| T O P I C R E V I E W |
| cassandra is |
Posted - 01/03/2006 : 03:54:38
I like this band so much, and for so many reasons.
I think that it's one of the most influential bands of the 20 last years. They have created a real new way to play rock 'n' roll like the Pixies did.
They are also unique because of their ethics (which I totally agree with) and their political bias.
I also like the fact that all the musicians of this band are composers, and bring something to elaborate their music in common, and that three members of the band sing, I really like the bands where there is several singers.
All their albums are great and intense, and my favorites are:
Red Medecine
Repeater
The Argument
13 songs
End Hits
If I had to choose a band in which I'd like to play in, I probably choose this one (or the Pixies of course).
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| SPEEDYMARIEGONZALES |
Posted - 10/05/2007 : 09:01:30
I have been a Minor Threat fan for years i think they were more influential than almost any band of the last 25 years.
i am ashamed to say i never listened to Fugazi
maybe i should give them a try
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| cassandra is |
Posted - 10/05/2007 : 07:14:48
quote:
Originally posted by Jefrey
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Originally posted by Daisy Girl
who would start a rumour like that?
We're all obscure fans.- trobrianders
First guess...KoK? But to what end?
Also, I think nobody ever mentioned one of the best rock documentaries ever, "Instrument" starring those Fugazi guys.
Qu'ils aillent se faire foutre <-- yeah, what he said.
WORD
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| kfs |
Posted - 10/05/2007 : 07:13:11
I just want to say....
I love "Waiting Room." I'm a nurse and that song cracks me up.
Also, I know how it feels to be stuck in a waiting room for what seems like an
eternity. Cool song! |
| Jefrey |
Posted - 10/05/2007 : 01:32:06
quote:
Originally posted by Daisy Girl
who would start a rumour like that?
We're all obscure fans.- trobrianders
First guess...KoK? But to what end?
Also, I think nobody ever mentioned one of the best rock documentaries ever, "Instrument" starring those Fugazi guys. It's the closest you'll come to understanding the energy of those tiny club shows back in the 89-92 era.
Qu'ils aillent se faire foutre <-- yeah, what he said. |
| Daisy Girl |
Posted - 10/04/2007 : 20:02:54
who would start a rumour like that?
We're all obscure fans.- trobrianders
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| Carl |
Posted - 10/04/2007 : 19:54:48
Don't panic, Ian MacKaye is alive and well!! |
| mantaraysallright |
Posted - 03/31/2007 : 16:05:15
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Originally posted by Daisy Girl
I finally got the first Evens cd and I love it... not as much as Bluefinger, but it super good.
I'm sorry to sound like an ass but I think this is totally uncalled for. I don't see how thats relevant at all. I admit that I have a copy of Fort Wayne on my computer but I did feel it was right to go as far as to download the whole bluefinger album. You did and thats fine by me, however it seems that users like me who have decided not to are forced into discussions such as off topic because everything on topic is about bluefinger (I really don't mean to be taking this out on you and I do understand your excitement), and even there we can't get away from it. Again sorry to pick on you but I feel its gotten out of hand /vent
I'm glad to hear you liked the first Evens CD, I actually prefer it to the second, which was quite good, but a few, Sarah Lee, If It's Water, Around the Corner, are really awesome songs. But then again I have listened to the first one more. As for Fugazi, I like almost all of their work as well. Minor Threat was good too, but his later work was best. |
| Daisy Girl |
Posted - 03/31/2007 : 15:19:17
I finally got the first Evens cd and I love it... not as much as Bluefinger, but it super good.
I finally found my beloved Fugazi EP on tape... the track listing is Waiting Room...Bulldog Front...Bad Mouth...Burning...Give Me the Cure...Suggestion...Glue Man. The first side is same as the second side. Anyway... that is one of the albums I think people should start with...http://www.dischord.com/release/30
bluefinger |
| Daisy Girl |
Posted - 03/07/2007 : 19:59:17
Wow Carl that has got to be one of the coolest blog post i have ever read. it made me think of when I saw Fugazi that one time in '92 or '93. It was one big sweaty mess, too. and I will never forget that show. |
| Carl |
Posted - 03/07/2007 : 13:49:41
http://brettok.blogspot.com/2007/03/pixies-not-evens.html
Wednesday, March 07, 2007
Pixies? Not Evens...
Anyone who knows me well knows that the Pixies are one of my all time favourite bands. They might also know that the Pixies have re-formed, and are playing two shows in Australia at the end of this month. Now, I was contemplating taking a week off from my new job here in Wellington, flying back to Sydney, paying $125 or whatever it is for a ticket, plus $600 in air fares, to witness these legends of rock in action. It would fill a lifelong void in my musical experience resume.
But tonight, all those plans were waylaid.
I spent $15 to stand in a small, stuffy room with about 150 smelly, sweaty people, mostly students, and watched a man and a woman play music. The man sat on a stool, behind a microphone, with a guitar in hand, while the woman sat behind a minimal drum kit, just a snare, kick, tom and a couple of cymbals. They transfixed me, and the other 149 smelly, sweaty people in that room, for just over an hour.
Some of you might know the man. His name is Ian Mackaye. He has been around a long time. He was in a band called Minor Threat, who were at the forefront of the U.S. punk scene in the early 80's. He was also in a band called Fugazi, who those of you 'in the know' will also recognise as another of my all-time favourite bands. His partner, both in the band and in the world outside it, is Amy Farina. I'd never heard of her before, but she is well and truly etched in my mind now.
Together, they are The Evens.
No, I'd never heard of this combo before I read a piece in the local paper last week, saying they were playing here. I had to check them out, as I suspected that anything Mr Mackaye was involved with had to have some passion, vigour, and credibility. And how.
From the moment they sauntered onto the 'stage', just a small rise in the floor really, and fidgeted with their instruments, talking to us like we were sitting around in someone's house, things stirred inside me. Ian spoke of how we, the 'audience', were part of the show. Without us, they were just practicing, he said. We were there to make our own piece of history, something that we'd all take away with us and hold dear forever. How right he was.
Just a guitar, drums, and two incredible voices. When he opens up those pipes, great things happen. The first song had the hairs on my arms, neck, and if I had any, on my head stand up. This does happen, those of you who know me can attest to it. And it happened in every song they played, and it happened in between songs, during which Ian would regale us with stories about life, in all it's glorious and ghastly truths.
And as we were to be a part of the show, he informed us that we were to sing. We would be part of an "epic fade-out" he told us. We were to sing at the end of a song, a line he told us but now I can't recall. When they started to fade out, we would come in, then all fade out together. Later, we would all sing a chorus, no, we were told to scream it with all our passion. It was magic. Just 150 of us, but the most powerful moment I've experienced for a long, long time.
Later, we would whistle, all together, but in no particular tune, or order... just 150 smelly, sweaty people, whistling. He related a story of how this moment, in Philladelphia, became a lot of people "clucking", not like chickens, but that sound you make with your tongue against the roof of your mouth. We all clucked in unison, we were all making music, we were all part of the show.
I don't think I could get the same experience seeing the Pixies. Not outdoors, in a crowd of 20,000 or however many will be there. Not standing a long way from the stage, neck craned, trying to catch the music as it gets swept along in the wind. No, it just wouldn't be the same. It would cheapen their aura.
And for $15, I saved a hell of a lot of money, but gained so much more.
After the show, the show we were all part of, Ian invited us to come and say hi, and buy a CD if we wished, but it wasn't a sales pitch. He thanked us if we downloaded his music from the internet, saying that it was great that we were still experiencing his music. As everybody milled around the sweaty, smelly, balding 40-something man while he shook hands, signed CD's and posters, and let some young fellas strum his guitar while he explained chords and tunings, Amy was quietly packing away her drum kit. I went and talked to her for a while, thanking her for such a brilliant experience, and she thanked me for being a part of it too. Real people. I told Ian that it was great to see the same intensity and passion in his eyes, his voice, and his attitude that he'd nurtured for over 20 years. I couldn't help mentioning that my band had played with Fugazi in Newcastle on their first Australian tour, back in '93. He looked at me and said, "at the bowls club, right?" I shook his hand, thanked him again, and headed off into the windy Wellington night, smelly, sweaty, and a beaming smile on my face, and a song, a whistle, a cluck, in my heart.
Posted by brettok at Wednesday, March 07, 2007 |
| Daisy Girl |
Posted - 02/27/2007 : 18:00:12
:) glad you like it! thanks for letting us know what you think. |
| kfs |
Posted - 02/27/2007 : 07:17:32
quote:
Originally posted by Daisy Girl
what did you think kfs?
I haven't listened to it a LOT yet but so far I really like it. Reminds me of Pixies. Lots of texture. |
| cassandra is |
Posted - 02/27/2007 : 00:21:20
Steady Kind Of Diet is the one I listen to the less. That's too bad that's was the only one they got at the store.
Next step I recommend after The Argument if you really start to dig their music is Red Medecine, then Repeater .
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| Daisy Girl |
Posted - 02/26/2007 : 18:14:49
what did you think kfs? |
| danjersey |
Posted - 02/26/2007 : 15:37:14
see now i still don't listen to the argument. i guess i'll have to break it out. |
| kfs |
Posted - 02/26/2007 : 14:27:27
I could only find Steady Diet of Nothing at the store so I got it. It
didn't do much for me.
When I got home, I downloaded The Argument. Now that's more like it!
Thanks!! |
| danjersey |
Posted - 02/21/2007 : 17:43:11
steady diet of nothing (what a great title) was the first of a few fugazi records I did'nt dig right away. thats the thing about fugazi they piss you off. you want to like it, you get into the groove and then they do a 180 and smash it. waiting room was there first song i heard and I thought I had them all figured out "sing along" but its not that easy, fugazi is much more then a catchy riff band. In on the kill taker (what a great title) is real good. I think "you'd make a great cop" would be right up your alley owen. |
| Newo |
Posted - 02/21/2007 : 11:42:17
I had Steady Diet Of Nothing for about seven years and dusted it off maybe once a year, it never grabbed me all that much. would that go for their other records or do they have better ones? I didn't think much of that one but recognise there's something there all the same so I'd be willing to try another.
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Gravy boat! Stay in the now! |
| Homers_pet_monkey |
Posted - 02/21/2007 : 04:55:26
I started with The Argument. I think Repeater was my third. Or maybe it was my second, I'm not sure.
 I'd walk her everyday, into a shady place
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| cassandra is |
Posted - 02/21/2007 : 01:48:20
yeah The Argument or Repeater is a good choice to begin I guess
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| danjersey |
Posted - 02/20/2007 : 21:37:20
steady diet of nothing -Lp
margin walker - Ep
all of them!
There was a story of a band that was shot up in mexico last night. the bands name was (...?...) FUGAZ, I can't find it now. anyone? |
| Daisy Girl |
Posted - 02/20/2007 : 18:24:33
I am a traditionalist... I would go with the Fugazi ep and then also get Repeater. That's the way I got into em. |
| IceCream |
Posted - 02/20/2007 : 16:37:40
I agree with Frog in the Sand. |
| Frog in the Sand |
Posted - 02/20/2007 : 11:49:56
quote:
Originally posted by kfs
I discovered Fugazi this weekend. I fell asleep in front of the TV
and awoke to Cashout. Don't know why I didn't notice them before. So, which CD should I get first?
"The Argument".
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| kfs |
Posted - 02/20/2007 : 10:29:20
I discovered Fugazi this weekend. I fell asleep in front of the TV
and awoke to Cashout. Don't know why I didn't notice them before. So, which CD should I get first? |
| cassandra is |
Posted - 01/08/2007 : 02:55:44
quote:
Originally posted by danjersey
I like the post paid thing where they set the price
which is lower than the stores
yeah that was a really good idea!
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| cassandra is |
Posted - 01/08/2007 : 02:54:37
quote:
Originally posted by Daisy Girl
quote:
Originally posted by cassandra is
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Originally posted by Daisy Girl
Thanks so much for this cassandara is! I love the videos. They really bring back awesome memories and they totally rock!! :) :) This made my day!
you're welcome
unfortunately, I've never been able to see them live although it's one of may favourite band, and it seems like it was some hell of a band on stage...
pas de bras pas de chocolat
Yeah, pre-Pixies reunion they were my top concert of all time. Maybe they will reunite some day? That way you'll have a chance to see them.
that would be ACE!
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| danjersey |
Posted - 01/04/2007 : 19:55:34
I like the post paid thing where they set the price
which is lower than the stores
so maybe I'm a sucker |
| Daisy Girl |
Posted - 01/04/2007 : 13:09:04
quote:
Originally posted by cassandra is
quote:
Originally posted by Daisy Girl
Thanks so much for this cassandara is! I love the videos. They really bring back awesome memories and they totally rock!! :) :) This made my day!
you're welcome
unfortunately, I've never been able to see them live although it's one of may favourite band, and it seems like it was some hell of a band on stage...
pas de bras pas de chocolat
Yeah, pre-Pixies reunion they were my top concert of all time. Maybe they will reunite some day? That way you'll have a chance to see them. |
| Carolynanna |
Posted - 01/04/2007 : 12:27:14
quote:
Originally posted by HeywoodJablome
I thought I would have heard some of their music by now since I'm a huge Minor Threat fan, but strangely enough I don't think I have. Soon hopefully.
I'm a little slow on the uptake as I just made the Minor Threat connection yesterday. Mike was listening to it and I said boy that sure sounds like the guy from Fugazi....hehe. Different sound there I tell ya.
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For Chrissakes have a cup of tea. |
| cassandra is |
Posted - 11/17/2006 : 00:48:40
quote:
Originally posted by Broken Face
The new Evens record is fantastic. Just as good as the first. I really like their niche they've carved out for themselves. MacKaye is a role model for any musician.
-Brian - http://bvsrant.blogspot.com
yeah you're right, I totally agree about Ian Mac Kaye.
I'll have to check out that new Evens record (I don't if it's already available in France)
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| cassandra is |
Posted - 11/17/2006 : 00:45:16
quote:
Originally posted by Daisy Girl
Thanks so much for this cassandara is! I love the videos. They really bring back awesome memories and they totally rock!! :) :) This made my day!
you're welcome
unfortunately, I've never been able to see them live although it's one of may favourite band, and it seems like it was some hell of a band on stage...
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| shineoftheever |
Posted - 11/16/2006 : 18:59:38
quote:
Originally posted by Daisy Girl
I will have to check out the Evens. What do they sound like?
a little odd? 
The waxworks were an immensely eloquent dissertation on the wonderful ordinariness of mankind. |
| Carl |
Posted - 11/16/2006 : 12:51:44
quote:
Originally posted by Homers_pet_monkey
When did you turn Italian?
Aw, here we go again, with the typos and the mistaking and the...oy vey! |
| Daisy Girl |
Posted - 11/16/2006 : 09:17:39
I will have to check out the Evens. What do they sound like? |
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