Mysterio [Import]

??????????, Ian McCulloch | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (March 18, 2003)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Import
• Label: Japanese Import
• ASIN: B00005659R
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette
• Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #622,121 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Magical World

2. Close Your Eyes

3. Dug for Love

4. Honeydrip

5. Damnation

6. Lover, Lover, Lover

7. Webbed

8. Pomegranate

9. Vibor Blue

10. Heaven's Gate

11. In My Head

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Mysterio....it's a mystery why I found this in a bargain bin, October 24, 2003

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Chris (Illinois, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Mysterio (Audio CD)

Just pulled this one out of the stack tonight and it still sounds fresh to me.
Of course I was looking for just a crumb of that Echo sound... and for me, Mysterio delivered much of what I liked with E and the Bunnymen. McCulloch's voice still rips chills down to the gut and back up the spine. These 11 tracks have a great range of sound and rhythms.
'Damnation' , 'Honeydrip' and 'Dug for Love' are 3 of my favorites.
Clearly this one never caught on .... can't even show an image for the CD up top, but if you find this in a bargain bin like I did 10 years ago.....BUY IT!!!!

4 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Shop only from the bargain bin!, March 29, 2004

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Frankland S. Strickland (Memphis, Tennessee) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Mysterio (Audio CD)

I've recently read a review where the reviewer compared "Candleland" to winter and "Mysterio" to summer. I couldn't put it better myself! Problem is, though, McCulloch must be more creative in the winter than in the summer. Perhaps if "Mysterio" hadn't followed the lush, ethereal, masterpiece "Candleland," then I might have taken to it better.

One of the few highlights from "Mysterio" is the cover of Leonard Cohen's "Lover, Lover, Lover." The opening track, "Magical World," also has a satisfying ring to it; in fact, it's one of only a few that features the trademark Bunnymen sound. Most listeners may also find "Honeydrip" or "In My Head" to their liking as well, but these aren't sizzlers---only mild satisfiers. One track, "Webbed," seems faintly as though it could be an outtake or B-side from "Ocean Rain." For this reason alone, it is another of the album's few standout tracks. I'd also like to mention "Pomegranate," although I can't decide whether I like it or not. It's probably the most creative on the album to say the least. I really dig the chorus, but the rest of the song almost sounds as if Ian were fronting The Smiths (but maybe that would be a good thing). Then, to confuse matters even more, the song slowly fades out with a guitar that conjures up the introduction to The Doors' "The End."
To sum it all up, "Mysterio" features three or four solid cuts and the rest. . .well, let's just compare them to B-sides shall we? To pay full price for this CD would be a pity, but I've seen it here for as little as 50 cents. Add in a few dollars for shipping and you've got a pretty good deal, but be ready to do a lot of track skipping!

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Better Than Candleland, January 22, 2003

By A Customer

This review is from: Mysterio (Audio CD)

Ian McCulloch is truly one of the best kept secrets in music. He has an incredible voice and excellent sense of melody and harmony. "Mysterio" is one of my favorite CD's and is one of the few where I like all the tracks. "Heaven's Gate," "In My Head," "Close Your Eyes," and "Honeydrip" especially stand out. This is an underappreciated effort that will hopefully get more exposure with the release of his new solo album, "Slideling."