In my book, the all-time number one indie vinyl urban assualt weapon has GOT to be this album by Big Black. It kicks off at maximum velocity and simply doesn’t stop until the needle hits the end of the record. Songs About Fucking by Big Black is quite possibly Steven Albini & company’s finest hour. Sure, you can buy this on CD, but it sounds just the way it needs to on the vinyl; this is truly a case where the LP format is the best way to experience the sounds–Albini the analog audiophile really shines on this. No, you don’t listen to Big Black for subtlety, you put it on to shock your senses awake after putting in a full day at the death factory. Never mind Black Flag, Ministry, or even Nine Inch Nails; this is the genuine angry article–no pussyfooting with piles of rack effects and studio tweezing, just the machine gun thud of the drums, those great, trebly guitar sounds and Albini screaming his head off over the racket. If you play this album at maximum volume, your neighbors will die.

Standout tracks include The Power of Independent Trucking, L Dopa, and a razor-blade-n-gasoline cover of the Cheap Trick classic, He’s A Whore. STRONGLY RECOMMENDED