Fugazi - End Hits CD new sealed13 Tracks, 48 min. * Fall 1987-Present * Brendan Canty - Drums * Joe Lally- Bass Guitar * Ian Mackaye - Guitar and Vocals * Guy Picciotto - Vocals and GuitarFugazi is a band from Washington, D.C. They played their first show in the fall of 1987 and since then they have released 7 albums and toured the world extensively covering all 50 United States, Europe, Australia, South America, Japan and many points in between. The band is self managed and release all their material through Dischord Records , an independent label founded by Ian MacKaye and partner Jeff Nelson in 1980. The band maintains a policy of affordable access to their work through low record and ticket prices and all concerts are all-ages.In addition to their recorded output Fugazi has released a documentary film/video called "Instrument" in collaboration with independent filmmaker, Jem Cohen. The feature length video offers a documentary overview of the the band's career thus far with footage shot in a variety of formats over the last 10 years combining concert, tour and studio material backed with a musical soundtrack by the band unique to the movie.Fugazi's most recent musical releases are "The Argument" 10 song lp and the "Furniture" 3 song single, both recorded in the spring of 2001 to be released in the Fall of 2001. These sessions mark the first studio appearance of long time roadie and second drummer Jerry Busher who plays additional drums and percussion on a number of the tracks on both releases. The recordings were once again made in collaboration with long time Fugazi engineer Don Zientara at Inner Ear studios.Prior to forming Fugazi the members of the band played in various other bands with releases available on the DischordIan MacKaye: Teen Idles, Minor Threat, Skrewbald, Egg Hunt, Embrace, The EvensBrendan Canty and Guy Picciotto: Rites of Spring, One Last Wish, Happy Go Licky.Track listing1. Break2. Place Position3. Recap Modotti4. No Surprise5. Five Corporations6. Caustic Acrostic7. Closed Captioned8. Floating Boy9. Foreman's Dog10. Arpeggiator11. Guilford Fall12. Pink Frosty13. F/DDetailsNumber of CDs: 1Recording type: StudioDistributor: SRDRecording mode: StereoAlbum notesFugazi: Ian MacKaye, Guy Picciotto (vocals, guitar); Joe Lally (vocals, bass); Brendan Canty (drums).What's a bunch of punk icons to do when the times that they helped to define start changing? Do they continue doing what they've always done and become an anachronism, play follow the leader, or strike off in a new direction, blazing trails for others to follow? On END HITS, it seems Fugazi has chosen the latter, continuing the transformation they began on 1995's RED MEDICINE, from DC hardcore's leading light to 21st century art-rock. This doesn't mean they are growing fatter, balder, 20 years older and British, they're just expanding their boundaries. The lyrics still bite and the guitars still sting, but they've thrown something else into the mix. The riffs are no longer just power chord blasts, but melodic lines that could carry the songs as instrumentals. And what's that in the bass? It couldn't be! It is (gasp)! Counterpoint! After 11 years and 7 albums, Fugazi are paying as much attention to the craft of songwriting as political indignation and DIY activism.Editorial reviews7 (out of 10) - ...Chumbawamba with the sledgehammer emotional subtlety of Henry Rollins....END HITS is a rather good record from a well-meaning bunch who are finally allowing a little colour and tenderness into their slate-grey terrorist cell. At last...New Musical Express (04/11/1998)7 (out of 10) - ...Chumbawamba with the sledgehammer emotional subtlety of Henry Rollins....END HITS is a rather good record from a well-meaning bunch who are finally allowing a little colour and tenderness into their slate-grey terrorist cell. At last...NME (04/11/1998)you can buy this cd from http://www.ironmanrecords.co.uk
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