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Reverencing the seasons and the mysterious "unseen force behind the turning leaves", The Secret Migration is not the work of practicing Druids but the sixth album from gliding American trio Mercury Rev, a band whose much-vaunted astral rock weightlessness (see the classic Deserter’s Songs) has now touched down in the residual dark green undergrowth of Eden. It’s a distant, magical place where dragonflies, apparently, are inclined to "offer you a ride".
Narcotic ambiguity aside, The Secret Migration is either a pretty nature travelogue gilded with breathless escapism or an eleventh hour ecological wake up call before The Man puts up the "Sold - Subject To Planning Permission" notice. More importantly, it’s an excellent "concept" record with the strident "In The Wilderness" and bittersweet Beatles-esque "First Time Mother’s Joy" promising potential dividends beyond the group’s established cult-band curtilage. A bewitched Jonathan Donahue sings with the explorative wonderment of a man wandering abroad through a pot-headed botanist’s midnight summer dream. Talk of swans, white horses and "dormant patient roots" becoming "childish shoots" lends The Secret Migration a fairytale folk quality respectfully redolent of Donovan but the soft psychedelic hues of Mercury Rev’s Arcadian canvas are entirely their own. Wistfully magnificent. --Kevin Maidment
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Their stunning 2005 album featuring "Secret For A Song" & "In A Funny Way"
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
By Music Man
Format:Audio CD
Having waited in anticipation for an age to get their follow up to "All Is Dream", I have to say that I was disappointed. As much as I wanted to get into this, I found it harder and ultimately more uncomfortable every time I played it. I had to admit to myself that the great soundscape of the previous two CDs did not come across in the same mysterious and beautiful way.
This was almost Mercury Rev by numbers. The sound was still distinctive, and at times they managed to soar with some quality, but it didn't flow.
For me the opening kills it, the first 5 tracks I find not very strong, either from a quirky interest or musical standard. It pains me to say it, but that is my opinion. Having failed to entice me into their normally entrancing world, I just started to look for individual tracks that I hoped would save the day. I have never done this before as Mercury Rev usually manage to take you on a journey whereby the whole of the album seems almost seamless.
It does get better, from my point of view, when we reach "In The Wilderness", from here on in the feel of the CD improves. However, again, unlike the previous two CDs, this is not one where I close my eyes and drift away in rapturous bliss.
It may be a case of you can't win them all, or that it is getting harder to re-produce original material of the quality of previous offerings.
At the amazon price you can now buy it for as opposed to what it cost on its original release, its still worth buying. However, don't expect the same dazzling results.
Their next CD I wait for with a mixed feeling of expectant anticipation and dread. I just hope I haven't already heard the best that they can offer!
This was almost Mercury Rev by numbers. The sound was still distinctive, and at times they managed to soar with some quality, but it didn't flow.
For me the opening kills it, the first 5 tracks I find not very strong, either from a quirky interest or musical standard. It pains me to say it, but that is my opinion. Having failed to entice me into their normally entrancing world, I just started to look for individual tracks that I hoped would save the day. I have never done this before as Mercury Rev usually manage to take you on a journey whereby the whole of the album seems almost seamless.
It does get better, from my point of view, when we reach "In The Wilderness", from here on in the feel of the CD improves. However, again, unlike the previous two CDs, this is not one where I close my eyes and drift away in rapturous bliss.
It may be a case of you can't win them all, or that it is getting harder to re-produce original material of the quality of previous offerings.
At the amazon price you can now buy it for as opposed to what it cost on its original release, its still worth buying. However, don't expect the same dazzling results.
Their next CD I wait for with a mixed feeling of expectant anticipation and dread. I just hope I haven't already heard the best that they can offer!
25 of 30 people found the following review helpful
By "greedoniz"
Format:Audio CD
Thanks to a weird twist of fate that is both too long to go into and pointless for the task at hand I have managed to get hold of a promo copy of "The Secret Migration" and what a lucky boy I am. Being a long time fan of Mercury Rev I jumped for joy when the said CD was placed in my hands and before I knew it I was skipping home with the intention of putting this baby on as soon as that front door slammed shut.
Well, on went the Cd and "Secret for a Song", the first single, rose from the speakers and I knew from than point I was in for a treat and I wasnt wrong. This is not an album for people who want to put on an album and be immediately humming along to some catchy ditty, as it has taken me more than several listens to really get to grips with what it has to offer. And, I hear you ask, what does it have to offer? Well I would say some of the finest work they have done to date with "In The Wilderness" and "The Climbing Rose" being utterly outstanding. Whether it will ever overtake "deserters songs" as my favourite mercury rev album I dont know but it has certainly lept over "I am dream". I would urge anyone who has enjoyed previous outings to leap off your sofas and get this album the second it comes out.
Well, on went the Cd and "Secret for a Song", the first single, rose from the speakers and I knew from than point I was in for a treat and I wasnt wrong. This is not an album for people who want to put on an album and be immediately humming along to some catchy ditty, as it has taken me more than several listens to really get to grips with what it has to offer. And, I hear you ask, what does it have to offer? Well I would say some of the finest work they have done to date with "In The Wilderness" and "The Climbing Rose" being utterly outstanding. Whether it will ever overtake "deserters songs" as my favourite mercury rev album I dont know but it has certainly lept over "I am dream". I would urge anyone who has enjoyed previous outings to leap off your sofas and get this album the second it comes out.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
By M. Marshall
Format:Audio CD
There's nothing seriously wrong with this album - but there's nothing seriously right with it either. None of the songs are poor but none of them are great. In short, it sounds like a stop-gap album, something for the fans to listen to whilst the band are making their next proper album. It's been a hell of a gap though. Still, maybe that means they're trying really hard which, I suspect, they weren't doing for this album.
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oh come on
Oh come on, this album is beautiful and not less good than their previous records. A lot better than their early records. Read more
Published 11 months ago by Oostrijck
5.0 out of 5 stars
secret migration
amazing! I love it - my favourite Mercury Rev. Track 5 is so beautiful. Buy it, you won't regret it.
Published on 7 April 2008 by Liane Adam
5.0 out of 5 stars
Amazing album
This is by far my favourite MR album. It might not have the stand out tracks of All Is Dream and Deserters Songs, but the whole thing is magical. Brilliant
Published on 10 Dec 2006 by MR fan
4.0 out of 5 stars
Mercury Rev - Secret Migration
''Ain't it amazing when the seasons begin, to change. Someone behind the scenes just seems to pull some strings''. Read more
Published on 1 Dec 2006 by Tim Hughes
5.0 out of 5 stars
Album of the year(s)!?
This is good, very good...
A freind I know who works within the record industry gave me a copy of this album in Jan '05 (the limited edition, nice! Read more
A freind I know who works within the record industry gave me a copy of this album in Jan '05 (the limited edition, nice! Read more
Published on 12 Aug 2006 by Thomas A. Johnson
1.0 out of 5 stars
I just can't listen to this with a straight face!
I've tried. I've listened to it a few times but I just don't get it. Why is this album so highly rated?? I find it unimaginative and very middle of the road. Read more
Published on 3 Aug 2006 by Mike J. Wheeler
5.0 out of 5 stars
The Secret Migration
Taken purely on its own merits, this album is a classic from start to finish. There are simply no weak songs. Read more
Published on 29 Jan 2006 by Sam Thursfield
4.0 out of 5 stars
An album of pomp and grandeur.
In a natural extension of 2001’s All Is Dream, Mercury Rev’s sixth album is one of pomp and grandeur. Read more
Published on 9 Jan 2006 by J. W. Bassett
3.0 out of 5 stars
Secret and safe
It takes awhile to figure out just what is wrong with "Secret Migration," the latest by lush-prog rock band Mercury Rev. Read more
Published on 24 July 2005 by E. A Solinas
5.0 out of 5 stars
Superb
From the first play this lp struck me and held me. It really is beautiful. The production is glossy and big, there are some good, strong songs and excellent, interesting sounds. Read more
Published on 20 July 2005 by jaquesaulait
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