This came out in 1999 – or at least that’s when I got it. Here’s what I said about it back then (with some minor editing):
Rev. It’s can be short for review. Or revelations. And fittingly, you get some of both on this satisfying compilation from former Jane’s Addiction and Porno For Pyros shaman Perry Farrell.
In the review category, Rev offers a decent overview of Farrell’s career, from Jane’s classics like Been Caught Stealing and Mountain Song to Pyros’ Cursed Male and Pets. As far as revelations go, well, there are some of Farrell’s third-eye-opening covers (The Grateful Dead’s Ripple, West Side Story’s Tonight, The Velvet Undergorund’s Satellite Of Love). But the biggest jaw-drop is reserved for his new version of Whole Lotta Love, in which he deconstructs Led Zeppelin’s FM-rock classic into four minutes of throbbing, skittering drum ’n’ bass perfection. It reminds you that when it comes to Farrell, Rev is also short for revolutionary.
