Throwback Thursdays: Big Black - live at CBGB July 1986

It’s been a while since we posted a new Throwback Thursday so we were about due for one to say the least.  I always try to balance things out on the blog with what types of music content we post, in theory multiple contributors should help in this department as we all have different tastes, but this has been a solo effort for the last several months as my fellow bloggers keep busy with their day to day lives. The end result is that I have to try and police myself somewhat to make sure you, the viewer, aren't being bombarded with 99% hip hop/electronic oriented content.  In all honesty I think the mix tape culture that is hip hop in 2013 just provides way more content on a day to day basis than rock can keep up with.

Whatever the case my roots have always been in punk rock and this week’s Throwback Thursday focuses on one of the most influential in the genre.

What we have below is a Chicago’s Big Black performance from July 13, 1986 at CBGB’s in New York, filmed by Greg Fasolino. Black's abrasive sound was characterized by distinctively trebley guitars and the use of a drum machine, elements which precursored industrial rock. Albini's lyrics openly dealt with loaded topics including murder, rape, child sexual abuse, arson, racism, and misogyny, so you know, the classics! The 45 minute set list is broken down below…

1. Clear Out!
2. Fists of Love
3. Big Money
4. Passing Complexion
5. Cables
6. Pigeon Kill
7. The Ugly American
8. Kerosene (stopped)
9. Kerosene (with Mission of Burma/Volcano Suns’ Peter Prescott on drums)
10 Rema-Rema (with Peter Prescott)