The Fall

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Out of all the late-'70s punk and post-punk bands, none were longer lived or more prolific than the Fall. Throughout their career, the band underwent a myriad lineup changes, but at the center of it all was vocalist Mark E. Smith. With his snarling, nearly incomprehensible vocals and consuming bitter cynicism, Smith became a cult legend in indie and alternative rock. Over the course of their career, the Fall went through a number of shifts in musical style, yet the foundation of their sound was a near-cacophonous, amelodic jagged jumble of guitars, sing-sp...[more]

 

 

Take a step back to the boiling summer of 2006. The Fall had just successfully completed three out of sixteen US tour dates when suddenly, controversy struck. As Mark E. Smith and keyboardist/wife Eleni Poulou slept soundly in their Phoenix hotel, the band's guitarists and drummer hopped on an international flight back to the UK in an angry huff. It's still uncertain what happened in the desert that May, but whatever it was, it helped take The Fall in a refreshing new direction. Smith and Poulou decided to    [ read more ]

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Two years and 32 compilations, box sets, books, DVDs, and so on, since their last studio album (the lukewarm Are You Are Missing Winner), the Fall returned as a hungry, grumpy band once again with the excellent The Real New Fall L.P.   [ read more ]

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The Fall's story has been a seamless one-- through three dozen albums and countless personnel changes, they've never been dormant, and founder, songwriter and vocalist Mark E. Smith has been there every step of the way. With Julia Nagle (keyboards), Neville Wilding (guitar), Adam Halal (bass) and Tom Head (drums) backing him up-- held over from 1999's The Marshall Suite album-- Smith should be regarded rightfully alongside Al Green and Captain Beefheart as one of the great voices of music. Originally rele   [ read more ]

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BRAND NEW studio full-length record from legendary rock band The Fall! Fall Heads Roll gives us 14 crankers including the hit single, "I Can Hear the Grass Grow" filled with garage-pop hooks and another strong hit with the dub reggae filled "Ride Away." Intoxicating to say the least.

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