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Room To Live: Undilutable Slang Truth! [CD]

The Fall | Format: Audio CD
4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
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  • Audio CD (26 Feb 2008)
  • Number of Discs: 1
  • Format: CD
  • Label: Sanctuary
  • ASIN: B000926SAU
  • Other Editions: Audio CD  |  MP3 Download
  • Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 47,759 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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Listen  1. Joker Hysterical Face 4:48£0.89  Buy MP3 
Listen  2. Marquis Cha-Cha 4:31£0.89  Buy MP3 
Listen  3. Hard Life In Country 6:12£0.89  Buy MP3 
Listen  4. Room To Live 4:14£0.89  Buy MP3 
Listen  5. Detective Instinct 5:42£0.89  Buy MP3 
Listen  6. Solicitor In Studio 5:22£0.89  Buy MP3 
Listen  7. Papal Visit 5:33£0.89  Buy MP3 
Listen  8. Joker Hysterical Face (Live - Bonus Track) 4:47£0.89  Buy MP3 
Listen  9. Town Called Crappy/ Solicitor In Studio 6:30£0.89  Buy MP3 
Listen10. Hard Life In Country (Live - Bonus Track) 8:32£0.89  Buy MP3 
Listen11. Detective Instinct (Live - Bonus Track) 7:12£0.89  Buy MP3 
Listen12. Room To Live (Live - Bonus Track) 4:32£0.89  Buy MP3 
Listen13. Words Of Expectation 9:13£0.89  Buy MP3 

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4.0 out of 5 stars Hex Part 2? 21 July 2005
By czgibson
Format:Audio CD
Since there doesn't appear to be one already, I'll start with the tracklist:

1. Joker Hysterical Face
2. Marquis Cha-Cha
3. Hard Life In Country
4. Room To Live
5. Detective Instinct
6. Solicitor In Studio
7. Papal Visit

Live Bonus Tracks:
8. Joker Hysterical Face
9. Town Called Crappy - Solicitor In Studio
10. Hard Life In Country
11. Detective Instinct
12. Room To Live
13. Words Of Expectation

This album got a pretty nonplussed reaction on its original release - perhaps because it came so soon after the scorching "Hex Enduction Hour", a hard act to follow. It's much shorter than "Hex" but it's just as good in its way.

Highlights for me are Marquis Cha-Cha, which contains possibly the funkiest bassline of any Fall tune and Solicitor In Studio, which is a mighty stomping beast of a tune with lyrics about a lawyer trying to get in on the "TV celebrity-expert" racket.

Some of Mark E Smith's clearest, funniest writing can be found on this album. My favourite line at the moment is the repeated exclamation "Scientists and their bloody childish reading habits!" from SIS.

The bonus tracks fill the disc right up to over 77 minutes, and provide squealy, distorted versions of the original tunes, plus the seldom heard Words Of Expectation, 9 minutes of classic Fall bass chug a la Tempo House or Winter.

So, a great disc, but it gets a star docked because of Papal Visit - one of the very worst Fall noise experiments, with scratchy toddler-style violin playing and inaudible lyrics both courtesy of MES. Still, it wouldn't be a Fall album without that confrontational edge, and this one is one of their best.

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4.0 out of 5 stars Just Step S'ways 13 Sep 2009
By James Marriott
Format:Audio CD
A few groups have been plagued by the question, 'how does one follow up one of the greatest albums of all time?'. Far fewer manage to equal that previous release. This was the challenge faced by The Fall after Hex Enduction Hour. However, it is unlike Mark E Smith to worry about expectations. Room to Live can hardly be compared to Hex; it is a very different album. However, my star rating betrays the fact that I prefer its predecessor. I'd recommend Hex to anyone, but this is perhaps more of an aquired taste. I love practically anything with Mark on violin, but many people do not.

Amazon's Tag Suggestions for this review include: budget, live albums, pop rock, christian, new wave and greatest hits. None of these are remotely appropriate.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Room To Live: Undilutable Slang Truth! 12 April 2010
By Dave Gilmour's cat
Format:Audio CD|Amazon Verified Purchase
A very underrated album, presumably because it followed the epic, masterful Hex Enduction Hour. The Fall's second album of 1982 is no less brilliant, but don't expect Hex part 2. Being The Fall, they avoided trying to better Hex and stepped sideways to come up with something completely different. RTL is a looser record, with almost jazzy textures ('Solicitor in Studio') meeting semi-atonal pieces ('Papal Visit'). There is also a great pop song (the title track), a brilliantly poetic rural-themed dirge ('Hard Life in Country') and a fascinatingly edgy track that is musically so 'wrong' that it comes out perfectly right ('Detective Instinct'). Perhaps best of all is the astonishingly funky 'Marquis Cha-Cha', one of the most extraordinary Fall tracks.

This album has some of Mark E. Smith's greatest lyrics and some of The Fall's most unusual and interesting music. Give it a few plays before making up your mind. Very highly recommended.
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