Comments on: Check the Guy’s Track Record: The Fall, Spiegeltent, Dublin September 08

By: Donagh

Donagh — Thu, 22 Apr 2010 17:01:31 +0000

A belated thanks then and well done, its a great photo. Thanks too for the link to the streaming of the album. There’s no chance that the title is in a way based on Your Country You Call. Doubt it of course, but still…

Album sounds as pugilistic as ever.

By: Dave G Kelly

Dave G Kelly — Wed, 21 Apr 2010 15:30:27 +0000

Ha!

I took that photo. For the record, twas the best Fall show in Dublin.

Debating whether to head along next week, but think I should after listening to Your Future Our Clutter: http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/musicblog/2010/apr/21/fall-album-your-future-our-clutter

By: Donagh

Donagh — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 16:26:22 +0000

Yea, it was a form of audio-visual sadism.

By: Jim Kennedy

Jim Kennedy — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 15:59:16 +0000

Tone Bee, the guy is called Safi Sniper. He seems to specialise in supporting The Fall around the place. You can see how Smith might like him - he really pisses people off.

By: Tone Bee

Tone Bee — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 14:49:17 +0000

Great gig, loved every moment…… Does anyone know the name of the guy who was d-jaying and visuals supporting the Fall ??????????????

By: aridal

aridal — Thu, 18 Sep 2008 19:11:17 +0000

donagh wrote the generic fall review. it will be regurgitated by guardian online for these the last three yrs of mark’s life.

By: Donagh

Donagh — Thu, 18 Sep 2008 13:30:07 +0000

I was thinking of Mr. Pharmacist being a cover when I wrote it, and that you couldn’t strictly call it a Fall song. Actually I was thinking about the absurdity of Sonic Youth doing a cover of M.P, and how they made it sound like a sonic youth version of the original song, which is fairly useless as a homage to the Fall.

On that point check out this cartoon by Jeffrey Lewis, which was done in response to the question “Do you think Mark E Smith is slowly turning into Stephen Hawking (looks-wise, that is)?”

http://drownedinsound.com/images/28571.jpeg

‘$63.80c per day’!! - the only reason he doesn’t sue Fall Online is because of the steady stream of Dutch Gold.

NO! I will never accept a compliment.
Yep, no lazy, paragraph fillers for me. Although I did use the phrase ‘petrified gnome’ in my recent Fall post.

By: jimkennedy

jimkennedy — Thu, 18 Sep 2008 11:50:46 +0000

Jeez, Donagh, take the compliment when it’s going - ‘thorough’ is a good thing.

It’s also probably the longest review of the Fall that doesn’t mention the number of studio albums, the rotating cast, anyone’s granny, bongoes, or any of the other usual, lazy, paragraph fillers. Well done. You haven’t even used any variant on the word ‘curmudgeon.’

By: Conor McCabe

Conor McCabe — Wed, 17 Sep 2008 20:35:51 +0000

$63.80c per day. Around 40 cans of Dutch Gold. All consumed by Mark E. Smith, of course.

By: Seán Báite

Seán Báite — Wed, 17 Sep 2008 20:30:00 +0000

‘Donagh Thoroughgood and the Reviewers’….
yeah but, Donagh, how many cans of Dutch Gold per day are Fall Online worth ??
PS Don’t forget that Mr Pharmacist is another insired cover and not, strictly speaking a Fall song…