Fugazi vs. At the Drive-In

[PDon11]

Not who you respect more or think is an overall greater band (Fugazi), but which one do you listen to more...

[summer skin]

At the Drive-in. I like Fugazi a lot but Ian's voice gets on my nerves.

[mht]

Bear Vs Shark

[TheOtherAndrew]

Fugazi.

[PDon11]

Thursday, no wait...Glassjaw, no wait...Drive Like Jehu?

[x togepi x]

while we're comparing bands that really have nothing to do with each other, let's start a thread comparing daft punk and ween.

[PDon11]

while we're comparing bands that really have nothing to do with each other, let's start a thread comparing daft punk and ween.


cmon, ones the product of the other. Omar has even said that At the Drive-In was just them being dumb kids trying to be Fugazi.

[mht]

lol

[x togepi x]

cmon, ones the product of the other. Omar has even said that At the Drive-In was just them being dumb kids trying to be Fugazi.

yeah but ian has said fugazi was hardcore kids trying to be led zeppelin mixed with reggae so i still don't see how the comparison is all that warranted. now if this were at the drive-in vs. drive like jehu, comparision would be totally backed (though i guess you wouldn't get any responses since not a lot of people who post here probably listen to drive like jehu)

[mht]

on a rope on a rope on a rope on a rope

[mht]

really if we want to be comparing bands...


http://www.ifyoumakeit.com/video/encrypt-manuscript/beloved-cyst/


even have the IMAGE.

[PDon11]

really if we want to be comparing bands...


http://www.ifyoumakeit.com/video/encrypt-manuscript/beloved-cyst/


even have the IMAGE.


Since when did the dude from Hot Hot Heat start an atd-i cover band?

[mht]

Since when did the dude from Hot Hot Heat start an atd-i cover band?



I think he sounds more like ATDI than fucking Hot Hot Heat, but he looks like he's from Hot Hot Heat yes.

[x togepi x]

Since when did the dude from Hot Hot Heat start an atd-i cover band?

my old roommates would be stoked. i didn't even know hot hot heat had more than one release before i lived with her.

[Posthardcore]

fugazi

[versus_god]

What he said.

[shit stroll]

88 fingers louie vs kid dynamite.

[Rawrr]

Rites of Spring or The Maine?

[PDon11]

Rites of Spring or The Maine?


Don't be a smartass because kids in your gym class don't appreciate your l33tness.

[x togepi x]

Embrace or Embrace?

[shit stroll]

rites of spring; embrace (american band).

[Rawrr]

Don't be a smartass because kids in your gym class don't appreciate your l33tness.Yo, I don't have gym!

[Rawrr]

But honesty, I listen to both bands a lot, while I think Fugazi had a greater impact and they are the best band out of the two, I probably listen to ATD-I more.

[PDon11]

Yo, I don't have gym!


What kinda school system are they running over there?!? Bo Jackson would not approve.

[Rawrr]

Everybody only takes Gym one year, unless you are a bro, you take it for all four.

[nicgiovanni]

FUGAZI.

at the drive in sucked. esp. compared to fugazi. at the drive in are the most overrated band.

rites of spring...were alright. i like guy's lyrics and voice more than ian's, probably, but not so much in rites of spring. i do like embrace a lot though.

favorite dischord bands?

mine would be...

beauty pill. beefeater. embrace. evens. french toast(AMAZING LIVE). fugazi. government issue. joe lally. lungfish. make up. nation of ulysses. q and not u. scream. shudder to think.

[Rawrr]

Guys Bands (Happy Go Licky, Rites of Spring, One Last Wish)>Ians Bands(Minor Threat, Embrace, etc)

[DilesMavis]

I personally like Rites of Spring a tinnnny bit more than Fugazi. But Fugazi's still great. But on the side note, is this a serious poll :S?

Edit - O. I read the poll question. Nvm :P. I'd go with Fugazi, yeah.

[williek311]

Bear Vs Shark

I like this answer.

[LV03]

really like both, but atdi gets more play

[Rawrr]

make up. nation of ulysses. .
I wish Ian Sveniounous(sp) would be in more bands like these, because I don't really dig Weird War.. at all

[Regards]

FUGAZI.

at the drive in sucked. esp. compared to fugazi. at the drive in are the most overrated band.

rites of spring...were alright. i like guy's lyrics and voice more than ian's, probably, but not so much in rites of spring. i do like embrace a lot though.

favorite dischord bands?

mine would be...

beauty pill. beefeater. embrace. evens. french toast(AMAZING LIVE). fugazi. government issue. joe lally. lungfish. make up. nation of ulysses. q and not u. scream. shudder to think.
Are you kidding? How do you back this statement up?

[mht]

I am in the minority but the Evens are better than rest of Ian's/Guy's/Joe's catalog. Seriously, when you guys grow up and mature from the hipster type At The Drive In music, go back and throw on the Evens album during those rainy lonely days. Shit RULES.

[Twizx]

Bear Vs Shark

This.

But between those 2 I'd say ATDI.

[nicgiovanni]

I wish Ian Sveniounous(sp) would be in more bands like these, because I don't really dig Weird War.. at all

weird war sucks so bad. i miss the make up and the NOU... :-(

Are you kidding? How do you back this statement up?

they are no where near as influential and interesting as Fugazi has been. Fugazi transcended hardcore, punk, and indie rock. At The Drive In were just a shitty post-hardcore band and everyone rides their nuts way too much.

I am in the minority but the Evens are better than rest of Ian's/Guy's/Joe's catalog. Seriously, when you guys grow up and mature from the hipster type At The Drive In music, go back and throw on the Evens album during those rainy lonely days. Shit RULES.

hipster type at the drive in music...HAHAHAHAHA. i love you.

i don't think the evens are better than fugazi by any means, but they're good.

and i have listened to them on lonely rainy days. haha. with my typewriter out and a glass of water. and some speed. hahaha.

[Regards]

they are no where near as influential and interesting as Fugazi has been. Fugazi transcended hardcore, punk, and indie rock. At The Drive In were just a shitty post-hardcore band and everyone rides their nuts way too much.
The question never was who was more influential, but how exactly "At The Drive-In" suck. Besides, even if 90% of music today sucks, a lot of those bands will site ATD-I as their influences, just as ATD-I sited Fugazi as an influence, and not whoever influenced Fugazi and etc etc.

[mht]

hipster type at the drive in music...HAHAHAHAHA. i love you.

i don't think the evens are better than fugazi by any means, but they're good.

and i have listened to them on lonely rainy days. haha. with my typewriter out and a glass of water. and some speed. hahaha.


well I did mean in terms of their projects outside of Fugazi, but yeah...I'll take that glass of water, typewriter, speed, the evens combo on a rainy day meaning you agree me. haha


I think in todays terms there are a lot of scene/hipster kids going back and citing bands like At the Drive In to their music enjoyment. Even At the Drive In members joke/hate that fact that their fanbase for that band is bigger now after they broke up then it was when they were active.

So many 17, 18, 19 year olds into that band that had no idea what music was when ATDI was active (see plenty of users on this website)

[summer skin]

well I did mean in terms of their projects outside of Fugazi, but yeah...I'll take that glass of water, typewriter, speed, the evens combo on a rainy day meaning you agree me. haha


I think in todays terms there are a lot of scene/hipster kids going back and citing bands like At the Drive In to their music enjoyment. Even At the Drive In members joke/hate that fact that their fanbase for that band is bigger now after they broke up then it was when they were active.

So many 17, 18, 19 year olds into that band that had no idea what music was when ATDI was active (see plenty of users on this website)
Because people were young when at the drive-in that makes them hipster garbage? Granted 70% of their fanbase don't listen to much past ROC but still I don't follow your logic.

[mht]

Because people were young when at the drive-in that makes them hipster garbage? Granted 70% of their fanbase don't listen to much past ROC but still I don't follow your logic.

my logic is that when at the drive in was around there still wasn't all these styles or trends or bands around when they were. Case and point

FEARLESS RECORDS ROSTER AFTER ATDI:

A STATIC LULLABY
ALESANA
THE FULLY DOWN
THE MAINE
MAYDAY PARADE
PUNK GOES SERIES
ETC ETC ETC ETC


That label changed with the fucking times/trends/styles. There are plenty of kids with shitty music, a shitty look that people like you, Jeff, make fun of everyday that are into At the Drive In.

I worked at Hot Topic for 3 years. I have worked and met these kinds of kids EVERY day. They definitely have more a scene/hipster/trend changing fanbase today many years after they were broken up.

Take Rawwr for example 15 years old and listens to the most elitist shit a 15 year old could listen to. No doubt he will burn himself out/commit suicide once he hits his twenties, think about what you were doing/what you liked at FUCKING 15 YEARS OLD.

It certainly wasn't name drop band ___ and name drop band ___. It was probably I can't wait to get out of 9th or 10th grade class today and what's for lunch and oooo video games and hey my friends are riding bikes/going outside, maybe I should too since I can't even fucking DRIVE A CAR YET.

[summer skin]

my logic is that when at the drive in was around there still wasn't all these styles or trends or bands around when they were. Case and point

FEARLESS RECORDS ROSTER AFTER ATDI:

A STATIC LULLABY
ALESANA
THE FULLY DOWN
THE MAINE
MAYDAY PARADE
PUNK GOES SERIES
ETC ETC ETC ETC


That label changed with the fucking times/trends/styles. There are plenty of kids with shitty music, a shitty look that people like you, Jeff, make fun of everyday that are into At the Drive In.

I worked at Hot Topic for 3 years. I have worked and met these kinds of kids EVERY day. They definitely have more a scene/hipster/trend changing fanbase today many years after they were broken up.

Take Rawwr for example 15 years old and listens to the most elitist shit a 15 year old could listen to. No doubt he will burn himself out/commit suicide once he hits his twenties, think about what you were doing/what you liked at FUCKING 15 YEARS OLD.

It certainly wasn't name drop band ___ and name drop band ___. It was probably I can't wait to get out of 9th or 10th grade class today and what's for lunch and oooo video games and hey my friends are riding bikes/going outside, maybe I should too since I can't even fucking DRIVE A CAR YET.
I agree, but the fact that they have a huge hipster following today, but does that pervert what they did? I realize you don't like them, but can you honestly say they are on the same shit level as any of the bands you mentioned?

[nicgiovanni]

think about what you were doing/what you liked at FUCKING 15 YEARS OLD.


pshhhhh. i was listening to that good shit sonnnn. big black and sonic youth. haha.

actually at the age of 15 is when i discovered the saddle creek rooster and right around the time taking back sunday put out "tell all your friends".

hahahaha.

i started out listening to punk and shit and then i got into that pop punk stuff that came out around that time. you know what everyone was calling "emo".

[x togepi x]

i like fugazi when i was fifteen.....and nirvana. pretty much just those two bands.

[summer skin]

I was listening to At the Drive-in and the Mars Volta mostly...

[Rawrr]

I love you Mike, hopefully suicide isn't in my immediate future
;-)

[mht]

I agree, but the fact that they have a huge hipster following today, but does that pervert what they did? I realize you don't like them, but can you honestly say they are on the same shit level as any of the bands you mentioned?


One could make that argument because that same label/guys that once believe in At The Drive In now believes in those bands so...


It's just funny, and members of At The Drive In or right in that aspect, that whole style/genre went to shit, that whole direction sucks and they are embarrassed to be apart of it and ashamed of the fucking kids that like At the Drive In today, which kind of does make them a tad bit overrated.

[mht]

I love you Mike, hopefully suicide isn't in my immediate future
;-)


I hope it is.

[Rawrr]

It certainly wasn't name drop band ___ and name drop band ___.
And I definately don't listen to music for this reason

[Rawrr]

I hope it is.
ily

[Rawrr]

I'm gonna go ride my bike now

[nicgiovanni]

i like fugazi when i was fifteen.....and nirvana. pretty much just those two bands.

as did i. as did i.

awww. nirvana. awww.

[summer skin]

yes, they are overrated. Still my favorite band.

[nicgiovanni]

fuck at the drive in.

listen to this band instead. :-)

http://www.myspace.com/tothebarricadesme

conrad is a friend of mine. sorta. haha. but they're amazing. he used to play in a band called and/or, which was basically the same type of music, except there were dueling male and female vocals. ughhh. i love the passion in his voice and the lyrics are amazingggg.

[mht]

Alessa is in their top friends. We can't have any of that shit music corrupting this place.

[Regards]

First thing I noticed haha.

[nicgiovanni]

Alessa is in their top friends. We can't have any of that shit music corrupting this place.


hahahaha. i didn't say they weren't friends with some not so great bands. i've never listened to alessa though actually.

either way, to the barricades! is amazing. and that's all i care about.

[mht]

First thing I noticed haha.

First thing I noticed too. lol

[mht]

hahahaha. i didn't say they weren't friends with some not so great bands. i've never listened to alessa though actually.

either way, to the barricades! is amazing. and that's all i care about.


yea barricades are pretty good.

[nicgiovanni]

First thing I noticed too. lol

cmon now. don't be that elitist. hahahahahahaha.

to explain further, ryan conrad is an amazingly inspiring radical queer from maine who has greatly influenced myself to rethink a lot of things about myself and other things as well.

i love his lyrics because i feel like they speak directly to me.

but as far as the bands on their myspace...i could careless. haha.

[nicgiovanni]

alessa does suck though.

[mht]

they touch little girls.

[Dr. Acula]

Drive Like Jehu.

[x togepi x]

cmon now. don't be that elitist. hahahahahahaha.

to explain further, ryan conrad is an amazingly inspiring radical queer from maine who has greatly influenced myself to rethink a lot of things about myself and other things as well.

i love his lyrics because i feel like they speak directly to me.

but as far as the bands on their myspace...i could careless. haha.

if you're friends with them, do you know if they're ever going to leave that area of the country on tour?

[nicgiovanni]

if you're friends with them, do you know if they're ever going to leave that area of the country on tour?

they might. it's very hard for them to tour because the members all live kinda spread out in maine, as my understanding goes.

i know ryan conrad is all over the place as well. he's very active in the radical community as well as many others.

he lives in this really cool house kinda like commune in a lot of ways. everyone works for everyone and helps everyone as well.

i know he works in the apple fields during picking season as well...

i hope they tour soon. i would love to see them.

and/or, his old band, played philly i think a couple times.

ughhh. it's ashame more people can't see them.

[x togepi x]

they might. it's very hard for them to tour because the members all live kinda spread out in maine, as my understanding goes.

i know ryan conrad is all over the place as well. he's very active in the radical community as well as many others.

he lives in this really cool house kinda like commune in a lot of ways. everyone works for everyone and helps everyone as well.

i know he works in the apple fields during picking season as well...

i hope they tour soon. i would love to see them.

and/or, his old band, played philly i think a couple times.

ughhh. it's ashame more people can't see them.

so they're more like a musical project than a full functioning band?

[nicgiovanni]

so they're more like a musical project than a full functioning band?


no, they're both.

they play a ot in maine and canada, apparently.

[nikaidoh]

It's really close, but I've listened to a lot more Fugazi than At The Drive In

[x togepi x]

no, they're both.

they play a ot in maine and canada, apparently.

oh. you made it sound like they don't play very often.

[Hey Kevin]

whoa ATDI is winning?

i mean i really dig that band but Fugazi are just on a totally different level

[lenard27]

ATDI owns Fugazi for me.

[nicgiovanni]

ATDI owns Fugazi for me.

this coming from a person who says "owns" and has a senses fail avatar.

i also going to go out on a limb and say you've never even listened to fugazi.

because an album like "the argument" puts anything by at the drive in to shame.

[versus_god]

Hahaha GuitarRocker's vote is killing me for some reason.

[Rawrr]

What shitty lyrics

[Paulb-182]

Fugazi

[Chris Fallon]

I dig both, but I can confidently state I love more Fugazi material. Ian MacKaye was a punk genius -- he wrote angry, intelligent, genre-bending music and inspired a heap of bands.