A series of rancorous disagreements with the high and mighty at Warner Bros. subsidiary Loud forced
the Mekons into an unanticipated two years of silence that nearly scuttled this record and ended the band's career. Eventually, Warner relented (they had maintained the record was not good enough to release), and the increasingly restless
Mekons fans were able to judge for themselves that this was another terrific
Mekons record. More traditionally rock-oriented and less prone to stylistic leaps than before,
I Love Mekons is a strong, confident record that should have placed
the Mekons at the forefront of the growing alternative rock market. It didn't, but often there's no accounting for taste. ~ John Dougan