"Strap It On" by Helmet.

Haven't looked, but does it read "produced by", or "recorded by"? I'm actually surprised he'd put his name on such a piece of crap at all, but then I feel that way about everyone involved. I'm sure the money was good.

Dis- - the historically troubled third album is one of my favourite ever albums as is american Don by don cab as is tweez by slint!

Isnt Mclusky Do Dallas a great album? Im going to kill with that album on in the background i swear.

hes recorded a lot of crap because he'll record anybody. and i'm sure a lot of bands hite him just to have steve albini written as engineer, or whatever. but its a job to him...

In Utero technically is not "produced" by him since it just reads "recorded by". Still, that's just the credit, and the sound is so much better than the rest of their output, that I'm sure it's him. He just didn't tell them how to write the songs or bring in a pedal steel guitar player or the like. But then somebody procured a cellist, so who knows.

Albini claimed years ago that he charges proportionate to how much he likes the band. Nonetheless he got $100,000 for In Utero, and I'm sure he got something similar from the Stooges fiasco. At least back in the In Utero days he refused to take a royalties percentage as he's morally opposed to it.

Shellac is my favorite thing he's done musically too. I've seen both Shellac and Big Black and while both were great, the newer band really is superior in my book. Just more range overall, plus the other guys are every bit as talented as he is.

It was called Slapping Pythagoras I think. Didn't know that Albini recorded it. Interesting.

Seamonsters by The Wedding Present.

space streakings - 7 toku
jawbreaker - 24 hour revenge therapy
shellac - at action park
the ghost - this is a hospital
godspeed - yanqui xo
helmet - strap it on
breeders - pod
fred from b-52's solo album
melt banana - scratch or stitch

are probably his best recorded works.

Right, in that case i'll dedicate Shonen Knife's Little Tree to you.

The albums he produces, records or whatever you wanna call it, still sound like momentus taking place. He has an ability tyo make songs sound gritty like no other. Is he an arsehole? Who cares? Only people who still live with their parents really do.

I really love the way Strap it On sounds, but it was recorded by Wharton Tiers, not Albini.

In my opinion At Action Park has some of his finest recording work. I like the way PJ Harvey's Rid of Me sounds compared to her other work, as opposed bands who keep going back to Albini for every new album. A little less Albini wouldn't have hurt The Jesus Lizard for instance. And although I think Starters Alternators and Turn are two of the best sounding albums by The EX, after having Albini three times in a row it'd be nice if they picked someone else for their next one.

Didn't he produce PG's Right Now as well?

4 of my favorite albums were produced by albini:

* A Minor Forest "Flemish Altruism" (2x12" on Thrill Jockey) http://www.discogs.com/release/798309
* ________ "________" (12" picture disc on Breathmint) http://www.breathmint.net/catalog.htm
* XBXRX "Gop Ist Minee" (CD on 5rc) http://5rc.com/discography/ger012/index.htm
* Wedding Present "Seamonsters" (on rca???)

more albini: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Albini

neurosis, from times of grace to given to the rising. brutal!
low - things we lost in the fire
jawbreaker - 24 hours revenge therapy

tons more.

ohh, and i know it's pretty unpopular, but i like the job he did on chevelle's first album, that song mia is really good, in my opinion. same for razorblade suitcase.

As far as i know he doesn't recieve royalties for any recording / mixing session. He just charges a daily fee, but it is possible to get more when his is not recording at his studio.

All the Neurosis albums he did. Greatest band to walk this planetoid

sufer rosa
rid of me
shellacs
battles mirrored
in utero
tweez
mcluskys do dallas and the difference between me and you.....
the wierdness (its a grower, im beginning to love it)
didnt he do a godspeed you black emporer album, yanqui uxo????
boxes, bad blood (irish band)

electrical studios rule. love th albini sund he produces, sorry, engineers!

not sure about this...

actually nicfit, neither am i come to think of it!!!!!!

actually i am wrong!!!