Today is what would have been Kurt Cobain's 40th birthday. And aren't we glad he isn't around to see himself at that age! ("Hope I die before I turn into Pete Townsend...")
At any rate, to celebrate, NME has taken a poll of its readers on what their favourite (yes, with a 'u' cos they're British) Nirvana moment was. Not surprisingly, it was very Anglo-centric! Yes, the band's appearance at the 1992 Reading Festival was apparently their finest moment. You be the judge (or don't, cos I don't think anyone of us or even anyone I know was there). Personally, my vote would have been for Krist hitting himself on the head with a bass onstage - but there you go.
In order:
1. Reading Festival 1992
2. MTV Unplugged
3. 'Smells Like Teen Spirit'
4. Singing the wrong words on 'Top Of The Pops'
5. 'Nevermind' knocking Michael Jackson off the top of the US charts
6. The band's performance on 'The Word'
7. The 'Nevermind' album cover
8. 'Come As You Are'
9. Starting a food fight and getting thrown out of the 'Nevermind' launch party
10. Pretending to be Madonna's representatives and crank calling The Lemonheads
11. 'Live! Tonight! Sold Out' film
12. Playing in a Barney Rubble costume for Halloween 1993.
13. 'Territorial Pissings'
14. 'About A Girl'
15. Getting Dave Grohl to set fire to his hat while recording 'In Utero' and producer Steve Albini not being even slightly fazed
16. Getting The Jesus Lizard into the Top 40 by doing a split single with the cult band
17. Reading 1991
18. Iconic band T-shirts
19. 'Heart-Shaped Box' video
20. 'You Know You're Right'
21. 'All Apologies'
22. Reviving LA punk pioneer Pat Smear's career by getting him to join the band
23. The Headbanger's Ball
24. Marino gig, Italy, 1994 - the band's final show
25. Peel Sessions
26. 'Breed'
27. 'Negative Creep'
28. 1990 UK tour
29. 'In Utero'
30. Encouraging Dave Grohl to write Foo Fighters songs
31. 'Bleach's white vinyl release on Sub Pop, 1989
32. 'Pennyroyal Tea'
33. 'The Man Who Sold The World', David Bowie Cover
34. Kurt Cobain and Kris Novoselic "making out" on 'Saturday Night Live', 1992.
35. 'Polly'
36. Rough Trade Records instore.
37. Supporting Mudhoney at the London Astoria, 1989
38. Supporting Sonic Youth
39. Rock In Rio, 1993
40. Designing the Jag-Stag guitar
Tuesday, February 20, 2007
Kurdt
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5 comments:
kurdt is a legend... i think on the list they are missing how on the way to a radio show he can write a song as good as opinion on the fly... even though he ripped my fav band, pearl jam, pretty good throughout the years that man had so much talent it's a shame we only got 5 albums from him.
yeah Opinion is a great song - one of my all time favorites actually...
everyone i know loves kurt he is the best and allways will.
R.I.P Kurt
i can still remember kurt's death big shock too us all but we will never forget the god of grunge.
R.I.P Kurt
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