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

Blank. · 01-11-2018, 11:18 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, 11:24 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, 12:00 PM

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, 12:03 PM

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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, 12:20 PM

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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

OccultHawk · 01-11-2018, 12:24 PM

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unassailable

You done said all needs to be said comrade

Blue Hawk · 01-11-2018, 12:28 PM

I don't like post punk.

1/10.

rubber soul · 01-11-2018, 12:29 PM

Quote:

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 ?

TechnicLePanther · 01-11-2018, 07:47 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.

OccultHawk · 01-11-2018, 09:13 PM

The Fall are so influential and prolific they seem more like a genre than a band. They have inspired incredible amounts of reverence since the late 70s. There’s all kinds of stuff in their huge discography but their go to signature move is a repetitive hook with a melodic baseline. All the best bands from the mid 80s to 2000 have a fair amount of Fall DNA. This is one record that’s heralded but it’s really the entire phenomenon that I find so amazing. I’m not trying to explain The Fall to those of you who are already fans. I’m just trying to put some perspective on this for anyone who might not know.

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01-11-2018, 11:18 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, 11:24 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, 12:28 PM	#7 (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, 07:47 PM	#9 (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.

01-11-2018, 09:13 PM	#10 (permalink)
OccultHawk one-balled nipple jockey Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Dirty Souf Biatch Posts: 22,006	The Fall are so influential and prolific they seem more like a genre than a band. They have inspired incredible amounts of reverence since the late 70s. There’s all kinds of stuff in their huge discography but their go to signature move is a repetitive hook with a melodic baseline. All the best bands from the mid 80s to 2000 have a fair amount of Fall DNA. This is one record that’s heralded but it’s really the entire phenomenon that I find so amazing. I’m not trying to explain The Fall to those of you who are already fans. I’m just trying to put some perspective on this for anyone who might not know. __________________ 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