The album closes out with the experimental “Shut the Door”, foreshadowing some quieter melodic sounds that Fugazi would explore on later albums, while also bringing the heavy. Moving ahead, “Greed” brings in some gang hardcore vocals, and “Reprovisional” is another scorcher with its ringing guitars. Lally shines on the next track, “Sieve-Fisted Find”, providing a rolling bass line that powers the song under Piccioto’s punk vocals. Repeater and 13 Songs will always be overshadowed by the masterpieces of later Fugazi cuts, but. The line serves as an anti-corporate call to arms, echoing Fugazi’s independent and DIY ethos. So despite a few boring mid-album songs and a few filler tracks, Repeater did much to develop the early Fugazi sound and was a stepping stone to In on a Kill Taker, which was the album that made later Fugazi sound possible. Musically, it’s driven by Canty’s thunderous drumming and a heavy guitar riff, but it’s the Picciotti-sung chorus (“Never mind what’s been selling / It’s what you’re buying”) that remains one of Fugazi’s most notable lyrics. Red Medicine (1995) is the transfiguration of Fugazi: after MacKaye and Picciotto mastered the new art of storytelling that they had invented, the two now. There’s no pause as “Turnover” moves right into the title track, with MacKaye handling lead vocals on top of dissonant guitar progressions that surely influenced a young Rage Against the Machine, who would release their debut two years later.įurther into the album, “Blueprint” serves as the centerpiece of Repeater. The guitar riff on opening track “Turnover” is as anthemic as anything Fugazi ever laid to tape - a powerhouse song highlighted by Picciotto’s urgent wails. On April 19th, 1990, Fugazi released Repeater, a post-hardcore tour de force from the get-go. (Just a few years later, Fugazi would reject a multimillion dollar offer from Ahmet Ertegun to join Atlantic Records’ roster, instead remaining on Dischord throughout their career.) The band released music through MacKaye’s own Dischord Records label, and were able to do what they wanted when they wanted. However, there was no outside forces breathing down Fugazi’s neck as they hit the studio to begin work on Repeater. The cumulative tracklist of 13 Songs boasted such powerful tunes as “Waiting Room”, “Bad Mouth”, “Suggestion”, “Margin Walker”, “And the Same”, and more. The band’s aforementioned EPs were combined into 13 Songs on CD and released in late 1989 - in many ways forming an unofficial debut album. Yes, Repeater is officially Fugazi’s debut LP, but they already had a tough act to follow.
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