Since its inception, Fugazi has been self-managed and have released almost all their material through Dischord Records, an independent label founded by MacKaye and partner Jeff Nelson in 1980. The band maintained a policy of affordable access to their work through low record and ticket prices and all-ages concerts.
Says AMG All Music Guide, "Along with their stridently underground ethics — which were more out of pragmatism and modesty than anything else — they gained an extremely loyal and numerous global following. To many, Fugazi meant as much to them as Bob Dylan did to their parents."
They played their first show in the fall of 1987 and since then released 7 albums and toured the world extensively covering all 50 United States, Europe, Australia, South America, Japan and many points in between.
In addition to their recorded output Fugazi released a documentary film/video called "Instrument" in collaboration with independent filmmaker, Jem Cohen. The feature length video offers a documentary overview of the the band's career with footage shot in a variety of formats over the last 10 years combining concert, tour and studio material backed with a musical soundtrack by the band unique to the movie.
Fugazi's last musical releases were The Argument, a 10 song LP, and Furniture, a 3 song single, released in the Fall of 2001. These sessions marked the first studio appearance of long time roadie and second drummer Jerry Busher who played additional drums and percussion on a number of the tracks on both releases. The recordings were once again made in collaboration with long time Fugazi engineer Don Zientara at Inner Ear studios.
Prior to forming Fugazi, the members of the band played in various other bands with releases available on Dischord.
Fugazi are currently on hiatus as of 2002, with Mackaye in The Evens, Picciotto having produced various bands including Blonde Redhead and The Blood Brothers, and Lally playing with John Frusciante and Josh Klinghoffer on both Ataxia releases and working on a solo album.
Full Disclosure
Fugazi Lyrics
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I want a mutually assured
destructive life seizing separate culture
To take me over
Moving silent like radar
Take me over and blow out my mind
Coming sponsored by no one
Take me over and blow out my mind
Ejected
The lyrics of Fugazi's "Full Disclosure" exude a certain desire for liberation and a yearning to escape from societal norms. The singer expresses wanting to leave behind the constraints of a well-manicured, self-centered existence, in search of a mutually assured destructive life. The lyrics suggest that the singer wants to be free from the mundane and oppressive lifestyle that they have been living but wants to do so in a mutually destructive way. They seek a separate culture that is anarchic and void of the typical bourgeoisie codes of conduct.
The chorus repeats the words "take me over and blow out my mind" as a call to action, a cry asking for true transformation, and for removal of their current state of mind. This speaks to a desire not just for physical escape but also for a mental emancipation. They seek to be ejected from their current realities and to be free to reinvent themselves as they become entirely different versions of themselves.
Line by Line Meaning
I want out
I desire to escape from my current situation or circumstances.
I want a mutually assured destructive life seizing separate culture
I want to be part of a culture that is aggressive and destructive towards others, and where everyone is equally committed to taking lives and dominating society.
To take me over
I am surrendering myself and giving control to something external.
Moving silent like radar
It is sneaking up on me, slowly and discreetly, much like how radar works.
Take me over and blow out my mind
I want to be completely controlled and influenced by this external force, and to have my mind overwhelmed and obliterated.
Full disclosure
Complete and transparent honesty about everything, with no hidden agendas.
Coming sponsored by no one
This honesty is not influenced or funded by anyone, and is entirely genuine and independent.
Ejected
I have been forcibly removed or thrown out of somewhere or by someone.
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