Rev (Ultra Vivid Scene album)

Rev is an album by the American band Ultra Vivid Scene, released in 1992.[2][3] It was the band's third and final album. The single, an edited "Blood and Thunder", reached number 27 on the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart.[4][5] Ultra Vivid Scene supported the album by touring with Grant Lee Buffalo.[6]

Rev
Studio album by
Ultra Vivid Scene
ReleasedNovember 16, 1992[1]
RecordedZabriskie Point and Axis Studios, August 1992
GenreAlternative rock
Length53:20
LanguageEnglish
Label4AD
ProducerKurt Ralske, Fred Maher
Ultra Vivid Scene chronology
Joy 1967–1990
(1990)		 Rev
(1992)
Singles from Rev
  1. "Blood and Thunder"
    Released: February 8, 1993

Production

The album was produced by Kurt Ralske and Fred Maher.[7] Unlike previous albums, Ralske recorded Rev with many other musicians instead of just going it alone.[8]

Ralske often wrote lyrics while still mostly asleep as he preferred the "naturalness" of the process.[9] "Mirror to Mirror" is about materialism.[10]

Critical reception
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[11]
Calgary HeraldB[12]
Chicago Tribune[13]

The Washington Post praised the "elegance" of the album.[14] The Toronto Star wrote that Rev "has Nick Drake-like melodies, T. Rex-ish riffs, ethereal sliding guitar licks, restless rhythms, silences and explosions."[15] The Chicago Tribune noted that Ralske "seems so juiced to be working with a live rhythm section that he just grooves on and on with little heed paid to pop structure."[13]

Track listing
  1. "Candida" – 4:38
  2. "Cut-Throat" – 5:33
  3. "Mirror to Mirror" – 4:50
  4. "The Portion of Delight" – 6:12
  5. "Thief's Love Song" – 6:07
  6. "How Sweet" – 4:40
  7. "Medicating Angels" – 8:11
  8. "Blood and Thunder" – 10:21
  9. "This Is the Way" – 2:48

Singles
  • "Blood and Thunder" (February 8, 1993)
    1. "Blood and Thunder" (remix edit)
    2. "Don't Look Now (Now!)" (Crash cover)
    3. "Candida (Theme from 'Red Pressure Mounting')"
    4. "Winter Song" (Nico cover)

Personnel

References
  1. "The official website for independent record label 4AD".
  2. Unsworth, Cathi (Nov 7, 1992). "Rev by Ultra Vivid Scene". Melody Maker. 68 (45): 33.
  3. "Pop". Features. The Times. 6 Dec 1992.
  4. Mayhew, Malcolm (May 7, 1993). "Ultra Vivid Scene is selling out and losing out". Star Time. Fort Worth Star-Telegram. p. 11.
  5. "Blood and Thunder - Ultra Vivid Scene". Billboard. Retrieved 8 August 2010.
  6. Lozaw, Tristram (April 16, 1993). "Psychedelia a state of mind for Vivid Scene". Boston Herald. p. S18.
  7. "Rev by Ultra Vivid Scene". Billboard. Vol. 105, no. 8. Feb 20, 1993. p. 60.
  8. Jaeger, Barbara (April 18, 1993). "Ultra Vivid Scene, 'Rev'". The Record. Hackensack. p. E3.
  9. Rule, Sheila (14 Apr 1993). "The Pop Life". The New York Times. p. C18.
  10. Semon, Craig S. (14 Mar 1993). "Grabbing his audience with warmth and weirdness". Datebook. Telegram & Gazette. p. 10.
  11. AllMusic review
  12. Phillips, Shari (20 Dec 1992). "Recent Releases". Calgary Herald. p. C3.
  13. Caro, Mark (4 Mar 1993). "Recordings". Tempo. Chicago Tribune. p. 7.
  14. Jenkins, Mark (19 Apr 1993). "Ultra Vivid's Bad Scene". The Washington Post. p. C2.
  15. Punter, Jennie (22 Apr 1993). "Ralske's out of Ultra Vivid studio". Toronto Star. p. WO6.
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