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Track Listings
| 1. Further |
| 2. Can't Explain |
| 3. When You Sleep |
| 4. In A Dream |
| 5. Nowhere |
| 6. I Would |
| 7. Electricity |
| 8. Still |
| 9. One More Try |
| 10. Falling For You |
| 11. If You Asked |
| 12. Will You Wait Here |
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Amazon.co.uk Review
Manchester-based indie-rock outfit Longview are in pursuit of a grand, romantic--indeed, religious--vision, and on their debut album, Mercury, they realise it with no lack of wide-eyed faith. "God's love will save our lives / It will come shining bright," sings frontman Rob McVey on the opening "Further", indicating, in this age when Christian rock is typically dismissed as the tritest of the trite, a rather surprising bravery of conviction. Luckily, however, there's far more to Mercury than over-serious religious zeal. Fulsome guitar vistas like "Will You Wait Here" and "Electricity" touch at the dreamy psychedelia of fellow Mancunians Doves or Elbow--albeit an Elbow realised without Guy Garvey's trademarked curmudgeonly attitude and invested with a hearty optimism. Importantly, for Longview, there are hit singles in the waiting here: "I Would" is a windswept take on the sort of lilting piano balladry that Coldplay did before them, and Echo and the Bunnymen did long before them; and the thunderous "When You Sleep" marches along with a righteous ire little seen since the Smiths flounced through these parts. --Louis Pattison
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LONGVIEW Mercury (2005 US Columbia label 12-track CD album [credited to Long-View due to the existance of a band in the States with the same name] featuring a different tracklisting to the UK issue picture sleeve. This copy has been clearly AUTOGRAPHED across the front by Rob Aidan Doug and now departed drummer Matt Dabbs in black felt-tip pen! CK93669)
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19 of 19 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
I missed this album first time around, and after seeing the video for 'Further' on MTV2, I had the buy the album. 'Further' immediately grabs you buy the neck and demands to be listened to. It's a beautifully crafted melodic trip along the kaliedoscopic multi-layered indie-rock highway that is Long-View.
Whilst 'Further' is an excellent example of what Long-View are all about, each song on the album stands out in it's own right. From the equally haunting 'Can't Explain' to the uplifting 'One more try', this album is guaranteed to please.
A break from the current 'Alternative' market, saturated with cliched eye-liner wearing whiney teens and talentless guitar smashing Nu-Metal pop bands, Long-View play straight from the heart.
For me, this album is a masterpiece.
8 of 8 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
with the lack of true guitar bands this year, i have to say i was waiting with bated breath for this album's release. And it didn't dissapoint. as soon as further kicks in, you know you are in for a good ride.
If you like leaves, elbow, coldplay and electric soft parade, you can't go far wrong.
I gave this album four stars because it could be slightly more varied but only a minor niggle.
Go buy this album-best debut of the year for me.
7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
what an awsome album! i have had the record for over a year and it has yet to bore me!! every single song is a winner and not one of them can be said to be less than the others.
if you are thinking of buying this album i higly recomend you do.You will be so glad you did.It will be worth it,promise.once you have the cd you will wonder why this band have yet to become stadium fillers. for people who truly appreciate great music!
if you are thinking of buying this album i higly recomend you do.You will be so glad you did.It will be worth it,promise.once you have the cd you will wonder why this band have yet to become stadium fillers. for people who truly appreciate great music!
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Most Recent Customer Reviews
Good effort, but Run of the Mill album
This is an album that could have reached so many but in the end, reached so few.
No doubt its tunes are infectious & carries distinctly genuine aura about them but its... Read more
No doubt its tunes are infectious & carries distinctly genuine aura about them but its... Read more
Published 3 months ago by Gigoer
Good album
Good album, hard to find elsewhere. Purchased for my husband and he is happy with it.
Published 22 months ago by Helen81
A gem of a cd. Buy it!
I purchased this after hearing it just once, knowing nothing about the band at all. I can only say that this cd grows on you and it's thought provoking lyrics seep into your brain... Read more
Published on 16 July 2007 by S. mullen
Underrated, Underplayed, and Unknowingly Over-looked
Firstly, I would like to vent my frustration at the fact that this band are not recognised as much as they should be. Read more
Published on 13 Jan 2007 by Anthony Kisley
underated
ive had this album for a few years now and from the moment i first gave it a listen its been without a doubt the most touching, heart warming and thought-provoking album ive ever... Read more
Published on 26 Jan 2006
High Energy In All The Right Places
I saw Longview support Elbow and was blown away with their energy. After listening to the album, that energy and sincerety comes through very strongly. Read more
Published on 7 Sep 2005 by Mr B J O'Leary
A real "grower".
First time i listened to this album, i thought "so, so - a bit different".
Second time, you realise that it's eminently listenable and very, very good indeed. Read more
Published on 3 Sep 2005
Some superb tracks, but some mediocre ones too.
I bought this re-released album after hearing a 20 second excerpt whilst in HMV, and having missed the original release back in 2003. Read more
Published on 23 Aug 2005 by Mr. Paul A. James
Best debut album for a long time
This album is a masterpiece, as soon as you hear the 1st track, Further, you know you're in for something special. Read more
Published on 10 Aug 2005 by D. Hurrell
Ignore any Coldplay/Travis comparison- This is much better
Gentle guitar driven indie rock. Good songs, great tunes, great voices, great production, great orchestration. Read more
Published on 28 July 2005
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