The Mekons Rock 'n Roll

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

Critical reception

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The Mekons Rock 'n Roll was well received by critics on release. It was voted the eighth best album of 1989 in The Village VoiceTemplate:'s 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 BlenderTemplate:'s 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".

References

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External links

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