Album of the day (#765): This Nation's Saving Grace

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Today's album of the day

This Nation's Saving Grace by The Fall (View album | Buy this album)

Year: 1985.
Overall rank: 577.
Average rating: 81/100 (from 87 votes).

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Tracks:
1. Mansion
2. Bombast
3. Barmy
4. What You Need
5. Spoilt Victorian Child
6. L.A.
7. Gut of the Quantifier
8. My New House
9. Paintwork
10. I Am Damo Suzuki
11. To NK Roachment: Yarbles

About album of the day: The BestEverAlbums.com album of the day is the album appearing most prominently in member charts in the previous 24 hours. If an album, or artist, has previously been selected within a x day period, the next highest album is picked instead (and so on) to ensure a bit of variety.

[Applerill]

I keep hearing about this album's greatness, but considering how I'm not much of a post-punk fan, I'm not sure if it's worth it.

Might anyone try to convince me otherwise?

[thejoj96]

this and hex induction hour are awesome

[CellarDoor]

[Norman Bates]

Great album by one of the. greatest. bands. ever. Mark E Smith is my type of Francophobic asshole.

Some versions of the LP have this little poppy gem :


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[purple]

love this song:


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[Guest]

I fuck with The Fall. I actually don't believe this is their best, but I get why people do. But yaaaaahhh

[L Lawliet]

I don't wanna make a scene but this album is pretty good.
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[Jimmy Dread]

I don't get what all the fuss is about with TNSG. Not saying that it's bad - it certainly isn't - and I don't think it's a bad place for someone not au fait with MES and co. to start. Having said that, for lyricism, attack, energy and comedy, I'd personally go for Hex or Grotesque.
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[hairymarx1]

I think the Fall have made better albums - Hex and Slates for example. I also think that overall their albums are inconsistent but there all invariably a few gems on each to maintain interest. Most of the seminal versions of their work were produced for the BBC Peel sessions including the brilliant Gut Of The Quantifier found on here.