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[mothrock]

nice one Scott.

Thank lord I am not the only jackass on the planet.

[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...

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.

If you have a recording of that show, please post it. I'm not above demeaning myself. Seriously, it is funny even if at my expense. Something akin to shitting in one's breakfast cereal...

[ladydemon]

can't wait to hear it.

[mancopter]

Indeed, Shawn. If you have it, it's your responsibility to share.



Heh. "Fudge Ripple".

[ShawnPhase]

yeah, i dont have it...shitsucks. doesnt look like i've got any sets from 01:

shellac - 05.22.98
shellac - live 19.04.02
shellac - live 20.04.02
shellac - live at arospace seattle wa (8-20-99)
Shellac - live at bimbos
shellac - live at the grand, london uk - 1-31-95
shellac - live in paris, la maroquinerie_3-29-04
shellac - live in tokyo
shellac - peel session
shellac - 6.8.99

[church]

i don't get what's wrong with that question

[KCMO]

[quote name='church' date='Jul 10 2007, 05:52 AM' post='511784']
i don't get what's wrong with that question
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THANK YOU!!! I tried to defend myself on this for years, but finally gave up. I think the issue is that if you listen to Shellac you can probably just assume that they never use a click. At least that's my theory.

[Jacki O.]

Steve Albini sounds like a total dickhead on that thread.