Joe Lally - Why Should I Get Used To It

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3...according to our Business Lady on Wed 27 Apr, 2011.

We all know that Joe Lally is king. His bass playing for Fugazi was the catalyst that moved Mckaye away from a potentially dodgy career of emo rock into a full on rad career of funk infused post punk-rock. Lally can play that's for sure so why, oh why are his solo albums so painfully average? I don't object to the lack of rocking out, that doesn't concern me, it's the dulling down of previously exciting ideas into a new form of DC punk inspired blues music that bothers me. At best 'Why Should I Get Used To It' sounds like The Warmers minimal moments with a hint of The Make-Up's sleaze punk appeal but, for the most part, it's a weird Fugazi as a blues band feel that doesn't sit that well with me. Maybe a few more listens will change my mind but for now I'm unimpressed. If you believe that The Evens was a suitable way forward for Mckaye then maybe this dumbed down version of previous Dischord glory days will also appeal. New Fugazi album? Yes frickin' please.

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*Joe Lally played bass in Fugazi from the band’s inception in 1987 until their hiatus in 2003. When the members of Fugazi
decided to take an indeﬁnite break from recording and performing Joe began working on solo material and has continued to write and perform new material in collaboration with a wide vartiey of musicians and friends.

*Joe has released 2 albums on Dischord Records, “There to Here” in 2006 and “Nothing is Underrated” in 2007, and has
toured extensively in the USA, Europe, Brazil, Japan and beyond. Joe’s albums and his tours have until recently featured a large cast of collaborators including his Fugazi mates, members of Cappilary Action, Zu, Melvins, and others.

*On Joe’s newest album, “Why Should I Get Used to It” he has settled on a more permanent line-up featuring his current touring mates, guitarist Elisa Abela and drummer Emanuele Tomasi. The album was recorded in Rome, where Joe has lived for the last several years, and is being released on Dischord in conjunction with Joe’s imprint, Tolotta Records.

*Joe and his band will contine to tour in 2011, with dates in Europe and Brazil already booked, and many more dates and
territories to follow.

Tracklisting:

1. WHAT MAKES YOU 2. NOTHING TO LOSE 3. REVEALED IN FEVER 4. FORT CAMPBELL, KY 5. PHILOSOPHY FOR INSECTS 6. KEN-GAR 7. WHY SHOULD I GET USED TO IT 8. CORAL AND STARFISH 9. LET IT BURN 10. MINISTRY OF THE INTERIOR 11. LAST OF THE CIVILIZED

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