The Mekons
 

Any of you guys know this band?

I've heard a couple songs (like "Where Were You") and I liked them a bunch, I'm just not really sure where to start with their discography and was wondering any of you guys had any useful input.

If you must know, they were a punk/post-punk band from Leeds back in the day, and still around, as far as I know.

blow your tuneless trumpet

blow...
blow your tuneless trumpet the choice is yours
i'm going to see the horse doctor
he's waiting where the rain comes in
the fancy shirt i wore is just lying in the drawer
the girl i used to sleep with i don't see her anymore
blow...
blow your tuneless trumpet the choice is yours
death belongs to everyone it's the only thing we have
yeah, death belongs to everyone it's the only thing we have
i don't owe nobody i don't even owe the rent
i've even got some money left i still haven't spent
so blow...
blow your tuneless trumpet the choice is yours
we don't want the glamour the pomp and the drums
the dublin messiah scattering crumbs
just blow...

Can anyone guess which pop icon this song is about?

Bono?

Damn you're good

I'll probably get around to uploading The Mekons Rock N' Roll at some point because it's a brilliant ****ing album.

I haven't heard too much from them but what I have is awesome.

This is it? This is all this forum has to say on the subject of the Mekons? I only own Fear and Whiskey but it is a really great album. I think the song "Country" is my favorite off of it.

I've got The Quality of Mercy... and love it

I was a little disappointed with that but Stu has The Quality of Mercy and me want!

I have to admit it took a while to grow on me but I like it a lot now. My only complaint about it is on several of the songs the drums sound like utter shit. I'm 99% sure they were real drums played by a living and breathing drummer but the production makes them sound like a really crappy drum machine and that's not a very good fit for the style of music.

i haven't really gotten into it either. quality of mercy is awesome though.

I agree.
 

Mekons were always one of my favs. Sad that this is all that this is all that's being said on them.

Here's some shots from a show in Amsterdam I saw.

Sorry can't post link cause I'm new.

Video of them
 

this is a video of them from a long time ago....

No it isn't. :p:

their pretty sweet i just heard that album with the monkey on it from my dads vinyl collection quality of mercy i think it was called

The Mekons (full eight person band) are touring America in 2025. Details here:



https://michaelsmusiclog.blogspot.co...oogle_vignette


My favorite solo artist, Johnny Dowd, is opening a number of the shows. I've got my tix for the Pittsburgh show. I've seen a coupld of Jon Langford's side projects but not the Mekons. I'm excited to see them, and Dowd on the bill makes it even better.