The Fall
Last Night At The Palais

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Working across four decades, The Fall have become a venerated musical institution. Remaining musically far left of centre as possible whilst simultaneously enjoying the luxury of wide-scale critical adulation, the band have released over 27 studio albums, and double that in collections. In leader – and only band constant – Mark Edward Smith ruling the group with his particular R.O.D. of iron, the band have lost none of their sneering charm and continue to both delight and repel in equal measure.
A favourite of the late, great John Peel (The Fall recorded more BBC Radio 1 Sessions than any other band), the collective have recently been enjoying something of a renaissance due to recent strong album deliveries with Fall Heads Roll and Post Reformational TLC which have drawn approval from fans and reawakened, not only the wider broadsheet critics but also a hackneyed music press to the point where MOJO magazine saw fit to honour the band with an award for The Peel Sessions box set collection back in 2005. Of course, this is exactly the sort of thing
that keeps Mark E. Smith in a state of seething, caustic intolerance, and for that, we are forever thankful.

About The Album:

On January 21st 2007, the Hammersmith Palais, one of London’s most historic music venues was condemned to suffer the fate of other prestigious halls in the capital and in the name of homogenous urban progress, close its doors to be converted into an office complex and restaurant. By a strange quirk of fate, the last band to ever play there was The Fall. Their Hammersmith gig on 1st April had been booked as part of their 20 date UK spring tour to promote the release of their 27th album, Reformation Post TLC.
Never one to play a greatest hits set, Smith with this seven-piece though short-lived line-up which mixed the US and UK wings of the band (supporting Smith and his keyboard-playing wife Elena, were guitarists Tim Presley and Pete Greenway, bassists Rob Barbato and Dave "The Eagle" Spurr and the ever-smiling Opheo McCord on drums) delivered a mainly recent, forthcoming and unreleased set of songs to the capacity crowd. The only concessions to The Fall's 80’s & 90’s repertoire being 'Right Place, Wrong Time' and 'White Lightning’.
Whilst not quite the sending-off that some die-hard Palais supporters had visualised (one stage invader railed against the lack of recognition to the occasion from Smith and co.), it was certainly a memorable one which is thankfully captured here in The Fall’s inimitable way!

Track Listing
CD / DVD for Albums (Catalogue No : 2713432)  
Disc 1 - Side 1

            Title         Additional Info     
1.             Senior Twilight Stock Replacer         Live At Hammersmith Palais April 1 2007     
2.             Pacifying Joint         Live At Hammersmith Palais April 1 2007     
3.             Fall Sound         Live At Hammersmith Palais April 1 2007     
4.             Over! Over!         Live At Hammersmith Palais April 1 2007     
5.             Theme from Sparta FC         Live At Hammersmith Palais April 1 2007     
6.             Hungry Freaks, Daddy         Live At Hammersmith Palais April 1 2007     
7.             Wrong Place, Right Time         Live At Hammersmith Palais April 1 2007     
8.             My Door Is Never         Live At Hammersmith Palais April 1 2007     
9.             The Wright Stuff         Live At Hammersmith Palais April 1 2007     
10.             White Lightning         Live At Hammersmith Palais April 1 2007     
11.             Blindness         Live At Hammersmith Palais April 1 2007     
12.             Reformation         Live At Hammersmith Palais April 1 2007     
Disc 2 - Side 1
            Title         Additional Info     
1.             Senior Twilight Stock Replacer         Live At Hammersmith Palais April 1 2007     
2.             Pacifying Joint         Live At Hammersmith Palais April 1 2007     
3.             Fall Sound         Live At Hammersmith Palais April 1 2007     
4.             Over! Over!         Live At Hammersmith Palais April 1 2007     
5.             Theme from Sparta FC         Live At Hammersmith Palais April 1 2007     
6.             Hungry Freaks, Daddy         Live At Hammersmith Palais April 1 2007     
7.             Wrong Place, Right Time         Live At Hammersmith Palais April 1 2007     
8.             My Door Is Never         Live At Hammersmith Palais April 1 2007     
9.             The Wright Stuff         Live At Hammersmith Palais April 1 2007     
10.             White Lightning         Live At Hammersmith Palais April 1 2007     
11.             Blindness         Live At Hammersmith Palais April 1 2007     
12.             Reformation         Live At Hammersmith Palais April 1 2007     
13.             Reformation         Promo Video