All Fall Down is the third studio album by English post-punk band the Sound, recorded from March to August 1982 and released in November 1982 on record label WEA.
After being pressured by their record label to release a more commercially successful album, since their previous records failed to attract the attention of the public, the Sound rebelled and recorded All Fall Down, which has been called "distinctly uncommercial".[2]
The album was poorly received by critics and led to the termination of the Sound's contract with WEA. No singles were released from the album.
On the album, Andy Kellman of AllMusic opined, "there was no attempt at making a hit. [...] The Sound responded to label demands and simmering internal pressures with a record that challenged devout fans as well."[1] Drummer Mike Dudley said of the album:
We thought [the label wasn't] giving us the support that we were due and that if they really wanted a commercial album, they had got to put plenty of money behind it, which with both Jeopardy and From the Lions Mouth they hadn't really done [...] So when they turned around and said, 'The solution is for you to write more commercial songs', we thought, 'Fuck you', and went ahead and produced All Fall Down.[3]
Releaseedit
All Fall Down was released in 23 October 1982. No singles were released from the album. It failed to chart in the UK and received a negative response from critics. WEA were displeased with the album and decided not to promote it, and the Sound's contract with them was terminated.[4]
All Fall Down received a negative critical reception upon its release. Johnny Waller of Sounds panned the album, writing, "This is the album The Sound should never have made, didn't need to make, could have made in their sleep [...] [it] adds virtually nothing to the minimalist passion of Jeopardy and the following, more impressively structured From the Lions Mouth and, as such, is virtually worthless", concluding the review with "Look in the mirror, Adrian, before you all fall down".[6]
A favourable review came from Trouser Press, which said, "The black, clashing music makes the challenging LP an acquired taste, an ambitious, admirable exploration of the downside".[7] In his retrospective review of the album, Peter Parrish of Stylus Magazine was very positive, opining that "All Fall Down can make a realistic claim to being their best [album]".[8]
Track listingedit
All tracks are written by The Sound (Adrian Borland, Graham Green, Max Mayers and Mike Dudley), except where noted
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All Fall Down is the third studio album by English post punk band the Sound recorded from March to August 1982 and released in November 1982 on record label WEA All Fall DownStudio album by The SoundReleasedNovember 1982RecordedMarch 1982 August 1982StudioThe Manor Studio Oxfordshire Trident Studios London EnglandGenrePost punk 1 Length41 25LabelWEAProducerThe Sound Nick RobbinsThe Sound chronologyFrom the Lions Mouth 1981 All Fall Down 1982 Shock of Daylight 1984 After being pressured by their record label to release a more commercially successful album since their previous records failed to attract the attention of the public the Sound rebelled and recorded All Fall Down which has been called distinctly uncommercial 2 The album was poorly received by critics and led to the termination of the Sound s contract with WEA No singles were released from the album Contents 1 Background 2 Release 3 Reception 4 Track listing 5 Personnel 6 References 7 External linksBackground editOn the album Andy Kellman of AllMusic opined there was no attempt at making a hit The Sound responded to label demands and simmering internal pressures with a record that challenged devout fans as well 1 Drummer Mike Dudley said of the album We thought the label wasn t giving us the support that we were due and that if they really wanted a commercial album they had got to put plenty of money behind it which with both Jeopardy and From the Lions Mouth they hadn t really done So when they turned around and said The solution is for you to write more commercial songs we thought Fuck you and went ahead and produced All Fall Down 3 Release editAll Fall Down was released in 23 October 1982 No singles were released from the album It failed to chart in the UK and received a negative response from critics WEA were displeased with the album and decided not to promote it and the Sound s contract with them was terminated 4 Reception editProfessional ratingsReview scoresSourceRatingAllMusic nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 1 Smash Hits4 10 5 Sounds nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 6 All Fall Down received a negative critical reception upon its release Johnny Waller of Sounds panned the album writing This is the album The Sound should never have made didn t need to make could have made in their sleep it adds virtually nothing to the minimalist passion of Jeopardy and the following more impressively structured From the Lions Mouth and as such is virtually worthless concluding the review with Look in the mirror Adrian before you all fall down 6 A favourable review came from Trouser Press which said The black clashing music makes the challenging LP an acquired taste an ambitious admirable exploration of the downside 7 In his retrospective review of the album Peter Parrish of Stylus Magazine was very positive opining that All Fall Down can make a realistic claim to being their best album 8 Track listing editAll tracks are written by The Sound Adrian Borland Graham Green Max Mayers and Mike Dudley except where notedSide ANo TitleWriter s Length1 All Fall Down 2 282 Party of the Mind Borland3 573 Monument Borland5 084 In Suspense 4 055 Where the Love Is 4 09 Side BNo TitleWriter s Length1 Song and Dance 3 552 Calling the New Tune 3 303 Red Paint 3 154 Glass and Smoke 6 545 We Could Go Far Borland Adrian Janes4 04 CD bonus tracksNo TitleLength11 The One and a Half Minute Song 1 3212 Sorry 3 4713 As Feeling Dies 4 37Personnel editThe Sound Adrian Borland vocals guitar production Graham Green bass guitar sound effects drum machine programming percussion production Max Mayers keyboards production Mike Dudley drums percussion production Additional personnel Manor Choir backing vocals on All Fall Down Craig Milliner engineering Flood engineering Steve Prestage engineering Bill Smith sleeve artwork design Andrew Douglas sleeve photography Nick Robbins productionReferences edit a b c Kellman Andy All Fall Down The Sound Songs Reviews Credits Awards AllMusic AllMusic AllRovi Retrieved 21 January 2013 The Sound Microsite renascent co uk Archived from the original on 26 June 2004 Retrieved 22 June 2013 Clarkson John Michael Dudley interview pennyblackmusic com Archived from the original on 1 November 2013 Retrieved 23 January 2013 Kellman Andy The Sound Biography AllMusic AllMusic AllRovi Retrieved 9 February 2015 Rimmer Dave 28 October 1982 Albums Smash Hits 23 a b Waller Johnny Sounds review Sounds Archived from the original on 5 September 2014 Retrieved 5 September 2014 Lamey Charles P Rabid Jack Ferguson Scott TrouserPress com Sound TrouserPress com Retrieved 27 June 2016 Parrish Peter 10 April 2010 The Sound All Fall Down On Second Thought Stylus Magazine Stylus Retrieved 13 March 2013 External links editAll Fall Down at Discogs list of releases Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title All Fall Down The Sound album amp oldid 1191637870, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
