The one permanent fixture amidst the Fall's ever-changing line-up was Mark E. Smith (1957 – 2018). Smith's lyrics are free, unboxed and unpredictable, touching on an extremely wide range of subjects and places, and caring little for being tied down to easily digestible messages.
Smith's singing could put off some people, but others find it a uniquely expressive instrument. Smith was not a conventionally great vocalist, but his keen sense of rhythm, his energy and personality more than made up for this.
The Fall's music changed depending on the line-up at a given time. Always experimental, Mark E. Smith claimed to invent several musical genres, including house music; "we were doing that years ago" and even the internet. "He told me I didn't understand, that we were from the bleak industrial wastes of North England, or something, and that we didn't understand the Internet. I told him Fall fans invented the Internet. They were on there in 1982." One thing that is for sure is that The Fall (and their fans) always pushed the boundaries, and were never afraid to experiment.
The Fall were a favorite group of DJ John Peel, recording 24 sessions for his BBC1 radio program over the years.
The Fall's back catalogue consists of 29 studio albums, and is very fragmented with a seemingly endless number of compilations and semi-official live albums.
In 2006, British music-critic Dave Simpson published an entertaining account of a journalist's attempt to track down all 43 former members of The Fall in the Guardian. Many previous members have been fired, often with little or no notice. Simpson's ongoing effort was subsequently described at greater length in his book "The Fallen" (2008). His effort to track down the final unaccounted stragglers of at least 50 previous members of The Fall - including drummer Karl Burns - continues in his blog. Having decried Simpson's book as a "hatchet job" in the pages of Pseud. Mag., a Fall fan-mag, Mark E. Smith countered in short order with his autobiography "Renegade: The Lives and Tales of Mark E. Smith" (Viking, 2008/Penguin 2009).
Mark E. Smith died on 24 January 2018, aged 60.
Key Albums include:
# Live At the Witch Trials (debut)
# Dragnet
# Totale's Turns (It's Now Or Nevr)
# Grotesque (after the Gramme)
# Perverted By Language
# Hex Enduction Hour
# This Nation's Saving Grace
# Middle Class Revolt
# Bend Sinister
# Extricate
# The Infotainment Scan
# Country on the Click aka The Real New Fall LP
# Fall Heads Roll
# Reformation Post TLC (new)
Compilations/Singles/B-Sides:
# 50,000 Fall Fans Can't Be Wrong: 39 Golden Greats
# The Complete Peel Sessions 1978-2004
# Totally Wired: The Rough Trade Anthology (disc 1) and Totally Wired: The Rough Trade Anthology (disc 2)
# 458489 A-Sides
# 458489 B-Sides
Psykick Dance Hall
The Fall Lyrics
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Yeah!
Rock Rock Rock Rock Rock
Rocky! Rocky!
Is quester psykick dance-hall
Step forward for
ESP medium discord
My garden is made of stone
There's a computer center over the road
I saw a monster on the roof
Its colors glowed on the roof
Round the corner
Is quester psykick dancehall
Step forward for
ESP medium discord
Here they have no records
They know your questions about no words
Just bumble stumble to the waves
Twitching out to the waves
Clock it! Clock it!
It's quester psykick dance-hall
Never bored with
ESP medium discord
When I'm dead and gone
My vibrations will live on
In vibes on vinyl through the years
People will dance to my waves
Rock it! Rock it!
It's quester psykick dance-hall
Step aboard for
ESP medium discord
You gotta come
For a mental orgasm
The Fall's song "Psykick Dance Hall" is a stream-of-consciousness commentary on the psychedelic subculture of the late 1970s. It opens with a call and response between the singer and an unseen crowd, the lyrics subtly hinting at the kind of trance-like state that was often associated with this era's music. The next lines reference "quester psykick dance-hall" and "ESP medium discord," which suggest either a psychic arcade or a dance hall where the music is specifically geared to altering the listener's state of mind. The repeated use of the word "rock" and the name "Rocky" further reinforces this idea.
The following lines describe a surreal landscape, where the singer's garden is made of stone and there's a computer center nearby. The song then takes a darker turn as the singer sees a monster on the roof, its colors glowing ominously. The final verse returns to the refrain of "quester psykick dance-hall," as the singer ruminates on his artistic legacy and the way his vibrations will live on through vinyl recordings. The song ends with another enigmatic call to come for a "mental orgasm."
Overall, "Psykick Dance Hall" captures the disorienting, experimental spirit of the post-punk and new wave scenes of the late 1970s, as well as the fascination with altered states of consciousness that was such a big part of that cultural moment.
Line by Line Meaning
Is there anybody there?
Asking if anyone is present
Yeah!
Affirmative response to the previous line
Rock Rock Rock Rock Rock
Rocky! Rocky!
Chanting and getting hyped up for the next part
Is quester psykick dance-hall
Referring to the location of the upcoming event or experience
Step forward for
ESP medium discord
Invitation to participate in the telepathic experience that will be performed
My garden is made of stone
Describing the environment where the singer lives
There's a computer center over the road
Pointing out a nearby location
I saw a monster on the roof
Recalling a past unusual sighting
Its colors glowed on the roof
Describing the appearance of the aforementioned monster
Round the corner
Is quester psykick dancehall
Step forward for
ESP medium discord
Reiterating the earlier invitation to participate in the upcoming experience
Here they have no records
Noting that the location where the experience will occur doesn't keep records
They know your questions about no words
Implying that the telepathic experience will address the participants' unspoken questions
Just bumble stumble to the waves
Twitching out to the waves
Suggesting how the audience should react to the telepathic communication
Clock it! Clock it!
Encouraging the audience to pay attention and take notice
It's quester psykick dance-hall
Never bored with
ESP medium discord
Highlighting the unique nature of the telepathic experience and the location where it occurs
When I'm dead and gone
My vibrations will live on
In vibes on vinyl through the years
People will dance to my waves
Expressing hope that the artist's legacy will be everlasting through their recorded music
You gotta come
For a mental orgasm
Persuading the audience to come and experience the telepathic event
Lyrics © Peermusic Publishing, Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: MARK E. SMITH, CRAIG SCANLON, MARK RILEY
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
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