The Fall of the House of Usher

by Peter Hammill

The Fall of the House of Usher cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 11 November 1991
  • Label: Some Bizzare
  • Country: United Kingdom
  • Length: 1:15:22
  • Community rating: 3.18/5 from 2 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Adapting Edgar Allan Poe's classic gothic tale, the former Van der Graaf Generator frontman composed this ambitious, synthesizer-heavy rock opera. The dense, theatrical arrangements showcase his distinctive vocal delivery and lifelong fascination with dark, literary themes.

Genres

Descriptors: Avant Garde, conceptual, literature

Tracklist

  1. An Unenviable Role (2:27)
  2. That Must Be The House (4:52)
  3. Architecture (3:35)
  4. The Sleeper (3:22)
  5. One Thing At A Time (2:50)
  6. I Shun The Light (3:38)
  7. Leave This House (5:15)
  8. Dreaming (3:45)
  9. A Chronic Catalepsy (3:15)
  10. The Herbalist (3:43)
  11. The Evil That Is Done (3:07)
  12. Five Years Ago (3:27)
  13. It's Over Now (3:44)
  14. An Influence (3:20)
  15. No Rot (2:04)
  16. She Is Dead (6:04)
  17. Beating Of The Heart (5:13)
  18. The Haunted Palace (4:20)
  19. I Dared Not Speak (1:45)
  20. She Comes Towards The Door (2:29)
  21. The Fall (3:07)

Credits

  • Barry Grint - lacquer cut by
  • Judge Smith - libretto by
  • Lene Lovich - vocals [madeline usher]
  • Andy Bell - vocals [montresor]
  • Sarah Jane Morris - vocals [the chorus]
  • Herbert Gr枚nemeyer - vocals [the herbalist]

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