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Fear and Whiskey is the fourth studio album by English rock band the Mekons. It was released in 1985 and marked a dramatic shift in their sound following a short hiatus. It has been credited as being one of the first alternative country albums, [4] as it blends the band's previously-established punk rock style with a country music sound.
Fear and Whiskey was the first great statement of "shambolic punk" band the Mekons, and yes, it is as great as all their rabid fans have always said (though "the greatest rock album in history" is ...
Sep 20, 2019 · Inspired by folk, honkey-tonk and Cajun music and boasting a pathological fear of closing time. --. Mekons’ 1985 album Fear and Whiskey came out of a chaotic period of reinvention that followed the demise of Mekons mark one when Andy Corrigan and Mary Jenner left the band. In 1983 Tom Greenhalgh, Jon Langford, Kevin Lycett and Mark White ...
Fear, Whiskey and Punk Rock: The Story Behind the Kick-Ass Mekons Doc. A new documentary on the veteran first-wave punk/country band charts a long, strange career. The Mekons whoop it up in a ...
Fear and Whiskey by The Mekons released in 1985. Find album reviews, track lists, credits, awards and more at AllMusic.
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Jan 21, 2002 · Needless to say, the Quarterstick reissue of the Mekons classic Fear and Whiskey comes at an opportune time, since 2002 parallels 1985, yet you can’t get with the manichean propaganda this time ...
Jan 16, 2013 · “Fear and Whiskey” seems logical in context, a product of the veil of disillusionment Thatcherism cast upon Britain. Before the record was made, the band spent a year supporting the now infamous Miner’s Strike in mid-80s. They came away from the experience, much like the nation’s unions, battered and worn.
