pregnancy of a rain cloud (ie. a natural There was no force). They never throw extraneous connection to be sound at you. They only play what’s made at this essential to the song. They will not show because - shock you but they might amaze you. everyone, audi- By Rock Band standards, Red [louse ence and band, Painters suck. They will not entertain were too cool to you anymore than watching some make one. For blades of grass being blown by the wind me there was will entertain you. only wish Terry Dawes fulfillment. The Show Review - The Fall - Sept 20 -__ Fall were my Starfish Room favourite band in high school and The Fall released their first single, “Rep- _ it was their etition” b/w “Bingo Masters Breakout” music which in November of 1977. It was then that __ instilled in me singer Mark E. Smith put forward the pis the right sort band’s mandate: “These are the Three _—Of “fuck every- R’s: Repetition Repetition Repetition!/ body” attitude There’s Repetition in the music and that I needed to we’re never gonna lose it!” Although get through the Fall have cer- those years taind y changed without being stylisti-. = * cally since . ‘crushed like < th Ge ; their origi- slug. Maybe I’m nal intent / seems un- a masochist but I shakable. They have love the Fall and always made sim- if they had been pee repetetive sweet and kind, <0 1 6s with defi- everything would antl ¥ nonsensical have been ly FLes They are spoiled. : Eric 's Ep unlikely entertainers. erry Dawes Love lara They are pushing something that’s not Record review - Halo Benders - It*s been awhile. I did't rao au anna don es - ae: God Don’t Make No Junk - K think I would feel this way- oS epee ee Records again about music and it had who don’t mind being shouted at by a been so iong since I had been guy who probably doesn’t even like them. Mark E. Smith, well into his forties, still has the persona of a preco- Tape hiss - Let it rock. Waiting fora new Beat Happening record to come out. we are instead treated to a brand new tnis obsessed with a paaloce, | I'd forgotten what a charge i is. Eric's Trip makes me_~ exptremely happy. This-tmusic » — ee: out YHICs Ol pas and friends. The friends are Dug from —s living room and it makes the BOE eC even a Jove noes Seattle’s Built to Spill, Dan, Ralf, Wayne, sun come out and it makes the could begin:-to make seuss of Despite and keyboard whiz/producer Steve Fisk. car windows r obl-down and. ~ everything, the Fall has an immense | With each play, this record sinks its * * era ly, turns .ttself up, appeal for those who can stand them. tentacles deeper into my brainthan it makes road trips all People who like the Fall are people who dig repetition. Part of the Fall’s popu- larity has to do with the fact that they the more likely, ‘This album is like pop nectar. It's totally nonest before with pop hooks and low fre- quency charm. Good songs are easy to 3 ; find, for they all contain exceptional = : = MaKe DEH ee melodic surprises. From the cornball Se Mi ergs Se stantly putting out records and playing beawty of “siowslk to ta practices and a lo-tech live. 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Heck, there are at least five = Alergic tolove is quiet andi on this particular tour was bass player/ songs here which would be enormous a-bit sapry and acoustic and singer/Mark’s ex-wife Brix Smith. She Oe ee ee weren’t so horribly oppressed by the is totally fucking loud, it left both him and the band in 1989 but starts up suddenly and ende has returned because I guess the mag- aE on Dawes suddenly and it's punk. netic pull of the Fall is irresistible. es I'm really quite fond of this The Fall sound is an abrasive one but RxL4! group. I would strongly they have always been more relentlessly Eric's Trip suggest listening to tnem and inventive than any of their British peers Love Tara KC McD, 90 srending all your availible that I can think of. The fact that they ugell seal Are rity: ae listening have always played within their means It's been awhile. It's aes rt -2 ay Send nae rost appeals greatly. Mark E. Smith’s voice been awhile since I've heard ee S SEE eieines: : has not improved technically at all since 2nything with that feelings . Se : 1977. He still yelps like akid andex- 9f Oh my God tais is xaymtyk age'y i oO okalzytaiet Adguse claims in a little swooping “ah!” at the absolutely Taw, but at tie acouétic piece wi-o strange end of each line. The atmospere atthe ““y~ Heo eee eaied allusions. iIt's almost kind of Starfish Room on their sweep through ae deere has a ee eae friends parent's car, and $8 ing im my Gramra's barn. Seley Vancouver was one of singular detach- you have tne wnole day to - after that is Tanytime p edness. The audience members, all too travel somewhere. The speak- want", which is a full We jaded to care, seemed unimpressed but ers in tne car are cheap and melodic-pxink testamént/ to Mark E. Smith outdid everyone with his you have the music turned up good fr&endship. Fhe half closed eyelids and turbulent snarl. so loud it's compa@tely dis- vocal fargonies of Iflie kmkr torting.-.All you can Doirgn, ris Thom. on, an really near is the bass and Whife are one fof t’.e/ some of tne drums and a styong froints of, the wash of everytning else. rgcordings/ and well as the But there's a com:lete exturAl qgualit:’of/‘hi and lo innocence and a notion of fi regor ings. Jo of the absolute fucking glee. ambieht Aiss in oe of these “That is aes Tara’ ina song¢ ¥S reminin cent of the agar ee 8S ambient feedbacl that the f x Jesus and Mary Chain pease Pepe hind ‘the £ar- do so well. pregnancy of a rain cloud (ie. a natural force). They never throw extraneous sound at you, They only play what's essential to the song. They will not shock you but they might amaze you. By Rock Band standards, Red {louse Painters suck. They will not entertain you anymore than watching some blades of grass being blown by the wind will entertain you. Terry Dawes Show Review - The Fall - Sept 20 - Starfish Room The Fall released their first single, “Rep- tition” b/w “Bingo Masters Breakout” in November of 197. It was then that singer Mark E. Smith put forward the band’s mandate: “These are the Three R's: Repetition Repetition Repetition!/ ‘There’s Repetition in the music and, we're never.gonna lose it!” Although the Fall have cer- tainly changed stylisti- cally since then, their origi- nal intent seems un- shakable ; They have always j made sim- ple repetetive songs with defi- antly nonsensical lyrics. i They are unlikely entertainers, They are pushing something that’s not easy to sell and they don’t sell it par- ticularly well. They appeal to people who don't mind being shouted at by a guy who probably doesn’t even like them. Mark E. Smith, well into his forties, still has the persona of a preco- cious teenager. [le’s the ultimate riddler, shouting out lyrics of baffling futility which not even a Joyce scholar could begin to make sense of. Despite everything, the Fall has an immense appeal for those who can stand them. People who like the Fall are people who dig repetition. Part of the Fall’s popu- larity has to do with the fact that they have simply endured and remained active for almost twenty years, con- stantly putting out records and playing live. Compiling a Fall discography would be a foolish undertaking for anyone. Unbelievably, original members Craig Scanlan and Steve Hanley are still play- ing with the band. And I can’t be sure but I thought I recognized Yvonne Pawlett on keyboards. The most notable returning member to the Fall’s ensemble on this particular tour was bass player/ singer/Mark’s ex-wife Brix Smith. She left both him and the band in 1989 but has returned because I guess the mag- netic pull of the Fall is irresistible. The Fall sound is an abrasive one but they have always been more relentlessly inventive than any of their British peers that [can think of. The fact that they have always played within their means appeals greatly. Mark E. Smith's volce not improved technically at all since 1977. He sll yelps like a Kid and ox claims in a little swooping “ah!” at the end of each line. The atmospere at the Starfish Room on their sweep through Vancouver was one of singular detach- edness. The audience members, all too jaded to care, seemed unimpressed but Mark E, Smith outdid everyone with his half closed eyelids and turbulent snart. There was no connection to be made at this show because everyone, audi- ence and band, were too cool to make one. For me there was only wish fulfillment. The Fall were my favourite band in high school and it was their music which instilled in me just the right sort of “fuck every- body” attitude that I needed to get through those years jout being crushed like a slug. Maybe I'm. a masochist but I love the Fall and if they had been sweet and kind, everything would have been spoi Terry Dawes Record review - Halo Benders - God Don’t Make No Junk - K Records Tape hiss - Let it rock. Waiting for a new Beat Happening record to come out. we are instead treated to a brand new vinyl slab of Jove from Calvin Johnson and friends. The friends are Dug from Seattle’s Built to Spill, Dan, Ralf, Wayne, and keyboard whiz/producer Steve Fisk. With each play, this record sinks its “ tentacles deeper into my brain than before with pop hooks and low fre- juency charm. Good songs are easy to nd, for they all contain exceptional melodic surprises. From the cornball beauty of “Snowfall” to the hyperextended groove of “Big Rock Candy Mountain,” infectious inventing goes hand in hand with large scale pop grooviness. Calvin is the prototype teenage caveman and his voice reso- nates particularly deep when singing a line like, “God made the birds/ And God made the bees/ She's like canned oxy- gen to me.” Heck, there are at least five songs here which would be enormous world wide radio hits if only we all weren't so horribly oppressed by the man. Terry Dawes zen Eric's Trip Love Tara ke McDe a It's been awhile. It's been awhile since I've heard anything with that feelings of Oh ny God this 4: absolutely raw, but at the same time it reminds ding fast in your bes! friends parent's car, and $3 you have tne wnole day to travel somewhere. The speak- ers in tae car are cheap and you have the music turned up 30 loud it's compaately dis- 4mkx torting...All you can really near is the bass and some of the drums and a wash of everytning else. But there's a comlete innocence and a notion of absolute fucking glae. This album is 1ike po es of allusions. jIt's alnost kind of sad and it-reminds me of play ing im uy Gramra's barn. Right after that is "anytine, want", which is a full put Eric's Trip Love Tara Its been auhilew Tf dia't think I would feel this way again about music and it nad been so iong sinve I had been this obsessed with a band sim I'd forgotten what a charge is. Eric's Trip makes me_> exptrenely happy. This-misic makes me dance around the sv living room and it makes the Sun come out and it makes the - car windows r obl-down and it patura ly turgs ttself up, it makes road trips all the sore likely. P nectar, ‘It's cotally, honest punk melody couchedyin Hrebint cecewise ake ees practices and a lo-tech Sound that becomes textural in it's application. It's quiet, it's loud, i¢'s angst and it's accesting. I saw them play live this sumer and I'vas forever changed. fy favorite sonce on the record are\alergic io love and" 'anytine you want's Alergic tolove is quiet and a bit sapry and acoustic and Wonderful. anytim. you want is totally fucking loud, it stats up suddenly and énde suddenly and it's punk. I'm really quite fond of this group. I would strongly Suggest listening to taem and Steading all your availible noney colledting and listening to everything taey have ever done. I'm a slave, but a aoe a fowalzy¥aict dééuae tie biece wi-a strange ji one /of fe/ oints’ of /the/ and well as the 1itz/of/ai and lo of the ie of the ‘That is ‘Love Tara’ in a B: sakogeent of the Be EE s ambient feedbacy’ that the on fhe alin kind of sui f= Jesus and Mary-Cnain pedderae” up efay, "Wehind %1 do so well.