As good as electric blues can get when done by a white guy, an English white guy no less. Don't get me wrong, whites can certainly make music but the Blues? No, beyond this album I'd probably say "I'll pass" to any Blues that isn't coming straight out of the heart of old Black man. Just the way it is for me, can't be changed. And before someone comments "What about SRV?" don't bother - I couldn't care less about him. Anyway, for some strong Blues concerned only with the call of the road, dangerous little girls (and aren't they all?), memories of lost love and general Blues fodder - this is the record to hear. It doesn't know how to disappoint so don't worry about that.The Fall - The Collection
I found this somewhere online, but I couldn't tell you where ... the nature of drive-by downloading, I guess? It seems that this is merely a one-off from a label looking to rake-in a bit of that Fall money. The songs are not all 'unreleased' (especially when you consider the expanded editions we've been seeing lately), in fact, a good deal of the appear on albums ranging from Dragnet to Perverted By Language - so, if you're not already a Fall fan then I suggest you have a go at this because this is one of those rare instances where the 'Greatest Hits' surpasses adequate and lands somewhere closer to a tape a Fall fan would make to convert the nons. Point is -if you need to hear more Fall this rivals listening to a straight album BUT if you're simply interested in hearing The Fall cover The Beatles "A Day in the Life" then either download this or search a P2P until you unearth it. Warning the copy of "A Day in the Life" has a glitch - it skips 1 sec about 4-5 secs in - a fair warning but still an amazing experience to listen to MES admit he appreciates The Beatles via homage.Note: Not the actual cover art!
