FALL, THE - Dragnet LP hardcore ) Their presence helps pinpoint

) Their presence helps pinpoint the big bang of Akron's more experimental contingent

” evoking some kind of 13th Floor Elevators groove followed by the sad

I dare not ask

hints at the rock-appropriated folklore of Black Betty in its title while remaining gleefully ignorant of anything except how to pound a riff into the ground in execution

polarised critics mainly due to the band’s chosen moniker

FALL, THE - Dragnet LP hardcore ) Their presence helps pinpointDragnet is arguably The Fall's best known album. With the departure of Martin Bramah after Live At The Witch Trials, the band underwent yet another lineup shift in late 1979. Marc Riley switched to guitar and Steve Hanley joined on bass; the latter's signature basslines would become a major part of The Fall for the next two decades. Opening track "Psykick Dancehall" strikes like an elusive, working class anthem with its bouncy tempo changes and Mark