Essential albums: Fugazi
I am not even going to try to explain the significance of the DC punk scene of the early eighties, or the rise of Dischord records. When most think of punk, they think of the Sex Pistols and the Ramones. The DC scene gave rise to hardcore punk, including Bad Brains, Black Flag, and Minor Threat (look into those too). You wouldn’t think of DC as the home to this scene, because things have changed. Thanks, gentrification. Fugazi actually came later, and is led by Ian MacKaye, who actually runs Dischord records and also was the founder of Minor Threat.
A lot of Dischord bands also part of the straight edge movement. As am I. You didn’t know how punk I was, huh?
This is a lot of information. The only thing to know is that Fugazi is amazing. They make amazing use of the rhythm section, and the bass lines actually make me feel faint from amazingness. Ok, so picking one of their albums was pretty hard, but I’ll go with 13 songs, their first one.
More information that is more informative than my rant:
- Wikipedia: Fugazi
- Our Band Could Be Your Life by Michael Azerrad
- The Capital of Punk DC punk tour
- Fugazi: Instrument documentary
Goddam. I was born about 15 years too late. I would have killed to be here:
