The Fall: Hex Enduction Hour 12"
Hex Enduction Hour was originally conceptualized as the death knell for The Fall. Beleaguered by career uncertainty and guided by vague premonitions of collapse, Mark E. Smith declared that one full hour was needed to thoroughly and perhaps finally state his case with The Fall. This framework resulted in a true classic of the post-punk era and an album that gave The Fall their first taste of album chart success, thankfully removing surrender from the equation. Recorded in haste in both Iceland and England in late 1981, the performances on Hex Enduction Hour are among the bandâs most urgent and distinctive. The album begins with the severe provocation of âThe Classicalâ and the terse punk of âJawbone And The Air-Rifle,â but itâs âHip Priestâ that stands out as Smithâs calling-card theme, a song that would become inextricable from his character (or perception thereof) in the years that followed. The elongated âAnd This Dayâ fittingly positions the band as spell-casters, closing the hour by filling every conceivable bit of space with wild, primitive percussion and whimsical electric piano. Superior Viaductâs edition is the first time that Hex Enduction Hour has been available on vinyl domestically since its initial release in 1982. Liner notes by Brian Turner.
Hex Enduction Hour was originally conceptualized as the death knell for The Fall. Beleaguered by career uncertainty and guided by vague premonitions of collapse, Mark E. Smith declared that one full hour was needed to thoroughly and perhaps finally state his case with The Fall. This framework resulted in a true classic of the post-punk era and an album that gave The Fall their first taste of album chart success, thankfully removing surrender from the equation. Recorded in haste in both Iceland and England in late 1981, the performances on Hex Enduction Hour are among the bandâs most urgent and distinctive. The album begins with the severe provocation of âThe Classicalâ and the terse punk of âJawbone And The Air-Rifle,â but itâs âHip Priestâ that stands out as Smithâs calling-card theme, a song that would become inextricable from his character (or perception thereof) in the years that followed. The elongated âAnd This Dayâ fittingly positions the band as spell-casters, closing the hour by filling every conceivable bit of space with wild, primitive percussion and whimsical electric piano. Superior Viaductâs edition is the first time that Hex Enduction Hour has been available on vinyl domestically since its initial release in 1982. Liner notes by Brian Turner.
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Hex Enduction Hour was originally conceptualized as the death knell for The Fall. Beleaguered by career uncertainty and guided by vague premonitions of collapse, Mark E. Smith declared that one full hour was needed to thoroughly and perhaps finally state his case with The Fall. This framework resulted in a true classic of the post-punk era and an album that gave The Fall their first taste of album chart success, thankfully removing surrender from the equation. Recorded in haste in both Iceland and England in late 1981, the performances on Hex Enduction Hour are among the bandâs most urgent and distinctive. The album begins with the severe provocation of âThe Classicalâ and the terse punk of âJawbone And The Air-Rifle,â but itâs âHip Priestâ that stands out as Smithâs calling-card theme, a song that would become inextricable from his character (or perception thereof) in the years that followed. The elongated âAnd This Dayâ fittingly positions the band as spell-casters, closing the hour by filling every conceivable bit of space with wild, primitive percussion and whimsical electric piano. Superior Viaductâs edition is the first time that Hex Enduction Hour has been available on vinyl domestically since its initial release in 1982. Liner notes by Brian Turner.
