THE FALL
Middle Class Revolt
Since their 1977 formation in Manchester, The Fall have continuously updated
themselves and striven for perfection. Their consistency has come in the form
of quality, a quality that has and will be maintained past, present and future.
The Fall's respect for and hatred of the fundamental values of consumer Europe,
coupled with an appetite for communication and hard graft, has created a
reputation that inspires fear, love, and respect. Increasingly, their command
of the pop medium and and their irritating powers have produced a clarity of
address and musical dynamic that takes their work into areas of sensitivity
undreamt of in the "Virgin A-Z of Pop Music."
Founding vocalist/composer Mark E. Smith has been the diarist of this era, screaming truth at us in the most honest and inordinate fashion for all to hear. As a powerful lyricist, he has taken his poetry and set it in motion, his words continually analyzed and discussed.
Middle Class Revolt, their 25th album and 2nd for Matador, comes on the heels of 1993's The Infotainment Scan on Matador-Atlantic, the first Fall record to be released in the U.S. since 1989's Extricate. The Infotainment Scan bowled over U.S. press and radio personae, jabbing the media back to alertness after a four-year rest-period from The Fall's withering glare upon pop trends and conceits. With lengthy Fall appreciations written in music mags big and small and a six-month residence on the alternative charts (peaking in the top 5), The Infotainment Scan tore apart everyone who deserved it and proved that The Fall only gets better with age.
Personnel:
Mark E. Smith -- vocals
Craig Scanlon -- guitar
Steve Hanley -- bass
Karl Burns -- drums
Dave Bush -- keyboards
Simon Wolstencroft -- drums
