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Review title: When the men from Buffalo were completely batty...
Product review: Caught in stylistic limbo between so-called shoe-gazing and grunge, the Mercury Rev of 1991 were far removed from today's opaque, psychedelic balladeers. Allegedly three years in the making, the punningly-titled Yerself Is Steam teeters permanently on the verge of complete chaos. Now-departed vocalist David Baker had an irritating line in "arty" monologues - Einar from the Sugarcubes with a different accent - and melodies seldom poked through the feedback and flutes. "Coney Island Cyclone" is strident pop amidst a blizzard of guitars, and "Chasing A Bee" has a lurching, stoned charm. Elsewhere, there'a an overdose of self-conscious goofiness, while the closing "Very Sleepy Rivers" is an insufferable racket that outstays its welcome by a full 10 minutes.
