Fugazi : Classic or Dud ?

Repeater was always the worst-sounding album to my ears so I'd be curious to hear a remaster.

All the original albums sound just fine to me.

And Nick, if you're interested, I think the first three albums got the remastered treatment - 13 Songs, Repeater and Steady Diet. I can't recall the others having been rereleased.

Oh, and I tend not to like the songs where Guy sings. I bet that's not just me.

I've actually heard more complaints about the Ian songs.

I think I like much of the songs on Steady Diet the most. I've never quite understood the lack of love for that record.

Also, why is everyone so obsessed with "Waiting Room"?

The main problem I have with the sonics is the snare drum being tuned too tightly.

Huh?

hahahaha

Listened to Red Medicine the other day, another cheery reminder why Fugazi is amazing.

every record was great. repeater and steady diet sound hell of quiet on my ipod, probably pre-remaster versions.

I think I like much of the songs on Steady Diet the most. I've never quite understood the lack of love for that record.

I've said the exact same thing on another thread I can't recall. It flows almost perfectly from song to song, sounds super tight and funky, rocks like a mofo -- best Fugazi album in my opinion.

Also, why is everyone so obsessed with "Waiting Room"?

I think it's their first definitive/defining song. Before I got into Fugazi, whenever I asked someone what they sounded like, they always put on "Waiting Room." As much as I love their other stuff, "Waiting Room" hasn't aged too well (although it sounded good at what was apparently their penultimate US concert in 2002).

Agree, and would add that it's possibly my least favorite song of theirs from the first couple ep's.

especially most of the Margin Walker record...most of those tracks put Waiting Room to shame.

"In on the Kill Taker," "Red Medicine" and "End Hits" are their greatest recordings. Everything they've ever recorded is nothing short of spectacular, but an album like Repeater - I'm sad to say - honestly does sound dated. The three aforementioned albums still sound really fresh and modern, despite them all being well over a decade old. Especially the amazing and cathartic "In on the Kill Taker," which sounds like it could have been recorded yesterday.

Fugazi = greatest band ever.

Wow so true. I listened to In On the Kill Taker today for the first time in years and it sounded fantastic. Some of Picciotto's songs are so stylish and Fugazi had so many rock band trappings--they loved big choruses and singalongs, and they also loved jamming and fucking around. For all they did to advance hardcore, they're such a throwback in a lot of ways.

randomly grabbed End Hits from the rack today. "Recap Modotti" is so, so awesome.

I did this too! But yesterday. Such a solid album.

the last 30-45 seconds of Arpeggiator into the first, like 10-15 seconds of Guilford Fall=so fucking awesome

joe lally is a goddamn genius bass player.

End Hits always underwhelmed me, but it seems to be getting the love. Need to relisten now that I've ripped em all onto my iPod.

Fugazi was a big disappointment after Script For A Jester's Tear.

oh know you d'int!

Randomly grabbed Red Medicine yesterday. Very solid album, despite years of ambivalence to it. And I'm really going to have to get repeater eventually.

Those live discs are of such hit or miss audio (and physical) quality that I rarely listen to any of them, but I did buy them all anyway. At the time I sort of felt, after all these years, that I owed the band something in return, and I could forgive the no frills aspect of the whole deal. As cash grabs go, it was as innocent as they come.

one of my coworkers was recently in sf and made a point of telling me that he saw a building with the name
fugazi on it.

i took a pic of that building last time I was there

"Recap Modotti" is so, so awesome.

otm

need to re-buy Killtaker ASAP

Can't stop thinking about what it would sound like if Calle 13 covered "Merchandise". It would be such an awesome English language debut -- suitable ideologically, linguistically, sonically. What's not to like? Does Fugazi hate covers? Do they even allow that?

bands don't really have that much control over who releases covers of their music afaik

Fugazi themselves never played covers but i don't even know if there's been any prominent cover of one of their songs for them to have an opinion on

If they're trying to crossover to an English-speaking audience but keep their political/social consciousness cred, it's a hell of a song imo. Also fun to shout WE OWE YOU NOTHING.

NO-THING!

so that wasn't a response to me at all, was it, just a reiteration of your first post?

i guess i was just repeating myself

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repeater

happy birthday ian
which fugazi live set should i download

Oh, god we had a house guest renting here, he used our food, didn't pay rent, and listened to "melodic" "soulful" music like Fugazi all of the time.

Politics and being from DC does not make for intelligent music. I can't stand Fugazi, sorry.

He can come back and visit when he learns what good music is.

Huh? Melodic? Soulful? You sure he wasn't listening to jack Johnson?

i somehow read that as "we had a horse guest renting here ..."

i mean okay he ate your food and wanted to listen to fugazi but hey on the other hand he was a sentient horse, shut the fuck up and know you are blessed

lol!

Guilty! of Eating Oats

we had a house guest renting here, he used our food, didn't pay rent

These are like Black Flag lyrics. Or maybe Descendents.

Ha, I've been on a Fugazi hinge this week.

Never a bad time to listen to Fugazi, imo. Got a few of the remasters last year, Repeater esp. sounds fantastic.

never a bad time for a Mount Cleaners thread revive post either

Politics and being from DC does not make for intelligent music. I can't stand Fugazi, sorry.

this is my favorite use of "sorry" - "I dug up a thread to talk about something nobody else had brought up for several months & which you certainly weren't thinking about right now - well guess what, I don't like this band, sorry"

Politics and being from DC does not make for intelligent music.

Seriously, fuck Duke Ellington.

It's weird when one of these thread bumps throws up a band that I haven't even thought about in years. Don't think I could go quite as far as 'classic' for them but they have def released their share of good records. Tempted to put on The Argument this evening now - that was always my favorite from them so I guess I gravitate towards their more polished/songful stuff.

I went ahead and emailed him and he said that he contacted the Music Box a few weeks ago, and is waiting to hear back. The distributor guy said they showed the Cramps at Napa State Mental Hospital movie that he is also distributing, so he thinks they should get back to him about this