The Foo Fighters honored the late record producer Steve Albini by dedicating a performance of their hit song “My Hero” to him at the PNC Music Pavilion in Charlotte, North Carolina. Albini died on May 8 of a heart attack at Electronic Audio, his recording studio in Chicago. Grohl hailed Albini in an interview resurfaced after his passing, calling the producer the “smartest, most cynical producer/music critic/band leader/pundit, everyone was scared of him.” Albini produced iconic albums like Nirvana’s “In Utero” and the Manic Street Preachers’ “Journal For Plague Lovers.”
During their performance, frontman Dave Grohl mentioned Albini, stating, “Tonight I’d like to dedicate this song to a friend that we lost the other day, who I’ve known a long, long time. He left us much too soon. He’s touched all of your lives, I’m sure. I’m talking about Steve Albini. For those of you who know, you know. For those of you who don’t know, just remember that name: Steve Albini. Let’s sing this one for him.”
Pixies, Benefits, and more paid tribute to Albini after the news of his passing. Yourcodenameis:milo spoke to NME about how the 20th anniversary of their LP “All Roads To Fault” was made all the more profound by the passing of Albini, who produced the album. The band compared their experience to other bands who had told them that recording debut albums came with “re-recording with different producers, loads of different mixers, A&R bods cutting different versions, edits – all that shit”. The making of “All Roads To Fault” was anything but a chore for them
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