First off, I have enormous admiration for the man. His contribution to music is without question. However, his fan-boy excesses are in danger of becoming a tad twatty if he's not careful. Jamming on stage with every new young band on the block no doubt helps give them some much needed exposure but, to be frank, it's starting to look, if not twatty, certainly a bit creepy. Maybe if he put a bit more effort into his own band, rather than goofing off on-stage with the likes of Be Your Own Pet, Sonic Youth wouldn't be churning out insipid bollocks like Rather Ripped.
Again, like Thurston I do admire Steve Albini immensely. Big Black were one of my favourite bands at the time. But increasingly, his misanthropic rantings are beginning to show hints of twatishness. What's more, those stupid Q&A sessions during Shellac gigs are a total twat-fest. And if Shellac aren't the Emo band it's ok for thirty-something record shop workers to groove to, then frankly I don't know what is.