Mercury Rev loves the pomp of yesteryear's rock without irony or doubts.

Mercury Rev opened its show with a taped story about a meeting between an extraterrestrial and a snake, a good analogy for the band's music.

However, later acts Mercury Rev and Grandaddy have acknowledged its influence.

I've also been a huge fan of Mercury Rev for a long time.

In 2010 Mercel left working with Mercury Rev full time to pursue work as a composer.

Mercury Rev didn't set out to rock.

But Mercury Rev wouldn't let the songs speak for themselves onstage.

Boces is the second album by Mercury Rev, released in 1993.

Mercury Rev smashed a piano, but it wasn't staged, it was completely natural.

Between the studio and the stage, Mercury Rev's music switches eras.