The Mercury Program - You Yourself Are Too Serious

It's a bit disappointing that the term 'soft rock' has been already taken by some almost-fainting female vocalists. Now it's hard to describe a bunch of obscure bands, who are sneaking between nobleness of jazz and catchiness of rock. This is music which is not going to give you nightmares or exhaust you with it's haunting power, but listening to it in a car or during work easily makes your day. And while it's original as well, who'd ask for more?

The Mercury Program is an old story - twelve years old outfit with four longplays released so far. However, their efforts were severly interrupted by long hibernation, started on the latter half of 2003. That was a strange turn of events, since album 'A Data Learn the Language' recieved a lot of approval from both listeners and critics. Good for us that this hiatus in their history is already over: new LP titled 'Chez Viking' will be released soon by Lovitt Records.

So, before it happens, it's better to know how mercurians used to play in the past. To be honest, I found their most recognizable album boring before I reached this song. Were all previous ones poor? Or this one is exceptional? I don't know, but possibly I just have to listen to them all again. And I advise you to do the same.

The Mercury Program - You Yourself Are Too Serious




Artist: The Mercury Program
Album: A Data Learn the Language (2002)
Track: You Yourself Are Too Serious
Track Number: 6
Track Length: 5:23
Labels: Tiger Style (USA)