The recorded document of the second out of just three times Fugazi played the city of Canberra (1991, 1993 and 1997). Initially released in 2004 as volume 10 of the hardcopy Fugazi Live Series (see through Discogs - note that the Glen E. Friedman inner sleeve picture of the band does not correspond to this concert).
This is one of the better sounding recordings of the 1993 Australian run, although the drums occasionally resonate a bit flat or muffled.
Sieve-Fisted Find offers another allusion to the song “My Mother Looked Like Marilyn Monroe” by Tommy Keene, “the cult power pop and new wave singer-songwriter” (courtesy Pitchfork) who unfortunately passed away recently at the age of 59.
Much like the preceding Melbourne gig, a couple of days before, the band appear not all that lighthearted, particularly having to address the drag of crowd-surfing and stage diving a number of times, cf. the Reclamation interruption as well as the “your ticket has definitely been punched Sir” rap later on.
The performance includes a strong one-two punch rendering of Instrument, and a powerful, driving version of Reprovisional (w/ “Roadrunner” / Modern Lovers tag). A notably reticent, subdued performance of Sweet and Low closes out the set. On the downside, the guitar play on Last Chance for a Slow Dance is strangely incoherent, the timing of the song off.
Overall I find this is a solid and enjoyable performance, even though it feels somewhat sloppy or rushed in parts. The band managed to get 21 songs in, which adds to the total running time of this concert. In on the Kill Taker in particular is in heavy rotation this time around (10), followed by Repeater (5), Steady Diet of Nothing (4), 3 Songs (1) and - remarkably - just one song off the Margin Walker EP and not a single song off the debut EP.
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The recorded document of the second out of just three times Fugazi played the city of Canberra (1991, 1993 and 1997). Initially released in 2004 as volume 10 of the hardcopy Fugazi Live Series (see through Discogs - note that the Glen E. Friedman inner sleeve picture of the band does not correspond to this concert).
This is one of the better sounding recordings of the 1993 Australian run, although the drums occasionally resonate a bit flat or muffled.
Sieve-Fisted Find offers another allusion to the song “My Mother Looked Like Marilyn Monroe” by Tommy Keene, “the cult power pop and new wave singer-songwriter” (courtesy Pitchfork) who unfortunately passed away recently at the age of 59.
Much like the preceding Melbourne gig, a couple of days before, the band appear not all that lighthearted, particularly having to address the drag of crowd-surfing and stage diving a number of times, cf. the Reclamation interruption as well as the “your ticket has definitely been punched Sir” rap later on.
The performance includes a strong one-two punch rendering of Instrument, and a powerful, driving version of Reprovisional (w/ “Roadrunner” / Modern Lovers tag). A notably reticent, subdued performance of Sweet and Low closes out the set. On the downside, the guitar play on Last Chance for a Slow Dance is strangely incoherent, the timing of the song off.
Overall I find this is a solid and enjoyable performance, even though it feels somewhat sloppy or rushed in parts. The band managed to get 21 songs in, which adds to the total running time of this concert. In on the Kill Taker in particular is in heavy rotation this time around (10), followed by Repeater (5), Steady Diet of Nothing (4), 3 Songs (1) and - remarkably - just one song off the Margin Walker EP and not a single song off the debut EP.
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