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Binding: Audio CDEAN: 6145112002260 Format: Live Label: M.B.(Burnside) Manufacturer: M.B.(Burnside) Number Of Discs: 1 Publisher: M.B.(Burnside) Release Date: July 03, 2001 Studio: M.B.(Burnside) Average Rating:
 Rating: - Music that could only have been conceived of in SFI agree with the other posters - this is an amazing CD by a brilliant and original group. I too bought this when it came out, and went to as many Mermen shows here in San Francisco as I could. I still listen to it and lots of other Mermen music. This is music that only could have been conceived and produced in San Francisco - it captures so much about The City it should be required listening for all tourists... This music is largely in the "surf" vein, but is quite psychedelic, indie, ... Read More Rating: - Psychedelic Oceanic SoundscapesBased on the East Coast, I was not familiar with the Mermen until recently when hearing their music on a surf video for the Maverick's big wave competition in California. Food For Other Fish captured the sound that I loved on that video - a surf guitar (think Dick Dale) in mostly downtempo, psychedelic sounding pieces that capture the mystery and beauty of the ocean. This album is ideal for wave riders on surfari, or for general chill listening. Highly recommmended. Rating: - I heard this and bought them all!The Mermen play the music I've waited my whole life to hear. Before hearing them I never knew it could exist so beatifully. The endorphins of a first orgasm, but for 42 minutes Rating: - Ranks with "Sgt Pepper" & "Getz/Gilberto", 1 of the greatestI bought this disc when it came out and it was stunning then and remains stunning now. "My Black Bag" and "Honey Bomb" have a raging delerium that instantly differentiates them from anything you've heard before. "Ocean Beach" is a lyrical portrait that should have been a hit single, "The Drift" a surf workout that subverts classic surf while paying homage (If The Mermen can find so much delight and surprise in this genre, why can't others?) "Raglan" is a sweet, Celtic-spiced tune that fits completely, ... Read More Rating: - Classic!The Mermen are an original. Jim Thomas should be credited as one of the great innovators on the guitar. Their music is unique. It is powerful, visceral, yet lyrical, and sweet. It is music to charm the gods! I always think of the painting Bacchus and Ariadne, by Titian--Ariadne arising from her sleep to discover the White Sails of Perseus disappearing over the horizon--while Bacchus and his troupe of merry satyrs is pulling up in a chariot drawn by a leopards, while half naked revellers leap about. Anyway ... Read More |
