End Hits: This is where I think the failures from Red Medicine paid off. They were now able to insert those melodic parts more seamlessly into their sound. Take the almost jazzy instrumental parts of opener Break or the lingering guitar melodies in close captioned. The rhythm section seems much more present again, as well.Also the two slower songs most most reminiscent of red medicine (Floating Boy, pink Frosty) are sequenced very well into the album. Recap Modotti and No Surprise are as close as Fugazi got to Indie Rock and Five Corporations, Caustic Acrostic or Foreman's Dog would not be out of place on in on the kill taker. All in all an album I should have listened to more. Probably there most versatile record.
The argument: their swansong was another strong one. a short drony intro and 10great songs. Full Disclosure and Epic Problem shows them at their most aggressive since steady diet. And you may hate me for that but theverses on opener Cashout and closer the Argument sound like californication era chillIpeppers to me except then fugazi take the songs were no peppers havegone before. Life and limb, the kill and strangelight show that they were really writing great slower , more restrained songs by that time as well. The melodic vocal lines in the latter half of night shop are surprisingly gorgeous.
Overall after relistening to it all still a remarkable discography. Still steady diet and red medicine remain the weakest albums I their discography, with steady diet being much better than I remembered. End Hits was the album that I did not remember as being as good as it was upon relistening. If you like
@Thackeraye rotm and want it expanded into a more melodic sound go for end hits and the argument, if you want like the more concise aggressive sound more, go for the first eps or repeater and steady diet after that.
Edit: I am done taking your thread hostage,
@Thackeraye . Sorry for that
