The Mekons Rock 'n Roll explained

The Mekons Rock 'n Roll
Type:studio
Artist:the Mekons
Cover:The Mekons' Rock'n'roll.jpg
Released:September 1989
Recorded:Terminal Studios & Berry Street Studio London
Genre:Alternative rock
Length:45:24
Label:Blast First
Producer:Mekons/Ian Caple
Prev Title:Original Sin
Prev Year:1989
Next Title:The Curse of the Mekons
Next Year:1991

The Mekons Rock 'n Roll is the eighth studio album by English rock band the Mekons, released in 1989.

Critical reception

The Mekons Rock 'n Roll was well received by critics on its initial release. It was voted the eighth best album of 1989 in The Village Voices Pazz & Jop critics' poll.[1] In 1991, New York Times critic Jon Pareles called it "one of the best albums of the 1980s".[2]

Decades later, critics still remembered it fondly.[3] [4] Pitchfork placed The Mekons Rock 'n Roll at number 97 on its 2002 list of the 100 best albums of the 1980s.[5] In 2007, the record was ranked at number 97 on Blenders list of "The 100 Greatest Indie-Rock Albums Ever".[6] It was included in Tom Moon's 2008 book 1,000 Recordings to Hear Before You Die.[7]

Track listing

All songs composed by The Mekons (as per label). The BMI database lists all songs as composed by Tom Greenhalgh and Jon Langford.

  1. "Memphis, Egypt" – 3:37
  2. "Club Mekon" – 3:29
  3. "Only Darkness Has the Power" – 3:28
  4. "Ring O' Roses" – 4:07
  5. "Learning to Live on Your Own" – 4:37
  6. "Cocaine Lil" – 2:51
  7. "Empire of the Senseless" – 4:35
  8. "Someone" – 2:44
  9. "Amnesia" – 4:31
  10. "I Am Crazy" – 3:28
  11. "Heaven and Back" – 3:16
  12. "Blow Your Tuneless Trumpet" – 3:56
  13. "Echo" – 4:33
  14. "When Darkness Falls" – 3:53

The American issue of this album omits "Ring O' Roses" and "Heaven and Back".

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: The 1989 Pazz & Jop Critics Poll . . New York . 27 February 1990 . 9 May 2022.
  2. News: The Mekons Shed a Label For a Curse That Works . . 5 July 1991 . 14 August 2021 . Pareles . Jon . Jon Pareles.
  3. The Mekons: The Mekons Rock 'n Roll . https://robertchristgau.com/xg/cdrev/mekonsro-not.php . 1 December 2019 . Christgau . Robert . Robert Christgau . The Mekons Rock 'n Roll . . . 2001 . CCM-201-2 . liner notes.
  4. Web site: Handcuffed to History: 'The Mekons Rock 'N' Roll' Is 30 Years Old . . 18 September 2019 . 1 December 2019 . Nelson . Elizabeth.
  5. Web site: The Top 100 Albums of the 1980s . . 21 November 2002 . 5 November 2011 . 1.
  6. The 100 Greatest Indie-Rock Albums Ever . . New York . 6 . 11 . December 2007 . 9 May 2022 . Dolan . Jon . Eells . Josh . Hermes . Will . Will Hermes . Weiner . Jonah . Wolk . Douglas . Douglas Wolk . 109–114, 116, 118, 120, 122 . https://web.archive.org/web/20080915000715/http://www.blender.com/guide/articles.aspx?ID=2974 . 15 September 2008 . dead.
  7. Book: Moon, Tom . A Caustic Comment on the Wonders and Absurdities of...: Rock 'n' Roll – The Mekons . . 15 August 2021 . 1,000 Recordings to Hear Before You Die . 1,000 Recordings to Hear Before You Die . Tom Moon . . 2008 . 978-0-7611-3963-8 . 494–495.

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