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After a winning streak that stretched clear through the last half of the '90s, Are You Are Missing Winner represents a rare misstep for the mighty Fall. Mark E. Smith sounds curiously lackluster on this ten-track set; the accompaniment, usually unhinged, is much more pedestrian than on late masterpieces like The Marshall Suite and The Unutterable. The real problem, however, is the production and engineering; with a few shining exceptions, the sound is soft and muddy, whereas a great Fall LP continually pushes the red line. One of the bare few highlights is "My Ex-Classmates' Kids," with Smith summoning some much-needed venom and the band sounding a bit more inspired. (It comes complete with a hilarious aside from Smith at the end: "Up your nose! Aftershave! Like little twigs! Twigs.") A promising cover of the obscure Motown nugget "Gotta See Jane" (originally by R. Dean Taylor) turns out to be a back-and-forth rockabilly snorefest, and the "avant" (or just difficult) piece "Ibis-Afro Man" (Iggy Pop's "African Man") is pretty difficult to take as well -- it all breaks down when Smith begins dueting with what sounds like an enraged monkey, then starts back up again with five minutes of live recording of the same song which is radically different enough to register as a separate composition. Frustrating, bizarre, confusing (in a bad way), and pasted together with the same haphazardness of the innumerable cut-rate albums that constantly aggravate Fall collectors and fans.
© John Bush /TiVo
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Jim Watts, Composer - Mark E. Smith, Composer - The Fall, MainArtist
© 2021 Cherry Red Records Ltd ℗ 2001 Cherry Red Records Ltd Cherry Red Records Ltd
Mark Smith, Composer - Huddie Ledbetter, Composer - ALAN LOMAX, Composer - The Fall, MainArtist
© 2021 Cherry Red Records Ltd ℗ 2001 Cherry Red Records Ltd Cherry Red Records Ltd
Mark Smith, Composer - Spencer Birtwistle, Composer - The Fall, MainArtist
© 2021 Cherry Red Records Ltd ℗ 2001 Cherry Red Records Ltd Cherry Red Records Ltd
Mark E. Smith, Composer - The Fall, MainArtist - Ed Blaney, Composer
© 2021 Cherry Red Records Ltd ℗ 2001 Cherry Red Records Ltd Cherry Red Records Ltd
Mark Smith, Composer - The Fall, MainArtist - Ben Pritchard, Composer - Brian Fanning, Composer
© 2021 Cherry Red Records Ltd ℗ 2001 Cherry Red Records Ltd Cherry Red Records Ltd
Ronald Miller, Composer - R. Dean Taylor, Composer - The Fall, MainArtist
© 2021 Cherry Red Records Ltd ℗ 2001 Cherry Red Records Ltd Cherry Red Records Ltd
Mark Smith, Composer - James Osterberg, Composer - The Fall, MainArtist - James Watts, Composer
© 2021 Cherry Red Records Ltd ℗ 2001 Cherry Red Records Ltd Cherry Red Records Ltd
Mark E. Smith, Composer - The Fall, MainArtist - Brian Fanning, Composer
© 2021 Cherry Red Records Ltd ℗ 2001 Cherry Red Records Ltd Cherry Red Records Ltd
Mark E. Smith, Composer - The Fall, MainArtist - Ed Blaney, Composer
© 2021 Cherry Red Records Ltd ℗ 2001 Cherry Red Records Ltd Cherry Red Records Ltd
Ronald Miller, Composer - Spencer Birtwistle, Composer - R. Dean Taylor, Composer - The Fall, MainArtist - Ed Blaney, Composer
© 2021 Cherry Red Records Ltd ℗ 2001 Cherry Red Records Ltd Cherry Red Records Ltd
Mark E. Smith, Composer - The Fall, MainArtist - Ed Blaney, Composer
© 2021 Cherry Red Records Ltd ℗ 2001 Cherry Red Records Ltd Cherry Red Records Ltd
Mark E. Smith, Composer - The Fall, MainArtist - Ed Blaney, Composer
© 2021 Cherry Red Records Ltd ℗ 2001 Cherry Red Records Ltd Cherry Red Records Ltd
Mark Smith, Composer - The Fall, MainArtist
© 2021 Cherry Red Records Ltd ℗ 2002 Cherry Red Records Ltd Cherry Red Records Ltd
Mark E. Smith, Composer - The Fall, MainArtist - Ed Blaney, Composer
© 2021 Cherry Red Records Ltd ℗ 2002 Cherry Red Records Ltd Cherry Red Records Ltd
Mark E. Smith, Composer - The Fall, MainArtist - Ed Blaney, Composer
© 2021 Cherry Red Records Ltd ℗ 2004 Cherry Red Records Ltd Cherry Red Records Ltd
Mark E. Smith, Composer - The Fall, MainArtist - Ed Blaney, Composer
© 2021 Cherry Red Records Ltd ℗ 2005 Cherry Red Records Ltd Cherry Red Records Ltd
DISC 2
Mark E. Smith, Composer - The Fall, MainArtist - Laura Smith, Composer - Brix Smith, Composer
© 2021 Cherry Red Records Ltd ℗ 2007 Cherry Red Records Ltd Cherry Red Records Ltd
Mark Smith, Composer - Adam Helal, Composer - The Fall, MainArtist - Julia Nagle, Composer - Tom Head, Composer - Neville Wilding, Composer
© 2021 Cherry Red Records Ltd ℗ 2007 Cherry Red Records Ltd Cherry Red Records Ltd
Mark Smith, Composer - Mark E. Smith, Composer - The Fall, MainArtist - Martin Beddington, Composer
© 2021 Cherry Red Records Ltd ℗ 2007 Cherry Red Records Ltd Cherry Red Records Ltd
Mark Smith, Composer - Huddie Ledbetter, Composer - ALAN LOMAX, Composer - The Fall, MainArtist
© 2021 Cherry Red Records Ltd ℗ 2007 Cherry Red Records Ltd Cherry Red Records Ltd
Mark Smith, Composer - Spencer Birtwistle, Composer - The Fall, MainArtist
© 2021 Cherry Red Records Ltd ℗ 2007 Cherry Red Records Ltd Cherry Red Records Ltd
W.S. Stevenson, Composer - Carl Belew, Composer - Mark E. Smith, Composer - The Fall, MainArtist - Tommy Blake, Composer - Brian Fanning, Composer
© 2021 Cherry Red Records Ltd ℗ 2007 Cherry Red Records Ltd Cherry Red Records Ltd
The Fall, MainArtist - Jeff Nowlen, Composer
© 2021 Cherry Red Records Ltd ℗ 2007 Cherry Red Records Ltd Cherry Red Records Ltd
Jim Watts, Composer - Mark E. Smith, Composer - The Fall, MainArtist
© 2021 Cherry Red Records Ltd ℗ 2007 Cherry Red Records Ltd Cherry Red Records Ltd
Mark Smith, Composer - The Fall, MainArtist - Julia Nagle, Composer - Steve Hitchcock, Composer - Karen Leatham, Composer - Tom Head, Composer - Neville Wilding, Composer
© 2021 Cherry Red Records Ltd ℗ 2007 Cherry Red Records Ltd Cherry Red Records Ltd
Adam Helal, Composer - Mark E. Smith, Composer - The Fall, MainArtist - Brix Smith, Composer - Julia Nagle, Composer - Tom Head, Composer - Neville Wilding, Composer - Thomas Murphy, Composer
© 2021 Cherry Red Records Ltd ℗ 2007 Cherry Red Records Ltd Cherry Red Records Ltd
DISC 3
Mark E. Smith, Composer - The Fall, MainArtist - Brix Smith, Composer
© 2021 Cherry Red Records Ltd ℗ 2007 Cherry Red Records Ltd Cherry Red Records Ltd
Mark Smith, Composer - Adam Helal, Composer - The Fall, MainArtist - Julia Nagle, Composer - Tom Head, Composer - Neville Wilding, Composer
© 2021 Cherry Red Records Ltd ℗ 2007 Cherry Red Records Ltd Cherry Red Records Ltd
Mark Smith, Composer - Mark E. Smith, Composer - The Fall, MainArtist - Martin Beddington, Composer
© 2021 Cherry Red Records Ltd ℗ 2007 Cherry Red Records Ltd Cherry Red Records Ltd
Mark Smith, Composer - The Fall, MainArtist - Julia Nagle, Composer - Steve Hitchcock, Composer - Karen Leatham, Composer - Tom Head, Composer - Neville Wilding, Composer
© 2021 Cherry Red Records Ltd ℗ 2007 Cherry Red Records Ltd Cherry Red Records Ltd
W.S. Stevenson, Composer - Carl Belew, Composer - Mark E. Smith, Composer - The Fall, MainArtist - Tommy Blake, Composer - Brian Fanning, Composer
© 2021 Cherry Red Records Ltd ℗ 2007 Cherry Red Records Ltd Cherry Red Records Ltd
Mark Smith, Composer - Huddie Ledbetter, Composer - ALAN LOMAX, Composer - The Fall, MainArtist
© 2021 Cherry Red Records Ltd ℗ 2007 Cherry Red Records Ltd Cherry Red Records Ltd
The Fall, MainArtist - Jeff Nowlen, Composer
© 2021 Cherry Red Records Ltd ℗ 2007 Cherry Red Records Ltd Cherry Red Records Ltd
Adam Helal, Composer - Mark E. Smith, Composer - The Fall, MainArtist - Julia Nagle, Composer - Tom Head, Composer - Neville Wilding, Composer
© 2021 Cherry Red Records Ltd ℗ 2007 Cherry Red Records Ltd Cherry Red Records Ltd
Mark E. Smith, Composer - The Fall, MainArtist - Ed Blaney, Composer
© 2021 Cherry Red Records Ltd ℗ 2007 Cherry Red Records Ltd Cherry Red Records Ltd
Mark Smith, Composer - Adam Helal, Composer - The Fall, MainArtist - Julia Nagle, Composer - Tom Head, Composer - Neville Wilding, Composer
© 2021 Cherry Red Records Ltd ℗ 2007 Cherry Red Records Ltd Cherry Red Records Ltd
DISC 4
Mark E. Smith, Composer - The Fall, MainArtist - Brix Smith, Composer
© 2021 Cherry Red Records Ltd ℗ 2007 Cherry Red Records Ltd Cherry Red Records Ltd
Adam Helal, Composer - Mark E. Smith, Composer - The Fall, MainArtist - Julia Nagle, Composer - Tom Head, Composer - Neville Wilding, Composer
© 2021 Cherry Red Records Ltd ℗ 2007 Cherry Red Records Ltd Cherry Red Records Ltd
Mark E. Smith, Composer - The Fall, MainArtist - Laura Smith, Composer - Brix Smith, Composer
© 2021 Cherry Red Records Ltd ℗ 2007 Cherry Red Records Ltd Cherry Red Records Ltd
Mark Smith, Composer - Mark E. Smith, Composer - The Fall, MainArtist - Martin Beddington, Composer
© 2021 Cherry Red Records Ltd ℗ 2007 Cherry Red Records Ltd Cherry Red Records Ltd
Mark Smith, Composer - Adam Helal, Composer - The Fall, MainArtist - Julia Nagle, Composer - Tom Head, Composer - Neville Wilding, Composer
© 2021 Cherry Red Records Ltd ℗ 2007 Cherry Red Records Ltd Cherry Red Records Ltd
Mark E. Smith, Composer - The Fall, MainArtist - Ed Blaney, Composer
© 2021 Cherry Red Records Ltd ℗ 2007 Cherry Red Records Ltd Cherry Red Records Ltd
W.S. Stevenson, Composer - Carl Belew, Composer - Mark E. Smith, Composer - The Fall, MainArtist - Tommy Blake, Composer - Brian Fanning, Composer
© 2021 Cherry Red Records Ltd ℗ 2007 Cherry Red Records Ltd Cherry Red Records Ltd
Mark Smith, Composer - Huddie Ledbetter, Composer - ALAN LOMAX, Composer - The Fall, MainArtist
© 2021 Cherry Red Records Ltd ℗ 2007 Cherry Red Records Ltd Cherry Red Records Ltd
The Fall, MainArtist - Jeff Nowlen, Composer
© 2021 Cherry Red Records Ltd ℗ 2007 Cherry Red Records Ltd Cherry Red Records Ltd
Adam Helal, Composer - Mark E. Smith, Composer - The Fall, MainArtist - Tom Murphy, Composer - Julia Nagle, Composer - Karen Leatham, Composer - Tom Head, Composer - Neville Wilding, Composer - Stephen Sharples, Composer
© 2021 Cherry Red Records Ltd ℗ 2007 Cherry Red Records Ltd Cherry Red Records Ltd
Mark Smith, Composer - Adam Helal, Composer - The Fall, MainArtist - Julia Nagle, Composer - Tom Head, Composer - Neville Wilding, Composer
© 2021 Cherry Red Records Ltd ℗ 2007 Cherry Red Records Ltd Cherry Red Records Ltd
Album review
After a winning streak that stretched clear through the last half of the '90s, Are You Are Missing Winner represents a rare misstep for the mighty Fall. Mark E. Smith sounds curiously lackluster on this ten-track set; the accompaniment, usually unhinged, is much more pedestrian than on late masterpieces like The Marshall Suite and The Unutterable. The real problem, however, is the production and engineering; with a few shining exceptions, the sound is soft and muddy, whereas a great Fall LP continually pushes the red line. One of the bare few highlights is "My Ex-Classmates' Kids," with Smith summoning some much-needed venom and the band sounding a bit more inspired. (It comes complete with a hilarious aside from Smith at the end: "Up your nose! Aftershave! Like little twigs! Twigs.") A promising cover of the obscure Motown nugget "Gotta See Jane" (originally by R. Dean Taylor) turns out to be a back-and-forth rockabilly snorefest, and the "avant" (or just difficult) piece "Ibis-Afro Man" (Iggy Pop's "African Man") is pretty difficult to take as well -- it all breaks down when Smith begins dueting with what sounds like an enraged monkey, then starts back up again with five minutes of live recording of the same song which is radically different enough to register as a separate composition. Frustrating, bizarre, confusing (in a bad way), and pasted together with the same haphazardness of the innumerable cut-rate albums that constantly aggravate Fall collectors and fans.
© John Bush /TiVo
About the album
- 4 disc(s) - 47 track(s)
- Total length: 03:49:14
- Main artists: The Fall
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Cherry Red Records
- Genre: Pop/Rock Rock Punk / New Wave
© 2021 Cherry Red Records Ltd ℗ 2021 Cherry Red Records Ltd
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