Furniture [Single]

Fugazi | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (October 16, 2001)
• Original Release Date: 2001
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Single
• Label: Dischord
• ASIN: B00005OMBK
• In-Print Editions: Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #125,507 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Editorial Reviews

Released in conjunction with Argument, Furniture is a three-song EP putting together older tracks that had yet to be put on disc. Running with similar consistency to the 3 Songs EP that preceded Repeater, these older songs still sound fresh. "Furniture," with its trademark Ian MacKaye call-response vocal, would have been quite comfortable on either of the first two EPs. The Guy Picciotto-led "Hello Morning" is reminiscent of "Break-In," while the driving instrumental second track, "Number 5," is scorching. Thankfully kept separate from the very different Argument, this should be heard by any Fugazi fan, no matter what time of the band they consider the best. ~ Chris True, All Music Guide --This text refers to the Vinyl edition.

Customer Reviews

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Mixture of Old & New, October 21, 2001

By A Customer

This review is from: Furniture (Audio CD)

Nice mixture of old and new. 'Furniture' has been a part of Fugazi's live set for some time--it's good to finally have an "official" version. 'Number 5' and 'Hello Morning' are fairly aggressive tracks, reminiscent of the sound of REPEATER. An interesting contrast to the sparser sound of THE ARGUMENT.

Overall, worth picking up, especially if you like the sound of older Fugazi.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Part 1 of the Fugazi finale., September 15, 2005

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Ferguson "blahblah" (Evolving) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Furniture (Audio CD)

So it really does look as if Fugazi are no more. '87 to 2001/2002 : 2 ep's, 2 mini albums, 6 studio albums, a soundtrack album, a documentary, countless live shows and status of one of the greatest bands of the past 15 or so years. That's not a bad run by any bands standards is it? Especially when you consider we're dealing with a band that came out of hardcore here, a genre that usually deals with bands burning out and splitting up after a handful of 7"s and one album or turning metal/alternative/polka-folk-bluegrass-jazz-Duran-Duran-lite-goth on their sophmore effort. Even more so when you remind yourself that Fugazi is a band that's never disappointed (well, ok : i admit the more jam-heavy Guy songs on "end hits" did take some getting used to) and, while keeping their style intact, have always managed to evolve and not repeat themselves with each successive release. I guess we can look at this and their "the argument" album as their last hurrah before riding into the sunset without even an official "that's all folks" but what a way to go out.

Track one "furniture" is the old sparse Gang Of Four-ish '87 Ian classic that anyone who has ever been to see Fugazi live a few times is already familiar with. It would've fitted in perfectly on the "6 songs" mini album alongside "waiting room" and "suggestion". Track two "# 5" is an uptempo, pounding Joe and Brendan penned instrumenatal song full of fascinating band interplay between the rhythm section and the two guitarists. And, finally, track three "hello morning" is the Guy effort. Like "# 5" and "full disclosure" from "the argument" ("five corporations" from "end hits" too if you really wanna nitpick) this is the hardest Fugazi have been since the "in on the killtaker" days.

As with every Fugazi release the Don Zientara production is stellar as it always manages to capture their live power, along with the subtle intracies of the music without it sounding overproduced or underproduced. I suppose i can see why they didn't put "# 5" and "hello morning" on "the argument" but, realistically, they would've slotted on there perfectly. Still, it's kinda nice they didn't as they gave us long-time Fugazi fans an ep with a live favorite that had never received studio treatment and two impeccable new tracks. The cd running time is under 10 minutes but this remains one of my favorite releases from the past 5 years.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Good for collectors and the devoted, May 31, 2003

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"treestamp" - See all my reviews

This review is from: Furniture (Audio CD)

This 3 song EP does harken back to Dischord's vinyl days, and I suspect that's why Fugazi released it in EP form. The main track is a very old (yet very good) song with all the old-style Fugazi punch and vinegar. It's only previously been available in bootleg form (not counting the Instrument film), and now, in keeping with Fugazi's trademark courtesy toward their fans, is available in legit and properly record edition. The other two tracks are nice and typically Fugazi, but not as strong as the main track. "Furniture" alone, however, makes this worth the modest price (compared to other CD singles and EP, that typically run [$$]or more for the some amount of music), but it should be noted that like much of Dischord's back catalog of various EPs, it's hardly essential.