The Fall / The Infotainment Scan
Artist The Fall
Album Title: The Infotainment Scan
Album Cover:
Primary Genre Alternative & Punk: Old School Punk
Format CD
Released 04/26/1993
Reissue Date 04/20/1993
Label Atlantic / Matador
Catalog No 92263-2
Bar Code No 0 7567-92263-2 7
Packaging Jewelcase
Tracks
1. Ladybird (Green Grass) (4:00)
2. Lost In Music (3:50)
3. Glam Racket (3:13)
4. I'm Going To Spain (3:28)
5. It's A Curse (5:20)
6. Paranoia Man In Cheap Sh*T Room (4:31)
7. Service (4:13)
8. The League Of Bald-Headed Men (4:09)
9. A Past Gone Mad (4:21)
10. Light / Fireworks (3:49)
11. Why Are People Grudgeful? (4:32)
12. League Moon Monkey Mix (4:35)
Date Acquired 06/17/1993
Personal Rating
Acquired from Let It Be
Purchase Price 25.00

Web Links

All Music Guide Entry:
Discogs Entry:
The Fall online - Discography: singles & albums

Notes

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Analyzed: The Fall / The Infotainment Scan
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DR         Peak         RMS     Duration Track
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DR11       0.00 dB   -12.22 dB      4:00 01-Ladybird (Green Grass)
DR11       0.00 dB   -12.67 dB      3:50 02-Lost in Music
DR14       0.00 dB   -15.11 dB      3:14 03-Glam-Racket
DR11      -1.00 dB   -13.46 dB      3:29 04-I'm Going to Spain
DR11       0.00 dB   -12.35 dB      5:21 05-It's a Curse
DR11       0.00 dB   -11.74 dB      4:31 06-Paranoia Man in Cheap Sh*T Room
DR11       0.00 dB   -12.46 dB      4:14 07-Service
DR11       0.00 dB   -11.35 dB      4:09 08-The League of Bald-Headed Men
DR11       0.00 dB   -12.10 dB      4:21 09-A Past Gone Mad
DR12       0.00 dB   -16.93 dB      3:49 10-Light/Fireworks
DR10       0.00 dB   -11.81 dB      4:33 11-Why Are People Grudgeful?
DR12       0.00 dB   -13.03 dB      4:36 12-League Moon Monkey Mix
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Number of tracks:  12
Official DR value: DR11

Samplerate:        44100 Hz
Channels:          2
Bits per sample:   16
Bitrate:           914 kbps
Codec:             FLAC
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Reviews
All Music Guide Review:

Review by Ned Raggett
Returning to the indie label world with a bang, the Fall unleashed a winner and a half with Infotainment Scan, one of the band's most playful yet sharp-edged releases. The choice of covers alone gives a sense of where Smith's head was at -- tackling Lee Perry's "Why Are People Grudgeful?" is one tall order to start with, while a cover of the novelty tripe "I'm Going to Spain" is just silly fun (even if the guitar does sound like early Cure!). Even more astounding, though, is what the band does to the Sister Sledge disco classic "Lost in Music" -- nobody will ever mistake Smith's singing for that of the threesome, but the band's overall performance is an honest-to-god tribute to the tight but full Chic Organization sound. Craig Scanlon throws in some scratchy work around the edges, but otherwise the group takes it as it is and does a great job. As for the originals, Smith and crew are in fine form once again, Scanlon, Steve Hanley, Dave Bush, and Simon Wolstencroft once again a dynamic, inventive unit. After the explicitly techno nods of the recent past, Infotainment balances that off with more straight-ahead rock, though with Wolstencroft's strong, sharp drumming still setting a brisk, danceable pace while Scanlon whips up his usual brand of tight, memorable riffing and Bush adds subtle textures and catchy melodies. One of the best numbers is the explicitly Gary Glitter-styled romp "Glam-Racket," a great shout-along, while the beat-crazy "A Past Gone Mad" wins for this line alone: "And if I ever end up like U2/slit my throat with a garden vegetable." "The League of Bald Headed Men" also deserves note, as does another strong motorik-inspired number, "It's a Curse." Best song title of the bunch? "Paranoia Man in Cheap Shit Room," with a high-strung and aggressive arrangement to boot.


Mark Prindle Review:

The Infotainment Scan - Matador/Atlantic 1993.

7 out of 10

(He is wrong about this -aa)


STUDIO ALBUM #15 - Supposedly their "comeback" album, but actually shorter and less interesting than the last two. "Ladybird (Green Grass)" starts off the extravaganza with a wonderful almost-Brixish note-based melody (albeit with an awfully stupid drum line), and "Service" and "A Past Gone Mad" are the danciest tracks they've ever done (and good, too!), but the rest of this just doesn't kick up any dirt. A couple of weak covers, a few generic riffs, and a boring "experimental" track do not a comeback make.
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