I have the same problem with a lot of Beefheart
Well, yes, frankly it took me years to come to terms with MES' vocals, and a further 15 to do the same for the Captain, but once you've made that adjustment it all just MAKES SENSE. I think The Fall could actually be more broadly enjoyed by the public but that warm-up period is something most people just won't give it.
Re: Gross Chapel - GB Grenadiers - I'm not certain the Peel version surpasses the studio, but they certainly compliment one another, if that makes sense. And, yes, the whole Fall-as-goths treatment of "Bend Sinister" is what makes it unique in their catalogue and made me vote it number 1 on the albums section.
― Gerald McBoing-Boing, Tuesday, 30 April 2013 00:25 (eleven years ago) link
the PS Glam Racket was the last thing cut from my ballot
I had the Peel Session "Glam Racket" at number 15 on my ballot. After getting off the bus in the early 90s, that song and "Chiselers" were what made me reconsider the error of my ways.
― Gerald McBoing-Boing, Tuesday, 30 April 2013 00:28 (eleven years ago) link
Whoa, that's 8 of my ballot represented already (Fortress, Jukebox, Hobgoblins, English Scheme, Middle Mass, Smile, Prole, Spectre), which could be a good OR bad sign. "Prole Art Threat" was my #2, so TOO LOW, etc, for that at the very least.
― Nag! Nag! Nag!, Tuesday, 30 April 2013 02:35 (eleven years ago) link
re: fall members list - i'm guessing "mark hanley" is a mistake there?
― fit and working again, Tuesday, 30 April 2013 03:09 (eleven years ago) link
25. Lie Dream of A Casino Soul Points: 163 Votes: 6 Number Ones: 0
― Mark G, Tuesday, 30 April 2013 08:01 (eleven years ago) link
Reckon the biggest curveball in the top 25 will be my number 2, a song notable for its drumbeat and the use of the word 'faaarmhaaaand'
― have a nice Blog (imago), Tuesday, 30 April 2013 08:02 (eleven years ago) link
24. An Older Lover etc Points: 165 Votes: 6 Number Ones: 0
― Mark G, Tuesday, 30 April 2013 08:12 (eleven years ago) link
TOO FUCKEN LOW
― we're up all night to get relegated (Noodle Vague), Tuesday, 30 April 2013 08:15 (eleven years ago) link
23. Hit The North Points: 173 Votes: 7 Number Ones: 0
― Mark G, Tuesday, 30 April 2013 08:16 (eleven years ago) link
22. (Theme From) Sparta F.C. / Sparta 2XX Points: 190 Votes: 9 Number Ones: 0
― Mark G, Tuesday, 30 April 2013 09:52 (eleven years ago) link
Hmmm, is it possible my ballot was lost? Should have at least one #1 vote for "Lie Dream".
― Nag! Nag! Nag!, Tuesday, 30 April 2013 09:54 (eleven years ago) link
Hmm, seems there are actually five votes and one number one.
― Mark G, Tuesday, 30 April 2013 10:00 (eleven years ago) link
Anyways...
"he.. is .. nottt"
― Mark G, Tuesday, 30 April 2013 10:04 (eleven years ago) link
21. New Big Prinz / Big New Prinz Points: 190 Votes: 9 Number Ones: 0
― Mark G, Tuesday, 30 April 2013 10:08 (eleven years ago) link
20. The N.W.R.A. Points: 196 Votes: 7 Number Ones: 1
― Mark G, Tuesday, 30 April 2013 10:44 (eleven years ago) link
dunno why i didn't vote for "an older lover etc". should have. another of my early-on favorites, along with "putta block".
― controversial vegan pregnancy (contenderizer), Tuesday, 30 April 2013 11:21 (eleven years ago) link
19. Cruisers Creek Points: 202 Votes: 8 Number Ones: 1
― Mark G, Tuesday, 30 April 2013 11:58 (eleven years ago) link
18. Eat Yrself Fitter Points: 206 Votes: 13 Number Ones: 0
― Mark G, Tuesday, 30 April 2013 12:03 (eleven years ago) link
17. Bill Is Dead Points: 208 Votes: 8 Number Ones: 2
― Mark G, Tuesday, 30 April 2013 12:28 (eleven years ago) link
Ok, maybe Hurricane Edward won't make it. Wailing, gnashing of teeth etc
― have a nice Blog (imago), Tuesday, 30 April 2013 12:34 (eleven years ago) link
16. The Man Whose Head Expanded Points: 214 Votes: 10 Number Ones: 0
― Mark G, Tuesday, 30 April 2013 12:37 (eleven years ago) link
of this he was con vinced
― controversial vegan pregnancy (contenderizer), Tuesday, 30 April 2013 12:41 (eleven years ago) link
Eat Y'self Fitter is some magic. Lots of songs here that I've mostly avoided due to presumptions of conventionality, which are presumably sodomising me as I type. Will return.
Mark, down to 11 today then top 10 tomorrow, aye?
― have a nice Blog (imago), Tuesday, 30 April 2013 13:05 (eleven years ago) link
Yeah, that's it.
― Mark G, Tuesday, 30 April 2013 13:18 (eleven years ago) link
15. I Feel Voxish Points: 217 Votes: 10 Number Ones: 0
NO ONE WILL FUCK WITH ME AGAIN
― bentelec, Tuesday, 30 April 2013 13:30 (eleven years ago) link
top 20 = PBL era, top 10 = Hex era
― have a nice Blog (imago), Tuesday, 30 April 2013 13:33 (eleven years ago) link
Garden had best make the top 5 tho
xpost so where does that put...
― Mark G, Tuesday, 30 April 2013 13:38 (eleven years ago) link
14. Rowche Rumble Points: 219 Votes: 9 Number Ones: 0
13. Gut of the Quantifier Points: 239 Votes: 10 Number Ones: 0
― Mark G, Tuesday, 30 April 2013 13:42 (eleven years ago) link
Rowche! Rumble!
― emil.y, Tuesday, 30 April 2013 13:46 (eleven years ago) link
CHIP!
― brad palsy (Jon Lewis), Tuesday, 30 April 2013 14:01 (eleven years ago) link
12. New Face In Hell Points: 248 Votes: 10 Number Ones: 1
― Mark G, Tuesday, 30 April 2013 14:02 (eleven years ago) link
Huh! In my head, I'd predicted that New Face would win this!
― brad palsy (Jon Lewis), Tuesday, 30 April 2013 14:08 (eleven years ago) link
New Face was my #1
― I'm sorry I said anything (Drugs A. Money), Tuesday, 30 April 2013 14:12 (eleven years ago) link
Lots of my top flying out fast right now: Lie Dream, Older Lover, Rowche was #3
― I'm sorry I said anything (Drugs A. Money), Tuesday, 30 April 2013 14:13 (eleven years ago) link
Officially amazed that I Feel Voxish beat out Fitter, The Man Whose etc., Cruisers, which I thought was a,sure bet for top 3
― I'm sorry I said anything (Drugs A. Money), Tuesday, 30 April 2013 14:15 (eleven years ago) link
I'd be eternally grateful to anyone who turned these results into a Spotify playlist.
― What makes a man start threads? (WilliamC), Tuesday, 30 April 2013 14:16 (eleven years ago) link
Would that make it the...
― Mark G, Tuesday, 30 April 2013 14:17 (eleven years ago) link
11. No Bulbs Points: 253 Votes: 11 Number Ones: 1
BIGGEST LIBRARY YET!!!!
― brad palsy (Jon Lewis), Tuesday, 30 April 2013 14:19 (eleven years ago) link
Right, that's all for today, back tomorrow for the top ten!
Hand you over to "The Fall, Extra Frenz" for behind-the-scenes gossip, predictions for the winner, general chit-chat and an exclusive song from One! Dim! Ensioner!
― Mark G, Tuesday, 30 April 2013 14:23 (eleven years ago) link
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― dschinghis kraan (NickB), Tuesday, 30 April 2013 14:30 (eleven years ago) link
alright, six of my picks! Older Lover is TOO LOW, yes.
― Flat Of NAGLs (sleeve), Tuesday, 30 April 2013 17:35 (eleven years ago) link
14. Rowche Rumble 13. Gut of the Quantifier 11. No Bulbs
that's my shit right here. bulbs got the second slot on my ballot (beam me up white man), and rowche went top 10. didn't vote for gut, but i should have. a masseuse with hands of ripe cement.
― controversial vegan pregnancy (contenderizer), Tuesday, 30 April 2013 18:23 (eleven years ago) link
"And he's gonna make an appearance..."I'm sure THAT will be top 10, but I'm beginning to wonder about non-appearances. A lot of Hex (The Classical, Iceland, Winter, Nazis), plus Look, Know, Elastic Man, Totally Wired; the incredible New Puritan, more from the first 2 albums (No Xmas... found talking to the cigarette machine???), Slates (Fit and Working, Leave the Capitol). No room to live for all of them...
― Dr X O'Skeleton, Tuesday, 30 April 2013 18:33 (eleven years ago) link
12 of my 20 have placed already, and some others on my ballot are surely still to come. I'm not sure what the top 10 will contain -- hip priest, totally wired, ????
xp
― herr doktor (askance johnson), Tuesday, 30 April 2013 18:34 (eleven years ago) link
enjoying the unpredictability here tbh
― Flat Of NAGLs (sleeve), Tuesday, 30 April 2013 18:39 (eleven years ago) link
xp yeah, hip priest, the classical, elastic man & tot wired all on solid lock. new puritan, fit & working, no x-mas seem like reasonable guesses. new face in hell, repetition, industrial enstate? plus there's this one big undropped shoe.
― controversial vegan pregnancy (contenderizer), Tuesday, 30 April 2013 18:45 (eleven years ago) link