13 Songs (Fugazi album)

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13 Songs is a compilation album by the American post-hardcore band Fugazi, released on September 1, 1989 by Dischord Records. The album consists of all the songs from the band's first two EPs, Fugazi and Margin Walker.

Background

The EPs compiled were Fugazi (1988), which was recorded at Inner Ear Studios in June 1988 with Ted Niceley & Don Zientara, and Margin Walker (1989), which was recorded in December 1988 at Southern Studios in London with John Loder handling production duties.

The EPs had been on Ian MacKaye's Dischord Records as numbers 30 and 35, respectively. 13 Songs was number 36. A remastered version was released in February 2003.

Release

13 Songs is Fugazi's most successful release. While certain sources report the album's total worldwide sales as being over 3 million,[1][2] Alan O'Connor in his 2008 book Punk Record Labels and the Struggle for Autonomy: The Emergence of DIY lists the figure as 750,000 (based on an interview with Dischord Records).[3]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
The Great Rock Discography
8/10[6]
MusicHound Rock[7]
OndaRock7.5/10[11]
Robert Christgau(choice cut)[8]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide[9]
Spin Alternative Record Guide8/10[10]
Uncut9/10[12]

The album has gone on to receive critical acclaim, despite being a compilation, with many calling it one of the best albums of the

Popmatters, the album (along with Repeater) "remain the band's most widely successful and consistently praised work. 13 Songs, for instance, has sold over three million copies -- all without radio singles, music videos, or any of the tools of corporate publicity that help musicians reach that stratospheric level of success."[2]

Accolades

In 2005, 13 Songs was ranked 29 in

NME ranked it #284 in their list of "The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time" in 2014.[16] Paste ranked it at #57 on their list of "The 80 Best Albums of the 1980s".[17] In 2016, Rolling Stone ranked it 35th on their list of the "40 Greatest Punk Albums of All Time".[18]

Influence

According to

Quicksand and The Afghan Whigs, there’s a line that traces back to the jittery funk and searingly melodic hardcore of Fugazi’s first two EPs, which comprise 13 Songs."[21] Both Jack Johnson[22] and Eddie Vedder have named 13 Songs as one of their favorite albums of all time.[23] Rise Against cited the album as one of their 12 key influences, alongside works by Bad Religion, Dead Kennedys and Jawbreaker.[24]

Track listing

No.TitleLead vocalsLength
1."Waiting Room"MacKaye2:53
2."Bulldog Front"Picciotto2:53
3."Bad Mouth"MacKaye2:35
4."Burning"Picciotto2:39
5."Give Me the Cure"Picciotto2:58
6."Suggestion"MacKaye4:44
7."Glue Man"Picciotto4:23
8."Margin Walker"Picciotto2:30
9."And the Same"MacKaye3:27
10."Burning Too"MacKaye2:50
11."Provisional"Picciotto2:17
12."Lockdown"Picciotto2:10
13."Promises"MacKaye4:02

Personnel

Fugazi
Additional personnel

References

  1. ^ Perlah, Jeff. "The Independent". Guitar World. March 2002.
  2. ^ a b Beasley, Corey (November 23, 2011). "1, 2, 3, Go: The 10 Best Fugazi Songs". PopMatters. Retrieved April 21, 2020.
  3. ISBN 978-1-4616-3408-9
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  4. ^ a b Kellman, Andy. "13 Songs – Fugazi". AllMusic. Retrieved March 17, 2010.
  5. ISBN 978-0-85712-595-8
    .
  6. ISBN 1-84195-615-5
    .
  7. ^ MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide (1998-99)
  8. ^ Christgau, Robert. "Fugazi". Retrieved April 21, 2020.
  9. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8
    .
  10. ISBN 0-679-75574-8
    .
  11. ^ Claudio Lancia. "Fugazi". OndaRock. Retrieved September 9, 2020.
  12. ^ "Uncut - April 2021".
  13. ^ Toth, James Jackson (August 23, 2012). "Fugazi Albums From Worst To Best". Stereogum. Retrieved April 21, 2020.
  14. Consequence of Sound
    . Retrieved April 18, 2020.
  15. ^ "100 Greatest Albums, 1985–2005". Spin. Archived from the original on 2009-08-04.
  16. ^ "NME: The 500 Greatest Albums Of All Time : October 2013". rocklistmusic.co.uk. Retrieved 2016-01-05.
  17. ^ Jackson, Josh (2012-02-01). "The 80 Best Albums of the 1980s". pastemagazine.com. Paste. Retrieved 2016-01-05.
  18. ^ "40 Greatest Punk Albums of All Time". Rolling Stone. April 6, 2016. Retrieved April 21, 2020.
  19. ^ "100 Greatest Albums" 1985–2005". Spin. Vol. 21, no. 7. July 2005. p. 80 – via Internet Archive.
  20. ^ Keely, Conrad (18 January 2016). "Conrad Keely: 10 albums that changed my f**king life forever". MusicRadar. Retrieved 2021-06-30.
  21. ^ Terich, Jeff (November 13, 2011). "Celebrate the Catalog: Fugazi". Treble. Retrieved April 21, 2020.
  22. ^ "Jack Johnson lists his 12 must-have CDs". Entertainment Weekly. April 4, 2005. Retrieved April 21, 2020.
  23. ^ "My Life in Music: Eddie Vedder". Spin. July 15, 2003. Retrieved April 21, 2020.
  24. ^ Rise Against (October 7, 2008). "Rise Against's The 12 Albums That Changed The World". IGN. Archived from the original on June 19, 2022. Retrieved June 19, 2022.
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