THE FALL
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The Fall are an English post-punk band, formed in Prestwich, Greater Manchester in 1976. Despite an ever changing line up, the group essentially consists of its founder and only constant member, Mark E. Smith, who has said "If it's me and your granny on bongos, then it's [the] Fall". First associated with the late 1970s punk movement, the band's music has evolved through numerous stylistic changes, often concurrently with changes in the group's membership. The Fall's music is often characterised by repetition, an abrasive guitar-driven sound, and is always underpinned by Smith's often cryptic lyrics, described by critic Steve Huey as "abstract poetry filled with complicated wordplay, bone-dry wit, cutting social observations, and general misanthropy. late 1980s, but have maintained a strong cult following. The band were long associated with BBC disc jockey John Peel, who championed them from early on in their career and cited The Fall as his favourite band, famously explaining, "They are always different, they are always the same The group's output is prolific—as of November 2011 they have released 29 studio albums, and more than triple that counting live albums and other releases. They have never achieved widespread public success beyond a handful of minor hit singles in the
Discography Live at the Witch Trials (1979) Dragnet (1979) Grotesque (After the Gramme) (1980) Slates (1981) Hex Enduction Hour (1982) Room to Live (Undilutable Slang Truth!) (1982) Perverted by Language (1983) The Wonderful and Frightening World of The Fall (1984) This Nation's Saving Grace (1985) Bend Sinister (1986) The Frenz Experiment (1988) Code: Selfish (1992) The Infotainment Scan (1993) Middle Class Revolt (1994) Cerebral Caustic (1995) The Light User Syndrome (1996) Levitate (1997) The Marshall Suite (1999) The Unutterable (2000) Are You Are Missing Winner (2001) The Real New Fall LP (Formerly Country on the Click) (2003) Fall Heads Roll (2005) Reformation Post TLC (2007) Imperial Wax Solvent (2008) Your Future Our Clutter (2010) Ersatz GB (2011) I Am Kurious Oranj (1988) Extricate (1990) Shift-Work (1991)
Discography Live at the Witch Trials (1979) Dragnet (1979) Grotesque (After the Gramme) (1980) Slates (1981) Hex Enduction Hour (1982) Room to Live (Undilutable Slang Truth!) (1982) Perverted by Language (1983) The Wonderful and Frightening World of The Fall (1984) This Nation's Saving Grace (1985) Bend Sinister (1986) The Frenz Experiment (1988) Code: Selfish (1992) The Infotainment Scan (1993) Middle Class Revolt (1994) Cerebral Caustic (1995) The Light User Syndrome (1996) Levitate (1997) The Marshall Suite (1999) The Unutterable (2000) Are You Are Missing Winner (2001) The Real New Fall LP (Formerly Country on the Click) (2003) Fall Heads Roll (2005) Reformation Post TLC (2007) Imperial Wax Solvent (2008) Your Future Our Clutter (2010) Ersatz GB (2011) I Am Kurious Oranj (1988) Extricate (1990) Shift-Work (1991)