13 SONGS combines the eponymous EP and the MARGIN WALKER mini-LP on one CD.
Combining the band's first two EPs, Fugazi's 13 SONGS is nothing less than a landmark hardcore album. From the unmistakable opening bass line of "Waiting Room" to the cathartic finale of "Promises," the record is DIY post-punk at its finest. And though the quartet would become known for its anti-corporate/consumerism stance, 13 SONGS is all about unapologetically intense music.
Founded by ex-Minor Threat and Embrace frontman Ian MacKaye, Joe Lally, Guy Picciotto and Brendan Canty (the latter two from Rites of Spring), Fugazi had a remarkably fully formed sound on this set of songs, with alternately fierce and chiming guitars exploding over fluid bass grooves and tight, propulsive rhythms. Already a revered figure on the Washington D.C. hardcore scene at the time of this 1989 release, MacKaye opted to share lyric, vocal, and guitar duties with Picciotto, giving the group an even greater sense of dynamics. "Bad Mouth" boasts an almost ska-like vibe, and "Margin Walker" is angular aggro-rock, while "Provisional" carries elements of atmospheric pop. True, the roots of emo-rock are present, but as Fugazi proves here, they are a band whose music transcends labels.Spin (5/01, p.110) - Ranked #33 in Spin's "50 Most Essential Punk Records" - "...Modernized hardcore overnight....Earnestly explosive." Alternative Press (3/02, p.96) - Included in AP's "Essential Punk Influences '02 Style" - "...This is the album that first showed a million lesser-known bands it was possible to make it on your own terms..." New York Times (Publisher) (3/7/91) - "Fugazi has broken free of hard-core's conventions...the music is all muscle and bone; songs riff, blare, riff, pause and crunch, then stop dead, as terse and Apollonian as a string quartet."
Math rock all star's This band not only sticks to it's morals but also was the beganing of math rock.Sunny da real estate pulls from them among others. Submitted by john.franklin (maacon ga usa) Was This Review Helpful? YesNo 1 of 1 found this helpful.
Classic album Fugazi is one of the most flunetial bands of the post punk era. This album is essential! Submitted by a reviewer (Dallas, TX) Was This Review Helpful? YesNo
FUGAZI always had it No true punk fan could not like Fugazi, they are amazing. A band that sounds almost like a rip off band of them is Bear VS Shark however they are amazingly fresh and quality sound of Fugazi. 13 songs is amazing, I am actually listening to it right now. Submitted by Boo Baker (Canada) Was This Review Helpful? YesNo
the best how anyone could give this less than 5 stars is beyond me. This has got to be the best in their genre, if there is such a thing, of any band of this era. Submitted by larry (somewhere in vt) Was This Review Helpful? YesNo
the average is too low all you need to know is that fugazi have never made a duff record. any album with songs like waiting room and glueman is a classic. GO.GET.IT. Submitted by berny (kidderminster, uk) Was This Review Helpful? YesNo
Math rock all star's
FUGAZI always had it
the average is too low
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