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Manchester, England (1976 – present)

Famously described by John Peel as being “always different, always the same”, The Fall were formed in Manchester, England in 1976 during the punk era although their style quickly evolved into something more idiosyncratic.

The one permanent fixture amidst the Fall’s ever-changing line-up is Mark E. Smith. Smith’s lyrics are free, unboxed and unpredictable, touching on an extremely wide range of subjects and places and caring little for being tied down to easily digestible messages.

Smith’s singing can put off some people, but others find it a uniquely expressive instrument. Smith is not a conventionally great vocalist, but his keen sense of rhythm, his energy and personality more than make up for this.

The Fall’s music changes depending on the line-up at a given time. Always experimental, Mark E. Smith has claimed to invent several musical genres, including house music; “we were doing that years ago” and even the internet. “He told me I didn’t understand, that we were from the bleak industrial wastes of North England, or something, and that we didn’t understand the Internet. I told him Fall fans invented the Internet. They were on there in 1982.” One thing that is for sure is that The Fall (and their fans) have always pushed the boundaries, and never been afraid to experiment.

The Fall were a favorite group of DJ John Peel, recording 24 sessions for his BBC1 radio program over the years.

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nancykitten wrote:
10 hours ago

we r frigid stars.

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tomorrowsparty wrote:
yesterday evening

they are not just any niggers, they're obligatory

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fleshdeposit wrote:
yesterday afternoon

claiming the 1000th shout to reserve this spot as a memorial to 'idrinkperiods' constant idiocy.

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fleshdeposit wrote:
yesterday afternoon

edgy

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fleshdeposit wrote:
yesterday afternoon

oh hey that guy said 'niggers'

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clenchedteeth wrote:
Sunday afternoon

we are northern white crap that talks back. we are not black, tall. no boxes for us, do not fuck us.

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tomorrowsparty wrote:
Saturday morning

yeah but it's one that deserves to be posted every now and then

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googleeyes wrote:
Friday evening

oh, now there's an original shout

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Idrinkperiods wrote:
Friday afternoon

WHERE ARE THE OBLIGATORY NIGGERS? HEY THERE FUCK FACE

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Idrinkperiods wrote:
Friday afternoon

never heard of them

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Jinsie wrote:
Friday morning

fall on tumblr innit http://fuckyeahthefall.tumblr.com/

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hudgie wrote:
Thursday evening

The greatest band of all time

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JohnssonColors wrote:
Thursday afternoon

The Peel box is outstanding. Brilliant.

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JohnssonColors wrote:
last week

living too late

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googleeyes wrote:
last week

I was impregnated by The Fall.

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themagicalx1 wrote:
last week

I fell in love with The Fall.

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onegumas wrote:
last month

Falling in love in The Fall.

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selfishbody wrote:
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WoofWoofit wrote:
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Woofit watches the morning Show Trial on a 230cm plasma screen in his hotel room at the Tarmacia Hyatt. W460230, A former financial executive at TARCORP is confessing to a long line of Olivanarian inspired crimes and misdemeanours against the Collective. The show ends with much fanfare and faux anticipation as the Tarmacian population cast their votes and unanimously condemn W460230 to death. Penitent and pleading W460230 is then led away by uniformed Tarmacian Collective Thought Regulators (TCTR) to the petroleum vats for a televised execution. The macabre spectacle leaves Woofit in a lugubrious mood.

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casiovl1 wrote:
last month

New album in April

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