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The Fall - L.A. - 1985

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Description: 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 Victor ... (more)

Manufacturer: Beggars UK - Ada
Release date: 12 August 1997
Number of discs: 1
EAN: 0607618006723 UPC: 607618006723

Tags: Rock (1), England (1), Punk (1), 1980's (1), 1980s (1), 1985 (1), Post-Punk (1)

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