Oh man, do I ever love these guys. Beefeater's name gets thrown around a lot in discussions regarding DC's "Revolution Summer", but aside from the simple fact that they were there at the time, the music they played had little in the way of common characteristics with their peers. They were heavier, for one thing, harking back to the hardcore to be found on Dischord's first run of records more than the "emotional" stuff that Embrace, Rites of Spring, and the like were churning out during the second wave. That's not to say that they were simply retreading the past though. Beefeater were known for experimenting with jazz and funk as well, in a way that few others managed to do as effectively. Now, if Dischord would just get around to reissuing Tomas Squip and Dug E. Bird's equally great post-Beefeater project, Fidelity Jones, I'd be one happy blogger.
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