The Fall

[Buglet]

I hadn't spotted that one!, sincere apologies, i wasn't sure if you were joking or not with your original post, pretty cool to have an ex Fall member in the family!

[eFestivals]

pretty cool to have an ex Fall member in the family!

the Eavii's now have one of those in the family. Emily's hubby was their drummer for a while.

I'm not sure for how long tho - as it was The Fall it could have been as short as just one song.

[gizmoman]

the Eavii's now have one of those in the family. Emily's hubby was their drummer for a while.

I'm not sure for how long tho - as it was The Fall it could have been as short as just one song.

[mozzy]

It was just one live set actually,

One of the strangest entrances is that of Nick Dewey, who attended the 1999 Reading festival as the manager of the Chemical Brothers and ended up on stage with the Fall. "This drunk man [guitarist Neville Wilding] came backstage asking if anyone played drums," he says. "The band had had a fight and left the drummer at motorway services." Dewey hadn't played for 10 years, but once a Chemical Brother put his name forward, Wilding refused to take no for an answer. Dewey was led to a darkened tour bus to meet Smith, "passed out with his shirt off. The guitarist had to punch him in the face to wake him up. Then they began fighting over whether or not they should teach me the songs. Mark said no!" With a blood-covered Smith offering occasional prompts, Dewey pulled it off.

[gizmoman]

Should have said, the story is from Dave Simpson's book "The Fallen" great read if you're a fan.

Not sure that hearing tales like this will make Emily any more keen to get The Fall back at Glastonbury!

Edited March 9, 2011 by gizmoman

[mozzy]

Should have said, the story is from Dave Simpson's book "The Fallen" great read if you're a fan.

Not sure that hearing tales like this will make Emily any more keen to get The Fall back at Glastonbury!

[eFestivals]

It was just one live set actually,

One of the strangest entrances is that of Nick Dewey, who attended the 1999 Reading festival as the manager of the Chemical Brothers and ended up on stage with the Fall. "This drunk man [guitarist Neville Wilding] came backstage asking if anyone played drums," he says. "The band had had a fight and left the drummer at motorway services." Dewey hadn't played for 10 years, but once a Chemical Brother put his name forward, Wilding refused to take no for an answer. Dewey was led to a darkened tour bus to meet Smith, "passed out with his shirt off. The guitarist had to punch him in the face to wake him up. Then they began fighting over whether or not they should teach me the songs. Mark said no!" With a blood-covered Smith offering occasional prompts, Dewey pulled it off.

Great story, thanks for that.

Nick got to revive his drumming career in a not dis-similar way a few years ago at Pilton Party. The drummer from Franz Ferdinand had to bail out cos his wife went into labour, and while someone else (their drum roadie, I think) played the drums for most of the set, Nick played for at least one song.