Steve Albini - Big Black/Rapeman/Shellac

shonky · Post by **shonky** » Tue Mar 18, 2008 11:15 am

Was wondering if there's any fans of this stuff up on here, been listening back to a few of these albums and forgotten how good they were. Don't think angry (and often blackly comic) nihilism has ever been committed to vinyl with such intensity.

mosca · Post by **mosca** » Tue Mar 18, 2008 11:45 am

big black - life changing when i were a teen angst robot

drove all night to see shellac in leeds many moons ago - watched gig - drove home straight after and went to work - only for albini!

kani · Post by **kani** » Tue Mar 18, 2008 4:39 pm

the last few times Shellac has been here, hes played 10am shows with coffee instead of pints..
normally the club isnt open until 6pm, but
what Steve Albini asks, he receives..

holik · Post by **holik** » Tue Mar 18, 2008 5:54 pm

loved, love and will love.

your mum · Post by **your mum** » Tue Mar 18, 2008 6:33 pm

Prayer to God by Shellac has the darkest lyrics I've ever heard. Deep stuff. Steve Albini was an all round G. Sick 'sound engineer' as well.

c0ma · Post by **c0ma** » Tue Mar 18, 2008 7:06 pm

This is a sad fuckin song! You'll be lucky if I don't bust out cryin. <3 Shellac.

seiche · Post by **seiche** » Tue Mar 18, 2008 8:48 pm

I've had Excellent Italian Greyhound on repeat for weeks now.

About two weeks ago I got together with some friends to take turns playing music. Nothing big, just hanging out drinking beers and listening to tunes. Of course I got drunk, told everyone in the basement that if they didn't have this next record in their collection they could leave now. Then proceeded to turn up the volume to 11 and put on Atomizer.

Two Nuns and a Pack Mule is still one of my favorite albums. The start stop rhythms are just insane.

So yeah, you could say I likes me some Steve Albini.

Littlefoot · Post by **Littlefoot** » Tue Mar 18, 2008 9:02 pm

brilliant stuff

you are jealous that the other day I got 3 rare BB 12"s and the first shellac 7" and an amazing(and quiet) bootleg of their classic peel sessions for like 3 quid each

horse · Post by **horse** » Tue Mar 18, 2008 11:08 pm

your mum wrote:Prayer to God by Shellac has the darkest lyrics I've ever heard. Deep stuff.

one of my most favourite songs ever
when i first heard it i had to sit down quietly and listen to that song about 8 times in row.

such a powerful & amazing track

shonky · Post by **shonky** » Wed Mar 19, 2008 2:09 am

horse wrote:
your mum wrote:Prayer to God by Shellac has the darkest lyrics I've ever heard. Deep stuff.
one of my most favourite songs ever
when i first heard it i had to sit down quietly and listen to that song about 8 times in row.

such a powerful & amazing track

Only heard this the other day, dark as fuck but gotta respect the emotional honesty.

Glad to see so many people supporting (and Joe C, the 2nd Shellac 7" is the one

)

onelouder · Post by **onelouder** » Wed Mar 19, 2008 5:30 am

GODZ. Can't blather on enough about these guys, heard em when i was 15, loved ever since.... Albini is a true fucking g... Jordan Minnesota, Kerosene, Fish Fry, Racer X... he's a Don.
Saw Shellac play when I was 19, went up and shook the mans hand, and instantly turned into a stuttering fanboy. He was a real Gent tho' Bless....
On ya Shonky.
*EDIT* the rapeman single on sub pop is the f***ing business.

blip · Post by **blip** » Wed Mar 19, 2008 3:33 pm

"Songs about fucking" is one of my 10 favourite albums.

chimp_and_zee · Post by **chimp_and_zee** » Fri Mar 21, 2008 1:14 pm

1000 Hurts is one of the best sounding records ever. I heard Albini recorded the new Om which should make it crushing.

washington · Post by **washington** » Wed Mar 26, 2008 9:39 pm

I love all of Albini's projects, but Rapeman is one of my desert island discs. The whole band is just so tight on there , and Rey Washam is just crazy on those drums. It's a shame Ray's not more active now (I heard his experience with Ministry kind of soured him on the rock scene).

Steve Albini - Big Black/Rapeman/Shellac

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