Saying Fugazi rocks would be an understatement. I am old enough to have enjoyed the coming of age of the most important band in Rock history but missed it because of where I was at the time in 1977. Fugazi on the other hand was handed to me by Brave New Waves on CBC Radio just after their first EP I never left the waiting room.
I loved that and listened to the whole got am thing. inspired me to dig up instrument and watch the dvd as well as upload a few older cds to the ipod. we love fugazi and they do indeed wrock.
early 80’s , St. Paul, MN. Minor Threat shows up for an all ages gig. Height of the stooopid straight edge bullshit, which many tried to force Minor Threat into. back doors of the van flip open, and much to the astonishment of a dozen or so straight edge kids standing around, Ian falls out, accompanied by dozens of empty beer cans. punk fucking rock.
Thank Dog, I spent time in Athens and got exposed to so much good shit. Never saw them, but dog damn Fugazi and Magwai RAWKED so fucking hard. Fuck the Beatles.
…yeah, and fuck Led Zeplin and the Stones, Who, Steppenwolf, Bowie, Roxy Music, New York Dolls, Lou, Iggy, Alice..
…yeah, fuck all those bands that came “before”.
…yeah Jerome, I was working on 3 cups of brewed Organic Mexican beans and was a bit heavy handed. When I was 12 (’64), my friend and I would make guitars out of cardboard and lip-sync Beatles songs in his garage. I’m a fan. Later on I followed the “proto-punk” bands and individuals. I’m a fan of them to. Now I listen to a lot of Jazz and Classical…. go figure.
I was force fed the Beatles. I can appreciate the influence and what they were doing at the time. I just cant get into anything other than the White album, some of the trippy stuff. Never been much of a pop fan. Still listen to anything from Pantera to Fugazi to Widespread Panic to the Black Keys to Dr.Dre to Alt-country to Jazz and classical also.
never cared for the beatles till i tripped for two solid days with an old LP of Revolver (at work). made a believer out of me. loved em ever since. oh, and you gotta trip and watch lawrence welk, too. it’ll all make sense…
I was at one of those shows. My friend John booked them in Peoria IL. A handful of skins showed up and started fucking with everyone. Ian made everyone sit on the floor before they would play another song. Everyone sitting on the floor watching Fugazi. It was so awesomely strange. The live discs these segments are from are totally worth picking up.
Before I became obsessed with fly fishing, I was obsessed with hardcore and punk music and played in a band who played shows with Fugazi on multiple occasions. Ian used to get a lot of shit for being “self-righteous,” but he nailed it most of the time. A solid guy and a great band.
December 4th, 2009 at 3:10 pm
Saying Fugazi rocks would be an understatement. I am old enough to have enjoyed the coming of age of the most important band in Rock history but missed it because of where I was at the time in 1977. Fugazi on the other hand was handed to me by Brave New Waves on CBC Radio just after their first EP I never left the waiting room.
December 4th, 2009 at 6:51 pm
I loved that and listened to the whole got am thing. inspired me to dig up instrument and watch the dvd as well as upload a few older cds to the ipod. we love fugazi and they do indeed wrock.
December 4th, 2009 at 6:56 pm
early 80’s , St. Paul, MN. Minor Threat shows up for an all ages gig. Height of the stooopid straight edge bullshit, which many tried to force Minor Threat into. back doors of the van flip open, and much to the astonishment of a dozen or so straight edge kids standing around, Ian falls out, accompanied by dozens of empty beer cans. punk fucking rock.
December 4th, 2009 at 8:03 pm
Thank Dog, I spent time in Athens and got exposed to so much good shit. Never saw them, but dog damn Fugazi and Magwai RAWKED so fucking hard. Fuck the Beatles.
Thank you, Thee….
December 5th, 2009 at 9:18 am
…yeah, and fuck Led Zeplin and the Stones, Who, Steppenwolf, Bowie, Roxy Music, New York Dolls, Lou, Iggy, Alice..
…yeah, fuck all those bands that came “before”.
jus sayin
December 5th, 2009 at 10:30 am
DH…
I just hate the Beatles… sorry for the misunderstanding.
December 5th, 2009 at 4:43 pm
Find a copy of ‘Our Band Could Be Your Life’ for further details.
December 5th, 2009 at 5:40 pm
L re-read that this past summer. excellent and interesting read about a bunch of awesome bands.
December 5th, 2009 at 8:59 pm
…yeah Jerome, I was working on 3 cups of brewed Organic Mexican beans and was a bit heavy handed. When I was 12 (’64), my friend and I would make guitars out of cardboard and lip-sync Beatles songs in his garage. I’m a fan. Later on I followed the “proto-punk” bands and individuals. I’m a fan of them to. Now I listen to a lot of Jazz and Classical…. go figure.
December 6th, 2009 at 10:05 am
I was force fed the Beatles. I can appreciate the influence and what they were doing at the time. I just cant get into anything other than the White album, some of the trippy stuff. Never been much of a pop fan. Still listen to anything from Pantera to Fugazi to Widespread Panic to the Black Keys to Dr.Dre to Alt-country to Jazz and classical also.
December 6th, 2009 at 11:26 am
you’re very eclectic there, Jerry.
December 7th, 2009 at 2:05 pm
never cared for the beatles till i tripped for two solid days with an old LP of Revolver (at work). made a believer out of me. loved em ever since. oh, and you gotta trip and watch lawrence welk, too. it’ll all make sense…
December 9th, 2009 at 1:45 pm
I was at one of those shows. My friend John booked them in Peoria IL. A handful of skins showed up and started fucking with everyone. Ian made everyone sit on the floor before they would play another song. Everyone sitting on the floor watching Fugazi. It was so awesomely strange. The live discs these segments are from are totally worth picking up.
January 8th, 2010 at 10:51 pm
Before I became obsessed with fly fishing, I was obsessed with hardcore and punk music and played in a band who played shows with Fugazi on multiple occasions. Ian used to get a lot of shit for being “self-righteous,” but he nailed it most of the time. A solid guy and a great band.
The world needs more Fugazis and fewer boy bands.