Search - Fall :: Perverted By Language

An underrated masterpiece!

Chrispy | Watertown, MA | 08/28/2005

(5 out of 5 stars)

"What an incredible, amazing band, and an incredible record... Mark E. Smith is a genius, no doubt. I just picked up a copy of the Fall's recently re-released/re-mastered, incredible 1983 LP "Perverted by Language" after not having it in my record collection for many years, and it sounds even more ahead of it's time now than it did back then! What a shambolic, lo-fi mess of cacophony, beauty and ranting poetry. This album had a huge effect on me i/r/t musical influences when i first heard it in 1984, and just listening to it again still blows me away after all these years! I urge anybody whose never heard these guys to check this album out! Sonic Youth, Pavement, Pussy Galore, and about a bazillion other bands owe a huge debt to these guys, and "Perverted by Language" is, in my opinion, probably the Fall's masterpiece record. This one's right up there with other life changing albums like 'Daydream Nation', 'Let it Bleed', 'Spiderland', 'Loveless', 'Marquee Moon', etc...

A true stunner, i highly recommend this if you are a true fan of post-punk/indie rock/lo-fi/noise/and just overall general musical brilliance!"