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#25 - 1990's Sounds - Nirvana In 1991 I heard something I never heard before - Nirvana. It's a cool word meaning an enlightened state of mind, but the band was something else. It was loud - filled with noise. The music blared. The lyrics almost defiant - and in some unexplainable way embodied an emotional undertone of a generation bubbling below the surface. When I heard "Smells Like Teen Spirit," there was something in the song that said, this is all the dirty nasty that I try to hide which comes out from time to time. The "Hello, Hello, Hello" chorus was hard and driving, determined, like me. The noise? That was the noise around me. The quiet parts of the song was me regrouping. Nirvana is one of the best selling bands worldwide with over 75 million albums sold. Hard to believe. Interestingly, their Wikipedia page says they are considered a figurehead band for Generation X. I hate to say it, but I'm probably the typical Generation X person. Latchkey kid, free range parenting. Work best on my own, MTV Generation, slightly cynical and disaffected and, given a second, I can think outside of the box. Now, after going through the British 2nd invasion and my folk-rock years, I'm swinging the other way on the music pendulum and going from soft folk-rock to loud grunge rock noise. why? Maybe it was the times? Maybe the rebel in me kicked in? Maybe it was a sound I wanted to explore? Nirvana's Nevermind album has always spoken to me in a ways I can't articulate, but it touched an emotional chord that resonated deep inside me. Life was loud. It was noisy. It was messy. Oh whatever, Nevermind. Keep on living. And I forget just why I taste Oh, yeah, I guess it makes me smile I found it hard, it's hard to find Oh, well, whatever, never mind NIRVANA Smells Like Teen Spirit |
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