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Me And Mr. Ray
''Me and Mr. Ray'' is the second album by the American band Miracle Legion, released in 1989. It was recorded as a duo, with the pair hiring a drummer and bassist for the supporting tour. The songs were constructed around acoustic guitars. Critical reception ''The Washington Post'' wrote that "there are some lovely tunes here ... but sometimes the thing's just too priggishly ethereal for its own good." The ''Chicago Tribune'' determined that, "without becoming maudlin or sentimental, [Mark] Mulcahy's fragile tenor invests the past with pathos, the mundane with joy." The ''Los Angeles Times'' opined that the band "plays soft-pedal sounds suited for introspective neo-folkies living on double espressos and tattered copies of Camus." Release Released on vinyl, CD, and cassette, the 10 song LP ''Me and Mr. Ray'' was issued under Rough Trade Records. The songs were composed by Mark Mulcahy and Ray Neal. Track listing All songs written by Mark Mulcahy and Ray Neal Personnel *Mark Mul ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miracle Legion
Miracle Legion was an American college rock band formed in 1983 in New Haven, Connecticut. They earned modest renown, especially in their native New England region, but also in the UK, where they were feted by music media such as ''NME'' and ''Melody Maker''. 1983–88 The original lineup consisted of singer/guitarist Mark Mulcahy, lead guitarist Ray Neal, drummer Jeff Wiederschall, and bassist Joel Potocsky. In their early stages they received frequent comparisons to R.E.M., more for their presence and overall sound than for their lyrical content. Other than a few similar-sounding songs, the respective bands' sounds were largely dissimilar lyrically and musically, and as time passed, the comparisons became less valid. Their first EP, ''The Backyard'', was financed by Brad Morrison and released on the Bridgeport, Connecticut co-op label Incas Records in 1984 and became a college radio hit. Their first full-length album, ''Surprise Surprise Surprise'', was released in 1987 on Rou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |