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The Fall were an English post-punk band, formed in Manchester in 1976. The band existed until 2018 and was essentially built around its founder and only constant member Mark E. Smith. The Fall were an English post-punk band, formed in Manchester in 1976. The band existed until 2018 and was essentially built around its founder and only constant member Mark E. Smith.
Initially associated with the punk movement of the late 1970s, the group's music went through several stylistic changes over the years, but is often characterised by an abrasive guitar-driven sound and frequent use of repetition, and is always underpinned by Smith's distinctive vocals and often cryptic lyrics.The band is noted for its prolific output and released over 25 studio albums (more than triple that counting live albums and other releases).
They never achieved widespread public success beyond a handful of minor hit singles in the late 1980s, but 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." Are You Are Missing Winner is the twenty-second album by British post-punk band the Fall, released in November 2001.
Since the bands last record Mark E Smith had replaced the entire line up. The album was recorded very quickly and very much on the cheap and band member Ben Pritchard described it as a very miserable experience. The influence of Rockabilly is very much seen throughout the album and saw them covering Lead Belly's æThe Bourgeois BluesÆ.This re-issue of the 2001 album comes with three bonus discs, live sets recorded at The Knitting Factory, The Garage and the ATP Festival. As with the other Fall reissues these have notes by Fall guru Daryl Easlea and have been mastered by long time engineer Andy Pearce. Tracks: Disc 1 - ORIGINAL ALBUM
Jim's "The Fall"
Bourgeois Town
Crop Dust
My Ex-Classmates' Kids
Kick The Can
Gotta See Jane
Ibis-Afro Man
The Acute
Hollow Mind
Reprise: Jane - Prof Mick - Ey Bastardo
Rude (All The Time) *
I Wake Up In The City *
New Formation Sermon *
Distilled Mug Art *
My Ex-Classmates' Kids (Live In Cologne 23Rd October 2001) *
Where'S The Fuckin' Taxi? Cunt *
Disc 2 - LIVE AT THE KNITTING FACTORY, LA, 14TH NOVEMBER 2001
The Joke
Cyber Insekt
And Therein
Bourgeois Town
Cropdust
Kick The Can - F'oldin Money - Kick The Can Pt 2
Mr Pharmacist
Jim'S The Fall
Antidotes
Way Round / Dr Bucks Letter
Disc 3 - LIVE AT THE GARAGE, LONDON, 20TH APRIL 2002
To Nk Roachment: Yarbles / The Joke
Cyber Insekt
And Therein
Antidotes
Kick The Can / F'oldin Money / Kick The Can
Bourgeois Town
Mr Pharmacist
Enigrammatic Dream /
Ketamine Sun
I Wake Up In The City /
My Ex-Classmates Kids
Way Round
Disc 4 - LIVE AT THE ATP FESTIVAL, 28TH APRIL 2002
To Nk Roachment: Yarbles / The Joke
2 Librans
The Joke
And Therein
Cyber Insekt
I Wake Up In The City / My Ex-Classmates Kids
Kick The Can / F'oldin Money / Kick The Can
Bourgeois Town
Mr Pharmacist
Shake Off - Enigramatic Dream - Ketamine Sun
Way Round

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