Dave Grohl honored Steve Albini during the Foo Fighters concert in Charlotte on Thursday night by dedicating the band's performance of “My Hero” to the in the womb producer.
“Tonight I'd like to dedicate this song to a friend that we lost the other day, who I've known for a long, long time,” Grohl said. “He left us too soon. He has touched all your lives, I am sure. I'm talking about Steve Albini. For those of you who know, you already know. For those who don't know, remember that name: Steve Albini. Let's sing this one for him.”
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As a member of Nirvana, Grohl worked with Albini on the band's third and final album, In Utero. Years later, Grohl featured Albini's Electrical Audio studio in an episode of his docuseries. sonic highways. The band also recorded “Something from Nothing,” from the album. sonic highways, in Electrical Audio. Most recently, Grohl and his Nirvana bandmate Krist Novoselic sat down with Albini for a Q&A moderated by Conan O'Brien to celebrate the 30th anniversary of in the womb.
Albini died on May 7 of a heart attack at the age of 61. Nirvana paid tribute to him on social media by sharing the four-page proposal he presented to Kurt Cobain for in the womb. You can also find tributes to Albini from collaborators such as the Pixies, PJ Harvey, Jarvis Cocker and The Breeders, as well as revisit 13 of the albums he worked on that shaped rock music as we know it.
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