MB Classics: The Fall - This Nation's Saving Grace

Blank. · 01-11-2018, 10:18 AM

Current album is The Fall's This Nation's Savings Grace

Your vote only counts if you say something about the album. It doesn't need to be a paragraph, just a couple sentences about the album.

Also, I'll ask mods to delete Votes this time. Just a couple of sentences, that's all. If you don't say anything but vote there will be no warning before the vote is deleted.

OccultHawk · 01-11-2018, 10:24 AM

you’re not even allowed not to like this

it’s like asking a football player if he likes ****ing cheerleaders

rubber soul · 01-11-2018, 11:00 AM

Well of course I'm going to vote on this. The Fall is one of the great noise rock bands and This Nation's Savings Grace is my favorite of the genre. If you gander over to YouTube check out their video for Cruiser's Creek (my favorite Fall track). It is wonderfully bizarre; MTV didn't know what it was missing.

**Frownland** · 01-11-2018, 11:03 AM

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Originally Posted by rubber soul

The Fall is one of the great noise rock bands and This Nation's Savings Grace is my favorite of the genre.

....dude.

Oriphiel · 01-11-2018, 11:20 AM

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Originally Posted by elphenor

this isn't my favorite Fall album it might not even be top 5

it's still an unassailable classic

seeing as this is likely the only Fall album we'll see on this list I'm giving it a straight 10/10 because only when compared to other Fall albums is it not flawless

when I have more time I'll commit a write up on what makes this album primo punk/post punk

Here, I'll write it for you:

This album is Post Punk

I like Post Punk

10/10

rubber soul · 01-11-2018, 11:29 AM

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Originally Posted by elphenor

this isn't my favorite Fall album it might not even be top 5

it's still an unassailable classic

seeing as this is likely the only Fall album we'll see on this list I'm giving it a straight 10/10 because only when compared to other Fall albums is it not flawless

when I have more time I'll commit a write up on what makes this album primo punk/post punk

What's your favorite Fall album, Elph ?

Anteater · 01-17-2018, 07:12 PM

A rollicking good time, this one. Rock solid from start to the fantastic minute ending 'To Nk Roachmen'. Revisiting it almost made me nostalgic: last time I really enjoyed a Fall record from start to finish was 2010's Our Future Your Clutter, but I think in retrospect their 80's "sound" had a bit more bite.

I can agree that their influence makes them a potentially "unassailable" band, but they aren't my go-to for post-punk either (that would be early Swans, Echo & The Bunnymen, Julian Cope, etc.). Still fun anyway.

7 out of 10.

OccultHawk · 01-11-2018, 11:24 AM

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unassailable

You done said all needs to be said comrade

Blue Hawk · 01-11-2018, 11:28 AM

I don't like post punk.

1/10.

TechnicLePanther · 01-11-2018, 06:47 PM

Don't really get the hype around The Fall. Very inconsistent album; a few great tracks, a few lackluster, and a few in the middle. Not much to keep me consistently entertained, more of a choice cut kind of album. And it can't just be me who thinks most of these tracks overstay their welcome a bit. Anyway, it's good stuff generally, and for me that's worth 7/10. Nowhere near 10 though. Also is it just me or are people voting 10/10 and 1/10 just because they can. Rate fairly people. Not every album is going to be 10/10. The Fall is not even close to the best post-punk, and there's no 11/10. It just seems like people are compressing the scale around 10 and 1 and there are barely any ratings in between, especially on the last couple of albums.

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01-11-2018, 10:18 AM	#1 (permalink)
Blank. Jacob Sartorius Join Date: May 2016 Location: Dank memes Posts: 4,033	MB Classics: The Fall - This Nation's Saving Grace Current album is The Fall's This Nation's Savings Grace Your vote only counts if you say something about the album. It doesn't need to be a paragraph, just a couple sentences about the album. Also, I'll ask mods to delete Votes this time. Just a couple of sentences, that's all. If you don't say anything but vote there will be no warning before the vote is deleted.

01-11-2018, 10:24 AM	#2 (permalink)
OccultHawk one-balled nipple jockey Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Dirty Souf Biatch Posts: 22,006	you’re not even allowed not to like this it’s like asking a football player if he likes ****ing cheerleaders __________________ 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 Member of the Year & Journal of the Year Champion Behold the Writing of THE LEGEND: https://www.musicbanter.com/members-...p-lighter.html

01-11-2018, 11:28 AM	#9 (permalink)
Blue Hawk Rude gentleman Join Date: Feb 2016 Posts: 685	I don't like post punk. 1/10. __________________ Eliminate the right, eliminate the wrong, eliminate the weak, eliminate the strong.

01-11-2018, 06:47 PM	#10 (permalink)
TechnicLePanther and the livin' is easy... Join Date: Jun 2015 Location: New York Posts: 1,997	Don't really get the hype around The Fall. Very inconsistent album; a few great tracks, a few lackluster, and a few in the middle. Not much to keep me consistently entertained, more of a choice cut kind of album. And it can't just be me who thinks most of these tracks overstay their welcome a bit. Anyway, it's good stuff generally, and for me that's worth 7/10. Nowhere near 10 though. Also is it just me or are people voting 10/10 and 1/10 just because they can. Rate fairly people. Not every album is going to be 10/10. The Fall is not even close to the best post-punk, and there's no 11/10. It just seems like people are compressing the scale around 10 and 1 and there are barely any ratings in between, especially on the last couple of albums. __________________ Many have tried to destroy it... but... true evil never dies. It is only... REBORN *SUGGEST ME AN ALBUM* - I'm probably not going to listen to it but I will if you bother me enough.