Cerebral Caustic

The Fall

Product Details

• Audio CD (May 18, 1995)
• Original Release Date: May 18, 1995
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Permanent
• ASIN: B000003RU4
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette  |  Vinyl
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #434,158 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

Track Listings

1. Joke

2. Don't Call Me Darling

3. Rainmaster

4. Feeling Numb

5. Pearl City

6. Life Just Bounces

7. I'm Not Satisfied

8. Aphid

9. Bonkers in Phoenix

10. One Day

11. North West Fashion Show

12. Pine Leaves

Editorial Reviews

Product Description

1995 album by Mark E. Smith & his fellow godfathers of English indie rock. 12 tracks. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Customer Reviews

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5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars DON'T CALL ME DARLING..., October 8, 2000

By	EriKa "E" (Iceland) - See all my reviews (TOP 1000 REVIEWER)

This review is from: Cerebral Caustic (Audio CD)

As a foolish teenager I once thought I was in love with one my pen pals in England. He had recorded me a cassette with some of the music that would define the next decade of my life, and one of the most fabulous songs was "Life Just Bounces" by the Fall. After a considerable amount of overplay and simple abuse of the cassette that included "Life Just Bounces", the tape finally gave up the ghost, and while the English guy was long gone, the song was still in my head... so I went on what seemed a futile search for the song on CD. It took me years to find it, and of course thanks to the re-release of much of The Fall's earlier material, I was able to find the song first on a 2 CD set called "The 27 points" but it was a rather bad live version, and then I found Cerebral Caustic, and here is my beloved "Life Just Bounces" in all the original glory I remembered.

I have to say that this album is very much like other Fall albums. Mark E. Smith delivers vocals in a very... well, unique, Mark E. Smith kind of way. In order to understand quite what I mean by this, you will just have to listen to a sample. It takes some getting used to. There are usually female backing vocals which take the edge off his alarming style. The music is often aggressive sounding and resounds with a certain sameness that is very signature Fall. It can make listening to their records somewhat tedious and often you will find you have to be in the right kind of mood for The Fall. It can be a highly idiosyncratic and maybe even annoying experience if you are not in the mood for it. What impresses me most is their prolific longevity. And how they have remained so obscure over time?

"Life Just Bounces" is a glorious song. I love it, and for me, the price of the CD was worth simply having that song.

1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars My favourite Fall LP, November 4, 2003

By	Anonymous (Belfast) - See all my reviews

There are two types of LP by the Fall. On the one hand there are the 'Fall purist' LP's such as Dragnet, Grotesque (after the gramme), Middle Class Revolt and Are you are missing winner. On the other hand you have the LP's that Fall purists tend to be ashamed of such as This Nations Saving Grace, The Frenz Experiment and the Infotainment Scan. This LP does not really come under either of these headings. In my view it is a really excellent and underrated record. No fault can be found with the first five tracks. 'Life Just Bounces' remains one of the most beutiful tracks ever. Excellent stuff