This Nations Saving Grace: The Fall: Amazon.ca: Music

1. Mansion

2. Bombast

3. Barmy

4. What You Need

5. Spoilt Victorian Child

6. L.A.

7. Vixen

8. Couldn't Get Ahead

9. Gut Of The Quantifier

10. My New House

11. Paint Work

12. I Am Damo Suzuki

13. To Nk Roachment: Yarbles

14. Petty (Thief) Lout

15. Rollin' Dany

16. Cruisers Creek

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Following the direction taken in the previous year's The Wonderful And Frightening World Of The Fall, this 1985 release saw the band's at their most coherent and approachable: guitarist Brix's influence on her husband--lead vocalist Mark E. Smith--and on the band reaching its apogee. The tunes and riffs show The Fall working tightly and powerfully as a unit, not just as backing for Smith's admittedly brilliant lyrics--the fact that the record opens with an instrumental is testament to the sonic confidence and new-found democracy in the group. Great songs, too--the springy punchiness of "Bombast" and "Spoilt Victorian Child", the witty acoustic guitar framed experimentation of "Paint Work", and, best of all, "I Am Damo Suzuki", a krautrock-inspired tribute to German band Can's famous lead vocalist. Another wonderful Fall album--and a good introduction for neophytes. --Burhan Tufail

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5.0 out of 5 stars Another Fall classic from one of their finest periods!, Mar 15 2003

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Mr N Forbes-warren "author of RESURGENCE and ... (Newport, South Wales, UK) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: This Nations Saving Grace (Audio CD)

Originally from 1985, this LP is now available on CD with extra tracks from the two twelve-inch singles COULDN'T GET AHEAD and the commercial-sounding, punky but still abrasive and funny CRUISER'S CREEK, a surreal tale of an office party. Vocalist Mark E. Smith is in fine form here, ranting about everything from Japanese minimalist synthesiser legends(I AM DAMO SUZUKI) inspiring him, to the record industry(WHAT YOU NEED and GUT OF THE QUANTIFIER with its spoof Motown/soul beat!) and the band even steal a guitar riff from The Monkees' 'Valerie' on BARMY for added fun. The band were a six-piece during 1985, so a chaotic but tight Spectoresque wall of noise manages to work in perfect disharmony with the ranting vocals. Brix Smith, Craig Scanlon and Simon Rogers give us some pounding, chugging and simple-but effective guitar riffs(SPOILT VICTORIAN CHILD and the weirded-out, trippy PAINT WORK are the best examples), Steve Hanley gives us his usual manic bass guitar playing and here PIL's Karl Burns is on drums, and I have to say he gives Rush's Neil Peart, a world-renowned drummer, a run for his money! To top it all, you get a rockabilly cover of the old Gene Vincent song ROLLIN' DANY! Overall, if you love The Fall as much as I still do after 18 odd years, then don't be without this CD.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Another brilliant album!, Feb 11 2003

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Pete Stafford (Chicago, IL United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: This Nations Saving Grace (Audio CD)

This album definitely preserves the post-punky simplicity of early Fall. The album would be worth buying just to hear "Could'nt Get Ahead" and "Gut of the Quantifier", but there's even more up this sleeve! Mark Smith, once again, proves to be one of the most bizzare human beings on the planet!

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5.0 out of 5 stars classic, April 10 2002

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"pwired" (Los Angeles, California United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: This Nations Saving Grace (Audio CD)

this album rocks. possibly one of my favorite punk albums ever. i can see where other bands such as sonic youth looked to for inspiration.

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