It’s 1993 and Fugazi arrive, furious, at their third long-distance work; it’s the blind, controlled fury of "Facet Squared" that opens the record, followed by the earth-shaking "Public Witness Program." If you can make it through this devastating start unscathed, the listening experience becomes even more powerful and compact as you approach "Smallpox Champion": it’s the ultimate surrender with the guitars of the Picciotto/Mackaye duo annihilating you, like slamming your head against the wall: what a thrill!!!
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