there can only be one

>>68658577
steve albini's forgotten more good albums than gira's made

>>68658577
Definitely Gira.

I'm inclined to agree more with
>>68658639
than
>>68658690

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>>68658577
Albini, no contest.

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>>68658577
>not siding with the big strong boss

>>68658577
Shellac need four minutes to do what neo Swans need two hours to do

Big Black and Rapeman also manage to be as abrasive as early Swans while actually still being vaguely musical

>>68658577
albini: 3
gira: 2

looks like ol' stevie wins this one boys

>>68658968
my bad, albini now up to 4

this is an albini blowout my dudes

Albini by a massive margin
Atomizer and At Action Park are better than anything Gira's ever done

>Making me have to choose between Le Vinyl Rockist and Le Rapeman

both are shit

>>68659165
>Le Vinyl Rockist and Le Rapeman
not related to their music, confirmed for image obsessed pleb

>>68659165
you just listed albini twice

Gira. mystified by the Albini votes

gira is a meme with a tiny pecker

albini has been either directly or indirectly involved with more certified classic albums of the late 80's and 90's than Gira has in the entire Swans Discography (including all the trash albums like The Seer and "le babby face")

Albini doesn't try to be culturally relevant or prestigious. He just makes music that people want to listen to, and that's all. Gira has been hanging to cultural relevance since Children of God, showing up every few years with some radically wacky attempt at proving how "counter culture" and shocking he is.

>>68658577
Gira

>>68659247
see
>>68659251

>>68658968
yeah this is correct
>>68658639
as is this
Even if you liked both, there'd be no denying the amount of classic albums this man has been involved in, and how much his presence has influenced bands.

>>68658577
Gira for the king of edgelords.

Gira is the only right answer

>>68659251
>hasn't listened to the Angels of Light

Gira.

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>>68659371
i have

and it's shit

>>68658577

damn, it's like choosing between your mom and your dad.
Maybe Al Beanie

>>68659251
Well, see, I don't give a flying fuck about all the alternative rock shit he's produced.

Boring indie turds make me sick.

>>68659393
>having such a garbage opinion

>>68658577
plebs found this thread so now the gira votes start to come in

albini still best boy

Albini by miles and miles. Atomizer alone beats out Swans' entire discography in a 1 on 1.

>>68658577
whichever one is redpilled

>>68659455
Albini is for indie vinyl dweebs with skin tight jeans, plaid shirts, and beenies pulled over their ears, talking about The Pixies and slowcore.

Gira is for true people.

>>68659513
>Albini is for indie vinyl dweebs with skin tight jeans, plaid shirts, and beenies pulled over their ears, talking about The Pixies and slowcore.

except literally everyone who's ever mentioned swans in their life have all fit this description

>>68658577
Albini lost it.
Gira still has it.
Gira wins.

Albini is a fucking hack.
>tfw every album produced by Albini sounds like absolute garbage

As much as I love Gira's work, Albini has objectively contributed much more to music as a whole.

>>68659563
maybe to your inexperienced, untrained ears. Just because you don't listen to a lot of music from that area doesn't mean you have the authority to call him a hack just because you don't like it

>>68658577
I'm with Steve.

>>68658577
as far as actual music goes, I think I prefer Gira, but if we're talking about importance and influence, Albini without a doubt.

>>68659559
I'll have you know I look nothing like that.

I look like a radiant Germanic raver-preppie synthesized with astral cult leader.

Steve is the only answer, swans is decent at best but Stevie has been crankin' out the true noise rock since day 1.

>>68658798
>memelord picks Gira

Fucking
Typical

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rip albinifags

Albini

>>68659610
>tripfaggot
opinion discarded

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>>68659728
>siding with Piero "i only like what's not popular" Scaruffi
>ever

Albini

>>68659785
look at oh great almighty anonymous with impeccable taste due to his tasteful name field selection and inability to comprehend simple dirty recording techniques

>>68658577
Gira even just looks better. Albini looks like your usual sour-faced, bespectacled vinyl-loving dorko boy.

Gira looks at once weathered Aryan icon and Gothic poyote cowboy, with the steadfast gaze of a true mensch.

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there is only one true god

>>68659404
Everyone chooses their moms dude

>>68659821
i'm not gonna listen to your opinions until you stop using your fucking tripcode.
tell me, why do you need to be recognized on an anonymous imageboard?

Albini has engineered some of my favourite albums ever (Seamonsters by The Wedding Present, In Utero, Mclusky Does Dallas, etc.) though I'm not that huge on Big Black. Love his engineering work,, I mean dat drum sound.

As for Gira, a little hit 'n miss for me. Actually prefer Angels of Light to Swans, and definitely prefer earlier Swans to the last few records.
But he also discovered Devendra Banhart and Akron/Family, two bands that changed my life upon discovering them back in the day, so I'm indebted to Gira for that.


Toss up. Both are great, neither is perfect.

I saw Shellac friday and it was incredible

>>68659922
I use my trip to keep up with anons across different threads and follow up with them about recs I give them. That's purely the only reason. I used a name without a trip until shitposters started posting with it on to impersonate me, so here we are

Albini the Producer > Gira > Albini the musician

>>68659960
where at? I'd love to see them

Swans is garbage

>>68659961
>caring about how others perceive you

Let me guess, you're either a woman or a manchild.

>>68660339
when did I give any indication that that was the case? The only reason I really come to this website is discuss music and give recommendations, so of course I like discussing the recommendations I give. You're grasping at straws friend

Albini because Kerosene.

>>68658577
Albini was much better as a producer than as an actual band member. Not that any of his projects were bad, most are just very mediocre.

Gira has mantained one of the most consistently great bands of all time, (Swans) while having several other great musical projects on the side. (World of Skin, Angels of Light, The Body Lovers/The Body Haters, solo stuff.) Plus he founded the record label that give birth to people like Lisa Germano.

Gira easily.

>>68658577
Gira gets credit for keeping Swans going and really brancing out. But Albini has numerous great projects and is a god tier producer/engineer.

>>68660663
this

>>68659707
>getting upset over a harmless reaction image
I think it's time to start taking your meds again.

>>68659922
you need some salt for that chip on your shoulder?

>>68658577
Stevie is the correct answer

>>68658577
Why are these two even being compared. How are they at all that related? Fuck Off OP