PERFORMER: FUGAZI
ALBUM: IN ON THE KILL TAKER
LABEL: DISCHORD
THE BOTTOM LINE: A politically oriented punk quartet proves once again that nobody can buy its musical soul.
There's a paradox in being a rock-'n'-roll rebel. To succeed is to fail; the more records you sell, the more you're considered a sellout. Your raison d'etre is antiestablishment rage, but once your record goes platinum, you're forced to admit that a) you're now part of the problem or that b) maybe at least some of the people with a zillion dollars in the bank aren't all bad. Either way, everything feels compromised,...
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