The Light User Syndrome [Extra tracks]

The Fall | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (April 6, 1999)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Extra tracks
• Label: Receiver Records
• ASIN: B00000IGQY
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #406,581 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
  • #87 in Music > Indie Music > Alternative Rock > British Alternative

Track Listings

1. D.I.Y. Meat

2. Das Vulture Ans Ein Nutter-Wain

3. He Pep

4. Hostile

5. Stay Away (Old White Train)

6. Spinetrak

7. Interlude/Chilinism

8. Powder Keg

9. Oleano

10. Cheetham Hill

11. The Coliseum

12. Last Chance to Turn Around

13. The Ballard of J. Drummer

14. Oxymoron

15. Secession Man

Editorial Reviews

Low price 2002 reissue of 1996 album featuring the return of guitarist Brix Smith. Includes 2 bonus tracks 'The Chiselers' & 'Chilinist'. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Another Fall LP, July 13, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Light User Syndrome (Audio CD)

Mark E. Smith manages to make the same album repeatedly yet each time as interesting as the last. There are some stand-out tracks on this album notably, Spinetrak and Hostile. The female harmonies are excellent throughout and this is a must have for all Fall fans.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Better than a lot of music out these days!, May 7, 2000

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Mr N Forbes-warren "author of RESURGENCE and ... (Newport, South Wales, UK) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Light User Syndrome (Audio CD)

The Fall released this perennial classic in 1998, and is the best to date of their recent work. Brix Smith reappears here and adds some interesting backing vocals, and performs well on SPINETRAK, which contains hints of French 1970s prog-punksters METAL URBAIN(anyone remember them?). DIY MEAT is traditional Fall - Smith rants about home improvements and BBC radio to a jazzed up, one-chord onslaught similar to HEX ENDUCTION HOUR-era Fall(C. 1981). A nonsensical and off-time German spoken track is also a delight; STAY AWAY(OLD WHITE TRAIN) is a great Johnny Paycheck cover- great original as well, as is their version of LAST EXIT TO BROOKLYN(a Gene Pitney number, I believe), subtitled here LAST CHANCE TO TURN AROUND. Delving into weirdness and an almost dark, European Teutonic gothic sound(most notably on OLEANA, COLISEUM and the excellent CHEETHAM HILL) it picks up the pace at the end with SECESSION MAN, a very poppy little epistle which would have made a great A-side with sampled saxophones and tiunkling glockenspiel sounds cascading around 80s discopop keyboard effects. Wonderful stuff indeed. Let's be honest, you just can't beat them! Britain's most innovative and original band have struck again!

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Strong later Fall, January 18, 2000

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Mr. Mark (Canada) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Light User Syndrome (Audio CD)

This is a very strong Fall record, different from their early material, but very much worthwhile. Mark E. Smith mumbles quite a lot and there are some great turns-of-phrase (he's a handyman...)