Kurt Cobain at 50

[Songbird]

So he would have been 50 today.

What's your favorite Nirvana song?

Anyone here see them in concert?

What do you think Kurt -- or Nirvana -- would be like in 2017?



My favorite Nirvana song ... such a killer opening riff.

 

[lcjjdnh]

Thread would be better with Dickie W. around, but I'll go with the Meat Puppets covers from Unplugged.

 

[cjericho]

Probably All Apologies. Never saw them, saw Foo Fighters, they were very good.

 

[Songbird]

"Hey, that's that dude from Nirvarna."

 

[Jake_Taylor]

Thread would be better with Dickie W. around, but I'll go with the Meat Puppets covers from Unplugged.

Yeah, my favorites are probably Lake of Fire, Polly and On A Plain.

 

[Starman]

"Heart-Shaped Box" or the studio version of "All Apologies."

I think if Cobain made it 6 more months, he probably would have been OK. But that was the problem.

 

[Guy_Incognito]

I saw a student in a Nirvana shirt and realized that that would have been the equivalent of me wearing a Beatles shirt in HS. Maybe this is for the "thins that make me feel old".

 

[MisterCreosote]

I guess I'll be that guy: I enjoy their music and all, but Nirvana is WAY overrated.

 

[Huggy]

Not a huge fan (love the Foo Fighters, though) but the version of "Aneurysm" on From the Muddy Banks of the Wishkah kicks all sorts of ass.

 

[Buck]

Best song = Polly

Had Cobain not killed himself, I'm not sure 'Nirvana' would've remained intact. Few bands stay together very long.
Maybe.
I'm a fan of the music, but I can't claim any insight into him or the others in the band.

 

[swingline]

"Polly" is a converted cover of The Vaselines "Molly's Lips."

Best song: Heart-Shaped Box

 

[Buck]

"Polly" is a converted cover of The Vaselines "Molly's Lips."

A converted cover?
What do the songs have in common?

 

[bumpy mcgee]

I always enjoyed 'Drain You', even more after hearing Butch Vig explain how it was recorded:

 

[Jake_Taylor]

I generally try not to be that guy, but does anybody else think the Foo Fighters song Dear Rosemary is about Kurt being murdered?

 

[PCLoadLetter]

I generally try not to be that guy, but does anybody else think the Foo Fighters song Dear Rosemary is about Kurt being murdered?

No.

 

[PCLoadLetter]

My favorite is probably "About a Girl" from Bleach. Love the Beatles vibe.

Outside of that, my favorites are the unplugged versions of "All Apologies" and "The Man Who Sold The World."

Honestly, if Cobain survived I think it's pretty likely that "In Utero" was it for them, or close to it. Kurt would have gone solo, Dave would have formed Foo Fighters, Krist would've been the "I used to be in Nirvana" guy.

 

[Michael_ Gee]

Nirvana was the first band I heard (and I was a middle aged parent at the time in his 40s) where I thought "these guys could be it, these guys could be Dylan or the Beatles for a new age." Didn't happen. Too bad for all concerned, especially for music.

 

[Jake_Taylor]

My favorite is probably "About a Girl" from Bleach. Love the Beatles vibe.

Outside of that, my favorites are the unplugged versions of "All Apologies" and "The Man Who Sold The World."

Honestly, if Cobain survived I think it's pretty likely that "In Utero" was it for them, or close to it. Kurt would have gone solo, Dave would have formed Foo Fighters, Krist would've been the "I used to be in Nirvana" guy.

I always kinda figured Kurt and Dave would have both gone off to do other things, but Nirvana might have gotten back together for an album every few years or so.

 

[typefitter]

I actually love You Know You're Right, the posthumously released track. Also love Something In The Way.

A good friend saw them when they were touring Bleach. Maybe a dozen people in the club. He's automatically the coolest guy I know regardless of what he's done in the... OH GOD 28 YEARS... since.

 

[Starman]

Nirvana's stuff is so resonant of Lennon's Plastic Ono Band period, the fun thing is imagining a never-assassinated 55-year old Lennon collaborating with a still-alive Cobain in the mid-1990s.

Imagine the Beatles Anthology/ reunion project featuring guest appearances by people like Kurt.