Steve Albini FULL Interview (Daniel Sarkissian Interview)
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- Опубліковано 31 жов 2018
- Steve Albini interview from "Rock is Dead?" - FULL FILM: • Rock is Dead? Full Fil...
This interview with Steve Albini was filmed at Electrical Audio in Chicago in December 2017. Steve Albini has recorded / produced thousands of artists including Robert Plant, Jimmy Page, Iggy Pop, PIXIES, PJ Harvey, Bush, and of course Nirvana, for whom he produced their final studio record, In Utero. It was released in 1993. The track listing on In Utero is as follows; Serve The Servants, Scentless Apprentice, Heart-Shaped Box, Rape Me, Francis Farmer Will Have Her Revenge on Seattle, Dumb, Very Ape, Milk It, Pennyroyal Tea, Radio Friendly Unit Shifter, tourette's, All Apologies.
Nirvana's label, DGC / Geffen, did not like the recordings the band did with Steve Albini, ultimately leading to the band hiring R.E.M. producer Scott Litt to remix some of the recordings. In this video, Steve Albini discusses his perspective on the band electing to remix some of his In Utero recordings & what it was like to work with Nirvana.
Other subjects discussed in this interview include his thoughts on the evolution of the music industry, specifically how the internet has impacted music and what it means specifically for artists. A musician in his own right with bands such as Big Black & Shellac, Steve's perspective is unique in that he can draw from his experiences as both a musician and a producer.
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I conducted this interview with Steve Albini for my film ROCK IS DEAD? Full film: ua-cam.com/video/qMlLfrU5fjs/v-deo.html
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Cheers,
Daniel
When does the documentary coming out?
Great overview of the status of the contemporary music business and it's implications on music followers, and the bands they listen to.
The full "Rock is Dead?" documentary will be uploaded to UA-cam in a few weeks
Those bands suck, what are the "others"?
@@zenguitar65 Thanks Stephen
Fascinating, erudite, intelligent, thoughtful bloke who seems grounded and humble. Love listening to him and learning from him.
I live in Brazil. Back when I was a teenager, the first rock band that I really, really loved was Nirvana. I tried to listen to a lot of the bands that Kurt said he loved, like Black Flag, Vaselines, The Wipers, Melvins, etc, but I simply didn't have access to these bands. Heck, I hadn't even listened to Pixies by then! Maybe if I lived in São Paulo, I would, but I used to live in a small northeastern city. Now, with 37+ years I've finally listened to all these bands, and still listen to them, almost on a daily basis, on spotify. I don't know if the current music industry is better overall than the old paradigm or not, but it surely is more widespread and democratic.
Love your comment. Rock on dude!
"They haven't killed Ska, for fuck's sake.... how are they going to kill Rock?" lol thank you steve
He has a piont, though I like ska.
Steve preaches truth
@@mikehydropneumatic2583 i dont take that quote as a bad thing but ska is way less known then rock i guess so it would be easier to be killed than rock
The best line in this interview!
mighty mighty bosstones are crying somewhere in the OC area
My only criticism of this interview is that it’s too short. This guy is beholden to nobody apart from himself, which means he is totally honest. The way he describes maintaining his own integrity (and Nirvana’s) whilst they were being circled by sharks is just awe-inspiring
Steve Albini is a genius, and a living legend.
When everyone else was bending Nirvana over, Steve set a flat $100K album rate with NO BACK END! So, $150k less up front, and no $$$Millions after ever. And, he fronted Big Black, the only band worthy of a drum machine. Miss ya Kurt.
TBZ: i think Steve was hedging his bets, most honestly
I think I've seen every piece of interview, lecture, whatever there is out there of Steve Albini and I feel this is one the best. Congratulations.
Appreciate that man, thank you!
Agreed, fantastic interview
He is so well spoken.
We can learn a lot from this man.
nopodemosmas Well put together interview for sure
@@silvasilva4463 It's a testamount to the interviewer that he comes off that way, I've seen probably every other Albini interview on UA-cam and that's usually not so much the case.
THank the lord for Steve Albini. Big Black, Shellac, and all of his brilliant production and recording made my young life better.
#RAPEMAN
I bet Steve is the smartest guy in most of the rooms he's been in. Nice job.
You know a lot of the stuff he's saying is well known and has been said a million times by thousands of people for at least 3 decades. The only difference really is... he can articulate these statements without a bias and neutral when... it's so easy to go off on rants about any of the subjects he's mentioned and totally lose sight of the plot due to the emotional investment within the subject.
Albini isn't that person though... he had a band in the 80's with an original sound that definitely could be punk and post punk and hardcore punk (but also anti-hardcore like Flipper or No Trend... Big Black was borderline Art Punk or No Wave) ... at the same time. He had a genius idea with his sound that could bridge gaps between various rock genres that really were difficult to mesh with eachother... very similar to Nirvana and is why Kurt wanted him. But S. Albini wasn't emotionally invested in this original sound he created... he said fuck it, I can make just as much money sitting down in my living room turning some knobs that I would make in a weekend of travelling carrying huge ass heavy boxes of shit from one side of the state to the other... he walked away from a musician's dream, the romantic dream of being able to play original sounds and ideas without much talent but a fuck ton of emotion and also be appreciated and able to make enough to survive for the next show. But he did what most of us musicians really want to do but just don't... become a studio engineer, music producer, the A/V geek who can write a book on why analog is head and shoulders above digital from a sonic landscape but at the same isn't convenient or easily developed like digital is.
oh boy... TL;DR
hahahaha my bad
Not just smartest, but also most ethical.
Steve Albini can speak well and has things to say.
not really
@Rose Taco69 Nah, j/k, you're alright. Don't be mad, I love you.
Shitty poker player though
He also said the word fluff ..
It is bullshit what he said.
How refreshing to hear this guy talk...yet how unsettling to realise that just talking sense on music and the surrounding industrie is an exception instead of rule.
It's so nice to see someone who is calm and intelligent and without agenda
Fucking brilliant. Steve speaks the truth. Legend.
He is so well spoken.
Good luck with your film.
Thank you Silva
This Video: Officially one of the Greatest Things On The Internet. Thank You.
Thanks A B, appreciate it
Good interview!
My old band (Alamos) recorded with Albini in that studio back in 2007. Considering such institutions are becoming less common in the digital age, I feel exceptionally privileged I got to make a record in a professional analogue studio with an engineer of Albini's calibre at the helm. At one point during the session he described us as a 'band trying to play music beyond our capabilities', which was obviously a little disheartening to hear at the time, but it taught our then young minds the importance of being fully prepared and ready to perform when recording in an ensemble/live scenario. Truth is we were still finishing writing some songs the night before we were due to start tracking!!
I had mixed emotions regarding the album we made (Captain Indifferent Says 'Whatever') for a long time, but having recently listened to it for the first time in years I was pleasantly surprised and enjoyed what I heard. It's not perfect by any means, but it's an honest and accurate representation of what that band sounded like at that moment in time, and also serves as a reminder of an amazing experience I was fortunate enough to be a part of. I think that's what I like most about Albini's recordings, capturing and focusing in on the true sound of a performance and In Utero is one of my favourites. Albini's work with The Jesus Lizard is also essential listening!
All the power to Electrical Audio and I hope Steve keeps making records forever!
Yeah it’s super weird. You never know if the record will sound the way you envision! He’s the past engineer in Chicago that had the “punk rock” hourly wage at E.A. Vs the Professional wage using the bigger board on the lower level. Cool thing is, he doesn’t really treat you that different. And the Spaghetti is good I hear lol
Nailed it...great interview Mr. Albini. Thanks for your time.
Thanks for an awesome interview. It’s all about the passion. Steve has always stayed focused on his craft and continues to kick out the fricken jams.
what an honest and brilliant guy Steve is...
What an outstanding man! Thank you for making great artists sound their very best.
This is the most relatable thing I've ever seen. All of it.
Such a great interview with so many incredible insights. Thank you, Daniel. Awesome.
You’re very welcome! Thanks for watching, please make sure to subscribe, lots more coming
Steve Albini is more than a great recorder of 1,000's of sound and story of record. Remember; Touch and Go Records [ some don't]? Steve was in the lost decade of some of the best music/bands / EVER. Rape Man, Big Black, and Shellac to name a few. He will forever be a Chicagoland icon and sound genius. Authentic to the core; always at its finest. Much Appreciated...Good Sir!
Thanks for upluaoding, Learn so much from this enterview .
Thanks Emilio
Very well said and articulated! Much respect to Steve Albini!
That interview was absolutely amazing! Thank you!
Thanks a lot!
Thoroughly enjoyed this interview, both for the things Steve discussed & also for the quality of the interview, you did a really great job with this. Subscribed, keep it up
"[...] that stuff is always going to be bullshit. It's always been bullshit. That sort of mainstream, mass consumption music, is always going to be awful." - Steve Albini. ~@8:40
Freakin' love it. Thank you, Steve!
You mean Motown? the Beatles?
@@untartelette7545 Yeah! Them too!
Just kidding.
I'm totally a fan of Motown and the Beatles. I'd actually be really curious to hear Steve express his thoughts on "classic" mainstream music -- not because I think he's right about everything -- but because he's so good at articulating his thoughts on interesting subjects about music.
I dug around a little, but I didn't find anything in regards to his thoughts on the Beatles. Let us know if you find anything!
Untar Telette oh bullshit. Beatles were not mainstream until well after they worked their asses off to arrive. Even after they arrived, they fought to get out of any box that the record companies wanted them to be.
Motown was an outcropping of Jim Crow. Capitol and CBS wouldn't give black people opportunities. Those artists also worked their asses off to rise.
Mozart was not well understood in his day. Emphasis on the " in their day"
What one generation sees as edgy
Another will view it as mainstream. Context matters.
That’s why Kurt had Steve record In Utero, and then DG had him whacked
@@pavanatanaya nicely put. I hadn't thought of those points. 👍
Steve Albini is a true legend. I know that word sometimes gets thrown around unjustifiably these days, but as a producer, engineer, musician and general character in the music scene, I believe that is a suitable description.
I love this guy! Thanks Steve! You speak your mind. I respect that immensely! Cheers!
The sound on In Utero might be my favorite rock sound captured on record of all time. I love that you can hear the room and all the little imperfections.
Agreed, I love the raw sound of that album, if you haven’t already by the way, could you subscribe?
@@DanielSarkissian For sure. Did you interview Albini yourself for this interview? Interesting channel you have.
Thanks a lot Bram! And yes I did interview Albini, all the interviews on my channel are done by me, I wish I had a second camera so I could have been in the videos haha. I did the Albini interview for my documentary ‘Rock is Dead?’ I’d love to get your thoughts on it if you have a chance to watch it ua-cam.com/video/qMlLfrU5fjs/v-deo.html
@@DanielSarkissian Impressive, it's a really great interview. Surprising channel, you deserve more subs! I'll check your documentary out this week and I'll let you know :)
@@ImpulseGenerator Thanks a lot Bram! I really appreciate it :) Hope you have a great week!
Great interview !! Really enjoyed listening to to this.. what a legend!! 👍
Absolutely incredible interview- thank you
You're welcome Andrew, full movie will be up in a few weeks
One of his best interviews, like top 3. Thank you.
Thanks man
What an insightful one . Thanks a lot ...
Great interview. I always love to listen to Steve Albini. Thanks for making that possible.
You're very welcome Andrew, have you seen the documentary the interview is from? ua-cam.com/video/qMlLfrU5fjs/v-deo.html
Enjoyed very much hearing the man kick his ideas around love the music he's made and no one ever mentions what a great drummer he is!! Thank you Steve and Daniel!
You're welcome G1! Make sure to check out the movie the interview's from ua-cam.com/video/qMlLfrU5fjs/v-deo.html
Fantastic interview, I really enjoyed it! I had the pleasure of visiting Steve Albini's studio back around 2006 and I briefly met him. Seemed like such a nice, humble person and he doesn't seem to have changed one bit. I love his insights into music and the industry in general. Rock is very much alive and well! :-)
That was great. Thank you.
Excellent interview ! Many thanks 👍
Thanks Shaun!
Great Video, Steve is really so bright and awesome!!
That was great! I liked what he said about finding your audience in another part of the world and going there. Happened to me and my music took me all over western Europe.
Great interview. Thank you.
👊🏼👍🏼
An honest, well spoken and intelligent person. He is a true fan of music. What else are we gonna do in life. Helping each other and sharing music and experiences. Right on man! .....and Rock never died.
Fantastic interview with Steve Albini !
Really great and reflective speech! Thx for uploading!
You're welcome, full film will be posted next week
Thank You for that Mr. Our surreal word is so surreal that only can be. Cheers.
Kurt was lucky to have had this guy in his corner. He seems like a great guy and really intelligent.
Dude..Albini wrote a friggin 10,000 page manifesto on the drags of music "industry". He is a nut case..and a legend.
allen binion: certainly not a nut case. Have u listened to his work?
Sorry, most sane guy in the scene. Um, and honestly the only engineer who didn’t want a piece of your soul. Just art. Yay whatever’s
Don't think I've ever heard him speak before- just random quotes and soundbites which tended to make him sound, not unhinged but, passionate and angry. Clearly a thoughtful and intelligent guy, a long way from the press image. I like what he says and how he says it..
Yeah...that’s part of being clued in and brilliant.
This was a great interview and actually made me rethink my stance on a few things.
Lovely interview!
Nice interview, thanks!
Seems like a nice guy. Honest, kowledgable and respectful. No big ego... How refreshing.
Will keep an eye open for your film.
Thanks Arjuna, it'll be on UA-cam in a few weeks
Great and insightful interview!
Thanks A.D! Make sure to subscribe :)
Daniel I’m really impressed with your interview skills and most impressed with your networking abilities to get these interviews, and maybe a little jealous. Congrats man
As a Geezer of 80 years, and a student musician off and on since age 11, I foud this very interesting. I've had many discussions with musician friends wherein the main question is "How does the music business work now?" This helps answer that question in specifics, rather than general guesswork. I thank my grandson Norris for sharing it on FB, and the participants for communicating on a topic that is important to me. I think it's great that musicians have such public access now. I just wish the monetary wealth were spread a ittle more evenly, but if you are creating music for the sheer love of it or because something drives you, that doesn't matter. In that case though, the old advice we used to get still applies: Don't quit your day job! Steve Albini is fortunate that his day job dovetails perfectly with his profession. Congratulations, Steve, and thanks for the interview!
I don’t think Steve quit his day job until the 2000’s, as I recall, using the funds from his photo job to build out his studios.
Steve is a man of wisdom with attitude.
Dude. Thank you. So much. So much.
You're welcome man!
Great interview thanks
Thanks for sharing, that's great.
You're welcome Valeria
Hey Valeria, I have a new interview with Albini coming soon, he's gonna be taking about In Utero in detail, if you haven't already could you subscribe?
Remember, until the end of his life, he he still worked with small, nobody bands. He walked the walk.
This is one fantastic interview!
Thanks Monia!
Hey Daniel. Thanks for the video. I’m a audio engineer student and a big fan of Nirvana and Steve’s work on “In Utero”. Steve’s a legend in my book and a big inspiration.
Much appreciated.
good recording personally i dont like the mix. drums are too loud and bass/vox too low in spots but hey thats just me
Listen to Big Black and the stuff he did for pigface.
I respect soooo much Mr Albini... 🙏
Thank god for Steve Albini, one of the most awake and mature points of view in terms of music creation. Really, really love his sincerity, maturity and broad outlook.
Great interview.
This guy can install one hell of a toilet.
And still with a hands-off approach.
lol
Does he talk about the toilet?
This is a fantastic interview.
Thanks Chris
Not a Nirvana fan but wow - total fan of Albini now. Fantastic interview.
I can't thank you enough for this Daniel.
You're welcome Max
This was great. I’d love to hear an extended version
“Content-free pop music” 😂
Great interview. Great assessment of the current music industry. Thanks!
Thanks Patrick, if you liked the interview make sure to check out the movie it's from ua-cam.com/video/qMlLfrU5fjs/v-deo.html
Fascinating interview.
I used to read Albini's wonderfully opinionated/articulate columns back in the 80s for MATTER magazine. Clearly, the man has lost none of his swagger.
What a great watch. Thanks for shooting this Daniel
Thank you Tsuta, make sure to subscribe for more
Cheers Daniel,,,great interview!
Thanks Floyd!
The in utero recording and his work with neurosis will stand test of time guaranteed....such solid and raw records
Every time I listen to Steve talk I learn a new word. His vernacular is strong.
beautiful, thx
great watch..thx
Man, this is a life lesson... super magnifying glass of corporate / artist reality.
Good interview!
Great interview--looking forward to the film...subbed and liked. Great stuff, keep it up!
Thanks a lot, appreciate it!
Listing to him i so so damn interesting 🧐 Absolutely great work filming 😎
Great!! interview 😎
Thanks Jose!
Awesome job man
In Utero is still my favorite album to this day.
Got that album when I was 13 yrs old. Changed my life. It will always be in the tippy top of my favorites.
In Utero What a Raw Album. A Great Album
Best Albini interview I have ever seen.
Thank you Jim!
what an intelligent, insightful and decent human being. im glad he got to work with nirvana for their final studio album because their music means so much to me. always knew about albini before but im glad i know more of him now because he seems like a flat out good guy. god bless him!
I have so much fucking respect for this guy. The dude just loves music, he loves the idea of what I also believe music is truly about. It's Art, it's therapy and not just for the songwriter but for the listener as well. This interview has sorta inspired me, for the last couple years, I've lost my drive and passion to write music, record it and listen to it and all because nobody seems to care about my music but I've forgotten that, that's not what matters. I've got to remember why I fell in love with music In the first place. Bands like Nirvana made it okay to be me. My music has helped me deal with so much pain. From my wife's suicide, to my best friends suicide, to broken hearts, physical abuse, to addiction, losing everything I had due to that addiction, to gaining sobriety. I've had to be a single dad to 2 daughter's for the last 10 yrs. I'm now 38 yrs old, my youngest is nearly out on her own and it's going to be just me. I've got to regain my confidence and my passion. If anyone is interested you can check out some of my stuff. Under, Avery & Munson addiction journals. Here on you tube. I'd love to hear any honest opinions. Even if you don't like it, I'd appreciate to know why, maybe it'll help me find something I wasn't hearing. Constructive criticism is welcomed. Being a dick isn't. Thank you.
He sounds so genuine, i love this guy.
great interview...
great interview really enjoyed it, love how you just let them speak great stuff subbed for this
Thanks Jack! The full film comes out in a week
@@DanielSarkissian what film?
Steve is one of the coolest guys I've ever met.
Great interview
Pegboy! I grew up listening them in the 90's. Nice to see them mentioned here.
Exquisite interview man, very insightful. Instant subscribe.
Thanks Daniel, appreciate it
This is a great insight into the music industry...puts a lot of music history into a clearer perspective.
Thanks Thomas, if you liked the interview make sure to check out the movie it's from ua-cam.com/video/qMlLfrU5fjs/v-deo.html