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[[파일:Mekons at the Poetry Foundation on 13 July 2015.jpg|섬네일|2015년 메콘스의 모습]]
'''메콘스'''({{Lang|en|The Mekons}})는 1970년대 후반 [[존 랭포드]] 등이 결성한 영국의 [[펑크 록]] 밴드이다. 영국의 펑크 록 밴드 중 가장 오랫 동안 활동하는 밴드이자 다작하는 밴드로 잘 알려져 있다.<ref name="NYTimes-Honky-CatClub-1987">{{뉴스 인용|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1987/04/30/arts/rock-britain-s-mekons.html|title=Rock: Britain's Mekons|last1=Pareles|first1=Jon|date=30 April 1987|work=[[The New York Times]]|access-date=21 November 2015}}</ref><ref name="LATimes-RevengeFeature-2015">{{뉴스 인용|url=http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/music/la-et-ms-mekons-20150623-column.html|title=Unsung Mekons are a musical beacon of persistence and creativity|last1=Roberts|first1=Randall|date=23 June 2015|work=[[Los Angeles Times]]|access-date=21 November 2015}}</ref> 밴드의 음악 스타일은 [[컨트리 음악]], [[민요]], [[얼터너티브 록]], [[덥 음악|덥]] 등 다양한 음악을 합쳤으며,<ref name="NYTimes-OriginalSin-1989">{{뉴스 인용|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1989/12/17/arts/recordings-the-mekons-take-aim-at-rock-and-roll.html|title=Recordings; The Mekons Take Aim at Rock-and-Roll|last1=Pareles|first1=Jon|authorlink=Jon Pareles|date=17 December 1989|work=[[The New York Times]]|access-date=21 November 2015}}</ref> 시끄러운 라이브 쇼로도 잘 알려져 있다.<ref name="NYTimes-Heart-1993">{{뉴스 인용|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1993/08/30/arts/review-rock-a-sound-with-a-sense-of-history-and-humor.html|title=Review/Rock; A Sound With a Sense Of History, and Humor|last1=Watrous|first1=Peter|authorlink=Peter Watrous|date=30 August 1993|work=[[The New York Times]]|access-date=21 November 2015}}</ref>

== 평가 ==
메콘스는 [[밥 딜런]], [[더 클래시]]와 함께 [[로버트 크리스트가우]]가 두 번 올해의 음반으로 선정한 작품을 만든 밴드나 음악가로, 크리스트가우는 1985년 《Fear and Whiskey》와 2002년 《OOOH!》를 그 해 자신이 가장 좋아하는 음반으로 선정하였다.

== 디스코그래피 ==

=== 정규 음반 ===

* The Quality of Mercy Is Not Strnen (1979)
* The Mekons aka Devils Rats and Piggies a Special Message from Godzilla (1980)
* The Mekons Story (1982)
* Fear and Whiskey (1985)<ref>{{웹 인용|url=https://quarterstick.bandcamp.com/artists|title=Quarterstick Records|date=2019|publisher=Quarterstick Records|accessdate=2022-01-27}}</ref>
* The Edge of the World (1986)<ref>{{웹 인용|url=https://mekons.bandcamp.com/album/the-edge-of-the-world|title=The Edge of the World: by Mekons|date=2019|publisher=Quarterstick Records|accessdate=2022-01-27}}</ref>
* The Mekons Honky Tonkin' (1987)
* So Good It Hurts (1988)
* The Mekons Rock 'n Roll (1989)<ref name="RockNRoll_Christgau2">{{웹 인용|url=http://www.robertchristgau.com/xg/cdrev/mekonsro-not.php|title=The Mekons: Rock 'n' Roll|author=Christgau, Robert|authorlink=Robert Christgau|date=24 April 2001|access-date=2019-12-01}}</ref>
* The Curse of the Mekons (1991)
* I ♥ Mekons (1993)
* Retreat from Memphis (1994)
* Pussy, King of the Pirates (1996)
* Mekons United (1996)
* Me (1998)
* Journey to the End of the Night (2000)
* OOOH! (Out of Our Heads) (2002)
* Punk Rock (2004)
* Natural (2007)
* Ancient and Modern 1911–2011 (2011)<ref name="Pitchfork-AncientMod-2011">{{뉴스 인용|url=http://pitchfork.com/news/42932-mekons-announce-new-album/|title=Mekons Announce New Album|last1=Breihan|first1=Tom|date=21 June 2011|work=[[Pitchfork Media]]|access-date=21 November 2015}}</ref>
* Jura (2015)<ref name="RecordStoreDay-Jura-2015">{{웹 인용|url=http://www.recordstoreday.com/SpecialRelease/8208|title=Mekons & Robbie Fulks: Jura|website=[[Record Store Day]]|access-date=21 November 2015}}</ref>
* Existentialism (2016)<ref name="Bloodshot-Existentialism">{{웹 인용|url=https://www.bloodshotrecords.com/album/existentialism|title=EXISTENTIALISM Mekons|date=11 July 2016|publisher=[[Bloodshot Records]]|access-date=13 August 2017|quote=Limited edition Book is SOLD OUT|archive-date=2022-09-30|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220930124823/https://www.bloodshotrecords.com/album/existentialism|url-status=}}</ref>
* It Is Twice Blessed (2018)
* Deserted (2019)<ref name="Freakons_BS2019">{{웹 인용|url=https://www.bloodshotrecords.com/album/deserted|title=Mekons: Deserted|date=2019|publisher=Bloodshot Records|accessdate=2022-01-27|archive-date=2022-01-27|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220127195627/https://www.bloodshotrecords.com/album/deserted|url-status=}}</ref>
* Exquisite (2020)<ref>{{웹 인용|url=https://deserted.bandcamp.com/album/exquisite|title=Exquisite: by Mekons|date=January 14, 2022|publisher=Glitterbeat Records|accessdate=2022-01-27}}</ref>

=== '''EP''' ===

* The English Dancing Master (1983)
* Crime and Punishment (1986)
* Slightly South of the Border (1986)
* Hole In The Ground / Sun City / Prince Of Darkness (1987)
* The Dream and Lie of... (1989)
* F.U.N. '90 (1990)
* Greetings Eight (1990)
* Wicked Midnite/All I Want (1992)
* Millionaire (1993)
* The Brackenrigg EP (2007)

=== 싱글 ===

* 1978: "Never Been In A Riot" b/w "32 Weeks" and "Heart & Soul"
* 1978: "Where Were You?" b/w "I'll Have To Dance Then (On My Own)"
* 1979: "Work All Week" b/w "Unknown Wrecks"
* 1980: "Teeth" b/w "Guardian" and "Kill" b/w "Stay Cool" (Virgin Records)
* 1980: "Snow" b/w "Another One" (Red Rhino Records)
* 1981: "This Sporting Life" b/w "Frustration"
* 1982: "This Sporting Life" b/w "Fight the Cuts"
* 1986: "Hello Cruel World" b/w "Alone & Forsaken"
* 1988: "Ghosts of American Astronauts"
* 1990: "Claw" b/w "Crap Rap" with The Ex
* 1990: "Sheffield Park" b/w "Having a Party"
* 1990: "Makes No Difference" b/w "Having A Party"
* 1995: "Untitled 1" b/w "Untitled 2"
* 2017: ''Mekonville'': "How Many Stars Are Out Tonight" b/w "Still Waiting"

== 각주 ==
{{각주}}

== 외부 링크 ==

* {{공식 웹사이트|https://www.wacobrothers.com|Waco Brothers}}

{{전거 통제}}

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