Re: Requiescat FM Steve
Posted: Thu May 09, 2024 2:57 pm
i still cannot believe it.
as many others mentioned before, steve was an integral part of not only my musical life.
when action park came out in 1994 it changed my life forever. i had never heard music like this before, bass player here in austria in the middle oft he 90s, around 25 years old.
music that went directly into my heart, something i could have never imagined before.
so i started to follow the band, joined the prf, asked questions and got replies even for the most stupid questions. and i have learned a lot lot on gear and recording and pasta with apples and onions. always hoping for a new record soon.
shellac changed my holiday plans from then on and their european tours lead me to places i would have never visited in my life. catania, where they have played with uzeda open air in a venue where the sound engineer was surrounded by huge cactus plants, hasselt in belgium together with the ex, istanbul together with soundgarden. a shellac show was always a good reason to book a hotel for a week in a place that never was on your holiday list.
a few years from 2003-2008 i have worked as a booker in a viennese venue called szene wien and after many attemps could convince their european agent carlos to have them play there on 5-7-07. i wore an acoustic amps t-shirt that day when steve went in he said „nice t-shirt! these amps made my guitar sound like a banjo.“ the show was great and all the guys super nice, much nicer as all the 700 bands that have played there in these 5 years. and they drank exactly 1! small beer all together that evening (and i’m sure it was eliot the sound engineer…).
besides shellac i consider „the problem with music“ as one oft he most important articles on cultural industries, not only music, ever written. and everything else steve had to say on this theme. steve’s opinions on fees and royalties, all his gear and recording, advice, so many other things, so many.
my deepest condolences to heather and the whole family, todd and bob, and all of you that knew him personally or anyone that cares. steve will leave a hole that cannot be filled anymore.
best wishes from austria
siegi
as many others mentioned before, steve was an integral part of not only my musical life.
when action park came out in 1994 it changed my life forever. i had never heard music like this before, bass player here in austria in the middle oft he 90s, around 25 years old.
music that went directly into my heart, something i could have never imagined before.
so i started to follow the band, joined the prf, asked questions and got replies even for the most stupid questions. and i have learned a lot lot on gear and recording and pasta with apples and onions. always hoping for a new record soon.
shellac changed my holiday plans from then on and their european tours lead me to places i would have never visited in my life. catania, where they have played with uzeda open air in a venue where the sound engineer was surrounded by huge cactus plants, hasselt in belgium together with the ex, istanbul together with soundgarden. a shellac show was always a good reason to book a hotel for a week in a place that never was on your holiday list.
a few years from 2003-2008 i have worked as a booker in a viennese venue called szene wien and after many attemps could convince their european agent carlos to have them play there on 5-7-07. i wore an acoustic amps t-shirt that day when steve went in he said „nice t-shirt! these amps made my guitar sound like a banjo.“ the show was great and all the guys super nice, much nicer as all the 700 bands that have played there in these 5 years. and they drank exactly 1! small beer all together that evening (and i’m sure it was eliot the sound engineer…).
besides shellac i consider „the problem with music“ as one oft he most important articles on cultural industries, not only music, ever written. and everything else steve had to say on this theme. steve’s opinions on fees and royalties, all his gear and recording, advice, so many other things, so many.
my deepest condolences to heather and the whole family, todd and bob, and all of you that knew him personally or anyone that cares. steve will leave a hole that cannot be filled anymore.
best wishes from austria
siegi
