Oh, my; is that a controversial opinion? I wouldn't have imagined!

"Horseshit," you say?

Well, I never!


Mr. Graham

Mr. Graham wrote:Oh, my; is that a controversial opinion? I wouldn't have imagined!

"Horseshit," you say?

Well, I never!


Mr. Graham

it's not an opinion it's a fact, the Embrace record is utter horseshit

Mr. Graham wrote:I still like 13 Songs (release technicalities aside). They were doing different, interesting stuff that kind of dissipated after the early period.

You mean, like ripping off Gang Of Four and PiL?

I keed.

Seriously though, they only got better as time went on. If I were to rank my favorite records of theirs, it'd run in reverse chronological order.

J. Burns: Fair point! Unfortunately, they didn't really go on to explore those elements (or the copped dub/reggae rhythmic ones) as much as I would have liked. Oh well.


Mr. Graham

J. Burns wrote:

Mr. Graham wrote:Seriously though, they only got better as time went on. If I were to rank my favorite records of theirs, it'd run in reverse chronological order.

If I had to, mine might look similar to this. Although early Fugazi did great things for the guitar bass drum genre in a broad sense, their first few records seem kind of juvenille in retrospect. I don't mean to offend anyone, but there are some silly, melodramatic moments in their catalouge. And it could be that the one-thousand rip-off bands that 13 Songs launched is partly to blame for any sort of Fugazi-fatigue, but it is difficult to view these things in a vacuum.

End Hits is their pinnacle. Thats the only record that still gets time under the needle.

The one I don't have to listen to.

I enjoy many of Fugazi's albums, but I must say that END HITS is the one that really does it for me. It shows an experimental, playful side of the band that isn't really featured on any of the other records. And Guy really developed an interesting arpeggio guitar style for that one. "Recap Modotti" is a terrific, goosebump-inducing Joe Lally song, as well.

I might be wrong in this assumption, but my hunch is that Brendan Canty really started to influence the songwriting process after KILLTAKER. After that album, the music starts to branch off in weird, interesting directions.

It's an album that really proves that Fugazi could spend a long time combing over different musical passages, making them fit together like pieces of a jigsaw puzzle. Both the lyrics and the music sound like a bunch of thoughtful effort went into their creation, and it really pays off in the end. It's a testament to the guys' courage for breaking new ground that END HITS sounds nothing like the band that recorded REPEATER or STEADY DIET.

Although I may be in the minority on this, I think that STEADY DIET is a fantastic album with great songs. It gets my number two spot. How about that noisy, fucked-up guitar on "Dear Justice Letter"? Huh?

END HITS it is.

Marsupialized wrote:I can't wait till they start playing again

You really think they will?

NerblyBear wrote:I enjoy many of Fugazi's albums, but I must say that END HITS is the one that really does it for me. It shows an experimental, playful side of the band that isn't really featured on any of the other records. And Guy really developed an interesting arpeggio guitar style for that one. "Recap Modotti" is a terrific, goosebump-inducing Joe Lally song, as well.

I might be wrong in this assumption, but my hunch is that Brendan Canty really started to influence the songwriting process after KILLTAKER. After that album, the music starts to branch off in weird, interesting directions.

It's an album that really proves that Fugazi could spend a long time combing over different musical passages, making them fit together like pieces of a jigsaw puzzle. Both the lyrics and the music sound like a bunch of thoughtful effort went into their creation, and it really pays off in the end. It's a testament to the guys' courage for breaking new ground that END HITS sounds nothing like the band that recorded REPEATER or STEADY DIET.

Although I may be in the minority on this, I think that STEADY DIET is a fantastic album with great songs. It gets my number two spot. How about that noisy, fucked-up guitar on "Dear Justice Letter"? Huh?

END HITS it is.

word.

I third the love for End Hits. Peaking in the sixth album is no small feat either.