This has to be the greatest performance ever recorded by anyone. The shirt, Hanley, Burns. Drum and Bass . MES at his peak. Relentless. Precise lyrics. Noone has ever come close. Relish this boys and girls, you will never see the like again. Solitaire! BEF!
Words of Expectation - The Fall 2.3.22 1712pm wow... i was envisioning some sap being busted by the police and not being able to come to the door cos they were suffering from the runs and then their door being beaten down by irate coppers out for some cuff action.. and... and.... wow. you couldnt make it up.... well, that's how she got off and got a lift home into the bargain by sorrowful rulers of law and order. as well as a 10 million quid pay out from are you disgruntled plc.
When I first saw this, it did not take long at all to realize that this VERY PERFORMANCE is THE "Tempo House" track that is on their 1983 LP "Perverted By Language". It was a chilling thrill to actually have the visual half of what had for years and years, repeatedly, been one of my favorite aural stimulations by The Fall. Every nuance, every familiar lick of feedback and subtle vocal underpinning by Mark -- brought to life threefold... Thanks for posting this!
Um, live footage was edited to match the studio version of the song. They're clearly not actually playing the song live, you can see numerous instances where the image and the sound don't match.
I think there are likelier explanations for lack of video/audio synch and I'm pretty positive that this version is in fact the same one that's on the album.
I'm addicted. Why didn't I get into this sooner? Morbid fascination has led to obsession with what is clearly genius at work. Mark E lives on forever 😃
serious contender for best use of grouse in a song and live version of a song by any band. live fall just makes you happy. classic lineup. winnie had a speech imp...pp... pediment. mes definitely missed and not forgotten.
One of their best performances, man... the bass, the distorted WL/WH inspired organ lines, the guitar feedback, Smith's delivery, the stuttering before "speech impediment", MES' shirt, the vocal effects on the mic, the repetitive drumming, the lighting of the room, the silence of the audience.
a really monster Fall piece...like so many others they've done for sure...but one of those powerful grinding relentless ones that I keep coming back to...great video
i absolutely love the smatterings of guitar noise, howling microphone feedback, and keyboard mashing. as a plagiarist w a notebook i've taken so much production influence from them.
I met the Hanleys at a Tom Hingley & The Lovers gig last Friday!!! Chatted to them both!!! I pointed out to Steve Hanley that they invented drum n bass on Tempo House which made him laugh! He said the best drummer he worked with (exc Paul of course) was Karl Burns and agreed that The Infotainment Scan is a belting album. Still chuffed about it!
@@danselzer it still stuns me that after leaving the Fall he never got invited to join other prominent post-punk bands when they needed a bass player, e.g. New Order, Killing Joke
@@callumclayI read somewhere not so long ago that Craig hadn't picked up the Guitar since he left The Fall, he's finished with Music, T/F IDK still a waste of a fantastic Guitarist
RIP- White Columns "Speed Trials" album from the music festival at White Columns in 1983 had an amazing version of the song "Tempo House"... always remember the show and this song... hypnotic and angry... best for all worlds~
Fucking hell - that bass, those drums, that delivery. The Fall. Untouchable. Never forget hearing / seeing this for the first time and being utterly bewildering / entranced-uh.
This is probably as close as 'rock' music will ever get to hitting the nail on the head. The tormented tots have had their day. It is relentless, it takes no prisoners. Can you imagine being there when they performed this in the sticky, poisonous pit of regret? That they insisted on the two drum arrangement casts it into a venemous pit of badness.
I remember taping this off the radio in the 80s and thinking it the most monolithically dumb track ever but I still found it compelling. It's a constant war of attrition with Smith.
This was a BEAST of a band - saw it in late 83, early 84. Seems sad it ended so quickly as he went off to Beggars in search of more sales and greater recognition. Much more of this was always what the good people wanted..
I adored this track on "Perverted...." because, to me, the drums sounded like *drums.* Real drums. It wasn't untill a couple years later & I got the video that accompanied the album (that includes this video) that I realized, "Oh - they included a live recording." This is the recording of "Tempo House" used on the album. D'uh, that's why the drums sound like "drums." Got it. Sometimes I'm a little slow.
I listened to Jesus Lizard and for years thought they were the most original thing I've ever heard. I see now they were NOT original, and they got most of their inspiration from The Fall.
@LiveAtReykjavik It may be tempting to think that, but the Fall dominate precisely because they had so many good stages. Last album YFOC is great...as well as TRNFFCOTC and The Light User Syndrome. Even "Code: Selfish" has at least two stone-cold classics on the first side alone: "The Birmingham School Of Business School" and "Free Range". Timeless classics. I have yet to hear a Fall record without at least two songs worth owning..check out some of that back catalog!
On the Austurbæjarbíó Live CD he adds the line "Winston Churchill had a speech impediment, and look what he did - erased half of London". One of the sharpest Fall lyrics, I wonder how many other people know what he meant by that one lol
Lovely xxx fuck I miss you mark, I hope you are fucking around in the temple house now man. I am not religious but hope you are doing a cab up town somehow xxx
Winnie got through the war pissed up on scotch and cigars, came out of his safe house now n again to inspect the bombsites, make V signs and bullshit the survivors. If the yanks hadn't piled in we'd all be speaking German or Russian 2day. Dreadful man and an even worse leader.
Luke Heywood replied: "Yes it was silly mel recorde wellington and christchurch dead or alive tempo house is a great track" 30.5.23 1858pm Comments on ‘The Fall - Tempo House’ erm.... ummm. dead or alive appeared with the smiths didnt they at a live show or two.. and the tranny Al Pillay recited the awful(ly) good confidence of henry glasspanse???
This has to be the greatest performance ever recorded by anyone. The shirt, Hanley, Burns. Drum and Bass . MES at his peak. Relentless. Precise lyrics. Noone has ever come close. Relish this boys and girls, you will never see the like again. Solitaire! BEF!
Words of Expectation - The Fall 2.3.22 1712pm wow... i was envisioning some sap being busted by the police and not being able to come to the door cos they were suffering from the runs and then their door being beaten down by irate coppers out for some cuff action.. and... and.... wow. you couldnt make it up.... well, that's how she got off and got a lift home into the bargain by sorrowful rulers of law and order. as well as a 10 million quid pay out from are you disgruntled plc.
Brilliant !!! MES.RIP
"Winston Churchill had a speech imp-p-p-pediment
And look what he did
He razed half of London"
Lusted after French paintings...
RIP Mark. Today like the Dutch I'm weeping in four languages, at least.
This Dutchmen did. RIP MES!
When I first saw this, it did not take long at all to realize that this VERY PERFORMANCE is THE "Tempo House" track that is on their 1983 LP "Perverted By Language". It was a chilling thrill to actually have the visual half of what had for years and years, repeatedly, been one of my favorite aural stimulations by The Fall. Every nuance, every familiar lick of feedback and subtle vocal underpinning by Mark -- brought to life threefold... Thanks for posting this!
+Ritt Dalton me too!
+Ritt Dalton
It's great seeing the double drummer lineup at work!
Um, live footage was edited to match the studio version of the song. They're clearly not actually playing the song live, you can see numerous instances where the image and the sound don't match.
nonsense the version on the lp was recorded live
I think there are likelier explanations for lack of video/audio synch and I'm pretty positive that this version is in fact the same one that's on the album.
The pinnacle of human achievement
I'm addicted. Why didn't I get into this sooner? Morbid fascination has led to obsession with what is clearly genius at work. Mark E lives on forever 😃
Absolutely fantastic. The best Manchester has ever produced. Especially 1981-1986. Classic music. Legendary. We miss you, Mark.
I'd say more accurately 1978-1986. They were releasing bottled lightning right at the start!
serious contender for best use of grouse in a song and live version of a song by any band. live fall just makes you happy. classic lineup. winnie had a speech imp...pp... pediment. mes definitely missed and not forgotten.
the greatest group to ever walk the planet , simple as , just the fucking bees .
S.H. THE KING OF BASS.
Possibly the best ever live song by a British group
One of their best performances, man... the bass, the distorted WL/WH inspired organ lines, the guitar feedback, Smith's delivery, the stuttering before "speech impediment", MES' shirt, the vocal effects on the mic, the repetitive drumming, the lighting of the room, the silence of the audience.
I was at this show. - The Hacienda
2 years without the Hip Priest, miss you Mark
This is THE music!!!
Is this the greatest performance by any band ever???
yes
What a rythm section.
When I was younger I was in love with the Pixies, now I see where they got their sound.
Good shout, i was the same, loved it when the pixies opened up with big new prinz
Brilliant , this has lived in my soul ever since I fist saw this performance back in the 80s
"And the Dutch are weeping -
in several languages
Genius! - I was lucky enough to see them live & they were brilliant.
I saw them 3 times and I’m so glad I did … I knew, at those times, I was in the presence of real-time wizardry …
Probably the best Fall track ever.
+Tony Howard Yeah!
You´re right
DerSisko. Nearly..best track might be "Garden". Luckily also on UA-cam. Live Hacienda 1984. Fabulous footage !
Close mate, but The Classical is the custard cream
Hey there Fuckfaces ! Good choice.
a really monster Fall piece...like so many others they've done for sure...but one of those powerful grinding relentless ones that I keep coming back to...great video
It's taken from s live performance in the Hacienda the whole Gigs on here somewhere, but you probably know that already? ✌️ 🤔
Not sure what MES is on about here, but the delivery makes me understand the conviction within him.
It's where he got his gear from
Tempo House was the unemployment benefit office
i absolutely love the smatterings of guitar noise, howling microphone feedback, and keyboard mashing. as a plagiarist w a notebook i've taken so much production influence from them.
Oh this is too good. Can't be gooder
I met the Hanleys at a Tom Hingley & The Lovers gig last Friday!!! Chatted to them both!!! I pointed out to Steve Hanley that they invented drum n bass on Tempo House which made him laugh! He said the best drummer he worked with (exc Paul of course) was Karl Burns and agreed that The Infotainment Scan is a belting album. Still chuffed about it!
Hanley was by far the best Bass player in The Fall.
Hanley was by far the best Bass player
@@danselzer it still stuns me that after leaving the Fall he never got invited to join other prominent post-punk bands when they needed a bass player, e.g. New Order, Killing Joke
@@dannycheesums maybe he needed a long and well deserved break!
Same with Craig scanlon
@@callumclayI read somewhere not so long ago that Craig hadn't picked up the Guitar since he left The Fall, he's finished with Music,
T/F IDK still a waste of a fantastic Guitarist
Especially Love the synced drumming bit at the end.. cool tune they just don't make stuff like this anymore. 😢😢
RIP- White Columns "Speed Trials" album from the music festival at White Columns in 1983 had an amazing version of the song "Tempo House"... always remember the show and this song... hypnotic and angry... best for all worlds~
The Hanley Brothers Band ft. Mark E. Smith. All kidding aside, thanks for this.
Fucking hell - that bass, those drums, that delivery. The Fall. Untouchable. Never forget hearing / seeing this for the first time and being utterly bewildering / entranced-uh.
This is probably as close as 'rock' music will ever get to hitting the nail on the head. The tormented tots have had their day. It is relentless, it takes no prisoners. Can you imagine being there when they performed this in the sticky, poisonous pit of regret? That they insisted on the two drum arrangement casts it into a venemous pit of badness.
I remember taping this off the radio in the 80s and thinking it the most monolithically dumb track ever but I still found it compelling. It's a constant war of attrition with Smith.
The drums are incredible. Did anyone else encounter this song through Simon Reynolds‘ writing on it?
This kicks so much ass, it short circuits my mind.
This was a BEAST of a band - saw it in late 83, early 84. Seems sad it ended so quickly as he went off to Beggars in search of more sales and greater recognition. Much more of this was always what the good people wanted..
Brilliant, such a great performance!
I was wpndering how they managed to sync the Perverted by Language version so perfectly over this.....it's the same version!!!
We love it. Mark and his band at one of the hundred creative peaks in forty years.
what a song! how cool is that band right then!
This looks like one of those gigs that was 'crackling with malevolence' as Peely put it.
"I'd sing solitare for the B.E.F
But who wants to be with them anyway...."
Marvellous.
nothing comes close. this is it!
RIP genius.
What a fantastic way to end a song...
Thanks for writing this
My favorite Fall song!
GOaT
The Fall are near beyond fail.
The Fall experience was and will spike whatever experience I will experience....
Forever and a few days after ....
Wow...how did I overlook this track?!?
Snow on Easter Sunday
Jesus Christ, in reverse...........
Just fucking excellent...
I adored this track on "Perverted...." because, to me, the drums sounded like *drums.* Real drums. It wasn't untill a couple years later & I got the video that accompanied the album (that includes this video) that I realized, "Oh - they included a live recording." This is the recording of "Tempo House" used on the album. D'uh, that's why the drums sound like "drums." Got it. Sometimes I'm a little slow.
a great fall performance
Hot track. Thumping bass.
"God damn the pedantic Welsh"
We fuckin loves it.
Most excellent fucking about with keyboards at the 8 minute mark
Magical.
best song ever
This is fucking brilliant!!!!
About as good as it gets folks.
Oh, I forgot....MES had a million great tracks.
HOLY SHIT
What a great performance. I wish they would put this on DVD, because my VHS copy is rotting. Thanks for posting!
www.amazon.co.uk/Fall-Perverted-Language-DVD/dp/B000094T92
I listened to Jesus Lizard and for years thought they were the most original thing I've ever heard. I see now they were NOT original, and they got most of their inspiration from The Fall.
But you've never heard Scratch Acid or the Birthday Party?
@@Spectrescup I have now. Thanks!
fucking amazing! love this song
The genius of the early Fall continued to evolve perverted by language.
so good
Tremendo!!
@ top of their game here.
@LiveAtReykjavik
It may be tempting to think that, but the Fall dominate precisely because they had so many good stages. Last album YFOC is great...as well as TRNFFCOTC and The Light User Syndrome. Even "Code: Selfish" has at least two stone-cold classics on the first side alone: "The Birmingham School Of Business School" and "Free Range". Timeless classics. I have yet to hear a Fall record without at least two songs worth owning..check out some of that back catalog!
I LOVE THE FALL
...and the Dutch are weeping....
RIP Mark E Smith
Drew Daniel My favorite Fall song. Glad someone I hold in esteem like you chose this video to comment on. RIP Mark
Winston Churchill had a speech impediment...and look at what he did! Classic Mark E Smith!
Newcastle riverside, Whitley bay Spanish city dome.
I’m coming down off a stomach flu and the back to back Jesus Christ and Dutch lines made me violently nose exhale, pain
Snow on Easter Sunday. Jesus Christ in reverse.
I tell you, the Dutch are weeping, in four languages at least.
I like
On the Austurbæjarbíó Live CD he adds the line "Winston Churchill had a speech impediment, and look what he did - erased half of London". One of the sharpest Fall lyrics, I wonder how many other people know what he meant by that one lol
And Burton is weeeeeping!!!!
❤ double drums power!
illness pollution should be encouraged and let loose then maybe some would have a genuine grouse
I encountered Francis bourgeois that train spotting kid on Tiktok writing 'pure class' about MES
You really cant beat this lmfao
Fuckin awesome
G.E.N.I.U S.
Roll the trolley round jowells
nahhhh que abuso es la version del disco, lo maximo.
I wish Mark E was my dad.
@stevenuuu1212 ..that is a cool comment!...haha! he is great !
mullet e smith
Lovely xxx fuck I miss you mark, I hope you are fucking around in the temple house now man. I am not religious but hope you are doing a cab up town somehow xxx
I can't help it, but it reminds me of Wisdom by BJM. Anyone?
1983.
Winston Churchill had a speech impediment… and look what he did
Winnie got through the war pissed up on scotch and cigars, came out of his safe house now n again to inspect the bombsites, make V signs and bullshit the survivors. If the yanks hadn't piled in we'd all be speaking German or Russian 2day. Dreadful man and an even worse leader.
erased half of london
Not like Mark to hold back is it.. Genius. 😉
Wasn't that a line from some kind of unemployment ad that was going around at the time?
Hanley gets sort of animated on this one...
He's jammin
the dutch are weeping in 4 languages at least
The Fall - Tempo House 1852pm 27.11.22 spain vs germany world cup finals/27/11/22/1900pm interesting.
Luke Heywood replied: "Yes it was silly mel recorde wellington and christchurch dead or alive tempo house is a great track" 30.5.23 1858pm Comments on ‘The Fall - Tempo House’ erm.... ummm. dead or alive appeared with the smiths didnt they at a live show or two.. and the tranny Al Pillay recited the awful(ly) good confidence of henry glasspanse???
Oh No, Not Mark E Smith! What happened?
5 people don't like being reminded that they couldn't overcome their speech impedement like old winny could
@corkshelltosea ALARUM!!!!!!!!!!!!!
winston churchill had a speech im p p ppp pediment
and look what he did
raised half of london