The Mekons Rock 'n' Roll
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| Artist: | The Mekons |
| Release date: | 1989 |
| Genre: | Rock, Alternative |
| Tracks: | 14 |
| Duration: | 52:48 |
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Tracks
[Edit]| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | Memphis Egypt | 3:35 |
| 2. | Club Mekon | 3:28 |
| 3. | Only Darkness Has the Power | 3:27 |
| 4. | Ring O' Roses | 4:07 |
| 5. | Learning To Live On Your Own | 4:36 |
| 6. | Cocaine Lil | 2:49 |
| 7. | Empire of the Senseless | 4:35 |
| 8. | Someone | 2:44 |
| 9. | Amnesia | 4:25 |
| 10. | I Am Crazy | 3:26 |
| 11. | Heaven and Back | 3:16 |
| 12. | Blow Your Tuneless Trumpet | 3:56 |
| 13. | Echo | 4:31 |
| 14. | When Darkness Falls | 3:53 |
Details
[Edit]Asking a Mekons fan to select a favorite Mekons record is crazy — there isn't one; there are many. But, if the situation were such that a choice had to be made, this might be the record. Loud, unruly guitars, pissed-off vocals — the Mekons have made an unregenerate, unapologetic punk rock record. This is a dark record, one that comfortably negotiates the dark recesses of rock & roll. They rip the messianic aspirations of U2's Bono ("Blow Your Tuneless Trumpet"), sing a tale of substance abuse that is both cautionary and parodic ("Cocaine Lil"), all the while cranking up a sonic tar pit of guitar noise. Bands this far on in a career, generally speaking, don't make records this good. But The Mekons Rock 'n' Roll is one of those cathartic records that only righteously indignant, justifiably pissed-off, grizzled veterans could make. Sadly, and perhaps unsurprisingly, it sold next to nothing and precipitated the band's departure from A&M, who didn't want to release another record like this one.