End Hits
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| Studio album by Fugazi | ||
| Released | April 1998 | |
| Recorded | March and September 1997 | |
| Genre | Alternative rock | |
| Length | 47:48 | |
| Label | Dischord Records | |
| Producer(s) | Fugazi | |
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| Fugazi chronology | ||
| Red Medicine (1995) |
End Hits (1998) |
Instrument Soundtrack (1999) |
End Hits is an album by the band Fugazi. It was released on April 28, 1998. It is the band's fifth studio album excluding 1989's 13 Songs, which is a compilation of the band's first two EPs.
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[edit] Overview
Fugazi's foray into post rock was met with widespread alarm when it was released in 1998. The title itself suggested the imminent demise of the post-punk legends and on first listen, many critics seemed to consider it about time. Most Fugazi enthusiasts, however, can now appreciate End Hits. Subsequent touring of the End Hits material with additional live percussionist Jerry Busher has expanded the songs even more.
[edit] General Info
- The title of the album was considered by some to be misleading. The real reason for the title End Hits was because of the drum beats at the end of the album after "F/D". Mackaye - "I don't know if you've ever listened to the whole record, but there's a little piece at the very end that says, "Surprise--end hits." And all it was was a botched attempt on our part... At the end of the song "No Surprise", the song ends a certain way, and for some reason, all four of us just forgot to do the ending. I don't know why, but we just did. So then we thought, well, we can just record it again and edit it onto the end of the song, because it was a nice version of the song. Well, it was in vain, because we couldn't do it, but we ended up recording all these end hits to go at the end of the record. That was why the record was called End Hits".
- The cover is a sky-scape photo of Hong Kong.
- The picture of the band on the back cover was taken in Chile.
- Several of the demos for End Hits can be found on the Instrument Soundtrack. These include rough versions of "Floating Boy", "Pink Frosty", "Arpeggiator", "Closed Captioned" and "Guilford Fall", as well as a distinctly different and instrumental version of "Caustic Acrostic", named "Slo-Crostic".
- The title of "Guilford Fall" was used because the song was demoed at Guilford House during the fall and the name stuck. The mention of trains in the song lead some people to believe it was about a North-Eastern train company called Guilford laying off their employees. This is most likely a total coincidence.
- The album has become quadruple-platinum.
[edit] Track listing
- "Break" – 2:12
- "Place Position" – 2:45
- "Recap Modotti" – 3:50
- "No Surprise" – 4:12
- "Five Corporations" – 2:29
- "Caustic Acrostic" – 2:01
- "Closed Captioned" – 4:52
- "Floating Boy" – 5:45
- "Foreman's Dog" – 4:21
- "Arpeggiator" – 4:28
- "Guilford Fall" – 2:57
- "Pink Frosty" – 4:09
- "F/D" – 3:42
[edit] Chart positions
[edit] Album
Billboard (North America)
| Year | Chart | Position |
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| 1998 | The Billboard 200 | 138 |
| Fugazi |
| Ian MacKaye|Guy Picciotto | Joe Lally | Brendan Canty |
| Discography |
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| Full-lengths: Repeater (1990) | Steady Diet of Nothing (1991) | In on the Kill Taker (1993) | Red Medicine (1995) | End Hits (1998) | The Argument (2001) |
| EPs: Fugazi (1988) | Margin Walker (1989) | 3 Songs (1990) | Furniture + 2 (2001) |
| Other albums: 13 Songs (1989) | Instrument Soundtrack (1999) | Fugazi Live Series (2004) |
| Related articles |
| Minor Threat | Dischord Records | Hardcore punk | Post-hardcore | Washington, D.C. |
