Big Black - Bulldozer

Bulldozer makes Lungs seem like a mere opening of the gates. Original Naked Raygun guitarist Santiago Durango gets added to the lineup, and Nr vocalist Jeff Pezzatti adds bass, giving the second EP a thicker, more brutal thrust than the essentially all-Steve Albini debut. The first 30 seconds of opener "Cables" is the first true unleashing of Albini's industrial power guitar, sounding little like the instrument that it is. Influenced by Gang Of Four's Andy Gill and Public Image Limited's Keith Levene, Albini's noisy scrapes are just as riveting as his precursors, given extra accent by Durango's more rhythmic screeching. Read More