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Fear And Whiskey (CD)

By: The Mekons (Artist)

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The Mekons Artist Snapshot:

Founded in the late 1970s by Jon Langford and Tom Greenhalgh, the Mekons started out as a punk band, inspired by the first wave of British punk rock. Before long, however, they were incorporating synthesizers, reggae, and just plain weirdness into their style. As much of a collective as a band (in keeping with their socialist political tendencies), the early Mekons were a revolving door for a constantly changing cast of characters. In the mid-'80s, they significantly incorporated country and folk influences and released some of their finest work. By the '90s, a membership anchored by the likes of Steve Goulding and Sally Timms kept the Mekons producing at a prolific rate, never abandoning their politically incisive lyricism.

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DISC 1 for Fear And Whiskey (CD) Album By The Mekons (Artist)
1   Chivalry
2   Trouble Down South
3   Hard To Be Human Again
4   Darkness And Doubt
5   Psycho Cupid
6   Flitcraft
7   Country
8   Abernant 1984/85
9   Last Dance
10   Lost Highway
 

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Review

Spin (4/02, p.123) - "The greatest alt-country LP ever made - in England, anyway."
Uncut (p.141) - 4 stars out of 5 - "[With] country and rollicksome folk, nailing the quintessential Mekons sound and agit-rock ideal."

Title Note

The Mekons: Jonny Boy Langford (vocals, guitar, harp); Tommy Greene (vocals, guitar, piano); Ken Lite (guitar, background vocals); Dick Taylor (guitar); Susie Honeyman (fiddle); Lu (bass); Steve Goulding (drums).

FEAR AND WHISKEY was the album that signaled the second coming of the Mekons. Six years after their 1979 debut, the band overhauled their well-honed post-punk sound with an unexpected departure. Like the Byrds before them, the Mekons decided to forge a merger between rock and country; unlike the Byrds, of course, the Mekons infused their ragged honky-tonk with hints of reggae, art noise, and ample doses of reckless punk.

The opening "Chivalry" is a barroom tune that sounds part Celtic, part Texan, with a floating fiddle melody courtesy of Susie Honeyman. "Trouble Down South," a politically pointed song that uses spoken narrative against a backdrop of fiddle, haunting vocals, and reggae rhythms, gives way to the amped-up "Hard to Be Human Again" and the heavy, sleepy "Darkness and Doubt." The surreal story-song "Psycho Cupid," the insistent pulse of "Country," and the sad, drunken "Last Dance" make good on the Mekons' promise to mix it up, before they wrap the package with a cover of Hank Williams's "Lost Highway." FEAR AND WHISKEY is a punk classic, one that surprises, charms, and overflows with rootsy, rebellious energy.

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