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3.71 AVERAGE
3.71 AVERAGE
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Just started reading this this morning and I can tell I will consume it as if I had just emerged canteenless from the desert. One man goes in search of everyone who was ever in The Fall--and in search of Mr. Mark E. Smith. Great even after 15 pages!
Fascinating if at times repetitive and draggy (Hey! just like The Fall!), this book indirectly documents the genius/madness of Mark E. Smith's punk programme. I'd mildly recommend it, though it's a must for hardcore Fall fans.
emotional
funny
reflective
fast-paced
A fascinating read through the extricated echelons of one of music's most stressful but unique and of course brilliant groups. Each interview with a Fallen member is generally engaging, with some providing greater insight than others into the mechanics of The Fall and the cryptic and ultimately unknowable psychology of MES.
Whilst the book's main flaws are for me linked primarily to a (credible or total) lack of input from a certain few members, almost all speak of a lingering love, if not a even small amount of respect, for their defacto leader. Having now been able to delve deeper into the generally well-reported subject of Mark E Smith, his behaviour and his work ethics, I can only imagine such loyalty is the result of some cult like brainwashing.
It's ultimately pleasing to learn that this trait held by the Fallen is shared by myself and likely a large number of Fall fans: an inexplicable love for a man whose values, ideals, ethics, business practices and certainly his interpersonal qualities are, for the most part, far outside the Re-Mit of what I'd look for in a passing acquaintance, let alone a hero.
Whilst the book's main flaws are for me linked primarily to a (credible or total) lack of input from a certain few members, almost all speak of a lingering love, if not a even small amount of respect, for their defacto leader. Having now been able to delve deeper into the generally well-reported subject of Mark E Smith, his behaviour and his work ethics, I can only imagine such loyalty is the result of some cult like brainwashing.
It's ultimately pleasing to learn that this trait held by the Fallen is shared by myself and likely a large number of Fall fans: an inexplicable love for a man whose values, ideals, ethics, business practices and certainly his interpersonal qualities are, for the most part, far outside the Re-Mit of what I'd look for in a passing acquaintance, let alone a hero.
I would have liked this a whole lot more if the author hadn't felt it necessary to include his own sub-Nick Hornby manchild nonsense. Definitely worth it for Fall fanatics, though.