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A showdown between all 500 (ish) Fall Songs to ill-advisedly attempt to find out the best fall song! Fall chat along the way with four life-long fall wonks.

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#202
Yesterday · 2 hr 16 min
B.E.E.F.O.U.T. Pod Episode 8: Odd n Sods Ranked!
The Beefheart Odd ’n’ Sods episode. A rummage through the stranger corners of the Captain’s world — obscure originals, R&B workouts, Zappa collisions, alternate versions, abandoned ideas, instrumental oddities and various things that probably should have been left in the vault. We’ve got Triple Combination, Willie the Pimp, Diddy Wah Diddy, Debra Kadabra, Light Reflected, Korn Ring Finger, Funeral Hill, Run Paint Run Run and plenty more — with some proper Beefheart material sitting alongside the more curious stuff. Some of it sounds like lost Beef. Some of it sounds like solid R&B. Some of it sounds like Zappa’s band attempting to will Don from memory. Some of it is simply DVV wandering into the undergrowth and seeing what happens. Odd ’n’ sods. Deep cuts. Half-formed things. Strange detours. Good stuff, bad stuff and stuff that leaves you wondering quite what the plan was. And, naturally: “You gold-plated monkey.” Vote on Patreon!! https://www.patreon.com/c/FALLOUTPODCAST238
#201
September 13 · 51 min
F.A.L.L.O.U.T. Podcast EP181: Not (Yet) Fit To Be Seen
RECOVERY KIT VS FREE RANGE Container Drivers Vs Jung Nev's Antidotes. Tneet!! Another two-pronged FALL SHOWDOWN. People of Europa, rejoice and carry your past around!! A deep, dark delve into a world of trucking goes up against a zepp rip!!! And alongside that, we speed-run Extricate Vs Infotainment scan! — two albums mere years but aeons apart... Fall period, placed under entirely unnecessary forensic examination. Fallout POD. 525 songs. Still going H2H. Since 2021. A work in progress // Due about 2027!! Cash for votes! https://www.patreon.com/c/FALLOUTPODCAST238 Big love to all those who fall.
#200
September 6 · 1 hr
F.A.L.L.O.U.T.P.O.D.C.A.S.T. EP180: Codename: Lovely Harry
Hello and welcome to the F.A.L.L.O.U.T. Podcast! Kinder of Spine vs Eat Y'Self Fitter NWRA vs Prole Art Threat Al, DB and B return to Round 4 of the futile FALL SHOWDOWN and, for once, absolutely no danger of anyone getting upset about the results. Easy choices, right!! Joining us is new friend of the show Harry, making his F.A.L.L.O.U.T. debut and bravely stepping into the madness. Kinder of Spine vs Eat Y'Self Fitter NWRA vs Prole Art Threat Four classics. Two winners. And some extremely cheerful, balanced and entirely sensible decision-making. Expect smiles, sunshine, good manners and absolutely no shouting about how wrong everyone else is. Cash for votes! Become a patron and help shape future episodes. Support the podcast on Patreon: Pathttps://www.patreon.com/c/FALLOUTPODCAST238
#199
August 30 · 1 hr 25 min
F.A.L.L.O.U.T.P.O.D.C.A.S.T. EP179: Live Static! + Women of The Fall (Take over!!)
The Classical vs Neighbourhood of Infinity Hip Priest vs I Am Damo Suzuki Hello and welcome to the F.A.L.L.O.U.T. Podcast! This week Al B, DB and B are all in the same room, recording live from Static Records in Wigan. And what a show we've got. Round 4, with two HUGE clashes: The Classical vs Neighbourhood of Infinity Hip Priest vs I Am Damo Suzuki Two big, big boys. Two very different kinds of Fall. Only one from each pairing can survive. What will even win?! We're also joined by Una, back on the podcast to talk about the forthcoming Women of The Fall Weekender, celebrating the women who have been part of The Fall story and the wider Manchester music scene. The two-day event takes place 5th September at The Carlton Club, Whalley Range, and 6th September at The Kamera Ballroom, Chorlton, with live music, film, conversation and collaboration. Get tickets here! https://events.humanitix.com/50-years-of-fallen-women So we've got Al B, DB, B, Una, a Wigan record shop, two enormous Fall showdowns and some potentially catastrophic decision-making. What a show. Cash for votes! Become a patron and help shape future episodes. Support F.A.L.L.O.U.T. on Patreon and go ot STATIC RECORDS!!!!
#198
August 23 · 56 min
F.A.L.L.O.U.T.P.O.D.C.A.S.T. EP178: The Dream Went Right Back to Base
Hello and welcome to the F.A.L.L.O.U.T. Podcast! Hexen Definitive vs The Past. Crop Dust vsDisney's Dream Debased The FALL SHOWDOWN rolls on into Round 4, with Al B, DB and B facing two more strange and potentially dangerous encounters. First up, old-old-days Hexen Definitive goes head-to-head with a mid-period woozy gem, The Past. Then it's the troggs sampling oopathon of Crop Dust versus pre post theme park W&F cog of Disney's Dream Debased — a genuine battle of the Fall's more... questionable corners. Two very different kinds of Fall. Two songs enter, one song leaves. What could possibly go wrong? Cash for votes! Become a patron and help shape future episodes. Patreon
#197
August 16 · 58 min
F.A.L.L.O.U.T.P.O.D.C.A.S.T. EP177: Round 4 — Big Big Boys!
Hello and welcome to the F.A.L.L.O.U.T. Podcast! It’s Round 4 of the futile FALL SHOWDOWN, and we’re down to the last 125 songs or thereabouts. At this point, absolutely anything could happen. What will even win?! Al B and DB return...joined by guest of the day Matt Leonard of TOTAL VICTORY and more....to the tournament with four more heavyweight clashes: Pay Your Rates vs I’m Into C.B. Riddler vs Sleep Debt Snatches Two brutal encounters between some BIG BIG BOYS from very different corners of the Fall universe. Which ones survive? Which ones get the chop? And how on earth are we supposed to choose? As always, there will be strong opinions, questionable logic, sudden reversals, and absolutely no guarantee that the songs we love will survive the next round. The FALL SHOWDOWN steamrolls on... Cash for votes! Become a patron and help shape future episodes. Support the podcast on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/c/FALLOUTPODCAST238
#196
August 10 · 1 hr 40 min
B.E.E.F.O.U.T. Podcast Episode 7: Doc at the Radar Station & Ice Cream for Crow Ranked!
Hello and welcome to the B.E.E.F.O.U.T. Podcast! This time Al B and DB take on the final stretch of the Captain Beefheart story, ranking Doc at the Radar Station and Ice Cream for Crow — the two extraordinary albums that bookend the Captain's final musical period. Doc at the Radar Station is Beefheart sounding absolutely furious and completely alive: abrasive, weird, powerful and somehow still full of brilliant tunes. Ice Cream for Crow, recorded two years later with an almost entirely new Magic Band, takes things somewhere stranger and more spacious — a final burst of invention before Don Van Vliet sailed off into the desert and left music behind for painting. So which album wins? Which songs have aged like fine wine, which sound like they were recorded on another planet, and where does the Captain's final period sit in the B.E.E.F.O.U.T. rankings? In case yer internet machine isn't working, here's a few of the tracks we're looking at...Hot Head, Ashtray Heart, Run Paint Run Run, Sue Egypt, Dirty Blue Gene, Sheriff of Hong Kong, Telephone, Flavor Bud Living, Ice Cream for Crow, The Host the Ghost the Most Holy-O, Semi-Multicoloured Caucasian, Hey Garland I Dig Your Tweed Coat..etc, etc etc!! Cash for votes! Become a patron and help shape future episodes. Support the podcast on Patreon: Patreon
#195
August 3 · 1 hr 33 min
F.A.L.L.O.U.T.P.O.D.C.A.S.T. EP176: FALLOUT BOOK CLUB #6 "The Fallen" By Dave Simpson! Part 1.
Hello and welcome to the F.A.L.L.O.U.T. Podcast! This week, Al B, DB and friend of facts Dannyno descend into Dave Simpson's excellent book The Fallen. What starts as a simple look at former Fall members quickly mutates into a labyrinth of ex-members, pre-Fall bands, post-Fall bands, forgotten projects, bizarre career turns and unlikely reunions. Along the way we bump into Karen Leatham, Eric the Ferret and the manager of The Chemical Brothers, plus dozens more familiar—and not so familiar—characters. Armed with Simpson's research, fading memories and misplaced confidence, we attempt to map one of the most bewildering family trees in rock history. We confidently announced this would be a short episode... so naturally, two hours later, we're only halfway through. Expect stories from the book, side roads, forgotten bands, dubious detective work, no investigative instinct whatsoever, plenty of hot takes, and the usual mixture of facts, speculation and affectionate nonsense. Enjoy Part 1, and join us at some indistinct point in the distant future for Part 2. Now... where did I leave that Karl Burns? Cash for votes! Become a patron and help shape future episodes. Support the podcast on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/c/FALLOUTPODCAST238 #thefall #falloutpodcast #markesmith #davesimpson #thefallen #postpunk #musicbooks #karlburns
#194
July 25 · 1 hr 13 min
N.O.T.F.A.L.L. U.S. & U.K. 80s-90s!!
Welcome to N.O.T.F.A.L.L.—the occasional side project from the F.A.L.L.O.U.T. Podcast, where Al B and DB give Mark E. Smith the week off and play a pile of completely unrelated records that have somehow lodged themselves in their heads. This time it's U.S. & U.K.!! A transatlantic rummage through garage rock, punk, noise, outsider pop, post-hardcore, blues trash, Peel Session oddities and anything else that sounds like it should've been played in a leaking social club with a broken PA. Featuring music from Big Stick, Mazey Fade, Unsane, Sonic Youth, Frank Sidebottom, The Drags, The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion, Oblivians, Country Teasers... and about a billion others we've completely forgotten until five minutes after we stopped recording. No tournament. No rankings. No spreadsheets. Just two idiots recommending records they love and hoping you'll discover something brilliant. If you've ever wondered what Al B and DB are listening to when they're not obsessing over The Fall... this is it. Support the podcast on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/c/FALLOUTPODCAST238 #notfall #garagepunk #noise #postpunk #sonicyouth #unsane #jonspencerbluesexplosion #countryteasers #oblivians #franksidebottom #indierock #musicpodcast
#193
July 19 · 1 hr 49 min
B.E.E.F.O.U.T. Podcast Episode 6: Bat Chain Puller & Shiny Beast Ranked!
Hello and welcome to the B.E.E.F.O.U.T. Podcast! This week, Al B and DB tackle one of the most fascinating "what ifs" in Captain Beefheart history, ranking every track from both versions of Bat Chain Puller—the legendary "lost" 1976 album, finally released in 2012—and Shiny Beast (Bat Chain Puller), the reworked album that emerged in 1978. Joining us is friend of the show Max, who's here to right wrongs, spill truths and, quite possibly, make everything even more complicated. How different are the two albums? Which songs improved? Which lost a little magic? And which versions come out on top when the dust settles? In case your internet machine isn't working, here's the tracks we're looking at... Floppy Boot Stomp, Tropical Hot Dog Night, Ice Rose, Harry Irene, You Know You’re a Man, Bat Chain Puller, When I See Mommy, I Feel Like a Mummy, Owed T’Alex, Candle Mambo, Love Lies, Suction Prints, Apes-Ma, Seam Crooked Sam, Brick Bats, Odd Jobs, Hobo-ism, 81 Poop Hatch, A Carrot is as Close as a Rabbit Gets, Flavor Bud Living, Human totem pole As always, expect strong opinions, deep dives, baffling Beefheart tangents and rankings that will almost certainly upset somebody. Cash for votes! Become a patron and help shape future episodes. Support the podcast on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/c/FALLOUTPODCAST238 #captainbeefheart #beefoutpodcast #batchainpuller #shinybeast #donvanvliet #albumranking #avantrock
#192
July 12 · 1 hr 13 min
F.A.L.L.O.U.T.P.O.D.C.A.S.T. EP175: 2nd Chance Bag: Senior Surplus Track Inspectors
Hello and welcome to the F.A.L.L.O.U.T. Podcast! The tournament takes a detour into the Last Chance Saloon, where Al B and DB revisit the song that went out in Round 2 to bring a select few back in from the cold. Suffice to say, some questionable decision-making has somehow allowed a few absolute gems to sneak through to the next round... while others have been unceremoniously shown the door. Who was robbed? Who got lucky? And what does this say about the voting public? Support the podcast on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/c/FALLOUTPODCAST238 Cash for votes! Become a patron, cast your votes in future tournaments, and help shape what happens next. Democracy has never been so wonderfully suspect. #thefall #falloutpodcast #markesmith #lastchancesaloon #fallsongtournament #cashforvotes
#191
July 5 · 1 hr 6 min
F.A.L.L.O.U.T.P.O.D.C.A.S.T. EP174: Work in Progress Or Three Foot Logger Hard Ohn
Hello and welcome to the F.A.L.L.O.U.T. Podcast! This week, Al B, Db n Stewpot hit (Finally) the end of round 3!!! of Fall tournament and make their calls on three tight(ish) matchups! They / We think it's all (not even close to being) over!! Kurious Oranj vs Bo Demmick Living Too Late vs Garden New Face in Hell vs Flat of Angles Expect arguments, second-guessing, and at least one decision that will be revisited with regret in the early hours. Support the podcast on Patreon - Vote on the show etc etc etc!! https://www.patreon.com/c/FALLOUTPODCAST238
#190
June 28 · 1 hr 46 min
B.E.E.F.O.U.T. Podcast Episode 5: Unconditionally Guaranteed & Bluejeans & Moonbeams Ranked!
T'neet on't' B.E.E.F.O.U.T. Podcast! This week, Al B and Db tackle what many consider the nadir of Captain Beefheart's career. We're ranking every song from Unconditionally Guaranteed and Bluejeans & Moonbeams—from worst to best—to find out if these much-maligned albums really deserve their reputation. In case your internet machine isn't working, here's the tracks we're looking at... Unconditionally Guaranteed: Upon the My-O-My, Sugar Bowl, New Electric Ride, Magic Be, Happy Love Song, Full Moon Hot Sun, I Got Love on My Mind, This Is the Day, Lazy Music, Peaches. Bluejeans & Moonbeams: Party of Special Things to Do, Same Old Blues, Observatory Crest, Pompadour Swamp, Captain's Holiday, Rock 'n' Roll's Evil Doll, Further Than We've Gone, Twist Ah Luck, Bluejeans & Moonbeams. Cash for votes! https://www.patreon.com/c/FALLOUTPODCAST238 #captainbeefheart #donvanvliet #beefoutpodcast #bluejeansandmoonbeams #unconditionallyguaranteed #tragicband #albumranking
#189
June 21 · 51 min
F.A.L.L.O.U.T.P.O.D.C.A.S.T. EP173: Plenty O Studio Witchcraft
Noel's Chemical Effluence vs Black Roof !!! Hit The North vs Taurig !!! The Walker, The host, DB & Stu descend once more into the ruins... T'neet the lads shovel through another mound of glorious nonsense as Noel's Chemical Effluence squares up against Black Roof, while Hit The North takes on Taurig in a battle that may or may not permanently alter the chemical balance of the North West. Featuring the usual reckless diversions, dubious scholarship, and several opinions that should probably have remained indoors. Winner stays on, loser gets covered in effluence. Join the patron to get your opinion and votes in the mix! https://www.patreon.com/c/FALLOUTPODCAST238 #fall #thefall #falloutpodcast#hitthenorth #blackroof #taurig #noelschemicaleffluence
#188
June 14 · 1 hr 34 min
B.E.E.F.O.U.T. Podcast Episode 4 : Captain Beefheart Spotlight Kid & Clearspot Ranked!
T'neet! B, DB and Al take a deep dive into Captain Beefheart's The Spotlight Kid and Clear Spot—two albums that still split opinion among fans. Coming after the wild, angular chaos of Trout Mask Replica and Lick My Decals Off, Baby, Beefheart dialled back some of the avant-garde madness in favour of heavier grooves, tighter songs and a slightly more approachable sound. For some, that made these records a disappointment. For others, it was a beautiful left turn that produced some of the finest music he ever recorded. The lads rank every song from both albums: I'm Gonna Booglarize You Baby, White Jam, Blabber 'n Smoke, When It Blows Its Stacks, Alice in Blunderland, The Spotlight Kid, Click Clack, Grow Fins, There Ain't No Santa Claus on the Evenin' Stage, Glider, Low Yo Yo Stuff, Nowadays a Woman's Gotta Hit a Man, Too Much Time, Circumstances, My Head Is My Only House Unless It Rains, Sun Zoom Spark, Clear Spot, Crazy Little Thing, Long Neck Bottles, Her Eyes Are a Blue Million Miles, Big Eyed Beans from Venus and Golden Birdies. Expect strong opinions, a few surprises, plenty of praise for the Magic Band, and the usual disagreements as they try to put 22 great songs into some kind of order. 🎙️🐟 Check out our Fall podcast, Fallout: Fallout Podcast And if you'd like to support the show, get involved in Cash for Votes, vote on future episodes and access bonus content, visit our Patreon: Fallout Podcast Patreon
#187
June 7 · 1 hr 2 min
F.A.L.L.O.U.T.P.O.D.C.A.S.T. EP172: A Creepy Bo Diddley Jam!
T,neet A Figure Walks vs Cosmos 7!!! All Leave Cancelled vs Dedication not medication Winter vs Backdrop Big boys vs mid boys vs how they still here boys!!.. Join Dan, Al & B to decide the worst possible outcome of all of these votes. And vote yourself by giving us a pound or 5 on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/c/FALLOUTPODCAST238
#186
May 31 · 1 hr 23 min
B.E.E.F.O.U.T. Podcast Episode 3 : Lick My Decals Off Baby & Mirror Man Sessions - Rassled & Ranked!
T'neet. The genius follow-up to Trout Mask Replica that is "Lick My Decals Off, Baby." Is it a mature Don, or a man all at sea? All of its tracks are pored over, discussed, and ranked alongside those from the somewhat cash-in Mirror Man Sessions which, while technically a fifth LP, was a world away from where Don and the Magic Band were at the time. Join DB, AL, and Brendan as they decide which tracks from Decals and Mirror Man deserve to make it into the final 32 head-to-head showdown, all in an effort to declare, once and for all: What is the greatest Beefheart track of all time? Join our Patreon to vote on this shiiiiiiiiii Just in case your Wikipedia is broken, here's what's going head to heed!! Lick My Decals Off, Baby, Doctor Dark, I Love You, You Big Dummy, Peon, Bellerin' Plain, Woe-Is-Uh-Me-Bop, Japan in a Dishpan, I Wanna Find a Woman That'll Hold My Big Toe Till I Have to Go, Petrified Forest, One Red Rose That I Mean, The Buggy Boogie Woogie, The Smithsonian Institute Blues (Or the Big Dig), Space-Age Couple, The Clouds Are Full of Wine (Not Whiskey or Rye), Flash Gordon's Ape, Tarotplane, Kandy Korn, 25th Century Quaker & Mirror Man!
#185
May 24 · 1 hr 4 min
F.A.L.L.O.U.T.P.O.D.C.A.S.T. EP171: 9 CD Reissue of Remit Please!
Tneet..as if we needed to tell you! Early days of Channel Fuhrer vs Lucifer Over Lancashire 4 ½ inch vs Midnight in Aspen Das Boat vs No Christmas for JQ How did any of them (JQ aside) even get through to Round 3, you ask! We don't know! Don't blame us! Plough on wayward songs..plough on! Cash for votes here if you think you can do better (you almost certainly can!) https://www.patreon.com/c/FALLOUTPODCAST238
#184
May 17 · 1 hr 43 min
B.E.E.F.O.U.T. Podcast Episode 2 : Trout Mask Replica Vs Trout Mask Replica!
Tneet..as there are som amny goawd dang songs on this behemoth, the crew ranks these gems; Frownland, The Dust Blows Forward ’n the Dust Blows Back, Dachau Blues, Ella Guru, Hair Pie: Bake 1, Moonlight on Vermont, Pachuco Cadaver, Bills Corpse, Sweet Sweet Bulbs, Neon Meate Dream of a Octafish, China Pig, My Human Gets Me Blues, Dali’s Car, Hair Pie: Bake 2, Pena, Well, When Big Joan Sets Up, Fallin’ Ditch, Sugar ’n Spikes, Ant Man Bee, Orange Claw Hammer, Wild Life, She’s Too Much for My Mirror, Hobo Chang Ba, The Blimp (Mousetrapreplica), Steal Softly Thru Snow, Old Fart at Play, Veteran’s Day Poppy! Give us yer thougths and give us yer money (for votes) https://www.patreon.com/c/FALLOUTPODCAST238
#183
May 10 · 1 hr 9 min
F.A.L.L.O.U.T.P.O.D.C.A.S.T. EP170: PRE !PRO! RE! LAPSE!!!
T'neet.. Going to Spain vs Oleano Paintwork vs Jawbone and the Air Rifle Fibre Book Troll vs Lie Dream of Casino Soul and joined by Tim from Prolapse! Good times. Give us some cash for voting rights here on Patreon. https://www.patreon.com/c/FALLOUTPODCAST238

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