Steve Albini, iconic musician and record producer, dies at age 61

Steve Albini, an alternative rock pioneer and legendary producer who shaped the musical landscape through his work with Nirvana, the Pixies, PJ Harvey and more, has died. He was 61.
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[@corvusjackson1458]

My dad went to a Big Black show back in the late 80s in Chicago and said that it was one of the greatest punk shows he ever been to

[@fugamante1539]

Oh! Check them on here. They were in-saaaaane!!

[@djefferson5669]

99.9% of all news stations would’ve just skipped over saying the word Rapeman. Although it wasn’t the greatest of band name choices, the band meant a lot to me and it means a lot to me that in this case the band name wasn’t just omitted.

[@castawaymusic144]

Such a loss. Loved his KZbin videos and his great sense of humor. 😔

[@IndexFossilchannel]

00:03 WE KNOW HIS NAME, STEVE ALBINI, R.I.P LEGEND!

[@exitostropicales101]

What a legend. RIP

[@rongriesbeck294]

Rip he produced some of the best indie bands and of course my fav nirvana album

[@stevenhenry5267]

It isn't just his music, his writings and interviews are brilliant as well.

[@healingprotectioncreation7117]

To his credit he acquired a lot of knowledge relating to the craft of recording music and he shared that knowledge and passed it on. He also had an entrepreneurial streak as a studio owner providing an analog recording service. A gap in the market that also aligned with his own aesthetic approach to music. In this sense he was able to support and satisfy himself and satisfy and serve others. That's an aspect of him that I salute.

[@klausthedog9670]

Another pharmaceutical shill

[@ProfessorKenneth]

Rest easy mate.. you were brilliant 🙏🏻😞 in utero is one of my favourite records he worked on. He was absolutely awesome.

[@jonathanrichard6881]

This is Totally Shocking! As an Engineer in Training he was 1 of my Hero's. I will Pray for him. Please do the same RIP Steve.

[@fuckcensorship69]

Not really shocking id you know how excited he was to take experimental medicine

[@BLUESMAN64ford]

No disrespect, but what's the purpose of praying for a dead person? Isn't it kinda late for that?

[@lucid_delirium976]

Covid vaccination is very important and safe.

[@kevinsheldrick917]

That statement is a big UN.

[@fuckcensorship69]

Thats what he said

[@STR8L8CED]

Tell my heart that rn. All lies. It's not a true Vax and def not safe. Take at your own risk.

[@niteshades_promise]

is this why no one is reporting the cause of death?🍻

[@tupelo1975]

Peaceful journey brother.

[@NGCS-ej4lz]

He was only 61, that sucks. Gone too soon, he was such a legend and help give us Nirvana at its best.

[@WILDSTYLE8449]

RIP Steve.

[@timrizzo3941]

Gone too soon. Genius recording (and mastering) engineer. Listening to Shellac's 1000 Hurts right now, whose pinpoint focused and confrontational guitar sound is *still* a watermark. He did a lot of great work for other people and on his own, but this remains my favorite. Prayer to God kept me out of trouble at least once. Rest Peacefully.

[@DaNiyaHodge]

Rip Stephen Albini, you will be missed

[@PatrickC-oh1wy]

He moved into my old nw side neighborhood and shot pool at the local pool hall. briefly met him at airwave studios in the 90's. quiet, unpretentious dude and quite influential in a quiet unpretentious way. just a year older than i. jeez.

[@celebratingtheclassicswithearl]

So sad, a true purest. rest easy 🎼💔

[@veerchasm1]

Oh no! I’ve been watching so many of his recording videos this week. A great loss to the music and art community

[@TheMusicmak3r]

Whaaaat! RIP Steve Albini 🤘

[@lacivmvominj]

I remember the Shellac show, i went to in 2008 in a city in Brazil, great show. RIP STEVE ALBINI

[@jaykarimi7123]

RIP brother. You will always be a legend.

[@ArzHole]

I've been a fan of Albini's music before Nirvana turned up on the scene. Without him and many of the other underground bands of that time, Killdozer, Scratch Acid, Butthole Surfers, Rifle Sport, etc. there would have been no "grunge" scene. They were the first and unfortunately Nirvana came along and ruined the whole thing with their major label deal. Then everyone was scrambling to attempt to vacuum up the next big thing, so everyone either went mainstream or broke up...

[@theuniverseinstereo3453]

One of the worst things about getting older is having your friends and heros die.

[@IslandHopRecords_420]

RIP Steve 🙏

[@STR8L8CED]

His work on Wrathchild America is awesome

[@WhereTheyLay]

RIP, sir. I hope your heart event isn’t correlated to the recent surge in cardiovascular events since 2020… Regardless, your new Shellac album will release in 10 days, and you’ll join many of the greats in not seeing their works reception. Into the big black you go. You won’t be easily forgotten.

[@itookallthenames]

Lies

[@WhereTheyLay]

@@itookallthenames There’s ‘lies’, ‘damned lies’, and ‘the truth’. It’s up to you to decipher the intention, and machination of the truth. I can only tell you I loved him.

[@itookallthenames]

@@WhereTheyLay empirical data are you friend.

[@christianrokicki]

@@itookallthenamesit’s called mortality data… excess deaths… an unexplained spike in cardiac arrest cases among others…. In last four years…. Contemporaneous with the pandemic and resulting vaccination campaign.

[@fuckcensorship69]

​@@itookallthenamesyes, it was a lie to say it was safe. Not really normal for a 61 year old non smoker and non drinker to DIE feom a heart attack

[@TrueFallacy]

Will be forever missed, and his records will be forever listened to

[@reverendblkgrape1]

A true legend. Chicago, we have lost a real one. 🙏🏼

[@GROCK619]

Oh.. sorry to hear !!! R I P

[@justmeagain-xp2mw]

Damn. This one hurts...

[@collisw8302]

RIP to a true legend.

[@fleadoggreen9062]

I liked his interviews I’m sure I speak for a lot of us amateur or novice musicians/songwriters , I wish I coulda had him listen to a handful of my songs and see if he gave them thumbs up or down or meh or even a little criticism!He was a real one , as the kids say 😊

[@g.marion5888]

Just say no to Fauci sauce, people.

[@songar06]

No! This is so sad!

[@neuma9743]

Un tipo insobornable. Diferenciaba la industria por lo económico. Es un criterio objetivo. Trabajaba con sus tarifas para cualquier banda. Daba igual quien fuera. Poner micrófonos y trabajar en la mesa vestido de obrero, era como desastascar tuberías, o arreglar electrodomésticos. Un obrero de la música. Una forma de estar en el mundo muy diferente a la que domina. Atmósferas frías, huérfanas, desarraigadas en "In Utero" y "Surfer Rosa". "Walking into Walksdale", con Page y Plant. RIP.

[@ikemachamer7904]

Work well done.

[@bradleys6466]

Had to take that jab at the beginning... didn't ya.

[@ponolovefarms3926]

Probably took 3 or 4 but totally safe

[@djjiffiepop]

@@ponolovefarms3926 And effective!!! Don't forget that last part...

[@kirkdecker6228]

RIP Steve

[@joshgordon6327]

🤘

[@1conor]

Legend

[@cmd_f5]

wow this sucks. Rest in peace

[@thisaintmuhname1579]

Bummer

[@warehausrecordingstudiollc6648]

R.I.P Mr. Albini..We will miss you very much.

[@phnigra111]

I get the feeling this news woman is a closet Big Black fan.. Gonna miss you Steve Albini

[@AquaticDairyFarm]

Dang!! This sucks !!, Big Black was one of my favorite bands when I was in High School in the 80's, Why are the good ones always taken from us and the bad ones live forever ?? God I want my money back this show called Earth sucks.

[@jamesascher8147]

this is a major loss

[@niteshades_promise]

cause?

[@ataikonotatsujinplayer2610]

My day has been ruined and it’s 8:23pm Australian time

[@ThisisearthOK]

Vax?

[@lazygazzzer]

Steve Albini dead.... nooooo!

[@J-Loe]

Yeah I heard a few ‘Big Black, uuuhhh, Shellac’

[@robotron17]

Suddenly?

[@oscarpicon7164]

Albini.

[@RedbarParadise-ni4cq]

Wtf

[@applemask]

FFFFFUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU

[@antihero5203]

Don’t call him a producer!

[@endlessnameless6494]

Correct! "Recorded by...." Good call.

[@michaelsmith473]

What's wrong with naming your band Big Black? Asking for a friend.

[@notsopunk]

It was his band Rapeman that he regretted the name of

[@StuffnSuch]

Rapeman was the regrettable one

[@briancannon3987]

They have to say he regretted the naming his band bigblack. Gtfoh

[@EdFredHernandez]

I believe she was referring to him regretting the naming of the band Rap#man

[@endlessnameless6494]

@@EdFredHernandez If I remember correctly, I think he did some some PC "I am so sorry" apology a few years back. Just a blanket thing about his entire career. About band names, some the darker humor, etc. I wanna say around 2018.

[@EdFredHernandez]

@@endlessnameless6494 oh really, interesting, yeah I was wondering what interview the newscaster was pulling that take from

[@fuckcensorship69]

​@@endlessnameless6494 he did...and then he promoted all the big pharma lies of 2020. Maybe in 72 years when thebdata is released we'll see how safe the shots were

[@phnigra111]

They’re talking about the band he did after Big Black- It was called Rapeman

[@marxman00]

Safe and effective

[@fleadoggreen9062]

That’s a shame Sorry for his family Did he smoke cigarettes? Wondering what triggered this Trying to avoid one myself

[@ponolovefarms3926]

You know. We all know

[@CJones-99]

Doctors are baffled...

[@fuckcensorship69]

Didnt smoke or drink. Watch any video of his since 2020 and you'll find the answer

[@mancuniancandidatem]

Haha😂​@@CJones-99

[@mdtys]

hope everyone wears coveralls for the funeral

[@crypttonite]

awesome, not a legend in my world the dude is way to famous for a guy who is allegedly a producer who doesn’t want his style stamp on an album. therefore call yourself an engineer and engineer the recording with your professional training & capture the music in it’s purest form. People do it all the time & they are not talking heads doing countless interviews about how they are soooo different & so not the industry.

[@PeopleDork_on_iG]

Chicago has lost a Chicagoan. Thank you Steve !!

[@stephenedgecock]

Nirvana sucked lol

[@deathrattle216]

You don't have this impact unless you did something right.

[@Metalhead4life87]

RIP Steve.

[@TheRubberStudiosASMR]

Legend

[@ohwellwhateverr]

RIP Steve.