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| 1. O.F.Y.C. Showcase |
| 2. Bury Pts. 1 + 3 |
| 3. Mexico Wax Solvent |
| 4. Cowboy George |
| 5. Hot Cake |
| 6. Y.F.O.C. |
| 7. Slippy Floor |
| 8. Chino |
| 9. Funnel Of Love |
| 10. Weather Report 2 |
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You don’t last as long as The Fall have without learning a few things. Things like how many times you have to play the same riff before it becomes invincible, and how long you have to spend barking at people before they start treating you like a hero. Mark E. Smith is 371 in dog years. He has been barking forever, and, as The Fall enter their 34th year with their 28th studio album, a hero many times over: looping in and out of critical approval as endlessly as the snarling, nagging guitars that have underpinned his scornful non-sequiturs for decades.
Your Future Our Clutter retains both the scorn (just look at that title) and the repetition that have characterised Smith’s time on Earth, but this latest record also goes some way to proving that, while he may be an old dog with a pickled onion for a head, Mark E. Smith and The Fall are still capable of learning the odd new trick. Find proof as Smith becomes Prestwich’s own Jim Morrison on Chino, or in the drones that glue the record together.
Not that there’s anything wrong with odd, old tricks – opener O.F.Y.C. Showcase sees Smith’s familiar, vaguely incomprehensible drawl giving way to declarative vocals, guitar repetitions, go-steady drums and predatory bass loom. Bury Pts. 1 + 3 compounds the sense that this is vintage Fall by doing that old, Fall thing of turning petty complaints into strange ceremonies – “I’m not from Bury” is the gripe this time.
Complaints light up Your Future Our Clutter. Sometimes they’re direct: as on final track Weather Report 2 which contains a number of brilliantly wry lines – “Nobody has ever called me Sir in my entire life”; “Forget about Jacksons, what about Saxons”; and “You don’t deserve rock n’ roll” chief among them.
But perhaps this album’s most brilliant moment – it’s most thrilling and least explicit complaint – belongs to Cowboy George. Setting off in a Bo Diddley-esque, guitar matador shuffle, it’s the completely absurd, incongruous sampling of Daft Punk that really epitomises what The Fall have always been about – Smith seemed to realise very early on that time has its own destiny and, as such, more important things to worry about than pop music. Hipsters, slaves to the day, be damned – The Fall will abide: they have broken out of time, and exist slightly away from the rest of us. They are, as Smith proclaims on Mexico Wax Solvent, “Invincible”. --Kev Kharas
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
Format:Vinyl|Amazon Verified Purchase
It's a great album, by the way: 'Bury' is also pretty special, with a muddy live recording(?) bursting into a studio version of the same song. 'Slippy Floor' has an amazing, infinitely ascending riff. 'Funnel of Love' is a cover of the Wanda Jackson song. 'Cowboy George' is like a Western theme with a twist. 'Weather Report 2' is probably the highlight and is pretty much unlike anything else The Fall have done - somehow genuinely moving and chilling at the same time.
The vinyl-only tracks are pretty good. '986 Generator' is a sort of low-fi bluesy thing. 'Get A Summer Song Goin'' (was there ever a less Fall-like title?) is a sort of stomping glam anthem.
Long, heavy songs that feel really powerful. One of The Fall's best in recent years.
According to Wikipedia, there were two further tracks recorded at the album sessions - 'Aerosol Headache Man' and 'Keiron's Venn Diagramme'. Let's hope these, plus the vinyl-only tracks, make it to the inevitable 'deluxe' two-disc reissue circa 2016.
The vinyl-only tracks are pretty good. '986 Generator' is a sort of low-fi bluesy thing. 'Get A Summer Song Goin'' (was there ever a less Fall-like title?) is a sort of stomping glam anthem.
Long, heavy songs that feel really powerful. One of The Fall's best in recent years.
According to Wikipedia, there were two further tracks recorded at the album sessions - 'Aerosol Headache Man' and 'Keiron's Venn Diagramme'. Let's hope these, plus the vinyl-only tracks, make it to the inevitable 'deluxe' two-disc reissue circa 2016.
39 of 43 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD|Amazon Verified Purchase
[[Amazon have now corrected the tracklisting errors, so I've removed my earlier comments.]]
It's a great album, by the way: 'Bury' is also pretty special, with a muddy live recording(?) bursting into a studio version of the same song. Hypnotic. Good lyrics. 'Slippy Floor' has an amazing, infinitely ascending riff and potent, sharp vocals. 'Funnel of Love' is a cover of the Wanda Jackson song. 'Cowboy George' is like a Western theme with a twist, which then mutates into something very weird. 'Weather Report 2' is probably the highlight and is pretty much unlike anything else The Fall have done. Again, the first part of the track transmutes into a surprising second part that is somehow genuinely moving and chilling at the same time. 'You don't deserve rock 'n' roll,' whispers Mark E. Smith.
These long, heavy songs feel really powerful and make up one of The Fall's best (and most cohesive) albums in recent years.
The vinyl version has two extra tracks: '986 Generator' and 'Get A Summer Song Goin''. Both are pretty good.
According to Wikipedia, there were two further tracks recorded at the album sessions - 'Aerosol Headache Man' and 'Keiron's Venn Diagramme'. Let's hope these, plus the vinyl-only tracks, make it to the inevitable 'deluxe' two-disc reissue circa 2016.
It's a great album, by the way: 'Bury' is also pretty special, with a muddy live recording(?) bursting into a studio version of the same song. Hypnotic. Good lyrics. 'Slippy Floor' has an amazing, infinitely ascending riff and potent, sharp vocals. 'Funnel of Love' is a cover of the Wanda Jackson song. 'Cowboy George' is like a Western theme with a twist, which then mutates into something very weird. 'Weather Report 2' is probably the highlight and is pretty much unlike anything else The Fall have done. Again, the first part of the track transmutes into a surprising second part that is somehow genuinely moving and chilling at the same time. 'You don't deserve rock 'n' roll,' whispers Mark E. Smith.
These long, heavy songs feel really powerful and make up one of The Fall's best (and most cohesive) albums in recent years.
The vinyl version has two extra tracks: '986 Generator' and 'Get A Summer Song Goin''. Both are pretty good.
According to Wikipedia, there were two further tracks recorded at the album sessions - 'Aerosol Headache Man' and 'Keiron's Venn Diagramme'. Let's hope these, plus the vinyl-only tracks, make it to the inevitable 'deluxe' two-disc reissue circa 2016.
8 of 9 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
It ceases to amaze me how this man does it. I went to see The Fall last year at Koko on April the 1st. He sat in his wheelchair banging out '50 year old man' and I thought this is it. It doesn't get any better. But it has. YFOC has gone back to his most cantankerous period banging out perfect loud tracks which don't bore you for one second. I love tracks by the fall that push the 5 minute boundaries and there plenty of them to choose from. If I have any criticism it would be the cover track Funnel of Love that let's it down. I still can't understand why MES wants to visit such songs when he has more of his own up his sleeve. It would be good if Amazon could put the extra vinyl tracks on MP3 for those of us who have give up the ghost on plastic discs. I have followed The Fall throughout and this is most definitely top 3 material. It's hard to recommend tracks or albums with such a vast catalogue as all Fallophiles would argue/debate for hours. Track wise, the opening number, Bury, Hot Cake and Slippy Floor are immense classic Fall. As for albums, where do you start? Depends what mood you're in...but if you are starting out, get the peel sessions for a compact history at a cheap price. It shows the genius and the not so clever all in one box. Mark, you're a genius. See you in Liverpool on the 19th!
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Back with a vengeance!
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worm, worm WORMwormwormworm
Quite different to the last album (also one of their best) - these songs have less of the comic grumpy-old-man and more of a sense of wonder. Read more
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A very good Fall album
I have been a huge Fall fan for over 20 years but am quite prepeared to admit that not all Fall albums are great (or even good sometimes). This is a great Fall album. Read more
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