My review of Von Südenfed’s “The Rhinohead†is up today at PTW. Shortly after I filed it, my copy of The Wire arrived with Mr. Von Pseud Mag Editor and MoM on the cover. Yikes. To be completely honest, I’m more convinced now that featuring Mark E. Smith anywhere is a simple ploy to sell magazines, albums, anything really to lure the throng of rabid fans who’ve held on through the years, the wives, whatever. It’s pretty simple really, or at least it seems that way. It’s kinda sad too because since Country on the Click I think that Smith’s been fading fast, and as fun as Von Südenfed’s Tromatic Reflexxions is, it’s not the return to grace I’d hoped for.
If nothing else, this album ought to convince folks new to the Fall that those albums after This Nation’s Saving Grace are pretty good too, up ’til a point. I considered adding this extra-musical bits and editorializations in the review, but I felt that it would be a disservice to the song to clutter the review with even more detritus about the Fall. There’s plenty out there. Explore that mighty abyss!