explain to me the greatness of the fall

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I had a similar reaction to The Fall for years. Then one summer I was sick of all the music I was listening to and played nothing but Palace of Swords Reversed for weeks and I cracked it.

To quote the wise men above, many ways in and no way out, but small samplings and drive-by listenings are definitely not going to get you in. It helped me to focus on Smith's lyrics; if you can get a beam on his worldview the rest falls into place (hah).

Given your current situation I'd recommend their more sonically challenging outings such as Dragnet or Perverted By Language. One of the comps like Palace or 50,0000 Fans is a good place to start as well.

But if you're looking for killer bands with amazing production, The Fall are not really what you're after.

Edward III (edward iii), Thursday, 19 January 2006 15:00 (eighteen years ago) link

except when they're a killer band or have amazing production.
or both.

senseiDancer (sexyDancer), Thursday, 19 January 2006 15:15 (eighteen years ago) link

fifteen years pass...

This compendium of Mark E. Smith’s onstage observations has the ‘journal of record’ feel of Alan Bennett’s diaries pic.twitter.com/9rdIjArJFb

— Ben Thompson (@btfoshizzle) February 27, 2021

chuckled at: Good evening. This one is for Mark Ellen and his stinking breed.

calzino, Saturday, 27 February 2021 18:51 (three years ago) link

You can get it here:
https://www.atlastbooks.com/shop/p/slangking-nickas-planck

Or you can just scroll through the gigography and read snippets from different gigs, here's 1982:
https://thefall.org/gigography/gig82.html

Gerald McBoing-Boing, Sunday, 28 February 2021 21:27 (three years ago) link

Thirty quid?

Mark G, Sunday, 28 February 2021 21:36 (three years ago) link

wasn't this band just some bloke talking over a racket

no (Left), Sunday, 28 February 2021 21:42 (three years ago) link

not just any racket

oscar bravo, Sunday, 28 February 2021 22:25 (three years ago) link

Not just any talking.

Punk's not daft (Tom D.), Sunday, 28 February 2021 22:39 (three years ago) link

ffs Left

I like signing up to dead sites (sleeve), Monday, 1 March 2021 01:19 (three years ago) link


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