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Fugazi

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Fugazi(/fuˈɡɑːzi/;foo-GAH-zee) was[b]an Americanpost-hardcoreband formed inWashington, D.C.,in 1986. The band consisted of guitarists and vocalistsIan MacKayeandGuy Picciotto,bassistJoe Lally,and drummerBrendan Canty.They were noted for their style-transcending music, DIY ethical stance, manner of business practice, and contempt for themusic industry.

Fugazi
Fugazi performing at Emo's in 2002; left to right: Ian MacKaye, Brendan Canty and Guy Picciotto (not pictured: Joe Lally)
Fugazi performing atEmo'sin 2002; left to right:Ian MacKaye,Brendan CantyandGuy Picciotto(not pictured:Joe Lally)
Background information
OriginWashington, D.C.,U.S.
Genres
Years active1986–2003[a]
Labels
Spinoffs
Spinoff of
Past members
Websitewww.dischord.com/band/fugazi

Fugazi performed numerous worldwide tours and produced six studio albums, a film, and a comprehensive live series, gaining the band critical acclaim and success around the world.[1]Highly influential onpunkandalternativemusic, the band has been on an indefinite hiatus since 2003.

History

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Formation and early years (1986–1989)

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After thehardcore punkgroupMinor Threatdissolved, MacKaye (vocals andguitar) was active with a few short-lived groups, most notablyEmbrace.MacKaye had the realization that what he wanted to prioritize making music over being in a band, "because sometimes bands get in the way of music, because you’re so focussed (sic) on making a band that you forget that it should be about music first."[2]MacKaye had gotten to know Joe Lally, who was working as aroadiefor the bandBeefeater.After learning Lally played bass, MacKaye asked him if he would be interested in playing together.[2]They soon recruitedDag NastydrummerColin Sears,and the trio began practicing around August or September of 1986.[2]MacKaye's original concept for Fugazi was akin to "MC5plusreggae".[2]

In January 1987, Sears returned to Dag Nasty and was replaced by Brendan Canty, formerly ofRites of Spring.[2]One day, Picciotto, Canty's Rites of Spring bandmate, dropped by during a practice session to see how his friend was getting along; he later admitted he secretly harbored the idea of joining the group. But Picciotto was disappointed that there seemed to be no place for him.[3]

After some uncertainty from Canty about what he wanted to do with his future, the trio regrouped and booked their first show at the Wilson Center in early September 1987. The group still needed a name, so MacKaye chose the word "fugazi" from Mark Baker'sNam,a compilation of stories ofVietnam Warveterans, in there being a slang acronym for "Fucked Up, Got Ambushed, Zipped In [a body bag]".[4]

The band began inviting Picciotto to practices. Inspired by the use of afoilinhip hop,Picciotto sang backup vocals. After his bandHappy Go Lickybroke up, he became more involved with Fugazi. MacKaye eventually asked Picciotto to become a full member, and he accepted.[5]

Fugazi EP&Margin Walker–13 Songs(1988–1989)

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Fugazi embarked on its first tour in January 1988. In June 1988 the band recorded its debut EPFugaziwith producerTed Niceleyand producer/engineerDon Zientara(who became a longtime collaborator), and shortly afterward embarked on an arduous tour of Europe.[6]

At the tour's conclusion in December, the band recorded songs for its intended debut album, but the band was exhausted from touring and found the resulting sessions were unsatisfactory. The track list was cut down to an EP and released asMargin Walkerthe next year. Both EPs were eventually combined into the13 Songsrelease in late 1989.[7][8]Upon the band's return from Europe, Picciotto, unsatisfied with singing, began playing guitar too.[9]

RepeaterandSteady Diet of Nothing(1990–1992)

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"Repeater"
Sample of "Repeater", fromRepeater(1990)
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With Picciotto playing guitar full-time, Fugazi made the transition intojammingand writing new material as a band as opposed to performing songs composed solely by MacKaye. In addition to working on new material, songs they had been performing live were refined, such as "Merchandise" and "Turnover", for inclusion on their first official full-length studio album.[10]

Released on April 19, 1990, throughDischord Records,Repeaterdid not initially reach theBillboard200charts or become a commercial success. But the band spent most of 1990 and 1991 touring heavily behindRepeater,performing 250 concerts between March 1990 and June 1991, routinely selling out 1,000-plus capacity venues throughout the world. By summer 1991, the album sold more than 300,000 copies, a large number for a label that relied on minimal promotion. Major labels began to court Fugazi, but the band stayed with Dischord. It was critically well received and featured analternative rocksound that predated significant releases such asNirvana'sNevermindandPearl Jam'sTen,which unexpectedly broke the genre into the mainstream.[10]

For Fugazi's second studio album,Steady Diet of Nothing,released in July 1991, the band again askedTed Niceleyto produce. Niceley had become a chef and had to reluctantly turn down the job, so the band decided to produce the record themselves.[11]After the success ofRepeaterand its subsequent world tour,Steady Dietwas highly anticipated. Six months before its release Dischord had more than 160,000 pre-orders for the album.[12]

In on the Kill TakerandRed Medicine(1993–1996)

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Fugazi recorded its third album,In on the Kill Taker,in the fall of 1992 withSteve Albiniin Chicago, but the results were deemed unsatisfactory and the band rerecorded the album with Niceley andDon Zientara.With the breakthrough of alternative rock in the early 1990s,In on the Kill Taker;released on June 30, 1993, became the group's first record to enter theBillboardalbum charts, receiving critical praise fromSpin,TimeandRolling Stone,and becoming the band's breakthrough album.[1]

By theIn on the Kill Takertour, the group began to sell out large auditoriums and arenas and receive more lucrative major label offers. During its sold-out 3-night stint at New York City'sRoseland Ballroomin September 1993, music mogul andAtlantic RecordspresidentAhmet Ertegunmet with the band backstage in an attempt to sign them. Ertegun offered the band "anything you want", their own subsidiary label and more than $10 million just to sign with Atlantic. Fugazi declined.[13]The organizers ofLollapaloozaalso attempted to recruit the band for a headlining slot on its 1993 tour, which the band considered but ultimately turned down.[citation needed]

"Combination Lock"
Sample of "Combination Lock", fromRed Medicine(1995)
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Fugazi began writing the material forRed Medicinein late 1994, after touring in support ofIn on the Kill Taker.The band worked with Zientara but chose not to work with Niceley again. Fugazi opted to retreat from the in-your-face production values ofIn on the Kill Takerand instead worked to create an ambient sound that displayed greater range and depth. To achieve this, the band handled production duties itself, and in doing so, became more confident with in-studio experimentation.Red Medicinetook Fugazi a step further towardart rock.The band began an extensive worldwide tour in support of the album, playing 172 shows between March 1995 and November 1996.[1][14]

End HitsandThe Argument(1997–2002)

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After the grueling worldwide tour the band completed in support ofRed Medicine,Fugazi took an extended break and also began writing material for a follow-up release. By March 1997 Fugazi had once again returned to Inner Ear Studios with Zientara to begin recording what becameEnd Hits,with the intention of taking a more relaxed approach to recording and a longer amount of time to experiment with different songs and techniques in the studio. The group ultimately spent 7 months recording the album. Due to the title, rumors began circulating at the time that it was to be their last release.[15]Released on April 28, 1998, the album was commercially successful and marked one of the band's highest debuts yet on theBillboardcharts.Critical reaction toEnd Hitswas mixed. Many critics praised its heavier tracks, while others questioned the inclusion of the group's longer, more experimental songs.[16]

"Full Disclosure"
Sample of "Full Disclosure", fromThe Argument(2001)
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Fugazi began work onThe Argumentin 1999. This process saw the group taking more time than usual to write and demo material. Each member brought his own riffs and ideas to the band, jammed on them, and then began piecing the songs together into various configurations before deciding on the final versions.[17]The album's recording sessions took place between January and April 2001 atInner Ear Studiosand Dischord House inArlington, Virginia.The band once again worked with Zientara. During the recording process a considerable amount of time was spent finalizing each song's production, in particular the album's drum tracks, in an effort to give it a unique feel.[18]Canty toldModern Drummer,"We recorded them all very differently in terms of the drum sounds. We used a lot of different drum kits, cymbals, snares, and ways of miking."[18]

The Argumentwas released by Dischord Records on October 16, 2001, along with the EPFurniture + 2.Arion Berger ofRolling Stonecalled the album "bracing" and "intellectual"[19]and Chris True ofAllMusic"spine-tingling and ear-shattering all at once", writing, "the band has raised the bar for themselves and others once again." He also wrote that the album had "touched on strange new territory".[20]By this point Fugazi was on tour less, due in large part to other professional and personal commitments. It performed only 32 shows in 2001 and 2002.[1]Even though the number of performances dwindled, during Fugazi's last tour they performed in front of over roughly 70,000 people.[21]

Indefinite hiatus and reunion rumours (2003–present)

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Fugazi went on what it has called an "indefinite hiatus" after the conclusion of its 2002 UK tour following three sold-out nights at theLondon Forumon November 2–4, 2002.[22]The hiatus was brought on by the band members' insistence on spending more time with their families and pursuing other professional projects.[23]

Since Fugazi went on hiatus in 2003, rumors began circulating about a reunion, with some insinuating that the band may get back together to headline theCoachella Festival.While the band has confirmed that it has been offered large sums of money to reunite and headline festivals, such as Coachella, it has so far declined the offers.[24]

In March 2011, MacKaye reiterated that Fugazi has "been offered insane amounts of money to play reunions, but it's not going to be money that brings us back together, we would only play music together if we wanted to play music together and time allowed it".[25]

In November 2011, when asked byThe A.V. Clubabout the possibility of a reunion and a follow up to 2001'sThe Argument,Lally said, "The Argumentwas a great record that we should try and top. It'll take some time to come together and everything. To do that, we'd have to, the way the four of us are, we would take quite some time, I think, reassociating ourselves musically, and then just letting it come about naturally, because it would have to be a natural thing. So we'll just see. "[26]

In August 2014, Dischord announced the official release ofFirst Demo,an album featuring 11 demo songs recorded in January 1988.[27]The announcement included a preview of the demo for the Fugazi track "Merchandise".[28]The album was released on November 18, 2014.[29]

MacKaye insisted in a 2017 interview that Fugazi is not, in fact, broken up. While he admits any future public performance will have to contend with various confounding factors, the members have occasionally played music together, privately, since their 2003 hiatus.[30]On March 21, 2018, in an interview on Vish Khanna's Kreative Kontrol podcast, Lally confirmed the band's irregular practice of casual get-togethers. He stated: "Yeah, when we're all in D.C., we totally hang out together and talk and spend a lot of time laughing. We have a great time together, go out to dinner, and we'll play some music together." Lally also stated that additional public performances or tours were unlikely: "There's so much to try to look after to allow Fugazi to do anything, that we do not have the time to give it the respect that it deserves. So unfortunately, it is where it is."

On February 13, 2019,Louder Soundasked Lally and Canty about the possibility of Fugazi returning, Lally responded "You never want to say never about anything, because how can you say that about the future? But there does seem to be a lack of time to allow it to happen, because the four of us would have to spend a lot of time together to figure out, 'Should we play old songs?' 'Who are we now?' 'What is it now?' We are not the kind of band to get together and just rehearse two hours of old songs to go out and play it, rake in the dough and come home." Canty added, "If we got back together it would have to be from the spirit of creativity. It would be different if we got back together."[31]

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In the hiatus, the members undertook side projects, with MacKaye forming the duothe Evenswith drummer and singerAmy Farina(formerly ofthe Warmers).

In 2004, MacKaye produced theDC EPforRed Hot Chili PeppersguitaristJohn Frusciante,which also featured Jerry Busher.

Canty has been doing a variety of soundtrack scores and playing bass in the trio Garland Of Hours alongside frequent Fugazi guest contributors Jerry Busher and Amy Domingues, and has played bass live withMary Timony.Canty also appears onBob Mould's 2005 albumBody of Songand on Mould's 2008 albumDistrict Line,and has toured with Mould, appearing in the live DVDCircle of Friends.He is currently working in theBurn to ShineDVD series which is being released by Trixie DVD. Now, he is playing in Deathfix alongside Devin Ocampo (Medications, Faraquet, Smart Went Crazy, Beauty Pill), Rich Morel (Bob Mould, Blow Off) and Mark Cisneros (Medications, the Make-Up). They will release their album in February 2013 onDischord Records.

Lally has released three solo albums,There to Here(2006),Nothing Is Underrated(2007), andWhy Should I Get Used to It(2011). He has also appeared on fellow DC post-punkers Decahedron's debut albumDisconnection_Imminent,as well as on a project withRed Hot Chili PeppersguitaristsJohn FruscianteandJosh Klinghoffer,known asAtaxia.The group has recorded two albums,Automatic Writing(2004) andAW II(2007).

Picciotto currently works as a record producer most notably withBlonde Redheadandthe Blood Brothers,and he has performed alongside members ofthe Exat theJazzfestival inWels,Austria. Picciotto also contributed guitar on twoVic Chesnuttalbums, 2007's "North Star Deserterand 2009'sAt the Cut(co-producing the latter), forConstellation Recordsand performed live with Chesnutt and members ofThee Silver Mount Zion Memorial Orchestraand the Quavers inJem Cohen's program entitled, "Evening's Civil Twilight in Empires of Tin at theVienna International Film Festival(Viennale) in 2007 (a DVD of the program was released in 2009). Picciotto played guitar on Chesnutt's Fall/Winter 2009 North American Tour. He has a daughter with musicianKathi Wilcoxfrom the bandBikini Killandthe Frumpies.

In July 2011, Minneapolis based record labelDoomtreereleased an album of mash-ups between Fugazi and east coast veteran rap crew theWu-Tang Clan.The album is titled 13 Chambers, group name Wugazi. However, Fugazi itself did not have any involvement with the release.[32]Bassist Joe Lally was asked about his thoughts on the Wugazi release, and stated "I think they could've found better Fugazi pieces to sample with Wu-Tang guys rapping on it. I mean, it's enjoyable, and I do appreciate it for the fact that somebody enjoys our music enough to bring it into that. But, you know, I don't know. I guess I should shut up, because I suppose I'm about to run into these people at theFun Fun Fun Festfestival and talk to them. But I'm afraid that is my opinion on it. It's like, get better samples of our stuff, do better work. "[26]

In October 2012, Chris Lawhorn releasedFugazi Edits.The album includes 22 instrumental tracks, which sample 100 songs from Fugazi's discography.[33]As in other cases, the band had no involvement in the production. But, the album was authorized for release by MacKaye, with the proceeds going to charity.[34]

In 2016, Canty and Lally joined with guitarist Anthony Pirog to formthe Messthetics,Canty and Lally's first project together since Fugazi's hiatus.[35] In March 2018, the Messthetics released theirself-titled debut albumand embarked upon a tour of the US and Japan.[36]The band toured further and released a second album entitledAnthropocosmic Nestin 2019.[37][38]

In 2018, Ian MacKaye, Amy Farina and Joe Lally debuted a new band.[39]In February 2020, it was announced that the band, now calledCoriky,[40]would release their first album on March 27, 2020.[41]The debut single, "Clean Kill", was released on February 11, 2020.[42]The band previewed their album at a free show in D.C.'s St. Stephen and the Incarnation Episcopal Church on February 22, 2020.[43]Due to theCOVID-19 pandemic,the release ofCorikywas delayed to June 12, 2020, in part to accommodate independent record stores closed due to the pandemic.[44]Upon release the record was favorable reviewed in a few publications; often drawing comparisons and contrasts with MacKaye and Farina's other bandthe Evens,as well as Fugazi.[45][46][47]

Live performances

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Main article:Fugazi Live Series
Handmade tickets for a Fugazi concert from 2001 in Indianapolis, Indiana

Between 1987 and 2003, Fugazi played over 1,000 concerts in all 50 US states and all over the world. Over 800 of these shows were recorded by the band's sound engineers. Beginning in 2004 and continuing into 2005, Fugazi launched a 30 CD Live Series that featured concerts from various points in their career, which were made available for sale viaDischord Records.Continuing with the live series concept and after several years of development on December 1, 2011, Fugazi launched a comprehensive Live Series website through Dischord Records that features 750 recordings available for download at the suggested price of $5 each or a "pay what you want"sliding scale option for each download between $1–100 with the goal of eventually making all 800 of the shows that have been recorded available for purchase.[48]For $500 fans can also purchase an "All Access" privilege which will include access to any future concerts and downloads added to the site.[49]

While each concert was professionally mastered, the recordings capture everything that happened onstage and for preservation's sake the band chose not to edit anything out, singer/guitaristGuy Picciottoexplained to theNew York Times,"We liked this idea of, 'Let's just let it be everything,'... There doesn't have to be the idea that this is the great, golden document. It's all there, and it's not cleaned up. You get what you get." The sound quality also varies as the earliest recordings were made tocassettes,then eventually digital formats such asDAT,CD-Rand ultimately hard-drives were used. Each concert page also includes flyers, photographs and ticket stubs. As a career-spanning archival project, the Fugazi Live Series has few equals, putting the band in the company of acts like theGrateful Dead,PhishandPearl Jam,three notable examples of other artists with such a large volume of concerts available for purchase.[49]

Musical style

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Fugazi's style has been described aspost-hardcore,[50]art punk,[51][52]alternative rock,[53]andexperimental rock.[54]Fugazi's music was an intentional departure from that of thehardcore punkbands the members had played in previously. Fugazi combined punk withfunkandreggaebeats, irregular stop-start song structures, and heavy riffs inspired by popular rock bands such asLed ZeppelinandQueen,bands that the punk community of the time largely disdained.[55]When questioned byGuitar Worldin 2002 about the band's influences, singer/guitaristIan MacKayeresponded, "Too many to mention. And not just from the last few years. Some of them predate us by decades, and most of them wouldn't be punk. I would hope any musician would be inspired by a lot of different kinds of music." Fugazi's influences includeBad Brains,the Faith,Void,Minutemen,Black Flag,Sonic Youth,the Ex,the Beatles,andthe Obsessed.[56][2]

Picciotto became the group's second guitarist when he realized MacKaye's typically chunky, low-end riffs and Lally'sdub-influenced basslines allowed him to focus on high-pitched parts. In both vocal and guitar roles, Picciotto assumed the role of afoilto MacKaye; employing aRickenbackerguitar for its scratchy single-coil sound in order to "cut through MacKaye's chunky chording like a laser beam."[9]Their inventive, interlocking guitarwork often defies the traditional notion of "lead"and"rhythm"guitars and features unusual and dissonantchordsandprogressionsfiltered through a hardcore punk lens. Later, Fugazi more fully integrated elements of punk rock, hardcore,soulandnoisewith an inventively syncopatedrhythm section.

Picciotto's assumption of guitar duties allowed all four members of the band to jam together and write songs that way, where previously they had played songs largely as MacKaye had arranged them.[57]When writing songs, the band often rearranges them with different structures and different singers.[1]Spinhas listed MacKaye and Picciotto together at No. 86 on their list of the 100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time for their unique and interlocking guitar style in Fugazi.[58]

Generally, MacKaye's lyrics and singing are more direct andanthemic(MacKaye admits that he loves audience sing-alongs and writes songs with shout-ableslogans), while Picciotto usually favors a more abstract, oblique approach.[1]Lally has contributed vocals to a few songs as well, in which he sings in a more relaxed, quiet style as opposed to MacKaye and Picciotto, whose lyrics and vocals often feature strong emotional intensity.

Each of Fugazi's albums sinceRepeaterhave featured aninstrumental.By the time of 1995'sRed MedicinebassistJoe Lallyalso began contributing vocals to the band and the group was implementing many of their broader influences into the overall sound. Critics Ian McCaleb and Ira Robbins declared that Fugazi's music combined an "unprecedented dynamic range... and previously unimagined elements" such as "clatteringmusique concrète...pianoandsound effects... murkyduband lancingclarinet"and" loose-limbedjammyfunk... into an ambitious, experimental format that raises more stylistic questions than it answers. "[59]

Business practices

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Fugazi is well known for their members' refusal to sign to or work with corporate record labels, instead choosing to release their albums through Dischord.[60]Despite receiving offers from major labels likeAtlantic Records,the band were adamant about retaining their independence.[61]MacKaye has stated that "no amount of money is worth losing control of our music."[62]

On their first tours, Fugazi worked out itsDIYethic by trial and error. Their decisions were partly motivated by pragmatic considerations that were essentially a punk rock version ofsimple living:for example, selling merchandise on tour would require a full-time merchandise salesperson who would require lodging, food, and other costs, so Fugazi decided to simplify their touring by not selling merchandise. The band was also motivated by moral or ethical considerations: for example, Fugazi's members regarded pricey admission for rock concerts as tantamount toprice gouginga performer's most loyal fans. Fugazi's inexpensive target goal of $5 admission was spawned during a conversation on an early tour when the band's members were debating the lowest profitable admission price.[63]Everett Truehas said that MacKaye and Fugazi "had a mind-set that believed that any involvement with the system was corrupting and that you should create completely alternative structures outside".[64]

In later years, Fugazi was unable to negotiate ticket prices below about $10–$15 total. However, it never saw the $5 rule as inviolable, instead aiming to charge a price that was both affordable and profitable. Unlike some similar, independent rock contemporaries, Fugazi's performances and tours were always profitable, due to the group's popularity, low business overhead costs, and MacKaye's keen sense of audience response in given regions. Many times the band performed sold-out shows multiple consecutive nights at the same venue.[63]

Fugazi's early tours earned it a strong word-of-mouth reputation, both for its powerful performances, and also for the band's eagerness to play in unusual venues. The group sought out alternatives to traditional rock clubs partly to relieve the boredom of touring, but also hoping to show fans that there are other options to traditional ways of doing things. As Picciotto said, "You find theElks Lodge,you find the guy who's got a space in the back of his pizzeria, you find the guy who has a gallery. Kids will do that stuff because they want to make stuff happen. "[65]

The group, and MacKaye in particular, also made a point of discouraging violent, unwantedslam dancingand fistfights. This was partly because they saw as relics of the early 1980shardcore punkera, but also due to financial considerations, since moshing often meant costly barricades had to be installed to prevent injuries. MacKaye recounted in an interview, "We played one show to 4000 people one night and the barricade made more money than we did: the barricade cost more than we made. And that’s not even factoring in the 30 security staff you have to hire to man that barricade. It was just psychotic, and it had nothing to do with music: it wasn’t a physical response to music, it was like a behavioural hypnosis caused by television."[66]

Michael Azerradquotes Mackaye, "See, [slam dancers] have one form of communication: violence... So to disorient them, you don't give them violence. I'd say, 'Excuse me, sir...'- I mean, itfreaksthem out – 'Excuse me, sir, would you please cut that crap out?' "[67]Azerrad writes, "[MacKaye's] admonitions seemed preachy to some. And by and large, people would obey – it wasn't cool to disrespect Ian MacKaye."[67]Occasionally, Fugazi would have an unrepentant slam-dancer escorted from the concert, and give them an envelope containing a $5 refund (the group kept a stock of such envelopes in their tour van for these occasions).

During the summer of 1990, MacKaye formed the corporation Lunar Atrocities Ltd.[68]in order to shield his own and his bandmates' personal assets from the threat of lawsuits. As MacKaye's financial advisor, Seth Martin, explained toThe Washington Postin a 1993 interview: "protection from liability is the main reason to form a corporation, and for these guys it makes sense. If someone got hurt stage-diving and decided to sue, it would be harder to go after their personal assets."[69]

Influence and legacy

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I just think of it as part of the reciprocal process inherent in the way music works. Ideas and inspiration are just handed down the line from band to band from generation to generation. For us, we came up completely in awe of bands like theBad Brains– they lit a fire in us and we just did our best to pass that feeling on to other people in our own way.

Guy Picciottoon the band's influence.[56]

Fugazi's music and ethics have been immensely influential onpunkandalternativemusic throughout the years, and has earned the band praise from many notable musicians as well.Sublime"thanked" the band by namedropping them on theirdebut album.[70]At the Drive-Incalled the band an influence on their own music,[71]as did other notablepost-hardcorebands such asRefused,[72]Quicksand,[73]Thrice,[74]Thursday,[75]Cursive,[76]Cap'n Jazz,[77]Braid,[78]andMclusky.[79]Former At the Drive-In guitaristJim Wardhas also noted Fugazi as a major influence of his during the recording process for his bandSparta's first albumWiretap Scars.[80]John Frusciantenamed them an influence onRed Hot Chili Peppers'Californicationand on his solo albumThe Will to Death.[81]Nirvanacited the band as an influence,[82]andKurt Cobain- who was friends with the members of Fugazi[83]- was even spotted in a popular photo of the band with the word "Fugazi" misspelt on both shoes.[84][85]Eddie VedderofPearl Jamremarked that witnessing the band live "was a life-changing experience" for him.[86]Jimmy Eat Worldhave also named Fugazi as an influence,[87]and frontmanJim Adkinshas noted that both MacKaye and Picciotto's playing styles made him "more open to the ideas behind guitar playing, as opposed to the technical difficulty of it.".[88]Reportedly a huge fan,Elliott Smithwas "super-obsessed" with the band[89]and later admitted that his former bandHeatmiserwas "trying to be Fugazi".[90]The SmithsguitaristJohnny Marroffered the band praise, and called MacKaye one of his favorite guitarists.[91][92]

Towards the end of his life,Joe Strummer,lead vocalist ofthe Clash,recognized Fugazi as the band that best exemplified "the spirit of punk" in a 2000Rolling Stoneinterview, besides offering them accolades on several other occasions.[93][94]In 1993,Joey Ramoneofthe Ramonespicked the band as a favorite, labeling them a "great social conscience".[95]Graham CoxonofBlurrecalls his introduction to bands such as Fugazi (and the Picciotto-ledRites of Spring) in the mid 1990s as being one of the most musically significant moments of his life: "They used the guitar in an incredible way; making quite restrained noisy music, which I'd never heard English bands doing."[96]Daniel KesslerofInterpolhas also cited the band as an influence on his guitar-playing,[97][98]as hasColin FrangicettoofCirca Survive,[99]andGareth Liddiardofthe DronesandTropical Fuck Storm.[100]Tim CommerfordofRage Against the Machinefound the band's music onRepeater[101]revelatory, as did Steve Holmes ofAmerican Football.[102]Tom DeLongeofBlink-182called the band a big influence as they "stood for something and never varied from that path."[103]"Fugazi was probably my biggest influence as far as wanting to start a band",Modest Mousefounding memberJeremiah Greenadmitted, "It was really great music and just sounded like something I could possibly do."[104]When asked to name some of his favorite records or discographies,Brian CookofBotch(and laterRussian Circles) included the band's entire discography amongst others.[105]Gogol Bordello'sEugene Hutzcalled the band'sdebut EP"probably the best I ever heard. It's so together and everything sits in the right place."[106]Jeff Rosenstocknot only called the band a big influence on his music,[107]but also on his strict DIY business practices & ethics.[108][109]Sunny Day Real Estatecited the band as an influence for similar reasons.[110]

In addition, the band has been cited as an influence byToolbassistJustin Chancellor,[111]Jack White,[112]SepulturavocalistDerrick Green,[113]Carrie BrownsteinofSleater-Kinney,[114]Chester BenningtonofLinkin Park,[115]Dashboard Confessional,[116]the Kills,[117][118]Face to Face,[119]The Futureheads,[120]The Get Up Kids,[121]...And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead,[122]Dillinger Escape PlanguitaristBen Weinman,[123]OK GofrontmanDamian Kulash,[124]Rise AgainstfrontmanTim McIlrath,[125]Daniel JohnsofSilverchair,[126]Biffy ClyrofrontmanSimon Neil,[127]Justin PierreofMotion City Soundtrack,[128]ProngfrontmanTommy Victor,[129]Efrim MenuckofGodspeed You! Black Emperor,[130]Dylan BaldiofCloud Nothings,[131]Arcade Firelead singerWin Butler,[132]Paul DempseyofSomething for Kate,[133]Travis Morrisonofthe Dismemberment Plan,[134]Brand NewguitaristJesse Lacey,[135]ConvergesingerJacob Bannon,[136]Coalesce,[137]Ben Lee,[138]Patterson HoodofDrive-By Truckers,[139]Explosions in the Sky,[140]Kele OkerekeofBloc Party,[141]Trevor de Brauw ofPelican,[142]Matty Healyofthe 1975,[143]Mary Timony,[144]Hayley WilliamsofParamore,[145]Justin VernonofBon Iver,[146]andLorde.[147]

Members

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Final lineup

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Former members

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Touring musicians

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Timeline

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Discography

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Main article:Fugazi discography

Notes

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  1. ^Currently on hiatus
  2. ^The band has been on an indefinite hiatus since 2003

References

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