Guy Picciotto
Guy Charles Picciotto (pronounced [ˈɡi piˈtʃoto] or "Gee Pi-CHO-toe") is an American singer, songwriter, guitarist, musician, and producer from Washington, DC.
He is most widely known for his role as guitarist and vocalist in Fugazi and Rites of Spring.
Career
Rites of Spring and early projects
Picciotto's musical career began in 1984, with the group Rites of Spring. A part of the D.C. post-hardcore scene, Rites of Spring increased the frenetic violence and visceral passion of hardcore while simultaneously experimenting with its compositional rules. Picciotto, as the band's lyricist, as well as singer & guitarist also shifted hardcore into intensely personal realms and, in doing so, is generally credited with creating emo.
Picciotto's early musical resume also includes the bands One Last Wish (1986), Happy Go Licky (1987–1988), Brief Weeds (EPs released circa 1991–1992), and The Black Light Panthers (ongoing sporadic project since 1982), the last two bands both being projects with Brendan Canty. He also created a record label called Peterbilt Records, which released limited-quantity vinyl record albums for the bands Rain, Happy Go Licky, and Deadline, then years later was involved in releasing the album 1986 by One Last Wish, along with Dischord Records.
Podcasts:
Guy Picciotto
ALBUMS
2010-02-20: 40 Watt Club, Athens, GA, USA
- Nathan
- Sampan
- [introduction]
- Stupid Preoccupations
- Guessing Time Is Gone
- Minutes and Parts
- Service Economy
- Freight Truck
- Tough Ass Knives
- [introduction]
- Ready or Not
- [unknown]
- My Blue Wave
- Let’s Go Bowling
- [unknown]
- The New Cobweb Summer
- A Boy Named Sue
- Expiration Day
- [unknown]
- A Classico (reprise)
- Get to Leave / Rip in the Fabric
- Rabbit Box
- Sad Peter Pan
- [introduction]
- I’m So Depressed
- I Think He’s Hiding
- This Cruel Thing
- Mystery
- Phil the Fiddler
- One of Many
- Threads
- [unknown]
- Independence Day
- Just to Know What You’ve Been Dreaming
- [introduction]
- When I Ran Off and Left Her
- Assholes
- Where Were You
- Standing in the Sunshine
- Drunk
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by Widespread Panic
Expiration Day
by: Widespread PanicI'm a machinist at the Springfield Armory
Just slightly ahead of my time
But I don't make much money
So I sell eggs and chickens on the side
I'm good at what I do
And I take great pride
But I don't make much money
So I sell eggs and chickens on the side
And my wife does love me
But she can't realize
Why I won't go back down south
And leave the armory behind
But I love my job
I'll shave metal until I die
And until I do, I'll take on
Any extra thing it takes to provide
And I know it'll kill me
Breathing all those fumes
But I'd sooner sniff solution
Than a baker's dozen hothouse blooms
And my wife does love me
But she can't realize
Why I won't go back down south
And leave the armory behind
But I feel it is important
What I do upon my lathe
I pledge to do the detail work
Until my expiration day
Until my expiration day
Until my expiration day