{"product_id":"fugazi-red-medicine","title":"Fugazi Red Medicine","description":"\u003cp\u003eFugazi: Ian Mackaye, Guy Picciotto (vocals, guitar); Joe Lally (bass); Brendan Canty (drums).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003ePrincipally recorded at Inner Ear Studios, Arlington, Virginia in January 1995.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFugazi are as notable for their \"political music for the common man\" approach as for the stop-start riffing that made their guitars-and-gestalt-therapy sound into an industry buzz. Their 1995 album, RED MEDICINE, reasserts the band's grasp on alterna-angst and charging guitars--enough so to make your jaws lock.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eYet, RED MEDICINE isn't just another exercise in Fugazi-style political manifestos; on it, Fugazi come across more as musicians than politicians. The yelping \"I have something to prove\" tone of previous releases has relaxed into a more confident approach. The dueling guitars are looser, more melodic. The riffs and vocals don't bark and grate as much--they simmer and, in some cases, even swing. Songs like \"Birthday Party\" may still rely on the old-school Fugazi approach--the proven shout and power-chord stomp--but \"Forensic Scene\" sounds almost Beatlesque in its lovely hesitance.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eRegardless of that evolution, RED MEDICINE still includes all the things that made REPEATER-era Fugazi so inspiring, their standard ringing guitars and shouted vocals glaring through the mix. But RED MEDICINE also shows a new-found eloquence, a quieter approach for their songwriting craft, and previously unseen musicianship.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGenre: Rock\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eReleased: 1995-06-12\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGenre: Rock\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eReleased: 1995-06-12\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFormat Detail: LP\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFormat: Vinyl\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFormat Detail: LP\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFormat: Vinyl\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Fugazi","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45290765221932,"sku":"EONFV3-HXOH-M5","price":20.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0711\/4755\/2812\/files\/fugazi-red-medicine_OBGGx.jpg?v=1771203590","url":"https:\/\/b-side-records-vintage-2.myshopify.com\/products\/fugazi-red-medicine","provider":"B-Side Records \u0026 Vintage","version":"1.0","type":"link"}