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See above comment by @pashields. These are Steve Albini’s conclusions that Courtney is merely riding on—and continuing to get credit for it seems. I think Albini’s original-original was actually printed in The Baffler before it was printed in Maximum Rock 'N Roll.

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I think that's a little unfair, can't 2 people talk about the same subject from different angles? Also Steve Albani, while a respected producer, is not a highly popular musician like Love, it's nice to see an opinion from somebody in a different position.

What you’re saying is fair enough, but in this specific case if you compare what the two are saying it is obvious these are not “separate angles” but one is the original composition and the other is a watered-down version of the exact same angle. And the result is perhaps not Courtney’s fault—when my peers say something interesting I love to quote them on it. Just here it seems to have been done without the credit.

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