Talk:Steve Albini

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Recording Process[edit]

I'm fairly confident that Steve doesn't rely solely on room mics to get his signature sound. He's well known for using them extensively in his work, but he surely mics each instrument individually and records them to their own dedicated tracks as well. 206.15.76.98 19:17, 27 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

People From Montana[edit]

Um, if he's from Pasadena, but mostly spends time in Chicago, where does the Montana bit come in?

Comparison[edit]

The article states:

His playing style in the 1980's was often compared to that of Charo, lead guitarist of Black Flag.

Charo was never in Black Flag. Chavo was, but he sang. Greg Ginn was Black Flag's guitarist.

Unsourced claim[edit]

The above has now been edited to:

His playing style in the 1980's was often compared to that of Greg Ginn, lead guitarist of Black Flag.

which is an unsourced claim that in all likelihood is not true (see WP:CITE). I'll delete it shortly. --- Charles Stewart 15:30, 2 November 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Drug Music?[edit]

From Engineering anecdotes, end of 1st paragraph: Another Albini trademark is his habit of generally keeping vocals "low in the mix," or much less prominent than is usual in drug music.

What's "drug music"? Is this a typo? {unsigned}

No, its vandalism. Fixed. --NightMonkey 00:07, 31 December 2005 (UTC)[reply]

List of Albini albums?[edit]

Can anybody start making a list of albums that Albini has recorded/produced? Then More can aid... {unsigned}

Uh, a wikilink is right there in the first section... --NightMonkey 00:04, 31 December 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Albini with Fugazi[edit]

Can anyone find a source for the reference to Albini's work with Fugazi? I haven't been able to find one.


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There isn't one... wishful thinking on someone's part. Fugazi (at least credit-wise), are entirely in-house with Dischord.

couldn't someone just call him and ask? (j/k)

My only thought is that he recorded a live show in chicago or something...

In the Nirvana bio Come As You Are by Michael Azerrad, it says that Fugazi had recorded an album with Albini, but both parties were dissatisfied with the results. 206.15.76.98 19:09, 27 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Albini recorded demos for In on the Kill Taker with Fugazi. - 203.194.16.97 01:19, 20 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Photo[edit]

Can someone upload a photo of Steve? He's totally dreamy.

that's sweet, but it doesn't belong here. allow me to GTFY-

https://www.google.com/search?as_st=y&tbm=isch&as_q=&as_epq=steve+albini&as_oq=&as_eq=&imgsz=&imgar=&imgc=&imgcolor=&imgtype=&cr=&as_sitesearch=&safe=images&as_filetype=&as_rights=

duncanrmi (talk) 14:43, 24 March 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Italian ancestors[edit]

Any citation for Albini's ancestors coim' from Lombardy, close to Milan. In Italy we have regional family names, and Albini is a typical one from Milan and Metro Area. Also the other member of Big Black Jeff Pezzati have surely ancestors from the Milan Province. Both surnames are typicall of that area, and not diffused in othere regions of Italy. Emigration from North Italy started in the XVIII century, 100 years before the one from South, and the largest part of North Italians went to live in California and partially in the Lake District.

I've removed the information entirely as it's irrelevant trivia. SethTisue 13:22, 6 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Hardcore bands?[edit]

"He has also shown interest in recording modern hardcore bands such as California's Trash Talk and Amsterdam's Vitamin X." Is there a citation for this, or is just gossip? NeutronTaste (talk) 02:32, 21 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Albini's involvement in poker community[edit]

I can't believe this hasn't been brought up but steve was an avid poster (read in depth Q and A session) on the popular poker forum two plus two. the thread is incredibly long 50 + pages where steve answered questions for well over a weeks period. it's a great read

Death[edit]

If the death isn't a hoax, it needs citation. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 108.7.210.160 (talk) 03:42, 1 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]

^Look at the date, Einstein. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 99.50.225.35 (talk) 04:12, 1 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]

http://forumserver.twoplustwo.com/62/bbv4life/ask-music-scene-micro-celebrity-1586/ —Preceding unsigned comment added by 131.104.242.4 (talk) 03:17, 19 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Views regarding music sampling[edit]

It might be worth noting his views on sampling (as expressed in Copyright Criminals) somewhere in the article. -Grammaticus Repairo (talk) 16:59, 1 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Cooking blog[edit]

Spotted in Boing Boing [1]: Albini's Cooking blog While it doesn't count as professional writing, his description of brussels sprouts haters as "the climate-change deniers of food" might qualify as punditry. / edg ☺ ☭ 20:09, 15 March 2012 (UTC)[reply]

http://www.negativland.com/news/?page_id=17[edit]

http://www.negativland.com/news/?page_id=17 41.204.78.170 (talk) 08:41, 22 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]

"Kerosene" wasn't their sickest joke[edit]

To understand the real meaning of L-Dopa, you have to read a book from Oliver Sacks. He describes a variety of neurological cases. And although his patients' defects have nothing in common, he all treats them with L-Dopa. There's also a case of amusia that comes from a "temporal lobe epilepsy". And of course, he prescribes L-Dopa. What Albini really is saying is that his music is atonal noise and not "beautiful".

And I found that: Steve Albini Stewe Albino (one letter and one vowel up) Sweet Albino . Albinos have problems with vision. Do that with "Blond" and you get "Blind". So Kerosene was a song about a pervert who is setting himself on fire. And there are also perverts who like to wear glasses. What sort of burn could they yearn for? But this joke seems to be old: Scott Bonham and Bon Scott suffocated in their crap. When you rearrange the Letters of "Hindenburg", you get "Bhinderung". "Behinderung" means disability in German. So Led Zeppelin could really mean "LED Disability". Of course the LED from the Compact Disc Drive. Steve Albini produced "Nevermind" ? Kurt Cobain: Brain Cut OK . Then I noticed that the chorus from "Black Hole Sun" contains the same four powerchords like "My Girl" and "Smells Like Teen Spirit". And probably not only Cornell's voice, but also the voice of Kurt Cobain. And it is a song about the same "tragedy" described above. Watch the video. There's no doubt what it really means. So now I suspect that perhaps Steve Albini wrote "Black Hole Sun" ? It's also noise rock. An atonal solo and a chord progression that doesn't care about the key. Soundgarden were on tour with Faith No More ("ormone") and Guns N' Roses! "Just A Man" by Faith No More is about the same issue. The lyrics are masked. I found an anagramme for Saul Hudson: "Unholdssau", which in German means "rude obscene pig". Perhaps GNR are German? They only moved to the USA and changed their names so no one knows their real biography? Bad English in Rose's lyrics could be an indication. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 93.201.1.135 (talk) 03:24, 10 February 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Rick Moranis[edit]

It turns out that Steve Albini is the cousin of Rick Moranis. Rick will be recording his new album at Electrical Audio for free. In return Steve Albini will be getting a bit part in the new Honey I Shrunk the Kids movie.King of Bullshit (talk) 12:58, 7 January 2016 (UTC)[reply]

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