R.I.P. Steve Albini (1962-2024)

Wow! Legendary record producer and punk rock luminary, Steve Albini, passed away today from an apparent heart attack. He was only 61 years old. Steve Albini is probably best known for producing albums for Nirvana, PJ Harvey, Pixies, Superchunk, The Jesus Lizard, and many more. He was also an influential artist who played in the bands Big Black, R$peman, and Shellac. His impact on 80s and 90s music is immeasurable. He was a legend.
R.I.P. Steve.
Steve also worked with The Breeders, Cheap Trick, The Stooges, Robert Plant & Jimmy Page, Helmet, Guided By Voices, Silkworm, Tad, The Wedding Present, and countless others.
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[@EmbryonicRobot]

Really nice overview of his work. He passed way too young!

[@Thedarkstuff]

As I get older, 61 seems quite young

[@crazycatman5928]

One to the greatest producers of all time. Sad to hear this:(

[@Thedarkstuff]

It’s a huge bummer

[@Paneeks1960]

Very sad news Dave. The guy was a modern day legend for sure~ Rob/Boston

[@Thedarkstuff]

Absolutely. Thanks, Rob.

[@stevebond7387]

My favorite Steve Albini records are the ones he made with Silkworm, and Japanese post rock legends Mono. RIP to a music legend.

[@Thedarkstuff]

Those Silkworm records are highly underrated

[@stevebond7387]

@@Thedarkstuff a great band that made great music, they deserved a bigger audience.

[@ShelleyMika-vm8it]

What a legend. Thanks for celebrating his amazing work.

[@Thedarkstuff]

Such a shocker. 61 🥺

[@solracrod]

Dazzling Killmen’s “Face of Collapse” is a classic he did

[@Thedarkstuff]

The list of Albini helmed records I need to check out keeps growing! Thanks.

[@nishottara777]

that was quick, thanks for making this, Arsenal was also a good project of his, love your kitty in the backround😻🤣

[@Thedarkstuff]

I need to look into Arsenal

[@RekkidTalk]

I met Steve once because of poker, as we had a common friend. He was nice to me that night and his career as a musician and recording engineer stands for itself.

[@Thedarkstuff]

Cool. I saw him once doing live sound for Jesus Lizard and considered approaching him. He was a dick back then, and I was kind of intimidated. I didn’t try to talk to him.

[@martinradcliffe4798]

RIP Steve. My record collection would have a huge hole without that guy.

[@Thedarkstuff]

Same.

[@lostmixtapes]

That was a great rundown of records. He’d work with a lot of unknowns/local bands too, as long as they could swing his modest fee. What a loss. And yeah, too young.

[@Thedarkstuff]

Actually, a friend of mine’s band recorded with him recently. A few years ago. I should have shown their record (speaking of unknown bands)

[@JoelligerentTV]

RIP Steve

[@dg5301]

I remember seeing him in a band called Flour a couple of times. I believe it would've been sometime between '89 - '91. I missed seeing R-Man, but funny story: my friends who saw them had to go though some protesters (due to the band name) on the way into the club and a few years later one of those friends ended up meeting & marrying a woman who turned out to be the organizer of the protest.

[@Thedarkstuff]

Hilarious

[@MrPnew1]

RIP Steve. I actually just watched his 2014 video today Face The Music 2014 - Keynote Address: Steve Albini kzbin.info/www/bejne/b3i1YYSpYpepibc

[@Thedarkstuff]

Cool. Thanks for sharing

[@vinylrichie007]

I believe he had the heart attack in the studio.

[@Thedarkstuff]

In the studio? Whoah.

[@l.shepard45]

Found Big Black's Songs about Fucking when I was middle school in 2004/2005, later on got into Shellac, Jesus Lizard ect. Cool "engineer" but i disagree with his view on fashion, but do I agree that sans inflation a homemade sandwich is vastly superior to a Big Mac.

[@Thedarkstuff]

Whoah. Hearing Big Black in Middle School? I couldn't have handled it back in my day.

[@l.shepard45]

@@Thedarkstuff So a guy i knew who was a freshman in highschool got a copy of songs about fucking from his 1980s gen x punk dad. I actually would find songs off myspace by fans who made "fake" big black music pages. Now high school was when I thought the headache EP cover was cool as fuck and would make me look smart and edgy. Glad i'm 31 and out grew all that stuff. lol now i just listen to dj sabrina the teenage dj, charlie xcx and dance music. Steve would not agree.

[@jasongraves8255]

He was a heavy cigarette smoker

[@Thedarkstuff]

That would explain a lot.

[@Thedarkstuff]

@@g.marion5888 leave that Qanon bullshit off my channel

[@Thedarkstuff]

@@g.marion5888 You're funny. But seriously, keep this stuff away from my channel. I talk music, not right wing politics.

[@kirabarsmith9353]

@@Thedarkstuff Steve Albini certainly mixed politics and music, he was a very vocal muzzle supporter, guilt-tripped his audience about not bowing down to authoritarian lies from Fauci and the government. Do you believe the government has your best interests at heart?

[@Thedarkstuff]

@@g.marion5888 you seem to feel this is an open forum for you to espouse your nonsense. It isn’t. Disagreement is not belittling, but I’m sure you’ll have difficulty understanding that. Take care and goodbye.