The Wonderful and Frightening World O. .is the seventh studio album by the Fall, released in October 1984. It was the band's first album after signing to the Beggars Banquet label. Brix Smith co-wrote three of the tracks. Paul Hanley left the band immediately after the accompanying UK tour, ending the group's distinctive "twin drummers" period
The Wonderful & Frightening World and Nation's Saving Grace are The Fall at their most artistic and diverse. gloworm July 9, 2018. As others have already mentioned, "2 x 4" presents a pile-driver dance tune of a type that the Fall would come up with again and again. Pat-Trip Dispenser" sounds like a 1960s American garage-punk offering, but more unhinged.
The Fall made the leap to a semi-major label - Beggars Banquet - with The Wonderful and Frightening World of the Fall, hooking up with noted producer John Leckie to create another smart, varied album. Contemporaneous with the slightly friendlier "Oh! Brother" and ". singles without actually including them, Wonderful and Frightening World makes few concessions to the larger market - every potential hook seemed spiked with the band's usual rough take-it-or-leave-it stance. Though unquestionably the most conventionally attractive tune on the album, ringing guitars and all, Smith's lyrics portray a Disneyland scenario in hell, however softly delivered. Elsewhere, Gavin Friday from the Virgin Prunes takes a bow with his own unmistakable, spindly vocals on the trebly Krautrock chug of "Copped It" and the slightly more brute rhythm of "Stephen Song.
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Released October 8, 1984. The Wonderful and Frightening World o. he Fall Tracklist. 1. Lay of the Land Lyrics.
Another furiously catchy Fall album, The Wonderful and Frightening World O. ports cover art that looks like a Cubist nightmare and several sing-a-long tunes, including Lay of the Land, . The chord progression on Draygo’s Guilt makes the wily Mancunians sound like a meaty, all-American band – quintessential rock’n’roll with a weirdo twist. Hex Enduction Hour (1982). The Fall’s fourth album was a masterpiece of forward-moving propulsion, its catchy grooves set into place by two drummers working in tandem
Data de aparición 1984. Labels Beggars Banquet. Estilo MusicalPost-punk. Miembros poseen este álbum3. Side A. Lay of the Land. 2. 2 x 4. 3. Copped It (feat. Other productions from The Fall.
The Fall’s winning dash would go on for a few more years, though as the 80’s rolled over, their frenetic productivity was starting to tangle their laces, albums being cut down by slapdash writing and sloppy production. They were also drifting drastically out of fashion, as the 90’s signaled a shift towards a bigger, poppier sound. The Wonderful and Frightening World catches them at an indelible moment, a thrillingly nettled band, at the height of their powers, trying to smash themselves to pieces.
| A1 | Lay Of The Land |
| A2 | 2 x 4 |
| A3 | Copped It |
| A4 | Elves |
| A5 | Creep |
| B1 | Slang King |
| B2 | Bug Day |
| B3 | Stephen Song |
| B4 | Craigness |
| B5 | Disney's Dream Debased |
| Category | Artist | Title (Format) | Label | Category | Country | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BEGA 58 | The Fall | The Wonderful And Frightening World Of... (LP, Album) | Beggars Banquet | BEGA 58 | UK | 1984 |
| PVC 8932 | The Fall | The Wonderful And Frightening World Of... (LP, Album) | PVC Records, Beggars Banquet | PVC 8932 | US | 1984 |
| BEGA 58 CD | The Fall | The Wonderful And Frightening World Of... The Fall (CD, Album) | Beggars Banquet | BEGA 58 CD | UK | 1988 |
| BBLC 58 | The Fall | Escape Route From Aie Wonderful And Frightening World Of... (Cass, Comp, RE) | Beggars Banquet | BBLC 58 | UK | Unknown |
| 58018 | The Fall | The Wonderful And Frightening World Of... (LP, Album) | Beggars Banquet | 58018 | Greece | 1985 |
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