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Nirvana: In Utero
author: Cobainliveson	date: 11/30/2004	category: artists' discussions

rating: 5 / votes: 26

In Utero is hailed as the greatest Nirvana album, but do you really know whatthe songs mean?

Serve The Servants - This song is like an autobiography talking about the Nirvana exerience and becoming famous. Also, it talks about a so-called witch hunt on Courtney Love, and is a sarcastic response to the emphasis put on the divorce of Kurt's parents.

Scentless Apprentice - Based off the novel by Patrick Suskind - "Perfume" about a perfume maker who kills virgins for their scent.

Heart-Shaped Box - A song of themes, mostly co-dependancy. I would also have to say this song is directed at Courtney.

Rape Me - In Kurt's words this song was about a guy who rapes a girl, goes to jail, and later gets raped. In my own words, I would have to say this song is a shot to the media.

Frances Farmer Will Have Her Revenge On Seattle - The story of Frances Farmer. She was claimed insane and was lobotmized.

Dumb - A song dominated by drug related themes. Also talks of the care-free happiness involved in being dumb.

Very Ape - An attack on "Macho Men".

Milk It - Another song talking about co-dependancy. It has a rather medical theme to it.

Pennyroyal Tea - A song about making tough decisions and the choices that surround those decisions. Also talking of the guilt after the decisions.

Radio Friendly Unit Shifter - Kurt said this song was a "throwaway". A bunch of random lines of poetry put together. The title comes from "Smells Like Teen Spirit" and its slick, radio friendly sound.

Tourette's - This song is nothing. The title explains all the screaming. When you have tourette's you shout out random things, and that's all Kurt does in this song.

All Apologies - Many say this song is about Courtney and Francis, but if you look at the lyrics, not one line in that song refers or applies to them. I would have to say that this is another media-directed song.

Gallons Of Rubbing Alcohol Flow Through The Strip - This song is a poem to words. An improv-style song.

Well those are my interpretations of the songs, pretty straight forward.

POSTED: 11/30/2004 - 10:28 am

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stormchaser :
1st
POSTED: 11/30/2004 - 11:47 am / quote |

rachellee :
I think that In Utero was really Nirvana's "masterpiece" and you explained the songs good, but i really think that they have much more depth and meaning then what you said. And honestly i dont think anyone can explain what Kurt was thinking when he wrote these songs.. Other wise cool article
POSTED: 11/30/2004 - 11:52 am / quote |

sadistic_monkey :

1st

Shut up.

I haven't got the album, but I've liked the songs I've heard off of it. Nice job, helped me understand a little bit more about the songs.
POSTED: 11/30/2004 - 12:19 pm / quote |

nirvana alive :
good job man. really nice. really like the way you tell your opininon on the songs instead of what has been said about them. and in utero was a masterpiece. ur right rachellee. and pleez stop this 1st shit assholes.
POSTED: 11/30/2004 - 12:58 pm / quote |

AndyGray :
jesus, i wish all these nirvana fans would shut up! so what! does it matter what the songs mean! if ur into deep metaphorical lyrics read some ***ing poetry! just shut upabout him for ***s sake!
POSTED: 11/30/2004 - 01:33 pm / quote |

AndyGray :

AndyGray:
jesus, i wish all these nirvana fans would shut up! so what! does it matter what the songs mean! if ur into deep metaphorical lyrics read some ***ing poetry! just shut upabout him for ***s sake!

:cheers:
POSTED: 11/30/2004 - 01:34 pm / quote |

rockinlewis :

Tourette's - This song is nothing.

tourettes is an amazing song even if its totally random.
POSTED: 11/30/2004 - 01:43 pm / quote |

ShoeLaces907 :
I find "In Utero" monotonous and boring. "Bleach" is better.
POSTED: 11/30/2004 - 02:48 pm / quote |

hen :
Very bloody brief.
POSTED: 11/30/2004 - 02:53 pm / quote |

rachellee :

AndyGray:
jesus, i wish all these nirvana fans would shut up! so what! does it matter what the songs mean! if ur into deep metaphorical lyrics read some ***ing poetry! just shut upabout him for ***s sake!

erm.. if you dont like Nirvana, and you dont want to read what Nirvana fans have to say, then dont read articles about Nirvana moron..
POSTED: 11/30/2004 - 02:54 pm / quote |

bleedthefreak :
andygray is a fu **ing piece of shit shut your mouth lets get it on your a ass and u go read poetry you fruit Cobain is a lyrical genious so grow a brain cell and shut the fuc" up
POSTED: 11/30/2004 - 03:21 pm / quote |

buzz :
i think you pretty much "based" this entire article on one from www.nirvanaclub.com

so well done and
POSTED: 11/30/2004 - 03:23 pm / quote |

Slash123 :
"bleedthefreak" ur a ***ing loser
POSTED: 11/30/2004 - 05:10 pm / quote |

Molodov :
WHO CARES.
POSTED: 11/30/2004 - 06:06 pm / quote |

Incubus_owns_us :
AndyGray:
jesus, i wish all these nirvana fans would shut up! so what! does it matter what the songs mean! if ur into deep metaphorical lyrics read some ***ing poetry! just shut upabout him for ***s sake!

Dude, your gay. Kurt Cobain is a ledgen, how bout we trade your life for his back?
POSTED: 11/30/2004 - 06:07 pm / quote |

Michaelpalkowsk :

Dude, your gay. Kurt Cobain is a ledgen, how bout we trade your life for his back?

his life wouldnt be enough for his hand
POSTED: 11/30/2004 - 06:21 pm / quote |

sultan_d87 :
I dont remember Gallons Of Rubbing Alcohol Flow Through The Strip being on my CD
POSTED: 11/30/2004 - 06:25 pm / quote |

levicomics :
AndyGray:
jesus, i wish all these nirvana fans would shut up! so what! does it matter what the songs mean! if ur into deep metaphorical lyrics read some ***ing poetry! just shut upabout him for ***s sake!

It's people like you, who don't care about the passion and emotin that SHOULD go into songwriting that are responsible for the SHITY, SELL-OUT, EMOTIONLESS music of today.(Ashley Simpson, Lil. Jon,
Simple Plan, etc.)
Now get the *** outta here before some stark raving Nirvan fan stabs you in the heart with a knife, you poor son of a bitch. -Levi Smith
http://levicomics.homestead.com
POSTED: 11/30/2004 - 07:47 pm / quote |

smidy :

sultan_d87:
I dont remember Gallons Of Rubbing Alcohol Flow Through The Strip being on my CD
[POSTED: 30 November 2004 - 18:25]|

European version has it like endless nameless on the end of nevermind
POSTED: 11/30/2004 - 08:10 pm / quote |

Hippie Joe :
um nirvavna is good
POSTED: 11/30/2004 - 08:35 pm / quote |

carlsbad :
hey if they don't like nirvana why are they here
POSTED: 11/30/2004 - 08:48 pm / quote |

Roostashag :
AndyGray:
jesus, i wish all these nirvana fans would shut up! so what! does it matter what the songs mean! if ur into deep metaphorical lyrics read some ***ing poetry! just shut upabout him for ***s sake!

Oh yeah and I forgot that you are one of the greatest songwriter of all time. You are know as the leader of a generation. You have some of the greatest albums of all time. Oh wait no you aren't. You aren't shit compared to Kurt Cobain. I don't get why all you people who hate Nirvana or something think that he was a horrible songwriter. You all think the same. "Kurt Coabin was a f***ing junkie who couldn't write shit if his life depended on it." Im sorry but Kurt Coabin is one of the greatest songwriters this planet has ever seen.
POSTED: 11/30/2004 - 09:07 pm / quote |

VwwNIRVANAwwV :
good job. did you copy and paste from http://www.nirvanaclub.com/

they say the same thing word for word almost. anyways, always good to see nirvana stuff

POSTED: 11/30/2004 - 09:15 pm / quote |

evening_crow :
i got In Utero on thursday...thanks for helping me understand the songs
POSTED: 11/30/2004 - 09:57 pm / quote |

razorkiss :
1.dumb was about a head injuray kurt got sking
2.penney royal tea is about home made aborition
3.sentless apprentice is also about not having a place in the world.
other then that stuff good job
POSTED: 11/30/2004 - 10:30 pm / quote |

ninjasushi :
i like nirvana, but god theyre getting annoying, and theyre not together, and their lead singer has been dead for 10 years! God, just leave Kurt's lyrics alonea dn let him rest in peace. Hes probably spinning in his grave from all the attention hes getting, as if he didnt have enough when he was alive. Nirvana was a great abdn, but EXTREMELY overrated, but they came in at the right time with the right cd, so it was a lot of luck. There are a LOT of better bands than nirvana... so just let them be.
POSTED: 12/01/2004 - 12:02 am / quote |

kissgirl :
nirvana are great
if u dont like them then y r u here losers
POSTED: 12/01/2004 - 12:21 am / quote |

bono_b :
nirvana is great
POSTED: 12/01/2004 - 03:11 am / quote |

J1984C :

There are a LOT of better bands than nirvana

NAME SOME BITCH
POSTED: 12/01/2004 - 06:43 am / quote |

ShoeLaces907 :
^For starters, the Pixies.
POSTED: 12/01/2004 - 07:34 am / quote |

slash_015 :
the best nirvana album is in utero thats ***in' right
POSTED: 12/01/2004 - 07:53 am / quote |

4stringshredder :

There are a LOT of better bands than nirvana
NAME SOME BITCH

In no particular order:

Alice In Chains
Pearl Jam
Metallica
Megadeth
Slayer
Pantera
Black Sabbath
Ozzy Osbourne
Black Lable Society
RATM
TOOL
APC
Dream Theater
Jimi Hendrix
Godsmack....

The list goes on and on...
POSTED: 12/01/2004 - 08:34 am / quote |

arsonite :
this is a good article. even though it sounds just like the one from www.nirvanaclub.com. and nirvana beats the shit out of most of the above bands.
POSTED: 12/01/2004 - 09:47 am / quote |

arsonite :
and by the way, AndyGray shut the f*ck up.
POSTED: 12/01/2004 - 09:47 am / quote |

Meat Eyes :
All Apologies - Many say this song is about Courtney and Francis, but if you look at the lyrics, not one line in that song refers or applies to them.

"I wish I was like you easily amused" that line seems to be about Francis
POSTED: 12/01/2004 - 01:09 pm / quote |

AndyGray :
jesus, so what if he was a good song writer! i aint arguing about that, its just all these fans wont shut up! he's been dead for 10 years, get over it, your just all drones, most likely a bunch of posers,
and im sure that at least one of his songs is just complete giberish to see if the obsessed fans would make some deep metaphorical bull shit up, jesus get over it!
POSTED: 12/01/2004 - 01:46 pm / quote |

AndyGray :
and btw! if he was such a great song writer why couldnt he write great solo's or riffs, there just as important in the song writing aspect,
POSTED: 12/01/2004 - 01:47 pm / quote |

AndyGray :

darn right! dont forget busted!
if u like song writing, try the jam or the smiths, their lyrics are amazing!
POSTED: 12/01/2004 - 01:51 pm / quote |

levicomics :
AndyGray:
jesus, so what if he was a good song writer! i aint arguing about that, its just all these fans wont shut up! he's been dead for 10 years, get over it, your just all drones, most likely a bunch of posers,
and im sure that at least one of his songs is just complete giberish to see if the obsessed fans would make some deep metaphorical bull shit up, jesus get over it!

My God. You're right! I've been being a "Drone" this whole time! I haven't gone outside in 30 years! Thank you, AndyGray, for helping me realize that my total and utter reliance on "Nirvana" was keeping back from becoming a total asshole like you.
POSTED: 12/01/2004 - 03:11 pm / quote |

BulopMylo :
lmao
POSTED: 12/01/2004 - 04:51 pm / quote |

chitoisback :
I beat the shit of this guy named Andy Gray. His mouth wrote a check that his ass couldn't check. He cried to his mommy. Maybe it wasn't the same guy here, or maybe it was
POSTED: 12/01/2004 - 05:14 pm / quote |

ELEVEN :
buzz: as i was reading through this article i realized that its exactly the same as the nirvana club one. i was going to mention it but i noticed you already did, nice work.
POSTED: 12/01/2004 - 05:29 pm / quote |

the_cheat22 :
awesome cd
POSTED: 12/01/2004 - 06:26 pm / quote |

Jpinales2004 :
In no particular order:

Alice In Chains
Pearl Jam
Metallica
Megadeth
Slayer
Pantera
Black Sabbath
Ozzy Osbourne
Black Lable Society
RATM
TOOL
APC
Dream Theater
Jimi Hendrix
Godsmack....

The list goes on and on...
Nirvana kicks ass but I find Guns N' Roses and AC/DC
better.
POSTED: 12/01/2004 - 06:43 pm / quote |

kooldonuts :
if i se one more nirvana basher in here, im going rip thier face off and eat it.
POSTED: 12/01/2004 - 06:44 pm / quote |

nirvana666 :
i love nirvana but really....Kurt Cobains life and music doesn't really need to be AS emulated as it's put out to be....seriously
POSTED: 12/01/2004 - 06:53 pm / quote |

Diceman42 :

J1984C:
There are a LOT of better bands than nirvana
NAME SOME BITCH
[POSTED: 01 December 2004 - 06:43]

Go to your local music shop. Go to the world music section. Close your eyes and pick a random CD. Chances are that it will be better than Nirvana.

kooldonuts:
if i se one more nirvana basher in here, im going rip thier face off and eat it.
[POSTED: 01 December 2004 - 18:44]|

Ok.
POSTED: 12/01/2004 - 07:15 pm / quote |

rollingzeppelin :
In no particular order:

Alice In Chains
Pearl Jam
Metallica
Megadeth
Slayer
Pantera
Black Sabbath
Ozzy Osbourne
Black Lable Society
RATM
TOOL
APC
Dream Theater
Jimi Hendrix
Godsmack....

The list goes on and on...

darn right! dont forget busted!
if u like song writing, try the jam or the smiths, their lyrics are amazing!

I love Nirvana but I also love the Jam and the Smiths, but to say that Black Label Society, RATM, Godsmack, and ESSPECIALLY Ozzy's solo career are better than Nirvana is total and complete shit-faced ignorance...
POSTED: 12/01/2004 - 09:15 pm / quote |

rollingzeppelin :
^^^also APC and Pantera, while they are good, they're a shit stain compared to Nirvana...
POSTED: 12/01/2004 - 09:17 pm / quote |

Zeker5000 :
That really sucked. You just had vague explanations of what you think the songs were talking about.
POSTED: 12/01/2004 - 09:35 pm / quote |

4stringshredder :

love Nirvana but I also love the Jam and the Smiths, but to say that Black Label Society, RATM, Godsmack, and ESSPECIALLY Ozzy's solo career are better than Nirvana is total and complete shit-faced ignorance...

Hey, at least Ozzy's still around...he didn't pussy out and kill himself like Cobain did. Just the fact that you think Nirvana is one of the best bands that ever was shows how little you know about music. That and the fact that you're only 16.

Cobains lyrics for the most part are incoherent babble, just crap that he wrote down during his heroine trips. You can call them deep or find whatever meaning in his songs that you want, but in the end, you're looking for something that's not there. The entire band is just a group of mediocre musicians that Mtv decided to sell to a bunch of spoiled, bratty, pissed off teen-agers that think their life is so tough. Nirvana was a fad, just like boy bands and nu-metal, it's just that they weren't around long enough to see the popularity of their crap decline. If Cobain hadn't killed himself and was still around today, he would just be another one of those loser one-hit wonders that people make fun of on VH-1 every week. Nobody would know who he is or even give a shit about him, and people would see his music for what it really is- crap.
POSTED: 12/02/2004 - 01:34 am / quote |

4stringshredder :

rollingzeppelin:
^^^also APC and Pantera, while they are good, they're a shit stain compared to Nirvana...

I didn't see this...

Boy, you really are stupid aren't you? Pick any song that Maynard James Keenan ever wrote and put it up against anything that Cobain had written during his life, and Maynard will win every time.

And Cobain's got nothing on Dimebag, we all know that. I could teach a blind and retarded boy with a severe case of ADD how to play guitar better than Kurt Cobain.
POSTED: 12/02/2004 - 01:45 am / quote |

virgin_boy69 :
well firstly cobains real talent was how he got a message across with his songs and being able to express emotions, although alot of ppl do over rate nirvana, they actually were good. by the way pennyroyal tea is about abortion (pennyroyal being a poison and all) "distill the life thats inside of me" listen to the song again and you'll realise that
POSTED: 12/02/2004 - 03:28 am / quote |

Dave_Grohl :
the only nirvana album i actaully bought
POSTED: 12/02/2004 - 05:33 am / quote |

hetfieldisgod :
kurt cobain was just a ***ed up loser
POSTED: 12/02/2004 - 06:34 am / quote |

mrbassman :
better than james hetfield, touche hahaha
POSTED: 12/02/2004 - 11:42 am / quote |

Abstract_Man :

Hey, at least Ozzy's still around...he didn't pussy out and kill himself like Cobain did.

No...but if it wasn't for Sharon...

and btw! if he was such a great song writer why couldnt he write great solo's or riffs, there just as important in the song writing aspect,

Oh my...did you miss 'Smells Like Teen Spirit' and 'Come As You Are'? Oh, and The Beatles never had 'mega fast amazing solos'...does that make them worse than Pantera?

To the article, it's pretty average. In Utero is one of my favourite albums of all time. The lyrics in it are amazing, and deserve better than a couple of lines each. 3*
POSTED: 12/02/2004 - 12:32 pm / quote |

SomeEvilDude :
No, but the Beatles were good anyway. And what's this about Smells Like Teen Spirit being a good song with decent riffs/solos? Wow, four powerchords for a chorus/intro, two notes for a verse and a solo that lasted for about 30 seconds consisting of about 10 different notes. Wow, really intelligent.
Nirvana are shit, people get over it. Kurt Cobain was NOT a good songwriter. Good songwriters are:
Roger Waters David Gilmour David Bowie Neil Young Bruce Springsteen etc.
Not Kurt Cobain. My views are biased yes, but at least I don't have my head up my arse like all you Nirvana fans.
If you people want good lyrics, here's a band you may've heard of: Pink Floyd, maybe? The Wall, Dark Side of the Moon, Animals, Wish You Were Here etc. have incredibly meaningul lyrics, but then again, all you dumbass 14 year olds wouldn't be able to understand lyrics that are good would you? Far too complicated. And as for bands better than Nirvana, well...
Dire Straits Guns 'n' Roses AC/DC Megadeth Metallica Pink Floyd U2 Velvet Revolver Neil Young Bob Marley & The Wailers The Jimi Hendrix Experience Crowded House Deep Purple Black Sabbath Green Day Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band
Yeah, just to name a few.
If Kurt Cobain hadn't killed himself, he wouldn't have ended up starting a 'cult' like he has. He would just be another one-shot, short lived fad, aka Busted/McFly.
And hats off to anyone who can reply with a pro-Nirvana post that tops this.
Yes, that means that you can't go and say:
'OMFG NIRVANA RULE UR FUCKIN' STUPID, KURT COBAIN WAS A GREAT SONGWRITER, I'M GOING TO FUCKIN' KILL U!'
Or something along those lines.
Woops, your shit has been RUINED.
POSTED: 12/02/2004 - 01:25 pm / quote |

levicomics :
hetfieldisgod:
kurt cobain was just a ***ed up loser

You're a fart catching shit head.
POSTED: 12/02/2004 - 02:25 pm / quote |

levicomics :
SomeEvilDude:
No, but the Beatles were good anyway. And what's this about Smells Like Teen Spirit being a good song with decent riffs/solos? Wow, four powerchords for a chorus/intro, two notes for a verse and a solo that lasted for about 30 seconds consisting of about 10 different notes. Wow, really intelligent.
Nirvana are shit, people get over it. Kurt Cobain was NOT a good songwriter. Good songwriters are:
Roger Waters David Gilmour David Bowie Neil Young Bruce Springsteen etc.
Not Kurt Cobain. My views are biased yes, but at least I don't have my head up my arse like all you Nirvana fans.
If you people want good lyrics, here's a band you may've heard of: Pink Floyd, maybe? The Wall, Dark Side of the Moon, Animals, Wish You Were Here etc. have incredibly meaningul lyrics, but then again, all you dumbass 14 year olds wouldn't be able to understand lyrics that are good would you? Far too complicated. And as for bands better than Nirvana, well...
Dire Straits Guns 'n' Roses AC/DC Megadeth Metallica Pink Floyd U2 Velvet Revolver Neil Young Bob Marley & The Wailers The Jimi Hendrix Experience Crowded House Deep Purple Black Sabbath Green Day Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band
Yeah, just to name a few.
If Kurt Cobain hadn't killed himself, he wouldn't have ended up starting a 'cult' like he has. He would just be another one-shot, short lived fad, aka Busted/McFly.
And hats off to anyone who can reply with a pro-Nirvana post that tops this.
Yes, that means that you can't go and say:
'OMFG NIRVANA RULE UR FUCKIN' STUPID, KURT COBAIN WAS A GREAT SONGWRITER, I'M GOING TO FUCKIN' KILL U!'
Or something along those lines.
Woops, your shit has been RUINED.

Oh My Fucking God, NIRVANA RULES, You Are Fucking Stupid, Kurt Was A Great Songwriter, I'm Gonna Fucking Kill You.

Wow, I think you might be wrong. I just said it and my "shit" is still my milk! How about that?
PS- Sure, The Jimi Hendrix Experience & Pink Floyd may be slightly better bands than Nirvana, but come on, BRUCE BRINGSTEEN? GREEN DAY?
POSTED: 12/02/2004 - 02:37 pm / quote |

lyingfromyou118 :
SLIGHTLY BETTER?! Nirvana is one of the most overrated bands ever! They may have been popular, but they shouldn't be considered one of the best bands ever. He's overrated as a guitar player, and his songwriting isn't as great as everyone makes it out to be. Mulatto, Albino, Misquito, Libido... Wow, that is deep.
POSTED: 12/02/2004 - 04:11 pm / quote |

lyingfromyou118 :
Mosquito*
POSTED: 12/02/2004 - 04:11 pm / quote |

prettylikedrugs :
you people really need to get out more
POSTED: 12/02/2004 - 04:32 pm / quote |

Chris inman :
why in the world would there be so many reviews on this article if NIRVANA wasnt great? they are great. the fact is cobain was doing his own AWESOME thing and he just became mainstream because PEOPLE LIKED IT.
POSTED: 12/02/2004 - 05:41 pm / quote |

stellardude531 :
people like nirvana so much i think becuase they foudn a common place with kurt. kurt was never excepted by alot of ppl adn even his family. alot of kids are liek that. yes alot of his songs are pointless adn his even admitted to makign shit up. but many of his osngs were about real things liek all the shit he went through and ppl like a real song adn can probabyl connect with alot of his problems. he over exaggereted alomst every story he otdl form his youth, adn yes was wuite heavy on the drugs. but thats not to say he doesnt haev meanign full lyrics and could write a good song. their are alot of no lived ppl who obsess way too much and are the ones who overrate nirvana adn prevent anyone form seeign the actually meanign in alot of his songs. btu hwta i do hate is how much attention kurt gets when dave adn krist are left in the dust. the added elements to nirvana. after all, it was a BAND meaning not a solo career and it was called NIRVANA not THE KURT COBAIN EXPERIENCE or some shit liek that
POSTED: 12/02/2004 - 07:20 pm / quote |

nirvana4lf :

AndyGray:
jesus, i wish all these nirvana fans would shut up! so what! does it matter what the songs mean! if ur into deep metaphorical lyrics read some ***ing poetry! just shut upabout him for ***s sake!

well guess what... DON'T COME HERE DUMBASS! THIS IS FOR THE PEOPLE WHO LIKE NIRVANA, NOT SOME FUCKTARD LIKE YOU! and also, I thought that Nevermind is marked at Nirvana's best albums with the most hits. Also, I prefer Bleach because of its hardcore grunge sound.
POSTED: 12/03/2004 - 12:09 am / quote |

nirvana4lf :

sultan_d87:
I dont remember Gallons Of Rubbing Alcohol Flow Through The Strip being on my CD

its a hidden track on the UK version
POSTED: 12/03/2004 - 12:10 am / quote |

nirvana4lf :
hey andygray and you other guys bitchin' about how nirvana is overrated or nirvana sucks, why the *** are you here at all? i would REALLY like an answer
POSTED: 12/03/2004 - 12:16 am / quote |

nirvana4lf :
I didn't see this...

Boy, you really are stupid aren't you? Pick any song that Maynard James Keenan ever wrote and put it up against anything that Cobain had written during his life, and Maynard will win every time.

And Cobain's got nothing on Dimebag, we all know that. I could teach a blind and retarded boy with a severe case of ADD how to play guitar better than Kurt Cobain.
dumbass who wrote this, do simple riffs necesarilly mean bad guitarist? He had amazing timing, even if his riffs are simple so I would shut the *** up.
POSTED: 12/03/2004 - 12:21 am / quote |

bleah :
wow this caused alot of riot
got to say im a nirvana fan and i think while his lyrics are not always excellent his songs where still good its the way he sang them and most fans of nirvana that i know are older than what you think aswell.. they arent 14 or what ever
POSTED: 12/03/2004 - 03:19 am / quote |

Ravedge :
always on these comments there are some mindless fools arguing.. if u dont like nirvana, my advice to you is to not comment on it..
POSTED: 12/03/2004 - 08:43 am / quote |

pebbles_0822 :
ok seriously...yeah nirvana was and is a really good band...and it really isn't cool how ppl are constantly bickering about whether or not they were the "best in the world"...you guys have to realize that everyone has a different opinion about music (why the hell do you think that the rap shit is so damn popular?) so how about everyone just calms down...puts their heads between their knees...and listen to some kick ass music...
POSTED: 12/03/2004 - 09:23 am / quote |

stellardude531 :
^ cuz then it looks liek we are tryign to blow ourselves..... u do have a great point though. im wiht pebbles.
POSTED: 12/03/2004 - 03:12 pm / quote |

GuitaPlaya :
pebbles_0822:
ok seriously...yeah nirvana was and is a really good band...and it really isn't cool how ppl are constantly bickering about whether or not they were the "best in the world"...you guys have to realize that everyone has a different opinion about music (why the hell do you think that the rap shit is so damn popular?) so how about everyone just calms down...puts their heads between their knees...and listen to some kick ass music...

agreed
POSTED: 12/03/2004 - 04:11 pm / quote |

PunkSpikedFreak :
Everything said in here is opions. Just because someone doen't like the same band as you doesnt mean they suck.

Now In my opion... Nirvana was great. They had Grohl who turned from being a drummer to a guitarist and singer and hit the charts on both. Cobain had lyrics that were so just randon or set on a topic that was just different that people loved it.

Now people say That Nirvana sucks. I have to dissagree. there are plenty of bands that are worse than them. Yes there are better bands. But if you don't like nirvana ask your self...do you like the beatles.....
POSTED: 12/03/2004 - 04:13 pm / quote |

totally warped :
are 14 year olds not allowed to like good music then?
why are people wasting time arguing about a band? ok have your opinion, but don't spend your day repeating what has already been said!
who is to judge that there are better or worse bands than nirvana? no one is EVER going to agree, so you know, shut the *** up.
personally, i like nirvana, and think that people should stop insulting the dead.
POSTED: 12/03/2004 - 05:34 pm / quote |

Asparagus442000 :
personally i dont like or dislike nirvana, however, thinking of the time, they were the only band there, so the had no competition, but kurt was a good guitarist, or songwriter? please. has anyone here ever heard of pink floyd, or even led zepplin? and lastly, one of nirvana's songs have any meaning, kurt and the band were just a bunch of potheads who were able to match a power chord progression, a bassline, and a beat. congratulations on that...
POSTED: 12/03/2004 - 08:22 pm / quote |

Asparagus442000 :
and lastly, none* of nirvana's songs
POSTED: 12/03/2004 - 08:23 pm / quote |

think11270 :
I thought "rape me" was about how the record companies "raped" him of his wealth...I dont know.. I love Nirvana no matter what you kids say..
POSTED: 12/03/2004 - 11:18 pm / quote |

25or6to4 :
Good article, and I like how someone finally realised that a great deal of kurt's lyrics were directed towards the media.
POSTED: 12/03/2004 - 11:26 pm / quote |

EarthAD :

chitoisback:
I beat the shit of this guy named Andy Gray. His mouth wrote a check that his ass couldn't check. He cried to his mommy. Maybe it wasn't the same guy here, or maybe it was

LMAO hes quoting LIMP BIZKEt!!!!11
POSTED: 12/04/2004 - 12:33 am / quote |

EarthAD :
^2nd sentence
POSTED: 12/04/2004 - 12:33 am / quote |

breadfan82 :
Cool article, but unless you have a direct telepathic link with the late K.C., none of us has the insight to try and define his lyrics. This guy seemed to have a good interpretation, but ultimately nobody can say what each song honestly meant. They might mean something to you when you listen to them, but they might have meant something totally different to Kurt.
POSTED: 12/04/2004 - 03:41 am / quote |

juliomacielbr :
Wow... This is foolish. I know a lot about Nirvana, so here's a little lesson: The original recording of scentless apprentice was at a live performance. It was called "Chuck Chuck Fo Fuck" and was instrumental, with a tune similar to that of the childhood name game. It evolved into what it is now, and maybe kurt threw in something about that novel later. Tourette's is hardly a "random" song. It's a shot at how he was portrayed as a cold, punk-ass rockstar. Due to the old recordings, rape me was definitely about a guy who raped a girl and gets raped. Remember, this was a point at which Kurt Cobain was UNWILLINGLY writing songs, and so a lot of them weren't up to par. In turn, most of the lyrics were changed from original versions. Beyond this let me point out, Kurt Cobain was anti-commercialism, anti-fashion. He killed himself over this. So why do people get into these huge cult groups, worship his music, and butcher it in mudane little details? And Nevermind always has been and always will be considered the best nirvana album, no in utero. Almost every track on nevermind was released as a single
POSTED: 12/04/2004 - 04:09 am / quote |

juliomacielbr :
hey asaragus, Kurt Cobain is widely regarded as the best songwriter of all time, and although he is not respected for his skills in guitar "per se" he was ranked 12th in the rolling stones 100 best guitarists of all time. Oh, and there weren't any other bands? *ahem* pearl jam, jane's addiction, alice in chains, trippin daisy, blur, so don't say there weren't any others. Pink Floyd has never been recognized for their instrumental skills, merely their skills with sound effects and 8 tracks. Led Zeppelin usually had some pretty simple riffs and maybe you didn't notice, but Nirvana is well known for their noteable influence from Led Zeppelin and the Beatles.
POSTED: 12/04/2004 - 04:15 am / quote |

Rock_Fan02 :
In Utero rules but i think Nevermind was their best album and when i tell people that they always say to me "u only like Nevermind because Teen Spirit is on it" and thats not true i like Smells Like Teen Spirit but i also like many other songs on that album i.e. Lithium, Drain You, Come As You Are, Lounge Act etc.
POSTED: 12/04/2004 - 05:50 pm / quote |

all_or_none :
woah! chill bitches!
why is it that everything to do with nirvana is always surrounded with controversy

nirvana were popular, wrote a few songs that some people like and some people dont - and every time someone mentions them everybody else feels that they absolutely must share their opinion because it is so obviously the right one - anyone else think this is just a little trivial and/or stupid?
POSTED: 12/04/2004 - 10:58 pm / quote |

FenderGrl88 :
right every time its the same thing its crazy people have their own oppinoins people get over it some may hate nirvana with all their heart some may love them you have to deal with it not everyone is going to love nirvana but not everyone is going to hate it either so chill people its part of life even though i find it all very amusing because its the same thing for all the articles and shit posted on here
POSTED: 12/05/2004 - 12:45 pm / quote |

nonpoint42 :
rollingzeppelin:
^^^also APC and Pantera, while they are good, they're a shit stain compared to Nirvana...
[POSTED: 01 December 2004 - 21:17]|

thats bull. true, pantera isn't very good at all, but APC kicks ass. plus, everyone here is talking about how great of a songwriter kurt was. well, maynard is a better songwriter. listen to the lyrics from any tool or APC song, they guy's a ***ing genius
POSTED: 12/05/2004 - 05:45 pm / quote |

nonpoint42 :
i'm not trying to bash nirvana. i love nirvana. i have 8 nirvana cds. i listen to their stuff all the time. i'm just saying, dont talk shit about a perfect circle
POSTED: 12/05/2004 - 05:47 pm / quote |

Jimi444 :
Nevermind is regarded as their best album, not In Utero that isn't even up for discussion. Anyway, i personally own this album and i like it. Didn't really like how you just took it from Nirvana fanclub.com.
Also the people who are trying to show use how many other bands are better than Nirvana are gay. Pearl Jam and AIC are about equal talent wise. Pantera, Tool and APC, yeah in your ***ing dreams. Not one band in the world is over-rated. Most of the people who say they are over-rated don't like them. If you look at it, a band to go that big has to have alot of fans. So they are over-rated because they have alot of fans? So there is no over-rated bands, and just because you don't like them doesn't mean they are over-rated.
POSTED: 12/05/2004 - 07:19 pm / quote |

myname=original :
this whole site has alot of hate...i read through theses things often and by the time i finish, i forget what the article was about. anyways, i didnt dig the article too much.And all that matters in being a good song writer is that you have the ability to sit people down listening to your music without giving them the urge to hit the skip button. That is good music plain and simple. stuff that you can enjoy listening to whether its on a dance floor, in your room, or at a cock fight.
POSTED: 12/05/2004 - 07:21 pm / quote |

myname=original :
and yes.....i said cock fight.
POSTED: 12/05/2004 - 07:22 pm / quote |

stubs :
why cant people just let other people like the kind of music they want to like? its a matter of opinion
POSTED: 12/05/2004 - 07:57 pm / quote |

X-Y-U :

stubs:
why cant people just let other people like the kind of music they want to like? its a matter of opinion

Yeah...you're right, liking Nirvana is an opinion. But when some jackass who's been playing guitar for 5 minutes struggles to learn the "Smells Like Teen Spirit" solo, comes about saying Kurt is one of the greatest guitarist of all time is just a ***tard. oh, and Kurt was/is/whatever NOT a good songwriter....he's radio friendly. THAT'S ALL HE HAS. pssh, ***ing untalented asshole..

ps, im here coz IM BORED, so dont ask me why im here
POSTED: 12/06/2004 - 12:04 am / quote |

X-Y-U :
thats FUCKTARD if you asshole's cant translate it..

I don't normally generalise but every Nirvana fan i've ever met is a complete Fucking dumb dipshit
POSTED: 12/06/2004 - 12:05 am / quote |

greengiant24 :
dont be bashin' Kurt... he's a genius... i mean can any of you create your own genre of music?
POSTED: 12/06/2004 - 10:10 am / quote |

greengiant24 :
and x-y-u... lick my balls u ***ing *** up... dont bring everyone else down cuz u suck at life...
POSTED: 12/06/2004 - 10:13 am / quote |

rachellee :
how can you diss a band so bad?? All bands have something about them, and they work hard writing and playing their music. Nirvana just got a lucky break. And Kurt might not be the greatest guitarist or singer, ill admit that even tho i love him, but he doesnt need to be with what he puts into his lyrics and how he plays, its very moving..(sounded dorky but you get what i mean)
POSTED: 12/06/2004 - 10:31 am / quote |

shzero :
What the f**ing problem here anyway? We can't all like the same music can we? and X-Y-U, you say liking nirvana is an opinion but wouldn't it be MY opinion to like his guitar solo's? Even if you think they suck, and even if they are simple a lot of people can think of kurt as a great guitarist or songwriter.
POSTED: 12/06/2004 - 10:46 am / quote |

shzero :

I don't normally generalise but every Nirvana fan i've ever met is a complete Fucking dumb dipshit

you never met one did you?
POSTED: 12/06/2004 - 11:18 am / quote |

Donahue2 :
haha, this is so typical for a nirvana thread.
POSTED: 12/06/2004 - 05:42 pm / quote |

Dlawso :
Nirvana SUCKS!!!
Overrated as hell!!!
POSTED: 12/07/2004 - 09:33 am / quote |

levicomics :
Dlawso gets
Fucked in the ass as hell!
POSTED: 12/07/2004 - 02:52 pm / quote |

levicomics :
all_or_none:
woah! chill bitches!
why is it that everything to do with nirvana is always surrounded with controversy

nirvana were popular, wrote a few songs that some people like and some people dont - and every time someone mentions them everybody else feels that they absolutely must share their opinion because it is so obviously the right one - anyone else think this is just a little trivial and/or stupid?
[POSTED: 04 December 2004 - 22:58]|

I'LL SHOW YOU TRIVIAL YOU FUCKING SHIT! YOU COCK SMOKING PEICE OF SHIT! YOU DONKEY RAPING SHIT EATER!
BURN IN HELL YOU TAMP-ON LICKING, PIG DICK SUCKING ASS RAMER!!!..
POSTED: 12/07/2004 - 02:56 pm / quote |

levicomics :
In Utero is hailed as the greatest Nirvana album, but do you really know whatthe songs mean?

Serve The Servants - This song is like an autobiography talking about the Nirvana exerience and becoming famous. Also, it talks about a so-called witch hunt on Courtney Love, and is a sarcastic response to the emphasis put on the divorce of Kurt's parents.

Scentless Apprentice - Based off the novel by Patrick Suskind - "Perfume" about a perfume maker who kills virgins for their scent.

Heart-Shaped Box - A song of themes, mostly co-dependancy. I would also have to say this song is directed at Courtney.

Rape Me - In Kurt's words this song was about a guy who rapes a girl, goes to jail, and later gets raped. In my own words, I would have to say this song is a shot to the media.

Frances Farmer Will Have Her Revenge On Seattle - The story of Frances Farmer. She was claimed insane and was lobotmized.

Dumb - A song dominated by drug related themes. Also talks of the care-free happiness involved in being dumb.

Very Ape - An attack on "Macho Men".

Milk It - Another song talking about co-dependancy. It has a rather medical theme to it.

Pennyroyal Tea - A song about making tough decisions and the choices that surround those decisions. Also talking of the guilt after the decisions.

Radio Friendly Unit Shifter - Kurt said this song was a "throwaway". A bunch of random lines of poetry put together. The title comes from "Smells Like Teen Spirit" and its slick, radio friendly sound.

Tourette's - This song is nothing. The title explains all the screaming. When you have tourette's you shout out random things, and that's all Kurt does in this song.

All Apologies - Many say this song is about Courtney and Francis, but if you look at the lyrics, not one line in that song refers or applies to them. I would have to say that this is another media-directed song.

Gallons Of Rubbing Alcohol Flow Through The Strip - This song is a poem to words. An improv-style song.

Well those are my interpretations of the songs, pretty straight forward.
POSTED: 12/07/2004 - 03:01 pm / quote |

levicomics :
PASTE1000
PASTE1000In Utero is hailed as the greatest Nirvana album, but do you really know whatthe songs mean?

Serve The Servants - This song is like an autobiography talking about the Nirvana exerience and becoming famous. Also, it talks about a so-called witch hunt on Courtney Love, and is a sarcastic response to the emphasis put on the divorce of Kurt's parents.

Scentless Apprentice - Based off the novel by Patrick Suskind - "Perfume" about a perfume maker who kills virgins for their scent.

Heart-Shaped Box - A song of themes, mostly co-dependancy. I would also have to say this song is directed at Courtney.

Rape Me - In Kurt's words this song was about a guy who rapes a girl, goes to jail, and later gets raped. In my own words, I would have to say this song is a shot to the media.

Frances Farmer Will Have Her Revenge On Seattle - The story of Frances Farmer. She was claimed insane and was lobotmized.

Dumb - A song dominated by drug related themes. Also talks of the care-free happiness involved in being dumb.

Very Ape - An attack on "Macho Men".

Milk It - Another song talking about co-dependancy. It has a rather medical theme to it.

Pennyroyal Tea - A song about making tough decisions and the choices that surround those decisions. Also talking of the guilt after the decisions.

Radio Friendly Unit Shifter - Kurt said this song was a "throwaway". A bunch of random lines of poetry put together. The title comes from "Smells Like Teen Spirit" and its slick, radio friendly sound.

Tourette's - This song is nothing. The title explains all the screaming. When you have tourette's you shout out random things, and that's all Kurt does in this song.

All Apologies - Many say this song is about Courtney and Francis, but if you look at the lyrics, not one line in that song refers or applies to them. I would have to say that this is another media-directed song.

Gallons Of Rubbing Alcohol Flow Through The Strip - This song is a poem to words. An improv-style song.

Well those are my interpretations of the songs, pretty straight forward
POSTED: 12/07/2004 - 03:05 pm / quote |