(OT) RIP Steve Albini

[StressStrain]

Sad to see this. Big Black was hugely influential on my music listening.

As stated earlier:
Kerosene around. Nothing to do.

[GOTHBROOKS]

god tier prank.

[StressStrain]

Originally Posted by GOTHBROOKS

god tier prank.

that is brilliant

[KJMUNC]

Awesome post by Nirvana.....the original letter from Steve to the band outlining his thoughts on working with him.

https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid...84897522981392

[boxhandler]

One of the hardest things to take is that Albini produced era-defining albums while still in his 20s!!! Like, what was I doing with my life at that point? But yea, RIP. He left a great legacy.

[boxhandler]

Originally Posted by KJMUNC

Awesome post by Nirvana.....the original letter from Steve to the band outlining his thoughts on working with him.

https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid...84897522981392

Perfect.

[cash05458]

My old band used to play with Big Black all the time and I am friends with those folks. I am sure Bob Weston is gutted as well as those two worked with one another for decades. Steve was a very good guy...did great stuff for folks musically of course. But incredibly intelligent fellow and funny as hell.

If you want a good laugh, give this a listen. Albini calling Evan Dando and pretending to be Madonna's manager...Evan being as vain as he is falls for it hook line and sinker. This is classic Steve stuff.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EfviKQYfmJI

[StressStrain]

Originally Posted by cash05458

My old band used to play with Big Black all the time and I am friends with those folks. I am sure Bob Weston is gutted as well as those two worked with one another for decades. Steve was a very good guy...did great stuff for folks musically of course. But incredibly intelligent fellow and funny as hell.

If you want a good laugh, give this a listen. Albini calling Evan Dando and pretending to be Madonna's manager...Evan being as vain as he is falls for it hook line and sinker. This is classic Steve stuff.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EfviKQYfmJI

I'm a huge fan of Big Black. Thanks for the links.

What was your band?

[redir]

As a guitar player myself I remember the first time I heard Big Black I was blown away with his guitar sound. I've never heard anything like it since either. RIP

[StressStrain]

Originally Posted by redir

As a guitar player myself I remember the first time I heard Big Black I was blown away with his guitar sound. I've never heard anything like it since either. RIP

This. Such a unique and abrasive sound. Matched his personality.

I heard Big Black first around 1987 at a church bible school. No, the church was not into noise rock but one of my friends there was and he said 'hey you gotta hear this'. At the time I was into commercial metal like Metallica and Slayer so noise rock and the DIY scene were new to me.

My outlook on music was changed that day. What a band and what a person.

[rmhurley]

https://www.nts.live/shows/steve-albini-residency

The above should link to a series of episodes he made for a recent residency at NTS radio and aired just a few months ago. I love listening to recordings he engineered or bands he played in but also really like listening to him talk too.

worth a listen .. RIP steve

[EB]

Originally Posted by redir

As a guitar player myself I remember the first time I heard Big Black I was blown away with his guitar sound. I've never heard anything like it since either. RIP

Have you ever heard the first Gang of Four album? Steve borrowed very heavily from Andy Gill, something he was the first to acknowledge. Gill was really the pioneer of that dry, scratchy cheap transistor amp tone that Big Black then blew up 10x.

Gill was also a huge influence on The Edge who took that same tone and softened it and drenched it with echo - sort of the yin to Albini’s yang.

Definitely seek out that Gang of Four album if you’ve not heard it.

[cash05458]

Originally Posted by StressStrain

I'm a huge fan of Big Black. Thanks for the links.

What was your band?

I was in a group called Volcano Suns...when I left Bob Weston replaced me and when they broke up, Bob moved to Chicago to do Shellac and the studio with Steve...

[GonaSovereign]

Originally Posted by cash05458

I was in a group called Volcano Suns...when I left Bob Weston replaced me and when they broke up, Bob moved to Chicago to do Shellac and the studio with Steve...

I listened to plenty of Volcano Suns, on the recommendation of Michael Stipe IIRC.
Very cool.

[don'TreadOnMe]

Originally Posted by cash05458

I was in a group called Volcano Suns...when I left Bob Weston replaced me and when they broke up, Bob moved to Chicago to do Shellac and the studio with Steve...

All-Night Lotus Party was heavily played in my circles back in the day.
Thanks! And I really appreciate you sharing some Albini memories <3