I saw both bands numerous time live, heard everything each has done and met and hung out with members of both bands several times.

I love the Jesus Lizard, I listen to them more than any other band.

That said, I gotta go Fugazi.

Fugazi's music and memories I have of their live shows touch me unlike any other music I love. It's in my soul, it's part of me.
There have been a few Fugazi shows where I found myself with tears in my eyes it was so powerful, singing along and jumping around to these songs I have been listening to since I was a kid with thousands of other people who have also been listening to them since they were kids.

When I listen to 'Waiting Room' soooooo many memories flood into my brain.
I love The Jesus Lizard, and have plenty of good memories involving them and their shows but nothing like Fugazi.

honeyisfunny wrote:How I wish I'd seen the Fugazi/TJL/Leatherface show at Brixton

Shudder to Think were on the bill too - for my money they slayed most faces that night, perhaps by merit of being a semi-unknown quantity.

Leatherface were absolutely dreadful, natch.

Fugazi. For me a very tough choice.

I just like their songs more. The development over their entire career.

Jesus Lizard>Fugazi

Fugazi has never done much for me (narrowly avoids getting stuck with a shiv from EA members). Especially "the other guy".

Marsupialized wrote:
Fugazi's music and memories I have of their live shows touch me unlike any other music I love. It's in my soul, it's part of me.
There have been a few Fugazi shows where I found myself with tears in my eyes it was so powerful, singing along and jumping around to these songs I have been listening to since I was a kid with thousands of other people who have also been listening to them since they were kids.

Fugazi or Cocorosie?

STF wrote:

Marsupialized wrote:
Fugazi's music and memories I have of their live shows touch me unlike any other music I love. It's in my soul, it's part of me.
There have been a few Fugazi shows where I found myself with tears in my eyes it was so powerful, singing along and jumping around to these songs I have been listening to since I was a kid with thousands of other people who have also been listening to them since they were kids.

Fugazi or Cocorosie?

hardy har har

Tommy Alpha wrote:

tommydski wrote:

holmes wrote:fugazi border on annoying and vagualy fascist ironically.

For reals. WTF?

I voted for fugazi, but I get where he's coming from (I think). One thing I noticed watching the Instrument dvd was that, for a band founded on a punk rock ethos, they sure do spend a lot of time telling people what they can and cannot do...

Bradley wrote:for a band founded on a punk rock ethos, they sure do spend a lot of time telling people what they can and cannot do...

"..at THEIR concerts" was the end of that sentence I hope.

Bernardo wrote:

Bradley wrote:for a band founded on a punk rock ethos, they sure do spend a lot of time telling people what they can and cannot do...

"..at THEIR concerts" was the end of that sentence I hope.

No, it wasn't. It was "basically all the time, in whatever they do. "

Bradley wrote:

Tommy Alpha wrote:

tommydski wrote:

holmes wrote:fugazi border on annoying and vagualy fascist ironically.

For reals. WTF?

I voted for fugazi, but I get where he's coming from (I think). One thing I noticed watching the Instrument dvd was that, for a band founded on a punk rock ethos, they sure do spend a lot of time telling people what they can and cannot do...

you are way off base.

They ask people not to be violent and destructive at their shows because guess who is responsible if someone destroys a bunch oif shit at the venue? Or breaks their neck slam dancing? Who's the kids parents gonna sue?
They would be the target, they had no label or teams of lawyers or what have you to deal with such things. they did it all on their own, every step of teh way.
One real bad incident could have destroyed everything they had built and worked for.
So yeah, I'd ask people not to destroy shit and please don't crowd surf as well if I'm in that position. One show you can't jump on people's heads at, big deal, grow up.