Recorded last summer in brooklyn, this kinetic live album collects new politicallycharged songs from the british artpunk o. Follow a profoundly influential art collective with a back catalogue of performance art and music stretching over the last 24 years. But during the miners strike, the mekons wanted to get involved, and after we started playing a few gigs, we realized we needed something a bit more. We never really split up, but we didnt function much as a live band after 1981. Bill frisell included a live instrumental version on his 2005 live album furthur eastfurthur west. The albums lyrics describe a dark scenario of a community struggling to retain its. Leeds university art students jon langford and tom greenhalgh formed the mekons in 1977, taking the bands name from the mekon, an evil, superintelligent venusian featured in the british 1950s. They are one of the longestrunning and most prolific of the firstwave british punk bands rivaled in both categories only by the fall.
Formed in 1977 in the original british punk wave, the mekons are still going strong nearly four decades later. Listen free to the mekons fear and whiskey chivalry, trouble down south and more. Browse the mekons tour dates and order tickets for upcoming concerts near you. The second release made by legendary postpunks the mekons back in the 78 pretty awsome when autoplay is enabled, a suggested video will automatically play next. Long hailed as a precursor to the current alternative country and rootsrock scene, fear and whiskey has been remastered by the mekons and is released now for the first time on cd in its original form. If you want to add articles or comments, please feel free to register. Get all the lyrics to songs on fear and whiskey and join the genius community of music scholars to learn the meaning behind the lyrics.
Find the mekons discography, albums and singles on allmusic. Released in 1985, fear and whiskey is credited as the album that began the altcountry marketing category. I was out late the other night fear and whiskey kept me going i swore somebody held me tight but now theres just no way of knowing i saw y. This is the mekons blog for announcements, reports and any other news related to the band and their members. I cant find the rerecording on youtube, so heres the. An odd mix of countrybluegrass and new wavepostpunk. True or not, it shouldnt be held against one of the greatest records ever. Just paste the urls youll find below and well download file for you. The mekons were one of the most loved and hated bands on the late70searly80s punk scenes in england. The mekons did a cover of lost highway on their album fear and whiskey. While i dont share the exact same enthusiasm, i do agree this is a great record.
Watch the video for chivalry from the mekonss fear and whiskey for free, and see the artwork, lyrics and similar artists. No ones making any noise now, sshhh weve been waiting for so long they took away our films and tapes and notebooks but its ok cos weve selfcensored this. Fear and whiskey and live 9 november 1985 both 1985. Mekons and robbie made a minidocumentary about the scotland tour and the making of the album.
Depending on how you feel about journey to the end of the night, this isor is nota prime mekons show. If you would like to download jon langford at the book cellar, chicago, 16aug06 pt 1 click here. Mekons empire of the senseless lyrics genius lyrics. The song is featured on the mekons new bookcd existentialism, out september 1st. It is universally viewed as their masterpiece by fans. The band joins jim and greg in the studio to demonstrate its eclectic blend of country, folk, and punk rock. I just love records which seem sloppily put together, a record that could fall to pieces at any moment. Then the mekons decided that the three chords and workingclass outlook of country music was very similar to the three chords and workingclass outlook of their politically charged punk music. Mekons, fear and whiskey although the likes of greil marcus and lester bangs loved their early albums, the mekons most widely admired work eight years after they convened in punkera leeds was still the 1978 single where were you. Will oldham and angel olsen reveal mekons covers album as. The mekons have been around for nearly 40 years, and for most of that time, theyve been evolving into an altcountry band. It was released in 1985 and marked a dramatic shift in their sound following a short hiatus.
The mekons pictures click for larger image if you would like to download skin the rabbit gary lucas click here. Club mekon is the general but static website existing since 1996. Fear and whiskey was the first great statement of shambolic punk band the mekons, and yes, it is as great as all their rabid fans have always said though the greatest rock album in history is. Apparently their best is the 1985 album is fear and whiskey rereleased in 2002 if you can find that. Four years after first performing the music of the mekons in concert, will oldham and angel olsens tribute project chivalrous amoekons have announced their debut release. The mekons rock and roll was the bands first major label release. Discover more music, concerts, videos, and pictures with the largest catalogue online at. A pint of fear, then home by teatime, for we are afraid. Get the mekons setlists view them, share them, discuss them with other the mekons fans for free on. Most of the mekons together with robbie fulks, an album of songs organically written together, covered, or taken from traditionals, recorded in jura, scotland.
Mekons fear and whiskey lyrics and tracklist genius. Download the mekons honky tonkin files tradownload. Mekons fear and whiskey lp 1985 full album youtube. Long hailed as a precursor to the current alternative country and rootsrock scene, fear and whiskey has been remastered by the mekons. Nprs fresh air featured the mekons new song fear and beer hymn for brexit in todays episode about musicians response to recent political turmoil. Registered users can also use our file leecher to download files directly from all file hosts where it was found on. But the mekons never feel selfpity, and theyre always ready to join in the fight against authoritarian bullshit and hawkish subterfuge.
Inspired by folk, honkytonk, and cjaun music and boasting a pathological fear of closing time. We spent a long time working on the ideas for that record, thinking about what we should be doing. The mekons originally formed at leeds university in 1977 as contemporaries of punkfunk bands such as gang of. Mekons hard to be humanwhere were you at tollpuddle 2017 duration.
If you have any other trouble downloading the mekons honky tonkin post it in comments and our support team or a community member will help you. It works better than a lot of things ive heard and the execution, set to a hunter s. Download the mekons fear whiskey 1985 from 51 mb, fear and whiskey 256 kbps. Revenge of the mekons reveals how, four decades into an everevolving career, the mekons continue to make bold, unpredictable music while staying true to the punk ethos.
There are plenty of hardcore devotees out there who will be more than eager to tell you everything. Its an album about bombs and broken hearts, fear and whiskey. I was out late the other night fear and whiskey kept me going i swore somebody held me tight but now theres just no way of knowing i saw. Ill have to dance then on my own this second single, a double aside, by the mekons following never been in a riot was released in their transition from punk rock to postpunk. Formed in 1977 by a loose assemblage of british art students, the mekons didnt hit their stride until 1985s bleak yet spirited fear and whiskey. Fear and whiskey is the fourth studio album by english rock band the mekons. Formed in the late 1970s, they are one of the longestrunning and most prolific of the firstwave british punk rock bands.
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