• Suzanne Thorpe – Quartz Arhoolie Flutes, French Horns

All Horns and Strings arranged by Donahue/Grasshopper, except "Sudden Ray of Hope" by Chambers/Thorpe

• Mark Marinoff – Saxophones
• Matt Jordan – Trumpets
• Rachel Handman – Strings
• Chris Reilly – Tablas
• Jake Congelo – Piano on "Peaceful Night"
• Carmen Quinoñes – Female Vocals on "Racing the Tide" and "Close Encounters of the 3rd Grade"
• Tomcat Stamos – Expressed Male Interruptions on "Close Encounters of the 3rd Grade"

References

1. Phares, Heather. "See You on the Other Side – Mercury Rev". AllMusic. Retrieved March 24, 2015.
2. Lewis, Angela (May 6, 1995). "Mercury Rave". NME. p. 43.
3. Gill, Andy (July 1995). "Mercury Rev: See You on the Other Side". Q. No. 106.
4. Kot, Greg (2004). "Mercury Rev". In Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian (eds.). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide (4th ed.). Simon & Schuster. p. 538. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8.
5. Morris, Gina (June 1995). "Mercury Rev: See You on the Other Side". Select. No. 60.
6. Reynolds, Simon (September 1995). "Mercury Rev: See You on the Other Side". Spin. Vol. 11, no. 6. pp. 111–112. Retrieved May 1, 2020.
7. "7up "Uncola" 1975". YouTube. December 10, 2007. Archived from the original on 2021-12-21. Retrieved January 7, 2012.