Touch & Go 25 - Big Black - Racer X

[comradezero]

It's just not the same as when you KNEW Steve was oozing with contempt and didn't give a crap whether you were there or not. He's successful, old, and BORED and it shows in the performance. Steve Albini thanking people? Given the place BB holds in my history, I just can't countenance a friendly Albini.

[looshkin66]

fuck all this shit talking bullshit

steve albini is still fucking god, and if you dont believe me then go give atomizer another spin.....go listen to dead billy with headphones at full volume......give columbian neck tie another spin......go listen to all of budd from rapeman and then have the balls to complain.

he could join meneudo at this point and i'd still love him, he could produce the jonas brothers and i'd buy the album.

steve albini wring your fucking pants.

[Thewonkandfriends]

Sounds good. The only problem being they don't overwhelm you with noise like they used too, sounds more like Shellac. Which is no bad thing, just different.

[motherbrain86]

what no 1 2 fuck you like the old days

[Nekron70]

It's Just A God Damn Job!!!!

[nciviero]

I wish I was alive when these guys were together

[missbabydoll187]

sniff...i miss roland

[a90zx]

wow you can really hear where nirvana got alot of influence in these guys

[astr0cat]

wtf? where is roland?

[snapcult]

roland is still in the closet.

[SirGuttz]

Fuck, we need more shots of SANT!!!!

He used to almost freak me out when they'd play live back in the day.

[Mischa77]

That isn't Santiago, it's Jeff Pezatti from Naked Raygun on bass. Where's Dave Riley?

[thegorillasnake]

I think Jeff was the original bassist. Maybe Dave Riley didn't have the time.

[Alguhh]

@Mischa77 dave riley suffered from a stroke. he now lives in his wheelchair. that's why he didn't play here :(

[thegorillasnake]

Nothing is worse than Hitler. Mikkysixx is wrong, this band changed music. You're welcome.

[vesuvius2005]

you have to respect a band that will put a sticker on their new album that says basically "not as good as our last one, so don't get your hopes up." it was true, it wasn't as good.

[blondeonblonde1966]

love that boot in that face guitar

[dylanhorroshow]

is this a fairly recent gig? i thought theyd broke up years ago but if there back together thats made my day. we need them now more than ever

[CrowleyHead]

This was a temporary thing, to show support for Touch & Go.

[beautydad]

Hey! Did Big Black do the song "They Saved Hitlers brain?"

[thegorillasnake]

I don't think so.

[mistersleeepy]

you meen the angry samones song saved hitlers cock?

[beautydad]

Different song: "he's riding around in the back of a staff car..his heads incased in a glass jar. "The war was over, they had to move quick..they cut off his head, but not his prick."

They saved hitlers Brain

[beautydad]

I haven't heard this tune since the WMBR Days ca. 1980-81...brings back some great memories..."X, racer X...Brother of Speed!"

[Maxamadman]

Shut up, Pops

This is Rex, Racer X

OK!

[thegorillasnake]

Just a goddamn job!

[thegorillasnake]

There's hope yet for real punk rock. I'm 18 years old, and I'm going to tell as many of my peers as possible about these guys.

[falsepro]

18 years,40 years,60 years...it all doesnt matter there's will allways be good music,spread the word never compromise and fuck everybody who doesnt know shit from brains&heart.

-Hail Hail Rock n' Roll.

[thegorillasnake]

Amen.

[VStar]

I love his voice, the sneer in his tone. Steve is such a great performer.

[MightyAlz]

Good to see that Big Black are still pissing people off 20 years later...

[vilippon]

racer x my ass

crap. hyi saatana

[ledzeppelin8852]

they do the name racer x an injustice with this talentless shit

[ElGixer]

Obviously you were not even born when they were top of the pile. Do your homework. Enjoy the Punk.A proper band.

[nightowl4064]

seeing that your favorites are a lot of wankery artists... if you think wankery is what makes an artist good, you know nothing. it's no more than one minor form of utility for expression of music... and those that give art limits and standards (music, visual, or other), don't even deserve to be involved, nor deserve an opinion, because all you'll do is rehash something. too many bands and artists already do that, and jesus fucking christ, is it worthless and annoying!

[samuraiinCfede]

wankery? explain yourself please

[nightowl4064]

wankery - excessive use of technical know-how for the sake of showing off, doing so within the limits of "proper" guitar playing, meaning no experimental or self-invented techniques. who comes to mind under this idea? dream theatre, muhammad - the guitarist/vocalist of necrophagist, yngwie malmsteen (sp?), and any of those old "shredders". they all sound cliche if you ask me, and knowing how to do what they do doesn't make them best at anything except rehashing and playing by the rules

[classof77]

I love Roland's drumming.

[eddiesk8boy]

Meh. i dont like this as much as the other racer x songs i prefer them with paul gilbert.

[stpdjrk99]

no, this song is called Racer X, the band is big black, two totally different bands

[bergler71]

OK!!

[quiverbuzz]

Mikkysixx is an ignorant fool who probably jacks off to Emerson Lake and Palmer. Big Black were instrumental (pun intended) in forming the industrial sound. And speaking as a fan of Rapeman and Shellac, Steve 'God Amongst Men' Albini can do no wrong.

[Mikkysixx]

You really like this?

Like....seriously????

it's some guy who can't play guitar, and some guy who can play 3 notes on a bass....barely....and a drum machine. Now, what's so fuckin fantastic about that?

I still think they actualy sound like fuckin shit on purpose...I meen, god, no one can actually play that bad! Seriously!

The first time i saw this, i thought it was a joke.

[JuannyBlueJeans]

are you a douche bag?

[deejaybee]

if it means so little to you musically, why are you bothering to leave ill thought out, childish remarks about it?

[thegorillasnake]

There are THREE people up there, learn to count.

Haven't you ever heard of minimalism?

[Mischa77]

holy shit! a big black show that I dont already have.Albini is Fkin cool

[rockclimb1]

Oh my god! Can peoples the language learn to type. Big Black, awesome the band was. Shitty they are not. Yoda, like them he does.

[Wh1tefox41]

ROTFL

[Mikkysixx]

Oh my god! How can peoples like this?

Is this the kind of music where it's SUPPOSED to sound like shit?

If so, then i can understand why they did it so shitty... But if not, i will find these guys and steal their guitars...Guitars don't belong to peoples who on purpose try to sound like shit.

[thegorillasnake]

No Big Black, no NIN.

[666ricosuave]

la migra is coming to take you away for being such a stupid shit

[666ricosuave]

IE Mikkysixx

[Mikkysixx]

What the hell is that?

That guitarist is worste than my cat!!!!

And the bass man looks like he isn't doing anything!

And who the FUCK uses a drum rythm made on garageband on a show???

This is the worst thing i've seen exept the nirvana cover made by that stupid bitch.

Fuck this!

[Khimkharmakan]

I love hearing Steve Albini's guitar strings. Speaking of which, have you seen your cat lately?

[tomlewis1]

i can see wy youd think this based on this video but paul gilbert truly is a god among men u should check him out on youtube then you would most certainly not think he was crap lol

[CrowleyHead]

Oi Oi oi! He had that drum rhythym when the guys who made Garageband were still in kindergarten!

[thegorillasnake]

Do your homework before you criticize, Mikkyperson.

[changodesurfer]

Rex...RACER X!!!! Oh yeah!!!

[rivalsoda]

albini rules!!!

[unchosen1]

thanks for putting this up.. our vid of this came out blurry. favorited.

[redsatyr]

hey, the comments make it like really being at the show...there's a lot of positive comments, and even some douchebags yelling stupid shit. and let's thank the dumb-shit yelling assholes at shows, because, it wouldn't be the same without them.

[firdaus125]

who are these faggots

[thegorillasnake]

Please don't misuse that word or Mr. Albini's drum machine will deflower your asshole as you sleep.

[yuuetsu]

lol, yes, hellzyes it happened. sat was the best day imo. how can you match scratch acid, man or astroman, big black, then shellac? i paid $300 USD to be there from Arizona. wouldnta missed if for anything.

[twonunpackmule]

Did you get your ticket on ebay? I think you outbidded me!!! It's alright because I got a hold of some others.

[yuuetsu]

naw, i had my homie in chicago purchased them through t&g website a month or so before the party ;)

[givemethecure1980]

I paid $2000 australian to be there... best money i ever spent. i still can't believe i saw them.

[matterask]

did Santiago Durango play?

[thegorillasnake]

Well, there's a third guy onstage, but he's not immediately visible.

[oooorah]

man, I was there and it was awesome - so wierd to be sitting at my house checkin out - mind blowing that it even happened, right?

[peasinspace]

Hey... did it actually truly happen?

I watch these clips and still find it hard to believe :)

[feast66]

Oh yea well you should've been there for the last "real" show in SF!!!!