The Mekons Rock 'n Roll

The Mekons Rock 'N Roll
Studio album by The Mekons
Released	September 1989
Recorded	Terminal Studios & Berry Street Studio London
Genre	Alternative rock
Length	45:24
Label	Blast First
Producer	Mekons/Ian Caple
The Mekons chronology
So Good It Hurts (1988) The Mekons Rock 'n' Roll (1989) Curse of the Mekons (1991)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Rolling Stone	[2]
Robert Christgau	A[3]

The Mekons Rock 'n' Roll is the eighth studio album by The Mekons. Pitchfork named this album #97 on their list of the Top 100 Albums of the 1980s. ^[4]

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

1. Dougan, John. "The Mekons Rock 'n' Roll – The Mekons : Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards : AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved December 19, 2012.
2. Young, Jon (February 8, 1990). "[Rolling Stone review]". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on September 27, 2007. Retrieved December 19, 2012.
3. Christgau, Robert. "Robert Christgau: CG: The Mekons". robertchristgau.com. Retrieved December 19, 2012.
4. "Top 100 albums of the 1980s". Retrieved 5 November 2011.

External links

• Robert Christgau's liner notes for the 2001 Collector's Choice reiusse
• Lyrics and other information on the discography section of the official Mekons website