Big Black

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Years Active
1982 – 1987 (5 years)
Founded In
Evanston, Cook County, Illinois, United States
Big Black was an independent noise rock band founded in Evanston, Illinois, United States, that was active between 1982 and 1987. They were headed by singer, lyricist, guitarist, and co-songwriter Steve Albini. They have been classified as /, and were a formative influence on , but the band members have always described the band as solidly ; in the notes for Pigpile, a live recording of their final London performance, Albini explicitly describes Big Black as punk. They sought and found little mainstream success, but the group's pil… read more
Big Black was an independent noise rock band founded in Evanston, Illinois, United States, that was active between 1982 and 1987. They were headed by singer, lyricist, guitarist, and co-songwriter Steve Albini. They have been classified as /, and were a formative influe… read more
Big Black was an independent noise rock band founded in Evanston, Illinois, United States, that was active between 1982 and 1987. They were headed by singer, lyricist, guitarist, and co-songwriter Steve Albini. They have been classified as /, and were a formative influence on , but the band members have always described the b… read more

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1 Play track Atomizer Kerosene
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2 Play track Songs About Fucking The Model
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3 Play track Songs About Fucking Bad Penny
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4 Play track Songs About Fucking The Power of Independent Trucking
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5 Play track Atomizer Passing Complexion
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6 Play track Songs About Fucking Colombian Necktie
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7 Play track Songs About Fucking Precious Thing
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8 Play track Songs About Fucking (Remastered) [Explicit] L. Dopa
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9 Play track Atomizer Bad Houses
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10 Play track Atomizer Jordan, Minnesota
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Albums

  1. 187,983 listeners

    9 Sep 1987 · 13 tracks

    Songs About Fucking
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  2. 68,478 listeners

    31 May 1985 · 10 tracks

    Atomizer (Remastered)
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  3. 49,023 listeners

    Jan 1986 · 10 tracks

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  4. 36,654 listeners

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