Empire of the senseless mekons

Nov 14, 2014 provided to youtube by virtual label llc empire of the senseless mekons mekons the mekons rock n roll. Empire of the senseless, the mekons 1989 by carl wilson if this week has given us anything so far, its that a lot of people have learned about the great british antithatcher songs of the 1980s and 1990s. Heaven and back is one of the 2 songs omitted from the u. A vocalsbycommittee approach that yielded to the gorgeous sally timms voice suited their songs of love, despair, booze, labor and life perfectly. Did you ever hear about cocaine lil she lived in cocainetown on a cocaine hill she had a cocaine dog and a cocaine cat and they fought all night with a cocaine rat she had. The mekons were formed in leeds, yorkshire, england in 1976 by a handful of art students at the university of leeds. We and our partners use cookies to personalize your experience, to show you ads based on your interests. Formed in the late 1970s, they are one of the longestrunning and most prolific of the firstwave british punk rock bands. Two terrorists, polysexual parisian pirate thivai and anarchist female cyborg abhor act out a holocaust of the erotic on the high seas. Remember the days we ran naked in black and in gold now the rain. The mekons empire of the senseless text karaoketexty. The mekons rock n roll by the mekons on amazon music. Empire of the senseless is the 2nd acker ive read after blood and guts in high school, and this comparative heavyweight tome reads like the epic shed been working up towards. Were wrong, so wrong, so wrong, so wrong its not true covered, protected, hidden so silent, so silent.

The mekons story was a purposefully ragged collection of live tracks, studio outtakes, demos, and other odds and ends that served as a tongue in cheek history of their first five years. Lyrics to empire of the senseless by the mekons from the heaven and hell. I have a fair number of langford mekons art prints and concert posters already, but only 4 of the plywood treatment, which i bought at an art gallery in town when they had a show that coincided with a mekons concert. The mekons empire of the senseless lyrics songmeanings. Released in 1989, the mekons rock n roll is the eighth studio album by english rock band. Mekons acker, kathy pussy king of the pirates amazon. They are one of the longestrunning and most prolific of the firstwave british punk bands rivaled in both categories only by the fall. Have known of the mekons for years, even have one or two. Destroy your safe and happy lives before it is too late the battles we fought were long and hard just not to be consumed by rock n roll rock n roll. Listen to your favorite songs from the mekons rock n roll by the mekons now. We and our partners use cookies to personalize your experience, to show you ads based on your interests, and for measurement and analytics purposes. By this, i dont mean an empire that is inchoate, but a government that doesn. Asking a mekons fan to select a favorite mekons record is crazy there isnt one. The mekons the mekons rock n roll 1989, vinyl discogs.

The mekons rock n roll is definitely some sort of rock record, but to pigeonhole it more precisely than that is very difficult. Pitchfork placed the album at number 97 on their list of the top 100 albums of the 1980s. Empire of the senseless the mekons song info allmusic. Empire of the senseless is a tongueincheek approach to liberties, they took away our films and tapes and notebooks. Released in 1989, the mekons rock n roll is the eighth studio album by english rock band the mekons. Get all the lyrics to songs on the mekons rock n roll and join the genius community of music scholars to learn the meaning behind the lyrics. Pussy, king of the pirates by mekons w kathy acker on. Mekons the mekons rock n roll lyrics and tracklist. Empire of the senseless bread, jam, groceries, and lard for the unsentimental the men who like the lady hard the men who like the hard lady and you know that people are really rather afraid empire of the senseless afraid of being swamped empire of the senseless afraid of being swamped by selfishness and greed empire of the senseless. Empire of the senseless, a song by mekons on spotify.

Loud, unruly guitars, pissedoff vocals the mekons have made an unregenerate, unapologetic punk rock record. The very best of the mekons album including song video, artist biography, translations and more. Empire of the senseless by the mekons on amazon music. Hello cruel world hello cruel world hello cruel world hello cruel world walking through the barbed wire sinking in the mud i heard you singing you sounded brave stopping over broken bodies ignore my trembling hands dont think of this as blood i know it is just pretend it doesnt hurt. Jun 25, 2014 i have a fair number of langford mekons art prints and concert posters already, but only 4 of the plywood treatment, which i bought at an art gallery in town when they had a show that coincided with a mekons concert. Oct 18, 20 obama is the executive manager of what the british punk band the mekons called the empire of the senseless. Song information for empire of the senseless the mekons on allmusic. The original lineup featured singers andy corrigan and mark chalkie white, guitarists tom greenhalgh and kevin lycett, bassist ros allen, and drummer jon langford.

Well, in pretty much every direction possible, really. No ones making any noise now, sshhh weve been waiting for so long. Satellite secret national security empire of the senseless turning journalists into heroes takes some doing empire of the senseless boring ollie north down in the subway dealing drugs and guns. Sure, both hardcore and the mekons have punk roots, but if hardcore took punk and made it even faster, the mekons took there punk in a different direction. Set in the near future, in a paris devastated by revolution and disease, empire of the senseless is narrated by two terrorists and occasional lovers, thivai, a pirate, and abhor, partrobot parthuman. Fittingly, the mekons s next fulllength, 1982s the mekons story aka it falleth like gentle rain from heaven.

Visit an apple store, call 1800myapple, or find a reseller. What i do know is that the mekons rock n roll is indeed an excellent album of rock and postpunk, and empire of the senseless is my. But, if the situation were such that a choice had to be made, this might be the record. Empire of the senseless is an angry anthem aimed at the apathy of the reaganelder bush years. Pussy, king of the pirates is an aural companion to ackers novel of the same name, a typically brutal journey into a wonderland of oblivion where the real and imagined intermingle freely, and horror and obscenity live side by side with childhood fantasy and adventure.

Together and apart, the two undertake an odyssey of carnage, a holocaust of erotic. The mekons rock and roll was the bands first major label release. But when i looked again, apparently someone else jumped before i got my nerve up. Empire of the senseless by mekons has a tempo of 129 bpm. Satellite secret national security empire of the senseless turning journalists into heroes takes some doing empire of the senseless boring ollie north down in the subway dealing drugs and guns empire of the senseless turning little liars into heroes, its what theyve always done empire of the senseless this song promotes homosexuality its in a pretended family relationship with the others on this record and on the charts and on the jukebox and in the radio and in the radio no ones. Satellite secret national security empire of the senseless turning journalists into heroes takes some doing empire of the senseless boring ollie north down in the subway dealing drugs and guns empire of the senseless turning little liars into heroes, its what theyve always done empire of the senseless this song promotes homosexuality. Lyrics to empire of the senseless by the mekons from the the mekons rock n roll album including song video, artist biography, translations and more. And even the silent are now guilty in the empire of the senseless baked beans, sugar, and margarine empire of the senseless bread, jam, groceries, and lard for the unsentimental. Portraits of elvis presley in the style of jackson pollock nos. Empire of the senseless interview tom greenhalgh and jon langford are interviewed by pete shelley of the buzzcocks. The mekons the mekons rock n roll 1989, box set, all.

Check out pussy, king of the pirates by mekons w kathy acker on amazon music. No ones making any noise now, sshhh weve been waiting for so long they took away our films and tapes and notebooks. Check out empire of the senseless by the mekons on amazon music. Our new desktop experience was built to be your music destination. Only darkness has the power spent the night in sophies bed it became impossible for me to leave i. The mekons empire of the senseless 1989, vinyl discogs. The mekons empire of the senselessinterview amazon. Nov 19, 2011 our new desktop experience was built to be your music destination.

A heavy fog of a dream, punctuated by acts of violence, raw language, and humor kathy ackers dystopia is an unflinching look at humanity from its lowest cesspool. The mekons empire of the senseless rock n roll youtube. No ones making any noise now, sshhh weve been waiting for so long they took away our films and tapes and notebooks but its ok cos weve selfcensored this. Over thirty years of wonderfully messy music with multiple personel changes and record labels, the mekons personify a loose, boozy, and talented collective. Difficult to read at times, and the worst kind of book to read during a depression empire of the senseless is still a brilliant book. Mekons empire of the senseless lyrics genius lyrics. It was one of their most accessible albums to date, and received a smidgen of mtv play for the tracks memphis, egypt and empire of the senseless. The mekons the mekons rock n roll releases discogs. Leeds university art students jon langford and tom greenhalgh formed the mekons in 1977, taking the bands name from the mekon, an evil, superintelligent venusian featured in the british 1950s1960s comic dan dare. Dick taylor would leave the mekons after its release. Provided to youtube by virtual label llc empire of the senseless mekons mekons the mekons rock n roll. The mekons steadfastly refused to amend their passionate anticapitalist stance, even as leftist politics had long been declared doa by a generation of cynics who viewed political engagement as just another target for fashionably ironic humor. Stream adfree with amazon music unlimited on mobile, desktop, and tablet. In december 2007 the album was ranked number 97 in blender magazines 100 greatest indierock albums ever.