The Power of Independent Polling – A Selection of Steve Albini'ed LPs

This thread got me to thinking about this song that I have not listened to in years. Mind boggling to think how many years have passed since the time I got a shot to see the Dirty Three at Sudsy Malone's in Cincy.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Iw6j_etAiW0

Automatic thread bump. This poll's results are now in.

That was considerably closer than I expected. And only six votes for Pod?

Run to Ruin deserved way better.

One vote for each of these 'official' write-ins:

Cheer-Accident - Introducing Lemon
Pussy Galore - Sugarshit Sharp
Superchunk - No Pocky for Kitty
Tad - Salt Lick
Ut - Griller

Or not so official since only three people clicked on 'write-in'.

Jesus Lizard, The Goat

I can live with the results of this poll, "Rid of Me" is such an amazing sounding album, I can't believe it got released on a major label. No one voted for "Empire Inward" ?! wtf

Quibbling here but, "At Action Park" sounds great, but I think technically that's a John Loder/Iain Burgess joint.

there's something off about those early albini productions, namely surfer rosa and pod, that does not sound great to me. maybe the compromise between the (unformed) albini style and the gauzier 4ad sound?

Those are like peak Albini productions imo. Love the way those sound.

Yeah no, if those records don't sound not great to you.... shrug.ascii

i think i just came to them too late, i heard the albums that were influenced by them and mid-period albini productions before i heard them.

Shana Cleveland/La Luz

yes please!

― Jeff the grown man (voodoo chili), Wednesday, May 29, 2019 3:06 PM (one month ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

Agreed!

It is profoundly disappointing that Electrelane is nowhere to be found on this list, they are the best rock band of all time, and they'd beat out The Breeders any day,

i have almost no problem saying that this is among the most wrong things i've ever read on this board.

Well, nobody appreciates Steve Albini in the fashion I do, apparently, which is to listen to "Axes" and "Times Of Grace" on repeat

ig i forgot to vote for the neurosis, oh well

Always thought it interesting that the guy known for getting these awesome room drum sounds started out using a drum machine for his first project. (Ed. note - There are a couple Big Black tracks that were cut with a live drummer.)

Pretty much anything before '97 was recorded in Steve Albini's basement or an external studio. After that I would figure the lions share is all recorded at Electrical Audio. Albini really likes Abbey Road and has done a couple projects there.

xpost to flamboyant goon tie, i mean...i like Electrelane all right, haven't listened to them in maybe 15 years tho. whereas Pod is one of the only rock records i have on tape, LP, CD, and digital, and i also have the demos.

I prefer Last Splash! idk, I think Albini's soundworld works incredibly well for certain artists and others? not-so-much, but I clearly have somewhat of an outlying idea about What's Good, I mean, "Kidnapped By Neptune" would also make my top 5 Albini records but I know everybody here hates that stuff. Flip-side of the coin, I don't care for what Steve Albini does for Nina Nastasia, really

'Tis time for me to catch up with the Albini'ed LPs so many of you have graciously singled out as highlights, and that I haven't heard yet. Cheer-Accident and Tad and others, here I come.

Love both of those - you're in for a treat

Been on a kick listening to a couple of Tar Cds (Jackson & Toast) in the car the past couple of weeks. Still don't know what the heck most of their lyrics are about, but they got cool drums and feedback.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ghzzqQWbb-A

Impossible, but would vote for Firewater because more people need Silkworm in their lives