Embrace "Dance of Days" charity tee

[gregpolard]

Figured this would be of interest to some in here.

This week on "Where It Went" we talked about the final Youth of Today 7". In the layout there's a picture of Porcell with an Embrace tee on that was designed by the late Alex Brown of Gorilla Biscuits / Side By Side / Project X / Schism Fanzine. We decided that everyone should have a chance to own this cool shirt and that we would donate 100% of the proceeds to a charity in Alex's name (charity TBD by his family)

Check it out and spread the word if interested!

https://www.contrabandgoods.com/collect ... efit-shirt

[earthdog70]

Well I was in the market for a "ChrisBald96" shirt but this will have to do

Thanks for posting Greg-grabbed one under the wire

[gregpolard]

We were able to donate $2000 to the Alex Brown Foundation thanks to this run of shirts.

[scannest]

I regret not getting one of these. I like that Embrace record more every time I give it a spin.

[gregpolard]

I regret not getting one of these. I like that Embrace record more every time I give it a spin.

If somehow there are any extras I will let you know! I don't think there are, but you never know. (I don't handle the printing, that's all Javier)

I was stoked that we sold over 200 of them in a week!

[scannest]

Thanks, please keep me in mind.

When I listened a few days ago I thought this must have sounded positively Sgt. Pepper-esque to folks expecting some sort of Minor Threat/Faith hybrid.

[lewdd]

Thanks, please keep me in mind.

When I listened a few days ago I thought this must have sounded positively Sgt. Pepper-esque to folks expecting some sort of Minor Threat/Faith hybrid.

There was a time I preferred to listen to that Embrace album over the MT discography.

[JGJR]

Thanks, please keep me in mind.

When I listened a few days ago I thought this must have sounded positively Sgt. Pepper-esque to folks expecting some sort of Minor Threat/Faith hybrid.

There was a time I preferred to listen to that Embrace album over the MT discography.

This is basically me all the time. It's my favorite thing out of everything Ian's ever done.

[scannest]

It's my favorite thing out of everything Ian's ever done.

You prefer EMBRACE to FUGAZI? That's crazy talk.

And there's still a little too much finger-wagging for my taste in Ian's EMBRACE lyrics.

[lewdd]

I prefer Embrace to Fugazi especially beyond the first two Fugazi CDs

[JGJR]

It's my favorite thing out of everything Ian's ever done.

You prefer EMBRACE to FUGAZI? That's crazy talk.

And there's still a little too much finger-wagging for my taste in Ian's EMBRACE lyrics.

I knew that this would get a reaction, but I'm serious here. I LOVE Fugazi, particularly everything from 1988-1991 and The Argument (but I generally celebrate the whole catalog to one extent or another), but Ian's lyrics and vocals never got more personal, emotional, and moving IMO. I also really love Michael Hampton's guitar sound on that record; UK post-punk (not just the oft-cited Empire, but other stuff like Bob Andrews' previous band Generation X) filtered through the DC sound.

As for the finger-wagging, I'm a now essentially a middle-aged hardcore kid like most of the folks on this board and you're not, so I totally get your aversion to that. In his defense, he was in his early 20s when he wrote those lyrics, but I still think they come across as much more mature than his years there.

[JGJR]

I prefer Embrace to Fugazi especially beyond the first two Fugazi CDs

You get me (though I love some of the later Fugazi stuff, too).

[scannest]

I LOVE Fugazi, particularly everything from 1988-1991 and The Argument (but I generally celebrate the whole catalog to one extent or another...)

I'd like to witness that celebration. I picture a garland of flowers, maybe a maypole.

And I don't think Ian's EMBRACE lyrics were more "personal" than anything he wrote for Fugazi. More direct, sure (a less polite description might be more obvious, less subtle, etc.), but I'm certain he feels them all just as deeply.

[xxxMidgexxx]

Fugazi made 1 mediocre album. Red Medicine.

[scannest]

Fugazi made 1 mediocre album. Red Medicine.

It just took a little while to get acclimated to that one. I love it.

Fuckin' BIRTHDAY PONY, Midge!

[lewdd]

Is today Midge's birthday? I forgot to send him BBQ again. Dammit.

[JGJR]

I LOVE Fugazi, particularly everything from 1988-1991 and The Argument (but I generally celebrate the whole catalog to one extent or another...)

I'd like to witness that celebration. I picture a garland of flowers, maybe a maypole.

And I don't think Ian's EMBRACE lyrics were more "personal" than anything he wrote for Fugazi. More direct, sure (a less polite description might be more obvious, less subtle, etc.), but I'm certain he feels them all just as deeply.

You're making it sound more like a scene out of Gilmore Girls than what it really would be, just me listening to the catalog either in the privacy of my living room or on headphones while walking or whatnot.

I didn't mean to imply that his Fugazi (or Evens or Coriky) lyrics are less "personal" to him. I was talking about how they feel to me and yeah direct, obvious, etc. are more what I really meant. They're not juvenile, though. They're just about trying to find your place in the adult/material world and dealing with grief, so I think anyone at any age can relate.

At least I don't have to figure out what he's talking about half the time tbh. My favorite lyricist is Elvis Costello, so I'm all about head-scratching, puns, lyrical allusions, allegories, et al. and so I appreciate Fugazi's lyrics quite a bit, too, but there's just something about that Embrace Lp that puts it over the top for me Sly Stallone style.

[earthdog70]

I wonder when my shirt will get here?

[Marc M]

I wonder when my shirt will get here?

Got mine a few days ago.

[xxxMidgexxx]

Fugazi made 1 mediocre album. Red Medicine.

It just took a little while to get acclimated to that one. I love it.

Fuckin' BIRTHDAY PONY, Midge!

Birthday Pony is THE worst Fugazi song.

[JGJR]

I LOVE Fugazi, particularly everything from 1988-1991 and The Argument (but I generally celebrate the whole catalog to one extent or another...)

I'd like to witness that celebration. I picture a garland of flowers, maybe a maypole.

And I don't think Ian's EMBRACE lyrics were more "personal" than anything he wrote for Fugazi. More direct, sure (a less polite description might be more obvious, less subtle, etc.), but I'm certain he feels them all just as deeply.

I think I misspoke (miswrote?) here slightly. I was listening to Jim Spellman's interview on the End on End podcast episode for the Embrace Lp and he echoed a thought I had about it which is that Ian's lyrics (while perhaps not more "personal") are just much, much more vulnerable on that Lp than anything he's ever done before or since and that's why (besides Mike Hampton's insane guitar work) I like it the best. I think that his other bands, especially Minor Threat and Fugazi, especially projected confidence, conviction, etc. and there is always room for that, but the themes on the Embrace Lp are universal for anyone who struggles with well, life, and that's many of us if not all.

[gregpolard]

I LOVE Fugazi, particularly everything from 1988-1991 and The Argument (but I generally celebrate the whole catalog to one extent or another...)

I'd like to witness that celebration. I picture a garland of flowers, maybe a maypole.

And I don't think Ian's EMBRACE lyrics were more "personal" than anything he wrote for Fugazi. More direct, sure (a less polite description might be more obvious, less subtle, etc.), but I'm certain he feels them all just as deeply.

I think I misspoke (miswrote?) here slightly. I was listening to Jim Spellman's interview on the End on End podcast episode for the Embrace Lp and he echoed a thought I had about it which is that Ian's lyrics (while perhaps not more "personal") are just much, much more vulnerable on that Lp than anything he's ever done before or since and that's why (besides Mike Hampton's insane guitar work) I like it the best, I think that his other bands, especially Minor Threat and Fugazi, especially projected confidence, conviction, etc. and there is always room for that, but the themes on the Embrace Lp are universal for anyone who struggles with well, life, and that's many of us if not all.

That was such a great interview.

[BAIN]

side story

one of my first purchases on discogs

I bought what I thought was the red vinyl 2009 remaster from a seller

when it showed up in the mail it was the first pressing

was a pretty awesome day