Fugazi
Repeater + 3 Songs

THE REVIEW

Punk is dead, punk is reborn, punk has understood, punk has changed, punk makes change, punk scares the grown-ups now... there are the Fugazi, there is "Repeater" that fuels the revolt of an attitude that became a lifestyle, a style that turned its back on the world and unintentionally changed it, that brings back to life Derby Crash, Syd Vicious and all those, artists or not, who for that attitude threw away their lives, those whose cries of pain were never heard because they were considered outcasts, society’s rejects, or at best, circus freaks.

"Repeater" is a generation becoming aware, one that doesn't want to be anyone's martyr, that has learned to express itself violently but with clarity, with intelligence, that knows society and knows where to strike, "Repeater" is punk growing up.

Musically, MacKaye, Picciotto, and company complete the lesson, started by the Minutemen and carried forward with their debut album, on how to embed the fervor and impetus of punk into songs with less rigid structures, more complex and varied, the rhythm section lays down imaginative and robust soundscapes on which the two guitarists can play incisively and perfectly complement each other, even in their vocals, one of the most powerful ever by MacKaye, more disorienting and conversational that of Picciotto.

Unlike the band of the late D.Boon, our heroes incorporate into their songs a denser and more imposing guitar work, an enormous subversive charge, and a declamatory tone of accusation, of strong social critique (the most recurring theme is the denunciation of consumerism as a form of control over our minds) that make them rightfully the prophets and champions of 90s alternative rock.

There's no need to highlight symbolic songs from an album that is already an emblem in itself, of a record that has shaken rock to its core, granite-like in its overall sound, revolutionary both musically and conceptually, made with the soul and artistic honesty of those who deeply believe in what they do.

"Repeater" is rebellion!

Thank you Fugazi.