Me (The Mekons album)
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| Released | May 19, 1998 | |||
| Genre | Country rock, experimental rock | |||
| Length | 63:54 | |||
| Label | Quarterstick | |||
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Me is a studio album by the British-American experimental rock group the Mekons, released on May 19, 1998, on Quarterstick Records. It is noted for featuring greater use of electronic musical instruments than their previous work.[1]
Critical reception
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [2] |
| The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [3] |
| Rolling Stone |  [4] |
| The Village Voice |  [5] |
In the Grand Rapids Press, Tim Pratt described Me as "a popcorn ball of chewy, sticky fun, combining subtly subversive lyrics with crunchy elements of rock, punk and electronic music and then mashed together in an oddball, yet tasty, musical treat."[6] The Chicago Tribune's Rick Reger also reviewed the album favorably, writing that "Far from being a bizarre change of direction, "Me" ably upholds the Mekons' tradition of thwarting expectation and flouting convention."[7] A review of the album in the Orlando Weekly stated that "There is something for everyone here. The fleeting string sections, noisy guitars, cheesy Stereolab-style keyboards, accordions and fiddles keep "Me" unpredictable and will leave you wondering what's next for these evolving musical chameleons."[8]
Track listing
[edit]- "Enter the Lists" - 4:08
- "Down" - 4:16
- "Narrative" - 4:18
- "Tourettes" - 3:19
- "Flip Flop" - 4:30
- "Gin & It" - 4:24
- "Back to Back" - 3:49
- "Come and Have a Go If You Think You're Hard Enough" - 3:15
- "Men United" - 3:23
- "Mirror" - 4:32
- "Far Sub Dominant" - 6:43
- "Whiskey Sex Shack" - 3:02
- "Thunder" - 5:34
- "Belly to Belly" - 8:41
Personnel
[edit]- Rico Bell – accordion, vocals
- Rebecca Gates – backing vocals
- Sarah Corina – bass
- Steve Goulding – drums
- Susie Honeyman – fiddle
- Jon Langford, Tom Greenhalgh – guitar, vocals
- Ken Sluiter, The Mekons – recording and mastering
- Lu Edmonds – saz
- Sally Timms – vocals
References
[edit]- ^ Jenkins, Mark (26 June 1998). "Mekons: Let's Talk About 'Me'". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
- ^ Ankeny, Jason. "Me - The Mekons". AllMusic. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
- ^ Larkin, Colin (27 May 2011). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Omnibus Press. p. 2006. ISBN 9780857125958.
- ^ Kreilkamp, Ivan (19 May 1998). "The Mekons: Me". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 14 May 2008.
{{cite magazine}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ Christgau, Robert (25 May 1999). "Consumer Guide". The Village Voice.
- ^ Pratt, Tim (30 October 1998). "The Mekons ... on the offbeat". The Grand Rapids Press – via ProQuest.
- ^ Reger, Rick (3 July 1998). "The Mekons' Latest U-turn". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
- ^ "Review - Me". Orlando Weekly. 14 May 1998. Retrieved 1 December 2017.