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Steve Albini - Big Black/Rapeman/Shellac
Posted: Tue Mar 18, 2008 11:15 am
by shonky
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.
Posted: Tue Mar 18, 2008 11:45 am
by mosca
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!
Posted: Tue Mar 18, 2008 4:39 pm
by kani
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..
Posted: Tue Mar 18, 2008 5:54 pm
by holik
loved, love and will love.
Posted: Tue Mar 18, 2008 6:33 pm
by your mum
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.
Posted: Tue Mar 18, 2008 7:06 pm
by c0ma
This is a sad fuckin song! You'll be lucky if I don't bust out cryin. <3 Shellac.
Posted: Tue Mar 18, 2008 8:48 pm
by seiche
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.
Posted: Tue Mar 18, 2008 9:02 pm
by Littlefoot
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
Posted: Tue Mar 18, 2008 11:08 pm
by horse
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
Posted: Wed Mar 19, 2008 2:09 am
by shonky
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
)
Posted: Wed Mar 19, 2008 5:30 am
by onelouder
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.
Posted: Wed Mar 19, 2008 3:33 pm
by blip
"Songs about fucking" is one of my 10 favourite albums.
Posted: Fri Mar 21, 2008 1:14 pm
by chimp_and_zee
1000 Hurts is one of the best sounding records ever. I heard Albini recorded the new Om which should make it crushing.
Posted: Wed Mar 26, 2008 9:39 pm
by washington
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).