The Wonderful and Frightening World of Mark E. Smith 6/9

[zanzibar79]

So MES & The Fall are about "the attack of pop, the attack of rock."  You learn something new every day..

[CR4GETH]

Who is it that's speaking at the very beginning of this clip?

[pietrobembo]

@CR4GETH Andy Kershaw.

[CR4GETH]

@pietrobembo thanks! thought I recognised the voice

[prgvidiot]

Mark was right: When Elton John is telling you you're "Rock And Roll" you're doing something wrong

[spurtfather]

Oh Paul Morley, what are we going to do with you?

[liquidrunning]

I'd love some more archival Peel Session videos of the Fall in action.

[destructivedandy]

watching the opening of this makes me wonder once more how Andy Kershaw ever got employed on television!

[Broomehall]

Like him or loathe him, Paul Morley knows his stuff, he is one of the more intelligent journalists in popular music, I should know I employed him!

[clivetemple]

I like Morley, he usually talks sense. If he were in a (decent) band he'd be a spokesman for a generation... but he's only a writer so he's a self opinionated wanker. Always been the way... from Bangs to Kent to Burchill to Parsons. People always get precious about the vibe surrounding a band and feel uncomfortable being told why they like that band.

[Broomehall]

Opinions are what makes the whole debate about an individuals music worth discussing, I could listen to Gordon Browns opinion about the Fall (if he knew who they were, and idoubt that !) and still think it valid even if i didnt agree one little bit, anyones opinion is valid to them, the point being it doesnt matter does it? To have that difference of opinion is what matters surely?

[clivetemple]

Very true. My point is that those who you think would be most qualified to express a lucid opinion (ie writers) are the ones who are ridiculed most. But Liam can say 'This isn't history, this is Knebworth' and he's suddenly a wordsmith... then again I guess Kevin Rowlands and Ian Page disprove my point entirely. :)

[hufclufc]

@clivetemple Totally agrree. Morley ( and his sidekick maconie) always make interesting comments. Anyone can slag them off but wihout really saying why. You wouldnt be reading these comments, let alone writing them if you werent interested in opinions about the band.

[oswego22]

paul morley = pseudo intellectual. not intelligent: just waffle that's dressed up as profundity.

[sharonwithtracey]

@Broomehall Morley again "the fall has to have a elizabeth taylor richard burton element....a weird sexual element....a soap element". They gave too much of the doc to this prat spouting verbal diarorea.

[jimbob1969]

They call what Paul Morley does as 'Talking Head' .. which is strange cos all I see is a talking cunt

[Bassmaster86]

paul morley is a douche.....the Fall do not have a "commercial sound"

[nistnacytnom]

can't even understand what mark e is saying most the time. needs subtitles.

[dannycooke91]

What the song called at 01.47

[kogler]

"Hit the north"

[revengeofcleveland]

anti-fashionist

[morelly]

the attack of pop and rock :)

[sparkalot]

Shame he's been so ravaged by the drink, Mark E.shall forever remain one of Britain's select few...I was scheduled to interview him in NYC one year,(but he wasn't concious enough to make it(!)I ended up interviewing one of the guitarists(lol)He still managed to put on an amazing performance later that night(as always)

[jjj7477]

Not ravaged, he is a very productive hard working artist, more so than most,everyone has ups and downs in whatever sphere they are in,

he is an indomitable character....

[jamjargod]

i love "i am Curious Orange" greatest fall soundtrack!

[johnnyfaithless]

at 3.04 john peel made me cry.

[declan3906]

John Peel cried the first time he listened to the Sgt peppers lonely album, because he thought nothing this good will be ever made again.

[johnnyfaithless]

i can see that, but i'm glad he was wrong.

[reddandoc]

fuckin great !!!!