Fugazi we’re about as close to saints as punk-related music ever produced. They came out of the iconic DC-hardcore scene and pushed it into the post-hardcore era. The album is a compilation of their first few EPs and wasn’t really released like an album, more like making their earliest work accessible to the wider non-local audience that came just a bit later. That they never made a lie of the mythology of built up around them is amazing and means a great deal to their aging fans.
This band is totally awesome. The dynamic of the main vocalist Ian MacKaye from classic punk band Minor Threat and the secondary vocalist Guy Piccioto of Rites of Spring fame (one of the very first "emo" bands) is awesome and gives them a real breadth to their catalog. Their sound and gear is austere but they can pull blood from a stone. One of their claims to fame was refusing to play shows that weren't all-ages and always charging very little money to attend.
Love that you revisited Fugazi!! They’re definitely punk, specifically post-hardcore. The great thing about this band is that their sound was constantly evolving with each consecutive album. Hope you react to more of their music! They honestly deserve their own reaction week lol
This is a very interesting historical song to listen to: Most people would never guess this was a track from 1989 and the more you listen to Ian Mackaye and his entire approach throughout his career but in particular when forming this band is extremely interesting as they became 'post' hardcore not just in terms of music but also in terms of how they wanted to move forward from an ideological standpoint as well.
This song is also historically interesting for the fact that it got played on the (baseball) World Series -- and reached such a level without any kind of promotion. This is an example Ian can give to bands that make excuses for selling out and wanting to "reach a wider audience".
It can't be overstated how important Fugazi are to the punk, emo, and indie scenes. Such a talented, influential band. If you get the chance, check out Smallpox Champion from the "In Off the Kill Taker" album
One of the big things about Fugazi, for me, are Joe Lally's dub-influenced bass lines. Like you say, he's not doing anything wild, but its also not necessarily what you would have expected to hear in a punk band from this era. I'm not sure their music would be quite the same without it!
A landmark track, and the live verion from the Wilson Center, DC in December 1988 is - without exception - the finest video clip on UA-cam, since it's inception. And no, I am not joking.
I've just realized... for the live audience the "waiting room" is the quiet bit of the song where you have to wait before you get to mosh during the noisy bit
Saw them a lot in the 90s such an interesting band, unique clever artsngements and pure raw energy. Im not a metal guy do bands like Fugazi fulfil my heavy needs.
I'm a bit like you (minus getting to see Fugazi - I didn't get to love them til later). I'll listen to a bit of metal (Hardly any - early Sabbath, maybe a bit of Metallica and Mastodon)... just no need... metal's cheesy as fuck and there's so much other great heavy music out there that you don't need metal for heaviness!
2:27 to me this is the mission statement of not only Fugazi as a whole, but punk rock as a whole. “But don’t tell anybody. I’m planning a big surprise. I’M GONNA FIGHT, FOR WHAT I WANT TO BE!”
Hey hey...This is giving me major Bleach era Nirvana vibes I liked that flourish they did to break up the main riff..the drummer was having fun and reminded me of Dave Grohl for what it is I really like it ✌️🤘🧐
I LOVE Guy Picciotto’s backing vocals on this track. Almost demonic sounding. I got to see them once back in ‘90 when their first album Repeater came out. We had the 2 ep’s that came out prior during the late 80’s, which eventually became 13 Songs. We followed over because we knew Ian from Minor Threat. Fugazi was a powerful band.
In ska music, especially 2nd wave which is closely tied to punk those mouth sound are called "toasting" and the person delivering them are called a "toaster". The Toaster is usually a second "lead" vocalist who delivers accentuating rhythm focused lyrical accompaniment or sounds.
Unrelated, but as a moment of silence, how about Alanis Morissette - All I really want. "Why are you so petrified of silence. Here, can you handle this?......." This Fuzagi track is great fun! Very punky
This song is unique in history. Make no mistake, this was a part of punk couture in my years growing up. The Misfits where still huge, not totally gone yet.
This song auto played on my managers phone one day, and I said, "Wait is this fugazi??" He said, "hold on... This is fugazi." I said, "yeah, I know. That's why I said it." He didn't know what a gem of a band he'd come across.
I have no idea if this will be who you were mixing them up with but i forever mix these guys up Mogwai who formed in the mid 90s, purely because of the name so maybe that? Haha
Before I got some of their stuff on vinyl, I did tend to confuse Fugazi with Hüsker Dü for some reason and I know that I'm not alone lol - maybe you did the same?
I think I mentioned the last time we heard Fugazi that they were one of the really early, influential post-hardcore bands, back before "post-hardcore" was even a label anyone used for it. They had a huge influence on the whole alternative rock scene of the early 90s. You mention "post-punk" and post-hardcore could be considered one of the later off-shoots of post-punk. In terms of bands from that era, I always preferred Husker Du, Pixies, and The Replacements, but all of them leaned more into the alt. rock/pop side of things rather than the punky/hardcore side of things. I don't think you've ever had any of them on the channel, which is a shame. Pixies especially were the blueprint for so many of the major alt. rock hits of the early 90s and they never got the mainstream praise/success they deserved.
I know of Pixies but only Gouge Away (thanks Papa Roach!) so maybe I need to do an early alt rock theme and explore this underground movement from the 90s. Also we have Reuben coming up tomorrow for the album review and I can't wait to see your comment (if you have one) about their place in history.
Are you saying that music hasn't been cool in the last 3 decades? And that people approaching middle age are "too young" to understand that? I've seen some wild takes in these comments before but this is something else.
@@CriticalReactions you’re taking what I’m saying too literally and personally, it’s not all that serious man. There’s a lack of soul these days, for sure. Approaching middle age???? Hahahahhahha. That would 50 man.
It’s a very formulaic electronic soulless production of music that has taken over recently. And yeah, Millenuals can lack soul and spirit, no doubt about this. There is hope still, as many millennials seems to avoid being ruined by their overprotected world of boring blah. Haha.
@@morganmiller7777 I'm simply flabbergasted by this take. There hasn't been a better time to be a passionate music listener. There's a torrential flood of excellent music being created every month.
Three things - (1) The bass player is a genius. I've never seen Fugazi, but I've seen Joe Lally live. How many bassists can finish a solo set with a mic'less acapella track from the middle of the audience? (2) Fugazi are genius, (3) I know this is out there, but please do a quick 10 minute reaction to a cover of this. Search "32 - Fugazi: Waiting Room" on youtube, or search "school of rock waiting room" and go for the 3.20 long one with 697k view or the one with 1.1m views. I prefer the 697m one! I think. You'll like it, I promise! It is what it says - a High School rock band covering it.
I like that you're channel is serious, but drop the odd thing in more fun that might go viral and get you a few more subs. And I promise, "32 - Fugazi: Waiting Room" is suggested because I think you will appreciate watching it and reacting to it, not that it deserves the full treatment you give most tracks. It is a live cover from a High School band after all. And if you don't trust me look at the comments then I promise you'll want to listen
Fugazi we’re about as close to saints as punk-related music ever produced. They came out of the iconic DC-hardcore scene and pushed it into the post-hardcore era.
The album is a compilation of their first few EPs and wasn’t really released like an album, more like making their earliest work accessible to the wider non-local audience that came just a bit later.
That they never made a lie of the mythology of built up around them is amazing and means a great deal to their aging fans.
This band is totally awesome. The dynamic of the main vocalist Ian MacKaye from classic punk band Minor Threat and the secondary vocalist Guy Piccioto of Rites of Spring fame (one of the very first "emo" bands) is awesome and gives them a real breadth to their catalog. Their sound and gear is austere but they can pull blood from a stone.
One of their claims to fame was refusing to play shows that weren't all-ages and always charging very little money to attend.
Love that you revisited Fugazi!! They’re definitely punk, specifically post-hardcore. The great thing about this band is that their sound was constantly evolving with each consecutive album. Hope you react to more of their music! They honestly deserve their own reaction week lol
seeing them live is KILLER, Ian and the boys are Legends 😎🤘
Respect & Peace ☘
This is a very interesting historical song to listen to: Most people would never guess this was a track from 1989 and the more you listen to Ian Mackaye and his entire approach throughout his career but in particular when forming this band is extremely interesting as they became 'post' hardcore not just in terms of music but also in terms of how they wanted to move forward from an ideological standpoint as well.
This song is also historically interesting for the fact that it got played on the (baseball) World Series -- and reached such a level without any kind of promotion.
This is an example Ian can give to bands that make excuses for selling out and wanting to "reach a wider audience".
It can't be overstated how important Fugazi are to the punk, emo, and indie scenes. Such a talented, influential band.
If you get the chance, check out Smallpox Champion from the "In Off the Kill Taker" album
One of the most influential bands of the last 40 years!!
It's not an album, it's a compilation of 2 EP's
7 Songs and Margin Walker, for those who don't know
Saw them at 9:30 in DC for 5 bucks in the mid 90s. One of my all time favorite bands.
Lol how old punks really care how much shit costs. :)
One of the big things about Fugazi, for me, are Joe Lally's dub-influenced bass lines. Like you say, he's not doing anything wild, but its also not necessarily what you would have expected to hear in a punk band from this era. I'm not sure their music would be quite the same without it!
Yeah this is a very dubbed out song, between the bass, syncopation and stops and starts.
i consider it post hardcore since Guy and Ian were part of the early 80's DC hardcore punk scene
They were leaders of Minor Threat, a top 10-20 punk band of all time.
A landmark track, and the live verion from the Wilson Center, DC in December 1988 is - without exception - the finest video clip on UA-cam, since it's inception. And no, I am not joking.
I've just realized... for the live audience the "waiting room" is the quiet bit of the song where you have to wait before you get to mosh during the noisy bit
Saw them a lot in the 90s such an interesting band, unique clever artsngements and pure raw energy. Im not a metal guy do bands like Fugazi fulfil my heavy needs.
I'm a bit like you (minus getting to see Fugazi - I didn't get to love them til later). I'll listen to a bit of metal (Hardly any - early Sabbath, maybe a bit of Metallica and Mastodon)... just no need... metal's cheesy as fuck and there's so much other great heavy music out there that you don't need metal for heaviness!
the genre is post-hardcore :)
2:27 to me this is the mission statement of not only Fugazi as a whole, but punk rock as a whole.
“But don’t tell anybody. I’m planning a big surprise. I’M GONNA FIGHT, FOR WHAT I WANT TO BE!”
Hey hey...This is giving me major Bleach era Nirvana vibes I liked that flourish they did to break up the main riff..the drummer was having fun and reminded me of Dave Grohl for what it is I really like it ✌️🤘🧐
Grohl has been a friend of theirs sine his teens and was probably influenced by Brendan's drumming.
@@greggerypeccary very cool thx for the info 🧐🤘✌️
Dave Grohl is from the DC area also. Nirvana doesn’t exist without bands like Fugazi and Pixies.
I LOVE Guy Picciotto’s backing vocals on this track. Almost demonic sounding.
I got to see them once back in ‘90 when their first album Repeater came out. We had the 2 ep’s that came out prior during the late 80’s, which eventually became 13 Songs. We followed over because we knew Ian from Minor Threat. Fugazi was a powerful band.
In ska music, especially 2nd wave which is closely tied to punk those mouth sound are called "toasting" and the person delivering them are called a "toaster". The Toaster is usually a second "lead" vocalist who delivers accentuating rhythm focused lyrical accompaniment or sounds.
Unrelated, but as a moment of silence, how about Alanis Morissette - All I really want. "Why are you so petrified of silence. Here, can you handle this?......."
This Fuzagi track is great fun! Very punky
Fugazi!!! Very cool pick for this theme. This band was instrumental in the shift from 80s hardcore into early emo.
The vocal Chicka cha is a Ska thing.
This "album" compiles their first two mini-albums and the title "13 Songs" is a take on the title of their 3-song 7" named... "3 Songs".
This song is unique in history. Make no mistake, this was a part of punk couture in my years growing up. The Misfits where still huge, not totally gone yet.
I love this song so much
For some weird reason, when the backup vocals enter for the : "I wait, I wait, I wait" part sound like a pirate song.
13 songs is a combo of two previously released EPs. thank you for reading this re-recited info from Wikipedia.
DC hardcore forever... these guys don't even use heat or air conditioning
best pause in a song ever, and he talked........ill meet you in heaven or hell, but it will be a mosh pit......
Hugely influential band
i'm glad you went back and gave fugazi another shot. i like blueprint, but musically it's not the best introduction to their music
This song auto played on my managers phone one day, and I said, "Wait is this fugazi??" He said, "hold on... This is fugazi." I said, "yeah, I know. That's why I said it." He didn't know what a gem of a band he'd come across.
I have no idea if this will be who you were mixing them up with but i forever mix these guys up Mogwai who formed in the mid 90s, purely because of the name so maybe that? Haha
It's possible but honestly I'm not sure. I just know I never expect the sound from Fugazi that they make 😅
You're overthinking this.
Probably 😅
Before I got some of their stuff on vinyl, I did tend to confuse Fugazi with Hüsker Dü for some reason and I know that I'm not alone lol - maybe you did the same?
I think I mentioned the last time we heard Fugazi that they were one of the really early, influential post-hardcore bands, back before "post-hardcore" was even a label anyone used for it. They had a huge influence on the whole alternative rock scene of the early 90s. You mention "post-punk" and post-hardcore could be considered one of the later off-shoots of post-punk. In terms of bands from that era, I always preferred Husker Du, Pixies, and The Replacements, but all of them leaned more into the alt. rock/pop side of things rather than the punky/hardcore side of things. I don't think you've ever had any of them on the channel, which is a shame. Pixies especially were the blueprint for so many of the major alt. rock hits of the early 90s and they never got the mainstream praise/success they deserved.
I know of Pixies but only Gouge Away (thanks Papa Roach!) so maybe I need to do an early alt rock theme and explore this underground movement from the 90s. Also we have Reuben coming up tomorrow for the album review and I can't wait to see your comment (if you have one) about their place in history.
@@CriticalReactions Actually don't know of Reuben, but I'll make a point to check that one out.
You talked over the long weird uncomfortable "wait" section.
When titles and music were cool. Something you millennials might be oblivious to.
Are you saying that music hasn't been cool in the last 3 decades? And that people approaching middle age are "too young" to understand that? I've seen some wild takes in these comments before but this is something else.
@@CriticalReactions I’m commenting on current music, mostly the last 5-7 years-mostly utter trash.
@@CriticalReactions you’re taking what I’m saying too literally and personally, it’s not all that serious man. There’s a lack of soul these days, for sure. Approaching middle age???? Hahahahhahha. That would 50 man.
It’s a very formulaic electronic soulless production of music that has taken over recently. And yeah, Millenuals can lack soul and spirit, no doubt about this. There is hope still, as many millennials seems to avoid being ruined by their overprotected world of boring blah. Haha.
@@morganmiller7777 I'm simply flabbergasted by this take. There hasn't been a better time to be a passionate music listener. There's a torrential flood of excellent music being created every month.
Uhhh, ok. That was a waste of time.
Three things -
(1) The bass player is a genius. I've never seen Fugazi, but I've seen Joe Lally live. How many bassists can finish a solo set with a mic'less acapella track from the middle of the audience?
(2) Fugazi are genius,
(3) I know this is out there, but please do a quick 10 minute reaction to a cover of this. Search "32 - Fugazi: Waiting Room" on youtube, or search "school of rock waiting room" and go for the 3.20 long one with 697k view or the one with 1.1m views. I prefer the 697m one! I think. You'll like it, I promise! It is what it says - a High School rock band covering it.
I like that you're channel is serious, but drop the odd thing in more fun that might go viral and get you a few more subs. And I promise, "32 - Fugazi: Waiting Room" is suggested because I think you will appreciate watching it and reacting to it, not that it deserves the full treatment you give most tracks. It is a live cover from a High School band after all.
And if you don't trust me look at the comments then I promise you'll want to listen