1:47 "If someone who's not in a band starts telling the band how they should behave as a band, and how they should perform their music, that person is talking bullshit."
Just so we’re clear, Steve’s advice for dealing with outside advice is essentially, “Don’t take anyone else’s advice.” My advice is to take Steve’s advice.
The audience can tell? Then how do you explain the popularity of acts like Creed or Bush? No way grown men play that crap 'cause that's what they want to hear.
There's always been music fads or crazes through time. Waltzes, polkas, big band, Charleston, rock 'n roll, punk, dance, Merseybeat, funk, disco, grunge, Britpop to name but a few. It's all about cashing in while the fad lasts.
Lots of Punk and especially Metal is so contrived. The angst, the anger, the hair, the clothes, the attitude, the poses, the guitars at knee height. Quite pathetic really.
I completely disagree. Look, there are plenty of people, with experiences with working for and with bands, that have some great advice...based on practical experience. Not all bands...are going about things, the right way. Also, there's a HUGE problem with a band/artist, only being surrounded with "yes" men. A band/Artists, can become too insulated from good advice, and in many cases, it leads to their downfall. now, I do get what Steve is getting at. You never want an outside entity, influence your work as an artists, but...you had better heed that advice, if you REALLY should be hearing it. There's a balance that has to be struck. An unchecked ego...leads to bands dissolving, and artists ending up dead in a bathtub...
It's pretty weird to parse out. He's from an era where you could get by or make a decent living doing what you wanted do. By that meaning you had an apartment or maybe a small house. The way economics of living changed since the 90's you have to be making big money out the gate or have intergenerational wealth.
@@Mraquanetchris i'm not sure i agree with you either:) ha! sorry - that's certainly not my experience of being a struggling musician in the 80s/90s. In fact listening back to Albini again - i think he's more right than wrong tbh.
@@timhall3575 I agree. I'm thinking about friends who got advances from record companies who were able to afford down payments then that wouldn't fly today - how much housing and space costs have changed since.
Im an artist painter and all the advice I had from galleries have been wrong and bad, trust yourself and your flow and gut!
Thank you, Steve. I'm working on my 3rd record right now, and I needed to hear this.
1:47 "If someone who's not in a band starts telling the band how they should behave as a band, and how they should perform their music, that person is talking bullshit."
Unless they happen to be right.😅
This is worth listening to.
Just so we’re clear, Steve’s advice for dealing with outside advice is essentially, “Don’t take anyone else’s advice.”
My advice is to take Steve’s advice.
What do you guys think is Albini’s perspective on Rick Rubin ? 😂
The audience can tell? Then how do you explain the popularity of acts like Creed or Bush? No way grown men play that crap 'cause that's what they want to hear.
good job :):):):):):):)
"We need a hit!"
There's always been music fads or crazes through time. Waltzes, polkas, big band, Charleston, rock 'n roll, punk, dance, Merseybeat, funk, disco, grunge, Britpop to name but a few. It's all about cashing in while the fad lasts.
That drumbeat he's talking about is pretty weak too.
Lots of Punk and especially Metal is so contrived. The angst, the anger, the hair, the clothes, the attitude, the poses, the guitars at knee height. Quite pathetic really.
pedo.
I completely disagree. Look, there are plenty of people, with experiences with working for and with bands, that have some great advice...based on practical experience. Not all bands...are going about things, the right way. Also, there's a HUGE problem with a band/artist, only being surrounded with "yes" men. A band/Artists, can become too insulated from good advice, and in many cases, it leads to their downfall. now, I do get what Steve is getting at. You never want an outside entity, influence your work as an artists, but...you had better heed that advice, if you REALLY should be hearing it. There's a balance that has to be struck. An unchecked ego...leads to bands dissolving, and artists ending up dead in a bathtub...
You're talking bullshit, just like Steve said.
Your mistake is in thinking these bands should be strictly commercial endeavors.
Steve is right - but i think he's also wrong. Therein lies my problem with his advice here. It's the Albini paradox.
It's pretty weird to parse out. He's from an era where you could get by or make a decent living doing what you wanted do. By that meaning you had an apartment or maybe a small house. The way economics of living changed since the 90's you have to be making big money out the gate or have intergenerational wealth.
@@Mraquanetchris i'm not sure i agree with you either:) ha! sorry - that's certainly not my experience of being a struggling musician in the 80s/90s. In fact listening back to Albini again - i think he's more right than wrong tbh.
@@timhall3575 I agree. I'm thinking about friends who got advances from record companies who were able to afford down payments then that wouldn't fly today - how much housing and space costs have changed since.