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[unluckycharm]

always wanted to ask him a question?

here ya go

[mancopter]

Albini's a hack.

[Ninjaneer]

Albini's a hack.

Blasphemy.

[mancopter]

I'm just trolling.

I got to see the Big Black reunion in Chicago last September.

I was drunk.

[Ninjaneer]

I witnessed their debauchery at the Touch & Go festival as well. It was a little dispppointing when they only played three songs.

[Nitz]

how was man or astroman? dindt jesus lizard play too?

[mancopter]

how was man or astroman? dindt jesus lizard play too?

Man or Astroman was kinda sloppy, and Scratch Acid played, not Jesus Lizard. They kicked ass.

[KCMO]

Steve Albini once called me an asshole in front of about 2,000 people.... good times....

[weener]

What did you do to deserve that?

[KCMO]

What did you do to deserve that?

I saw Shellac play at the Knitting Factory in L.A. a few years ago. I don't know if you've ever seen them live or not, but they have a Q & A session during their shows. So I raise my hand and Albini points to me and I proceed to ask him what in retrospect was an absolutely fucking retarded question. I had been reading a lot of stuff about drummers using click tracks to record with, so I asked if Shellac used a click track during recording. The Knitting Factory has a floor level and a mezzanine level, which is where I was. Albini said," That's it; no more questions from the upper level. Thanks a lot asshole you just ruined it for everyone." And they really refused to take questions from the upper level for the rest of the show. It was actually really funny; although I did feel like a huge douche. In all fairness, it was kind of a douchebag question. So I've got that going for me, which is nice...

[ShawnPhase]

What did you do to deserve that?

I saw Shellac play at the Knitting Factory in L.A. a few years ago. I don't know if you've ever seen them live or not, but they have a Q & A session during their shows. So I raise my hand and Albini points to me and I proceed to ask him what in retrospect was an absolutely fucking retarded question. I had been reading a lot of stuff about drummers using click tracks to record with, so I asked if Shellac used a click track during recording. The Knitting Factory has a floor level and a mezzanine level, which is where I was. Albini said," That's it; no more questions from the upper level. Thanks a lot asshole you just ruined it for everyone." And they really refused to take questions from the upper level for the rest of the show. It was actually really funny; although I did feel like a huge douche. In all fairness, it was kind of a douchebag question. So I've got that going for me, which is nice...

ahahaha, i think i have a recording of that. if you can pin down a date i'll know for sure. i have about 10 or 12 live sets by them, i seem to remember something like that.

[mattm]

What did you do to deserve that?

I saw Shellac play at the Knitting Factory in L.A. a few years ago. I don't know if you've ever seen them live or not, but they have a Q & A session during their shows. So I raise my hand and Albini points to me and I proceed to ask him what in retrospect was an absolutely fucking retarded question. I had been reading a lot of stuff about drummers using click tracks to record with, so I asked if Shellac used a click track during recording. The Knitting Factory has a floor level and a mezzanine level, which is where I was. Albini said," That's it; no more questions from the upper level. Thanks a lot asshole you just ruined it for everyone." And they really refused to take questions from the upper level for the rest of the show. It was actually really funny; although I did feel like a huge douche. In all fairness, it was kind of a douchebag question. So I've got that going for me, which is nice...

so did the use a click track???

[capharnaum]

What did you do to deserve that?

I saw Shellac play at the Knitting Factory in L.A. a few years ago. I don't know if you've ever seen them live or not, but they have a Q & A session during their shows. So I raise my hand and Albini points to me and I proceed to ask him what in retrospect was an absolutely fucking retarded question. I had been reading a lot of stuff about drummers using click tracks to record with, so I asked if Shellac used a click track during recording. The Knitting Factory has a floor level and a mezzanine level, which is where I was. Albini said," That's it; no more questions from the upper level. Thanks a lot asshole you just ruined it for everyone." And they really refused to take questions from the upper level for the rest of the show. It was actually really funny; although I did feel like a huge douche. In all fairness, it was kind of a douchebag question. So I've got that going for me, which is nice...

i was there, it was fucking hilarious
don't forget the booing from the crowd too.

[fatguyaz]

That Albini thread was pretty awesome... 'til you music nerds came in and ruined it all for the rest of those card player nerds.

"NEEEEEEERDS!!!"
- Ogre.

[capharnaum]

hey shawnphase the show in question was
1/27/01 @ the knitting factory in hollyweird as mentioned