Mad Love 1985

David Hepworth has been writing, broadcasting and speaking about music since the 70s. He was involved in the launch and editing of Smash Hits, Q, Mojo and The Word. He was one of the presenters of BBC TV‘s The Old Grey Whistle Test, and one of the anchors of the BBC’s coverage of Live Aid in July 1985.
He has written six books about music in the last five years: 1971 – Never a Dull Moment: Rock’s Golden Year, Uncommon People: The Rise and Fall of the Rock Star, Nothing is Real: The Beatles Were Underrated And Other Sweeping Statements About Pop, A Fabulous Creation: How the LP Saved Our Lives, Rock & Roll A Level: The only quiz book you need and Overpaid, Oversexed and Over There: How a Few Skinny Brits with Bad Teeth Rocked America.

Raymond Ian Burns (born 24 April 1954), known by the stage name Captain Sensible, is an English singer, songwriter and guitarist. Sensible co-founded the punk rock band the Damned, originally playing bass before switching to guitar. He embarked on a solo career during the 1980s, following a UK number one hit with his cover of "Happy Talk". Sensible's distinctive appearance includes a red beret and sunglasses, typically with white frames.

Mötley Crüe One of the most notorious and successful bands of the hair metal era – who have managed to carve out a career long after the era ended – Mötley Crüe have continually burned in a blaze of drugs, debauchery, and platinum hits. Their glammed-out image, hard-partying reputation, and knack for melding pop hooks to heavy metal theatrics took the band to the top of the charts repeatedly throughout the '80s, with records like 1985's Theatre of Pain and 1989's Dr. Feelgood taking them to sold-out arenas around the world. Their wild lifestyles took a toll, however, and by the early '90s the band imploded, with lineup changes and legal turmoil derailing them. They remained one of the more beloved bands of the pop metal heyday, and the 2000s brought a renewed success with the reunion of the original lineup.

Mötley Crüe One of the most notorious and successful bands of the hair metal era – who have managed to carve out a career long after the era ended – Mötley Crüe have continually burned in a blaze of drugs, debauchery, and platinum hits. Their glammed-out image, hard-partying reputation, and knack for melding pop hooks to heavy metal theatrics took the band to the top of the charts repeatedly throughout the '80s, with records like 1985's Theatre of Pain and 1989's Dr. Feelgood taking them to sold-out arenas around the world. Their wild lifestyles took a toll, however, and by the early '90s the band imploded, with lineup changes and legal turmoil derailing them. They remained one of the more beloved bands of the pop metal heyday, and the 2000s brought a renewed success with the reunion of the original lineup.

David Hepworth has been writing, broadcasting and speaking about music since the 70s. He was involved in the launch and editing of Smash Hits, Q, Mojo and The Word. He was one of the presenters of BBC TV‘s The Old Grey Whistle Test, and one of the anchors of the BBC’s coverage of Live Aid in July 1985.He has written six books about music in the last five years: 1971 – Never a Dull Moment: Rock’s Golden Year, Uncommon People: The Rise and Fall of the Rock Star, Nothing is Real: The Beatles Were Underrated And Other Sweeping Statements About Pop, A Fabulous Creation: How the LP Saved Our Lives, Rock & Roll A Level: The only quiz book you need and Overpaid, Oversexed and Over There: How a Few Skinny Brits with Bad Teeth Rocked America.

To get the clichés out of the way first, the Fall are really literate, mumbling curmudgeon leader Mark E. Smith and anyone he chooses. Smith is famous for firing bandmembers, creating a slew of ex-Fall people who almost outnumber the amount of compilations released under the band's name, and most of those compilations are for "hardcore fans only." The final, and probably most accurate, cliché is that there is no Fall fan but a hardcore one, which brings up the question of who this amazing box set is made for. The Fall Box Set covers the band's whole career in five CDs, one featuring "live rarities" for "hardcore fans only" while the other four cover the band's career chronologically with singles, album tracks, and a handful of unreleased numbers.