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Brix Smith

Brix Smith (born Laura Elisse Salenger; November 12, 1962) is an American singer and guitarist, best known as the lead guitarist and a major songwriter for the English post-punk band the Fall during two stints in the band (1983–1989, and 1994–1996). Acknowledging her importance to the band, and noting she co-wrote several songs for the band's most widely acclaimed album This Nation's Saving Grace (1985), some critics break the Fall's career and evolution into the pre-Brix years, the Brix years, and the post-Brix years. She is currently the lead vocalist and guitarist with Brix & the Extricated, along with brothers Steve and Paul Hanley, both of whom were long time musicians in the Fall. She published her memoir The Rise, the Fall, and the Rise with Faber & Faber in May 2016, noting that "writing the book freed my creativity to play again."

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Brix Smith (born Laura Elisse Salenger; November 12, 1962) is an American singer and guitarist, best known as the lead guitarist and a major songwriter for the English post-punk band the Fall during two stints in the band (1983–1989, and 1994–1996). Acknowledging her importance to the band, and noting she co-wrote several songs for the band's most widely acclaimed album This Nation's Saving Grace (1985), some critics break the Fall's career and evolution into the pre-Brix years, the Brix years, and the post-Brix years. She is currently the lead vocalist and guitarist with Brix & the Extricated, along with brothers Steve and Paul Hanley, both of whom were long time musicians in the Fall. She published her memoir The Rise, the Fall, and the Rise with Faber & Faber in May 2016, noting that "writing the book freed my creativity to play again."

Key claims

  1. date of birth: 1962-11-12 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
  2. date of formation: 1979 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
  3. publication date: 2016 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
  4. release date: 1985 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
  5. release date: 1989 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
  6. release date: 2016 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
  7. release date: 2018 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
  8. release date: 1993 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95

Discussion questions

  1. Summarise the article in your own words. Which single claim would you verify first, and why?
  2. The record states that the date of birth is "1962-11-12". What evidence would count against this claim?
  3. The record states that the date of formation is "1979". What evidence would count against this claim?
  4. The record states that the publication date is "2016". What evidence would count against this claim?
  5. The record states that the release date is "1985". What evidence would count against this claim?
  6. The record states that the release date is "1989". What evidence would count against this claim?
  7. The record states that the release date is "2016". What evidence would count against this claim?
  8. The record states that the release date is "2018". What evidence would count against this claim?
  9. The record states that the release date is "1993". What evidence would count against this claim?
  10. Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
  11. If two sources disagreed about one of these facts, what would you need in order to trust one over the other?

Bibliography

  1. Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1364120018

Key claims and bibliography are generated from the same tracked claims and sources as the article page.