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Dec 19, 2011The Fall winds up a little ephemeral, its pleasures as fleeting as the scenery passing outside the windows of a tour bus.
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May 3, 2011In form as well as content, The Fall is more like a pet project than a full-fledged release.
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Apr 14, 2011It shouldn't work, but ultimately it does, which is pretty much The Fall all over.
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Feb 25, 2011Given that Albarn recorded the album solely using iPad applications, and that this seems to be a ubiquitous suffix to any discussion of the album, it's difficult not to dismiss The Fall as a gimmicky concept album or even a shameless 45-minute Apple advertisement, but there are just about enough interesting moments here to dispel that cynical view.
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UncutFeb 1, 2011It's a sequel of sorts to Democrazy, but sounds infinitely more accomplished--undoubtedly part of the technological point that he's making here. [Mar 2011, p.91]
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Jan 26, 2011It's your quintessential on-the-road/off-the-cuff indulgence, a sometimes successful merging of traveling-band existentialism and boredom-killing filler.
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Jan 26, 2011There are a lot of innovative ideas, some strong moments, but also a good amount of filler. If you give it a spin, though, you'll probably find some hidden treasures in these songs as well.
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Jan 26, 2011Despite the emphasis on atmosphere that pervades the album and that seems like a necessary byproduct of its creative technology, The Fall may be the most earthbound Gorillaz album yet--and at times, therefore, the most banal.
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May 23, 2011The sluggish vibe on The Fall was obviously part of Albarn's intention in creating a meandering sonic travelogue, but you end up wishing he'd pressed the gas pedal a little harder.
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Apr 15, 2011It opens the door to tantalising, exciting possibilities, but it's also fragmented, distracted and indulgent.
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Jan 26, 2011Strictly speaking, it's a Gorillaz album in name only. You could commend Albarn on one hand, but then slap him with the other; the use of a 'rolling studio' and the latest in technology is inspired, but it ultimately represents the downfall of the album.
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Jan 26, 2011As you'd expect, it relies heavily on programmed beats of spare simplicity, and layered dubstep synth riffs over which Albarn sketches his impressions of life on the road.
Awards & Rankings
User score distribution:
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Positive: 63 out of 112
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Mixed: 38 out of 112
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Negative: 11 out of 112
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