Fall -- LA -- 06/20/2003 -- the set list

Forgive me, folks, but even tho I've seen every single set in LA by the Fall since 1979, I don't know the most recent albums (the last 4?) well, so some of the songs I didn't know by name (marked as "?", below) may have been from those. Then again, some songs seemed to be new.

Anyway, here goes:

0. (intro, on tape: Panzer)
1. Behind The Counter
2. Telephone Thing
3. ?
4. ?
5. F'oldin Money
6. Bourgeous Town
7. ? (heavy with the new Mrs Smith)
8. Mr Pharmacist
9. ?
10. I Am Damo
(encore)
11. Big Prinz
12. ?

Someone said Mrs Smith seemed a bit like Su Tissue. Well, I can see that a tad, but not exactly.

I enjoyed the set, but I do wish Mr Smith would do stuff like "Totally Wired", or "Pat Trip Dispenser", or "Ed's Babe", but I take what I can get. It's so much fun just being in the room with the guy and his latest co-horts.

I'm so glad they procured Roy as road mgr. He's such a huge fan, and judging from Mr Smith's pleasant attitude on stage, Mr Roy should be in good shape!!! God bless ya', Roy.

Anyway, I'm off to SF tomorrow! I won't be near a computer there, but I'll take note of songs, just in case no one else does! Yeah, right...

Skipito

Hope I catch you before you leave for SF - was it a good show, Skip? How did the crowd react?

Roy is a great guy. The nicest fella i met in LA.
And steal a setlist next time. I want to see how my songs have worked into the set.
Ben gives em away sometimes.

Jim, did you see the San Diego setlist - Olli posted it on fallnet & I have copied it here in the reviews section. 5 songs from Country On The Click.

This was my first Fall gig. I've been listening to them since high school- about 12 years, I suppose. My friend from Portland, a fan for a bit longer, came down for the event. Hellish traffic from LAX to the gig all the way, even on the streets. The Echo is apparantly "Guatemalen Music Center" or something like that. Thank god there was a long line of folks out front and I had an address. Thanks to someone for leaving a parking space in front of the door- don't know what odd twist in my back luck brought that fortune to me. "Doors Open at 6:30" means 8:00 or something. Lots of folks in Buzzcocks and Wire shirts. Opening band is pretty decent, good energy, then they closed with a bad song. "We weren't born when The Fall started." I was only four and living in Oregon, so I wasn't attending gigs or buying records. As they closed up shop, my party made out way to center stage front with great ease where we stayed the whole show, getting a very close view of Mark's thighs and f'oldin' facial skin. Second band was awful, but young- keep it up kids. Pander Panzer Panda as the intro music. Black was the dress code- I didn't think it was a planned thing, but the San Diego pics indicate otherwise. Good god the band was tight. I really didn't expect that. I was under the impression that Fall gigs were pretty sloppy, but for most of the show they were dead on. Geez, Telephone Thing for instance had a fantastic groove that just kept getting bigger. The guitarist was chomping gum like no tomorrow and dressed for the lounge. The wah wah riff was great, but the drums and bass under it were massive. I never looked back to see how people were moving but how could you not? The crowd shouted for LA; pertitnent, but that one needs Brix vocals, I think.Mark really seemed to be at ease, coherent and relaxed. I really couldn't hear anything he said off song unfortunately. Lots of mike cord wringing and shuffling. The setlist at the feet of the stoic keyboardist kept about 30 percent of his attention. He also looked at the cuticles and his wrinkly hand for quite a bit. Fall songs are all about riffs and repetition, generally, and the oldies like Pseud Mag Ed and Big New Prinz are so solid they could go for 20 minutes. I really missed hearing the keyboard parts, maybe it was my location, but it was all but non-existent save for small spaces in the song where things opened up. Mark's vocals as well weren't really so loud from where I was except for moments where he grabbed the guitarist's mike simultaneously (guitarist sang promitnently on hip Priest). Funny moments- Mark tried to wander off stage on the left- pulled the curtain back and it was just a wall with a bunch of old equipment and lights. Mark went over and banged the drums a few times with his hand. They brought out a huge ice bucket and had lots of cold and warm beers open and ready for the band, but none of them really drank so much.

Fantastic experience. I couldn't ask for a better view. I'd worried they'd not be so good live, but was very pleased! Would have paid $125 ATP tickets just for that gig!

I'd like to see photos!

I can fill in a couple of blanks from last night...

0. (intro, on tape: Panzer)
1. Behind The Counter
2. Telephone Thing
3. ?
4. ?
5. F'oldin Money
6. Bourgeois Town
7. ? Mere Pseud Mag Ed
8. Mr Pharmacist
9. ? Sparta FC
10. I Am Damo Suzuki
(encore)
11. Big Prinz
12. Dr Buck's Latter

3 or 4 was Green Eyed Loco Man, I may have switched MPME and Sparta (getting old and the memory plays tricks etc...) One I didn't know, but they played the night before. Foldin Money ran into Bourgeois Town pretty neatly.

Loads of FVs in the last couple of nights. My mate Andy (plus others I'm sure) in SD and dozens in LA as so many people looked well under 30 (anther sign I'm getting old) and the Fall haven't been in town for ages. We were so spoiled when I lived in Europe. They can’t have been disappointed because it just doesn’t get much better than this. Spoke to a really pretty girl in the line who had been holding on through 2 years of various let-downs and postponements. She was so excited, bless her even when I warned her that we've had off nights in the past. What did you think Lara?
It was touch and go in for a minute in San Diego at the beginning of And Therein, but they pulled it off and ascended to a higher plane. If anyone has a tape of Damo Suzuki in SD, 1) You should hang on to it and 2) can I have a copy?! Andy’s minidisc player bombed out and I think it was the definitive version of a song that has never really grabbed my attention before. That one wasn’t as good in LA, but Telephone Thing and Big Prinz were better, Mere Pseud Mag Ed was a ripper and Dr Buck’s, Sparta and Green Eyed Loco Man were again just awesome. More keys overall in LA, solid drumming and tidy guitar and bass both nights. Some glorious patches of repetition which had us mesmerised,
I hope to catch them again later in the tour, and if they keep on the current upward curve we are all in for a treat and any tapes or CDs need to be shared out amongst the masses!!

Graeme

Here is the setlist (I got the guitarist's copy):

Behind the Counter
Telephone Thing
Green Eyed
Montain
F'Oldin Money
Bourgeois Town
Protein
Locus
Sparta
Pharmacist
Mere Pseud
Damo

Then:
Big Prinz
Dr. Buck's Letter

Amazing show!!!!!!!!!! New songs great, esp. Spata F.C. Dr. Bucks' turned into Zep-like rave. Don't miss the tour!

It seems that Protein & Locus (= Xyralothep) weren't played.

I drove down form L.A. for the San Diego show and it was fantastic. From what I remember the sets were very close to the L.A. lsit posted her. The Casbah was a great place to see a band like the Fall, just the right size and the opener Kill Me Tomorrow were also great. The Fall did make us wait too long between bands … After an hour I started to worry.

Is the young hot keyboard player really Mark’s wife? – good Christ what a filthy old bugger MES is!! A part of me would like to shake his hand with congratulations the other wants to rush her away to a women’s shelter for a good scrubbing.

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Is the young hot keyboard player really Mark’s wife? – good Christ what a filthy old bugger MES is!! A part of me would like to shake his hand with congratulations the other wants to rush her away to a women’s shelter for a good scrubbing

However much i tell meself it is the jealousy talkin ....i must agree

i hope that song green eyed poulou fan aint a dig at the fans

bob monkhouse :applaud:

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