Big Black

Big Black was one of the most important Chicago punk bands of the 1980s. They are one of the Big Four and released a bevy of albums and EPs before breaking up in 1987. Fronted by Steve Albini

Members

• Steve Albini - Vocals, Guitar
• Santiago Durango - Guitar
• Jeff Pezzati - Bass
• Dave Riley - Bass

Short Term Members

• Pat Byrne - Drums on Bulldozer
• John Bohnen - Saxophone on Lungs EP

Releases

• Lungs EP - (Ruthless, December 1982)

1. Steelworker
2. Live in a Hole
3. Dead Billy
4. I Can Be Killed
5. Crack
6. Rip

• Bulldozer EP - (Ruthless, December 1983)
  • Engineered by Iain Burgess
  • Production money mostly came from Fever Records

1. Cables
2. Pigeon Kill
3. I'm A Mess
4. Texas
5. Seth
6. Jump The Climb

• Racer-X EP - (Homestead, 1984)

1. Racer-X
2. Shotgun
3. Ugly American
4. Deep Siz
5. Sleep
6. Big Payback

• Rema Rema 7" - (Forced Exposure magazine giveaway, 1985)
• Il Duce 7" - (Homestead, 1986)

• Atomizer LP - (Homestead, 1986)

1. Jordan, Minnesota
2. Passing Complexion
3. Big Money
4. Kerosene
5. Bad Houses
6. Fists of Love
7. Stinking Drunk
8. Bazooka Joe
9. Strange Things
10. Cables (Live)

• Headache 12" - (Touch and Go, 1987)

1. My Disco
2. Grinder
3. Ready Men
4. Pete, King of all Detectives

• Heartbeat 7" - (Touch and Go, 1987)
• The Model 7" - (Touch and Go, 1987)

• Songs About Fucking LP - (Touch and Go, 1987)

1. Power of Independent Tracking
2. The Model
3. Bad Penny
4. L Dopa
5. Precious Thing
6. Colombian Necktie
7. Kitty Empire
8. Ergot
9. Kasimir S. Pulaski Day
10. Fish Fry
11. Pavement Saw
12. Tiny, King of Jews
13. Bombastic Intro
14. He's a Whore

• Pigpile (live) - (Touch and Go, 1992)

2006 "Reunion"

On September 9, 2006 Big Black played at short set at the Touch and Go Records 25th Anniversary festival, their first show in nearly 20 years. With the original lineup of Albini, Durango and Pezzati, Big Black played Cables, Pigeon Kill, Dead Billy and Racer X. Albini stated at the show that he was doing it strictly as a "thank you" to Touch and Go and Corey Rusk, so don't expect another Big Black show in the near future.

External Links

• Big Black fan site
• Big Black Wikipedia page
• Unofficial MySpace page