Kurt Cobain

Lazzaro · 19th August 2003, 01:08 AM

Was he really the voice of a generation or is he over rated ?

Personally he's one of my biggest influences and I don't think I'd be where I am today without having listened to his music.

Misanthropy · 19th August 2003, 01:17 AM

totally fucking overrated, but I have to admit to doing the whole nirvana covers thing. I have, however, been refusing to play "smells like teen spirit" since I was like 13 years old. it's just... awful. some of the other stuff was fun to play though

Fat Pete · 19th August 2003, 09:14 AM

to be honest, i think nirvana were pure borin' as fuck, ken? kurt's voice totally grates on me, and the whole self-pity thing is tedious beyond belief. cheer up kurt, drink some irn bru!

Bobsy · 19th August 2003, 09:16 AM

If you want to see a junkie who cant sing or play guitar then go to edinburgh around this time of year. If you want to see a dead one, take him to glasgow and leave him there overnight

krashd · 19th August 2003, 09:17 AM

Eck, I can't believe you've no played Smells like Teen Spirit for 2 years man :P

And Pete go eat a bun!

Becca Bomb · 19th August 2003, 09:29 AM

He was tralented as fuck, he had a shit hot voice and was one of the best songwriters ever. He was also the best performer and he had passion and stood up for what he believed in.

To those of you who slag him off - you will never be half the man Kurt was so just go and cry in a corner.

Wally · 19th August 2003, 09:58 AM

I haven't listened to Nirvana in a good long time, and I am unlikely to do so anytime soon. However, back in my late teens, I loved Nirvana, through them I got into The Melvins, who I love to this day.

Also, as a kid trying to learn guitar when Iron Madien and Metallica seemed impossible, I could at least strum barre chords along with a Nirvana tune and feel like I was getting somewhere.

-Wally.

*Lynz* · 19th August 2003, 12:11 PM

Don't even get me started on nirvana, over-rated pish.

ayearbehind · 19th August 2003, 01:58 PM

Overrated, nah they revolutonised music to some degree and for that i love Nirvana, they got me into what i'm listening to today!

Sunburn · 19th August 2003, 03:25 PM

i personaly think that Nirvana is a band for 12-16 year olds, you dont often see people listening to them much afterwards. also i think that nirvana are some sort of gateway band... people tend to start listening to them find more music in the "rock" scene and move on into their late teens (depending when they started listening to nirvana).
As for Kurt he is pretty much over-rated.. i mean he won best guitarist of the year in many magazines for about 3 years running... a head of people like satch and hendrix, sure lets put satch boogie and smells like teen spirit up together and see which one wins for best guitar preformance. Another thing about 'teen spirit, wasnt it a rip of a pixies song anyway

Wally · 19th August 2003, 03:40 PM

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Originally Posted by Sunburn

Another thing about 'teen spirit, wasnt it a rip of a pixies song anyway

No, it was a rip-off of a Boston song, actually!

-Wally.

Sunburn · 19th August 2003, 03:48 PM

aaahhh fair enough. i was informed wrongly, but it was a rip of something thats what i ment

Wally · 19th August 2003, 03:51 PM

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Originally Posted by Sunburn

aaahhh fair enough. i was informed wrongly, but it was a rip of something thats what i ment

Nah the band at the time claimed that Teen Spirit was basically them ripping off the Pixies. But if you get the chance, listen to the chorus riff of Boston's "More Than A Feeling", you should hear what I mean.

-Wally.

Ross · 19th August 2003, 03:51 PM

Come on, Nirvana were great! They are probably overrated but most big bands were- in the same way that perhaps Hendrix is overrated because his demise was in the same vein. Jesus, i'm going to get killed by someone for saying that

Wally · 19th August 2003, 03:53 PM

Nirvana were a tad over-rated. At the same time so were the Sex Pistols in their day. What both bands did was capture the mainstream's imagination, and open up willing ears to different sounds.

I wouldn't have heard of The Melvins of The Jesus lizard if it weren't for those guys.

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19th August 2003, 01:17 AM	#2 (permalink)
Misanthropy Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Dundee Posts: 4,101	totally fucking overrated, but I have to admit to doing the whole nirvana covers thing. I have, however, been refusing to play "smells like teen spirit" since I was like 13 years old. it's just... awful. some of the other stuff was fun to play though

19th August 2003, 09:14 AM	#3 (permalink)
Fat Pete Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Fintry. Sorry... Posts: 985	to be honest, i think nirvana were pure borin' as fuck, ken? kurt's voice totally grates on me, and the whole self-pity thing is tedious beyond belief. cheer up kurt, drink some irn bru!

19th August 2003, 09:16 AM	#4 (permalink)
Bobsy Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Glasgow Posts: 3,333 Band: Concurrence, Priveleged Girls After School Club	If you want to see a junkie who cant sing or play guitar then go to edinburgh around this time of year. If you want to see a dead one, take him to glasgow and leave him there overnight

19th August 2003, 09:17 AM	#5 (permalink)
krashd Senior Member Join Date: May 2003 Location: Kirktonia Posts: 2,064 Band: Crosby, Stills, Nash, krashd and Young	Eck, I can't believe you've no played Smells like Teen Spirit for 2 years man :P And Pete go eat a bun!

19th August 2003, 09:29 AM	#6 (permalink)
Becca Bomb Senior Member Join Date: May 2003 Location: the ghost train Posts: 3,738 Band: The Leatherettes	He was tralented as fuck, he had a shit hot voice and was one of the best songwriters ever. He was also the best performer and he had passion and stood up for what he believed in. To those of you who slag him off - you will never be half the man Kurt was so just go and cry in a corner.

19th August 2003, 09:58 AM	#7 (permalink)
Wally Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Dundee Posts: 565 Band: Ix	I haven't listened to Nirvana in a good long time, and I am unlikely to do so anytime soon. However, back in my late teens, I loved Nirvana, through them I got into The Melvins, who I love to this day. Also, as a kid trying to learn guitar when Iron Madien and Metallica seemed impossible, I could at least strum barre chords along with a Nirvana tune and feel like I was getting somewhere. -Wally.

19th August 2003, 12:11 PM	#8 (permalink)
Lynz Senior Member Join Date: May 2002 Location: Glasgow Posts: 2,189	Don't even get me started on nirvana, over-rated pish.

19th August 2003, 01:58 PM	#9 (permalink)
ayearbehind Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Dundee Posts: 681	Overrated, nah they revolutonised music to some degree and for that i love Nirvana, they got me into what i'm listening to today!

19th August 2003, 03:25 PM	#10 (permalink)
Sunburn Registered User Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Linlithgow, Scotland Posts: 143	i personaly think that Nirvana is a band for 12-16 year olds, you dont often see people listening to them much afterwards. also i think that nirvana are some sort of gateway band... people tend to start listening to them find more music in the "rock" scene and move on into their late teens (depending when they started listening to nirvana). As for Kurt he is pretty much over-rated.. i mean he won best guitarist of the year in many magazines for about 3 years running... a head of people like satch and hendrix, sure lets put satch boogie and smells like teen spirit up together and see which one wins for best guitar preformance. Another thing about 'teen spirit, wasnt it a rip of a pixies song anyway

19th August 2003, 03:48 PM	#12 (permalink)
Sunburn Registered User Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Linlithgow, Scotland Posts: 143	aaahhh fair enough. i was informed wrongly, but it was a rip of something thats what i ment

19th August 2003, 03:51 PM	#14 (permalink)
Ross Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Lenzieshire Posts: 3,613	Come on, Nirvana were great! They are probably overrated but most big bands were- in the same way that perhaps Hendrix is overrated because his demise was in the same vein. Jesus, i'm going to get killed by someone for saying that

19th August 2003, 03:53 PM	#15 (permalink)
Wally Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Dundee Posts: 565 Band: Ix	Nirvana were a tad over-rated. At the same time so were the Sex Pistols in their day. What both bands did was capture the mainstream's imagination, and open up willing ears to different sounds. I wouldn't have heard of The Melvins of The Jesus lizard if it weren't for those guys.