Rock enfant terrible Steve Albini (b. 22 July 1962, Pasadena, Callifornia, USA; ex-Big Black/Rapeman) formed this trio on an informal basis in 1993. Buoyed by the attention garnered in the wake of his producing In Utero for Nirvana, Albini (guitar/vocals), fellow recording engineer Bob Weston (b. Waltham, Massachusetts, USA; bass) and Todd Trainer (drums) issued "The Rude Gesture: A Pictorial History", the first of two limited-issue singles to appear on the trio's own label. It offered all the trademarks of Albini's previous bands - awkward time changes, thundering basslines, screaming guitar and frantic vocals. Weston was ex-Volcano Suns, while Trainer had worked with Rifle Sport and Breaking Circus. "Uranus" followed in similar, exciting fashion. A third release The Bird Is The Most Popular Finger, comprising the tracks "The Admiral" and "XVI', came in a sleeve still showing Albini's caustic remarks referring to how it should be designed. A different version of the a-side appeared on 1994"s At Action Park, which developed Albini's distinctive style without subverting its power.

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• (2000)  1000 Hurts

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• progandother on 2008-04-04 07:57:27.853:
  ...yay Steve Albini...