Hex Enduction Hour [Import]

The Fall | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (September 28, 1999)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Import
• Label: Cog Sinister UK
• ASIN: B00001R3NF
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #489,402 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. The Classical

2. Jawbone and the Air-Rifle

3. Hip Priest

4. Fortress/Deer Park

5. Mere Pseud Mag.Ed

6. Winter (Hostel-Maxi)

7. Winter 2

8. Just Steps S'ways

9. Who Makes the Nazis

10. Iceland

11. And This Day'

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Punk, Poetic and Powerful, November 21, 2000

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Michael Pinto "Anime Fan" (NYC, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Hex Enduction Hour (Audio CD)

Perhaps one of the best examples of punk ever created, and yet this album really goes far beyond the genre. Even though it was recorded in the early 80's this collection of songs sounds like it was done yesterday. The song writing here is poetry, and the track "Winter" paints some wonderful pictures. One of my favorites "The Classical" which has a raw energy that few bands have captured before or since. Also featured is "Hip Priest" which has become a trademark for Mark E. Smith, who deserves a bit more credit. You can hear the roots of this album in so many places today - ranging from hip hop to industrial. You will never see the Fall mentioned in those silly VH1 specials, but rest assured this record belongs next to the best of all time.

8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars and today on the vitamin B..., January 26, 2001

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Davdi Sutom "kosmonaut" (San Francisco, CA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Hex Enduction Hour (Audio CD)

One of my favorite Fall records. This one is highly focused throughout, and the chemistry between the instruments is uncanny and highly effective, especially on songs like Hip Priest and Fortress/Deer Park. No one but the Fall could make sense out of songs like that.

Highly recommended!

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An Affront to Good Taste, August 20, 2004

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Erik (New Jersey) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Hex Enduction Hour (Audio CD)

This is quite possibly The Fall's best album. It is not for the faint of heart. The Fall's m.o. is summed up in a line from one of their early singles: "Repetition, repetition, repetition." The Fall eschew melodies in favor of crude riffs played ad nauseam. Mark E. Smith doesn't sing; he declaims. If you like punk rock, this album is a must-have for its energy, intelligence, and abrasiveness. One astounding song follows another. Smith struggles to be heard above the din of the band, which, incidentally, is in top form. "Deer Park" and "And This Day" are among the band's most bracingly obnoxious songs ever. "Winter" sounds downright lyrical in comparison. Every song here is a gem. Scabrous, contrarian, intransigent, and unmistakable, The Fall sound like a force of nature here. Anyone who delights in noisy rebellion will love this album.