My problem with Albini was his insistence that his way was the only true way. I don't have any problem with an engineer or producer advocating a certain work flow, certain techniques, etc. but to dogmatically assert that there are no other options is arrogant in the extreme. For instance: I hated his drum sounds. I don't know if it was his room, the fact that he used about a dozen mics on a kit, the way he chose and placed those mics, or what, but I didn't like the outcome. That doesn't mean Nirvana or Pixies or Jesus Lizard didn't love what he did, and I hope that was the case. In a similar way, some artists may really want creative input, either because they simply don't like where they are and haven't learned how to veer from that path, or maybe they have some vague idea in their head but they need help getting there.
I really would have loved to see Albini tell Quincy Jones he was doing it wrong.