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Levitate - The Fall

Introduction - "Levitate" is the 20th studio album by the cult Mancunian band The Fall. Released in 1997 on Artful Records the album finds The Fall on the brink of destruction. This was the last album to feature the long serving band members Steve Hanley and Karl Burns following an on-stage bust up during their promotional American Tour. The band featured the line up of - Mark E Smith - Vocals, Keyboards Tommy Crooks - Guitar and vocals Steve Hanley - Bass Guitar Karl Burns - Drums Simon Wolstencroft - Drums Julia Nagle - Synthesizers, Guitar and computer programming The album is a mixed blend of styles and songs though the album is held together by the ...

Levitate - The Fall

Introduction - "Levitate" is the 20th studio album by the cult Mancunian band The Fall. Released in 1997 on Artful Records the album finds The Fall on the brink of destruction. This was the last album to feature the long serving band members Steve Hanley and Karl Burns following an on-stage bust up during their promotional American Tour. The band featured the line up of - Mark E Smith - Vocals, Keyboards Tommy Crooks - Guitar and vocals Steve Hanley - Bass Guitar Karl Burns - Drums Simon Wolstencroft - Drums Julia Nagle - Synthesizers, Guitar and computer programming The album is a mixed blend of styles and songs though the album is held together by the ...

The Unutterable - The Fall

Loving The Fall ... a unique thing indeed, a thankless, morbid, fascinating case of kicking against the pricks, going against the grain and being endlessly pitied ... in its way as masochistic an occupation as being a follower of Leeds United, and for my sins a twin peaks of insanity which will earn you knowing sideways glances and a nudge nudge wink wink sigh of concern ... not many are chosen and few stay the course... For me, the love affair with The Fall began back in their dark and grimy origins back in the late 70's with the raw, untutored sacrilege of the debut LIve At The Witch Trials monument, it bloomed madly during their brief flirtation with the margins ...

The Unutterable - The Fall

Loving The Fall ... a unique thing indeed, a thankless, morbid, fascinating case of kicking against the pricks, going against the grain and being endlessly pitied ... in its way as masochistic an occupation as being a follower of Leeds United, and for my sins a twin peaks of insanity which will earn you knowing sideways glances and a nudge nudge wink wink sigh of concern ... not many are chosen and few stay the course... For me, the love affair with The Fall began back in their dark and grimy origins back in the late 70's with the raw, untutored sacrilege of the debut LIve At The Witch Trials monument, it bloomed madly during their brief flirtation with the margins ...

The Unutterable - The Fall

have put a Fall record in the music category! And what a record! Forever underated (aside from a brief foray into the top 40 in the mid-eighties) The Fall - in all its various guises - and its chirpy frontman, Mark E Smith, have constantly managed to produce sounds which challenge your brain. Rather than sit back and listen to the complacent drone of todays pre-fabricated bands why not listen to something a bit less nice? A bit less safe? Why not listen to The Falls latest album and try to decipher the drunken ramblings of a grumpy old alcoholic who happens to be a lyrical genius? With his new line up (the previous Fall line up of 15 years quit on tour in America ...

The Unutterable - The Fall

have put a Fall record in the music category! And what a record! Forever underated (aside from a brief foray into the top 40 in the mid-eighties) The Fall - in all its various guises - and its chirpy frontman, Mark E Smith, have constantly managed to produce sounds which challenge your brain. Rather than sit back and listen to the complacent drone of todays pre-fabricated bands why not listen to something a bit less nice? A bit less safe? Why not listen to The Falls latest album and try to decipher the drunken ramblings of a grumpy old alcoholic who happens to be a lyrical genius? With his new line up (the previous Fall line up of 15 years quit on tour in America ...