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80
Even for all the slightly more accessible touches for a wider audience, the Fall remain the Fall.
13y
78
It’s an odd but exciting island of expressionistic, sometimes Can-influenced abrasive music that connects the spindly post-punk of their early years with the more polished indie rock of the mid-‘80s.
2y
60
Perverted by Language and The Wonderful and Frightening World of the Fall each push the idea a bit further, but it isn't until This Nation's Saving Grace that it really begins to bear fruit, matching the Fall's brittle rhythms with edgy, brash melodies.
2y
I discovered The Fall around one year ago, this album was the first thing I've ever listened from them, and to this day I'm still obsessed with it. This record opened the doors for me to a whole new world to discover, ever since the first time I've ever heard "Eat Y'Self Fitter" I felt insanely captivated by the sound, the aesthetic and the weirdness of this band; There's no other group like The Fall and there's no other musician like Mark E. Smith, and in my personal opinion, ... read more
Mildly annoyed because I had to go to YouTube to listen to Smile, which is one of the best tracks on the album.
While my listen of this was a tad disorientating because of having to go to YouTube to find two of the songs, every single track on Perverted By Language is packed with interest. Yet another fantastic album in The Fall's discography.
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Track List
| 1 | Eat Y'self Fitter 6:35 | 80 |
| 2 | Neighbourhood of Infinity 2:35 | 86 |
| 3 | Garden 8:37 | 85 |
| 4 | Hotel Blöedel 3:40 | 70 |
| 5 | Smile 5:03 | 88 |
| 6 | I Feel Voxish 4:15 | 85 |
| 7 | Tempo House 8:47 | 78 |
| 8 | Hexen Definitive / Strife Knot 6:50 | 82 |
Total Length: 46 minutes
Comments (5)
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4mo
i don't get why people don't fw hotel bloedel as much it's so delightful. it like basically invented neofolk in my mind
