Rites of Spring were Emo before Emo existed. Fronted by Guy Picciotto of Fugazi, Rites of Spring created sonic bombasts and personal gut-wrenching lyrics and were part of the zeitgeist of the DC scene. (1986 or so).
ROS co-existed with Embrace, Ian MacKaye's post-MinorThreat pre-Fugazi outfit, and shook the scene up with a powerful evolution of sound. One can hear the pain and disillusionment in Guy's voice, along with the hope that, "If you don't now, you better learn to believe me, when I say, I'm gonna build a wall around this town, around these hearts and hands." Rites of Spring were an answer to hardcore macho b.s. plaguing the scene and the malaise that it induced. Where Embrace were forthright and direct about it, Rites of Spring were more poetic.
Fans of Fugazi should definitely pick up this record. Fans of Emo in general would do well to go to the source. Rites of Spring existed at a turning point in D.C. hard core history, and as such are a vital, visceral and raw example of that time.
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