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Songs About Fucking

Big Black | Format: Audio CD
4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)

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Big Black was started by Steve Albini in 1982 while he was living in Evanston, Illinois and attending Northwestern University. Contrary to popular belief, Big Black was not Steve’s first band. Prior to forming Big Black, Steve was in a band called Just Ducky, in Montana, a band called Small Irregular Pieces of Aluminum, in Chicago, and another band he is paying us not to ... Read more in Amazon's Big Black Store

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  • Audio CD (1 Jan 2007)
  • Number of Discs: 1
  • Label: Import
  • ASIN: B000025WO3
  • Other Editions: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette  |  Vinyl
  • Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 161,443 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Sick, but strangely compelling 21 Mar 2007
By J. Roberts
Format:Audio CD
This is a curious album, almost like an amalgamation of punk, grunge and industrial rock, before either of the last two even existed as a genre. The sound of the album is overpowering, like being hit by a wall of sound. Judging by the lyrics on this album, that was probably intentional. Doris Day this ain't.

With song titles like 'He's A Whore' and 'Pavement Saw', you get the general idea. The concepts thrown about here are generally nasty and nihilistic, but powerfully so. The vocalist almost sounds derranged sometimes, but again, this is quite impressive. There is no real pretension about this band, and although the album has a disturbing sound, it is not done in an attention-seeking, hollow, Marilyn Manson, 'shock-rock' kind of way. It's just some regular guys who happen to be making unique music.

And it's also music which grows on the listener, strangely enough. A cover of 'The Model' by Kraftwerk is almost sheer feedback, accompanied by stilted, skewed vocals. Suffice to say, it bears only a passing resemblance to the original! 'Columbian Necktie' especially caused a rush of adrenaline and at only just over two minutes long, isn't nearly long enough. 'He's A Whore' also sounds like something almost approaching listenable, to mainstream ears. Despite the title, it is probably the least offensive song on the album, in terms of musical sound. Most people just don't give music this hard and brutal a chance, sadly. Perhaps Big Black are an acquired taste.

Granted, these songs probably won't do much for the grandparents, but then, when did that ever matter? Life-changing or original music shouldn't really appeal to mainstream ears. The opinions of casual music fans are probably of no interest to the musicians responsible for this album, or their fans. Being liked by the majority is seldom the sign of a decent record, musically or otherwise.
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8 of 9 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars seminal life changing stuff 17 Nov 2004
By Mr. S. A. Ritchie
Format:Audio CD
this album changed my musical life- I heard L dopa on John Peel and the rest is history - Songs About Fucking will blow out your brains and change the way you listen to music. If you can still get the stuff it will lead you ... sorry grab you by the ears and bundle you into the back of a chevy truck driven by steve albini into a blue velveteque america populated by Killdozer, Squirrelbait, The mighty Butthole surfers,the Jesus lizard, BASTRO, the seminal slint, the happy flowers, tar, arcwelder, volcano suns etc.

The music is as relevent today as 1980 whatever and must be listened as loud as possible. It will destroy your stereo but it will be worth it.

The songs are about ugly violent things generally - backed by a siesmic drum Machine, percussive base, and walls of guitars. A bombastic Phill spector i suppose.

Songs range from a truckers sexual habits, gangsters punishment beatings, weirdo's, destructive relationships and a love song called Pavement saw. each pretty much like a riot.

It changed my ability to listen to music and gave me a sniffy attitude to most Heavy Rock ..which is aluminuim to Big Blacks Lead.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Nasty and brilliant 21 Feb 2013
By A reader and a listener
Format:Audio CD|Amazon Verified Purchase
An utterly nasty sounding but brilliant album. Never heard anything like it since (apart from that bit about 5 minutes 40 seconds into the Aphex Twins Windowlicker, and the B Surfers Locust Abortion Technician).
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