Boces

For the New York State educational board known as BOCES, see [[:Boards of Cooperative Educational Services]].

Boces is the second album by Mercury Rev, released in 1993. The band has explained the title as being inspired by the name of the Boards of Cooperative Educational Services in New York State, a vocational school system in the band's home state.

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During the tour (on Lollapalooza) for this album, the band were forced off the stage for being too loud and noisy.

Since the late 1990s, Mercury Rev have very rarely (if ever) performed songs from Boces, as the songs remind the band of turbulent circumstances surrounding its recording.

Track listing

1. "Meth of a Rockette's Kick" – 10:29
2. "Trickle Down" – 5:04
3. "Bronx Cheer" – 2:49
4. "Boys Peel Out" – 4:28
5. "Downs Are Feminine Balloons" – 6:29
6. "Something for Joey" – 4:06
7. "Snorry Mouth" – 10:55
8. "Hi-Speed Boats" – 4:00
9. "Continuous Drunks and Blunders" – 0:48
10. "Girlfren" – 4:41

All songs written by Mercury Rev.

Personnel

• Jimy Chambers – Drumming, AtlasSweepstakes
• Jonathan Donahue – Silver Pickup Guitar, Vocals between Ventolin hits
• Grasshopper – Dither Guitar, Licorice Stick
• Suzanne Thorpe – Rooster Tail Bass Flute, Chevron Fife
• Dave Fridmann – Bass Explore, Exhaled band-with Magnetics
• David Baker – Vocals