Anyone heard of these guys? Obviously, a lot of you have, since I've seen them mentioned before. In my opinion, one of the greatest post-punk bands of all time, a lot like Wire except more rockin'.
They're led by Mark E. Smith, who I think has been the only constant band member since they started in '77 (they're still at it.)
They released Fall Heads Roll last year, which I haven't heard but I've heard good things about it. Personally, I'm a big fan of their earlier stuff, songs like Hip Priest or Rowche Rumble really do it for me.
A lot of 80/90's bands were big fans of The Fall, including Pavement and Sonic Youth (who did a bunch of
crappy covers at one point.)
I don't really know what else to say, they've released an inordinate amount of studio albums, and if you want to hear some recent live stuff, just go
here.