Comments on: The Fall – Slates http://www.swanfungus.com/2008/12/the-fall-slates.html Sun, 14 Mar 2010 10:14:37 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Rob J http://www.swanfungus.com/2008/12/the-fall-slates.html/comment-page-1#comment-2526 Rob J Wed, 05 Aug 2009 11:27:09 +0000 http://www.swanfungus.com/?p=1907#comment-2526 Even by the standards of The Fall, this is a study in rage which has rarely been surpassed. Outside of The Stooges and The Velvets, the title track is utterly compelling. Smith is clearly at the end of his tether, and it shows. I heard it on the John Peel Show in 1981 and along with "Blast Off" by The Birthday Party, felt it was the perfect response to the dismal New Romantic Movement at the time. Come to think of it, "Slates" remain the perfect tonic to the current feeble batch today. Bring the noise ! Even by the standards of The Fall, this is a study in rage which has rarely been surpassed. Outside of The Stooges and The Velvets, the title track is utterly compelling. Smith is clearly at the end of his tether, and it shows. I heard it on the John Peel Show in 1981 and along with “Blast Off” by The Birthday Party, felt it was the perfect response to the dismal New Romantic Movement at the time.

Come to think of it, “Slates” remain the perfect tonic to the current feeble batch today. Bring the noise !

]]> By: Chris http://www.swanfungus.com/2008/12/the-fall-slates.html/comment-page-1#comment-547 Chris Sun, 14 Dec 2008 08:59:01 +0000 http://www.swanfungus.com/?p=1907#comment-547 Just about everything from this era of The Fall is worth listening to, but I think this one gets overlooked. I sometimes like to imagine an alternate universe where Mark E. Smith consumed so many amphetamines that he turned into a (very quick) flesh eater...and rid the world of Bono. But then again, someone would've had to fill that self-righteous douche void...and I'm pretty sure the entire world would've exploded (possibly due to every woman having a simultaneous orgasm) had Sting's ego gotten any bigger. Just about everything from this era of The Fall is worth listening to, but I think this one gets overlooked.

I sometimes like to imagine an alternate universe where Mark E. Smith consumed so many amphetamines that he turned into a (very quick) flesh eater…and rid the world of Bono. But then again, someone would’ve had to fill that self-righteous douche void…and I’m pretty sure the entire world would’ve exploded (possibly due to every woman having a simultaneous orgasm) had Sting’s ego gotten any bigger.

]]> By: februarymakeup http://www.swanfungus.com/2008/12/the-fall-slates.html/comment-page-1#comment-531 februarymakeup Fri, 12 Dec 2008 02:31:43 +0000 http://www.swanfungus.com/?p=1907#comment-531 Evan, remind me to arrange for your fellation. Evan, remind me to arrange for your fellation.

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