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"Feel the wrath of my Bombast!" exhorts Smith on this follow-up to their groundbreaking Wonderful and Frightening World of... the Fall, and this collection is ample proof of the pure confidence the group had at this time. Stompers like "Barmy," "What You Need," and the mighty "Gut of the Quantifier" are all led by Brix Smith's twanging lead hooks, filled by distorted guitars and bludgeoning drums, on top of which Smith rants with conviction. But it's the departures from this sound that mark the real interest here: The synth-driven "L.A." looks ahead to the Fall's experiments with electronica; "Paint Work" is an impressionist piece interrupted by Smith accidentally erasing over some of the track at home; and "I Am Damo Suzuki," a tribute to Can's lead singer, which borrows its arrangement from several of that group's songs. The Fall sound mysterious, down-to-earth, and hilarious all at the same time. The CD reissue adds the singles "Cruiser's Creek" and "Couldn't Get Ahead" as well as their B-sides making this an essential purchase.
© Ted Mills /TiVo
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Simon Rogers, StudioMusician - Mark E. Smith, AssociatedPerformer - Stephen Hanley, StudioMusician - Craig Scanlon, StudioMusician - The Fall, MainArtist - Karl Burns, StudioMusician - Brix Smith, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd., MusicPublisher - CMRRA, MusicPublisher
1988 Beggars Banquet Records Ltd 1985 Beggars Banquet Records Ltd
Simon Rogers, StudioMusician - Mark E. Smith, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Stephen Hanley, Composer, StudioMusician - Craig Scanlon, StudioMusician - The Fall, MainArtist - Karl Burns, StudioMusician - Brix Smith, AssociatedPerformer - BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd., MusicPublisher - CMRRA, MusicPublisher
1988 Beggars Banquet Records Ltd 1985 Beggars Banquet Records Ltd
Simon Rogers, StudioMusician - Mark E. Smith, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Stephen Hanley, StudioMusician - Craig Scanlon, StudioMusician - The Fall, MainArtist - Karl Burns, StudioMusician - Brix Smith, AssociatedPerformer - BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd., MusicPublisher - CMRRA, MusicPublisher
1988 Beggars Banquet Records Ltd 1985 Beggars Banquet Records Ltd
Simon Rogers, StudioMusician - Mark E. Smith, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Stephen Hanley, StudioMusician - Craig Scanlon, ComposerLyricist, StudioMusician - The Fall, MainArtist - Karl Burns, StudioMusician - Brix Smith, AssociatedPerformer - BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd., MusicPublisher - CMRRA, MusicPublisher
1988 Beggars Banquet Records Ltd 1985 Beggars Banquet Records Ltd
Simon Rogers, ComposerLyricist, StudioMusician - Mark E. Smith, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Stephen Hanley, StudioMusician - Craig Scanlon, StudioMusician - The Fall, MainArtist - Karl Burns, StudioMusician - BMG Rights Management, MusicPublisher - Brix Smith, AssociatedPerformer - BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd., MusicPublisher - CMRRA, MusicPublisher
1988 Beggars Banquet Records Ltd 1985 Beggars Banquet Records Ltd
JOHN LECKIE, Producer - Simon Rogers, StudioMusician - Mark E. Smith, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Stephen Hanley, StudioMusician - Craig Scanlon, StudioMusician - The Fall, MainArtist - Karl Burns, StudioMusician - BMG Rights Management, MusicPublisher - Brix Smith, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd., MusicPublisher - CMRRA, MusicPublisher
1988 Beggars Banquet Records Ltd 1985 Beggars Banquet Records Ltd
JOHN LECKIE, Producer - Simon Rogers, StudioMusician - Mark E. Smith, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Stephen Hanley, StudioMusician - Craig Scanlon, StudioMusician - The Fall, MainArtist - Karl Burns, StudioMusician - BMG Rights Management, MusicPublisher - Brix Smith, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd., MusicPublisher - CMRRA, MusicPublisher
1988 Beggars Banquet Records Ltd 1985 Beggars Banquet Records Ltd
JOHN LECKIE, Producer, Engineer - Simon Rogers, StudioMusician - Mark E. Smith, Lyricist, AssociatedPerformer - Stephen Hanley, StudioMusician - Craig Scanlon, StudioMusician - The Fall, MainArtist - Karl Burns, StudioMusician - BMG Rights Management, MusicPublisher - Brix Smith, Composer, StudioMusician - BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd., MusicPublisher - CMRRA, MusicPublisher
1988 Beggars Banquet Records Ltd 1985 Beggars Banquet Records Ltd
Simon Rogers, ComposerLyricist, StudioMusician - Mark E. Smith, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Stephen Hanley, StudioMusician - Craig Scanlon, StudioMusician - The Fall, MainArtist - Karl Burns, Composer, StudioMusician - Brix Smith, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd., MusicPublisher - CMRRA, MusicPublisher
1988 Beggars Banquet Records Ltd 1985 Beggars Banquet Records Ltd
Simon Rogers, StudioMusician - Mark E. Smith, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Stephen Hanley, StudioMusician - Craig Scanlon, StudioMusician - The Fall, MainArtist - Karl Burns, StudioMusician - Brix Smith, AssociatedPerformer - BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd., MusicPublisher - CMRRA, MusicPublisher
1988 Beggars Banquet Records Ltd 1985 Beggars Banquet Records Ltd
Simon Rogers, ComposerLyricist, StudioMusician - Mark E. Smith, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Stephen Hanley, StudioMusician - Craig Scanlon, ComposerLyricist, StudioMusician - The Fall, MainArtist - Karl Burns, StudioMusician - Brix Smith, AssociatedPerformer - BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd., MusicPublisher - CMRRA, MusicPublisher
1988 Beggars Banquet Records Ltd 1985 Beggars Banquet Records Ltd
Simon Rogers, StudioMusician - Mark E. Smith, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Stephen Hanley, StudioMusician - Craig Scanlon, StudioMusician - The Fall, MainArtist - Karl Burns, Composer, StudioMusician - Brix Smith, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd., MusicPublisher - CMRRA, MusicPublisher
1988 Beggars Banquet Records Ltd 1985 Beggars Banquet Records Ltd
Simon Rogers, StudioMusician - Mark E. Smith, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Stephen Hanley, StudioMusician - Craig Scanlon, StudioMusician - The Fall, MainArtist - Karl Burns, StudioMusician - BMG Rights Management, MusicPublisher - Brix Smith, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd., MusicPublisher - CMRRA, MusicPublisher
1988 Beggars Banquet Records Ltd 1985 Beggars Banquet Records Ltd
Simon Rogers, StudioMusician - Mark E. Smith, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Stephen Hanley, StudioMusician - Craig Scanlon, Composer, StudioMusician - The Fall, MainArtist - Karl Burns, StudioMusician - Brix Smith, AssociatedPerformer - BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd., MusicPublisher - Harry Fox Agency, MusicPublisher - CMRRA, MusicPublisher
1988 Beggars Banquet Records Ltd 1985 Beggars Banquet Records Ltd
JOHN LECKIE, Producer, Engineer - Ardmore & Beechwood, MusicPublisher - Simon Rogers, StudioMusician - Mark E. Smith, AssociatedPerformer - Stephen Hanley, StudioMusician - Craig Scanlon, StudioMusician - The Fall, MainArtist - Joe Steen, ComposerLyricist - Paul Edwards, ComposerLyricist - Karl Burns, StudioMusician - Brix Smith, StudioMusician - Harry Fox Agency, MusicPublisher - CMRRA, MusicPublisher
1988 Beggars Banquet Records Ltd 1985 Beggars Banquet Records Ltd
Simon Rogers, StudioMusician - Mark E. Smith, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Stephen Hanley, StudioMusician - Craig Scanlon, StudioMusician - The Fall, MainArtist - Karl Burns, StudioMusician - BMG Rights Management, MusicPublisher - Brix Smith, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd., MusicPublisher - CMRRA, MusicPublisher
1988 Beggars Banquet Records Ltd 1985 Beggars Banquet Records Ltd
Album review
"Feel the wrath of my Bombast!" exhorts Smith on this follow-up to their groundbreaking Wonderful and Frightening World of... the Fall, and this collection is ample proof of the pure confidence the group had at this time. Stompers like "Barmy," "What You Need," and the mighty "Gut of the Quantifier" are all led by Brix Smith's twanging lead hooks, filled by distorted guitars and bludgeoning drums, on top of which Smith rants with conviction. But it's the departures from this sound that mark the real interest here: The synth-driven "L.A." looks ahead to the Fall's experiments with electronica; "Paint Work" is an impressionist piece interrupted by Smith accidentally erasing over some of the track at home; and "I Am Damo Suzuki," a tribute to Can's lead singer, which borrows its arrangement from several of that group's songs. The Fall sound mysterious, down-to-earth, and hilarious all at the same time. The CD reissue adds the singles "Cruiser's Creek" and "Couldn't Get Ahead" as well as their B-sides making this an essential purchase.
© Ted Mills /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 16 track(s)
- Total length: 01:05:48
- Main artists: The Fall
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Beggars Banquet
- Genre: Pop/Rock Rock Alternative & Indie
1988 Beggars Banquet Records Ltd 1985 Beggars Banquet Records Ltd
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