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  Fugazi (band) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Fugazi blend elements of punk rock, hardcore soul and noise with an inventively syncopated rhythm section often steeped in dub or reggae influence.
Fugazi's unusual experimental sound influenced some later punk music groups, and has proven difficult to catigorize neatly; they've been classified as post punk and post-hardcore.
Fugazi are currently on what the band describes as a "hiatus," partly brought on by the recent forays into fatherhood by Canty and Lally, and may or may not reunite in the future.
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 Fugazi (band) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
Fugazi (formed 1987) is an alternative rock band from Washington, D.C. After the seminal hardcore punk group Minor Threat dissolved, Ian MacKaye (vocals and guitar) formed a new trio, Fugazi, with drummer Brendan Canty and bass guitarist Joe Lally.
Fugazi have developed an experimental, unique sound that has become influential on some later punk music groups.
Fugazi blend elements of noise with an inventively syncopated rhythm section often rooted in dub or reggae influence; They often feature unusual chords, and emotional intensity.
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 Encyclopedia: Fugazi (band)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
Fugazi is the name of a post-hardcore band from Washington, D.C. FUGAZI was an American GI slang during the Vietnam war.
Fugazi is a rock music group from Washington, D.C., formed in 1987.
Instrument Soundtrack was released by Fugazi in 1999 as the soundtrack for the documentary (Instrument) about the band produced by the band and filmmaker Jem Cohen.
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 Fugazi (band)
Fugazi is an alternative rock band from Washington, D.C., formed in 1987.
Fugazi blend elements of noise with an inventively syncopated rhythm section often steeped in dub or reggae influence.
Fugazi also stand as a rare example of a band that have achieved a level of mainstream success while remaining loyal to independent recording and distribution values, following through in the spirit of the original "DIY punk ethic".
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 Fugazi (band) -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
Fugazi is a (additional info and facts about post-punk) post-punk band from (additional info and facts about Washington, D.C.) Washington, D.C., formed in 1987.
Fugazi also stand as a rare example of a band that have achieved a level of mainstream success while remaining loyal to independent recording and distribution values, following through in the spirit of the original " (additional info and facts about DIY punk ethic) DIY punk ethic".
Fugazi's career is chronicled in (additional info and facts about Our Band Could Be Your Life) Our Band Could Be Your Life, a study of several important American (additional info and facts about underground rock) underground rock groups.
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 Fugazi (band)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
Fugazi (formed 1987) is an alternative rock band from Washington, D.C. After the seminal hardcore punk group Minor Threat dissolved, Ian MacKaye formed a new trio, Fugazi, with drum mer Brendan Canty and bass guitar ist Joe Lally.
This style has led many critics to call their music post-hardcore, as it is seen as a progression of and a reaction to the hardcore punk movement.
Fugazi also stand as a rare example of a band that have achieved a level of mainstream success whilst remaining loyal to independent recording and distribution values, following through in the spirit of the original " DIY punk ethic ".
www.serebella.com /encyclopedia/article-Fugazi_(band).html   (720 words)

  
 Fugazi (EP)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
World of Fugazi An informative and interactive site that is put together and maintained by a group of Fugazi fans from around the world.
Fugazi at Utopia News, discography, tourdates, show reports, concert photos, information on related bands, live sound, links and the Fugazi mailing list.
Dischord Records Fugazi, Nation Of Ulysses, Minor Threat, Soulside, Scream and many more crucial Washington DC bands have releases with this DIY label.
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 TrouserPress.com :: Fugazi
Yet those are the shoes in which Fugazi has stood now for more than a decade, producing pure, high-intensity punk rock of rare intelligence and artistry without any concession to the tug of commercialism or the internal tensions that usually cause such high-minded organizations to implode.
Staunch and vocal opponents of senseless violence, exploitation, alienation, stardom and conformity, the modest but explosive Fugazi is a knuckle sandwich made with nine-grain bread, building strong minds and bodies with rattling guitar power.
Fugazi put the relatively slick sound of Margin Walker up on blocks and stripped it down to the bare essentials for the group's first full-length LP.
www.trouserpress.com /entry.php?a=fugazi   (1264 words)

  
 Prindle Record Reviews - Fugazi
FUGAZI is one of the few bands that possess this guitar sound, along with DRIVE LIKE JEHU (who were, by the way, one of the most original, powerful and intelligent bands around).
Fugazi home pages with user surveys all show SDON being voted last, and practically every Fugazi fan I've talked to has said that this album is their least favourite.
Fugazi's ideas and sound remind me a lot of the Minutemen (another favourite group of mine), but unfortunately they aren't half as prolific as Mike Watt and co. used to be.
www.geocities.com /SunsetStrip/Studio/5552/fugazia.html   (7170 words)

  
 BBC - Radio 1 - Most Punk - Fugazi Profile
Fugazi developed a unique experimental sound based on syncopated rhythms - one that has earned them the monicker, the 'thinking person's modern hardcore band'.
Fugazi are known as much for their DIY values as their music.
Fugazi's own record of the time, Red Medicine, proved just as abrasive and disciplined an exercise as usual.
www.bbc.co.uk /radio1/mostpunk/profiles/fugazi.shtml   (397 words)

  
 Fugazi biography : albums : icebergradio.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
If history is kind to Fugazi, their records won't be overshadowed by their reputation and methods of operation.
To many, Fugazi meant as much to them as Bob Dylan did to their parents.
Fugazi's energetic shows became the stuff of legend, known for the level of emotional release and Picciotto's wild stage antics as much as the band's anti-moshing stance.
www.icebergradio.com /artist/4319/bowling_for_soup.html   (1039 words)

  
 features | ian mackaye
While every one of the albums and EPs the band has put out is required listening for those who care about music that challenges, inspires, and occasionally lights a fire under one's ass, it's live and in the flesh that Fugazi truly comes alive (apologies to Mr.
Fugazi is no mere band with three chords howling at your parents-they take the problem of being a landmark punk band very seriously.
Keep in mind, back in 1988 when our first record (the self-titled Fugazi EP) came out, the cultural landscape was incredibly different...that record, the way it sounds, in the context in which it came out in, was completely bizarre to many people.
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 Prindle Record Reviews - Fugazi
Hey Mark, Fugazi EP is NOT the first Fugazi release.
Fugazi ignore this album 'cos they think the music is too commercial and the cover is cartoonish (although not related to Bugs Bunny at all).
While Fugazi have drifted slowly away from their punkier origins, they've by no means lost their edge, because unlike most bands who try such reinvention, Fugazi has not sunk to the old "same shit, only slower" syndrome.
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 Fugazi - Repeater, Furniture EP, The Argument Review
On the eve of their new album, The Argument, Fugazi has chosen to release this dandy little EP as well.
Fugazi is, and always has been, focused primarily on the music and nothing else.
Despite numerous major label offerings, Fugazi was one of the only bands to stick true to their beliefs and forged on with their own Dischord label.
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 JOHN FRUSCIANTE   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
It is owned by Don Zientra and it is where Fugazi and most of the other Discord artists record.
He was their tech as well as playing the second drum set on some songs.
This EP is also unique in that it is the only album I have done in the last five years with no synthesizer whatsoever.
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 Fugazi Band   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
With a throat as grit-lined as Fugazi’s Ian MacKaye, Gabel’s screeds...
I had entered ninth grade a devotee of the Pixies, the Smiths and Fugazi, and while I...
After the seminal hardcore punk group Minor Threat dissolved, Ian MacKaye formed a new trio, Fugazi, with drummer Brendan Canty and bass guitarist Joe Lally.
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 Emo Downloads - Download Emo Music - Download Emo MP3s
Fugazi became the definitive early emo band, crossing over to alternative rock listeners and getting press for their uncompromisingly anti-commercial attitudes.
Fugazi notwithstanding, emo didn't really break out of obscurity until the mid-'90s emergence of Sunny Day Real Estate, whose early work defined the style in the minds of many.
On the heels of their self-titled EP in late 1998, Jimmy Eat World released their breakthrough album Clarity in 1999 and took up the mantle of emo poster boys.
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 LEFT OFF THE DIAL - Fugazi
Fugazi formed in 1987 in Washington D.C. as a three-piece group that included lead vocalist Ian MacKaye, bassist Joe Lally and drummer Brendan Canty.
Fugazi's sharp rhythms, imaginative arrangements, and political diatribes produced some of the most intelligent and creative post-hardcore rock and roll.
Fugazi's energetic live shows (where moshing was vociferously objected to by the band) soon started to attract large crowds.
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 BBC - h2g2 - Fugazi - the Band
Fugazi is a piece of Vietnamese slang (from the era of the Vietnam war), meaning a 'messed up' situation
Fugazi shows tend to be cheap, and where possible, for all ages.
It is the last of Fugazi's old-style albums, and heads towards the experimental end of the scale, with '23 Beats Off' and 'Last Chance for a Slow Dance' being good examples of this.
www.bbc.co.uk /dna/h2g2/A586532   (1599 words)

  
 Fugazi (band)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
It is a mix of rock roots blended with chaotic elements that noise an inventively syncopated rhythm section rooted dub reggae influence unusual chords and emotional This style has led many critics to their music post-hardcore as it is seen a progression of and a reaction to hardcore punk movement.
Fugazi also stand as a example of a band that have achieved level of mainstream success whilst remaining loyal independent recording and distribution values following through the spirit of the original " DIY punk ethic ".
Fugazi also produced one film the 115 documentary Instrument with Jem Cohen.
www.freeglossary.com /Fugazi_%28band%29   (749 words)

  
 Fugazi (band)
Fugazi (formed 1987) is an alternative rock band from Washington,D.C. After the seminal hardcore punk group Minor Threat dissolved, Ian MacKaye formed a newtrio, Fugazi, with drummer BrendanCanty and bass guitarist JoeLally.
Itis a mix of traditional rock roots blended with chaotic elements that combine noise, an inventively syncopated rhythm sectionrooted in dub reggae influence, unusual chords, and emotional intensity.
He became a permanent member of the band shortly after, going on to lend lyrics, vocals, and guitarto the music of the band.
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 Amazon.com: The Argument: Music   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
The Argument is a bracing reminder of Fugazi's confidence and passion, reflecting the experimental impulses of their previous two albums while further refining their songs and arrangements.
Fugazi deliver more surprises on this album with the vocal harmonies that grace "Full Disclosure" and the late night swagger of "Strangelight." in my opinion, these are two of Fugazi's finest moments and there are times where this album reaches a fever pitch that signals the unstopable force of this seminal group of musicians.
By this point, as the output of Fugazi's contemporaries either ceased or faded into mediocrity, Fugazi continued to reinvent itself with this album.
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 MTV.com - Fugazi
After further honing their cathartic live act and expanding their material, their first EP (Fugazi) was released in late 1988.
The similarly veined Margin Walker EP followed the next year and was later coupled with Fugazi on CD as 13 Songs.
Red Medicine was released another two years after In on the Killtaker, chipping away some of the latter's abrasion in favor of more jam-oriented experiments.
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 13 Songs - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The EPs were Fugazi (1988), which was recorded at Inner Ear Studios in June of 1988, and Margin Walker (1989), which was recorded in December of 1988 at Southern Studios.
The EPs had been on Ian MacKaye's Dischord Records as numbers 30 and 35, respectively.
A remastered version was released in February of 2003.
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 Fugazi reviews   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
Downed City Rise: Fugazi, Jasaga, Lucy Murphy, and a bit of politics
This is combination of the album Repeater and the EP 3 songs, Like their 13 songs release, it showcases their hardcore noise-based punk.
When guitar theatrics seem to be put in the back burner by many of the neo-punk bands of today, Fugazi have brought it right out to the forefront.
www.ram.org /music/reviews/fugazi.html   (339 words)

  
 ORG: THE ONCE OVER TWICE   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
"The debut EP from Fugazi-approved, Plymouth based hardcore types The Once Over Twice, 'Adenoidal' is the sound of taut guitar strings struck until they threaten to snap and the kind of leftfield, platinum-plated thrash-pop that Nirvana rode to destruction a decade or so ago.
They've already supported their spiritual mentors Fugazi, and are about to embark on a full UK tour with Jetplane Landing...
The powerful vocals are laced with a snarling undertone, the drums and bass pound along with precision and strength and the guitars really set it all off with some semi-discordant and incisive riffs.
www.organart.demon.co.uk /biotheonceovertwice.htm   (1266 words)

  
 ukhh.com | reviews | ep | Fugazi Rum - Blue   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
Fugazi Rum rip up shop and take the stock and steal the till, believe.
Mecca is a superb track with solid rap flows that are rather reminiscent of a good Onyx track way back with a UK flavour.
The thing that really appeals to me is the sheer “Fuck it” attitude that comes through on this EP, there’s cuts on the tunes and cuts for you to cut up yourself on the end of each side.
www.ukhh.com /reviews/ep/1041.html   (160 words)

  
 Amazon.com: Instrument [SOUNDTRACK]: Music   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
I prefer introducing people to fugazi with some of their other albums, but this one is definately beautiful.
Usually, it's pretty annoying when a good artist releases an EP of wanky demos, four-track experiments, and outtakes, but Fugazi pulls it off well.
My only warning is this: do not buy this if you are not already a Fugazi fan, because it will not give you a good sense of the band.
www.amazon.com /exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B00000IACG?v=glance   (960 words)

  
 Fugazi - The Argument (Dischord), Furniture EP (Dischord)
After a prolonged absence stirred only by the lackluster compilation of filler, Instrument, Fugazi has returned and is kicking your ass harder than ever.
Like the opener "Cashout," a bass-led number that reaffirms the fact that Fugazi has the best rhythm section of any band working today, who possess the rare ability to work a seriously hard groove without succumbing to lame fake-funk shortcuts.
Isn't this difference between Fugazi and Minor Threat or Rites of Spring or the rest of those former bands?
www.fakejazz.com /reviews/2001/fugazi.shtml   (439 words)

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