Songs About Fucking is the second and final full-length studio album by the punk rock band Big Black, released in 1987 by Touch and Go records, and reissued in 2018. The album includes a rendition of Kraftwerk's "The Model" in a remixed version from that which appeared on Big Black's then-recent single. The compact disc of Songs About Fucking added the other side of that single, a cover of Cheap Trick's "He's a Whore". Songs About Fucking is the second and final full-length studio album by the punk rock band Big Black, released in 1987 by Touch and Go records, and reissued in 2018. The album includes a rendition of Kraftwerk's "The Model" in a remixed version from that which appeared on Big Black's then-recent single. The compact disc of Songs About Fucking added the other side of that single, a cover of Cheap Trick's "He's a Whore". false 2023-07-15 08:15:34 Songs About Fucking 7.8 1987 1987-01-01 1987-01-01 29 Alternative Rock Indie Rock Post-Hardcore Rock Noise Rock 120705 2166845 80a96817-c65c-4fae-8bec-aed543cfe951 9463868f-edc8-427e-ac07-ea89698e5f15 fcaabc32-5f03-3ade-b2cf-68c8c9615b6a /media/data/media2/Music/Big Black/Songs About Fucking (1987)/folder.jpg Big Black AlbumArtist Big Black Artist Big Black Big Black 1 The Power of Independent Trucking 01:26 2 The Model 02:34 3 Bad Penny 02:32 4 L Dopa 01:40 5 Precious Thing 02:20 6 Colombian Necktie 02:13 7 Kitty Empire 04:00 8 Ergot 02:27 9 Kasimir S. Pulaski Day 02:27 10 Fish Fry 02:05 11 Pavement Saw 02:11 12 Tiny, King of the Jews 02:30 13 Bombastic Intro 00:34 Big Black was an American punk rock band from Evanston, Illinois, active from 1981 to 1987. Founded first as a solo project by singer and guitarist Steve Albini, the band became a trio with an initial lineup that included guitarist Santiago Durango and bassist Jeff Pezzati, both of Naked Raygun. In 1985, Pezzati was replaced by Dave Riley, who played on Big Black's two full-length studio albums, Atomizer (1986) and Songs About Fucking (1987). Big Black's aggressive and abrasive music was characterized by distinctively clanky guitars and the use of a drum machine rather than a drum kit, elements that foreshadowed industrial rock. The band's lyrics flouted commonly held taboos and dealt frankly—and often explicitly—with politically and culturally loaded topics including murder, rape, child sexual abuse, arson, racism, and misogyny. Though the band's lyrics contained controversial material, the lyrics were meant to serve as a commentary or a display of distaste for the subject matter. They were staunchly critical of the commercial nature of rock, shunning the mainstream music industry and insisting on complete control over all aspects of their career. At the height of their success, they booked their own tours, paid for their own recordings, refused to sign contracts, and eschewed many of the traditional corporate trappings of rock bands. In doing so, they had a significant impact on the aesthetic and political development of independent and underground rock music. In addition to two studio albums, Big Black released two live albums, two compilation albums, four EPs, and five singles, all through independent record labels. Most of the band's catalog was kept in print through Touch and Go Records for years following their breakup.