Fugazi are living legends. They never charged more than $5 to see their shows so everyone could afford to get in. Their shows were one of the most charged displays of true punk rock ethos you could ever hope to witness in your lifetime.
In the early 90s, I started publishing a bi-monthly zine out of Huntington Beach, called Burnt Toast. As Fugazi was one of my favorite bands, I was influenced by their DIY esthetic and incorporated that into the production of the zine. Long story short, in a gushy fangirl moment, I mailed copies to Fugazi. To my surprise, Ian sent me a postcard in response with a lovely, supportive message. I still have it!
The fact that we are treated to such a fine document is pure bliss. Clear, unobstructed footage with an audio mix that does the band and their creative musicianship real justice. A Fugazi show was an event. This comes as close as I remember them live from the edge of the stage.
I discovered Fugazi in 1991. I was also listening to Minor Threat, can't remember which came first , but this music is memorable 30 something odd years later. You would never know by looking at me. I'm a quiet badass.
My one chance to see them we drove hours, I forgot what venue we drove to this was back in the 90s, long story short we get there and the fucking show had sold out......soooooo pissed
it's so cool how they get so many sounds without pedals. i love pedals, but i respect the hell out of people who can just go right into the amp and master feedback and wrest shit out of a pickup selector. also, Fugazi pretty much did it all right. never sold out. didn't over stay their welcome. stuck to their guns and showed us all how to do it, and do it well.
48 years of my life & love R&R of all kinds ALL KINDS from the Stones to Eddie Money Skynard The Crue Slayer Dead Kennedy's etc & in the 80's & 90's have always heard the name Fugazi & always thought they were some lame English goth band or English early pop/punk JUST UNTIL RECENTLY STROLLING THROUGH RUclips & seen Fugazi live doing waiting room - can't believe I've lived this long without listening to them - now I'm hooked - freakin' musical geniuses
There were no smoke and mirrors with Fugazi, their live sets either sounded just like the recording or better. They were allowed the energy that's harder to capture in the studio.
This guys had an entire filosophy about live concerts and their conection with the public. And much of them are on sale on the Dischord Records web. Just brilliant...
I look around, and i see the music that is selling millions of streams and downloads, and nothing out there is an authentic creative and talented as those gentlemen on that stage.
@chairmankaga101 Fugazi are definitely a punk band. When I first heard them in 89 all these silly labels didn't exist. It was exclusively punk's who bought the first 2 Fugazi records.
@@punt2263 Dynamics in music refers to variance in volume and intensity. This song wouldn't be nearly as powerful if it were loud and pummeling all the way through. It's the soft, tense parts that give all the loud noisy bits power.
@@drpibisback7680 fuck me I was just thinking about this before I began scrolling the comments. It's a brilliant approach to music used at least since classical.
Some of the best fugazi stuff is when it leans into all these moments of tension and contrast. The restraint and slow builds to the release. The way all the piece work separately but also together. It’s just untouchable.
Thats exactly why Minor Threat wasn't as impactful for me as Fugazi was. When a band is 100% aggression and speed the whole time, it kind of just becomes background wall paper after a while. The moments that are supposed to be crushingly heavy are only separated by the silence in-between songs that all sound similar. Fugazi got so much mileage and staying power knowing that heavy music can get 10 times heavier if you have brooding clean sections.
Man, I've always felt like few people really appreciate Guy, and when they do it's only for his vocals. But even back in Rites of Spring he was a surprisingly interesting player, especially for hardcore/emo. Always playing more to serve the song than to play cool shit. I'd wager most guitarists wouldn't be willing to essentially play whole note harmonics for half a song for one reason or the next. Then there's Guy, down and ready for it because when he lets loose during the jam, it's like a hurricane of passion. Thank fucking god for D.C.
Fugazi's twin guitar interplay was such a crucial part of what elevated them musically beyond their predecessors. This song would be so much less effective without those harmonics.
I seriously rewatch this like every month or two. I'll never forget seeing this video for the first time. Seeing each part of this fucking masterpiece, piece by piece and just being continuously blown away as the song went on. Each section is honestly just perfection. Just seeing the clips of Fugazi you can find on RUclips is honestly life changing. I cannot fathom what it would have been like to actually be in the room for something like this. Such immense raw talent. Fugazi are honestly peerless in their ability. Thank you so much for this upload, I will honestly treasure it forever.
@@yabadabaducalufas Havent found it myself. There should be an audio somewhere on the website of the record label. Ian pretty much uploaded every show they ever did there.
@Sebastian Reilly For all the songs on record, of course they were rehearsed, and rehearsed to perfection. In that time a perfect storm of 4 musicians connecting in a way that their live shows never had a pre-set list. It's one long , improvised experience. So, Ian or Guy would just take the lead into the next jam , and follow as well. They are a gift from whatever God one believes in.
That was kind of a normal thing for them, as odd as that might seem. I've seen them over a dozen times back in the 90s. Crazy stage movements sometimes came close to dangerous injury. But you can't fault them, it was just that they were so into the music they could get easily carried away by it, same with audiences.
this fucking video literally changed my life and you have no idea, thank you so much literally 6 years later after watching this video and it still gives me the same feeling it did when i saw it right out of high school -- i wish i was able to see them during their absolute peak
thing is, their last album was one of their best, so when was their peak? for me it was Repeater. i still remember when i our that tape in my car's cassette player. i didn't know what the hell i was hearing but i knew I'd found what i was looking for
This is the band that changed my life. I had heard the term post hardcore as a term for shitty mallcore, never bands like this. Then my advisory in my senior year of highschool gave me a Fugazi album. Thanks Mr. Robinson.
@@spaceghost6713 theyve been on hiatus for almost 20 years, but if they came back i dont doubt theyd still do 5 dollar all ages shows like they always had
@@migueldasilva487 Underground bands, definitely not, but look at the history of stadium rock frontmen and tell me none of their moves have been thought of in advance.
Love this song and this was an amazing show at the Cap in Oly, WA. Just glad that I was there to see it (and forever be part of it...I was near the front for the show and was stunned the first time I saw the movie to see myself in the crowd...jaded doesn't even begin to describe how i felt.)
This is the same feeling I got from listening to deftones for the first time. This raw visceral feeling of my anger being answered by something so expressive and beautiful.
I broke the surface so I can breathe I close my eyes so I can see I tie my arms to be free Have you ever been free? She's not breathing She's not moving She's not coming back I burn a fire to stay cool I burn myself, I am the fuel I never meant to be cruel Have you ever been cruel? She's not breathing She's not moving She's not coming back Shut the door so I can leave
It was like that every time i saw them barring maybe once or twice when someone was not feeling so good and they still did a set but it was truncated, which is fine, touring can wear you out and you can obviously get sick on the road. But they were a tough crew plowing through it all even when sick.
I got to see fugazi live 8 times and it still wasn't enough.i wish i'd seen them 80 times.they are quite simply the greatest band of all time...............
I really miss punk rock sometimes. These guys were the real deal. I saw a few shows mid 90's. I think every show was a flat fee of something like 10 bucks. I remember seeing Ian getting ticked at some guys agressively moshing. He stopped mid song and told the bouncers to get the guys out or he wouldn't start playing again. They probably took themselves a bit too serious at times but they had some much honesty and integrity in their music it was refreshing.
vista7 yeah I guess I miss it too sometimes I remember being at a show and a skinhead ripped the back of my shirt off and Ian stopped mid song and asked if I was okay and said if we see any more of that shit we're out of here which was awesome it really left an impression on me as a young teenager
I honestly love it whenever Ian digs into some dumbass kid whos just there to mosh and be violent. You go to a show to listen to music, and those people clearly arent there to hear music.
3:53 check out his shoe heels have Tuck tape holding them together. This band fought ticketmaster to make there shows all ages and to lower prices and Ian needs new shoes!!! Much respect - true artists.
well i don't think he couldn't afford a new pair of shoes he was just fine with putting some tape on the damaged shoe. anyway i get what you want to say
49 years old now, but first time I heard fugazi I was 19 ys old. My brain couldn't comprehend how amazing this sound was gonna be 30 something years later.
one of the most beautiful live performances by a band ever. for real. so much heart. like. god. damn. it's that powerful. only a punk band can give that kind of energy.
True but not entirely accurate. MacKaye's SG isn't stock. It has a high gain pickup in one of the positions. Watch him continuously fiddle to adjust his tone and add distortion. He's getting "effects" by adjusting the signal at the guitar, not with pedals.
Stand real close to ur amp and play loud idk works for some guitars not some others don’t ask why I have no idea I just do it when I wanna play ted nugent
Ian's just making feedback by leaning his guitar into his amp headstock-first (bracing the headstock against something large and solid will alter the pitch the instrument feeds back at), adjusting the angle he's holding it at slightly to mess with it along with using the volume control to bring it in and out. The crazy synth noises are from Guy, who appears to be messing with a tuner pedal that can generate a reference pitch.
@@drpibisback7680 scrolled through so many comments to see if anyone had mentioned the tuner tones thing. Ive seen him do it in a few live vids, been wondering if it was a tuner. Makes sense, weird move Guy, but v cool.
A liberty bell, look up the bell conspiracy online, watch out it's a wild rabbit hole, there were like tens of thousands of bells all over the us and europe and they were all removed around the same time everywhere, very odd thing that happened.
@@sluggo68 Bigband and Swing drummers from the 40s and 50s used Ship's Bells. Not many drummers use them any more, cool. This live version is fantastic.
Troy Wilkey , that’s really cool. I didn’t know that and I’ve been studying jazz history and theory for about a year now. I’m focusing on bass though not drums. Yes this is a great performance.
A liberty bell, look up the bell conspiracy online, watch out it's a wild rabbit hole, there were like tens of thousands of bells all over the us and europe and they were all removed around the same time everywhere, very odd thing that happened. Also look up maritime law or Admiralty law.
I saw Instrument at a screening in London when it came out and in a pre internet age there had never ever been footage available that was like this so this was a total fucking revelation. I couldn’t believe what I was watching. I remember being at work for days afterwards and literally not being able to think about anything else apart from this film.
I was lucky to see them for free in i believe 2000 and 2001 about 1500 ft from a metro stop in dc in a small park, apparently they did this concert for years and i caught the end of their annual tradition, as far as i know. At most there were maybe 400 people there, maybe.
At the End, I think Ian meant FUBAR. That term was slang in Vietnam for Fucked Up Beyond all Recognition... Fugazi a slang term meaning Fake, especially used in the world of diamond heists, as in "Yo Joey, that Diamond youze stole is a Fugazi!"
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Fugazi are living legends. They never charged more than $5 to see their shows so everyone could afford to get in. Their shows were one of the most charged displays of true punk rock ethos you could ever hope to witness in your lifetime.
Back then that was like 800 dollars.
@@user-vg5rv5xf4u Then in 1994 I was making $700 an hour working at Mc Donald s.
I seen them on this tour and it was the best show I've ever seen.
They also made sure their shows were safe spaces for women and children.
Brendan Canty is probably one of the most intuitive drummers I've ever seen.
I really liked the way he brought them out of the noise back to musicality around the 5 minute mark.
with Steve Shelley
@@tennesseewalkr I am a 3 decades long sonic youth fan and I am much more impressed by Canty who I have just discovered.
How so? It's rehearsed...
@@joshuapocalypse He still came up with those drum parts?
In the early 90s, I started publishing a bi-monthly zine out of Huntington Beach, called Burnt Toast. As Fugazi was one of my favorite bands, I was influenced by their DIY esthetic and incorporated that into the production of the zine. Long story short, in a gushy fangirl moment, I mailed copies to Fugazi. To my surprise, Ian sent me a postcard in response with a lovely, supportive message. I still have it!
that awesome ❤
I mailed them some stuff once to that Beecher Street address on the tape s. Which turns out to have been Ian's parents' address.
😳
The fact that we are treated to such a fine document is pure bliss. Clear, unobstructed footage with an audio mix that does the band and their creative musicianship real justice. A Fugazi show was an event. This comes as close as I remember them live from the edge of the stage.
I know what you mean
This is in top 100 of damn anything I've ever seen or heard
I discovered Fugazi in 1991. I was also listening to Minor Threat, can't remember which came first , but this music is memorable 30 something odd years later. You would never know by looking at me. I'm a quiet badass.
My one chance to see them we drove hours, I forgot what venue we drove to this was back in the 90s, long story short we get there and the fucking show had sold out......soooooo pissed
@@HappyHealthyHolistic1 Devastating... sorry to hear that. The fact that you remember it this many years later really shows what it meant then.
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You're goddamn right.
YES
@@davidboone6228agreed!... that seven year old comment kinda won the internet, didn't it?
Ha. Spot on,
"Life altering sonic event"
LMAOO
it's so cool how they get so many sounds without pedals. i love pedals, but i respect the hell out of people who can just go right into the amp and master feedback and wrest shit out of a pickup selector.
also, Fugazi pretty much did it all right. never sold out. didn't over stay their welcome. stuck to their guns and showed us all how to do it, and do it well.
it really actually defines there sound to me
Well said. They’re so good. Love musicians who get lost in every moment
48 years of my life & love R&R of all kinds ALL KINDS from the Stones to Eddie Money Skynard The Crue Slayer Dead Kennedy's etc & in the 80's & 90's have always heard the name Fugazi & always thought they were some lame English goth band or English early pop/punk JUST UNTIL RECENTLY STROLLING THROUGH RUclips & seen Fugazi live doing waiting room - can't believe I've lived this long without listening to them - now I'm hooked - freakin' musical geniuses
American Hardcore. Both what they are, and a great film about the genre. Check it out.
Don’t feel too bad- im almost positive everyone who hears fugazi for the first time in their life, no matter what age, feels it took WAY too long🤘🏼❤️
I feel like this is even better than the studio version, if that's possible - so raw and aggressive
There were no smoke and mirrors with Fugazi, their live sets either sounded just like the recording or better. They were allowed the energy that's harder to capture in the studio.
I honestly didn't care for the studio version until I saw this live version
@@nebulous8389 absolutely this version is sensational, saw them in 92, they were just as good as this
So eerie the drum part. Scary.
This guys had an entire filosophy about live concerts and their conection with the public. And much of them are on sale on the Dischord Records web. Just brilliant...
I look around, and i see the music that is selling millions of streams and downloads, and nothing out there is an authentic creative and talented as those gentlemen on that stage.
You mean to tell me Eminem couldnt do this? C’mon…he’s gangsta!
Irony - sitting thru ads to get to a Fugazi video. The world is ending.
Whoring is all part of being a pop band. After Fugazi Ian had a coffee shop band who wouldn't let anyone get their phones out and record it.
RUclips Red... very worth it.. haven’t seen an ad in two years
Its the worst. I think I had to go through a Trump ad to hear Leftover Crack. Yeah, Earth is done for.
Did the ad say, "this is not a Fugazi ad" ?
use an ad blocker
I luckily saw Black Flag. Minor Threat twice and Fugazi 6 times they are forever great.
Dope! What line up of Flag?
That’s a pretty high level luck
One of the most beautiful performances I've witnessed in my life.
What's amazing is that even before Fugazi, each of its members left an unforgettable impact on music.
Exactly
Fr. Fugazi was practically a super group
@@drillbit8280finally found someone who says the same thing
God, Brendan Canty was THE secret weapon of all punk musicians.
I'd say Bill Stevenson is the secret weapon...McCarty is the top secret.
Met him a year and a half ago, top guy too, incredibly low-key and chill to talk to
Post punk🤫
@chairmankaga101 Fugazi are definitely a punk band. When I first heard them in 89 all these silly labels didn't exist. It was exclusively punk's who bought the first 2 Fugazi records.
The echo on the bass drum sends shivers down my spine.
Nick Fuzzy agree it is real interesting haven't really heard that before
I think it's just a reverb from the board?
@@gregfranklin1243 He's talking about 3:33
You hear it a lot in Dub Reggae
@@contactkeithstack you would love dub reggae! Check out a guy called scientist or mad professor
ian and guy's dueling guitars are just mind-blowing on this song...seeing it live was just a gift.
To good for the mainstream. Awesome musicians
Me 30 mins ago : "what the fucks a fugzi"
Me right now : " I love fugazi "
You’re making me feel better
@@msvonnegutpunch5384 you're welcome. 🌹
Just had the same experience! It's insane! Heard 5 tracks and every single one is great 😎👏 Can't belive I missed them back in the day.
YES
First listened to them in 1992. Sold after one song.
ian knew how important dynamics were in music. Especially punk/hardcore music.
Dynamics?
@@punt2263 Dynamics in music refers to variance in volume and intensity. This song wouldn't be nearly as powerful if it were loud and pummeling all the way through. It's the soft, tense parts that give all the loud noisy bits power.
@@drpibisback7680 fuck me I was just thinking about this before I began scrolling the comments. It's a brilliant approach to music used at least since classical.
Some of the best fugazi stuff is when it leans into all these moments of tension and contrast. The restraint and slow builds to the release. The way all the piece work separately but also together. It’s just untouchable.
Thats exactly why Minor Threat wasn't as impactful for me as Fugazi was. When a band is 100% aggression and speed the whole time, it kind of just becomes background wall paper after a while. The moments that are supposed to be crushingly heavy are only separated by the silence in-between songs that all sound similar. Fugazi got so much mileage and staying power knowing that heavy music can get 10 times heavier if you have brooding clean sections.
i'm amazed by the drummer every single time i hear this one. so precise i can't believe it. i love the beats he skips.
Man, I've always felt like few people really appreciate Guy, and when they do it's only for his vocals. But even back in Rites of Spring he was a surprisingly interesting player, especially for hardcore/emo. Always playing more to serve the song than to play cool shit. I'd wager most guitarists wouldn't be willing to essentially play whole note harmonics for half a song for one reason or the next. Then there's Guy, down and ready for it because when he lets loose during the jam, it's like a hurricane of passion.
Thank fucking god for D.C.
Guy is great One last wish is one of my favorite bands from Discord
Fugazi's twin guitar interplay was such a crucial part of what elevated them musically beyond their predecessors. This song would be so much less effective without those harmonics.
Doing an interview for a middle schooler. Fucking love these guys.
I seriously rewatch this like every month or two. I'll never forget seeing this video for the first time. Seeing each part of this fucking masterpiece, piece by piece and just being continuously blown away as the song went on. Each section is honestly just perfection. Just seeing the clips of Fugazi you can find on RUclips is honestly life changing. I cannot fathom what it would have been like to actually be in the room for something like this. Such immense raw talent. Fugazi are honestly peerless in their ability.
Thank you so much for this upload, I will honestly treasure it forever.
100%...and I'll see you back here next month!
I keep revisiting this gig. They sound amazing here.
could you tell where i can find the full show?
@@yabadabaducalufas Havent found it myself. There should be an audio somewhere on the website of the record label. Ian pretty much uploaded every show they ever did there.
First time listening to them. I'm sitting here wondering how I made it this far in life without
Better late than never
Thank goodness you found them now!!!
They really are something special as were Minor Threat.
Welcome! I’ve been listening since about 1991, I’m 47 yrs old now. Never gets old.
Better late than never
Little Piece of Trivia..
They Never Used A Set List. It's all improvised . As far as each well rehearsed jam!
@Sebastian Reilly For all the songs on record, of course they were rehearsed, and rehearsed to perfection. In that time a perfect storm of 4 musicians connecting in a way that their live shows never had a pre-set list. It's one long , improvised experience. So, Ian or Guy would just take the lead into the next jam , and follow as well. They are a gift from whatever God one believes in.
@@cwolfe74 Indeed. Never seeing all members of a band being so well connected between them. God bless them. Committed to excelence.
i play the same way. sadly i never got my band mates to follow suit
That guitar samurai dual performance is the best performance i’ve ever seen
That was kind of a normal thing for them, as odd as that might seem. I've seen them over a dozen times back in the 90s. Crazy stage movements sometimes came close to dangerous injury. But you can't fault them, it was just that they were so into the music they could get easily carried away by it, same with audiences.
Graduated HB Woodlawn in 1981, I miss those days. Minor Threat was so needed then and today. Never Surrender!!!!!
the drummer is KILLING it right there at 5 minutes.
I loved that rhythm change up, fucking sick
Brendan Canty. Respect
Agreed
this fucking video literally changed my life and you have no idea, thank you so much literally 6 years later after watching this video and it still gives me the same feeling it did when i saw it right out of high school -- i wish i was able to see them during their absolute peak
thing is, their last album was one of their best, so when was their peak?
for me it was Repeater. i still remember when i our that tape in my car's cassette player. i didn't know what the hell i was hearing but i knew I'd found what i was looking for
@@gives_bad_advice by peak i mean during their entire run, they stopped playing before I could even understand what this kind of music was.
absolutely unbelievable. One of the best bands of all time. ever. no one makes music like that anymore..
Aguante Fugazi! Saludos desde Berazategui, Argentina.
That audience is fucking mesmerized by this masterpiece
This is the band that changed my life. I had heard the term post hardcore as a term for shitty mallcore, never bands like this. Then my advisory in my senior year of highschool gave me a Fugazi album. Thanks Mr. Robinson.
Minor Threat was as near a perfect hardcore punk band as possible. Fugazi is the perfect example of life after that
they aren't comparable
Fugazi is Minor threats much more mature big brother
Rites of Spring were as near a perfect emocore band as possible. Fugazi is the perfect example of life after that
man teen idles are the best
don't forget Skewbald Minor Threat's little cousin
Damn listen to that kick! And the way the bass & the drums groove, Damn! I think that's something which is often overlooked in Fugazi, that groove.
Unappreciated rthym section for sure.
Hey Bobby!
ik it's why I like fugazi, amazing drumming and vocals
Best bargains to be had in the 90s - $5 hits of acid and $5 fugazi shows.
1993 Pontiac?
I partook of many of both.
L is still 5$ but idk about fugazi shows
@@spaceghost6713 theyve been on hiatus for almost 20 years, but if they came back i dont doubt theyd still do 5 dollar all ages shows like they always had
@@spaceghost6713 naw man best deal you cant get on L is 10 bucks now. at least in California
Ian and Guy lunging at each other is badass. No rockstar posturing, no choreography, just letting the music take them.
NoEsUnRUclipsr name one rock band that has any choreography 😂
@@migueldasilva487 Underground bands, definitely not, but look at the history of stadium rock frontmen and tell me none of their moves have been thought of in advance.
@@migueldasilva487 Here I'll do it. Kiss. You may have heard of them. Now piss off.
@@migueldasilva487 Every big show, every big festival concert, theyre all choreography from beginning to end.
I come back to this about once a month.....and it never fails to be so good. It's both explosive and more chill than I can describe.
Same! when the bell is being struck in near mid silence i get goosebumps!
Very much this. I only saw them twice and they were breathtaking both times. Fugazi are indeed the greatest.
It should be noted that this is from Jem Cohen/Fugazi's film "Instrument" (1999)
That drummer is absolutely amazing!
One of the greatest bands..no compromises built on ethics
Love this song and this was an amazing show at the Cap in Oly, WA. Just glad that I was there to see it (and forever be part of it...I was near the front for the show and was stunned the first time I saw the movie to see myself in the crowd...jaded doesn't even begin to describe how i felt.)
Yt
This is the same feeling I got from listening to deftones for the first time. This raw visceral feeling of my anger being answered by something so expressive and beautiful.
to bad deftones has the wprst fanbase
I broke the surface so I can breathe
I close my eyes so I can see
I tie my arms to be free
Have you ever been free?
She's not breathing
She's not moving
She's not coming back
I burn a fire to stay cool
I burn myself,
I am the fuel
I never meant to be cruel
Have you ever been cruel?
She's not breathing
She's not moving
She's not coming back
Shut the door so I can leave
Beautiful. Dark. Beautifully. Dark.
We are the only ones that will know.
But, maybe not.
Hopefully, not.
FGREEAAAAT
MOOOORREEEEE GREEEEAT
She done od'd
Fuck heroin
Can you imagine being at this show?
It was like that every time i saw them barring maybe once or twice when someone was not feeling so good and they still did a set but it was truncated, which is fine, touring can wear you out and you can obviously get sick on the road. But they were a tough crew plowing through it all even when sick.
@econogate jealous
Gotta love the interview of Ian and Guy at the very end by the "8th grade video class" at Eastern Middle School. Wish there was more of it. Classic!
I got to see fugazi live 8 times and it still wasn't enough.i wish i'd seen them 80 times.they are quite simply the greatest band of all time...............
I seen these guys play in Canberra Australia 3 times in the 90's and they blew my mind everytime.God I miss Fugazi.
I really miss punk rock sometimes. These guys were the real deal. I saw a few shows mid 90's. I think every show was a flat fee of something like 10 bucks. I remember seeing Ian getting ticked at some guys agressively moshing. He stopped mid song and told the bouncers to get the guys out or he wouldn't start playing again. They probably took themselves a bit too serious at times but they had some much honesty and integrity in their music it was refreshing.
$5. never a dollar more.
+pinkpressthreat that was guy who's did that mini tirade.
vista7 yeah I guess I miss it too sometimes I remember being at a show and a skinhead ripped the back of my shirt off and Ian stopped mid song and asked if I was okay and said if we see any more of that shit we're out of here which was awesome it really left an impression on me as a young teenager
Oh ya! It wasn’t a proper Fugazi show unless Ian went off on somebody!
I honestly love it whenever Ian digs into some dumbass kid whos just there to mosh and be violent. You go to a show to listen to music, and those people clearly arent there to hear music.
I graduated from HB Woodlawn in 1981, Minor Threat was playing in our lunchroom. Some of the best times ever!!
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
It's about heart not how tough you look and act
3:53 check out his shoe heels have Tuck tape holding them together.
This band fought ticketmaster to make there shows all ages and to lower prices and Ian needs new shoes!!! Much respect - true artists.
well i don't think he couldn't afford a new pair of shoes he was just fine with putting some tape on the damaged shoe. anyway i get what you want to say
He's literally rich compared to most, but it doesn't mean he shouldn't have been fighting that fight.
maybe..He only cared about the sounds that he and the band could make. Fuck shoes!
Haha
Didn't have time?
That's pretty much ever hardcore punk kid in the 90's you're describing there... :)
Henric Oscarsson I do respect a good “tuck tape” repair job.
49 years old now, but first time I heard fugazi I was 19 ys old. My brain couldn't comprehend how amazing this sound was gonna be 30 something years later.
Sounds awesome when the drummer starts hittin that bell towards the end I don’t see them used often now I want one.
There's so much going on in their music..a pure perfect landscape of texture and sound,genius musicians
Stone silent crowd from 4:43 on. Powerful.
Still love these guys. One of my all time favorites
The 'dancing' from about 6:35 blows my mind. Everything about this video is fucking incredible.
this reminds me of how sick fugazi is, so goddamn beautiful, I love fugazi so much
man love the drum sound
Play this at my funeral, no guitar effects, no pretentiousness, ,the lyrics are
perfection ....pure genius punk rock ❣️
I was lucky enough to have seen Fugazi live 2X
one of the most beautiful live performances by a band ever. for real.
so much heart. like.
god. damn. it's that powerful.
only a punk band can give that kind of energy.
Love the drums on this
Wtf one of the best live performance ever seen on RUclips. Overwhelming
One of the best rock bands ever circa the end of the 1980s and the beginning of the 1990s. Incredible gigs!
I saw them many times live and each time was pretty awesome.
This is a real treat, Thanks for sharing. Sound is amazing and they're performance is too ....
*there
@Bester Mann
*their
Dummy.
That Liberty bell the drummer uses as a ride is gangsta genius and heavy as fuck! Such a unique sound. Only Fugazi........
All the variance in sound and textures and not a single guitar pedal used.
Ian is a master of dynamics
There's an MXR Dist+ over on Guy's side, but Ian is all touch and volume.
It's due to same amp distortion schematics of both Ian and Guy. Guy just want diff distortion sound than Ian. :)
True but not entirely accurate. MacKaye's SG isn't stock. It has a high gain pickup in one of the positions. Watch him continuously fiddle to adjust his tone and add distortion. He's getting "effects" by adjusting the signal at the guitar, not with pedals.
sbmke
he doesn't really do much apart from use the volume knob and the toggle switch.
freeze me in time at any FUGAZI concert I went to. The absolute best band of the 90's
perfect rhythm, purer than vinyl. beautiful chaos.
I saw fugazi 8 times and they were LOADS of girls just like me in the crowd.you clearly never went to a fugazi show.
utterly vicious.
Sup nerd.
@Luke Nikolai who the fuck asked?
This clip never gets old.
4:01 and on - How do they make those crazy feedback sounds on their guitar, especially Ian?
Stand real close to ur amp and play loud idk works for some guitars not some others don’t ask why I have no idea I just do it when I wanna play ted nugent
Ian's just making feedback by leaning his guitar into his amp headstock-first (bracing the headstock against something large and solid will alter the pitch the instrument feeds back at), adjusting the angle he's holding it at slightly to mess with it along with using the volume control to bring it in and out. The crazy synth noises are from Guy, who appears to be messing with a tuner pedal that can generate a reference pitch.
@@drpibisback7680 scrolled through so many comments to see if anyone had mentioned the tuner tones thing. Ive seen him do it in a few live vids, been wondering if it was a tuner. Makes sense, weird move Guy, but v cool.
I think I just became a Fugazi fan
I wanted to like but refrained. 69 likes is good enough
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Welcome, the water's warm.
Welcome aboard.
Welcome. Been listening a long time and I'm still here claiming them as a favorite
i build a fire to stay cool
i burn myself
i am the fuel
i never meant to be cruel
have you ever been cruel?
This is my first time hearing Fugazi and I already love them
thats no cowbell thats a whole church bell
A liberty bell, look up the bell conspiracy online, watch out it's a wild rabbit hole, there were like tens of thousands of bells all over the us and europe and they were all removed around the same time everywhere, very odd thing that happened.
I cannot imagine the tinnitus they must have today. So fucking incredible performance.
now thats a cow bell
Dr. AwkwarD , nope it’s a “ships bell”. Different tone, different use outside of music.
james cisneros i think that the doctor meant it as a joke
@@sluggo68 Bigband and Swing drummers from the 40s and 50s used Ship's Bells. Not many drummers use them any more, cool.
This live version is fantastic.
Troy Wilkey , that’s really cool. I didn’t know that and I’ve been studying jazz history and theory for about a year now. I’m focusing on bass though not drums.
Yes this is a great performance.
A liberty bell, look up the bell conspiracy online, watch out it's a wild rabbit hole, there were like tens of thousands of bells all over the us and europe and they were all removed around the same time everywhere, very odd thing that happened. Also look up maritime law or Admiralty law.
Amazing doc...great insight and highlight of an amazing band
Amazing connection between musicians on stage. Damn!!
I saw Instrument at a screening in London when it came out and in a pre internet age there had never ever been footage available that was like this so this was a total fucking revelation. I couldn’t believe what I was watching. I remember being at work for days afterwards and literally not being able to think about anything else apart from this film.
fugazi rule...my adolescents periodo start in the eightyes with more noise,punk.hc band...fantastic...for me..
Back in the day we didn’t have energy drinks.
We had FUGAZI
Love your response! Well said 🔥
Please come back!!
I was lucky to see them for free in i believe 2000 and 2001 about 1500 ft from a metro stop in dc in a small park, apparently they did this concert for years and i caught the end of their annual tradition, as far as i know. At most there were maybe 400 people there, maybe.
MORE LIKE 1500
SHE'S NOT COMING BACK
Nice to see a Fugazi video with over a million views.
The drummer was pretty damn good. The tempo changes in Fugazi songs are not easy.
At the End, I think Ian meant FUBAR. That term was slang in Vietnam for Fucked Up Beyond all Recognition... Fugazi a slang term meaning Fake, especially used in the world of diamond heists, as in "Yo Joey, that Diamond youze stole is a Fugazi!"
What a great band, great great
Glad I saw 'em live many many times
More... uh, church... bell!
But seriously, the coordination on those outro guitar stabs is magical and vicious.
5:20.....I need a prescription because that is ADDICTIVE!
I didn't know what this song was about for a long time, but I still loved it. Once I understood...
this is a visual representation of my mind
you got a cool mindset
Not only yours I'm sure
1994 The Newport, Columbus OH
w/The Make-up and Branch Manager still in the top 3 best shows I ever personally attended #Amazeballs
geez... I LOVE THE WAY the bass drum sounds after 3:32 ! LOVE YOU FUGAZI,
LOVE YOU MINOR THREAT,
LOVE YOU IAN!