The Fall (band)
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The Fall were an English post-punk band, formed in 1976 in Prestwich, Greater Manchester. They had many line-up changes, with vocalist and founder member Mark E. Smith being the only constant member.
The Fall performing in 1984; L–R: Craig Scanlon, Mark E. Smith, Karl Burns, and Steve Hanley
Smith in Tokyo, 1990
Steve Hanley and Brix Smith during the Perverted By Language tour in Hamburg, Germany, April 1984
Edinburgh, 2011
Brix Smith
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Brix Smith is an American singer and guitarist, best known as the lead guitarist and a major songwriter for the English post-punk band the Fall during two stints in the band.
The Fall (band)
…in the group's lineup. Long-term musicians included drummers Paul Hanley, Simon Wolstencroft and Karl Burns; guitarists Craig Scanlon, Marc Riley, and Brix Smith; and bassist Steve Hanley, whose melodic, circular bass lines are widely credited with shaping the band's sound from 1979 to 1998. The band were…
Smith in 2016
Smith onstage with the Fall at the Markthalle Hamburg, Perverted by Language Tour, April 13, 1984