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Re:Albini pitching Nirvana: “I would like to be paid like a ... by Optimal_Persona on Sunday April 03, 2022 @12:47AM (#30894551)
As the mixer of "Nevermind", Andy Wallace deserves a lot of credit for the finished sound. Both Vig and the band weren't crazy about Vig's initial mixes. Between Nevermind and producing/engineering/mixing Jeff Buckley's "Grace", Andy Wallace did as much to define of '90s rock as anyone else, and has done phenomenal work before and since.
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Re:Albini pitching Nirvana: “I would like to be paid like a ... by wsc981 on Sunday April 03, 2022 @01:30AM (#30894711)
Jeff Buckley’s Grace is an awesome album, much recommended if people haven’t heard it yet.
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Re:Albini pitching Nirvana: “I would like to be paid like a ... by Jgrubb on Sunday April 03, 2022 @11:02AM (#30897421)
I never pass up an opportunity to point out that his version of Hallelujah from that album is THE canonical version.

I'm sure it was covered by others before that, but his was the first version I ever heard and of the million versions I've heard since there's not a single one that comes anywhere close. And the way it and the next song go together are the definition of a centerpiece.

It's one of the great albums and I can't believe how much we lost because he decided to go swimming at night in a river. I also can't believe the same dude mixed Nevermind. Cheers.

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