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Where each successive album seemed like a new page, The Argument feels like a brilliant new chapter.
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Being both ear shattering and spine tingling at once, this is Fugazi at their "musical" best.
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There are some truly fascinating marriages of old and new happening.... One of the best albums you'll hear this year.
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'The Argument' is the sound of a band stretching out and thereby consolidating their position as a unique entity.
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While The Argument may not be as bracing as their groundbreaking work from a decade ago, it crystallizes the strengths of four musicians hitting every mark.
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MagnetThe members of Fugazi exercise a controlled intensity that exudes grace, their concise-yet complex songs experimenting wisely. [#52, p.87]
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SpinIt's still the best mix of fury and fluency since phony Beatlemania bit the dust. [Jan 2002, p.107]
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Yet another leap forward for a band that has constantly pushed itself in new directions.
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UncutThe Argument showcases a band of uncommon power grappling with subtler shades as well as their quiet/loud, dub-influenced trademark sound. [Dec 2001, p.102]
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Musically, The Argument represents Fugazi's best collection of songs from their 13-year career.
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Whilst 'The Argument' still sounds unmistakably Like Fugazi, it's the sound of an inspirational band, renewed, at play.
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With 'The Argument' arriving awash in the unmistakably sinewy and elliptic post-hardcore sound Fugazi have made their own (sonically at least) this is more or less business as usual.
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Alternative PressThe Argument is quieter, slinkier and even slower to develop than 1997's tortoise-paced End Hits. [Dec 2001, p.82]
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The Argument provides a rough blueprint for Fugazi’s current music: more melodic, fascinated as much with miniatures as grand anthems, more tensed, better prepared for the inevitable explosions.
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Where recent albums have felt more like protracted jam sessions -- impressive, if not actually exciting -- this has renewed sparkle, raiding indie-pop territory with harmonies, hand-claps and even the odd acoustic guitar.
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This is really a leap forward.
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MojoInstrumentally complex and inventive. [Nov 2001, p.98]
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In every skewed guitar note and crackling drum beat, every cello stroke and modulation of MacKaye's malleable voice, there's a passion for rigor - intellectual, political and musical.
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The Argument is the first outing for the Dischord flagship band since '98's End Hits, and offers substantial improvement over that LP's uneven sonic experimentation.
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Entertainment WeeklySomewhat less focused and intense than much of their earlier work, their latest falters when it reaches for subtle musical textures. [9 Nov 2001, p.110]
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User score distribution:
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Positive: 42 out of 47
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Negative: 4 out of 47
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