The Fallen by Dave Simpson
The only book to collect together interviews with every member of The Fall, past and present
Simpson's picaresque endeavours are a hoot* * SUNDAY TIMES-Music Books of the Year * *
Riveting stuff **** * * Q magazine * *
A Canterbury Tales for the MP3 generation. * * Stewart Lee * *
A great book - a fucking amazingly great book...a simple but excellent concept...Absolutely brilliant. It has made me race back to all 554 Fall songs and put them on repeat. * * Everett True * *
A right riveting read. -- Simon Reynolds * * Blissblog * *
A British, provincial take on Apocalypse Now! where Kurtz (Smith) is encountered by Capt. Willard (Simpson) before the latter gets on the boat -- John Doran * * The Quietus * *
Hilarious... horror stories... Dave Simpson's written the book we've been waiting our entire adult life to read. -- Peter Wild * * Bookmunch * *
The Fall are my favourite band. I also hate my favourite band. With a passion...I vow never to go to another Fall show and yet somehow always end up at the next one. I am sick. * * Julian Cope * *
Riveting stuff **** * * Q magazine * *
A Canterbury Tales for the MP3 generation. * * Stewart Lee * *
A great book - a fucking amazingly great book...a simple but excellent concept...Absolutely brilliant. It has made me race back to all 554 Fall songs and put them on repeat. * * Everett True * *
A right riveting read. -- Simon Reynolds * * Blissblog * *
A British, provincial take on Apocalypse Now! where Kurtz (Smith) is encountered by Capt. Willard (Simpson) before the latter gets on the boat -- John Doran * * The Quietus * *
Hilarious... horror stories... Dave Simpson's written the book we've been waiting our entire adult life to read. -- Peter Wild * * Bookmunch * *
The Fall are my favourite band. I also hate my favourite band. With a passion...I vow never to go to another Fall show and yet somehow always end up at the next one. I am sick. * * Julian Cope * *
Dave Simpson writes on music and the arts for the Guardian newspaper from an isolated base in the North of England. He has been a fan of the Fall since 1979, and once admitted to hating the Beatles.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781847670496 |
| ISBN 10 | 1847670490 |
| Title | The Fallen |
| Author | Dave Simpson |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Canongate Books |
| Year published | 2008-09-18 |
| Number of pages | 320 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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