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'''''Margin Walker''''' is an [[Extended play|EP]] by the [[United States|American]] [[post-hardcore]] band [[Fugazi (band)|Fugazi]]. It was originally released in June 1989 on vinyl and again in the same year on the compilation release ''[[13 Songs (Fugazi album)|13 Songs]]'' along with the debut [[Extended play|EP]] ''[[Fugazi (EP)|Fugazi]]''. The 12" vinyl went out of print, but was remastered and reissued by Dischord Records in October 2009.<ref>{{cite web|author=U.S.A. |url=http://www.dischord.com/release/035/margin-walker |title=Fugazi - Margin Walker |publisher=Dischord.com |date= |accessdate=2012-03-01}}</ref>
'''''Margin Walker''''' is the second [[Extended play|EP]] by the American [[post-hardcore]] band [[Fugazi (band)|Fugazi]]. It was originally released in June 1989 on vinyl and again in the same year on the compilation release ''[[13 Songs (Fugazi album)|13 Songs]]'' along with the debut [[Extended play|EP]] ''[[Fugazi (EP)|Fugazi]]''. The 12" vinyl went out of print, but was remastered and reissued by Dischord Records in October 2009.<ref name=":0">{{cite web|author=U.S.A. |url=http://www.dischord.com/release/035/margin-walker |title=Fugazi – Margin Walker |publisher=Dischord.com |access-date=2012-03-01}}</ref>


== Background ==
It was originally intended to be a full-length album, but it was released as an EP due to sub-par performances in the other recorded songs.<ref>http://www.oocities.org/drawcamp/fgz-rec.html</ref>
''Margin Walker'' was recorded at [[Southern Studios]] in London, where Fugazi had finished their first European tour. It was produced by [[John Loder (sound engineer)|John Loder]] who was the engineer for several underground artists, including [[anarcho-punk]] band [[Crass]] which greatly influenced Fugazi.<ref name="ms">{{cite web|access-date=July 5, 2020|url=https://www.mondosonoro.com/blog-musica/fugazi-repeater/|website=[[Mondo Sonoro]]|language=es|title=Treinta años del "Repeater" de Fugazi|first=Oriol |last=Rodríguez |date=April 21, 2020|publication-date=April 21, 2020|url-status=live|archive-date=April 23, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200423145632/https://www.mondosonoro.com/blog-musica/fugazi-repeater/}}</ref> Originally intended to be their first studio album, ''Margin Walker'' was released as an EP due to what the members perceived as sub-par performances caused by the exhausting tour.<ref name="ms" /><ref>{{Cite book |last=Gross |first=Joe |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=rvFKDwAAQBAJ&dq=fugazi+margin+walker&pg=PA27 |title=Fugazi's In on the Kill Taker |date=2018-05-19 |publisher=Bloomsbury Publishing USA |isbn=978-1-5013-2141-2 |language=en}}</ref>

== Reception ==
According to ''[[Trouser Press]]'', the EP "illustrates just how far Fugazi’s four have traveled from their hardcore beginnings. [...] in MacKaye’s melodic guitar work, the tight, fluid rhythm section, the incisive lyrics and the sharply arranged vocal exchanges." "Continuing to develop the stylings he began with [[Minor Threat]]," it continues, "MacKaye manages to make the expletives in the vigorously monotonal, part spoken “Promises” sound somewhat eloquent."<ref>{{Cite web |title=Fugazi |url=https://trouserpress.com/reviews/fugazi/ |access-date=2022-05-02 |website=Trouser Press |language=en-US}}</ref> Andy Kellman of [[AllMusic]] called it an "equally excellent follow-up to the Fugazi EP".<ref name=":0" /> ''Margin Walker'' was also voted the 2nd best EP of the year in the 1989 [[Pazz & Jop]] poll, behind [[Lucinda Williams]]' ''[[Passionate Kisses]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Robert Christgau: Pazz & Jop 1989: Critics Poll |url=https://www.robertchristgau.com/xg/pnj/pjres89.php |access-date=2022-05-03 |website=www.robertchristgau.com}}</ref>

In a 2014 retrospective piece on ''13 Songs'', ''[[Washington City Paper]]''<nowiki/>'s Brandon Gentry writes that "[w]hile ''Margin Walker'' sounds more polished than ''Fugazi'', it doesn’t lack in intensity or intelligence. The title track’s stunray guitar and elastic bass lines are the ideal backdrop for MacKaye’s and Picciotto’s traded lyrical barbs. “And the Same” combines slashing chords and shouted invective into a scathing diatribe against racism and retrograde thinking. “Promises” is an insightful meditation on trust, betrayal, and the acceptance of disappointment."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Brandon Gentry |date=2014-10-24 |title=Margin Walkers |url=http://washingtoncitypaper.com/article/202203/margin-walkers-13-takes-on-fugazis-13-songs-a-quarter/ |access-date=2022-05-02 |website=Washington City Paper |language=en-US}}</ref>

==Covers==

"Margin Walker" was covered live by [[Wild Flag]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.stereogum.com/993161/watch-wild-flag-cover-fugazis-margin-walker/video/|title=Watch Wild Flag Cover Fugazi's "Margin Walker"|location=[[Stereogum]]|date=April 4, 2012|access-date=October 9, 2017}}</ref> "Provisional" was covered by [[The Dirty Nil]] as a b-side to their "No Weaknesses" single.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.discogs.com/The-Dirty-Nil-No-Weaknesses-Provisional/release/7719379|title=The Dirty Nil – No Weaknesses / Provisional (2015, Vinyl)|website=[[Discogs]]}}</ref> [[Ryan Adams]] covered the track "Promises" live.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://jambands.com/news/2016/07/27/ryan-adams-covers-fugazi-at-solo-washington-dc-show/|title = Ryan Adams Covers Fugazi at Solo Washington, DC Show|date = July 27, 2016}}</ref>


==Track listing==
==Track listing==
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==Credits==
==Credits==
* [[Ian MacKaye]] - vocals & guitar
* [[Ian MacKaye]] – vocals & guitar
* [[Guy Picciotto]] - vocals & guitar
* [[Guy Picciotto]] – vocals
* [[Joe Lally]] - bass
* [[Joe Lally]] – bass
* [[Brendan Canty]] - drums
* [[Brendan Canty]] – drums


==References==
==References==
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Latest revision as of 18:54, 17 January 2023

Margin Walker
EP by
Fugazi
ReleasedJune 1989
RecordedDecember 1988
StudioSouthern Studios (London)
GenrePost-hardcore
Length17:08
LabelDischord
ProducerJohn Loder
Fugazi chronology
Fugazi
(1988) 		Margin Walker
(1989) 		13 Songs
(1989)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]
MusicHound Rock[2]
OndaRock7.5/10[3]
Punknews.org[4]
Spin Alternative Record Guide7/10[5]
The Virgin Encyclopedia of Heavy Rock[6]

Margin Walker is the second EP by the American post-hardcore band Fugazi. It was originally released in June 1989 on vinyl and again in the same year on the compilation release 13 Songs along with the debut EP Fugazi. The 12" vinyl went out of print, but was remastered and reissued by Dischord Records in October 2009.[7]

Background

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Margin Walker was recorded at Southern Studios in London, where Fugazi had finished their first European tour. It was produced by John Loder who was the engineer for several underground artists, including anarcho-punk band Crass which greatly influenced Fugazi.[8] Originally intended to be their first studio album, Margin Walker was released as an EP due to what the members perceived as sub-par performances caused by the exhausting tour.[8][9]

Reception

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According to Trouser Press, the EP "illustrates just how far Fugazi’s four have traveled from their hardcore beginnings. [...] in MacKaye’s melodic guitar work, the tight, fluid rhythm section, the incisive lyrics and the sharply arranged vocal exchanges." "Continuing to develop the stylings he began with Minor Threat," it continues, "MacKaye manages to make the expletives in the vigorously monotonal, part spoken “Promises” sound somewhat eloquent."[10] Andy Kellman of AllMusic called it an "equally excellent follow-up to the Fugazi EP".[7] Margin Walker was also voted the 2nd best EP of the year in the 1989 Pazz & Jop poll, behind Lucinda Williams' Passionate Kisses.[11]

In a 2014 retrospective piece on 13 Songs, Washington City Paper's Brandon Gentry writes that "[w]hile Margin Walker sounds more polished than Fugazi, it doesn’t lack in intensity or intelligence. The title track’s stunray guitar and elastic bass lines are the ideal backdrop for MacKaye’s and Picciotto’s traded lyrical barbs. “And the Same” combines slashing chords and shouted invective into a scathing diatribe against racism and retrograde thinking. “Promises” is an insightful meditation on trust, betrayal, and the acceptance of disappointment."[12]

Covers

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"Margin Walker" was covered live by Wild Flag.[13] "Provisional" was covered by The Dirty Nil as a b-side to their "No Weaknesses" single.[14] Ryan Adams covered the track "Promises" live.[15]

Track listing

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No.TitleLead vocalsLength
1."Margin Walker"Picciotto2:30
2."And the Same"MacKaye3:27
3."Burning Too"MacKaye2:50
4."Provisional"Picciotto2:17
5."Lockdown"Picciotto2:10
6."Promises"MacKaye4:02

Credits

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References

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  1. ^ Kellman, Andy. "allmusic ((( Margin Walker > Review )))". Allmusic. Retrieved March 17, 2010.
  2. ^ Gary Graff, ed. (1996). MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide (1st ed.). London: Visible Ink Press. ISBN 978-0-7876-1037-1.
  3. ^ Claudio Lancia. "Fugazi" (in Italian). Retrieved May 3, 2022.
  4. ^ Julie River (March 21, 2018). "Margin Walker (1989)".
  5. ^ Weisbard, Eric; Marks, Craig, eds. (1995). "Fugazi". Spin Alternative Record Guide (1st ed.). New York: Vintage Books. ISBN 0-679-75574-8.
  6. ^ Larkin, Colin (1999). The Virgin Encyclopedia of Heavy Rock. London: Virgin Books. p. 176. ISBN 0-753-50257-7.
  7. ^ a b U.S.A. "Fugazi – Margin Walker". Dischord.com. Retrieved March 1, 2012.
  8. ^ a b Rodríguez, Oriol (April 21, 2020). "Treinta años del "Repeater" de Fugazi". Mondo Sonoro (in Spanish). Archived from the original on April 23, 2020. Retrieved July 5, 2020.
  9. ^ Gross, Joe (May 19, 2018). Fugazi's In on the Kill Taker. Bloomsbury Publishing USA. ISBN 978-1-5013-2141-2.
  10. ^ "Fugazi". Trouser Press. Retrieved May 2, 2022.
  11. ^ "Robert Christgau: Pazz & Jop 1989: Critics Poll". www.robertchristgau.com. Retrieved May 3, 2022.
  12. ^ Brandon Gentry (October 24, 2014). "Margin Walkers". Washington City Paper. Retrieved May 2, 2022.
  13. ^ "Watch Wild Flag Cover Fugazi's "Margin Walker"". Stereogum. April 4, 2012. Retrieved October 9, 2017.
  14. ^ "The Dirty Nil – No Weaknesses / Provisional (2015, Vinyl)". Discogs.
  15. ^ "Ryan Adams Covers Fugazi at Solo Washington, DC Show". July 27, 2016.


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