I cant find the rerecording on youtube, so heres the. As a group, and in their solo and side projects, theyve seemed to grow. Bill frisell included a live instrumental version on his 2005 live album furthur eastfurthur west. Formed in the late 1970s, they are one of the longestrunning and most prolific of the firstwave british punk rock bands. 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. True or not, it shouldnt be held against one of the greatest records ever. 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. Recorded last summer in brooklyn, this kinetic live album collects new politicallycharged songs from the british artpunk o. Download the mekons fear whiskey 1985 from 51 mb, fear and whiskey 256 kbps. The mekons pictures click for larger image if you would like to download skin the rabbit gary lucas click here. Just paste the urls youll find below and well download file for you. 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. 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.
Browse the mekons tour dates and order tickets for upcoming concerts near you. 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. 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. There are plenty of hardcore devotees out there who will be more than eager to tell you everything. Will oldham and angel olsen reveal mekons covers album as. But the mekons never feel selfpity, and theyre always ready to join in the fight against authoritarian bullshit and hawkish subterfuge. Most of the mekons together with robbie fulks, an album of songs organically written together, covered, or taken from traditionals, recorded in jura, scotland. 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. Follow a profoundly influential art collective with a back catalogue of performance art and music stretching over the last 24 years. Watch the video for chivalry from the mekonss fear and whiskey for free, and see the artwork, lyrics and similar artists. The mekons did a cover of lost highway on their album fear and whiskey. Club mekon is the general but static website existing since 1996.
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. Inspired by folk, honkytonk, and cjaun music and boasting a pathological fear of closing time. 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. Mekons fear and whiskey lyrics and tracklist genius. If you would like to download jon langford at the book cellar, chicago, 16aug06 pt 1 click here. 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. 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. 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. The albums lyrics describe a dark scenario of a community struggling to retain its.
Mekons empire of the senseless lyrics genius lyrics. Fear and whiskey is the fourth studio album by english rock band the mekons. It is universally viewed as their masterpiece by fans. While i dont share the exact same enthusiasm, i do agree this is a great record. We never really split up, but we didnt function much as a live band after 1981. 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. The mekons rock and roll was the bands first major label release. Long hailed as a precursor to the current alternative country and rootsrock scene, fear and whiskey has been remastered by the mekons. Listen free to the mekons fear and whiskey chivalry, trouble down south and more. Mekons hard to be humanwhere were you at tollpuddle 2017 duration. If you want to add articles or comments, please feel free to register. Mekons and robbie made a minidocumentary about the scotland tour and the making of the album. 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.
Fear and whiskey and live 9 november 1985 both 1985. Depending on how you feel about journey to the end of the night, this isor is nota prime mekons show. 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. Find the mekons discography, albums and singles on allmusic.
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. 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. Nprs fresh air featured the mekons new song fear and beer hymn for brexit in todays episode about musicians response to recent political turmoil. Its an album about bombs and broken hearts, fear and whiskey. This is the mekons blog for announcements, reports and any other news related to the band and their members. The mekons have been around for nearly 40 years, and for most of that time, theyve been evolving into an altcountry band. Download the mekons honky tonkin files tradownload. We spent a long time working on the ideas for that record, thinking about what we should be doing. Released in 1985, fear and whiskey is credited as the album that began the altcountry marketing category. Registered users can also use our file leecher to download files directly from all file hosts where it was found on. An odd mix of countrybluegrass and new wavepostpunk. The song is featured on the mekons new bookcd existentialism, out september 1st. It was released in 1985 and marked a dramatic shift in their sound following a short hiatus.
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