God like genius/madman/maverick turns 60

[linkous]

http://thequietus.com/articles/21904-th ... fall-songs

My life has never been the same since I first heard The Fall as a 19 year old in 1979.

God bless Mark E Smith and all who sail in her

[Smitty]

I was about to say i didnt think Ryan Adams was that old...

[tinnitus photography]

i think we've just defined the 3DD version of Godwin's Law (comparing Ryan Adams to Mark E Smith).

[Smitty]

I couldn't help myself.

[linkous]

Spotify has a 60 track playlist - need to be logged in for the link to work

https://play.spotify.com/user/spotify/p ... vRRm5TZfBq

I'm just amazed they narrowed it down to 60.

[tinnitus photography]

I couldn't help myself.

[beantownbubba]

i think we've just defined the 3DD version of Godwin's Law (comparing Ryan Adams to Mark E Smith).

Hitler.

[whatwouldcooleydo?]

60?

Damn, he doesn't look a day under 75

by no means remotely close to being an expert or even a big fan of the Fall, but I have 5 or 6 of their albums and absolutely love this song!

[linkous]

60?

Damn, he doesn't look a day under 75

by no means remotely close to being an expert or even a big fan of the Fall, but I have 5 or 6 of their albums and absolutely love this song!

Nobody does rockabilly like The Fall. And you can make of that what you will

[linkous]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sk1TP5EkLS4

More Fall rockabilly. For fans of Link Wray and The Cramps

[linkous]

http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/ ... B-MEN-main

Jeez, that would have been up there with Bowie for me, just a year after he died

[John A Arkansawyer]

http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/ ... B-MEN-main

Jeez, that would have been up there with Bowie for me, just a year after he died

You've got to love this:

Birthday messages have been pouring in for Smith, including from The Charlatans frontman Tim Burgess who said: “Asked Mark E Smith what was his favourite live act ever.
“‘Weird Al Jankovic’ he said quickly. He was serious and explained for ages why.”

There's a strong case to be made for putting Weird Al in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

[Gang Green]

One publication's view of The Fall's worst to first. Linkous?

http://www.stereogum.com/1731342/the-fa ... ium=button