Steve Albini would prefer not to do any dirty work ever, thanks. The Poker champ, musician, longtime recording engineer to the stars and occasional edgelord has declared the unthinkable: he's not a fan of Steely Dan.
Albini went on one of his classic Twitter thread tirades today, beginning with a telling I-statement, writing: "I will always be the kind of punk that shits on Steely Dan."
Albini went on one of his classic Twitter thread tirades today, beginning with a telling I-statement, writing: "I will always be the kind of punk that shits on Steely Dan."
You could maybe parse out a little something extra about authenticity (whatever that means) from Albini's argument too. "There's some video where they talk about every song on an album," the musician wrote, "and each one begins with the not-bald one saying, 'this song is based on my deep love of the blues, just a very bluesy blues. Deep blues.' Then lays his jazz dork hands on the fucking electric piano..."
Music journalist Steven Hyden astutely noted that, as a 60-year-old Midwestern poker player, Albini has objectively crossed the bridge from punk to Steely Dan at this point. The grass is always greener?
