" Fiery Jack " is a song by the Fall released in 1980 as their fourth single.
72-465: Singer Mark E. Smith said the song was written about "the ageism thing, where people are supposed to be screwed after they're 29", directed towards middle-aged men who are "hard livers with hard livers; faces like unmade beds", and that the song was intended to represent "the people in the pubs where I go are 48 or 50, but they've got more guts than all these other preeners. In every generation, you get this core of spirit, and they never lose it.". The track
144-614: A more mainstream, pop-oriented element to the group's sound. She remained with the Fall until the couple divorced in 1989. Smith remarried twice after this. His second marriage to Saffron Prior, who had worked for The Fall's fan club, ended in divorce in 1995. He married Eleni Poulou, also called Elenor or Elena, in 2001. Poulou joined the band in September 2002 and left in April 2016. Smith and Poulou divorced in 2016, and Smith's partner at
216-408: A working class and anti-intellectual outlook, but a strong interest in literature. As the journalist Andrew Harrison observed, although he wished that a majority of his audience were miners and postmen, a great many were students or Guardian readers. According to biographer Simon Ford, Smith often treated musicians as would "[a] bad-tempered despot." He was highly charismatic and cultivated
288-448: A 1983 interview with Sounds , Smith said that he liked artwork to reflect the album content and explained how his graphic choices reflected his attitude to music. He mentioned how he was drawn to cheap and misspelled posters, amateur layouts of local papers and printed cash and carry signs with "inverted commas where you don't need them ." His technique was often imitated, for example on Pavement's early releases, which heavily resemble
360-512: A difficult and complex personality and was a long-term alcoholic. He was known for his biting and targeted wit, evident in interviews, for which he was much in demand by music journalists throughout his career. He was suspicious of the trappings of fame and largely avoided socialising with people associated with the music scene, including other Fall members. The dark and sardonic aspect of his personality often appears in his lyrics; he especially derided music industry people. Smith's approach to music
432-629: A difficult and often reactionary personality, and was defiantly Northern English in outlook. Brix said that he carried "a chip on both shoulders. I remember him talking about fucking southern bastards a lot and not wanting to come to London. He hated London intensely. He's quite contrarian as a person and as a writer, which is what gives him his edge." Throughout his career, he clashed with musicians, record producers, sound engineers, record label heads and fellow Manchester scene alumni such as Tony Wilson , Peter Hook , Shaun Ryder and Morrissey , whom he disparagingly referred to as "Steven." Smith had
504-563: A documentary Smith happened to be watching at the time. He later adapted the resulting sound effect in the studio; examples include for the intro to "Bad News Girl" (1988). Smith's ability as a prose writer is evident in songs that abandon the verse/chorus format in favour of a long continuous narrative. Examples include "Spectre Vs Rector" (1979), "The North Will Rise Again" (1980), "Winter (Hostel-Maxi)" and "Winter 2" (1982), and "Wings" (1983). Fall songs written in this style are often not concerned with character or story development, establishing
576-563: A foulmouthed, chain-smoking Jesus. A fuzzy, muted version of Fall song "Hip Priest" (1982) appeared in the 1991 film The Silence of the Lambs . Smith died on 24 January 2018 after a long illness with lung and kidney cancer, aged 60 years. His health had been particularly bad during 2017, which led to performances in a wheelchair. A heavy smoker, Smith had long suffered from throat and respiratory problems. His work ethic and output never declined and throughout his illness he continued to release
648-653: A guest vocalist for Edwyn Collins , Elastica , Gorillaz , Long Fin Killie , Mouse on Mars , Coldcut and Ghostigital . His contribution to Inspiral Carpets ' 1994 song "I Want You" won UK top 20 recognition, topped John Peel's influential Festive Fifty and resulted in Smith's first appearance on the UK TV show Top of the Pops . He worked with Mouse on Mars on the project Von Südenfed , whose album, Tromatic Reflexxions ,
720-599: A new album close to once a year. Tributes to Smith came from Brix Smith , Tim Burgess , Liam Gallagher , Andy Bell , Mat Osman , Billy Bragg , Win Butler , Cat Power , Edgar Wright , the Pixies , Garbage , Stuart Murdoch , Terry Christian , Graham Coxon , Irvine Welsh and Gorillaz . Smith sang with a heavy Mancunian accent , and wrote in a cryptic style. His abstruse song titles, often derived from cutting out words and phrases from books and newspapers, reflect
792-655: A rare incidence of stage fright . While the Fall never achieved widespread success beyond minor hit singles in the mid-1980s, they have had a loyal cult following throughout their career. Steve Hanley is regarded by many as one of the most talented bassists of his generation, equal to Peter Hook , Andy Rourke or Gary Mounfield . Alongside his work with the Fall, Smith released two spoken-word solo albums, The Post-Nearly Man (1998) and Pander! Panda! Panzer! (2002). Both feature readings of Fall lyrics set to electronic sound collages and samples of Fall songs, as well as contributions from members of The Fall. Smith appeared as
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#1732780782889864-462: A sense of place and atmosphere instead. By the late 1980s, Smith had largely given up this format. Some early songs concern one of his assumed alter-egos , though always from a third-person point of view. Examples include Roman Totale XVII, "the bastard offspring of Charles I and the Great God Pan", who appears in "The N.W.R.A" (1980), the live album Totale's Turns , "2nd Dark Age" (one of
936-600: A site between Northumberland Street and Broom Lane but the venture was not a commercial success and closed 1842. Businessmen from all over Europe and the Mediterranean Sea established branches in Manchester close to the source of supply. In Higher Broughton by mid century there were many prosperous merchants from the Ottoman Empire who had settled around Northumberland Street and by 1861 they had built
1008-606: A total involvement of some 320 players each week. Broughton Park R.F.C. is the City of Manchester's highest placed representative in the Rugby Union Leagues. Broughton Rangers , founded in 1877 as a rugby union club, became a rugby league club as a founder member of the Northern Union in 1895. In 1946, they moved and renamed themselves Belle Vue Rangers . This folded in 1955. They are now being reformed with
1080-641: A wry and misanthropic personality during interviews and live performances. As an interviewee, his dry and caustic wit was very quotable, especially when he was critiquing other contemporary bands and "music personalities", a favoured pastime. He became a mainstay of the English music press throughout the 1980s and 1990s, and his sharp tongue often turned on the journalists themselves; many reported being nervous before meeting him, and published "war stories" afterwards. During his later performances, he often walked off stage in frustration, or maliciously interfered with
1152-435: Is a public park, with a large football pitch, located by Great Clowes Street and Great Cheetham Street West, on the borders of Higher and Lower Broughton. The park, named in commemoration of the consort (husband) of Queen Victoria , today features a multi-use games area, bowling green , all-weather sports pitch, children's play area and informal five-a-side pitch as well as paths, shrubs and many established trees. Albert Park
1224-482: Is around one mile (1.6 km) from Manchester city centre . This fact and the availability of affordable housing make it an attractive option for many younger first time buyers. In 2005, it was announced that an area of housing near Camp Street in Lower Broughton would be demolished to make way for brand new houses. This is part of a wider regeneration project which will later extend to all council houses in
1296-933: Is further seen in his strategy of frequently replacing band members. Long-term fan John Peel said that "the Fall are the group against which all others must measure themselves", and when asked which Fall albums he would recommend to newcomers, he replied, "all of them." In January 2005, Smith was the subject of The Fall: The Wonderful and Frightening World of Mark E. Smith , a BBC Four television documentary. A number of alternative rock artists have mentioned Smith in their songs. The Jazz Butcher released "Southern Mark Smith" in 1983. Barbara Manning 's song "Mark E. Smith & Brix" appears on her 1989 album Lately I Keep Scissors . German rock band Tocotronic mentioned him in their song "Ich habe geträumt, ich wäre Pizza essen mit Mark E. Smith" ("I dreamt I went to eat pizza with Mark E. Smith") on their 1996 album Wir kommen um uns zu beschweren ( We come to complain ). Elastica released
1368-421: Is grounded by a rockabilly -beat, described by journalist David Wilkinson as chosen due to its being a rhythm that would "likely have been to the taste of a middle-aged working class Mancunian in 1979". Simon Reynolds saw it as "a coruscating portrait of one of Manchester's finest sons, the hard-bitten product of five generations of industrial life...a forty-five-year-old pub stalwart who's spent three decades on
1440-456: Is home to a large Jewish community. Some neolithic implements and other pre-Roman remains have been found in Broughton. The Roman road from Manchester ( Mamucium ) to Ribchester ( Bremetennacum ) passed through the area and Roman coins have also been found. The township of Broughton dates back to 1177 when it was known as Burton, bounded mainly by the meandering River Irwell . To
1512-417: Is widely considered the band's nadir and Smith's low point. Smith was ordered to undergo treatment for alcohol abuse and anger management . The police charges were dropped after a period of good behaviour. Smith said that his favourite things in life were "Scottish people, cats, Coronation Street , and Can ." He was a passionate football fan and lifelong Manchester City follower: even appearing on
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#17327807828891584-741: The 4 Tunna Brix EP. Cedric Bixler-Zavala , singer for the American groups At the Drive-In and The Mars Volta , described Smith as "one of the pillars of influence for me as lyricist and trouble maker." Broughton, Salford Broughton is a suburb and district of Salford , Greater Manchester , England. Located on the east bank of the River Irwell , it is 1 mile (1.6 km) northwest of Manchester and 2 miles (3.2 km) south of Prestwich . Historically in Lancashire ,
1656-616: The Greek Orthodox Church of the Annunciation, Manchester church on Bury New Road. Much of Lower Broughton was undeveloped at this time as it was prone to flooding and one of the few houses, built close to Broughton Bridge was called "Noah's Ark" as it was built on an artificial mound to raise it above the level of the floods. The Church of the Ascension was built in 1869. Broughton was a township and chapelry in
1728-614: The Tony Blair era. In the 1997 election , he voted for the Conservative Party in opposition to Blair. Asked during a mid-1980s interview with Smash Hits as to what policies he would adopt if he became Prime Minister, he said: "I'd halve the price of cigarettes, double the tax on health food, then I'd declare war on France." In a 2012 interview, Smith jokingly stated he would put the Queen in charge of Britain when asked
1800-531: The BBC's Final Score to read the classified football results. He admired mavericks such as George Best , whom he met and drank with, and observed how if Best could have drawn a crowd of 40,000 people a week he should have been able to "do what he liked." Originally a Labour supporter, Smith left the party during the Falklands War (which he supported), then became further disillusioned with Labour during
1872-731: The Lancashire County Rugby Union was founded and eleven years after the formation of the national Rugby Football Union . The club has had a number of different grounds in its time, mainly in the Salford/Prestwich areas, but also in the south of Manchester. Since 2004 its present new facility is at Hough End in Chorlton-cum-Hardy , Manchester. Originally the club had only one senior side, but now fields five senior sides and supported by one Colts (U19), four youth (U13-U17) and four mini (U8-U12) teams;
1944-558: The area around what is now called The Priory at the northern end of Lower Broughton Road was a picturesque hamlet with a spring, known as Broughton Spout. This was home to the amateur astronomer and mathematician William Crabtree . Crabtree's friend and correspondent Jeremiah Horrocks had correctly predicted the 1639 transit of Venus across the Sun and Crabtree and Horrocks were the first astronomers to observe and record this event on 24 November of that year. The two correspondents both recorded
2016-431: The area by 2006. The gardens were introduced to make the area look neater and more consistent. The council and its arms-length management company "New Prospect", had been working closely with tenants to make sure that their houses were up to standard so that they were good quality council houses. Crime levels have now reduced and the unemployment rate has decreased leading to higher demand for housing in Lower Broughton, which
2088-484: The area. Regeneration has been taken on by Salix Homes and Countryside Properties and is planned to be completed by 2014. Another regeneration project, in Higher Broughton, is known as Broughton Green. Brentnall Primary School, on the corner of Broom Lane and Bury New Road, was demolished as part of this scheme. This school was on the site of a large detached house in its own grounds called Bella Vista. At
2160-995: The artwork for Hex Enduction Hour (1982), and whom Smith described as "mere Fall copyists." Smith's lyrics were described by critic Simon Reynolds as "a kind of Northern English magic realism that mixed industrial grime with the unearthly and uncanny, voiced through a unique, one-note delivery somewhere between amphetamine-spiked rant and alcohol-addled yarn." He described his approach as wanting to combine "primitive music with intelligent lyrics." Thematically, his frequently densely layered words often centre around descriptions of urban grotesques, gloomy landscapes, "crackpot history", and are infused with regional slang. In interviews, Smith cited Colin Wilson , Arthur Machen , Wyndham Lewis , Thomas Hardy , M. R. James , Algernon Blackwood , Clark Ashton Smith , and Philip K. Dick as influences, as well as Edgar Allan Poe , Ezra Pound , Raymond Chandler , and H. P. Lovecraft . Smith had
2232-530: The assistance of Salford RLFC . Mancunians RL , founded in 2009, play at Broughton Park. They play in the Rugby League Conference . The Cliff in Higher Broughton was the training ground of English football team , Manchester United F.C. until 1999. The training ground still hosts some Manchester United junior and academy team matches. People from Broughton include :hymntune writer Joseph Mainzer (1807-1851) lived in Higher Broughton for
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2304-468: The b-sides to the "Fiery Jack" single), and the sleeve credits for Dragnet , as well as the characters in " Fiery Jack " (1980), "Hip Priest" (1982), "The Man Whose Head Expanded" (1983), and "Riddler" (1986). Rare first person narratives include "Frenz", "Carry Bag Man", and "The Steak Place" from 1988's The Frenz Experiment , as well as "Bill Is Dead" (1990), "Living Too Late" (1986), and "Edinburgh Man" (1991). He did not respond to requests to explain
2376-502: The band at their painful best, a number that glides on and on and on." The single entered the UK Independent Chart on 23 February 1980, peaking at number 4, and spent twenty weeks on the chart. "Fiery Jack" was voted by listeners to John Peel 's BBC Radio 1 show at number 38 in the 1980 Festive Fifty . Mark E. Smith Mark Edward Smith (5 March 1957 – 24 January 2018) was an English singer-songwriter. He
2448-470: The band. He was particularly dismissive of the Madchester scene, as well as the post-punk revival bands of the 2000s who cited him and the Fall as an influence, whom he personally felt owed more to Talking Heads . Similarly, he refused to look backwards; when recording, he was adamant that the Fall not repeat themselves stylistically, and when playing live, he refused to play old songs. The approach
2520-515: The band. Their early line-up was formed from early members of the punk rock movement. Their music underwent numerous stylistic changes, often concurrently with changes in the group's line-up . The Fall's 40-year career can be broken into five broad periods, based on the band's membership. These include their early late 1970s line-up, the classic Fall period of Riley/Scanlon/Hanley, the Brix years of 1984-89, their early 1990s revival, and everything after
2592-756: The centre, was the estate of the Clowes family. The highlight of the year was the Kersal Moor Races held during Whit Week when the Kersal area became a giant fairground . Archery was also a popular sport for which the Broughton Archers were renowned countrywide. During the 19th century the population rose rapidly with the Clowes family controlling the development of the area allowing the wealthy merchants to purchase large plots in Higher Broughton to build their mansions and some grand terraces . By
2664-605: The event in their own homes and may never actually have met, but Crabtree's calculations were crucial in allowing Horrocks to estimate the size of Venus and the distance from the Earth to the Sun. The recording of the event is now seen as the birth of modern astronomy in Britain. In June 2004 a commemorative street nameplate in memory of William Crabtree was unveiled at the junction of Lower Broughton Road and Priory Grove. This site marks
2736-678: The former manor house, Broughton Hall, belonged to the Chethams and the Stanleys, both distinguished local families, and later passed, by marriage, to the Clowes family. Part of Broughton was amalgamated into the Municipal Borough of Salford in 1844, and the remaining area in 1853. In the 21st century, parts of Lower Broughton and Higher Broughton have been redeveloped with a mixture of town houses and flats. Together with neighbouring Whitefield , Prestwich and Crumpsall , Broughton
2808-465: The location that is thought most likely to have been the home of Crabtree and his family at the time when he was collaborating with Horrocks. A commemorative plaque was erected in 2005 a few yards away near Ivy Cottage, which is thought to be the house from which Crabtree made his observations. In 1772 the Manor of Broughton became the property of Mary, sister of Edward Cheetham of Nuthurst and Smedley who
2880-537: The meaning or sources behind his lyrics. When asked by a journalist as to how much of his self could be found in the song's characters, he replied "dunno, you're the one sitting there in your round glasses and leather jacket. You tell me what you think it's an extension of...for every bloke pulling a pint , there's about ten thousand journalists writing an article about it." Fragments of Smith's lyrics often appeared as handwritten scribbles on early Fall album and single covers, coupled with collages he had put together. In
2952-480: The mid-19th century the majority of residents who lived in the area known as "the Cliff" were members of the professional classes but a number of merchants also resided there. The Cliff was one of the earliest residential suburbs for "commuters" into Manchester and Salford. A number of the houses built for them still stand today and are protected as listed buildings . In 1838 Manchester Zoological Gardens were opened on
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3024-517: The musicians' instruments. This behavior culminated during a 1998 gig at Brownies in New York, at a low point in his life when he was drinking heavily and band morale was at its lowest. During the performance he got into an onstage fight with the other musicians, leading to long-term bassist Steve Hanley and drummer Karl Burns quitting the band. The night ended with Smith's arrest for assaulting his girlfriend and Fall keyboardist Julia Adamson , and
3096-484: The on-stage fight in New York, after which Hanley quit and Smith was arrested (see below). He married American guitarist and Fall member Brix Smith on 19 July 1983, after they met in April 1983 in Chicago during a Fall American tour. She joined the group on guitar and vocals for the album Perverted by Language and co-wrote some of the best-regarded Fall tracks from the period, and is widely credited for introducing
3168-487: The parish of Manchester and hundred of Salford . In 1844 the township of Broughton-cum-Kersal was incorporated into the Salford Borough , despite much opposition from some of the more wealthy residents, who didn't wish to be associated with "the cotton of Manchester or the filth of Salford" even though their wealth had been made in those towns. In 1866 Broughton became a separate civil parish , on 1 April 1919
3240-410: The parish was abolished and merged with Salford. In 1911 the parish had a population of 53,108. During the latter part of the century large numbers of terraced houses were built for the workers until eventually all of Lower Broughton was built upon. During the course of development the Clowes family kept tight control over the area to ensure that it remained "good class". The land in Higher Broughton
3312-590: The piss, ignoring the pain from his long-suffering kidneys", also speculating that Jack may be an amphetamine user. Smith stated in a Sounds interview at the time of the single's release that Jack was "the sort of guy I can see myself as in twenty years". The single was recorded at Foel Studios in Llanfair Caereinion , Powys , Wales in October 1979, and produced with Geoff Travis and Mayo Thompson , who had accepted Smith's invitation to work on
3384-634: The play Hey, Luciani , based on the short reign of Pope John Paul I . Smith made a cameo appearance in the Michael Winterbottom film 24 Hour Party People (2002), while his younger self was portrayed by Sam Riley in a section that did not make the final cut of the film, but appears as a deleted scene on the DVD. Smith made an appearance in the BBC Three sitcom Ideal in May 2007, playing
3456-493: The reader to "never unleash it on humanity". A live version was included on the 1980 album Totale's Turns , and the studio version has since been included on several compilations of the band's work. "Fiery Jack" was chosen as 'Single of the Week' by Sounds . According to Mick Middles the song saw the band "perfecting pomposity, the Fall jump into the rough and raw world of rockabilly with confidence in excess. 'Fiery Jack' sees
3528-617: The rugby code, founded by members of a club known in 1869 as Broughton College, formed from former pupils of Broughton College, a public school in Salford at the time. It provided a number of early international players and was pivotal in the formation of the Lancashire Football Union . Broughton Park Rugby Union F.C. , is one of the oldest rugby union clubs in England and was established in 1882, just one year after
3600-639: The same question. Smith also expressed support for the UK's withdrawal from the European Union . Although a longstanding member of the Musicians Union , he criticised their political outlook, saying, "all they say is vote Corbyn and stay in the European Union". Smith was both resigned and ambivalent about his legacy, especially in terms of the fad -orientated music industry of which he
3672-576: The same tendency, with a notable example being "To Nkroachment: Yarbles " (1985). His vocal style was similarly unusual, and his delivery is known for his tendency to end phrases with an "ah"-sound. He often speak-sang or sing-slurred his lyrics, especially from the mid-1990s. His singing voice, particularly when playing live, has been described as "rambling", and he often interjected improvised rants between verses. He tended to write lyrics as free-form prose into one of his many notebooks, and only later set them to pieces of music composed by Fall musicians. He
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#17327807828893744-557: The sessions. Smith recorded the vocals for "Fiery Jack" in the studios' courtyard as he liked the echo that it created. It was released in January 1980 by Step-Forward, the band's last release on the label before moving to Rough Trade Records . As well as "Fiery Jack", the band recorded the B-side tracks "2nd Dark Age" and "Psykick Dancehall #2" (a song originally released on their Dragnet album), and "That Man", which wasn't included, but
3816-423: The time of his death was his manager Pamela Vander. Referring to the Fall's 60-odd former members, Smith said that he had "only" fired around half the number of people he is said to have dismissed, and that some left of their own free will. He would fire musicians for seemingly trivial reasons; he once dismissed a sound engineer for eating a salad, later explaining that "the salad was the last straw." Marc Riley
3888-473: The time, it had commanding views over the Cliff, looking out toward the Crescent. It was built by a Greek merchant to represent his status in the community. Part of the house burned down, leaving the owner in conflict with the authorities over land tax due, but unpaid on the damaged part of the building. The house was taken by the local authority eventually and became Broughton Grammar School for Girls before it
3960-459: The track "How He Wrote Elastica Man" in 2000, which was co-written by, and features Smith, the title being a reference to the 1980 Fall song "How I Wrote 'Elastic Man'", while in 2014 Fat White Family released an EP titled "I Am Mark E Smith.", a reference to the 1985 Fall song "I am Damo Suzuki". Sonic Youth covered three Fall songs, as well as the Kinks' "Victoria", which they released in 1990 as
4032-528: The west of this township, close to a ford across the Irwell, lay the hamlet of Broughton. The Manor of Broughton was formerly an ancient demesne of the honour of Lancaster , being a member of the Royal Manor of Salford . It descended through various families and in 1578 was bought by Henry Stanley, 4th Earl of Derby . In the 17th century Broughton was still regarded as a member or hamlet of Salford and
4104-613: Was " Paranoid " by Black Sabbath , and his first gig was the Groundhogs at Manchester's Free Trade Hall . He attended Sedgley Park Primary School, and later Stand Grammar School for Boys before leaving aged 16. That year, he left home and moved in with his girlfriend and future Fall keyboardist, Una Baines , later of the Blue Orchids . He subsequently took an evening class in A-level Literature. His first job
4176-420: Was a prolific writer who often wrote in dense continuous prose, which he would later edit down into lyrics. A number of Smith's vocal tracks were recorded spontaneously at his home, when he sang into a dictaphone or cassette recorder, most notably sections of "Paintwork" from the Fall's 1985 album This Nation's Saving Grace , which also includes the voice of Alan Cooper discussing main sequence stars, from
4248-697: Was born to working-class parents Irene ( née Brownhill) and Jack Smith, in Broughton, Salford , the eldest of four siblings. He had three sisters: Suzanne (who later painted the front sleeve for the 1980 Fall album Grotesque (After the Gramme) ), Caroline, and Barbara. His grandfather, James Brownhill, had fought in France during the Second World War and was involved at the Dunkirk evacuation . Jack
4320-484: Was demolished to make way for Brentnall Primary School. The only evidence of the original house was the gates still there to this day. Broughton is home to a large Jewish community. In the 2011 census, 14.2% of residents gave their religion as Jewish, compared to 3.3% for Salford and 0.5% for England. The ward is represented by three councillors: John Merry (Lab), Maria Brabiner (Lab), and Jim King (Lab Co-op). indicates seat up for re-election. Albert Park
4392-404: Was designated as a conservation area by Salford City Council in 1976. The designation now covers an area of 26.03 ha (64.42 acres) and has preserved the character of the area with its cobbled streets and many fine buildings. In the summer months of 2000, new gardens, fences, gates and porches had begun to be fitted to the local authority houses in Lower Broughton covering the whole of
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#17327807828894464-562: Was fired for dancing to Deep Purple 's " Smoke on the Water " during their Australian tour, although the two had had many arguments beforehand. Smith said that he often changed musicians so that they would not become lazy or complacent. After the influential British DJ and Fall supporter John Peel died in 2004, Smith made a notorious appearance on the BBC 's Newsnight show in which he seemed stunned and incoherent, which he afterwards put down to
4536-462: Was in a meat factory before he became a shipping clerk on Salford docks. The Fall were named after the 1956 novel by Albert Camus , and initially consisted of Smith and his friends Martin Bramah , Una Baines and Tony Friel . By this time, Smith was unemployed, having dropped out of college at the age of 19. He gave up his job as a shipping clerk at Salford docks shortly afterward to focus on
4608-474: Was later released on the Totale's Turns album. The sleeve's artwork was designed by Smith's sister Suzanne, with text by Mark E. Smith which mentioned Roman Totale XVII (one of several references to this character in the band's early releases), and claiming the contents of the single were found next to Totale's remains, "the results of experiments which took place in the remote Welsh hills one autumn" and urging
4680-606: Was married to Samuel Clowes. The manor then descended through the Clowes family to the Captain Henry Arthur Clowes. By 1801 the population of the township of Broughton with Kersal was 866. Much of the land was owned by the Clowes family of Broughton Old Hall and the Byroms of Kersal Cell, and was either farmed, or supported cottage industries such as spinning and weaving. Broughton Park, which stretched from Singleton Road to Broom Lane with Broughton Old Hall at
4752-541: Was often harshly critical in his lyrics. He noted, somewhat bitterly, how "every artist wants credibility. A couple of years ago, I read a poll on the hundred best artists of all time. The Fall was in there between Mozart and Puccini . I was very proud of that. Of course, the next day I can pick up a paper and be the guy with no teeth who beats everybody up." Despite this, he was widely influential and critically acclaimed throughout his career, in part because he did not seek to capitalise on current trends which might have dated
4824-401: Was opened in 1877 and was described as "16 acres of terraced walkways making it possible to walk 5 miles (8.0 km) around the park without traversing the same ground twice". The park originally featured a 2-acre (8,100 m ) lake which was filled in during the late 1940s. Broughton RUFC formerly Broughton Wasps, was the first Broughton football club in Manchester, and played using
4896-536: Was released in May 2007. Smith provided guest vocals on the song "Glitter Freeze" from the 2010 Gorillaz album Plastic Beach , and made a notable appearance later that year on the Pyramid Stage at Glastonbury 2010 , where he joined the band on-stage to perform the song during their headlining set. Smith joined the group Shuttleworth to record the World Cup song "England's Heartbeat." In 1986, he wrote
4968-467: Was sold in large plots for "villa" type properties and they also restricted the number of pubs that could be built, and then only allowed beer to be sold and not spirits. By 1901 the population had grown to around 49,048. During the 20th century many of the large houses were divided up and rented out as flats, causing the area to become run down and neglected. Some of the fine Victorian terraces were demolished and replaced with modern housing. The Cliff
5040-600: Was the lead vocalist, lyricist and only constant member of the post-punk group The Fall . Smith formed the band after attending the June 1976 Sex Pistols gig at the Lesser Free Trade Hall in Manchester and was its leader until his death. During their 42-year existence, the Fall's line-up included some sixty musicians, with whom Smith released 32 studio albums and numerous singles and EPs. Smith had
5112-417: Was too young to have fought in the war, but joined the army as soon as he was old enough. Smith's parents had moved to nearby Sedgley Park, Prestwich after their marriage in 1955. Smith's father died suddenly in 1989 of a heart attack. According to Simon Ford, Smith did not become interested in music until he was about 14, when his father "allowed a record player into the house." The first single he bought
5184-457: Was unconventional and he did not have high regard for musicianship, stating that "rock & roll isn't even music really. It's a mistreating of instruments to get feelings over." The Fall are regarded as one of the most important and influential post-punk bands of the 1980s, 1990s, and 2000s. Although Smith was difficult to work with, he was revered by fans and critics, and was described as a "strange kind of antimatter national treasure." Smith
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