Mollusc in Tyrol

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I'm just wondering, honestly, did anyone else just take this as a particularly DENSE Fall track? I found out (through Fallnet etc) I heard it was meant to be some kind of impenetrable "Mark fucks around on his 4-track" track, like "Papal Visit", etc. The more I listen to it the more I think it works fine as a song, albeit a muddily recordded one. Am I alone on this? It was annoying at the time (and I guess still is as this was prompted by my latest listening to this song).

― Andrew Thames (Andrew Thames), Friday, 10 January 2003 14:06 (twenty-three years ago)

It's off "Seminal Live", last track on the stereo side, sorry. Should have said.

― Andrew Thames (Andrew Thames), Friday, 10 January 2003 14:09 (twenty-three years ago)

I always thought the name was interesting/cool. But I never listen to that record, because it's -uh - not real good-uh. I think "Dead Beat Descendant" is the only reason I keep that record around...

― dave225 (Dave225), Friday, 10 January 2003 14:12 (twenty-three years ago)

The stereo side's fine! "Pinball Machine" is as good as any drunken rockabilly cover they/he ever did, suerly. Actually I'm listening to the live side now, and it's pretty good too.

― Andrew Thames (Andrew Thames), Friday, 10 January 2003 14:16 (twenty-three years ago)

yeah, I'm drunk. Go me.

― Andrew Thames (Andrew Thames), Friday, 10 January 2003 14:47 (twenty-three years ago)

The first time I saw The Fall live a tape of this song played just before they came on. I like it a lot, and Pinball Machine too. The rest of the album isn't great.

― robertw, Friday, 10 January 2003 15:22 (twenty-three years ago)

My friend Gideon once pointed out to me how good the lyrics to "H.O.W." are, which made me appreciate Seminal Live a lot more.

I always thought the title of "Mollusc in Tyrol" was an oblique reference to a line from "D.R. and Quinch Go Hollywood."

― Douglas (Douglas), Friday, 10 January 2003 15:24 (twenty-three years ago)

It was only the second Fall album I bought and "Mollusc In Tyrol" was yes particularly hard going for my young ears.

Half-studio half-live albums is never a format that seems to work quite as well as it could (exception of course Slates/A Part of America.. but they weren't originally coupled where they?)

― Tom (Groke), Friday, 10 January 2003 15:26 (twenty-three years ago)

No, my copy of Slates is a ten inch.

"I always thought the title of "Mollusc in Tyrol" was an oblique reference to a line from "D.R. and Quinch Go Hollywood." " What's D.R. and Quinch Go Hollywood?

Also...Mollusc in Country is the name of an instrumental song on Country Teasers' Moral Nosebleed etc. comp, songwriting credits to Smith. Anyone know is there a Fall Mollusc in Country or is this version taking liberties? It doesn't sound much like the song on Seminal Live.

― Paula G., Friday, 10 January 2003 15:35 (twenty-three years ago)

"D. R. & Quinch Go Hollywood" = semi-classic comics story, from 2000 AD in the mid-'80s, by Alan Moore & Alan Davis--there's a bit of business involving D.R. ordering shellfish which... oh, I won't spoil it.

― Douglas (Douglas), Saturday, 11 January 2003 00:03 (twenty-three years ago)

Ordering fresh shellfish in the mountains, is that the joke? Anyway thanks for the report. I'll look out for this DR and Quinch.

― Paula G., Monday, 13 January 2003 15:37 (twenty-three years ago)

um, also if you listen to i ludicrous' "my favourite records" there's a really good bit where he goes something like "john only likes old fall / i'm going to play him 'mollusc in tyrol' / he says he won't like it, but he will, he will" um, you probably have to hear it.

+ i think "my favourite records" is prob a better song than "mollusc" to be honest which is one of only about 2 or 3 fall songs ever that i find difficult to listen to

― kieron, Monday, 13 January 2003 18:58 (twenty-three years ago)

What's iludicrous?

― Paula G., Monday, 13 January 2003 20:10 (twenty-three years ago)

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