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]

 

 

VINYL FORMAT. Vinyl re-issue of the 1980 album. Includes a bonus 12" with four rare, none-LP singles: "How I Wrote 'Elastic Man'," "City Hobgoblins," "Totally Wired," and "Putta Block." "Kicking off with the thrilling bite of 'Pay Your Rates,' on Grotesque, the Fall really started hitting its stride, with Marc Riley and Craig Scanlon now a devastatingly effective combination, somehow managing to sound exactly placed between random sloppiness and perfect precision. The sharp rockabilly lead   [ read more ]

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VINYL FORMAT. "The first of what would be a veritable flock of live albums, some legit and some hovering on the edge of it, Totale's Turns, with the same lineup as Dragnet, found the Fall in a hilariously aggressive mood, as the statement of purpose 'Intro' demonstrates. 'The difference between you and us is that we have brains!' proclaims Smith, and from there it's off into their version of rock and roll hell. Song choices range over the first two albums and various singles, delivered with the at-on   [ read more ]

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VINYL FORMAT. As stubbornly maverick as ever, the Fall's tenth album hinges on their now-accustomed dissonance, into which a tighter, commercial edge was introduced. New guitarist Brix Smith, wife of leader Mark E., added a partly melodious sheen that brought an air of 60s subculture to the group's post-industrial rattle. Nothing was sacrificed in the process and while "Bombast" hurtles with a vicious power, talismen Can were acknowledged in "I Am Damo Suzuki," the name of the German band's Japan-born singe   [ read more ]

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Northern Cream is a showcase of newly discovered footage of The Fall from 1981 and includes the only known film featuring the band with clarinet player Dave Tucker. The DVD includes unreleased 1981 concert footage, unreleased in-depth documentary, an interview from Mark E. Smith, audio outtakes, and the full Leeds University 1981 concert.

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VINYL FORMAT. Re-release of one of the purest gems in the entire history of music. Each picture sleeve single is barcoded w/removable stickers so they are nearly identical to the originals.

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Today, after releasing 28 studio albums and 34 live albums (and countless labels), The Fall are still going strong. I've Never Felt Better in My Life - 1979-1982 brings together 11 cuts from their first five studio albums, plus the classing 1980 single a-side "Totally Wired."

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Recorded after a tour that found leader/vocalist/lyricist Mark E. Smith handing out his umpteenth set of pink-slips and changing about half the band, Imperial Wax Solvent is a surprisingly vital and solid release, benefiting from a hungry young band under the guidance of a veteran who is inspired, jaded, and often sounds twice as hungry as the young bucks. After getting the artful, "difficult" number out of the way ("Alton Towers") and riffling through the garage rock-loving song ({&"Wolf Kidult Ma   [ read more ]

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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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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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