MERCURY REV was formed in Buffalo, New York in the late 1980's. Consistently driven by Jonathan Donahue (vocalist/acoustic guitar), Grasshopper (moth-light guitars, clarinet, tettix wave accumulator) and Jeff Mercel (drums/percussion/piano/keyboards), Mercury Rev have continued to surprise and enlighten listeners for over a decade and a half with their maverick musical explorations. Much of the music found on Hello Blackbird can also be found in the feature film"Bye Bye Blackbird" by Robinson Savary. The band began a collaboration with the French film-maker after meeting in Paris in the summer of 2001. Despite limited distribution in Europe, the film got rave reviews as did the film's score. Hello Blackbird serves as a companion to the film and includes several compositions written for & inspired by, but not included in the film itself.This enhanced CD also includes two videos made by the band...