This Leaden Pall

by Half Man Half Biscuit

This Leaden Pall cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 25 October 1993
  • Label: Probe Plus
  • Country: United Kingdom
  • Length: 53:11
  • Community rating: 3.67/5 from 3 ratings

Artists on this release: Geoff Davies

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Returning after an early retirement, the cult British indie group delivers another round of heavily satirical and distinctly Northern post-punk. The sparse instrumentation serves primarily as a vehicle for Nigel Blackwell's highly humorous, hyper-specific observations of working-class culture and minor celebrities.

Genres

Descriptors: satirical, guitars, melodic, spoken-word, observational

Tracklist

  1. M-6-ster (3:12)
  2. 4AD3DCD (2:59)
  3. Running Order Squabble Fest (1:54)
  4. Whiteness Thy Name Is Meltonian (3:59)
  5. This Leaden Pall (3:08)
  6. Turned up Clocked on Laid Off (4:07)
  7. Improv Workshop Mimeshow Gobshite (3:30)
  8. 13 Eurogoths Floating in the Dead Sea (3:04)
  9. Whit Week Malarkey (4:00)
  10. Doreen (4:05)
  11. Quality Janitor (3:52)
  12. Floreat Inertia (3:40)
  13. Malayan Jelutong (4:05)
  14. Numanoid Hang-glide (2:51)
  15. Footprints (4:41)

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