I had some free time on my way home today, and decided to pop into Gem City Records to find a gift for Reiko's brother (who spins in his free time). Sure enough! I found a cool beats record, Ape Beats vol. 5, and decided that would be a good start. Then, the eye catcher: a reissue of an old Big Black album from Touch And Go records.
But it was the name that got me on this one: "Big Black Songs About F*cking". Pure explicit blasphemy! CDs, I typically buy because I've heard of the band or know who produced it or what label its on. But vinyl? The cover art and or verbage! This, I knew right away, pushed some peoples buttons when it came out. Let's have a listen then!
As for the sound, man does it rock. Sounds kinda like of crossover between The Wipers, Mudhoney, and Ministry circa Psalm 69-era. Then I read up and found out this was one of Steve Albini's many older projects. Q Magazine's August 2007 issue named it as the fifth loudest album of all time. Right up my alley.
Big Black (wikipedia)
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