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The 2001 LP The Argument was the eighth full-length album from the seminal alternative rock band, Fugazi. This eleventh original release for Dischord Records, which Ian MacKaye co-owns, brought the band perhaps the furthest they have come yet from their shared hardcore punk roots. In his four-star review for Rolling Stone, Arion Berger called The Argument "a bracing corrective to the misconceptions of punk's original intent." [1] The Washington Post went so far as to call the lyrics "Kafkaesque" and said at least one of the tracks "could pass for a Radiohead B-side." [1] It was recorded at Inner Ear Studios and the Dischord House between January and April 2001 and released on October 16, 2001.
Track listing
- Untitled Intro
- "Cashout"
- "Full Disclosure"
- "Epic Problem"
- "Life and Limb"
- "The Kill"
- "Strangelight "
- "Oh"
- "Ex-spectator"
- "Nightshop"
- "Argument"
Recording details
- Ian MacKaye - Vocals, Guitar
- Guy Picciotto - Vocals, Guitar
- Joe Lally - Vocals, Bass
- Brendan Canty - Drums
- Jerry Busher - Second drums, Percussion
- Bridget Cross - Backing vocals
- Kathi Wilcox - Backing vocals
- Amy Domingues - Cello
- Chad Clark - CD mastering
- John Loder - Vinyl mastering
- Jem Cohen – Cover design, Photography
- David Bryant - Photography
- Steven Skovensky - Photography
