Even at their most quiet, delicate, and melodic, they could pick a Buick up off the road. They just ooze sincerity. The technical skills have gotten even better. And now they're not afraid to mix in vocal effects, pedal effects, dub, melodic scales, etc. It's like an F5 that picks up everything in its path, whirling it together into an unstoppable force that can strip the skin off cattle.
Fugazi albums are necessary alternatives to the khaki- slacked kakistocracy of corporate album rock.
End Hits is a vital release, Diane. Pre- millenial punk from wise veterans. An album that is surprisingly the most experimental and most listenable. But perhaps for Fugazi, mass- listenablity is experimental.