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Steve Albini remembers the letter he wrote to Nirvana before agreeing to produce their album, "In Utero."
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  • @Strepite
    @Strepite15 сағат бұрын

    Can’t believe he died. RIP Steve and thanks to all the knowledge and wisdom shared…

  • @Banquet42

    @Banquet42

    11 сағат бұрын

    I only saw this clip a week or so ago and was gutted to see the news today. RIP Steve.

  • @TonyJuanPailos

    @TonyJuanPailos

    11 сағат бұрын

    This is a sad day 😞

  • @pedka

    @pedka

    10 сағат бұрын

    what the hell man

  • @raptorrsr5817

    @raptorrsr5817

    9 сағат бұрын

    Rest in peace Steve 🙏

  • @DeepThinkingGPU

    @DeepThinkingGPU

    7 сағат бұрын

    rip kurt

  • @chrisnealis4270
    @chrisnealis427014 сағат бұрын

    RIP Steve Albini 1962-2024 😢

  • @ETILHK54
    @ETILHK546 ай бұрын

    That is weirdly unexpected, huge props for bringing in Steve.

  • @gavinhicks3474

    @gavinhicks3474

    6 ай бұрын

    Well he produced Surfa Rosa and Nirvana are big Pixie fans

  • @kutnersuicide

    @kutnersuicide

    6 ай бұрын

    @@gavinhicks3474 I think he/she/they was talking about Steve being invited by either Dave or Krist or Conan to the podcast.

  • @ismaelbelda1

    @ismaelbelda1

    6 ай бұрын

    It’s a bit unreal

  • @kutnersuicide

    @kutnersuicide

    6 ай бұрын

    @@ismaelbelda1 It's great. Steve should get more recognition. But he never seemed interested in fame and that's why I love him.I think Conan genuinely like this music scene, as surprising as it might seem.

  • @marca4443

    @marca4443

    6 ай бұрын

    But did he ask him about his "blues," specifically? kzread.info/dash/bejne/p5mB0LSjc9vRZdo.html

  • @jaredbarber5823
    @jaredbarber58236 ай бұрын

    Nirvana chats are always fun, but Steve's insights/view into the industry and ethics was a unique treat.

  • @suburbanindie

    @suburbanindie

    6 ай бұрын

    You should read Steve Albini's semi-famous article The Problem With Music. It discusses everything about why artists will always be taken advantage of

  • @jaredbarber5823

    @jaredbarber5823

    6 ай бұрын

    @@suburbanindie I have to admit that I wasn't aware of Steve, prior to this interview, and less-so, his article, so I very much appreciate your recommendation. Given the current, evolving, industry model, I am looking forward to the read. Thanks, so much !

  • @scottwarren3948

    @scottwarren3948

    6 ай бұрын

    @@jaredbarber5823check out his band Shellac

  • @wendelgee01

    @wendelgee01

    6 ай бұрын

    Maron’s interview with Albini is a must listen.

  • @jaredbarber5823

    @jaredbarber5823

    6 ай бұрын

    @@wendelgee01 Thank you for that recommendation. I will most definitely make time to listen to that, as Mark is a stellar interviewer, and I'm sure he and Steve would make for an interesting and enlightening chat.

  • @cloudbullets
    @cloudbullets14 сағат бұрын

    RIP Steve, your influence was so profound. Thank you.

  • @ws4jb
    @ws4jb6 ай бұрын

    I love Conan for many reasons, but his ability to let guests talk and not make the interview about himself is just A+

  • @FlyingFelicia

    @FlyingFelicia

    6 ай бұрын

    Such a rare trait for a talk show host, for sure

  • @fluffytoaster427

    @fluffytoaster427

    6 ай бұрын

    @@FlyingFelicia *glares at Bill Maher*

  • @condemned1982

    @condemned1982

    6 ай бұрын

    I love Conan, but he's always had that issue - just listen to his usual podcast, he's constantly turning discussion back to himself. I do like that he's more restrained in this setting, but probably because he's not trying to make everything into comedy here.

  • @crungefactory

    @crungefactory

    6 ай бұрын

    Norm taught him to listen

  • @kmlgraph

    @kmlgraph

    6 ай бұрын

    Unlike Howard Stern, always about himself (usually by constantly interrupting his guests).

  • @EthanS1481
    @EthanS14816 ай бұрын

    Never guessed that Conan would be the one to do the best post Nirvana interview. Huge props to him

  • @JJONNYREPP

    @JJONNYREPP

    5 ай бұрын

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  • @detroitfunk313

    @detroitfunk313

    4 ай бұрын

    Conan is a guitarist and he knows what he is talking about in these interviews. He also interviews Dhani Harrison and got to play Georges guitar collection.

  • @imtryinghere1

    @imtryinghere1

    4 ай бұрын

    I'm kind of shocked at the depth of conan's knowledge. I'm sure he had some staff prep help, but still very detailed to a level that surprises me

  • @JJONNYREPP

    @JJONNYREPP

    4 ай бұрын

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  • @dropkickpherby6994
    @dropkickpherby69946 ай бұрын

    I actually love Steve's honesty of "no I wasn't a fan until I heard them work" instead of the flowery "oh I knew they were going to be great" jargon so many play a false beat to.

  • @mattrock12

    @mattrock12

    6 ай бұрын

    Nevermind was already the biggest album in the world at this point. I think he’s being a little disingenuous in this regard. And also a bit rude, if unintentionally, while trying to be “cool”, stating he was familiar with the bands in and around Nirvana at that time, but not them in particular. Just my opinion.

  • @alexanderlouelllopez5860

    @alexanderlouelllopez5860

    6 ай бұрын

    @@mattrock12 He already had an established rap sheet with Big Black and Rapemen.Being a record producer was just like a day job to pay the bills for him.

  • @xwexarexbulletsx

    @xwexarexbulletsx

    6 ай бұрын

    Steve has always being extremely brutally honest, an amazing human being but someone who suffers absolutely no fools.

  • @ivaerz4977

    @ivaerz4977

    6 ай бұрын

    Steve - Nirvana who

  • @alvareo92

    @alvareo92

    6 ай бұрын

    That is because he talked smack about Nirvana at the time. Back in the day, he enjoyed publicly mocking the bands he worked with in an unquestionably mean-spirited way. It would be foolish of him to pretend he always loved them when he called them "an unremarkable version of the Seattle sound" and only took the job out of pity (and the paycheck). Thankfully he later changed his mind and also grew out of that sort of behaviour. Lucky for him COnan didn't bring it up!

  • @Night5225
    @Night522510 сағат бұрын

    I keep going back to Steve Albini videos. Every single time I hear him speak, I feel like I learn something, if only a small perspective shift. Didactic and straightforward. Rest in peace.

  • @cranklabexplosion-labcentr8245
    @cranklabexplosion-labcentr82456 ай бұрын

    Steve Albini really needs to release his own line of Steve Albeanies

  • @davesims7917

    @davesims7917

    6 ай бұрын

    This comment should definitely have more likes 😁

  • @Koettnylle

    @Koettnylle

    6 ай бұрын

    Nice

  • @zakarhaavevuo2574

    @zakarhaavevuo2574

    5 ай бұрын

    LOL Great 😆 Also I think In Utero is their best sounding record

  • @GregGallagher

    @GregGallagher

    5 ай бұрын

    Totally underrated comment here 😂

  • @Ryanwill570

    @Ryanwill570

    Ай бұрын

    marketing hats for hipsters wouldn’t be too albini-y.

  • @edwinm2376
    @edwinm237613 сағат бұрын

    RIP Steve ..thanks for the amazing contribution in music production ❤

  • @Missjunebugfreak
    @Missjunebugfreak6 сағат бұрын

    RIP Steve Albini. Thank you for producing so many of my favourite albums. Your influence is immeasurable. 🤍

  • @binxboi7156
    @binxboi71566 ай бұрын

    Albini and Vig are two masters of their crafts. It’s always neat to hear Albini talk about Butch.

  • @1928zxcv
    @1928zxcv13 сағат бұрын

    RIP Steve. not just an important figure in rock and audio engineering but after college stayed and set up shop in Chicago all these years as a native that was pretty cool. Say hi to Kurt man!

  • @fray3dendsofsanity
    @fray3dendsofsanity6 ай бұрын

    Steve is a man of utmost principles. In how he records, and how he makes his living. He is as authentic as they come, and it's amazing how good the records he engineers sound without a bunch of treatment or heavy-handed mixing. The master of mic placement in a room.

  • @gmzanatta

    @gmzanatta

    5 ай бұрын

    9 out 10 times producers and bands spend mixing time fixing issues that never would've happened if they listened to the room and moved the mic 2 inches to the left

  • @viciousattackvideo

    @viciousattackvideo

    9 күн бұрын

    @@gmzanattayou honestly think that 2” matters if the song and band is good? It doesn’t. No one cares except autistic audio nerds.

  • @kevinw712

    @kevinw712

    7 күн бұрын

    unless I'm slightly misunderstanding how he was explaining the compensation at the end... like, I agree that it's a poor and unethical business model for a music producer to be paid directly out of what would otherwise be the band members' proceeds for a record, but I also think that a producer is probably entitled to some degree of residuals from the future resales of that given album. It's not like he's just some PA for the studio for a couple weeks, he's a significant and obviously necessary creative component to the process. I'm not suggesting it's equivalent to the band themselves, but it's fair for SOME percentage. It seemed like Steve was saying he wasn't entitled even if those residuals would be coming from the label (not the band)

  • @auguststafford
    @auguststafford6 ай бұрын

    Conan is an incredible interviewer and moderator, but I love how Steve Albini respectfully identifies and challenges a couple of assumptions Conan makes when asking about Nevermind vs In Utero, goes on to praise Butch Vig, and then answers the question to the best of his ability. Steve's a stand-up guy, but man, I have so much admiration for the degree to which he lives his ethics.

  • @user-zn8uo67pd
    @user-zn8uo67pd10 сағат бұрын

    RIP STEVE ALBINI, ANALOG RECORDING MASTER AND LEGEND

  • @Hello-xp5wz
    @Hello-xp5wz6 ай бұрын

    I went to college with Steve. I thought was a weird dude. I wish I had looked beyond my narrow viewpoint back then. He seems like a brilliant man, who has had an epic career.

  • @rike94

    @rike94

    6 ай бұрын

    He's much more than just weird. He should be in jail. Google "Steve Albini PURE Magazine" and learn the truth about this disgusting man.

  • @thedude4594

    @thedude4594

    6 ай бұрын

    He seems weird tho

  • @xnflg3074

    @xnflg3074

    6 ай бұрын

    He is definitely weird but very well spoken and very thoughtful. His interview with Nardwuar was my first actual brush with him being an oddball genius other than his actual production which is always great.

  • @rike94

    @rike94

    6 ай бұрын

    @@xnflg3074 did you Google "Steve Albini PURE Magazine"? Or will you just keep hiding from the truth?

  • @BookClubDisaster

    @BookClubDisaster

    2 ай бұрын

    I mean you were probably right about both impressions

  • @mrskullman40
    @mrskullman4012 сағат бұрын

    Landed on this video by accident and found out Steve is gone :-( Loss of a legend!

  • @DeadLifeBoat100
    @DeadLifeBoat10015 сағат бұрын

    RIP Steve

  • @colehart
    @colehart13 сағат бұрын

    RIP Steve. I sought out to learn many tips from your courses and videos online. Thank you for teaching us producers.

  • @mcspongeicus
    @mcspongeicus6 ай бұрын

    Conans a great interviewer, does his homework and lets the conversation flow. Amazing to hear Steve and Kris and Dave telling stories. I could listen all day.

  • @loulouloulou2519

    @loulouloulou2519

    6 ай бұрын

    For real, Conan understand he's not the protagonist, less and less interviewers understand that today, seems like they only want to talk about themselves

  • @johnathanutahzio8474

    @johnathanutahzio8474

    6 ай бұрын

    Absolutely. Howard Stern would’ve kept asking, “Do you remember this”? and played Heart Shaped Box.

  • @Polyfusia
    @Polyfusia6 ай бұрын

    Dave and Krist have totally reversed roles since the Nirvana days. Dave was so quiet and Krist was so hilarious and outgoing. Now Dave jumps in to answer every question and Krist is quiet.

  • @DirtyDirkDiggler

    @DirtyDirkDiggler

    6 ай бұрын

    Krist is still very much going through the grieving process of losing his best friend. He is always just a bit shyer/conservative when he talks about Nirvana and Kurt in particular.

  • @suburbanindie

    @suburbanindie

    6 ай бұрын

    ​@@DirtyDirkDiggler Dave was the last man in the band, he was also a baby, in his early 20s and maybe not entirely comfortable in his own skin. I also believe that, in his own way, Krist is more comfortable being a support role and letting others lead. Krist also probably has PTSD from it all, and has really only been comfortable in interviews maybe for the last decade.

  • @thedude4672

    @thedude4672

    6 ай бұрын

    I love listening to Dave Grohl, but I do wish that he would let Krist talk more.

  • @mral6809

    @mral6809

    6 ай бұрын

    Krist's music with 3rd Secret (which is amazing) fits his interaction in this interview. Soft, deep and to the point. Dave and the Foo Fighters are a different animal but with some of the same soul.

  • @NicolasSoriarock

    @NicolasSoriarock

    6 ай бұрын

    Dave quiet on Nirvana days?? Definitely no. If you see interview, or just time on screen without playing, Dave almost always makes something funny or stupid

  • @lekoman
    @lekoman6 ай бұрын

    Conan asking super thoughtful questions here... not just "what was that like," but like... in-depth questions about producing music with a ton of context.

  • @detroitfunk313

    @detroitfunk313

    4 ай бұрын

    Conan is also a guitarist, he is all over this topic.

  • @SanskarWagley
    @SanskarWagley6 ай бұрын

    Conan and Steve Albini, what legends

  • @SolamenteVees

    @SolamenteVees

    6 ай бұрын

    The other two guys in the room ain't bad either...

  • @Abrahamhamham

    @Abrahamhamham

    Ай бұрын

    Conan is a legend...?

  • @TWM2975
    @TWM29756 ай бұрын

    I love so much that Steve is dropping proverbial bread crumbs to Touch & Go's mighty band roster. So great!

  • @hectore.zarraga7605
    @hectore.zarraga760513 сағат бұрын

    Sad to hear about albinis passing can’t believe it so sudden RIP thank you for so much!

  • @jimhoman4415
    @jimhoman44155 ай бұрын

    The biggest difference in the "polished/radio friendly" Nevermind VS In Utero is that it was mixed by Andy Walace. I think people assume Producer means they mixed it which is not usually true. The label wanted the more radio friendly version. Butch Vig mixes are out there if you look. They definitely sound more raw and punk like Butch's other mixes but I'm not sure if Nevermind would have had the success it did on the radio with his mixes. If the label would have went to a radio program director with Butch's original mixes they would have probably said it sounds too punk and raw and doesn't fit their format. Nice Die Kreuzen shout out!! One of my favorite bands!

  • @AthanImmortal
    @AthanImmortal6 ай бұрын

    I say this often with recent Conan podcast clips, but this is one you REALLY need to listen to the whole thing if you're a Nirvana, or punk, or rock, or grunge or even just 90s fan of music. There's a *feeling* they convey really well, they talk about the music, but so much about how it felt at the time. This was a one of a kind interview with Conan, he's so good at just talking shop with musicians.

  • @suburbanindie

    @suburbanindie

    6 ай бұрын

    Well, because Conan IS a musician.

  • @userman44

    @userman44

    6 ай бұрын

    Yes, Conan is excellent at talking shop with musicians. Best example I ever saw was an interview he did with Jack White.

  • @criseriksonB0121

    @criseriksonB0121

    6 ай бұрын

    Where is the whole thing?

  • @alvareo92

    @alvareo92

    6 ай бұрын

    I wish they uploaded the full video!

  • @user-mm8vw1ow1x
    @user-mm8vw1ow1x6 ай бұрын

    The reason the scene was so amazing was because of people like Steve. He really represents at the end of the clip

  • @Toys_in_the_Attic
    @Toys_in_the_Attic4 сағат бұрын

    Cant believe Steve is not with us anymore. Devastated.

  • @ryansgr8
    @ryansgr86 ай бұрын

    Conan is a good interviewer. Nirvana was a lot of fun. Seattle bands of that era are so special. Will never be repeated.

  • @solracrod
    @solracrod6 ай бұрын

    Conan and Albini, two hero’s of mine, on a podcast together. It’s a good life.

  • @atlasproaudio6141
    @atlasproaudio61416 ай бұрын

    To answer Dave Grohl it was Jimmy Page who always said “distance equals depth”

  • @mikelanzafame3401

    @mikelanzafame3401

    6 ай бұрын

    Yessir

  • @chadgrov

    @chadgrov

    6 ай бұрын

    Does that mean literal distance? As in mic placement for amps and drums?

  • @atlasproaudio6141

    @atlasproaudio6141

    6 ай бұрын

    @@chadgrov I believe that’s what Page meant, IE getting air between the mic and souce instead of everything being close mic’d

  • @chadgrov

    @chadgrov

    6 ай бұрын

    @@atlasproaudio6141 yeah and playing “live” when recording meaning the band playing all at once instead of doing drums this day and guitars the next, I think they did that on Nevermind but in utero they played most of the stuff live besides vocals I Think anyway not 100% sure. But it would explain why a ton of the old Neil Young and Crazy Horse records sound so good cuz they recorded live and would usually use the first or second take. really gives a different ambience as opposed to something really polished and manufactured as Nevermind and records like it. Not that it sounded bad in any way whatever

  • @mikelanzafame3401

    @mikelanzafame3401

    6 ай бұрын

    @@chadgrov I believe so. As in incorporating natural room ambience to recording . This is a technique also heavily employed by Steve Albini .

  • @tu420be
    @tu420be6 ай бұрын

    Pleasantly surprising to see Steve Albini on the podcast. Would love more like this. How about Ian MacKaye?

  • @jordonstarkweather5752

    @jordonstarkweather5752

    6 ай бұрын

    That’d be a dream

  • @anonamouse.p4115

    @anonamouse.p4115

    6 ай бұрын

    Awesome suggestion x!

  • @anonamouse.p4115

    @anonamouse.p4115

    6 ай бұрын

    ​@@jordonstarkweather5752STEVE ALBINI on CONAN is nothing I ever expected, yet here he is x!

  • @e1028

    @e1028

    6 ай бұрын

    Fugazi the best band of all time

  • @anonamouse.p4115

    @anonamouse.p4115

    6 ай бұрын

    @e1028 I love MCKAYE yet I do not rank bands, and I have seen a LOT x!

  • @jeremylatta9038
    @jeremylatta90386 ай бұрын

    Steve Albini has a very roundabout way of saying the slick sound of Nevermind is Andy Wallace

  • @timbrownhill7272

    @timbrownhill7272

    6 ай бұрын

    Having heard the mixes he's talking about, you are exactly right.

  • @Steaminlidz

    @Steaminlidz

    Ай бұрын

    Totally right. The sheen on ‘Nevermind’ is the Andy Wallace mix, not Butch Vig’s recording. Nirvana wanted Andy Wallace to mix it (from memory, in Michael Azzerad’s book) because of his work on Slayer’s ‘Seasons in the Abyss and although he may well have changed his mind afterwards, Kurt’s actions at the time indicated that he wanted a record that would sound good on the radio. Would ‘Smells Like Teen Spirit’ have got the airplay that it did (on mainstream rock radio) and had the effect that it did if it didn’t sound like that? Probably not.

  • @gillihansmobilewelding6318

    @gillihansmobilewelding6318

    Ай бұрын

    ​@@SteaminlidzThe label insisted on Wallace, nor Nirvana.

  • @Steaminlidz

    @Steaminlidz

    Ай бұрын

    @@gillihansmobilewelding6318 “Vig and the band were unhappy with Vig's initial mixes and decided to bring in someone else to oversee the mixing. DGC supplied a list of options, including Scott Litt (known for his work with R.E.M.) and Ed Stasium (known for his work with the Ramones and the Smithereens). Cobain was concerned about bringing in well known producers, and instead chose Andy Wallace, who had co-produced Slayer's 1990 album Seasons in the Abyss. Novoselic recalled, "We said, 'right on,' because those Slayer records were so heavy." en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nevermind Wikipedia’s not exhaustively correct, but there’s lots of documented interviews stating that Wallace was the bands choice, not someone foisted on them by the label.

  • @TheRealCowlick

    @TheRealCowlick

    3 күн бұрын

    But I mean it‘s just another style of mixing. Wallace did an amazing job and really played a big role in what that album ultimately became… I don‘t think there is a reason to take away from his work just because some people don‘t like how it sounds. It is possible to recognize good work without aesthetically liking it.

  • @hiddennotesberlin
    @hiddennotesberlin6 ай бұрын

    steve albini is just the best❤️

  • @nirvana454
    @nirvana4546 ай бұрын

    Steve saying Butch was no slouch is not only nice to hear but super unexpected. Very cool.

  • @luke5100

    @luke5100

    6 ай бұрын

    It’s hard to imagine anyone having unkind things to say about Butch. He seems like such a genuine, humble and decent guy

  • @JoshHana
    @JoshHana4 сағат бұрын

    This interview is such a gift. One of the first things I thought off when I heard the news today. RIP to a legend. What a huge influence

  • @I_AM_MANDROID
    @I_AM_MANDROID9 сағат бұрын

    Rest in Peace Steve. Cannot thank you enough for all we've learned from you, and everything you offered - a life of art and commitment to your fellow creators.

  • @glennbundesen3439
    @glennbundesen34396 ай бұрын

    I got to chat to Steve Albini after a Shellac gig once, he put up with my fanboy questions about PJ Harvey very politely. The best recorder of rock music in history.

  • @carlschieferrealestate

    @carlschieferrealestate

    4 ай бұрын

    ❤ super nice guy for sure 👍 Bob Weston blasted me after he busted me taking a video of them 😂 albini made light 💡 😊after …. Curious to know what you asked regarding PJ?? 😮

  • @glennbundesen3439

    @glennbundesen3439

    4 ай бұрын

    @@carlschieferrealestate I was asking about her guitar tone, which turned out to be nothing more than a JCM800 and an overdrive pedal.

  • @carlschieferrealestate

    @carlschieferrealestate

    4 ай бұрын

    @@glennbundesen3439 haha amazing 🤩 probably boss overdrive lol

  • @turdusmerula_
    @turdusmerula_6 ай бұрын

    Steve Albini is just amazing! So happy to see him here, easily one of my greatest heroes

  • @garysiddons2157

    @garysiddons2157

    6 ай бұрын

    He is one of the greatest.

  • @binxboi7156
    @binxboi715615 сағат бұрын

    RIP Steve Albini.

  • @nanakmccann
    @nanakmccann6 ай бұрын

    Vig's production work on Nevermind was incredible. He turned a punk band into the biggest band in the world. Without Vig, most of us probably never hear of Nirvana. The band might think the Nevermind sound is too poppy after the fact but without that the record probably isn't a hit. He changed the world of music with his production on Nevermind.

  • @alvareo92

    @alvareo92

    6 ай бұрын

    I prefer Albini's production style but I still enjoy hearing that overproduced rock sound on Nevermind

  • @madhatter8508

    @madhatter8508

    6 ай бұрын

    A lot of that is Andy Wallace's mixing and Bob Ludwig's mastering. You can listen to other bands Butch produced before Nevermind, like Tad, and hear that his work for them wasn't that much different from Jack Endino's. He did help with talking Kurt into doubling his voice and using the chorus effect more often than he otherwise would have, but again some of that chorus was Andy Wallace running tracks through a Yamaha SPX90 in mixing. It wasn't all on the Small Clone. And IMO, Kurt only complained about Nevermind being too poppy because a lot of the users, abusers, and losers he hung out with were jealous of his success so he shat on Nevermind to ingratiate himself with them. He felt guilty that they hit it big while his "friends" were still struggling.

  • @nanakmccann

    @nanakmccann

    6 ай бұрын

    @@madhatter8508 I don’t have the technical knowledge you have but these is all very interesting, thank you. I personally prefer In Utero album. Or I did in my Nirvana listening days. But I always that it was a bit unfair Nevermind to hear for being a hit album.

  • @nanakmccann

    @nanakmccann

    6 ай бұрын

    @@alvareo92 yeah, I probably prefer Albini’s style also. Both are great though.

  • @ligmaballs2022

    @ligmaballs2022

    6 ай бұрын

    I think the polished production on Nevermind was more on Andy Wallace's mixing rather than Butch Vig's production

  • @jaycubmitchell8808
    @jaycubmitchell88086 ай бұрын

    I could listen to interviews about that time period concerning Seattle and the Grunge movement forever. It's always so fascinating. Still my favorite era of music. All those bands were amazing

  • @Polyfusia
    @Polyfusia6 ай бұрын

    Conan is a great interviewer. One of the best.

  • @jarrettheale
    @jarrettheale6 ай бұрын

    This interview is a melting pot of everything that made me who I am today. Steve's work on "In Utero" and the early PJ Harvey and Jesus Lizard albums, obviously the music Nirvana gifted us all, and Conan. I'm looking forward to the whole episode! Love you all, and could never fully express my gratitude for all the reprieve, consolation, inspiration and joy you have all given my life in the last 30+ years.

  • @jolemite2639

    @jolemite2639

    6 ай бұрын

    Amen to The Jesus Lizard. I was so happy to hear Dave even mention them. Best live band of the 90’s. 🙌

  • @konstantinov

    @konstantinov

    3 ай бұрын

    @@jolemite2639 and Mark Lanegan! the only one of Kurt's 4 that he showed Dave that wasn;t produced by Albini.

  • @thomasturner5090
    @thomasturner50906 сағат бұрын

    RIP to a true and genuine person. Thanks for everything you have done to music

  • @erikspooner6518
    @erikspooner65186 ай бұрын

    Thank you. With all of the Grohl interview material available it is a true pleasure to get to hear Conan talk to Krist and Steve.

  • @nedkent5239
    @nedkent52396 ай бұрын

    Whenever I see Steve I can’t help but think of Jay Reatard’s first bass player named Steve Albundy! 😂😂😂

  • @KenLieck

    @KenLieck

    6 ай бұрын

    Haha! So who do you think about when you see Coven's bass player Oz Osborne?

  • @asylumrecordingstudios
    @asylumrecordingstudios6 ай бұрын

    Steve is widely known in the industry for not taking points on the records he produces. Only a few out there like that. He does great work, that's for sure

  • @KurdtC-nn3ov

    @KurdtC-nn3ov

    6 ай бұрын

    He took 2 million dollars instead

  • @SamuelVenturaMusic

    @SamuelVenturaMusic

    6 ай бұрын

    He was paid $100,000

  • @KurdtC-nn3ov

    @KurdtC-nn3ov

    6 ай бұрын

    @@SamuelVenturaMusic kurt said in an interview once that they paid albino 2 million dollars. Not sure who to trust. Cobain was the genius in all of this after all.

  • @SamuelVenturaMusic

    @SamuelVenturaMusic

    6 ай бұрын

    @@KurdtC-nn3ov haha yeah I remember that actually. I think he was joking though…

  • @derekrushe

    @derekrushe

    6 ай бұрын

    ​@SamuelVenturaMusic 100 grand for 1 months work. Steve may not have taken points but damn sure marked up his daily rate by a gigantic amount.

  • @bonebotradio4596
    @bonebotradio459615 сағат бұрын

    RIP Steve!!!

  • @anonamouse.p4115
    @anonamouse.p41156 ай бұрын

    TEAM COCO, please bring back STEVE ALBINI with SHELLAC! Yet utmost gratitude for this x!!!

  • @josephmorales652
    @josephmorales6526 ай бұрын

    I love Steve albini. Favorite sound engineer

  • @Statsy10
    @Statsy106 ай бұрын

    I completely missed the Pixies at the time (as many did) and just discovered them a couple months ago. Surfer Rosa is an amazing album and the influence Nirvana took from the Pixies is undeniable.

  • @BOARMoto-bm2mh

    @BOARMoto-bm2mh

    6 ай бұрын

    It’s just ‘Pixies’-not ‘The’ Pixies.

  • @Statsy10

    @Statsy10

    6 ай бұрын

    @@BOARMoto-bm2mh Noted. Thanks.

  • @views8962

    @views8962

    6 ай бұрын

    the pronoun is they pixies, get it right @@BOARMoto-bm2mh

  • @wbfaulk

    @wbfaulk

    6 ай бұрын

    ​@@BOARMoto-bm2mhYou better make sure Black Francis knows about that. (kzread.info/dash/bejne/YmWWtcubeZDLksY.html for example. As he introduces himself at the beginning, he calls them "The Pixies".)

  • @spnhm34

    @spnhm34

    6 ай бұрын

    And the influence they both took from Hüsker Dü. Just ask Dave

  • @edwardduarte7393
    @edwardduarte73936 ай бұрын

    When you hear Bone Machine it is like a slap in your face. I love Conan and Surfer Rosa.

  • @condor7810
    @condor78106 ай бұрын

    Albini and Vig were great. But hard to forget the impact of the late great Glen Locket "Spot", the in house producer at SST records in the early to mid 80's. The independent records he produced: Black Flag "Jealous Again" and "Damaged" , The Minutemen "The Punchline" Meat Puppets "Meat Puppets II", Husker Du "Zen Arcade" and the Big Boys "Fun Fun Fun" .....that is some seriously influential output in a roughly 5 year time period. A truly trailblazing label...in its time and place. Forget about what it turned into.

  • @KenLieck

    @KenLieck

    6 ай бұрын

    Spot was totally amazing, always had a smile on his face, and he could play any instrument you put in front of him and any kind of music from traditional Celtic folk to avant-garde weirdness. I heard that shortly before he died he said he regretted not learning enough different types of music which is insane!

  • @collinrust2641

    @collinrust2641

    6 ай бұрын

    New Day Rising❤ Milo Goes to College❤

  • @chateaudisco1436

    @chateaudisco1436

    3 ай бұрын

    Testify! SPOT!

  • @luke5100
    @luke51006 ай бұрын

    Steve is one of the most unapologetically opinionated and honest people in the music business. I’d probably be intimidated talking to him, but I respect the hell out of him

  • @themusicaljunkie37
    @themusicaljunkie375 сағат бұрын

    Whoa, I was just browsing through the web. I opened a new tab and saw right on top of the Google discover... I am seriously in shock. Dude has produced lots of my favorite records. Damn, hope you rest in peace, Steve Albini.. make sure to say hi to Kurt for all of us.

  • @Nostalgia4life7
    @Nostalgia4life715 сағат бұрын

    RIP STEVE

  • @clievah
    @clievah6 ай бұрын

    what a pleasant surprise on a monday no less. one of my favorite bands of all time sitting with my favorite talk show host talking with my favorite producer of all time. never could've thought this up.

  • @mrozu2077
    @mrozu207713 сағат бұрын

    Rest in peace Steve Albini Rest in peace Kurt Cobain Thank you for your amazing work!

  • @dondallmann5157
    @dondallmann51576 ай бұрын

    I became a HUGE fan of Steve Albini from the first time I heard a Big Black song on the local college radio station: the title escapes me but it was off the five song EP before Atomizer came out. His sound always had/has an in-your-face integrity/intensity that is as definite, assertive and honest as he seems to be. What else can anyone want?

  • @patreekotime4578

    @patreekotime4578

    28 күн бұрын

    We didnt really have "college radio" in my town but for a fleeting summer in 1994 there was a late night radio program playing college music. I taped as many of them as I could. Kerosene always stood out as brillantly threatening and perfectly summed up life in a shitty little town. Nobody knew what I was talking about for years when I brought it up. 😅

  • @devil_pls
    @devil_pls6 ай бұрын

    I didn't expect this pleasent suprise. I really love that Conan talks with the whole gang. Especially Steve's input is quite interesting. And ofc its always nice to see Krist and Dave 😊

  • @ajsuperrock
    @ajsuperrock6 ай бұрын

    Gotta love The Jesus Lizard shout out by Dave. So nice to hear their album was among the few Kurt owned. Most underappreciated 90s band ever.

  • @georgemaranville3305

    @georgemaranville3305

    6 ай бұрын

    Love the Jesus Lizard/Nirvana split 7” on Touch N Go

  • @chetsenior7253

    @chetsenior7253

    6 ай бұрын

    I’d say Polvo.

  • @kmmk292929
    @kmmk2929296 ай бұрын

    Thank you so much for doing this interview Conan, you're one of the best people they could pick to do it, and yes thank god Steve Albini was in it too, man's a legend. Conan + Nirvana = down to earth amazing interview

  • @peezdoc
    @peezdoc6 ай бұрын

    I wish they would release the full interviews with video.. on whatever platform

  • @erdnasiul87
    @erdnasiul876 ай бұрын

    The last minutes tell you how great Albini is and how corrupt labels are

  • @Jojo-uc9or
    @Jojo-uc9or11 сағат бұрын

    Rip Steve Albini

  • @pattonPwr
    @pattonPwr14 сағат бұрын

    RIP Steve Albini 💔

  • @CLabmusic
    @CLabmusic6 ай бұрын

    I really appreciate how insightful an interview this was. Conan, you gave a great interview

  • @dudelicious666
    @dudelicious66611 сағат бұрын

    R.I.P Steve Albini

  • @wafflesinstrumentals
    @wafflesinstrumentals14 сағат бұрын

    Rest in Peace Steve Albini

  • @MarcoNassisi
    @MarcoNassisi14 сағат бұрын

    Rest in peace legend❤❤

  • @vacationrichard974
    @vacationrichard9744 сағат бұрын

    Love him or hate, Albini had integrity for miles. He will be missed. RIP

  • @jlouis4407

    @jlouis4407

    30 минут бұрын

    A man of principle and a role model

  • @jacobgunter3205
    @jacobgunter32056 ай бұрын

    Albini is true north. The standard. Not only his recordings but primarily his whole philosophy and approach.

  • @Jllyrol311
    @Jllyrol3116 ай бұрын

    Steve has mellowed so much!

  • @beigelikable216
    @beigelikable21610 сағат бұрын

    R.I.P. Steve 😢

  • @ohwellwhateverr
    @ohwellwhateverr40 минут бұрын

    Miss you already Steve. ❤

  • @creatorsvillage
    @creatorsvillage6 ай бұрын

    Great segment, great insights. Can we also take a moment to acknowledge how fantastic these clips look. How many long form video podcast/interviews have the same old glossy shiney look and feel almost like the video element is an afterthought. The video of this interview looks intentional, warm, welcoming and cinematic. Well done.

  • @hafizimranYT

    @hafizimranYT

    6 ай бұрын

    I was about to say this too! It looks cinematic as hell.

  • @michaelluong6484
    @michaelluong648414 сағат бұрын

    RIP Mr. Albini

  • @jordonstarkweather5752
    @jordonstarkweather575211 сағат бұрын

    Rip Steve

  • @davidbc5023
    @davidbc502313 сағат бұрын

    RIP Steve.

  • @TheDigitalDecade
    @TheDigitalDecade6 ай бұрын

    Oh man, I love Steve Albini

  • @alexbohl862
    @alexbohl8626 ай бұрын

    Been watching Conan a long time…didn’t realize he knew so much about music in this period including producers.

  • @lewisham

    @lewisham

    6 ай бұрын

    If he was vaguely interested in music at the time, Steve Albini and Butch Vig were very well known.

  • @JohnSmith-fm3pn

    @JohnSmith-fm3pn

    6 ай бұрын

    Conan always brought more underground bands on his show . Of all the late night hosts it was obvious he was more into music than anyone else .

  • @Jabberwok28

    @Jabberwok28

    6 ай бұрын

    @@JohnSmith-fm3pn. You should try to view the old Dennis Miller shows. HE brought out the underground musicians on his show.

  • @dmfilmmaker
    @dmfilmmaker5 сағат бұрын

    Such a great loss... "ethically untenable" is not something many people would ever even think to say, let alone when backing it up costs one millions of dollars. This man earned my respect.

  • @existinthenow7443
    @existinthenow74436 ай бұрын

    I am SO glad Conana is doing stuff still/again. What a deep and intelligent dude, I have come to find these past few years.

  • @Goatchild90
    @Goatchild906 ай бұрын

    Shout out to Steve Albini has a few classics under his belt including In Utero

  • @jackkelly417
    @jackkelly4175 ай бұрын

    I recorded with Steve in the 90's. We had literally four days to record and mix. Period. I've never been so prepared for recording in my life. Got along great with him even though we'd heard he was eccentric (he is). It was our worst record but that wasn't his fault. We just wrote terrible songs. Loved his approach to recording. Mixing board was way up in the top floor of his house and we recorded in the basement. He had mics everywhere. Ceiling, floor, you name it. Combined it got a great sound.

  • @Sonicade

    @Sonicade

    Ай бұрын

    What's the link to hear it?

  • @MatteBlacke
    @MatteBlacke5 ай бұрын

    This was a real gem! Thanks for making this conversation a reality.

  • @GO_OMT
    @GO_OMT4 ай бұрын

    Endlessly fascinating. I've read countless oral histories, etc. about this record, but I could listen to these guys talk about it all day long (and obviously Conan's presence is the icing on the cake) - huge kudos for this one

  • @soundhead6971
    @soundhead697111 сағат бұрын

    RIP, big black , powerhouse of a band!

  • @jlouis4407

    @jlouis4407

    28 минут бұрын

    Love Atomizer, esp. Big Money

  • @soundhead6971

    @soundhead6971

    9 минут бұрын

    @@jlouis4407 love them all! I like they way they made the guitars sound so kind of metallic! Sadly never seen them live ,but have seen Fugazi,many years ago!

  • @loopwoop
    @loopwoop6 ай бұрын

    Conan and Albini speaking is a match made in heaven

  • @dylanehall
    @dylanehall3 ай бұрын

    Enjoyed this interview. Thank you!

  • @WhiskeySam1
    @WhiskeySam16 ай бұрын

    What a phenomenal job of interviewing here. Conan knew his stuff, asked smart & informed questions, then gets out of the way.

  • @chadgrov
    @chadgrov6 ай бұрын

    I have surfer Rosa on vinyl and the Steve albini version of in utero vinyl as well. The production/“sound” of surfer Rosa sounds so so similar to in utero. Def sounds like it had the same producer which is pretty awesome

  • @georgemaranville3305
    @georgemaranville33056 ай бұрын

    Love the Jesus Lizard/Nirvana split 7” on Touch N Go. And love Steve’s charging bands was always scalable. He did Iowa Beef Experience, Glazed Baby, etc and a lot of other great bands that were as important to me as Nirvana.

  • @reverb508
    @reverb5086 ай бұрын

    Conan is a great interviewer. He clearly knows the band's history and delves deeper

  • @alanreadofficial
    @alanreadofficial5 ай бұрын

    Love these talks about the production, from an artistic point of view it's golden, great upload 💯

  • @user-tp1me1hh9g
    @user-tp1me1hh9g6 ай бұрын

    Ladies and gentlemen, the legend Steve Albini. 👍

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