Comments on: YMGTA #27 – Levitate https://youmustgetthemall.wordpress.com/2019/08/12/ymgta-27-levitate/ "It's the whole body of the work that is to be applauded" Mon, 20 Jan 2020 16:24:46 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: YMGTA #34 – The Complete Peel Sessions 1978-2004 – You Must Get Them All https://youmustgetthemall.wordpress.com/2019/08/12/ymgta-27-levitate/comment-page-1/#comment-496 Sun, 29 Sep 2019 12:55:29 +0000 http://youmustgetthemall.wordpress.com/?p=401#comment-496 […] appearance. It was recorded shortly before the group’s disastrous UK tour, which saw – amongst many other things – Brix quit for good and the infamous Worthing gig which some consider The Fall’s worst […]

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By: Paul G https://youmustgetthemall.wordpress.com/2019/08/12/ymgta-27-levitate/comment-page-1/#comment-348 Mon, 19 Aug 2019 15:11:01 +0000 http://youmustgetthemall.wordpress.com/?p=401#comment-348 Another great read Steve, thanks.

File under ‘you probably know this but’… An earlier track that featured the same poem as I Come and Stand at Your Door is this one https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mzs7KqAT6pE – I Unseen by The Misunderstood.

The group were also a favourite of John Peel. Have a listen to the Before the Dream Faded compilation (when you’re not devouring Fall bootlegs of course!)

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By: Gareth John https://youmustgetthemall.wordpress.com/2019/08/12/ymgta-27-levitate/comment-page-1/#comment-336 Thu, 15 Aug 2019 09:50:32 +0000 http://youmustgetthemall.wordpress.com/?p=401#comment-336 I came to this record quite late, in fact it was the final piece in my collection of Fall studio albums. I wasn’t into the group when it first came out (I got into them in a serious way in about 2005-06.) I wasn’t willing to shell out the eighty or ninety quid a second hand copy would have cost me so I waited until it was reissued last year. (I said to the bloke behind the counter in the record shop- who is a fan- “this is the last time I will ever hear a Fall studio album for the first time.” A sad day.)
I wasn’t impressed at first listen, gave it a spin a few more times over the following weeks and still wasn’t impressed. Filed it away until last week. I’ve listened to it both before and after I read this piece and I have to say I still think it’s a poor effort. I get what you’re saying about it being a true representation of the group at that time. Chaos has always been an important part of what MES was all about. I once read a piece about IWS which described a very chaotic recording process- most of Pete’s parts were recorded in just one day- but the lads in the group all said that it was the best album of their time in the Fall precisely because of this. MES liked chaos because it made it easier for him to impose his own creative vision.
Levitate doesn’t work for me because MES wasn’t in a fit state at the time to do this, he was all over the place so it just sounds like chaos. There’s no overlying order or creative vision to it that I can hear. Maybe it’s just me and my head isn’t in the right place to appreciate what he’s doing!

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By: Dan Lewis https://youmustgetthemall.wordpress.com/2019/08/12/ymgta-27-levitate/comment-page-1/#comment-335 Thu, 15 Aug 2019 07:59:35 +0000 http://youmustgetthemall.wordpress.com/?p=401#comment-335 Thanks Steve. I wouldn’t place this as nearly as high as #5 personally but I know it’s got a lot of fans. Feels like it’s more exciting to think and read about than actually listen to (as your excellent post proves to me). Must say I love the reissue though, loads of great stuff on there. Personally love the rocky remix of ten houses, and Ivanhoe transcends anything on the album. Cheers.

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By: Ian Edmond https://youmustgetthemall.wordpress.com/2019/08/12/ymgta-27-levitate/comment-page-1/#comment-331 Tue, 13 Aug 2019 06:38:03 +0000 http://youmustgetthemall.wordpress.com/?p=401#comment-331 Brave placement in the rankings. Not sure I would put it that high, but it is exhilarating and rewards a bit of attention. Completely with you on 4 1/2 Inch, one of their very best. The Black Cat gig is a great watch (it’s on YouTube) of much of this stuff, but expect you’ll get to that next time.

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