
Yes, I know Steve Albini worked with Bush, but Bush was trying very, very hard to be cool at the time. All that "oh, I love Jesus Lizard" stuff Gavin said, I believe it was genuine. And yes, Albini worked with Jimmy Page and Robert Plant, but come on, that was Jimmy Page and Robert Plant. Scott Weiland, though? A Scott Weiland that in Velvet Revolver at the time this must have been planned? A Scott Weiland that was being too obnoxious for Slash to stomach? A Scott Weiland bringing along the drummer from No Doubt? I'm not saying "dude, Albini sold out." I'm saying, "man, I hope they paid his mortgage and studio equipment bills forty times over in exchange for putting a mic in front of that choad."
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