The Fall

Disco de The Fall: “Grotesque (After the Gramme) [Import]”

Información del disco :

Título:

Grotesque (After the Gramme) [Import]

Fecha de Publicación:1998-10-19

Tipo:Desconocido

Género:Rock, New Wave, Old School Punk Rock

Sello Discográfico:

Letras Explícitas:Si

UPC:604388425822

Lista de temas :
1	Pay Your Rates
2	English Scheme
3	New Face in Hell
4	C'N'C' -S Mithering
5	Container Drivers
6	Impression of J. Temperance
7	In the Park
8	W.M.C. - Blob 59
9	Gramme Friday
10	NWRA

Análisis (en inglés) - :

Kicking off with the thrilling bite of {&"Pay Your Rates,"} on {^Grotesque}, {$the Fall} really started hitting its stride, with {$Marc Riley} and {$Craig Scanlon} now a devastatingly effective combination, somehow managing to sound exactly placed between random sloppiness and perfect precision. The sharp {\rockabilly} leads and random {\art rock} racket thrived on both counts, with {$Smith} as always the mad jester ripping into anything and everything while having a great time doing so. The final song of the album was especially fierce -- {&"The N.W.R.A.,"} short for "the north will rise again," {$Smith}'s own take on the long-standing "soft south/grim north" dichotomy in English society given extremely bitter life. Throughout the record, a slew of really good producers keep an eye on things -- besides the band themselves, there are {$Grant Showbiz}, {$Geoff Travis}, and {$Mayo Thompson} all contributing. The end result is crisp without being polished, rough while packing its own smart punch (though {&"W. M. C.-Blob 59"} intentionally sounds like it was recorded eight rooms over). Some nice variety starts appearing more and more in {$the Fall} approach as well -- {&"C'n'C-s Mithering,"} a brilliant vivisection of California and its record business, and the attendant perception of {$the Fall} themselves, relies on acoustic guitars instead of electric, creating an understated but still great groove. {&"Impression of J. Temperance"} fits more immediately with what had come before, but the martial drums from {$Paul Hanley} and {$Riley}'s freaky keyboards create some crazy atmospheres. Of course, {$Smith} sends everything over the top, whether it's his rant about governments, dead neighbors, and scandals on the hilarious romp {&"New Face in Hell"} or {&"In the Park."} As a side note, the hilarious music scene caricatures on the front cover and wind-up liner notes add just the right level of acidic wit to the proceedings. [The {@Cog Sinister} release eliminates the first four songs -- {&"How I Wrote Elastic Man,"} {&"City Hobgoblins,"} {&"Totally Wired,"} {&"Putta Block"} -- paring the album down to ten tracks.] ~ Ned Raggett, All Music Guide


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