Monday, 23 January 2012

Number 3

S & A: Smells Like Teen Spirit - Nirvana
A & D: Nevermind; 10 September 1991
N: American
M: Kurt Cobain (Vocals/Electric Guitar - America); Dave Grohl (Drums - America); Krist Novoselic (Bass Guitar - America)
YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hTWKbfoikeg&ob=av3e

My Rant;

This is the song that changed popular culture and signified the death of heavy metal/ glam rock (esp GNR) between 1991-92. Can't say enough about this track; It burns from the first chord to the last 'A denial'.

It spoke to a generation, my generation, of the boredom and frustration we felt at life, but it didn't give a solution because that would have been trite, and Cobain and Co were definitely not that. The music itself was laid down twice so it is the powerful deep sound that invokes the moshing/headbanging that has nearly caused me to crash my car on numerous occasion (probably a good idea that my boss doesn't read this stuff)

One of the points that i feel make this a great song is that is hasn't been covered (to the best of my knowledge) because you can't do it justice.

Bands:

2 - England
1 - America

Countries:

8 - England
4 - America
1 - Tanzania

Decade

1 - 70's
1 - 60's
1 - 90's

Year

1 - 1975
1 - 1965
1 - 1991

Genre:

1 - Glam Rock
1 - Rock
1 - Grunge

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