I got Glen E Friedman's new book Keep Your Eyes Open in the mail yesterday (salut pre-ordering something!) and it had slipped my mind a little bit what an incredibly photogenic band they were, which seems a little counter-intuitive considering their general stance regarding press. The book is very cool.


A great band, not crap.

connor wrote:

horsewhip wrote:I actually like the newest stuff best. The last three are my favorites.

The production on "The Argument" is pretty messy, but it suits the songs pretty well.

Actually, I think the "production" on most every Fugazi album sounds cheap and somewhat crappy. Luckily they are an amazing band so I don't really give a shit.

I'm not sure if that "crappy" production is a conscious decision, but I've noticed it too. The drums are always really thin. It's weird, but I've never heard anything engineered by Don Zientara in that studio that sounds as full as I think it should. J. Robbins, on the other hand has gotten some AMAZING drum sounds in that room. I wonder what gives.

Can some one suggest a good live series to download?

I just downloaded In On The Kill Taker last night, having never listened to any Fugazi previously.

It's really fucking good.

SecondEdition wrote:I just downloaded In On The Kill Taker last night, having never listened to any Fugazi previously.

this is worth typing out:

what the fuck?



i haven't had the will to listen to them at all in the last few years except when i bought two of their records on vinyl. then i listened to them once each. then later i was broke and sold them.

not crap, but i don't think the music is aging well.

Fugazi is one of those truly excellent, top-of-their-game, incredibly concious and often provocative yet subtle bands. Their records are a real trip, In On the Killtaker and the Argument being beautifully shining examples. I can't think of a band with music that could give me more repeated enjoyment.

I personally think their music is aging just fine. The production is right there in that middle zone of not being slick enough to be great while being too slick to be shitty. Kind of adds to the timelessness of it all. A band that sticks to their guns and continues to grow without ever really changing too much. Echoes of everything they did on the Argument could be heard as early as Margin Walker and vice versa.

One of my favorite bands.

Ian McKaye is also a class act, having been not only very charitable and kind (signed records and took a ton of pictures with me and my girlfriend at the time) when I saw the Evens, but he was also willing to actively engage in meaningful conversation with me for a long time before and after a show. Great fellow.

In on the Killtaker is one helluva album.

I love this band.

steve wrote:"The Album The Recorded with Steve" is a much weaker version of the album "In on the Kill Taker," which is all anybody realy needs to hear.

At the time, I was disappointed that the band didn't use any of the Chicago material, but I should have been disappointed that it wasn't up to their standards. The for-real album is better in almost every way, and nobody's heart should get broken over it.

I actually think that the version of Public Witness Steve recorded is better than the released version- it just seems to have a lot more fury to it. Other than that...

Steve V. wrote:Ian McKaye is also a class act...Great fellow.

Could not agree more. The collective I'm part of have put on two shows for The Evens. Both times he stayed with my friends Neil and Matt; when he got back to the US last time, he sent them a postcard and a letter of thanks.

That kind of consideration and humility is all to rare.

Best rock band ever