音乐创作人也一样会被其他的音乐启发吧？常常我们会这麽想，尤其是碰到自己喜爱与崇拜的乐团，很难不好奇，他们平常都听些什麽？而《Back To Mine》实现了我们一窥伟大乐团 / 音乐人创作灵感根源的愿望。在一系列的《Back To Mine》之中所邀得的音乐人所提供的爱歌选单中，我们总是惊讶发现于他们广泛聆听各种音乐类型的毫不拘泥，这次请到美国迷幻乐团"水星逆转"与我们分享的这份名单亦是如此。从一代爵后Billie Holiday、Slowcore先锋Galaxie 500、乡村歌王George Jones，一直到Nico、Spacemen 3，并收录了Mercury Rev从未发行的一首创作〈Cecilia`s Lunar Expos?〉！类型庞杂却可以摸索出如斯喜好足以造就Mercury Rev丰富内涵的迷人面貌，更是这套合辑提供给乐迷最大的聆听价值！ The Back to Mine series provides "a personal mix for after hours grooving" as well as a glimpse into the listening habits and influences of the artists who curate its volumes. Mercury Rev's mix does both, with plenty of inspiration. You could mix almost any of these songs together and come up with something that sounds like Mercury Rev. Though tracks like Galaxie 500's "When Will You Go Home?" and Spacemen 3's "Big City" nod to the dream pop and space rock that made up the early foundation of Mercury Rev's sound, this may be the most eclectic volume of Back to Mine yet, which is fitting since the band has done everything from avant-bubblegum to spacy country lullabies over the years. David Bowie's "New Career in a New Town" and Johan Johannson's "Hotel Borg" begin the set with lushly layered electronic atmospheres, echoed later in the mix by Mercury Rev's own "Cecilia's Lunar Expose." The band's sentimental streak and respect for classic songcraft is reflected by songs like Billie Holiday's "I'm a Fool to Want You," George Jones' "The Grand Tour," and the Disney sweetness of Cliff Edwards' "When You Wish Upon a Star," while John Cale's "Days of Steam" and Andrew Bird's "Opposite Day" share Mercury Rev's intricate arrangements and sense of whimsy. Other standout tracks include Pharoah Sanders' "Astral Traveling," which is a clear influence on See You on the Other Side and the band's other jazzy excursions, and Terry Jacks' "Seasons in the Sun"; its morbid verses and jubilant chorus make it one of AM pop's most unsettling moments. Though Back to Mine sometimes feels like a particularly lucky streak on shuffle rather than a precisely planned mix, that's the appeal of this freewheeling collection.