Melville

by Rheostatics

Melville cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 1991
  • Label: Intrepid
  • Country: Canada
  • Length: 54:22
  • Community rating: 3.35/5 from 2 ratings

Artists on this release: Dave Clark, Louis Melville, Dave Allen, Michael Phillip Wojewoda, Tim Vesely

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Widely regarded as a landmark achievement in Canadian independent music, the Etobicoke band's sophomore album celebrates the quirky, pastoral eccentricity of their homeland. 'Melville' weaves soaring, anthemic indie rock with subtle country flourishes and literary narratives, creating a deeply idiosyncratic and beloved cult classic.

Genres

Descriptors: melodic

Tracklist

  1. Record Body Count (1:54)
  2. Aliens (Christmas 1988) (4:16)
  3. Northern Wish (4:15)
  4. Saskatchewan (5:56)
  5. Horses (4:47)
  6. Christopher (4:24)
  7. Chanson Les Ruelles (2:49)
  8. Lying's Wrong (2:43)
  9. It (4:29)
  10. When Winter Comes (6:31)
  11. The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald (8:44)
  12. You Are Very Star (3:28)

Credits

  • Rheostatics - primary artist
  • Tim Vesely - bass, piano, acoustic guitar [some], vocals, bass guitar mandolin, vocal
  • Dave Clark - drums, bodhr谩n, vocals, membranophone, vocal
  • Martin Tielli - guitar [lead], vocals, guitar sitar, vocal
  • Dave Bidini - guitar [rhythm], bass [some], vocals, guitar family, vocal
  • Louis Melville - steel guitar
  • Dave Allen - violin
  • Gordon Lightfoot - written-by

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