MERCENARY - She's Evil/Plastic Eyes 7"

Keir · Post by **Keir** » Thu May 29, 2008 7:14 pm

A bunch of people have asked me for mp3s of this single since I posted it for sale. My only excuse for not posting it here is pure laziness, so here you go:

http://rapidshare.com/files/116535950/M ... s_Evil.zip

omen of hate · Post by **omen of hate** » Thu May 29, 2008 11:07 pm

Thanks a lot. The A-side is killer, great riff !

Nicko McBuff · Post by **Nicko McBuff** » Sat May 31, 2008 4:31 pm

Sounds good! thanks

BloodOfChrist · Post by **BloodOfChrist** » Sun Jun 01, 2008 2:51 am

Kevin Nugent is a GOD.

R.I.P.

BlackStele · Post by **BlackStele** » Sun Jun 01, 2008 7:36 am

any chance for their demo upload by anybody??

PsychoDad · Post by **PsychoDad** » Mon Jun 02, 2008 6:21 pm

Hehe, right after I bought the 7" to check out what it sounded like. But thanks for the rip anyway. Good 7".

Dirty Rocker · Post by **Dirty Rocker** » Fri Jun 13, 2008 7:09 pm

Listening to the A-side right now, thanks alot for this upload. Sounds fucking immortal.

Post by **DaN** » Sat Jun 14, 2008 12:22 am

FINALLY remembered this one and has been playing it on repeat for the last half'n'hour. The A-side is great but "Plastic Eyes" is a fucking ANTHEM!

Guess I missed the train as far as trading myself a copy goes? Aw well..

Now what about that tape that someone bragged about? It had the same cover art, but is it the same recording?

Black Axe · Post by **Black Axe** » Sat Jun 14, 2008 10:07 am

DaN wrote:Now what about that tape that someone bragged about? It had the same cover art, but is it the same recording?

That tape has four different songs, so it's probably not the same recording, but it might be from the same sessions.

BloodOfChrist · Post by **BloodOfChrist** » Sat Jun 14, 2008 7:36 pm

Black Axe wrote:
DaN wrote:Now what about that tape that someone bragged about? It had the same cover art, but is it the same recording?
That tape has four different songs, so it's probably not the same recording, but it might be from the same sessions.

After Mercenary formed they recorded the songs from the single, plus a few others, full and complete. No others ever got released. Kevin was writting some new stuff in 1983 and had almost finished all the parts. He recorded him playing the guitar on a tape just to have, and he had some lyrics (not finished) written down. Then he died. Many years later Fred (Legend) came accross the tapes and the band took Kevin's recordings and finished the songs the way Kevin would have wanted. They used his personal guitar recordings and recorded everything else to them, to finish Kevin's final work. Thats what was on the Tribute tape. The songs werent finished or recorded by the band at the time of Kevin's death, it was all many years later. 200 copies of the tape were pressed.

EDIT----------------------

Im not certain, but it sounds like the band filled in the missing parts of the Final Dream lyrics to refer to Kevin and his death.

The man who held his sword high,
Lies still, on his bed,
A victim of this fatal dream,
The warrior is dead!

Titans clash,
Mirrors smash,
The battle rages on! (Legend quote!)
Blade hits blade,
Connection made,
In another world, beyond!
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AMAZING fucking song. The lyrics are very similar to what happened (metaphoricaly, Kevin being the fallen warrior), as Kevin died in his sleep and was found in his bed the next morning. Then the Legend quote is thrown in along with the "in another world, beyond" thing. Its weird. On the night of Kevin's overdose John Cappocitti (Mercenary's singer) and Kevin's girlfriend both dream't that they had woken up in the middle of the night to find Kevin standing in the doorway to thier rooms, just looking at them and not saying anything. Then they woke up the next morning and heard what had happened. Although John isnt religous (I dont know the girlfriend) they both believe that it was Kevin's soul come to bid them his final farewell. I dont believe in the supernatural or anything, its just a really strange (and really fucking sad) coincidence, I guess...

Avenger · Post by **Avenger** » Sat Jun 14, 2008 8:49 pm

BloodOfChrist wrote:The man who held his sword high,
Lies still, on his bed,
A victim of this fatal dream,
The warrior is dead!

Titans clash,
Mirrors smash,
The battle rages on! (Legend quote!)
Blade hits blade,
Connection made,
In another world, beyond!

Cool lyrics either way.

Black Axe · Post by **Black Axe** » Sat Jun 14, 2008 8:50 pm

Wow, spooky. They did a great job with those 4 songs, as they're as killer as the 7".

BloodOfChrist · Post by **BloodOfChrist** » Sun Jun 15, 2008 4:40 am

Black Axe wrote:Wow, spooky. They did a great job with those 4 songs, as they're as killer as the 7".

Yes! Steve Negri's violin 32nd notes on Final Dream make me say "Holy shit!" every time I here them. I didnt know that was possible! Everyone played so well on that tape, its a shame Kevin wasnt around to see it...

Mercenary is one of the only bands where I actually look forward to the keyboard solos.

The interplay between the keyboards and guitar kicks so much ass, especially because thier sounds are so similar. Hell, everything related to Kevin Nugent is completely mindblowing in just about every way.

R.I.P.

Keir · Post by **Keir** » Mon Jun 16, 2008 8:44 pm

DaN wrote:FINALLY remembered this one and has been playing it on repeat for the last half'n'hour. The A-side is great but "Plastic Eyes" is a fucking ANTHEM!

Guess I missed the train as far as trading myself a copy goes? Aw well..

Not at all! I still have one set aside for you. Was waiting for you to reply to my PM.

And I had the same reaction when I got it. Just kept playing it over and over.

ION BRITTON · Post by **ION BRITTON** » Tue Jun 17, 2008 10:15 am

"She's evil" has a great evil feeling somewhat similar to "Wizard's vengeance", the main riff is killer!
"Plastic eyes" is dominated by some excellent keys, more in the Pendragon vein, cool tune as well!

Thanks a lot, Keir!