REAL PUNK ROCK!! 🎵 FUGAZI "WAITING ROOM" REACTION
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- This is our first time listening to Fugazi. The Waiting Room is a little confusing but we think we got it figured out lol.
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Fugazi is to the punk community, what MF DOOM is to the hip hop community.
Funny enough the call and response stuff was inspired by hip hop
This band are iconic as hell.
@pietzsche hip hop and punk inspired each other in a lot of ways. Except for local discos, punk shows were where hip hop artist got to perform starting out. I always felt both genres give the same message, but packaged differently.
@@icommentoncomics6404 yeah there's definitely a lot of crossover in terms of their attitude towards how music should be made, even if the end result is very different.
Even in the early punk stuff a lot of the point was to get back to the kind of rock n roll people like Chuck Berry and Little Richard were making and away from the more self indulgent stuff that was being made at the time.
Two great musical traditions imo
Both legends.
Both unique sounds.
I can’t believe y’all did Fugazi!!!! My god- I’m flooded with memories ❤️ thank you!!!
I was thinking the exact same thing. I never expected anyone to react to Fugazi!!
@@amys.4951 Yes! Yes! Yes!
I feel lucky to have caught them in Austin back in High School! Such a powerful live show.
ya man im 47 been listining to Fugazi 16. love they found this.
Awesome ah Ian MacKaye is as close to a hero as it gets for me NOT STRAIGHT EDGE! BUT I HAVE TOTAL RESPECT FOR HIM AND THE PATHWAY HE HAS MADE AND NOT DEVIATED FROM IF ONLY MORE PEOPLE WERE LIKE IAN I've been a fanatical fan of Minor Threat since I was 14 years old 1984 so to see FUGAZI 9 years later 1993 at the power station Auckland Aotearoa new zealand ....how do you think that WENT? IT WAS WICKED AND THE WAY IAN LOOKED AFTER HIS FANS NO STAGE DIVING (REMEMBERING THAT THERE WERE KIDS IN THE CROWD) GETTING A FULLY GROWN ADULT LAND ON THERE HEAD'S COULD KILL OR CRIPPLE A 12/13 YEAR OLD WOULD STOP THE SHOW IF HE SAW SOMEONE WHO NEEDED HELP OR WAS BEING A DICKHEAD!!! HE'S ALL ABOUT DOING THE RIGHT THING FOR PEOPLE NOT EXPLOITING THEM
He doesn’t want to be forced to wait by others when he just wants to live his life! AMAZING SONG
This song is definitely not about waiting in a literal waiting room at a hospital. It's for sure about not wasting your life. Love you guys reactions!
You're a really surprised that they didn't get this. Now fugazi finally ended up in mainstream, they always were against with good reasons. But the still carry on. "Clean shot" by "Coriky" or somehow even "Robocop Kraus".
The waiting room is prison.
At the time Fugazi first came out, there wasn't another band like them. They had come up with a new sound, combining punk/hardcore energy with more melody, bass, and incredible guitar (and vocal) counter play between Ian and Guy. My fave Fugazi album was Steady Diet of Nothing, but "Waiting Room" represents when it all first started, and so while this song may not be their best overall, it has a lot of meaning, since it represents a new musical era and an amazing new band. I will always love and respect them because they played shows outside the corporate music machine, and always kept tickets cheap so anyone could attend. They were a special band.
Might as well get some Minor Threat going now.
The video would be 3 minutes long
:-D
@@dpmilligan4487 Probably the reason no one ever does punk, I'd love to see Bad Religion on every reaction channel but they'd have to react to like 3 songs back to back just to hit the time needed for best ads.
Holy Cow...you guys are possibly the only people on YT doing reaction videos who did Fugazi. And not just Fugazi but their best song EVER. Thank you.
That's debatable. Fugazi has a ton of amazing songs.
Margin Walker is their best song.
Most famous song, but there are sooooo many Fugazi songs
Ian MacKaye is a Man who has stayed his course HASN'T PLAYED shows that weren't all ages because music belongs to everyone won't do interviews with magazine's that have alcohol or tobacco advertising he is a very interesting person with his own moral compass that in my opinion is pretty much unquestionable check out his second band MINOR THREAT song SCREAMING AT A WALL!!! .OR OUT OF STEP
His first band*
Minor threat was his first band, and are better than Fugazi
@@Nickel138 It wasn't his first band. He was in The Teen Idles before Minor Threat.
Minor Threat was his first band.
@@nitegoat1369 TEEN IDLES WAS HIS FIRST BAND !!
well blow me down - you are the ONLY reaction channel i have seen react to a Fugazi tune.... major kudos to you. Fugazi are one of the best bands i've ever known and seen live. Try 'Break', 'Arpeggiator', 'Blueprint', 'Sweet and Low', 'Long Division'.... all awesome tracks Respect & Peace
Yeah but they completely Don’t understand punk so it’s all lost on them..she called it sloppy…well umm yeah hun that’s the point …they don’t get it
Fugazi and Dead Kennedys in the same day? That's beautiful
Just so you guys know. All those grunge bands really, really wanted to be Fugazi. Great Band!!!
Or Pailhead. They wanted to be Fugazi or Pailhead. Both underrated bands that were a huge influence on the next generation of musicians.
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That's a fact,
True punk attitude in its truest form, one of the greatest rhythm sections in rock history, plus true independents they don't sell merch, run there own label, and have always changed less for there shows and records, plus they are straight edge so no drink or drugs, and would famously stop gigs in the middle of songs if the crowd was getting to violent loved these guys for over 30 years
For years a ticket cost 5$ and a CD cost 10$. Standard everywhere you went.
@@billhicks6449 here in the UK they used to have a sticker on the back saying if the record shop was charging more than £5 to report them to discord records and they would stop supplying them
@@billhicks6449 oh and by the way lovely to be speaking to one if my all time heroes
@@MrPboys1 yup, the pound at the time was worth 2 American dollars; probably still is. That's 100% a Fugazi move.
And thanks, my parents didn't quite see the name correlation coming when they named me, but it's definitely an honor.
@@billhicks6449 it's just a ride
Fugazi is in a class all their own. You guys should do more Fugazi reactions! Check out “Suggestion” from the 13 Songs album
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Yes
Suggestion hits just as hard today as it did when written!
That bass line is so iconic.
Fugazi is up there with the greatest bands in history imo, people tend to remember them for waiting room but their entire recording career is exceptional. I'd recommend full disclosure or suggestion for next listen, full disclosure is a Guy picciotto lead track so sounds way different to Ian Mackaye.
But to be honest you should check out their live performance of shut the door on youtube and just see how they performed together. We wont ever see another band like them, pure music, pure expression, pure morals, pure performance.
Totally miss them, saw them a bunch of times and they were so great live. Def one of my favorite bands of all time.
Guy Picciotto's Fugazi songs made the world a better place to live in
Two singers, two songwriters, added a lot for sure
Yeah, shut the door is amaaaazing live. Glue man would prob melt their brains though
I feel the same way about Presidents of the United States of America.
I NEVER ever thought I’d see Fugazi covered on a reaction channel so massive kudos to you guys for being the first and very probably only channel to do so!
Fugazi are more post-hardcore than straight up punk and are known for their right, angular sound. What they lack in vocal finesse they more than make up for with a very precise, taut sound. Like a well oiled machine.
As Brad likes lyrics, I’d recommend “Merchandise” from their Repeater album. There’s a definite message to that one! ;)
it was wonderful to see this
" What they lack in vocal finesse...." ?? Never even entered my mind. I think they're both terrific singers. Think of Minor Threat and Rites Of Spring. Both wonderful vocals.
@@willieluncheonette5843 i love ian MacKaye and his vocals but i wouldn't call it vocal finesse, he was a very gruff singer, which i think suited the energetic music well
@@usualdosage7287 His vocal style has a ton of feeling. That's what I call finesse. Yes, it's often talking and yelling but he delivers the goods every time. I think we basically agree.
We did Rites of Spring on our channel and I'm editing our Waiting Room reaction video.
You two just keep getting better! Mad props for reacting to Fugazi.
I love how much punk confuses you guys, it's fun to watch :)
Never thought you'd do Fugazi! So happy.
I'm enjoying you venturing into punk, and more alternative stuff as opposed to all metal and rock. There are so many great bands that got missed.
I think a bit of NomeansNo would be interesting for you. Maybe the track Humans.
Some more brit punk wouldn't go amiss either. Snuff and leatherface are two great bands.
Keep em coming, love your reactions!
Nomeansno is a stellar suggestion!
I hear the rich guns go pop pop.
Gotta add minutemen while your at it
Its about that feeling when you're waiting for your life to start... even though you're in the middle of living your life.
With one of the coolest opening bass lines ever made! 😎
when I was a kid.. this was my most used tape... yeah, cassette tape mix.. with my walkman loaded with this album, this tune in particular skateboarding on sidewalks timed the beat with the "cracks".
In my top 5 favourite bands EVER!! Brilliant musicians and songwriters! This album is a classic!! 🤘
What are your other four?
@@Chromii328 The Doors, Rancid, Violent Femmes, Prodigy !! 🤟
Fugazi is one of the most influential bands rock history. Paved the way for so many Alternative
Just started watching you two. Interesting to see younger folks reaction to a legendary band I grew up with. Fugazi was the first major band I saw when they came to Charlotte nc and played at the milestone club. That night was not just seeing a live show, it was like being a a revival. Badass band for sure! Thanks for delving into punk rock, one of the most underrated categories of music. But yet still remains to he heard.
Your description of razor blades and a violin actually does make sense.
You have a real critical intellectual thought about the sound right off the top.
Props!
She’s talking about when they scrape a guitar pic on strings (punk rock 101 move) so it’s a really good guess
Out of all the shows I have ever been to in all my 47 years, Fugazi and all the people there in the pit were *by far* the most courteous, conscious and chivalrous.Even in a mosh pit.
What was a nice girl like you ever doing in a mosh pit???
Agreed!!! I’m 47 too and went to a few Fugazi shows back in my late teens and very early 20’s ..and it was THE best time at ANY show is ever been to!!
Fugazi stopped there shows if moshing started
This is such a classic Punk song 🔥
If you are on a punk run, try The Damned. They're a British punk band that have been around since the 70's and are still active today.
Or Buzzcocks!
The Subhumans!!!!
Damned "New Rose"
Punk rock music is usually enjoyable messy, disorganized, bipolar, sarcastic, catchy, funny rebellious music, but we love it! lol. Funny reaction. Fugazi is great, dig more into their other songs, videos.
One of the most creative bands ever! Their later work was pure art.
Fugaziiiii! I love this song.
Lex's smile makes every day better! Keep the good vibes coming
Mind blown! So very cool that you did Fugazi. I grew up listening to lots of music being played on the radio. Classic rock and soft rock from the 70’s when I was a kid. And I was always hearing music from decades before that. 1980’s I fell in love with The Police, my all time favorite band. The late 80’s I got into skateboarding and at the time alternative rock and punk rock was the soundtrack for that. I discovered all kinds of bands I was never aware of! T.S.O.L, Bad Brains, Pixies, The Smiths, early R.E.M., Operation Ivy, The Cure, so on and so on. I had never heard music like that. Some of those bands become huge later. A straight edge hardcore band called Minor Threat is another, which the lead singer would later form Fugazi. They were a huge deal from that scene back then. Waiting Room was an anthem of sorts. I got to see them live one time around 90/91. The vibe was unreal. Very powerful band but you knew only a handful of the world was listening. I guess in a way that made it extra exciting. All those bands were doing something different from the norm, doing something new. May not have sold millions of records or even got radio play but they should have. Not sure where I was going with any of this but killer reaction! Haha
Been listening to this song for decades. Never once cared to find out what he was actually saying. It's a good song. Some songs you just gotta feel and not worry about wtf they're saying. Dig into the lyrics later. First listen to a song you should just sit back and feel it.
AMEN.
Absolutely
Jail time....
"Kerosene" by Big Black would be a great one to react to. I've heard someone describe it as the "Stairway to Heaven" of noise rock.
Deep cut my friend. I like Heartbeat as well althoufh a cover.
Lived here my whole life
I'm partial to Steve Albini's "newer" band, Shellac than Big Black, but Kerosene is a classic song, for sure!
If you haven't checked them out yet PLEASE do Violent Femmes "Kiss Off" or "Add it Up"
Yes!!!
And.... Country Death Song.
Before Fugazi, the singer Ian MacKaye was in an even earlier and more foundational hardcore punk band called Minor Threat. Waiting Room is a pretty early Fugazi song, they went on to produce several more albums over the years, some really solid stuff from later on is worth checking out, in particular their final album Argument was pretty interesting, very unique indie rock stuff, "Cashout" is probably a good song to check out from it.
this song was the debut 1st song on their 1st Ep- introducing the band to the world. this was after ian's long hiatus from playing in a band- last one being 'embrace' from 1985 and waiting room debuted on record in 88-89 i believe. The song 'waiting room' is about waiting and watching everyone in the 'scene' creating things and sitting there and watching it and being passive, listening to the news or gossip about everything happening around you. This was the 'big surprise' to create music and introduce themselves to the world as fugazi.
Yeah Thats pretty much it from what I gathered from fugazi vids on TH-cam. I remember seeing them back in the 90’s at Somas in San Diego- oddly one of the most violent shows ive been to. Ian stopped the show called out all of the clueless kids moshing… all in all it was a great set and experience. Also saw them at a Food not bombs show in SF that one was chill.
it was about hiv.
One of the best ever.
Crazy amazing to hear Fugazi in a reaction video. Thank you so much Lex & Brad! That 13 Songs album throws me back to some wild years! Love your channel by the way. Continue surprising us.
You gotta see the live version, the energy of the performance is one of the best captured video on TH-cam. The whole band is VERY under rated musicians, especially for punk
DC punk still lives
agreed, gotta see the live version, Really captures the whole scene
Damn cool channel guys I've never seen a channel like this before. You guys are reacting to all my favorites. Welcome to the alternative world! Im enjoying these alot.
Same singer from Minor Threat too! Ian is a legend for how influential he has been in the punk scene.
I felt that violin/razor comparison. I'm with you, girl 😉
Yep fugazi yea like someone said brings back great crazy memories post Minor Threat Ian always stuck and still does keeps his convictions and his values thanks Brad And Lex
Fugazi/Minor Threat are so good. Amazing!
NOOO WAYYY you two are LEGENDARY!!! THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!
This is one of the most important bands of all time. They were basically the white Public Enemy in the 80’s & 90’s. Singing about the same topics, racial injustice, mistreatment of women, greed, bad cops, politics. This is the first song off their first record. They evolved into a bigger, heavier sound over the years. They also turned down huge record deals worth millions, so they could release their own music on their own terms, & not have to deal corporate greed bullsh*t. Their cd’s were $8. Their live shows were always all ages & they never charged more than $5 a ticket. Even in the late 90’s when they could fill an arena of 8,000 people. Always 5 bucks. And Fugazi live shows are insane. Legendary live act. Hope you do more of their music.
Damn, this is a classic. Should be displayed behind glass somewhere.
I'd suggest going down the Wire rabbit hole or Killing Joke's or Bad Brains.
Absolutely do Bad Brains!! Gotta have a little PMA!
Bad Brains is SOOOO GOOD live!!! Reignition is an amazingly catchy track…
Yes, Killing Joke!
The first time I heard this song I thought my head was going to fall completely OFF.
It leveled me.
I was hoping you guys would do this song! I always get this song in my head when i'm in a waiting room.
Loved Fugazi back in the day, being in high school in the early 90's Fugazi was one of many, while sitting in the waiting room.
Back in the day wer bought cds and cassettes which usually included lyrics that we would read once while the album played from start to finish and memorize usually after the first listen
Dude Fugazi is raw! That sloppy sound is on purpose & is how that punk stuff is meant to be. Thr live version is way more dope! Got a copy of that from a music store back in the day....best version hands down. A little faster & a little more raw. Like the perfect take on the song.
OMG so cool ur checking out this song (wish more reactors would). So *bleeping* good!
Post-hardcore it's where it's artsy but evolved from hardcore punk. There are no rules. It's well rehearsed but it's structurally rebellious...its almost like they just hated formula, so they rebelled against it which is kinda creative actually...
Fugazi! Damn! You are going down the post punk rabbit hole now. Check out Miinor Threat. That was the first band of the singer Ian Mackaye,, and they were a big deal in punk in the 80's 90's.
Some punk is so rebellious they rebel AGAINST punk. I study this type of stuff it's more than just music to me. I love your reactions a lot its really cool.
I remember in like 2014 or so a bunch of people were claiming that it was punk to be a Republican because all the other punks weren't lol some people just try too hard.
It’s a metaphor. Frozen in place trying to decide which action to take, your own personal waiting room.
I love Lex's reactions during the songs! :)
Yes! Good transition to oldschool punk, Ian was the lead singer in Minor Threat. Fantastic fun hardcore!
brad nailed the analysis in 2 minutes... people have been pissed for 40 years
Can I suggest The Decendents?? Specifically the song "I'm the One" or "Coffee Mug"
I'd go with Hope or Bikeage... maybe Suburban Home.
@@MacGuffinExMachina Coolidge.
'Merican is my pick :)
Its an acquired taste, hard core and punk will grow on you. Gotta do the Minor Threat song Betray .
SCREAMING AT A WALL / OUT OF STEP PROBABLY MY FAVOURITE MINOR THREAT SONG'S
Betray is my favorite song in their discog. Screaming at a wall is the most fierce, straight edge the most significant. Also, I personally identify salad days, specifically look back and laugh and salad days as the first true emo recordings, before moss icon, rites, etc unless I'm mistaken by a matter of months.
Betray rips though. Speed and melody
@@asafoetidajones8181 at my 21st 1991 one of my mate's band's who played that night was called salad day's and yes it's a great song BUT FOR ME IT'S.... SCREAMING AT A WALL... BRILLIANT AWESOME SONG AND AS WITH MOST PUNK IT'S STILL RELEVANT TODAY IF NOT MORE SO
@@heathcornbeef fair enough man it's in their top ten and a bonafide hc classic either way YOU HAVE A GOOD NIGHT AND FESTIVE HOLIDAY SEASON DRIVE SAFE
Props to you guys for checking everything out. This is crazy to watch all these videos.
The song’s about Ian MacKaye (the lead singer) being sick of waiting to get Fugazi’s music out there, and he wanted to change the music industry (which he did, Guy Picciotto, the backup singer, started the very first emo band ever, called Rites Of Spring, and Ian MacKaye started Minor Threat, the very first hardcore band ever, then Fugazi was brought together by the two and they created a third genre, post-punk)
You two make me smile.
just found your channel and loving the choice of music you're doing. fugazi has some great music. artistic is what i would use to describe it too. i think you nailed the waiting in the hospital but using it to represent his views on the world.
Fugazi rules. My band covers this song at every show we play, lol.
I remember buyin this album in high school. Best .99 cents I ever spent
This song was written by Ian and inspired by the breakup of his previous band, Minor Threat, and how he didn't want to rush getting out his new musical project.
That riff just won't stop. I love it. Thanks!
❤️ you two!!! Keep on!!!
0:13 LEX, CAN YOU TELL ME IF YOU SOMETIMES INTENTIONALLY SAY 'OH' JUST FOR ME?THANKS! Brad and Lex are the best reaction duo on the Tubes. The best, I tells ya. The Best!
I WONDER WHY BRAD AND LEX NEVER ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS ON THESE COMMENT THREADS. Anyhoo, they're still the best. The best I tells ya. The Best!
This is the shiz. Man we had some great music come out in high school. Matter of fact the 80's killed it across the board in music.
Good for you.
Wow, never expected to see this one. Getting to the real shit now. Quite an interesting rabbit hole lies ahead. Well done.
That bass groove is iconic. And everything else isn’t sloppy- it’s raw, and real, and oh so good. Fugazi is a fantastic band. I saw them a bunch of times in the 90’s. Never paid more than $5 to see a show.
Edit: and here’s a suggestion- if you want it, check out Reclamation. It was the first song I ever saw them play live and it’s still one of my favorites.
Punk is about angst. That is why it is discordant and chaotic.
I’ve always found that the best type of music, or at least the songs that stay with you the longest, are ones you have to hear a few times to really get into and enjoy. Immediately catchy tunes, and the artists that create them, never stuck with me as much as the stuff I had to hear a few times times to understand and begin to appreciate - like Fugazi.
Thanks for doing Fugazi. Saw them live in late 80s 3 times.
Great shirt bro!!
Makes me giddy when you two do music that isn't main stream. Every reaction channels does the same mainstream stuff.
Some of the greatest guys you will ever meet. Helped them load their gear a few times after shows.
Brad & Lex have been 🔥 lately! Song after song, they are reacting some of the coolest rock lately. they are shredding!
Except they don’t understand it so it’s completely lost on them 😢 what’s the point
Such a cool song!
Might be the best first song to a punk album
Great choice. Love it.
The DC punk scene had a very individual sound that helped spawn the nineties hardcore sound in a big way.
I guess that sitting in the waiting room means that people always wait for the time to take action for themselves, but they never do
This song is absolute perfection.
YES!!! Nothing like Fugazi!! I saw them live in the 80's when I was in high school.
Love Fugazi! Minor Threat was one of my favorite bands to get pumped up to before a hockey game in the early 90s
Damn Fugazi. I'm so happy at the range of music you've gotten in to.
The fact that you did a FUGAZI song means I am a fan of yours for life. Thanks you.
Lex...Violin scraping strings + Crispy = Yes. As usual, 100% on it.
Couldn't believe it when I saw you did Fugazi. They IMO are one of the greatest bands ever. Seen them live about 10 times and got married to this song. They were talking about modern global issues in their songs 30 years ago.
Fugazi is great! I love this song! buddy at art college introduced me to this song years ago and I loved it first listen.
Some call it "sloppy", others call it punk. Punk isn't about having perfect vocals/instrumentation.
Raw would be the best way to describe it
I always interpreted the meaning of the lyrics is, people are always miserable and complain about what is wrong in their lives and they just sit and wait for changes, and he is basically saying if you want things to change you have to get up and start to function in a way for you to achieve the changes you desire.