Willow ,'Showtime'
There's a lady plays her fav'rite records/On the jukebox ev'ry day/All day long she plays the same old songs/And she believes the things that they say/She sings along with all the saddest songs/And she believes the stories are real/She lets the music dictate the way that she feels.
On a different topic, I love the blurb for the new Mekons compilation at the Bloodshot Records site:
I will be showing the Mekons video for "Memphis, Egypt" at the Quimby's event.
Re: The Mekons - I think the only song I've ever heard is "Ghosts of American Astronauts" and I'm not terribly keen on it. Is that one fairly representative of their style or are there other songs I might want to check out?
Fairly representative, though they are often more raucous. (rockist?)
Fairly representative, though they are often more raucous. (rockist?)
"More raucous" is usually a good thing in my book. Any specific recs?
Mekons Rock & Roll, Fear & Whiskey, The Edge of the World, and OOOH! are the 4-star albums in my book.
U.u. = unusual upbringing. I had a friend named Nara when I was a kid.
Raucous Mekons = Rock 'n Roll, the album, especially "Memphis, Egypt," and "Amnesia." I will say that I think "Ghosts" is a great song, but I am also a total Sally Timms stalkerfan.
Hec, do I need to see the Mekons video for reasons other than sheer fangirl completistness?
Mekons Rock & Roll, Fear & Whiskey, The Edge of the World, and OOOH! are the 4-star albums in my book.
checks Lost In The Grooves My book too!
Actually, I also really like the album which features "Ghosts Of American Astronauts", So Good It Hurts.
Hec, do I need to see the Mekons video for reasons other than sheer fangirl completistness?
As a total Sally Timms fangirl, you might want to see her go-go dancing.
Actually, I also really like the album which features "Ghosts Of American Astronauts", So Good It Hurts.
As do I! "(Sometimes I Feel Like) Fletcher Christian" was the song that hooked me on them for life.
I have seen Sally Timms do what my former friend Neil called the Sally Dance many times, but a full-scale go-go routine... hm!
Tina may be interested to know that Sally covers Ryan Adams's "The Fools We Are As Men" on The World of Him, her new and very unMekonsy (despite the covers of "Corporal Chalkie" and "Bomb") CD.
I have seen Sally Timms do what my former friend Neil called the Sally Dance many times, but a full-scale go-go routine... hm!
Well, it's not really a go-go routine. It is basically the Sally Dance being cut into the general mayhem of the video. Also, many shots of Jon's paunch.
U.u. = unusual upbringing. I had a friend named Nara when I was a kid.
Oh. OH! The "s" was for plural. Sorry, I can be incredibly a bit slow sometimes.
Thank you all for the recs. For the record, I think GoAA is a good song, otherwise I wouldn't be interested in hearing more from the band - it's just not quite my thing. We'll see how I like the rockier stuff.
I like So Good It Hurts, too, but it's a real departure for the Mekes, what with the 80 alternarock booming snare and gauzy guitar production and the concentration on pure pop. Go for the snarly stuff I mentioned. The Mekes are best when really, really pissed off.