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The Real New Fall L.P. (Formerly Country On The Click)
by The Fall


9.5

based on 21 reviews
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MUSIC:

Von Sudenfed: Tromatic Reflexxions

Official Artist Site

Yes, as you may have surmised, this is the real new Fall full-length (just one in a very, very long line of releases from the amazingly prolific Mark E. Smith and company). Originally titled 'Country On The Click,' this album was leaked in early stages on the Internet, but has since been remixed and resequenced.

LABEL:	Action / Narnack
RELEASE DATE:	15 June 2004
DISCS:	1 disc
GENRE(S):	Alternative, Rock

NOTES: Original UK release 27 Oct 2003 on Action. The 2004 U.S. release on Narnack has different cover art, a different mix, and two new tracks.

All critic scores are converted to a 100-point scale. If a critic does not indicate a score, we assign a score based on the general impression given by the text of the review. Learn more...

100

Uncut

Great by Smith's standards. Practically genius by everybody else's. [Feb 2004, p.74]

Spin

An atavistic orgy of recycled riffs and lifelong obsessions. [Sep 2004, p.120]

Playlouder

This is the sound, throughout, of a remarkable institution doing all the things they do best and sounding as alive as they ever have.

Mojo

It's as good as anything in this group's monstrous catalogue. [Dec 2003, p.120]

ShakingThrough.net

It's brilliant.

Delusions of Adequacy

What sets The Real New Fall LP apart, however, is the consistency of its greatness. Every Fall album has had a bum track or two since 1984, but this new record really doesn’t.

Filter

A crisp-sounding, very coherent, vocally comprehensible collation of shapely, spirited power-pop-punk nuggets. [#11, p.93]

All Music Guide

Making up for some momentum lost last time out, The Real New Fall L.P. gives the faithful another reason to believe.

The Guardian

Incomprehensible but irresistible.

Neumu.net

So while not breaking new ground -- a near impossible expectation given the amount of ground The Fall has already broken -- The Real New Fall LP is a strong indication that Mark E. Smith is nowhere near finished.

Splendid

The Real New Fall LP is as solid and interesting as anything the group has released in the last ten years.

Village Voice

What makes Real New real good is that it's got more of the really good shit.

Stylus Magazine

Ideally [Fall records will] feature two things: semi-incomprehensible (yet strangely prophetic) ramblings from the eternally tetchy Mark E. Smith, and a band who sound as if their music is perpetually falling down the stairs. The Real New Fall LP delivers on both counts. To much rejoicing.

Dusted Magazine

Positively stomps and bristles, with Smith and his band summoning up the type of chutzpah not normally found in middle age.

PopMatters

If the Fall... have not just released their best record in a decade, they have certainly released a more consistent and accessible one, just in time for the tail-end of the post-punk renaissance.

Alternative Press

The Fall rock with scalding fury, as if it were 1981 again. [Aug 2004, p.116]

Pitchfork

as brittle, volatile and consistently riveting as any band out there, and even though no one could possibly take Smith seriously anymore, it insinuates that there's still enough justification here to warrant following The Fall's devious discography into one more decade.

Q Magazine

A welcome return to form. [Jan 2004, p.114]

Junkmedia

The years are beginning to show on Smith, especially on the opener, "Green Eyed Locoman," but his backing band hasn't sounded this energetic and enthusiastic in years.

The Onion (A.V. Club)

As with just about every Fall release ever, the compressed sound and abandonment of melody makes it hard to distinguish one song from the next. As a result, the tauter material is the best.

Blender

The mood is unsettling, exhausted and energetic at the same time. [Oct 2004, p.120]

The average user rating for this album is 9.5 (out of 10) based on 10 User Votes
Note: User votes are NOT included in the Metascore calculation.

L G gave it a10:
If The Fall fell out of favor with you because of their dubious output in the last decade+, this album will restore your faith! I hope MES has more in him like this one.

David G gave it a 10:
Their best in over a decade, at least -- a rejuvenated band hitting another prime.

matt s gave it a 10:
words can't do justice to the greatness of this album credit. i shall paint it.

lee g gave it a 10:
the US version kicks major ass. way better then the import. the sound is better and the remixed version of Sparta is nothing short of brilliant. Mark E Smith is Genius, long live the king

Mark R. gave it a 9:
I have ALWAYS loved the Fall... in large part because of the reactions over the years from the people in my life when I first play them the Fall. "Utter dismay" might be a good way to characterize the response. I have grown used to many fair-to-middling releases surfacing from the band, occasionally interspersed with a F***K*N brilliant record. THE REAL NEW FALL LP is one of those shining moments. I guess it's time to invite over the friends and family!

sgt serenity gave it a 10:
under the new regime, dislike of fall albums will be punishable by death.

Pete W gave it a 9:
I just can't stop playing MES latest offering. Many may disagree, but I think he becomes more coherent with age. A man with much to say, and cracking tunes to boot. Radiohead take note.

The Real New Fall L.P. (Formerly Country On The Click) by The Fall

The Real New Fall L.P. (Formerly Country On The Click)
by The Fall