I've worked at a label and seen this happen multiple times. Label lets band make album, band makes album label doesn't agree with and the shameless pettiness of some of the label folks (with a big but strangely fragile ego) tries to destroy it so that they can prove their own desperate and self-serving selves right (in a self fulfilling way) despite the cost. It's even sadder when the band ends up in debt because of it all......debt passed onto them as 'costs' by the same folks whose ego deliberately sabotaged it all but never ultimately paid for their own deliberate BS.
that album was the best of the 3 studio albums, it is the album I always go back to,I know of two tracks that were not to the record label’s expectations, like the album itself as they wanted Nevermind 2 with hit after hit, but we got something special. to the man who put his heart and soul into music and made it the way he thought represented the band best, not just for sales. RIP Steve Albini.
I'd heard the stories at the time about Nirvana's supposedly "unlistenable" album that they'd submitted to the label, but we all know that In Utero sounds amazing and is an absolute timeless classic. Just shows how completely out of touch the record execs were.
He should’ve taken the points, because it’s mostly taking from the label. Yet, I very much respect his ethos. I’m a Chicago musician and have some older mutual friends with Steve (RIP). One counter point is there was also a good amount of abusive behavior by Albini-Disciple types -like armies of them-and they had this angry kinda convoluted version of his ethos. It was machismo and rubbed a lot of people/musicians, including me, the wrong way. Mostly dudes. The Urge Overkill song Guyville seems to be about that a bit. He turned around in his later years which is cool! He basically shaped us in the burbs in the early 90s. When I moved to the city it was like I fit right in. I still have a part of Albini attitude inside for life.
Dude they stopped calling you when you made a Nirvana record because now you charge $1,000 an hour instead of $100. I'm baffled that you are surprised by what happened.. If it bothered you that much I'm sure you could tell the smaller bands that you'd only charge them a couple hundred a day and they'd line up at your door.
Full interview: th-cam.com/video/ARWsUfTULMY/w-d-xo.html
Took nothing to make one of the greatest album of the 90s and still got f'ed. RIP Steve.
RIP Steve.
RIP
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You mean one of the most boring and depressing album of the 90's
that sound on in utero was absolutely amazing and perfect. I can still hear it clear as day in my head
The sound fit the band perfectly
It’s cool that you got to meet and talk with him. He seems like he was cool.
RIP Mr. Albini
Thanks bro, RIP Steve. Merry Christmas btw
I've worked at a label and seen this happen multiple times. Label lets band make album, band makes album label doesn't agree with and the shameless pettiness of some of the label folks (with a big but strangely fragile ego) tries to destroy it so that they can prove their own desperate and self-serving selves right (in a self fulfilling way) despite the cost. It's even sadder when the band ends up in debt because of it all......debt passed onto them as 'costs' by the same folks whose ego deliberately sabotaged it all but never ultimately paid for their own deliberate BS.
_In Utero_ sounds absolutely incredible. It's a legitimate masterwork.
I don't know if I believe in afterlife but it would be cool think Albini and Cobain are hanging out somewhere right now.
Steve & Kurt in Heaven would be cool
They're unlikely to be anywhere near heaven.
RIP Steve 🙏
that album was the best of the 3 studio albums, it is the album I always go back to,I know of two tracks that were not to the record label’s expectations, like the album itself as they wanted Nevermind 2 with hit after hit, but we got something special. to the man who put his heart and soul into music and made it the way he thought represented the band best, not just for sales. RIP Steve Albini.
It's unsurprising that he butted heads with the corporate rock world. Too real, too many principles. RIP
I'd heard the stories at the time about Nirvana's supposedly "unlistenable" album that they'd submitted to the label, but we all know that In Utero sounds amazing and is an absolute timeless classic. Just shows how completely out of touch the record execs were.
Rip Steve. Made two of my favorite albums of all time. Surfer Rosa and in utero. Much love brother. You deserved to be uber rich and live comfortably
He should’ve taken the points, because it’s mostly taking from the label. Yet, I very much respect his ethos. I’m a Chicago musician and have some older mutual friends with Steve (RIP). One counter point is there was also a good amount of abusive behavior by Albini-Disciple types -like armies of them-and they had this angry kinda convoluted version of his ethos. It was machismo and rubbed a lot of people/musicians, including me, the wrong way. Mostly dudes. The Urge Overkill song Guyville seems to be about that a bit. He turned around in his later years which is cool! He basically shaped us in the burbs in the early 90s. When I moved to the city it was like I fit right in. I still have a part of Albini attitude inside for life.
Total boss. RIP good sir. 🙌
In Utero is Nirvanas bast damn album !! How can this be ?
I’m assuming Geffen wanted Nevermind 2.0!
Take the industry out of the music industry. The music is the most important thing
Dude they stopped calling you when you made a Nirvana record because now you charge $1,000 an hour instead of $100. I'm baffled that you are surprised by what happened.. If it bothered you that much I'm sure you could tell the smaller bands that you'd only charge them a couple hundred a day and they'd line up at your door.