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

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

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

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!

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.

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?

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. :)

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

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

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

"Hit the north"