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Fugazi - Instrument Audio CD

A fair review of the Fugazi "Instrument" Audio CD. Please note that the below review is the views of the authors, and authors only. You can get a complete list of all Fugazi reviews here, or go back to the Fugazi tabs.

Fugazi Band: Fugazi
Title: Instrument
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Release Date: 1999-05-04
Media: Audio CD

Tracks: 1: Pink Frosty [Demo Version] 2: Lusty Scripps 3: Arpeggiator [Demo Version] 4: Afterthought 5: Trio's 6: Turkish Disco 7: Me and Thumbelina 8: Floating Boy [Demo Version] 9: Link Track 10: Little Debbie 11: H.B. 12: I'm So Tired 13: Rend It [Demo Version] 14: Closed Captioned [Demo Version] 15: Guilford Fall [Demo Version] 16: Swingset 17: Shaken All Over 18: Slow Crostic

Not your starter kit
The whole album is perfect and the atmosphere remains unbroken, even when left to repeat for several days at a time, which is what I usually do (in the car). Instrument Soundtrack is one of those rare albums that is complete from beginning to end - like one long song.

Funny, it never occurred to me that these songs were incomplete demos. I received this as a gift some years ago and didn't know anything about it at the time. Since then it's become one of my all-time favorite albums. I knew Fugazi from the 13 Songs and Repeater albums, but Instrument was actually my first to own by them. I will definitely say this is not your Fugazi starter album if you are looking for the sound that made them popular, but it may become your favorite album if, like me, you come to appreciate their phenomenal growth and evolution.

If you are a fan then you should get this. You don't need me to tell you that. This is a good record.

If you don't care about Fugazi but are interested in a unique original sound that is completely introspective and unpretentious, then you might want to give this one a try. Your money could be supporting worse efforts than this one. It's a little raw, has few vocals, and uses actual instruments as the title suggests. I hope I'm not too far out on a limb by suggesting that the term "ambient" could apply here. But forget ambient in the new age sense. .


Best music for studying!
I just wanted upbeat background instrumental music. I was looking for a CD of the punk/alternative/rock genre that didn't have lyrics because music with lyrics is distracting when I'm trying to read or study. This CD is the best for that purpose. Great songs that will make studying more enjoyable.


Confounding Expectations
There are always little snippets of things; ideas that, for various reasons, sometimes just don't work when they are attempted to be developed further into full songs. I think anyone who has ever been in a band would agree that often the most interesting musical ideas occur in practice. Of course, most of these "ideas" are dropped, forgotten, and the band moves on. Often, no one outside the group ever even hears these things. It usually isn't even recorded. Makes sense. Most people want fully developed songs and satisfying conclusions. Still . . . there is something lost in these little tidbits. The idea for using these kind of fragments for a film soundtrack is just brilliant! Especially with a band of Fugazi's caliber. "Instrument" (the documentary) is an art film in the best sense of the term. The pure combination of images and music is absolutely beautiful. There are some traditional songs on here and some songs that evolved into other things. I just really like the instrumental bits. My favorite regular song is "Little Debbie". It just rocks like hell! I can't really make out the lyrics, but it sounds like Ian is yelling, "Starbucks! Starbucks! Oh Yeah! Do the funky strut! I'm Crazy!" (I hope that's what he's saying! Ha. ) Anyway, I love this whole album. It's not your standard Fugazi record. Listen to it with fresh ears and I think you'll be rewarded. .


spectacle
buy them both. another great cd to have for a fugazi fan, if your not familiar with this band i recomend "13 songs" instrument is great. the opposite of bad music.


Good, but missing one thing
That part of the film brings me to tears. How they could leave out the live version of Sweet and Low that they played in the documentary is simply beyond me. Other than that, this is a great jam album, great driving music, great all around. I prefer introducing people to fugazi with some of their other albums, but this one is definately beautiful. Slo Crostic is one of my favorite Fugazi songs ever.


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