The Fall, "Mountain Energei"

[mycheezyhelm]

It's Compo from Last of the Summer Wine

[wherezmybailout]

fukkin hell....speachless

[fightington]

could this be the greatest track in the history of humanity?

[wherezmybailout]

@fightington try frightened

[voxhunden]

This video deserves 5 stars for sheer hard labour, especially (and as always) on behalf of the bass player.

[TomVfan]

Rob looks as if hes about to do over a post office.

i reck The Dudes where the best Fall line up ever.

[hanleyfender]

Superb.

Thanks.

[smithmarke]

This is good but no comparison to the Norwegian version with the same line up three months later.

[falsepro]

i still havent seen them/him.But i know.

[chickpee]

Only Mark E Smith could combine having his dinner with Live performance.

Genius

[cessna1972]

Fucking exquisite...

[Biigfish559]

And thus ..welcome to the Fall...mesmerising Basslines, drums and ..FuckK would not be the same without That vocal delivery.He gets away with vocal mass murder....but it is sensible culling!! Keep it up Mark you fucker fuckface, RIP John Peel lest you all forget!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Biigfish559]

I pity/envy the bassist; I pity/envy the guitarist; I pity/mega envy the drummer and collectively they must have been under the cuff but...To look back and have been literally instrumental to the bordering insane genius of the MES....why does this track work??? Lacky barstards!!

[Islwynpaul]

Fuckin double a with knobs on. If you get it, your a fortunate bastard. This rocks.

[falsepro]

Fucking a

[lancashirelads]

It takes talent to sing that badly. Looks like the old boy is whizzing his tits off to boot. Up the north.

[Mirage3000]

it feels like this baseline is running on the exact same wavelenghts as my brain does... today, i've listened to i maybe 10 times on a row :-)

[malad1]

my current favourite fall tune. its actually got a pretty cool message. i though it was free

[crankyanker68]

MES looks like he's pushing 60

[schaefersmann]

not bad...hypnotic...

[80smusiclover37]

well, The Fall are the best band ever... always different, always the same and MES always delivers. I've seen them at many gigs and it's always amazing. Anybody who doesn't get it... well, what can I say??? Their loss!

[sutty234]

at least i`m capable of being a dad unlike you dry-balls.if you are a father you must thank the milkman.

[cdieckman]

You people are all drunk. It's the fucking Fall, fer Crissakes, what do you expect? Soaring vocals? This track rules. Eerie, driving bass and pounding drums. Yer all dix!

[D31C1D3]

wow! this is pretty bad. ycs with the lol utub links tonight =D

[sutty234]

ITS FUCKIN CRAP!!!!!!!!no wonder none of you have girlfiends.spotty student virgins,the fuckin lot of ya.

[MogadonFog]

I pity your 11 year old son, having a cretin for a father can't be much fun.

[juhamcgrath]

Clearly this is a work of genius, not expected to please every cocksucker

[martinfallfan]

I saw the fall for the first time in 1978 & almost every year since,no one comes near the fantastic music they have produced.still making ground breaking music after all this time is an amazing achivement,can't wait for new album,Still the best band on the planet

[zenhen]

I couldn't agree more man!

[buckmulligan2005]

I hope this lineup does another album.

[jms6959]

I missed this tour, thanks for posting. I have enjoyed this band for many, many years and i still can't understand Mr. Smith!

[katconfuzer]

The Fall don't do 'in tune' ...Long live the Fall !!!

[sutty234]

what a pile of shite no wonder they never made it past the dealer on the street corner.get a girlfriend and stop listening to the fall and joy division you spotty geeks.

[misterkitz]

Fancy a fight?

[sutty234]

ok.bring it on ya fuckin student twat.just let my 11 year old son listen to this crap and he cant stop laughing at how bad this is.bless him.

[falsepro]

yeah an 11 year old knows about this stuff.

Mark e smith forever.

[GolumTR]

You have to listen to the music and bear the unenergetic monotone vocal delivery.

It sounds like two chord crap, but its not. Its actually a very interesting timbrel arraignment. Its too bad Mr. Smith chose to sing, because his real strength is writing and arraigning deceptive music.

[elbosque2007]

Go listen to bono motherfuckers. Live The Fall to those in-the-know. Sutty234, get your son some Keane albums and let him grow up to be a stupid morron like you. Fag.

[Motorbikesrule999]

Woot.. He's My Uncles Best Pal xDDDDDDD

[ACIrons]

memomous or whatever his name is, is a plank. Ignore such drivel. MES is immortal and can do whatever he wants. The poster is probably a plastic punk who thinks Kaiser Chiefs or McFly are punk rock. Cracking version of Mountian Energy this one.

[blindlyhoping]

In response to menanous. 1st of all who's Marky Smith? 2nd What the fuck has age got to do with it. 3rd Surely being a punk is doing what you want and not giving a toss what people think. 4th Where can I go and see your grandpa sing?

[miceypoo]

Mark has definitely ungracefully aged. not good. He looks worse than mick jagger. at least jagger is like 67 and has mystic to go with his age.

[memanous]

what the hell is wrong with marky smith? I liked the fall but come on. Isn't it time to hang this shit up. He looks and sings like my grandpa. how is that punk? dont get me wrong his band sounds cool though.

[statementallity]

it's 'MARK E SMITH' WINNER OF THE GOD LIKE GENIUS AWARD not marky

[zenhen]

100% respect marginaluser the guy is the saviour.

[yesil1979]

in 1453, Mehmet the conquerer comes into istanbul(somebody still think it's constantinepolis) Untill the end of the world istanbul belong to us. Is there anybody reject this fact?

[marginaluser]

MES is z riff meister.. milks the riff dry.. but i m not complaining..would continue listening to it even if it went on for another 957 minutes..

[firstplanetcar]

saw them at fall in a hole in auckland n.z still following the fall and good to see the entity still exists in some form! hail the new puritan. righteous maelstrom. drank a jaR OF COFFEE AND THEN I took some of these.

[cutluncheon]

this is a great song, esp for the boring modern era of the fall.

[florida498]

In 2001

A Life code:

It pays to talk to no one.

Proliferating across the earth.

Also Sprach Zarathustra*

[komakino00]

longtime Fall fan.... anyone who hates doesn't get it... I've met MES and he's a blast (especially after a few Guiness!!) Still, let's understand the division between real art and bs brit-art... Real Art= Pulp, Radiohead, The Fall, Blur Fake Art= All the other S842 that people throw down your thorats...

Good morning!

[fr009g6670]

repetition at its best the ferry WILL be making waves

[fosterch]

FALL HEADS ROLL

[yourmomsnewboyfriend]

i have the same pants as mark e. smith, and please dont type MES, that turns music into another MSN abbrevaition faggitzzzzzz

[MtFujiInMyPantsSUGOI]

faggitzzzzzzzzzzzz is proper grammar, though.

[yourmomsnewboyfriend]

that was part of the joke you slug

[thefestooner]

I've seen the Fall live four times but at the last show all I did was stare at Elena Polinou (or whatever her name is) as she played an electric keyboard set upon a barstool. Right up front, where the action is. Plus MES was on that night---not like this.

[shincyber1]

I liked The Fall back in the 80's (eat y'self fitter) but is it just me or has anyone else noticed MES can't sing?

[MankindCartoons69]

don't you get it. he could never sing. and it dosn't even matter! All he needs is a good spoken work over a steady bass line and he makes a show worth going to.

[krisholds]

I first saw them at leeds '06 and they ended on this song, it was amazing

[LoftNuthouse]

bathe your feet in their rich ointments.

wonderful

[j0s1e]

M.E.Smith, mesmerising as always

[Schmaddio]

Great song but MES looks like a little old man playing with The All American Rejects. I say bring back Hanley & Company.

[jjj7477]

always compelling....

[johnfish1]

do you have a life

[jjj7477]

you clearly don't.....!lol

[njas2]

always different, always the same

[ChemicalDan]

I love the new boys...

[pinholedstars]

yeah, the bass is finally in tune after 30 years.

[jack50000]

healthy young fellow!

[ManuelHung]

cool.. i showed up late to the SF show and came in when they were finishing this song

[jjj7477]

MES 's vocals are, i find, never less than compelling, there is no let up here either, in fairness.

[jjj7477]

The all new fall.

[jochenausberlin]

this is foquing brilliant. thank you.

[ropermarc]

My heart and i agree....

[jacurtis]

I'm glad they finally got ZZ Top's bass player to join them! MES is about as un-compelling on vocals as I've seen him. Ah well, they keep rolling along..

[richmondpinch]

Bloody excellent. Cheers.

[hooblah]

fantastic!

[tedmills]

Who'da thought the mysterious Mountain Energei would morph into this mesmerizing rock song? Thanks loads!!!!

[jjj7477]

wonderful transformation,like an object lesson to others,you can't beat him,I'm sure John Peel is smiling down from heavan....