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The Fall are maybe the only band whose music I think could sustain me for a lifetime without feeling the need to listen to anyone else. So saying that, I set standards for their releases extremely highly. And this just doesn't really cut it for me. The electronic elements work well and demonstrate a desire to experiment, but taken as a whole the album seems to lack any real direction. I strongly believe that, with IWS, MES has become something of a rebal without a cause. Which isn't to say that the album is bad, as such, just that we're talking about The Fall here, arguably the greatest band in the history of British R'n'R (listen to the Peel Box Set for proof) and as such expectations have to be higher than they would be for any other band I can think of right now.
That IWS is no Hex, or Dragnet, is not surprising, and hardly cause for concern amongst Fall-ites. That's it's equally no Extricate, however, is slightly more problematic.
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