| Artist |
The Mekons |
| Album Title: |
Natural |
| Album Cover: |
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| Primary Genre |
Alternative |
| Format |
CD |
| Released |
08/21/2007 |
| Label |
Quarterstick Records |
| Catalog No |
QS98CD |
| Bar Code No |
0 36172 00982 4 |
| Packaging |
Jewelcase |
| Tracks |
| 1.
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Dark Dark Dark (4:57)
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| 2.
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Dickie Chalkie And Nobby (3:05)
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| 3.
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The Old Fox (3:50)
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| 4.
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White Stone Door (3:58)
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| 5.
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Shocking Curse Bird (2:41)
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| 6.
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Give Me Wine Or Money (3:19)
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| 7.
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Diamonds (4:06)
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| 8.
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Burning In The Desert Burning (3:34)
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| 9.
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The Hope And The Anchor (3:36)
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| 10.
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Cockermouth (5:03)
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| 11.
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Zeroes And Ones (3:47)
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| 12.
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Perfect Mirror (4:19)
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| Date Acquired |
08/19/2016 |
| Personal Rating |
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| Acquired from |
Amazon |
| Purchase Price |
16.77 |
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Notes |
For Jon Gill.
Recorded and edited at Brackenrigg up in the Lake District. Vocal recording and mixing down on Blackness Road in Crowborough, Sussex.
Total time 46:15
foobar2000 1.3.9 / Dynamic Range Meter 1.1.1
log date: 2016-08-26 00:02:57
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Analyzed: The Mekons / Natural
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DR Peak RMS Duration Track
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DR6 -0.20 dB -7.82 dB 4:58 01-Dark Dark Dark
DR8 -0.20 dB -10.48 dB 3:05 02-Dickie, Chalkie and Nobby
DR8 -0.20 dB -10.88 dB 3:50 03-The Old Fox
DR9 -0.20 dB -11.72 dB 3:59 04-White Stone Door
DR8 -0.20 dB -9.65 dB 2:42 05-Shocking Curse Bird
DR9 -0.20 dB -11.66 dB 3:20 06-Give Me Wine or Money
DR7 -0.20 dB -8.29 dB 4:06 07-Diamonds
DR8 -0.20 dB -9.19 dB 3:34 08-Burning in the Desert Burning
DR11 -0.20 dB -12.74 dB 3:37 09-The Hope and the Anchor
DR8 -0.20 dB -9.15 dB 5:03 10-Cockermouth
DR8 -0.20 dB -9.23 dB 3:48 11-Zeroes and Ones
DR7 -0.20 dB -9.57 dB 4:19 12-Perfect Mirror
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Number of tracks: 12
Official DR value: DR8
Samplerate: 44100 Hz
Channels: 2
Bits per sample: 16
Bitrate: 878 kbps
Codec: FLAC
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| Reviews |
AllMusic Review by Mark Deming:
The Mekons are celebrating their 30th anniversary in 2007 as they release their 26th album, Natural, which to the uninitiated might sound as if the band were bowing to the ravages of time with its relaxed tempos, emphasis on acoustic instruments, and general reluctance to rock out in the traditional manner. However, this overlooks the fact that the Mekons have never had much truck with how things are "traditionally" done; the Mekons have rarely sounded as if they were following the same musical path on two consecutive albums, and while the aggressive stance of 2002's OOOH! (Out of Our Heads) and 2004's Punk Rock has taken a back seat to a more measured and subtle approach, Natural certainly fits in with the group's great tradition of intelligent ranting. Most of Natural suggests the Mekons sitting around the campfire, perhaps after some failed revolutionary action has knocked out the power, singing songs that at once reflect their cynicism and offer some faint hope for a world where either justice or cheap beer is in ready supply. "You don't have to believe in the end," from "Cockermouth," is the benchmark of the album's semi-optimism; "Dark Dark Dark," "Dickie Chalkie and Nobby," and "Give Me Wine or Money" all offer sketches of resistance in a world that isn't much interested in their campaign; and the closer, "Perfect Mirror," calmly contemplates the final defeat. In the midst of all this, the Mekons do find space for one noisy rocker, the digital-age rant "Zeroes and Ones," while an undertow of electric noise adds to the menace of "Dark Dark Dark," suggesting once again that the Mekons don't put much stock in even their own self-imposed rules. Natural is a quiet but disconcerting snapshot of a world of chaos, which is to say it depicts a world not so different than the one that saw the birth of the Mekons in 1977, and confirms their message has remained constant even when their musical approach has not.
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