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So Good It Hurts
''So Good It Hurts'' is an album by the British band the Mekons, released in 1988. "Ghosts of American Astronauts" was released as a single. The band supported the album with a North American tour, as well as shows in England. Production The band added a reggae influence to the country sound of their mid-1980s albums. Eleven musicians contributed to the recording of ''So Good It Hurts''. As on previous albums, the band included text and footnotes, partly to inform, partly for ironic reasons. "(Sometimes I Feel Like) Fletcher Christian" is about the death of Fletcher Christian. "Heart of Stone (Rolling Stones song), Heart of Stone" is a cover of the Rolling Stones song, sung by Sally Timms, who wasn't pleased with the completed track. "Vengeance" reminds listeners that the administrations of Ronald Reagan and Margaret Thatcher won't last forever. The title of "I'm Not Here (1967)" is a tribute to Bob Dylan. "Dora" was inspired in part by Sigmund Freud's Dora (case study), case study. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Mekons
The Mekons are a British Post-punk band formed in 1976 as an art collective. They are one of the longest-running and most prolific of the first-wave British punk rock bands. The band's style has evolved over time to incorporate aspects of country music, folk music, alternative rock and occasional experiments with dub. They are well known for their exuberant live performances. History The band was formed in 1976 by a group of University of Leeds art students: Jon Langford, Kevin Lycett, Mark White, Ros Allen, Andy Corrigan and Tom Greenhalgh — Gang of Four and Delta 5 formed from the same group of students. They took the band's name from the Mekon, an evil, super-intelligent Venusian featured in the British 1950s–1960s comic ''Dan Dare'' (printed in the ''Eagle''). The Mekons were described as a more chaotic version of Gang of Four; Lycett stated the band operated on the principle that "anybody could do it ... anybody could get up and join in and instruments could be ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
