BlueHammer85
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The Bluemoon Song Cup 2023
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Two belters. Going for Beatles a sit was my Ma's favourite.
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Obviously voted for 'Leave the Capitol'. It's The Fall's greatest song and was officially confirmed as such when it won a similar competition on the Fall forum website years ago, which set every song ever released against all the others:
www.tapatalk.com
But why the misspelling in the song name, and why a live version rather than the one off Slates?
First heard them on the Short Circuit: Live At the Electric Circus album which I bought on blue vinyl when I was 16. The two songs they recorded for that ('Stepping Out', 'Last Orders') sound pretty conventional by the standards of what came next.
Actually took me years to fully appreciate them. Songs and albums that don't make an impression first time around can sometimes grow on you after a few listens. But with The Fall, it really did take ages, even though the process was unforced. What basically happened was that I started with their more accessible middle period albums and eventually got the point of their earlier ones, like Grotesque, that initially sounded baffling and impenetrable.
This extract from Steve Pringle's You Must Get Them All: The Fall on Record describes how this process worked for another fan:
'In 2013 a new website emerged that was to offer a whole new level of Fall-related analysis. 'bzgt' is a philosophy teacher at a community college in New Jersey, where he was born and raised. A lifelong and passionate fan of The Grateful Dead, he didn't come across The Fall until 2010, when an acquaintance made him a 5-CD compilation of the group. He played it through twice, declared himself both overwhelmed and mystified, and then left it on a shelf for the next two years.
In 2012, having completed his doctorate in philosophy, he decided to return to the compilation and listened to nothing else for two weeks. 'It was just as well my dissertation was finished,' he reflects, 'because after two weeks with these CDs in my car, I was not thinking about much else besides The Fall.'
...And so in 2013 - a year in which bzgt listened to no other music than The Fall's - The Annotated Fall was born. The site is a sprawling labyrinth of analysis, research, philosophising and occasional fanciful conjecture that has rapidly come to be regarded as one of the most important Fall resources.'
Got a spare 30 minutes or so? Here's the entry for 'Leave the Capitol':
Can completely understand why the result might elicit a few boos, though. The band really are an acquired taste.
But anyway, here's the song in its original pristine glory:
The Fall online forum-Fall Cup 2007 Result
And after casting my vote at the end of extra time the final result is: Garden - 96 Leave The Capitol - 97 So congratulations to Leave The Capitol. Th
www.tapatalk.com
But why the misspelling in the song name, and why a live version rather than the one off Slates?
First heard them on the Short Circuit: Live At the Electric Circus album which I bought on blue vinyl when I was 16. The two songs they recorded for that ('Stepping Out', 'Last Orders') sound pretty conventional by the standards of what came next.
Actually took me years to fully appreciate them. Songs and albums that don't make an impression first time around can sometimes grow on you after a few listens. But with The Fall, it really did take ages, even though the process was unforced. What basically happened was that I started with their more accessible middle period albums and eventually got the point of their earlier ones, like Grotesque, that initially sounded baffling and impenetrable.
This extract from Steve Pringle's You Must Get Them All: The Fall on Record describes how this process worked for another fan:
'In 2013 a new website emerged that was to offer a whole new level of Fall-related analysis. 'bzgt' is a philosophy teacher at a community college in New Jersey, where he was born and raised. A lifelong and passionate fan of The Grateful Dead, he didn't come across The Fall until 2010, when an acquaintance made him a 5-CD compilation of the group. He played it through twice, declared himself both overwhelmed and mystified, and then left it on a shelf for the next two years.
In 2012, having completed his doctorate in philosophy, he decided to return to the compilation and listened to nothing else for two weeks. 'It was just as well my dissertation was finished,' he reflects, 'because after two weeks with these CDs in my car, I was not thinking about much else besides The Fall.'
...And so in 2013 - a year in which bzgt listened to no other music than The Fall's - The Annotated Fall was born. The site is a sprawling labyrinth of analysis, research, philosophising and occasional fanciful conjecture that has rapidly come to be regarded as one of the most important Fall resources.'
Got a spare 30 minutes or so? Here's the entry for 'Leave the Capitol':
Can completely understand why the result might elicit a few boos, though. The band really are an acquired taste.
But anyway, here's the song in its original pristine glory:
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Yesterday's fight Ronnie Corbett vs Duncan Norvelle
Today's fight Tyson vs Ali
So far this comp has uefa warm balls written all over it:-)
Anyhow the Beatles craft takes it over the brute force of new order.
Today's fight Tyson vs Ali
So far this comp has uefa warm balls written all over it:-)
Anyhow the Beatles craft takes it over the brute force of new order.
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Even I've had to go Beatles on this one...........
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Obviously voted for 'Leave the Capitol'. It's The Fall's greatest song and was officially confirmed as such when it won a similar competition on the Fall forum website years ago, which set every song ever released against all the others:
The Fall online forum-Fall Cup 2007 Result
And after casting my vote at the end of extra time the final result is: Garden - 96 Leave The Capitol - 97 So congratulations to Leave The Capitol. Th
But why the misspelling in the song name, and why a live version rather than the one off Slates?
First heard them on the Short Circuit: Live At the Electric Circus album which I bought on blue vinyl when I was 16. The two songs they recorded for that ('Stepping Out', 'Last Orders') sound pretty conventional by the standards of what came next.
Actually took me years to fully appreciate them. Songs and albums that don't make an impression first time around can sometimes grow on you after a few listens. But with The Fall, it really did take ages, even though the process was unforced. What basically happened was that I started with their more accessible middle period albums and eventually got the point of their earlier ones, like Grotesque, that initially sounded baffling and impenetrable.
This extract from Steve Pringle's You Must Get Them All: The Fall on Record describes how this process worked for another fan:
'In 2013 a new website emerged that was to offer a whole new level of Fall-related analysis. 'bzgt' is a philosophy teacher at a community college in New Jersey., where he was born and raised. A lifelong and passionate fan of The Grateful Dead, he didn't come across The Fall until 2010, when an acquaintance made him a 5-CD compilation of the group. He played it through twice, declared himself both overwhelmed and mystified, and then left it on a shelf for the next two years.
In 2012, having completed his doctorate in philosophy, he decided to return to the compilation and listened to nothing else for two weeks. 'It was just as well my dissertation was finished,' he reflects, 'because after two weeks with these CDs in my car, I was not thinking about much else besides The Fall.'
...And so in 2013 - a year in which bzgt listened to no other music than The Fall's - The Annotated Fall was born. The site is a sprawling labyrinth of analysis, research. research, philosophising and occasional fanciful conjecture that has rapidly come to be regarded as one of the most important Fall resources.'
Got a spare 30 minutes or so? Here's the entry for 'Leave the Capitol':
Can completely understand why the result might elicit a few boos, though. The band really are an acquired taste.
But anyway, here's the song in its original pristine glory:
Cheers for this !
Worth mentioning Zen didn’t vote for this so his not advocating his own pick.
That live song didn’t do too much for me but will have a read and listen more to get a better understanding.
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Bizarre Love Traingle, one of the greatest songs of all time and arguably the greatest Mancunian song of all time.
Let it be is a great tune, but BLT is just totally uplifting. It can be played in a house set, in a disco set, at a wedding or even at a funeral.
Let it be is a great tune, but BLT is just totally uplifting. It can be played in a house set, in a disco set, at a wedding or even at a funeral.
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The BLT baseline is proof that music doesn't have to be technically complex to be glorious. Get yourself a bass, a chorus, learn this and instantly improve the quality of your life! :-)
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Obviously voted for 'Leave the Capitol'. It's The Fall's greatest song and was officially confirmed as such when it won a similar competition on the Fall forum website years ago, which set every song ever released against all the others:
The Fall online forum-Fall Cup 2007 Result
And after casting my vote at the end of extra time the final result is: Garden - 96 Leave The Capitol - 97 So congratulations to Leave The Capitol. Th
But why the misspelling in the song name, and why a live version rather than the one off Slates?
First heard them on the Short Circuit: Live At the Electric Circus album which I bought on blue vinyl when I was 16. The two songs they recorded for that ('Stepping Out', 'Last Orders') sound pretty conventional by the standards of what came next.
Actually took me years to fully appreciate them. Songs and albums that don't make an impression first time around can sometimes grow on you after a few listens. But with The Fall, it really did take ages, even though the process was unforced. What basically happened was that I started with their more accessible middle period albums and eventually got the point of their earlier ones, like Grotesque, that initially sounded baffling and impenetrable.
This extract from Steve Pringle's You Must Get Them All: The Fall on Record describes how this process worked for another fan:
'In 2013 a new website emerged that was to offer a whole new level of Fall-related analysis. 'bzgt' is a philosophy teacher at a community college in New Jersey., where he was born and raised. A lifelong and passionate fan of The Grateful Dead, he didn't come across The Fall until 2010, when an acquaintance made him a 5-CD compilation of the group. He played it through twice, declared himself both overwhelmed and mystified, and then left it on a shelf for the next two years.
In 2012, having completed his doctorate in philosophy, he decided to return to the compilation and listened to nothing else for two weeks. 'It was just as well my dissertation was finished,' he reflects, 'because after two weeks with these CDs in my car, I was not thinking about much else besides The Fall.'
...And so in 2013 - a year in which bzgt listened to no other music than The Fall's - The Annotated Fall was born. The site is a sprawling labyrinth of analysis, research. research, philosophising and occasional fanciful conjecture that has rapidly come to be regarded as one of the most important Fall resources.'
Got a spare 30 minutes or so? Here's the entry for 'Leave the Capitol':
Can completely understand why the result might elicit a few boos, though. The band really are an acquired taste.
But anyway, here's the song in its original pristine glory:
I’d forgotten all about that Electric Circus lp, will have a look if it’s in an old storage box. I first saw the fall at Hazel Grove youth club, maybe 78/79. MES is a genius, and I don’t mean that bloke on here.