Biography
Out of all the late-'70s punk and post-punk bands, none were longer lived or more prolific than the Fall. Throughout their career, the band underwent a myriad lineup changes, but at the center of it all was vocalist Mark E. Smith. With his snarling, nearly incomprehensible vocals and consuming bitter cynicism, Smith became a cult legend in indie and alternative rock. Over the course of their career, the Fall went through a number of shifts in musical style, yet the foundation of their sound was a near-cacophonous, amelodic jagged jumble of guitars, sing-speak vocals, and keyboards. During the late '70s and early '80s, the band was at their most abrasive and atonal. In 1984, Smith's … » Read more
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Group Members
- Brix Smith
- Karl Burns
- Steve Hanley
- Craig Scanlon
- Mark E. Smith
- Martin Bramah
- Simon Wolstencroft
- Julia Nagle
- Marc Riley
- Paul Hanley
- Simon Rogers
- Marcia Schofield
- Dave Bush
- Tony Friel
- Mike Leigh
- Yvonne Pawlett
- Lucy Rimmer
- Una Baines
- Tommy Crooks
- Kenny Brady
- Johnnie Brown
Similar Artists
- The Birthday Party
- Gang of Four
- The Mekons
- The Soft Boys
- Wire
- Adult Net
- The Blue Orchids
- Joy Division
- The Only Ones
- The Raincoats
- The Saints
- Band of Susans
- Bauhaus
- Crime & the City Solution
- Robyn Hitchcock
- Killing Joke
- Pere Ubu
- The Smiths
- Sonic Youth
- Squeeze
See Also
Influenced By
- The Incredible String Band
- Syd Barrett
- The Beatles
- Buzzcocks
- The Byrds
- Can
- Roy Harper
- The Kinks
- John Lennon
- Pink Floyd
- The Seeds
- Johnny Cash
- Allen Ginsberg
- Jack Kerouac
- The Fugs
- The Sex Pistols
- Van der Graaf Generator
- The Velvet Underground
- Faust
- Neu!
- This Heat
- Alex Harvey
- Captain Beefheart
- The Stooges
- Marc Bolan & T. Rex
Followed
- Blumfeld
- Long Fin Killie
- The Kiss-Offs
- That Petrol Emotion
- Cop Shoot Cop
- Happy Mondays
- The Birthday Party
- Pavement
- Trumans Water
- Sarandon
- Country Teasers
- The Eat
- Thinking Fellers Union Local #282
- Sailboats Are White
- Sonic Youth
- Girls Against Boys
- The Passage
- 100 Flowers
- Comet Gain
- Hot Panda
