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- Summary: The Mark E. Smith-led band's 26th studio album (give or take) features yet another new lineup of musicians (who also play in Los Angeles outfit Darker My Sweet), as the previous set mutinied on tour last year.
- Record Label: Narnack
- Genre(s): Indie, Rock
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Score distribution:
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Positive: 9 out of 16
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Mixed: 7 out of 16
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Negative: 0 out of 16
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The Fall are the best new band in Britain.
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Reformation Post TLC may lack a tune as monumental as, say, the unforgettable ‘Hip Priest’ from Hex Enduction Hour, but 30 years into his career, Smith is still making music with the kind of vitality and imagination that shame most musicians half his age.
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UncutSmith sounds revitalised (and often very amused), delivering his most emphatic vocals in years. [Mar 2007, p.76]
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Q MagazineFor newcomers to Smith's wonderful and frightening world it's a good introduction. [Mar 2007, p.111]
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Clocking in at an hour, there's ample opportunity for missteps and toss-offs, but also first rate, two-chord grinds that stand up to the best material the Fall has ever recorded.
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Alternative PressA dispirited, half-baked record. [Jun 2007, p.156]
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There are moments of clarity when the band sounds fantastic, but they're not enough to save the record from landing in the band's forget pile.
Score distribution:
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Positive: 1 out of 2
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Mixed: 0 out of 2
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Negative: 1 out of 2
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PaulJMar 27, 2007
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J.TemperanceApr 6, 2007As a diehard Fall fan, I can't help but be disappointed by this. At least Fall Heads Roll had Blindness
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