…contains singles, demos as well as a BBC session and three live shows from the era. Compiled in conjunction with Fall expert Conway Patton.
A mixture of lackluster performances and songs filled with vigor and fury, Middle Class Revolt is a puzzling proposition from The Fall.
After two opening tracks that seem ready to convince worried fans that Smith couldn’t care less (“15 Ways” and “Reckoning”) there follows the poppish “Behind the Counter” and their devilish cover of Henry Cow’s “War,” with Smith making up half the lyrics.
Other highlights include the furious “Hey! Student” (a rewrite of a 1977 tune, “Hey! Fascist”), and yet another Monks cover: “Shut Up!” All find Smith in fine form, impassioned and deeply sarcastic.

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