The Wonderful and Frightening World of Mark E. Smith 1/9

From Wikipedia:
In January 2005, Mark E Smith and The Fall (described as "one of the most enigmatic, idiosyncratic and chaotic garage bands of the last 30 years") were the subject of a BBC 4 TV documentary, The Fall: The Wonderful and Frightening World of Mark E Smith.

[@gary2892]

Thank you for putting these up... thank you very much.

[@ricbear]

Thanks for posting this - good to hear John Peel again as well.

[@Takac1979]

Thank You very much for sharing Kogler!

[@salmonico]

Its not a rip off, is more like an obvious homage/borrowing. The Fall has always paid homage to their past influences in a bunch of covers or like in Elves, taking a legendary riff and take it to the Fall language. Other examples are I Am Damo Suzuki (they do Can) and Touch Sensitive (they do Velvet's Waiting for the man) and The War Against Intelligence (Son Of A Preacher Man). Anyways, we're all Fall fans, great doc, cheers.

[@Broomehall]

The Alex "Hurricane" higgins of the music world, god bless em both !

[@squeakyproductions]

Its a live intro from a 1979 gig, I have it on a CD called 'Totale's Turns'. That said it could be on any number of releases this is The Fall after all.

[@LarzGustafsson]

Cheers, mate.

[@paulboggan]

the difference between you and us is that we have brains! so good!

[@breakfastmachine]

been dying to see this for ages. too bad i cant understand a fuckin word mark is saying. thanks for putting it up tho.

[@tescocadaver]

Read the sleeve notes seivad9 - 'Romping travesty' - Genius steals. Saw the Stooges at Benicassim, take or leave 'em. Saw the Fall in Manchester 2 (two) months ago. Mighty.

[@bierigblondje]

mark xxxx

[@whatamalike]

Anybody noticed how much Mark E looks like Billy Casper from the film Kes?

[@kogler]

Hey! Don't forget "Athlete Cured" AKA "Tonight I'm Gonna Rock You Tonight" by Spinal Tap ...

[@theworldlooksred]

it might help understanding him if you are from up north

[@kogler]

"Intro." from "Totale's Turns (It's Now Or Never)"

[@dlync05]

Is there anywhere you can download this?

[@SPQR5]

whats that song that starts at 4:00?

[@EuchridEucrow1]

You know I hate to say this, because I really like The Fall and I'm quite anxious to learn more about Smith, but I am having a fuck of a time trying to understand what he says. He mumbles quite a bit when he talks.

[@LarzGustafsson]

It's almost impossible to understand what Mark E Smith is saying.

[@written12]

Taking nothing away from the Fall, I think Triplesod is right. Beefheart's music has greater range.

[@tiadoran]

I'm pretty sure it's "Touch Sensitive."

[@saw2thunbound]

Elves - The Wonderful and Frightening World of the Fall

[@willbaird]

it does innit....... pretty sure I wanna be your dog was first.... but who's not tried to rip off I wanna be your dog?? this is by no means a criticism of mark e smith and/or the fall, legends, fucking love them... oh, and Iggy.

[@kogler]

Just google it: The Wonderful and Frightening World of Mark E. Smith transcript

[@bensmedia8]

It's also very similar to the song 'Crap Rap' which is on before 'Like To Blow' on the debut ('Live At The Witch Trials')

[@mradamcooley]

Captain Beefheart is the greatest band ever. But the Fall are close...

[@kogler]

Google "The Wonderful and Frightening World of Mark E. Smith transcript"!

[@vaudevillian7]

You get used to it

[@WhackaWhacka]

Industrial Estate from Live At The Witch Trials

[@Kagemusha22]

Yeah Imperial Wax Solvent was fucking good. Really critics didn't like it? the reviews I've read gave it 4 out of 5 stars. (Stewart Lee even called it a career high for them) And I agree over that "Taurig" is a fucking mint track, my fave though is stuck between "Strangetown", "Is This New", or "Senior Twilight Stock Replacer".

[@TheGheezoinky]

Anybody know the song at 2:23?!

[@kogler]

It's "Green Eyed Loco-Man" from "The Real New Fall LP (Formerly Country on the Click)"

[@TheGheezoinky]

@@kogler thankyou so much!

[@kogler]

It's C.R.E.E.P.

[@BigKahunaShake]

as much as i love franz ferdinand, there's almost too much irony in what they said.

[@anthonyjackson9091]

whats the song at 2:40?

[@gromitpesley]

Anthony Jackson CREEP

[@kogler]

C.R.E.E.P.

[@porterhall27]

bangfuckingbang the mighty Fall

[@TheIkaraCult]

John Peel = correct as always

[@TheIkaraCult]

only bad thing about the post is that prat from Franz Ferdinand - at least youre not ripping off Talking Heads! Aside from that, thanks for posting, Northern White Crap that talks back

[@ronaldvanderkleij]

Garage bands my god thats Nirvana not the Fall they are much more than that!!!!!!!!!!!

[@hufclufc]

One of the great tragedies of modern times was Peely dying without hearing the last 4 Fall albums

[@simonthompson27]

always nice to see Franz Ferdinand attempting to take the moral high ground concerning bands which attempt to immitate other bands....NOW...whats that thing they write on the internet?...oh yes..ROFLMAO

[@nath909]

2:56, franz ferdinand there tryin to look cool well, it dosent work.

[@willbaird]

poor comment

[@spineboy]

Crap - he's only 51 years old. Looks like a life of drinking and smoking is.........not so good for looking young.

[@St4rdog]

It sounds like I Wann Be Your Dog... which came first?

[@james91ocr]

heya, its crap rap from the totales turn album.

[@WhackaWhacka]

CREEP

[@uterushaver8309]

Happy M.E.S. b-day Fall fans.

[@gedanded]

That newly dicovered Punk Band....The Singles are similar to the fall.. check out their record Adolf Hitler on the net...The Fall are excellent

[@midnightexpressfan]

what's the song at 2:14? the one before Telephone Thing.

[@WhackaWhacka]

C.R.E.E.P.

[@WhackaWhacka]

C.R.E.E.P.