Nirvana - NeverMind
Nirvamania
Nirvana. Who doesn't know Nirvana? Three piece Seattle band that created the most revolotionary sound of the 90's. A Buddhism word that means neither suffering, desire, nor sense. The subject is released from the effects of karma and the cycle of death and rebirth. A powerful band name that Kurt Cobain releases in his lyrics through the inspiration of the word. Definitely a commercial successful album! I'm sure many people have reviewed this album online. So here's my review on one of my most favourite masterpieces. Nirvana were definitely the main engine in the "Grunge Movement" even though bands before were fairly big but not known worldwide. This album also has the new instalment of drummer Dave Grohl from previous drummer Chad Channing who was let go. On bass was Krist Novoselic who was the main founder along with guitarist and vocalist Kurt Cobain. Who started out in 1987. I have no idea how Dave Grohl linked in with Nirvana being the opposite side of the USA(Ohio) as the Seattle boys. But he risked a big part of his life to be a success and it paid of big time! Despite not getting much royalties from the band so I've been heard, still made a big load and gave him a hall of fame name.
Recording of the album was over a month. Signing with big record label of DGC with a $65,000 contract. Recomended from friend Kim Gordon in Sonic Youth the golden idol for the band that inspired to be like. I have no idea if Nirvana just scraped that dollar from the Bleach record which they did previous, the album was successful in sales, mainly from the United Kingdom. Slowly getting a name for themselves they had no idea what was about to happen with this record. Even the record label took a risk with the band as well, not knowing if they'd sell but hoped with a quarter million sales just like the Geffen Sonic Youth album Goo. Inspiration towards this album came hugely from Pixies, R.E.M and the Smithereens. Big key to Kurt Cobain songs were designed to be melodic and simple, designing the music before the lyrics which was a key to his success. The lyrics are strong likely from the connection from his previous lover Tobi Vail which did tear him apart.
http://www2.gibson.com/News-Lifestyle/Features/en-us/spotlight-0502-2011.aspx
NeverMind
Second album released in September 24th, 1991. Originally going to be named "Sheep" something that Kurt had a inside joke about and considered it funny. Somewhere connected to the Gulf War happening at the time, the cynicism about the involvement of it. Months went past and the title name was considered lame and changed to Nevermind because it was a metaphor to his attitude on life and being grammatically incorrect. The album artwork got into huge controversy, which Kurt Cobain did thrive off and didn't know what effects he was letting himself into. He was only 24 at the time so you can't blame him for being like fuck you. Justice to the music industry for getting hugely ignored for the first few months but really picked up momentum from listeners and got attention it widely deserved.
Inspired from watching underwater birth videos together Kurt & Dave. No idea where Krist was but anyway inspired to be put in the album. A circumcised 3 month year old baby alone underwater, going for a dollar note that is on a fish hook to draw him in (Anti-Capitalism). Other ideas were diseased vaginas and other weird outrageous images to get you talking. The original piece went out untouched despite it's huge controversy. No doubt it made the album more successful! Message from Kurt. If you are offended by this, then your a closet pedophile.
Right The Album!
Track 1 - Smells Like Teen Spirit
Theres a lot to talk about in this song. The music video promoted this song hugely with anarchist cheerleaders, the band playing in front of a miserable teenage students that ended erupting in riot and carnage that gets you pumping just by watching it. The mixed emotion you get within the song is extrodinary with such anger, intense energy and the passion through Kurt Cobain's acting and physical presence. The way he gets up close to the camera, it really does get you connected to the band. The song is just powerful with the structure of LOUD/soft inspired from the Pixies sound. The first song to be released to promote the album two weeks before (UK - Nov 18, 1991).
The song gained momentum across the world at a crazy rate. Nirvanas greatest so called "Hit" was into the mainstream and high in the music industry, globally in 91 and 92 - the time where alternative rock made the impact on chart music. The song won awards all over the world and was giving the band unease with the success and attention they were getting. In years to come it led to the death of Kurt Cobain in 1994 may some say. The song shaped and shifted music history into a new era. Rock artist were coming out of nowhere through the sound of Alternative/Grunge Rock. Underground bands having the chance to be seen in the spotlight unlike heavily invested music artists at the time. A huge inspiration for a underground band to idolise. Coming from a small little town that had no expectations and sleeping in back of vans not knowing they're huge rockstars worldwide.
Everything is in the song. Just listen to it and you can feel it. Dave Grohls loud drums and hitting them with everything he's got, never eases off and he keeps the same consistency the whole way through. The song blows your mind, if your going to learn guitar, bass or drums play this song and you'll get the club going it's that iconic out there. Title inspired from female perfume being sprayed on him, I think from Bikini Kill member Kathleen Hanna who he was dating at the time. But she was like Kurt Smells Like Teen Spirit and was inspired to be the title.
Okay Structure of - Heavy Intro, Quiet Verse, Repetitive Build Up Pre Chorus, Heavy Chorus x2 - Solo. V, PC. C, Outro.
Some critics liked to fill holes in by saying it's similar to the sound of "More Than A Feeling" by Boston or Kinsgmen's Louie Louie. But obviously is much more different with the tempo, chord progression and anger! Check it out if you haven't. They still play it occasionally in mainstream clubs to get you on the dance floor because everyone knows it and its the most iconic song of the 90's.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hTWKbfoikeg&list=PL09094C5C10C78BD1
Track 2 - In Bloom
Dave Grohls thunderous thumping after Kurts instantly recognisable guitar sounds with the use of power chords. The song shifts from quiet verses and loud choruses. The song is obviously about the underground scene and the people turning up to the Nirvana shows that only knew the main songs and ironically, this was a song people can sing along too.
60's - Black and white inspired music video that starts of sophisticated in suits with Kurt Cobain wearing Buddy Holly glasses, but coming towards the end the band trash the stage and can be seen wearing dresses. Ironically and spontaneously through Courtney Love coming to the shooting and bringing a load of dresses that she just dry cleaned and purchased. So Kurt and the band decided to put them on and put it in the footage. Archive footage being shown from Beatle gigs of screaming women in the audience being included in the edit of In Bloom. Parody to a Ed Sullivan show. Think the initial idea was a girl being brought up as a KKK member but got left behind and was included in Heart Shaped Box's video.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PbgKEjNBHqM&list=PL09094C5C10C78BD1
Track 3 - Come As You Are
Stolen riff from Killing Jokes - Eighties - who stole it from The Damned - Life Goes On -
Come As You Kurt contradicting the meaning about people. What there expected to be or act like.
Kurt wasn't sure about the release of this song and it did get debated over being the second track for a while because it did sound like a commercial top song and a parody Funny enough Kurt was really unhappy with the version released and thought it sounded like Motley Crue? Plus only having one or two takes for the whole song to get accomplished. Kurt accidentally sang the words Memoria and I don't have a gun but spontaneously it stayed in the song. However this song still kicks ass! Just the build up to this song gets you emotionally involved in the song even though the sound is subdued and moody but soon as the chorus hits in the song really gets going.
The music video has all the band members blurred out because the band were pissed at the hours it was taking to make the music videos with all these different directors. So they wanted a quick video that blurred out their faces and just relate the visuals to the album artwork and lyrics. You can see in the video, the building flooding and Kurt swinging on a chandelier in slow motion and slow scenes of a gun and baby underwater.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vabnZ9-ex7o&list=PL09094C5C10C78BD1
Track 4 - Breed
The fast riff from Kurt's makes you know this is going to be another heavy song. Start of with the guitar and then the build up of fast drums from Dave. The lyrics are just simple and in first person relation to yourself and a repetitive melody which makes it another successful song.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ee6xkwVucIE&list=PL09094C5C10C78BD1
Track 5 - Lithium
Weird inspiration for a song of a man who turns to religion due to the death of his girlfriend and has thoughts of suicide but hopes religion with saver his life. The song took ages to record and eventually inspired the last track (Endless,Nameless) with Kurt being so frustrated about the recording of this song and how many takes it took to make.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pkcJEvMcnEg&list=PL09094C5C10C78BD1
Track 6 - Polly
Previously recorded on the Bleach album at a faster pace. Kurt slowed the song down in the studio and put it in the album as a solo-ish acoustic song. Very gripping song inspired from a 14 year old girl in 1987 who got raped and tortured after a gig in Tacoma near Washington, Seattle, not Nirvana's! Kurt saw the story and was upset from the incident thus creating this song. She flirted with her captives to escape the incident. He heard another rape incident happening at one go his gig singing the Polly song to her. This frustrated him at the people that were coming to his shows and he wasn't liking what was happening behind the scenes of his gigs.
Track 7 - Territorial Poising
Quoted from The Youngbloods - Get Together at the start of the song - Smile of your brother now everybody get together, try to love one another right now. I like to think the rest of the lyrics are inspired from Alien Boy or just significantly The Wipers. A song about being alienated and away from everything. A very heavy song that they always ended up destroying their shows at the end of the setlist.
BBC Jonathan Ross Live Performance which they trashed
http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=territorial+pissings+jonathon&sm=3
Track 8 - Drain You
Most of the lyrics in this song were sayings he'd say to his ex-girlfriend - Baby I'm lucky to have met you. Mainly cringe sayings that he didn't mind including in the song. Obviously inspired from his previous lover and the interest in childbirth, abortion and pregnancy. The song could have many meanings from being ill and having his girlfriend to look after him and wanting nourishment from her and maybe not having the mental capabilities to look after himself.
Track 9 - Lounge Act
Another song inspired from a previous lover. Tobi Vail (Bikini Kill) I'm not gonna try to explain the meaning because none of the songs can have 100% accuracy. But anyway such a awesome song that is so catchy! Everything I love about Nirvana is the guitar sound going perfect with the melody of Kurt's voice. Just the variation of different melodies they use within one song and still make the song perfect is just awesome.
"I'll wear a shield" One of Kurt's tattoos on his arm that pissed his girlfriend off. K Records.
Track 10 - Stay Away
Drum intro to make you go berserk from Dave Grohl. Just the build up gets you going and Kurt's Introduction gets you up. Song is loud, catchy and seductive in its anger. Stay Away to the people who don't understand underground rock. Homophobic and hipster people Kurt despised. Conformists.
Just the energy in the song from Kurt is rememberable, the cracks in his voice is just showing you how much passion is going into this.
God Is Gay, Burn The Flag. Ends the destructive song. Burn the flag did get taken out though.
Track 11 - On A Plain
I love the sarcasm in Kurt's lyrics because thats the kinda person he was. The frustration in his life is really brought out in this song. This is probably through drugs (the first time I've said it). Kurt maybe being completely wasted and taken somewhere happy and not caring at all. Another inspiration through this song was a book read by Kurt and was introduced into the lyrics. The Stranger novel by Albert Camus. Another unique melody Nirvana created, it took me personally a few listens to really get involved in the lyrics and sound, it is a awesomely structured song.
Track 12 - Something In The Way
Slow murmuring song that takes you away from the melodic chorus of humming. You can barely hear the lyrics as Kurt mumbles a hell lot in this song and its like he's sensitive of his voice and embarrassed in emotion in what he's going through. A perfect connection you can link together through this song.
People say its about Kurt living under the bridge for a while and being homeless near Wishkah river. I doubt it though and it says so in Heavier Than Heaven a biography published by Charles Cross due to the dangers of being swept away. Apparently Kurt stayed at hospitals and at friends houses as he slowly managed to get a living as a cleaner. Solo acoustic song from Kurt Cobain and too soft and gentle for the rest of the band to get involved. It was left just to Kurt who spilt his heart out with such random lyrics. Kurt whispered the lyrics so quietly producer Butch Vig turned the microphone all the way up. Randomly finding a cello player at a party through friends they got them in on the song.
Track 13 - Silence / Endless Nameless
Explosive, just mental end. I really like the chorus, it remind me of Queens Bohemian Rhapsody. Mama! Don't know why. The song is just being screamed at you from Kurt. You can barely hear what he's saying but anyway you get raw emotion and energy to end the Nirvana Nervemind album. Created through the frustration of making Lithium this was spontaneously recorded. Another reason for putting this on last was just doing the opposite on normal records of being slow fade out songs, this took it to another level not a much melodic sing along song, still packed with emotion and enthusiasm.
Unfortunately I was not lucky enough to see a Nirvana show or witness the presence of Kurt Cobain. I managed to meet people who did and I envy them entirely Nirvana have created such a influence through this album and really brought my frame of mind into alternative hard rock and the underground of music. Due to his his death in 1994 the band has completely disbanded although Dave and Krist still live and breath music. Dave went on to establish his own band Foo Fighters. Towards the end of Nirvana's rein, the awkward tension between the band can be witnessed at the acoustic MTV Unplugged show. Dave Grohl constantly getting shouted at by Kurt who was doing his best to tap the drum kit ever so lightly. Dave had a few songs of his own material that he did show to Kurt, he liked his chorus's a lot and wanted to use it for the band, Dave disagreed and stood firm on personal reasons. Some of the songs can be heard on Foo Fighters first demos and albums. Krist didn't choose to continue with music until a few years after the death of Kurt with small band projects, he went on to a settled life then recently wondered into politics. He formed a Sweet 75 in 1994 as a bassist and guitarist and took one of the lead roles in the band creating an alternative rock sound.
Merchandise
Even though I don't own any merchandise of Nirvana. I'm really not that bothered not to, because I know there awesome and everyone I see wearing one just gets in with the commercial trend. Memories of asking what favourite song on the Bleach album was and the response being like 'Whats that?" I do have quite a few things I like to put forward on the messages Kurt put on the concert T shirts. He was really pro-feminist and with messages like the male seahorse carries the children and gives them birth. Female supporters can really connect with Nirvana and gain trust from the band unlike bands in the 80's that were exploiting woman either on their music videos or at their shows. Nirvana really showed the realism of the world. Something I really admire about the band is because they did have a status in the music industry and should be highly respected for their morales and decency they set out from the start.
I Rate This 10/10….Obviously
It's that awesome. You shouldn't feel ripped off with this. The energy is pulsating and you can listen to the album the whole way through without getting bored. Well that's how I feel. If you haven't listened to the Nirvana album, do it now!
This is now my second album that I consider a masterpiece and there are many more to come!
Let me know your comments by messaging me or tweeting me @Dazzerman06
If any information I've left out or any more factual information you have please inform me to get updated!!
Charles R. Cross (2001,). Heavier Than Heaven. 2nd ed. Seattle: Hyperion. p.189
Recording of the album was over a month. Signing with big record label of DGC with a $65,000 contract. Recomended from friend Kim Gordon in Sonic Youth the golden idol for the band that inspired to be like. I have no idea if Nirvana just scraped that dollar from the Bleach record which they did previous, the album was successful in sales, mainly from the United Kingdom. Slowly getting a name for themselves they had no idea what was about to happen with this record. Even the record label took a risk with the band as well, not knowing if they'd sell but hoped with a quarter million sales just like the Geffen Sonic Youth album Goo. Inspiration towards this album came hugely from Pixies, R.E.M and the Smithereens. Big key to Kurt Cobain songs were designed to be melodic and simple, designing the music before the lyrics which was a key to his success. The lyrics are strong likely from the connection from his previous lover Tobi Vail which did tear him apart.
http://www2.gibson.com/News-Lifestyle/Features/en-us/spotlight-0502-2011.aspx
NeverMind
Second album released in September 24th, 1991. Originally going to be named "Sheep" something that Kurt had a inside joke about and considered it funny. Somewhere connected to the Gulf War happening at the time, the cynicism about the involvement of it. Months went past and the title name was considered lame and changed to Nevermind because it was a metaphor to his attitude on life and being grammatically incorrect. The album artwork got into huge controversy, which Kurt Cobain did thrive off and didn't know what effects he was letting himself into. He was only 24 at the time so you can't blame him for being like fuck you. Justice to the music industry for getting hugely ignored for the first few months but really picked up momentum from listeners and got attention it widely deserved.
Inspired from watching underwater birth videos together Kurt & Dave. No idea where Krist was but anyway inspired to be put in the album. A circumcised 3 month year old baby alone underwater, going for a dollar note that is on a fish hook to draw him in (Anti-Capitalism). Other ideas were diseased vaginas and other weird outrageous images to get you talking. The original piece went out untouched despite it's huge controversy. No doubt it made the album more successful! Message from Kurt. If you are offended by this, then your a closet pedophile.
Right The Album!
Track 1 - Smells Like Teen Spirit
Theres a lot to talk about in this song. The music video promoted this song hugely with anarchist cheerleaders, the band playing in front of a miserable teenage students that ended erupting in riot and carnage that gets you pumping just by watching it. The mixed emotion you get within the song is extrodinary with such anger, intense energy and the passion through Kurt Cobain's acting and physical presence. The way he gets up close to the camera, it really does get you connected to the band. The song is just powerful with the structure of LOUD/soft inspired from the Pixies sound. The first song to be released to promote the album two weeks before (UK - Nov 18, 1991).
The song gained momentum across the world at a crazy rate. Nirvanas greatest so called "Hit" was into the mainstream and high in the music industry, globally in 91 and 92 - the time where alternative rock made the impact on chart music. The song won awards all over the world and was giving the band unease with the success and attention they were getting. In years to come it led to the death of Kurt Cobain in 1994 may some say. The song shaped and shifted music history into a new era. Rock artist were coming out of nowhere through the sound of Alternative/Grunge Rock. Underground bands having the chance to be seen in the spotlight unlike heavily invested music artists at the time. A huge inspiration for a underground band to idolise. Coming from a small little town that had no expectations and sleeping in back of vans not knowing they're huge rockstars worldwide.
Everything is in the song. Just listen to it and you can feel it. Dave Grohls loud drums and hitting them with everything he's got, never eases off and he keeps the same consistency the whole way through. The song blows your mind, if your going to learn guitar, bass or drums play this song and you'll get the club going it's that iconic out there. Title inspired from female perfume being sprayed on him, I think from Bikini Kill member Kathleen Hanna who he was dating at the time. But she was like Kurt Smells Like Teen Spirit and was inspired to be the title.
Okay Structure of - Heavy Intro, Quiet Verse, Repetitive Build Up Pre Chorus, Heavy Chorus x2 - Solo. V, PC. C, Outro.
Some critics liked to fill holes in by saying it's similar to the sound of "More Than A Feeling" by Boston or Kinsgmen's Louie Louie. But obviously is much more different with the tempo, chord progression and anger! Check it out if you haven't. They still play it occasionally in mainstream clubs to get you on the dance floor because everyone knows it and its the most iconic song of the 90's.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hTWKbfoikeg&list=PL09094C5C10C78BD1
Track 2 - In Bloom
Dave Grohls thunderous thumping after Kurts instantly recognisable guitar sounds with the use of power chords. The song shifts from quiet verses and loud choruses. The song is obviously about the underground scene and the people turning up to the Nirvana shows that only knew the main songs and ironically, this was a song people can sing along too.
60's - Black and white inspired music video that starts of sophisticated in suits with Kurt Cobain wearing Buddy Holly glasses, but coming towards the end the band trash the stage and can be seen wearing dresses. Ironically and spontaneously through Courtney Love coming to the shooting and bringing a load of dresses that she just dry cleaned and purchased. So Kurt and the band decided to put them on and put it in the footage. Archive footage being shown from Beatle gigs of screaming women in the audience being included in the edit of In Bloom. Parody to a Ed Sullivan show. Think the initial idea was a girl being brought up as a KKK member but got left behind and was included in Heart Shaped Box's video.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PbgKEjNBHqM&list=PL09094C5C10C78BD1
Track 3 - Come As You Are
Stolen riff from Killing Jokes - Eighties - who stole it from The Damned - Life Goes On -
Come As You Kurt contradicting the meaning about people. What there expected to be or act like.
Kurt wasn't sure about the release of this song and it did get debated over being the second track for a while because it did sound like a commercial top song and a parody Funny enough Kurt was really unhappy with the version released and thought it sounded like Motley Crue? Plus only having one or two takes for the whole song to get accomplished. Kurt accidentally sang the words Memoria and I don't have a gun but spontaneously it stayed in the song. However this song still kicks ass! Just the build up to this song gets you emotionally involved in the song even though the sound is subdued and moody but soon as the chorus hits in the song really gets going.
The music video has all the band members blurred out because the band were pissed at the hours it was taking to make the music videos with all these different directors. So they wanted a quick video that blurred out their faces and just relate the visuals to the album artwork and lyrics. You can see in the video, the building flooding and Kurt swinging on a chandelier in slow motion and slow scenes of a gun and baby underwater.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vabnZ9-ex7o&list=PL09094C5C10C78BD1
Track 4 - Breed
The fast riff from Kurt's makes you know this is going to be another heavy song. Start of with the guitar and then the build up of fast drums from Dave. The lyrics are just simple and in first person relation to yourself and a repetitive melody which makes it another successful song.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ee6xkwVucIE&list=PL09094C5C10C78BD1
Track 5 - Lithium
Weird inspiration for a song of a man who turns to religion due to the death of his girlfriend and has thoughts of suicide but hopes religion with saver his life. The song took ages to record and eventually inspired the last track (Endless,Nameless) with Kurt being so frustrated about the recording of this song and how many takes it took to make.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pkcJEvMcnEg&list=PL09094C5C10C78BD1
Track 6 - Polly
Previously recorded on the Bleach album at a faster pace. Kurt slowed the song down in the studio and put it in the album as a solo-ish acoustic song. Very gripping song inspired from a 14 year old girl in 1987 who got raped and tortured after a gig in Tacoma near Washington, Seattle, not Nirvana's! Kurt saw the story and was upset from the incident thus creating this song. She flirted with her captives to escape the incident. He heard another rape incident happening at one go his gig singing the Polly song to her. This frustrated him at the people that were coming to his shows and he wasn't liking what was happening behind the scenes of his gigs.
Track 7 - Territorial Poising
Quoted from The Youngbloods - Get Together at the start of the song - Smile of your brother now everybody get together, try to love one another right now. I like to think the rest of the lyrics are inspired from Alien Boy or just significantly The Wipers. A song about being alienated and away from everything. A very heavy song that they always ended up destroying their shows at the end of the setlist.
BBC Jonathan Ross Live Performance which they trashed
http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=territorial+pissings+jonathon&sm=3
Track 8 - Drain You
Most of the lyrics in this song were sayings he'd say to his ex-girlfriend - Baby I'm lucky to have met you. Mainly cringe sayings that he didn't mind including in the song. Obviously inspired from his previous lover and the interest in childbirth, abortion and pregnancy. The song could have many meanings from being ill and having his girlfriend to look after him and wanting nourishment from her and maybe not having the mental capabilities to look after himself.
Track 9 - Lounge Act
Another song inspired from a previous lover. Tobi Vail (Bikini Kill) I'm not gonna try to explain the meaning because none of the songs can have 100% accuracy. But anyway such a awesome song that is so catchy! Everything I love about Nirvana is the guitar sound going perfect with the melody of Kurt's voice. Just the variation of different melodies they use within one song and still make the song perfect is just awesome.
"I'll wear a shield" One of Kurt's tattoos on his arm that pissed his girlfriend off. K Records.
Track 10 - Stay Away
Drum intro to make you go berserk from Dave Grohl. Just the build up gets you going and Kurt's Introduction gets you up. Song is loud, catchy and seductive in its anger. Stay Away to the people who don't understand underground rock. Homophobic and hipster people Kurt despised. Conformists.
Just the energy in the song from Kurt is rememberable, the cracks in his voice is just showing you how much passion is going into this.
God Is Gay, Burn The Flag. Ends the destructive song. Burn the flag did get taken out though.
Track 11 - On A Plain
I love the sarcasm in Kurt's lyrics because thats the kinda person he was. The frustration in his life is really brought out in this song. This is probably through drugs (the first time I've said it). Kurt maybe being completely wasted and taken somewhere happy and not caring at all. Another inspiration through this song was a book read by Kurt and was introduced into the lyrics. The Stranger novel by Albert Camus. Another unique melody Nirvana created, it took me personally a few listens to really get involved in the lyrics and sound, it is a awesomely structured song.
Track 12 - Something In The Way
Slow murmuring song that takes you away from the melodic chorus of humming. You can barely hear the lyrics as Kurt mumbles a hell lot in this song and its like he's sensitive of his voice and embarrassed in emotion in what he's going through. A perfect connection you can link together through this song.
People say its about Kurt living under the bridge for a while and being homeless near Wishkah river. I doubt it though and it says so in Heavier Than Heaven a biography published by Charles Cross due to the dangers of being swept away. Apparently Kurt stayed at hospitals and at friends houses as he slowly managed to get a living as a cleaner. Solo acoustic song from Kurt Cobain and too soft and gentle for the rest of the band to get involved. It was left just to Kurt who spilt his heart out with such random lyrics. Kurt whispered the lyrics so quietly producer Butch Vig turned the microphone all the way up. Randomly finding a cello player at a party through friends they got them in on the song.
Track 13 - Silence / Endless Nameless
Explosive, just mental end. I really like the chorus, it remind me of Queens Bohemian Rhapsody. Mama! Don't know why. The song is just being screamed at you from Kurt. You can barely hear what he's saying but anyway you get raw emotion and energy to end the Nirvana Nervemind album. Created through the frustration of making Lithium this was spontaneously recorded. Another reason for putting this on last was just doing the opposite on normal records of being slow fade out songs, this took it to another level not a much melodic sing along song, still packed with emotion and enthusiasm.
Unfortunately I was not lucky enough to see a Nirvana show or witness the presence of Kurt Cobain. I managed to meet people who did and I envy them entirely Nirvana have created such a influence through this album and really brought my frame of mind into alternative hard rock and the underground of music. Due to his his death in 1994 the band has completely disbanded although Dave and Krist still live and breath music. Dave went on to establish his own band Foo Fighters. Towards the end of Nirvana's rein, the awkward tension between the band can be witnessed at the acoustic MTV Unplugged show. Dave Grohl constantly getting shouted at by Kurt who was doing his best to tap the drum kit ever so lightly. Dave had a few songs of his own material that he did show to Kurt, he liked his chorus's a lot and wanted to use it for the band, Dave disagreed and stood firm on personal reasons. Some of the songs can be heard on Foo Fighters first demos and albums. Krist didn't choose to continue with music until a few years after the death of Kurt with small band projects, he went on to a settled life then recently wondered into politics. He formed a Sweet 75 in 1994 as a bassist and guitarist and took one of the lead roles in the band creating an alternative rock sound.
Merchandise
Even though I don't own any merchandise of Nirvana. I'm really not that bothered not to, because I know there awesome and everyone I see wearing one just gets in with the commercial trend. Memories of asking what favourite song on the Bleach album was and the response being like 'Whats that?" I do have quite a few things I like to put forward on the messages Kurt put on the concert T shirts. He was really pro-feminist and with messages like the male seahorse carries the children and gives them birth. Female supporters can really connect with Nirvana and gain trust from the band unlike bands in the 80's that were exploiting woman either on their music videos or at their shows. Nirvana really showed the realism of the world. Something I really admire about the band is because they did have a status in the music industry and should be highly respected for their morales and decency they set out from the start.
I Rate This 10/10….Obviously
It's that awesome. You shouldn't feel ripped off with this. The energy is pulsating and you can listen to the album the whole way through without getting bored. Well that's how I feel. If you haven't listened to the Nirvana album, do it now!
This is now my second album that I consider a masterpiece and there are many more to come!
Let me know your comments by messaging me or tweeting me @Dazzerman06
If any information I've left out or any more factual information you have please inform me to get updated!!
Charles R. Cross (2001,). Heavier Than Heaven. 2nd ed. Seattle: Hyperion. p.189
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