Quote from: an tha on May 08, 2024, 03:14:32 PMAlbini.US musician and producer Steve Albini, who was known for his work with acts including Nirvana, The Pixies and PJ Harvey, has died at the age of 61.Albini was an instrumental and uncompromising figure in the US indie scene in the 1980s and 90s, leading bands including Big Black and Shellac.His influence was also heard on the several thousand albums he produced and engineered.They included The Pixies' seminal LP Surfer Rosa and Nirvana's In Utero.Kurt Cobain recruited Albini to record the 1993 follow-up to their hugely successful Nevermind after being impressed by his work with Big Black, The Pixies and The Breeders.However, Albini was originally no fan of Nirvana, believing them to be an unremarkable version of the Seattle sound.He reportedly agreed to work with them because he felt sorry for them, believing they were at the mercy of their major record label, and wanted to give them a more abrasive sound.The album's resulting raw feel did not impress the Geffen label, which insisted the singles Heart-Shaped Box and All Apologies were remixed.In Utero went on to sell five million copies in the US alone, and Albini remarked: "I like it far more than I thought I was going to."In general, he disliked the title of producer, telling the Guardian last year he preferred to be credited as an engineer because he saw his role as recording a band and not shaping its sound.He also declined to take royalties, charging only a flat fee because he considered it unethical to make money from an artist's work indefinitely.He ran his own studio, Electrical Audio, in Chicago, and had been preparing for the release of Shellac's To All Trains, their first album since 2014, on 17 May.Wow - sickener.He produced what I consider to be the best album of all time - PJ Harvey's Rid of Me.R.I.P.https://twitter.com/PJHarveyUK/status/1788539414500548937
Albini.US musician and producer Steve Albini, who was known for his work with acts including Nirvana, The Pixies and PJ Harvey, has died at the age of 61.Albini was an instrumental and uncompromising figure in the US indie scene in the 1980s and 90s, leading bands including Big Black and Shellac.His influence was also heard on the several thousand albums he produced and engineered.They included The Pixies' seminal LP Surfer Rosa and Nirvana's In Utero.Kurt Cobain recruited Albini to record the 1993 follow-up to their hugely successful Nevermind after being impressed by his work with Big Black, The Pixies and The Breeders.However, Albini was originally no fan of Nirvana, believing them to be an unremarkable version of the Seattle sound.He reportedly agreed to work with them because he felt sorry for them, believing they were at the mercy of their major record label, and wanted to give them a more abrasive sound.The album's resulting raw feel did not impress the Geffen label, which insisted the singles Heart-Shaped Box and All Apologies were remixed.In Utero went on to sell five million copies in the US alone, and Albini remarked: "I like it far more than I thought I was going to."In general, he disliked the title of producer, telling the Guardian last year he preferred to be credited as an engineer because he saw his role as recording a band and not shaping its sound.He also declined to take royalties, charging only a flat fee because he considered it unethical to make money from an artist's work indefinitely.He ran his own studio, Electrical Audio, in Chicago, and had been preparing for the release of Shellac's To All Trains, their first album since 2014, on 17 May.Wow - sickener.He produced what I consider to be the best album of all time - PJ Harvey's Rid of Me.R.I.P.
Former Arsenal and Everton footballer Kevin Campell dead at 54.R.I.P.
Quote from: an tha on June 15, 2024, 09:42:35 AMFormer Arsenal and Everton footballer Kevin Campell dead at 54.R.I.P.That’s so young. He played before my time as a Gooner, but from what I’ve read and seen, he was a superb player.
Quote from: MPare1966 on June 15, 2024, 10:24:26 AMQuote from: an tha on June 15, 2024, 09:42:35 AMFormer Arsenal and Everton footballer Kevin Campell dead at 54.R.I.P.That’s so young. He played before my time as a Gooner, but from what I’ve read and seen, he was a superb player.No he wasn't.He was pretty mediocre.But it is sad that he has passed at what is no age.Nice feller by all accounts too.
Quote from: an tha on June 15, 2024, 10:36:19 AMQuote from: MPare1966 on June 15, 2024, 10:24:26 AMQuote from: an tha on June 15, 2024, 09:42:35 AMFormer Arsenal and Everton footballer Kevin Campell dead at 54.R.I.P.That’s so young. He played before my time as a Gooner, but from what I’ve read and seen, he was a superb player.No he wasn't.He was pretty mediocre.But it is sad that he has passed at what is no age.Nice feller by all accounts too.Posthumous homages when someone just passed away can be misleading…