How people feel about Nirvana

[cucuplex96]

Other than Kurt blew his head off and comments like that.. I wanna know what people really thought and still think of the band Nirvana.
I just bought Live Tonight Sold out.. there DVD cause I had it on VHS some years ago.. and it just brought me back to the conclusion that Nirvana was fucking kick ass... Really I kinda forgot how good they really were.. I liked there I dont give a shit attitude and how their music was sloppy on purpose... it's just how I like art.. They were completely opposite from everything and thats why I liked them so much.. I got their album Nevermind when I was just a young lad back when it came out in '91 and I listened to them all the way up untill the end..

So what do you think of them and their accomplishments?

[HurricaneBob]

How can you be kick ass and sloppy on purpose?
Hellava drummer though.

[bassist_25]

They were an important part of rock music. I think that Kurt wrote songs with smart lyrics and good hooks. I agree with Bobby about Grohl, though I actually prefer his work with The Foo Fighters over Nirvana. I always really liked Novelsec's (sp) bass tone. They're not even my top ten favorite bands of the 90s, but you can't deny their influence.

[Mistress_DB]

Nirvana was one of those bands that kinda had to grow on me over time. I was in my mid teens at the height of the 80's glam era so when Nirvana came along it was far different from what I was used to hearing. As I got older and my musical tastes broadened, I learned to appreciate some of their material.

[taye]

I love Nirvana. I think they were one of the first indie bands to break into the mainstream scene. They are ranked pretty high in my book. If you like Dave Grohl drumming, then check out Tenacious D because he played the drums for their albums and look into Helmet. I am pretty sure but I could be mistaken, but I think Dave plays drums for them too.

[SpellboundByMetal]

I do not like Nirvana.

[Merge]

They have been a huge influence on bands, but they have never really been a favorite of mine. I've never understood how some people can think that Cobain was one of the 90's greatest guitarist. Cobain was the only guitarist that could make CC Deville look good.

[bassist_25]

Cobain was the only guitarist that could make CC Deville look good.

LMFAO

[f.sciarrillo]

Cobain was the only guitarist that could make CC Deville look good.

LOL! That is good .. I only liked a couple of songs from them. And feel they were way to over rated, just for the simple fact that Andrew Wood is the one who started the Seattle Grunge, not Cobain ...

[RobTheDrummer]

I don't like to admit it, but I like Nirvana. They were an influence on me at the time. Their unplugged album is still great today!

[MeYatch]

I totally missed my chance to care about Nirvana the first time. They were hugely influencial, but having missed their arrival on the scene I just can't think of any reason to care. They have a few good tunes, but they definately don't rank in my favorite bands, I don't have any of their albums, and I probably never will.

Though, I agree with paul about Novecilic's bass tone. If I'm not mistaken he played a Gibson Ripper. He and Mike Dirnt make me really want one of those, even though they are probably the ugliest basses ever made.

[taye]

Andrew Wood is a name I haven't heard in a long time. I do admit that he really kicked it off but I think Cobain left a mark as well.

[f.sciarrillo]

Andrew Wood is a name I haven't heard in a long time. I do admit that he really kicked it off but I think Cobain left a mark as well.

The start was Andrew Wood with Green River, and then came Chris Cornell and Soundgarden in the late 80's. Nirvana just got more press.

[Plastered Bastards]

If it wasn't for the Melvins.Nirvana would never have been around.
Kurt worshipped them to the extent of having Dale Crover of Melvins playing the drums on most of Bleach.
But Nirvana didn't do anything that punk rock and "hardcore" or "college rock" weren't already doing.
And that was telling anyone who would listen that we don't have to listen to this crap and do it ourselves.
Punk on the other hand and hardcore (not steak head hardcore) were doing the same thing but the voices were smaller for some reason.
I give some credit to Nirvana,who alongside Janes Addiction,Soundgarden,Green River,and Mudhoney kicked the living shit out of horrendous butt rock that was spewing forth all over the place.
Then came the 2nd wave of the "Seattle Bands" but that's a different subject for another day.
Nirvana doesn't deserve all the credit.
The Melvins do.

Cheers!

[AceaDiamonds]

I wish I could attain Nirvana.

[BDR]

Not sure which band I hate worse, Nirvana or Foo Fighters ...

"Sloppy" is a great way to describe Nirvana, IMO. Was rarely impressed by the whining, which is what I hear just about every time I hear Cobain playing or singing.

r:>)

[Ronnyd]

They killed my genre at the time.
But gave MTV a chance to let all kinds of bands in that would have been too ugly to get tv video shown.
P.S. Am I the only guitar player that likes C.C. Deville???

[BDR]

P.S. Am I the only guitar player that likes C.C. Deville???

Everybody disses 80s hair metal in general and thats cool and everything, but (especially now that he's off the junk) C.C. is way badass ...

Cobain sucked.

r:>)

[lonewolf]

Ah, excuse me, have you seen the bridge?

Where's that confounded bridge?

Its not on a Nirvana CD.

1st there was Napoleon Solo

then there was Han Solo

and then there was that Asian internet message board stock pumper

Hueng Solo.

Then Nirvana introduced

No Solo

Aside from these minor drawbacks, you have to give them credit for bringing their new genre to the forefront.

[Banned]

Nirvana had something special. Cobain made catchy pop songs out of the weirdest chord progressions; the dude rarely came near a I-IV-V. The rhythm section kicked ass. And his voice was so perfectly matched to the material! He's proof that you don't have to be a great singer, but you have to be the right singer for the job.

And CC DeVille is underappreciated. He's actually really tasteful most of the time, and has a lot of personality and attitude in his playing. Whereas a lot of guys in his genre sounded like they came from the same cookie cutter.

[Baceman Spiff]

I always liked Nirvana. When I first listened to Nevermind, It
was like nothing I really heard before. And thats what grabbed me. What was strange, was the cultural impact the band had. During the winter of '92, everybody was talking about and listening to Nirvana. Kids were putting the Skid Row shirts away and wearing old ragged flannel. The impact of one band was a strange phenemonemon that I had never seen. And Ive yet to see it again. No, Nirvana didnt start grunge. But Muddy Waters and Howlin Wolf didnt start the blues either. What they did do , like Nirvana, is make the music their own and then take it to the next level.

[bassist_25]

Though, I agree with paul about Novecilic's bass tone. If I'm not mistaken he played a Gibson Ripper. He and Mike Dirnt make me really want one of those, even though they are probably the ugliest basses ever made.

I've also seen photos of him with a Thunderbird, though I believe he used a Ripper/Grabber most of the time.

BTW, call me strange but I always liked CC's guitar tone. I wouldn't want to hear SRV-style blues played with that tone or anything, but it worked great for their stuff. Native Tongue was always my favorte Poison album though, because of Kotzen's playing. Too bad he was an asshole.

[VENTGtr]

Coincidentally, was thinking just this morning that a post similar
to this would be interesting.

As for Nirvana, love 'em. They weren't my favourite "Seattle" band (That'd
be Screaming Trees) but they were the most influential on a broad scale.

I agree that they took a lot from The Melvin's, as well as Mudhoney, maybe
Tad, etc. but that's just the way it works. They did try to bring exposure
to those bands.

And, has been pointed out, they helped usher out "hair" metal, which I couldn't stand and was SO glad to see leave (Sorry 80s guys. Ya, I grew
up through it as well, just didn't like it).

As for trying to be "sloppy", it's not so much that as not wanting the gleaned
over and glossed over-produced sound. Unfortunately, it seems like a lot
of stuff has fallen right back into that. TRYING to sound more raw but
being slick, made-for-radio sounding.

Personally, that early 90s period was my favourite for rock music as a
whole (Beatles, Who, Stones, Kinks, Hendrix, Cream, etc. 60s is right
there as well). Love A.I.C., PJ, Firehose, Soundgarden, Meat Puppets,
Caroline's Spine, S.T.P., Candlebox, et al. Cool songs, cool topics, great
guitar. Plus, the Conner brothers in Screaming Trees were the only band
that came close to matching Central-PA Band Tugger in size. If you're familiar with them,you know what I mean.

OH! And as for C.C. Deville, I didn't like Poison, but the guy was very
different most of his contemporaries. Did play more Major based stuff
that suited their songs and wasn't a speedster. Was a lot more melodic.
Deserves more respect than the guys whose idea of a "solo" was a sped-up Harmonic Minor scale over and over.

Credit where it's due.

[MeYatch]

another interesting question is
how would people feel about nirvana is cobain hadn't died?

They were never as popular when he lived as afterwards. Would they have faded away?

I'd say probably not, but nobody knows when cobain's well would have run dry.

[Baceman Spiff]

another interesting question is
how would people feel about nirvana is cobain hadn't died?

That is a good question. Nirvana wouldve probably broken up in the late nineties. And now they would be talking 'Reunion Tour' . I doubt if Kurt wouldve reached the icon staus he achieved after his death. But who knows?