From a Quietus interview with MES Cumming: Is "Weather Report 2" a personal song? MES: Yes it is. It’s one of the later ones. It is actually the last song recorded. It’s fitting that it’s the last song on the LP. It wasn’t meant to be like that actually. It’s a lot of people’s favourite as far as I can work out. If I’d have had my way, actually, I would have had it more instrumental. The only reason there’s a lot of vocals on there is the way we recorded it, it was quite difficult. We did that in Salford with Ding in his studio. So it’s like you’ve got to do it very quic… read more
From a Quietus interview with MES Cumming: Is "Weather Report 2" a personal song? MES: Yes it is. It’s one of the later ones. It is actual… read more
From a Quietus interview with MES Cumming: Is "Weather Report 2" a personal song? MES: Yes it is. It’s one of the later ones. It is actually the last song recorded. It’s fitti… read more
Famously described by John Peel as being "always different, always the same", The Fall were formed in Manchester, England in 1976 during the Punk era although their style quickly evolved into something more idiosyncratic. The one permanent fixture amidst the Fall's ever-changing line-up was Mark E. Smith (1957 – 2018). Smith's lyrics are free, unboxed and unpredictable, touching on an extremely wide range of subjects and places, and caring little for being tied down to easily digestible messages. Smith's singing could put off some people, but others find i… read more
Famously described by John Peel as being "always different, always the same", The Fall were formed in Manchester, England in 1976 during the Punk era although their style quickly … read more
Famously described by John Peel as being "always different, always the same", The Fall were formed in Manchester, England in 1976 during the Punk era although their style quickly evolved into something more idiosyncratic. T… read more