The Mekons Rock 'n Roll


Released in 1989, The Mekons Rock 'n Roll is the eighth studio album by English rock band The Mekons. Pitchfork placed the album at number 97 on their list of the Top 100 Albums of the 1980s.
In December 2007 the album was ranked number 97 in Blender 's 100 Greatest Indie-Rock Albums Ever. Decades later, critics still remembered it fondly.

Track listing

All songs composed by The Mekons. 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".