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Here's the best Fall song of the last 5 years of their existence.
And here's one of their most overlooked tracks - for my money, a beautiful song. And their most criminally underrated album - Levitate - comes one of their all time strongest tracks, "Ol' Gang". Just don't think the world was ready for this album - the song is like a periscope view into madness and a band quickly disintegrating: |
Bumpin this
'Bend Sinister' is my favorite Fall album - it's got a sense of tension and suspense that none of their other albums have. Granted, it doesn't have the anger and bile that is a dominant trait of many of their other albums, but it hangs together as an album incredibly well. My only disappointment with the album is that 'Auto Tech Pilot' was left off of the original release. It's the perfect closing track for the album. Their worst album? Tough call, but I've never had much love for 'Are You Are Missing Winner'. Unlike some people, I'm quite fond of most of their '90s releases. |
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Honestly though, and perhaps you and I could discuss this in more depth, but I really think the Fall's '90s albums are better than their '00s albums. Their best '00s album, in my opinion, was Fall Heads Roll (this is of course, debatable) - but their body of work in the '90s was so different and varied that I don't think I could ever think their '00s work was better as a whole. Real New Fall LP and Imperial Wax Solvent and Fall Heads Roll? Great albums. But up against the likes of Code Selfish, Middle Class Revolt, Infotainment Scan, Levitate and The Marhsall Suite? I'll take their '90s output every time. |
Oh really? For sure I'd be interested to read that! Do you have a link?
Sorry to hear about the depression - hopefully MusicBanter generally helps alleviate that instead of add to it. Do you have any plans on finishing the journal? |
https://www.google.com/amp/s/pitchfo...e-capitol/amp/
The Fall Announce New Live Album: Listen to “Leave the Capitol” |
Since you guys were telling me about these guys, I decided to check out Live at the Witch Trials. I know it's not necessarily the best decision in every occasion to start with a band's debut, but I couldn't resist with a title as great as that from such an appealing year (1979). And besides, getting a basis on what sound a band was founded on is always a good way of understanding their later efforts, if one chooses to venture them out as well.
Overall the music was quite good--compelling bass lines and drums working together nicely, good angular guitar, et cetera et cetera. "Frightened," "Music Scene," "Rebellious Jukebox," "Mother-Sister," "Futures and Pasts," "Two Steps Back," and the title monologue were my favorite tracks. Nice sound. My biggest complaint, however is pretty unavoidable: Mark's voice. I know I'm going to sound like a prick for this, but British accents can be pretty grating to my ears for whatever reason, hence why Mark's vocals somewhat turned me off here. But that's just me. -_- |
When it comes to The Fall it is not for us to question. It is for us to bow before the glory.
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