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Big Black
Origin Evanston, IL
Genre(s) Post-hardcore, noise rock, punk
Years active 1982-1987
Label(s) Touch & Go
Blast First!
Homestead
Ruthless
Former members
Steve Albini
Dave Riley
Santiago Durango
Jeff Pezzati
Patrick Byrne

Big Black was a post-hardcore noise rock band founded in Chicago, Illinois, United States, that was active between 1982 and 1987. Evanston Illinois is an affluent suburban Chicago Municipality on Lake Michigan on the North Shore in Cook County, Illinois directly A music genre is a categorical and typological construct that identifies musical sounds as belonging to a particular category and type of music that can be distinguished from other Post-hardcore evolved from Hardcore punk, itself an offshoot of the broader Punk rock movement Noise rock (also known as noise punk) describes one variety of Post-punk Rock music that became prominent in the 1980s Year 1982 ( MCMLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar) Year 1987 ( MCMLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar) In the Music industry, a record label can be a Brand and a Trademark associated with the Marketing of music recordings and Music Touch and Go Records is an Independent record label based in Chicago, Illinois, USA, which began life in 1979 in East Lansing Blast First is a sublabel of one-time indie label Mute Records, founded in approximately 1985. See also Homestead Records (1920s Homestead Records was a New York City based sublabel of Dutch East India Trading. Ruthless Records was the name of a Chicago punk Record label. Steven Frank Albini (born July 22, 1962) is an American Audio engineer, singer songwriter Guitarist, and music journalist Dave Riley (born July 30 1960) is an American musician Originally from Detroit, Riley worked as an assistant audio engineer for George Clinton's stable of Santiago Durango (b 1957 Colombia) was the guitarist for the influential Noise rock band Big Black. Jeff Pezzati is the lead singer for a popular Chicago punk band Naked Raygun. Post-hardcore evolved from Hardcore punk, itself an offshoot of the broader Punk rock movement Noise rock (also known as noise punk) describes one variety of Post-punk Rock music that became prominent in the 1980s Chicago (ʃɪˈkɑːgoʊ is the largest City by population in the state of Illinois and the American Midwest of the United States. See also 1982 in music (UK Musical groups established in 1982 Record labels established in 1982 See also Musical groups established in 1987 Record labels established in 1987 Events They were headed by singer, lyricist, guitarist, and co-songwriter Steve Albini. Steven Frank Albini (born July 22, 1962) is an American Audio engineer, singer songwriter Guitarist, and music journalist

They sought and found little mainstream success, but the group's piledriver drum machines and brutal, slashing electric guitars were widely influential, especially for industrial rock. For the early "drum machine" computers that used a rotating cylinder as their main memory see Drum memory A drum machine is an An electric guitar is a type of Guitar that uses pickups to convert the vibration of its steel-cored strings into an electrical current which is made louder Industrial rock is a Musical genre that fuses Industrial music and Punk rock. Albini's snide, malevolent singing and provocative lyrics garnered much attention.

They have been classified as noise rock, and were a formative influence on industrial rock, but the band members have always described the band as solidly punk rock; in the notes for Pigpile, a live recording of their final London performance, Albini explicitly describes Big Black as punk. Noise rock (also known as noise punk) describes one variety of Post-punk Rock music that became prominent in the 1980s Industrial rock is a Musical genre that fuses Industrial music and Punk rock. London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom.

Contents

History

Albini made a name for himself for his controversial "Tired of Ugly Fat?" column in the Chicago zine Matter, as well as irregular contributions to Forced Exposure. Chicago (ʃɪˈkɑːgoʊ is the largest City by population in the state of Illinois and the American Midwest of the United States. A zine (an abbreviation of the word Fanzine, or magazine ziːn "zeen" is most commonly a small circulation non-commercial Publication Forced Exposure was an independent music magazine ( Zine) published sporadically out of Massachusetts from the early-'80s to 1993 edited by Jimmy Johnson and At the time, the band consisted of Albini and his drum machine, a Roland TR-606. For the early "drum machine" computers that used a rotating cylinder as their main memory see Drum memory A drum machine is an The Roland TR-606 Drumatix is a programmable analogue synthesis Drum machine built by the Roland Corporation from 1981 to 1984 (All of Big Black's recordings credit "Roland" as if "he" were a member of the band. )

The Lungs EP, the first effort to appear under the Big Black name, was recorded by Albini in his dorm room at Northwestern University. Lungs is the first EP by Chicago Post-hardcore Noise rockband Big Black. Intended primarily to recruit members to fill out the band, Lungs was released by Ruthless Records. Ruthless Records was the name of a Chicago punk Record label. The record is infamous for the variety of inserts, which included a lyric sheet in most copies, plus extras like condoms, dollar bills, stickers, concert tickets, photographs, silverware, razor blades, bloody bandages, and squirt guns. A condom is a device most commonly used during Sexual intercourse. A photograph (often shortened to photo) is an Image created by Light falling on a light-sensitive surface usually Photographic film or an electronic Cutlery refers to any hand Implement used in preparing serving and especially eating Food in the Western world. A razor is a Bladed Tool primarily used in the Shaving off of unwanted Body hair. A water gun (or water pistol, squirt gun, or water blaster) is a type of Toy designed to shoot Water. Heavily influenced by Public Image Limited and Killing Joke, Albini describes the amateurish Lungs as one of his few artistic regrets. Public Image Ltd ( PiL) were an English musical group formed in 1978 by vocalist John Lydon, Guitarist Keith Levene Killing Joke are an English Post-punk rock band formed in 1979

Jeff Pezzati and Santiago Durango performing with Big Black in 2006
Jeff Pezzati and Santiago Durango performing with Big Black in 2006

Guitarist Lyle Preslar, previously and later of Minor Threat, was briefly a member of Big Black during his semester at Northwestern, though after a few tempestuous practice sessions, he and Albini parted ways. Lyle Preslar is an American musician best known for being a Guitar player and song writer for the Hardcore punk band Minor Threat. Minor Threat was an American Hardcore punk band that formed in Washington D In 1983 Jeff Pezzati and Santiago Durango, both of Naked Raygun, joined the band on bass and guitar, respectively. Year 1983 ( MCMLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar) Jeff Pezzati is the lead singer for a popular Chicago punk band Naked Raygun. Santiago Durango (b 1957 Colombia) was the guitarist for the influential Noise rock band Big Black. Naked Raygun was a highly influential Chicago -based Rock music group They recorded two EPs together, switching to Homestead Records, and soon after Pezzati left the band. See also Homestead Records (1920s Homestead Records was a New York City based sublabel of Dutch East India Trading. He was replaced by Dave Riley. Dave Riley (born July 30 1960) is an American musician Originally from Detroit, Riley worked as an assistant audio engineer for George Clinton's stable of

Steve Albini performing with Big Black in 2006
Steve Albini performing with Big Black in 2006

Riley was a longtime funk fan and had worked at a Detroit recording studio frequented by Sly Stone and George Clinton. Funk is an American musical style that originated in the mid- to late-1960s when African American musicians blended Soul music, Soul Sly Stone (born Sylvester Stewart on 15 March 1943, in Denton, Texas) is an American Musician, Songwriter His bass guitar work with Big Black was, to a degree, influenced by funk -- not to suggest that he played like Bootsy Collins or Larry Graham, but he did bring a sinuous quality to the music. William "Bootsy" Collins (born October 26, 1951 in Cincinnati, Ohio) is a Funk Bassist, Singer Larry Graham Jr (born August 14, 1946 in Beaumont Texas) is an American Baritone Singer, Musician, Songwriter Even before Riley joined, there was evidence of an interest in funk: Big Black had already covered James Brown's "The Payback". James Joseph Brown Jr (May 3 1933 – December 25 2006 commonly referred to as "The Godfather of Soul" the "King of Funk" and "The " The Payback " (sometimes known as just " Payback " is a Funk Song by James Brown, the Title track from his

The band made a name for itself nationally with its first album Atomizer, which featured more controversial lyrics by Albini, and strong contributions by Durango and Riley to the songs and arrangement -- a working scheme the band had settled on because it took advantage of each member's strengths. Atomizer is a 1986 Album by the Noise rock group Big Black. It is their debut album as all previous releases are EPs The LP Some listeners did not understand that their songs were either social commentary or sarcastic jokes (often both), and assumed that the band was sexist and racist. Sexism is the belief or attitude that one Gender or Sex is inferior to or less valuable than the other and can also refer to a Hatred or distrust towards List of racism-related topics|Racism by country Racism, by its simplest definition is the belief that race is the primary determinant of human traits and capacities and that Albini responded to these accusations by making his lyrics even more offensive than before. Albini has stated that irritating "squares" was no challenge, but he took specific glee in offending "hipsters". Square used as slang may mean many things when referring to a person or it may refer to a Cigarette. In the late 1990s the 1940s slang term hipster began being used to describe young urban Middle class and Upper class adults with interests in non-mainstream fashion

Albini drew much lyrical inspiration from misadventures and escapades he observed during his teen years in rural Missoula, Montana: for example, "Cables" was inspired by acquaintances who would visit a slaughterhouse to watch cattle get killed. A slaughterhouse, also called an abattoir (from the French verb abattre, "to strike down" or freezing works ( New Zealand ".

In 1987 the band switched labels again, this time to the cult Chicago-based indie label Touch and Go Records, when the band became disenchanted with Homestead Records after the label illegally released promotional-only copies of some of limited-edition recordings. Touch and Go Records is an Independent record label based in Chicago, Illinois, USA, which began life in 1979 in East Lansing Big Black then released the Headache EP, which bore a sticker reading, "Not as good as Atomizer, so don't get your hopes up, cheese!" This was not a gimmick; the band truly thought Headache was inferior, and wanted to warn fans.

Shortly after, Durango announced that he was leaving the band to attend law school. Never having expected to make a career out of Big Black, the band decided this would be a good time to stop. They broke up and then released one final album, Songs About Fucking. Songs About Fucking is the second and final album by the Noise rock band Big Black.

Big Black's career is chronicled in Our Band Could Be Your Life, a study of several important American underground rock groups. Our Band Could Be Your Life Scenes from the American Indie Underground 1981-1991 is a book by Michael Azerrad (ISBN 0-316-78753-1 Underground music refers to a variety of post-1960s rock pop or dance subgenres that developed a Cult following despite their lack of Mainstream appeal visibility

After Big Black

Steve Albini went on to become a successful recording engineer (he dislikes the term "producer") for bands like Pixies, Nirvana, The Jesus Lizard, The Auteurs, Slint, Membranes, P.J. Harvey, Joanna Newsom and many others, in addition to playing in Rapeman and Shellac. Pixies are an American Alternative rock band formed in Boston Massachusetts in 1986 Nirvana was an American rock band that was formed by singer/guitarist Kurt Cobain and bassist Krist Novoselic in Aberdeen Washington. The Jesus Lizard was a Rock music group formed in 1987 in Chicago Illinois. The Auteurs were a vehicle for the songwriting talents of Luke Haines (guitar piano and vocals Slint was a rock band consisting of Brian McMahan (guitar and vocals David Pajo (guitar Britt Walford (drums Todd Brashear (bass on Spiderland The Membranes were a Post-punk band formed in Blackpool Lancashire in 1977 the initial line-up being John Robb (bass guitar Mark Tilton Polly Jean Harvey (born 9 October 1969) is an English Musician and Songwriter. Joanna Newsom (born January 18 1982 is an American Harpist, Pianist, Harpsichordist, and Singer-songwriter from Nevada Rapeman was an American Noise rock group founded in 1987 and disbanded in 1989 Shellac (sometimes referred to as "Shellac of North America" is an American Noise rock group composed of Steve Albini (guitar and vocals Bob

The band is mentioned in the 1988 Dead Milkmen song, Sri Lanka Sex Hotel, in the line: "Let's play Big Black at 3 a. The Dead Milkmen were a satirical punk band formed in 1983 in Philadelphia Pennsylvania. m. , And tell the neighbours they can all get fucked".

Dave Riley has largely recovered from a stroke that befell him in 1993[1] and has since released a CD and a book. A stroke is the rapidly developing loss of brain functions due to a disturbance in the blood vessels supplying blood to the brain Year 1993 ( MCMXCIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar) [1] [2]

Santiago Durango released two EPs as Arsenal on Touch and Go, and is still a practicing lawyer. In his first case he helped recover Cynthia Plaster Caster's bronze casts of the genitalia of various rock and roll artists, including that of Jimi Hendrix. Cynthia Plaster Caster, who was born Cynthia Albritton in 1947 in Chicago Illinois is an Artist and self-described "recovering Groupie " James Marshall Hendrix (born Johnny Allen Hendrix) (November 27 1942 – September 18 1970 was an American Guitarist, Singer and Songwriter He handled some litigation for Touch and Go, and is currently an appellate defender. [3]

Touch and Go acquired the rights to the Big Black back catalog, and reissued these (by this time) hard-to-acquire classics.

Big Black have been posthumously successful, with Q Magazine's August 2007 issue naming Songs About Fucking as the fifth loudest album of all time, just ahead of the Who's Live at Leeds and Public Enemy's It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back. Q is a Music Magazine published monthly in the United Kingdom, with a circulation of 130179 as of June 2007 Songs About Fucking is the second and final album by the Noise rock band Big Black. The Who are an English rock band formed in 1964. The primary lineup consisted of guitarist Pete Townshend Live at Leeds (1970 is The Who 's first Live album, and is their only live album that was released while the band was still recording and performing Public Enemy, also known as PE, is an influential hip hop group from Long Island New York, known for its politically charged Lyrics, criticism It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back is the second studio album by American hip hop group Public Enemy, released on Def Jam

Reunion

Big Black briefly reunited to play a few songs at Touch and Go Records 25th anniversary celebration on 9 September 2006. The line up was Steve Albini, Santiago Durango and Jeff Pezzati. They played "Cables," "Dead Billy," "Pigeon Kill," and "Racer X," in that order.

"I know what you're all thinking. . . 'what was all the fuss about?'" Albini said onstage that night. He later said that the reunion would not have happened but for the Touch & Go anniversary, and said the record label is "the most important thing to happen in music in my lifetime. " Pezzati and Durango nodded in assent.

Discography

Studio albums

Live albums

Compilations


Bootlegs

EPs

Singles

Various artist compilations

Videos

References

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