I love listening to you and people like you speak geek with Steve Albini. It reminds me of the dedication to craft and DIY that I just adore(d) 😢 about STEVE ALBINI. ##thankyoustevealbini

It’s weird that Albini would like “Funhouse” so much, because it runs completely against his recording philosophy: It sounds great. It sounds like everyone involved really cared about making a record that sounded good and was enjoyable to listen to.

Ya know, I like The Weirdness. Always have. I mean it's just ok. It's not a lost classic by any means, but I also don't think it's the abomination many say it is. But my esteem of it has gone way up over the years. I mean think about it: what could be more "Stooges" than trashing your legacy? Did they ride off into the sunset, reputation intact? Fuck no! They reformed and did a record most think is shit! Like saying "Stop being so precious about us, we're fucking dirtbag fuck ups!" Like, I said, what could be more Stooges than that? And on that level I love The Weirdness! Also, love Albini's sheetmetal "production" ( I know he hated that term)

I spent my entire 20s in Chicago’s music scene. Was not a fun scene after awhile. It was super fun between 2002 and 2006. It became something very artificial, competitive, and lame after 2006.

Bye bye Steve x

RIP Steve

Who are the band that "turned into dope fiends"? The Amps?

Rad

He liked to fire his own ass and run through the room ( one book about Nirvana ) , then they call Paul Stanley to talk about Kiss -Nirvana colab. album 🙂

Wouldn’t blame him if he smashed Kim was so hot

Saying a producer is getting lazy because he always uses an sm57 on a snare drum is kinda childish in my opinion. I don't think Steve Albini even cares about someone else doing that.

2:53 Tweez by Slint

god damn stop trying to delete raw power because you think you invented some Williamsburg acceptance. stooges reign every musical sight of shit because stone cold said so

Those Deals are crazy

Little did Steve Albini know that “vegan necromancy” is the most Tumblr pair of words ever spoken.

For those not aware, the drummer who described his bass drum as a "wet ham slapping a catchers mitt" was Britt Walford of the band Slint, and also the drummer for the first Breeders album Pod! Love Britt's drumming and I always love hear Steve tell his hilarious bass drum sound description!

Smart dude 😍

This may not be it, but I think Steve albini might just be genuinely blown away by kim's music, voice, writing etc., So much that he doesn't understand why not everyone in the world feels this way. I sorta have that with a musician. His style is so hand in glove with my taste it's strange. I love a ton of music but no one hits my ear like his. He has more appeal than the music, but in the brief interaction I've had with him, I've been cautious. I don't want anything to happen that would turn me off to his music... I don't need to be his friend... I'd just be happy with the tunes... Incredibly happy. Music interest is weird. Its part prejudice and part sound I think. Albini strikes me as choosey. I know people who need their music to be complicated and their musicians to be regarded as geniuses by the world. Other things drive the rest of us, but musical taste as prejudice is something I think about a lot. I can look back at howbi looked at the world at different times in my life and see what drove me to love and hate certain music. I think prejudice is fine in music context. People can listen to what they want for any reason, even if it's a bad or unfair one. I had a teacher who was like the whiplash guy when I was 4 years old. Luckily it didn't turn me off to the piano, but a certain type of square classic contemporary music makes my skin crawl.... For example. My musical interests are varied, but I'm particular. That musician whose music is perfect for me hits the right side of all my prejudice. Maybe thats the deal with albini and deal, or maybe it's just sexual😆

That pic at 2:50 looks like it's from one of Devo's old movies

Theres been a vibrant "punk/music/crossover/art" scene in Chicago this entire time, never seen Steve around.

he actually doesnt talk about ANY recording techniques. only philosophies

Kim Dealer !

yes the weirdness is not pretty but the stooges' great work overshadows the bad and steve contributed nothing to the flaws of the album because all he did was fucking record it and steve even says that iggy mastered it at abbey road but this video is just him talking about his experience which i think is great

steve is cool, shellac and breeders rule.

The Stooges at my house.. what a dream!!

Albini ruined Pod , it sounds like the neighbors recorded a Breeders rehearsal on a micro cassette recorder.

Great piece, Sanj (The Pali Gap)

"There's always some loser that wants me to record his Band". Steve Albini '89

"There's always some loser that wants me to record his Band" Steve Albini '89

It takes a supreme effort to make something as bad as the weirdness. seems it was a success. the band should have been awarded albini in a jar

What's the name of the song at beginning?

The weirdness is one of the worst albums ever made but it's not Steve's fault

Didn't she just become a junkie?

If you took a blank sheet of paper and made lists of what you wanted your experience to be 1.) In the studio 2.) In the facility during downtime and breaks 3.) In the house gear and mics 4.) In the engineers and crew having their act totally together to support getting your sound down on (analog) tape, recording at Electrical Audio ticks every box. Their nerdiness only BEGINS with the weird boiler suits. From the best placement of mics around the drum kit to best winding of cables, even the spacing of the outlets, they do their best and always looking to do it better. HOWEVER, you need to have your plan together before you go in. It's not a place to go if you need them to fix your songwriting or arrangement, or find you a diva to come in and play little cymbals in the background. They will not "fix it in the mix". Have your songs and parts chosen and rehearsed. They'll give you their input, and you should listen, but know what you want and be prepared to lead. Listen not only to the bugs they've recorded, but also to bands at your level-they've done a lot of them too. If you think Steve's a dick, you're wrong. He's just about the best, but you gotta keep up. He's honest enough to admit he kinda messed up on Tweez, and gets why Slint went to Brian Paulson for Spiderland- and it takes humility and honesty to get that you missed that boat.

Iggy Pop - Beat Em Up ! ❤🤘

Amazing how many peoples are criticizing Steve Albini for things he is definitly not responsible for. Get your straight facts people, Steve Albini is NOT a producer (whatever might get written on the album's notes), he is a sound engineer, and his whole ethic is to never interfere with the band's artistic decisions whatsoever. Also, he always refused to get royalties on any album he recorded and insists on being paid a straight fee (and a rather low one considering both his experience and EA studio's quality). So comments about him "making money on a rep he doesn't deserve" or "being a lousy producer" that "makes the band sound awful" etc are just totally moronic.

And now this stooge is all over my recommended

dang, lotta hate for Albini in these comments. I'm going to disagree with the nay-sayers. he's engineered some excellent records, and his philosophy (which he is very transparent about) puts the band's vision FIRST (as it should be). this is a man who understands what it means to make art with integrity. in general, I really admire the way he records and mixes, but I understand that it's not for everybody.

So many "engineers" could learn from the points made here. Way too many studio and live guys try to make every band fit into their preconceived notions of how things should sound, instead of actually capturing the sound of the band.

The Weridness is a pretty Bad to mediocre album, Aside From Atm That's a Great song I really like that track.

Oh man, I was hoping he'd mention something about The Amps album. Didn't Albini produce a bunch of those songs?

Dont hate the 57.

Always loved 57's... Until I could afford better mics. Hahaaa

Theres not much you can't do with a 57 and a 58 also the 57 great for rock vocals.

Few people have made as much money on a rep they don't deserve as Albini has

pod is one of my favourite records of all time.

I like squirrels

SM57 always wins. Always.

Yes, it was certainly foolish to book time to master the album the morning after a concert as Iggy's ears had not time to "cool". Definitely not their best showing in many areas, and it might not be financially prudent to re-master though might be nice to set the "record straight".

Want to hear the unreleased tracks for this album.