Nirvana Steals the Show at Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Celebration [President Reagan mocked]

Yahoo ^ | April 11, 2014 | Jon Wiederhorn

[ConservativeStatement]

The band was introduced by Stipe, who delivered an eloquent speech that addressed the power and historical importance of the band as part of a counterculture that somehow became mainstream. "Nirvana tapped into a voice that was yearning to be heard," he said. "In the '80s and early '90s, the idea of a hopeful, democratic country had practically been dismantled by Iran Contra, by AIDS, by the Reagan, Bush Sr. administrations. With their music and their attitudes, Nirvana blasted through all that with crystalline, nuclear rage and fury. Nirvana were kicking against the system to show a sweet and beautiful, but fed-up fury coupled with howling vulnerability. They spoke truth, and a lot of people listened. They were singular and loud and melodic and deeply original. And that voice… That voice. Kurt, we miss you."

[lefty-lie-spy]

Alice In Chains was always my favorite of that Seattle bunch. They still remain awesome. Jerry Cantrell is one of the musicians I respect the most. His solo albums were awesome and the latest Alice in Chains releases don’t disappoint at all.

[Darren McCarty]

Poison was and is the band that nobody admits to like. Their songs also have a way of being earworms that stick in my head.

[Steve_Seattle]

"Sorry, Courtney Love had him killed."

There's a guy (Richard Lee) on the local (Seattle) public access channel who's been claiming that for years. Whenever Love is in town, he stalks her and tries to provoke a confrontation.

[dfwgator]

I’ll go you one better, I think Yoko paid Chapman to kill John Lennon. How else could you explain Chapman not shooting her as well?

[Steve_Seattle]

"Most overrated band, ever."

I watched a few Nirvana videos last night to refresh my memory, and I tend to agree. The lyrics were mostly crap, the guitar playing just a cut above average, the songs sounded like something I could approximate in an hour or so, and the mood was generally depressing.

[left that other site]

Nirvana was as nihilistic and apolitical as it gets.

If AYTHING, they were rebelling against the over-produced corporate big-hair glam rock of the era by going back to a basic, garage-band, “Grunge” sound.

“Here we are now...entertain us. I feel stupid, and contagious!”

[GrandJediMasterYoda]

At first I thought it was legit, but then I woke up when I found out karaoke disco performer Madonna - who rarely writes and records her own music BTW - was in it and Stevie Ray Vaughn was not nor were the Stray Cats who are about as Rock and Roll as it gets. Then I looked at past inductees, and wadda ya know, those bands/performers who actively and regularly promoted leftist agendas and causes were in. Those who didn't were not. Someone like Ted Nugent, never in a million years will he get in, but they'll induct someone like Lady GaGa at the drop of a hat. Oh yes, and disco singer Donna Summer is in. Why? Because she had a big gay male audience in the 70s so naturally that qualifies as "Rock and roll"

[GrandJediMasterYoda]

Not to mention there were a zillion other punk bands doing exactly what they were doing for years before Nirvana ever became a band. I grew up in New York city in the 70s and 80s and was into that whole punk scene saw bands all the time who sounded just like them. The Who before ALL those punk bands was doing that kind of music. But for some reason MTV chose to promote the hell out of Nirvana in 1990 which is *the* reason they sold so many records. It wasn’t this “ground breaking new sound” that all the kids rushed out to buy. It was because someone who makes these decisions on MTV chose to rotate their videos constantly. If you promote anything that much it will sell, I don’t care what it is. Lady GaGa is a good example. She does generic disco ala Madonna, nothing new or special, yet they promoted the hell out of her. Same thing in politics, they promoted the hell out of Obama even though the guy had the experience of a knat and he ended up winning.

[GrandJediMasterYoda]

This is an interesting example of what I was talking about....

A punk band named “Killing joke” in 1984 recorded a song called “The eighties”

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x1U1Ue_5kq8

This is the Nirvana song “come as you are”

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vabnZ9-ex7o

Gee how original of Nirvana

[RichInOC]

Q: Why did Kurt Coburn shoot himself?
A: He finally listened to Courtney’s music clean and sober.

[Dr. Bogus Pachysandra]

David is playing non pedal steel. He’s not a great player, but uses it more for atmospheric effects,,, which he does quite well.
Here’s me playing the same type guitar with Neil Zaza;

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kAY1WKouT18

[rollo tomasi]

"In the '80s and early '90s, the idea of a hopeful, democratic country had practically been dismantled by Iran Contra, by AIDS, by the Reagan, Bush Sr. administrations. With their music and their attitudes, Nirvana blasted through all that with crystalline, nuclear rage and fury. Nirvana were kicking against the system to show a sweet and beautiful, but fed-up fury coupled with howling vulnerability. They spoke truth, and a lot of people listened. They were singular and loud and melodic and deeply original. And that voice… That voice. Kurt, we miss you."

[Vaquero]

Hole. Not too obvious. Off course he could have had a worse wife. Like Yoko Ono

[CommieCutter]

There is a big difference between a Congressional district and a city. And last I checked they have a Democrat mayor. Have a nice day.

[Yardstick]

Wow, the main guitar riff is really similar. Even the tone is similar with the heavy chorusing effect. Nirvana built a catchier song around it though.

[a fool in paradise]

Cobain’s family has said that they would believe an OD before they would believe a gun suicide. apparently he had a great respect for guns.

There was certainly reason to suspect murder for hire but Kurt did do this photo shoot for a magazine shortly before his death.

Maybe he was just trying to appear edgy and X-treme.

[a fool in paradise]

At least the plastic hippies in the 60's had talented musicians among them

The Wrecking Crew were the musicians who were actually recorded on the Beach Boys, Byrds, and other "60s groups" albums. Then those bands appeared on tv programs and lip synched to the studio tracks.

[boop]

Huh, he looks like David Lee Roth in that picture.

Which ironically would royally piss Cobain off if you told him that.

BTW, Cobain and Nirvana weren't expressly "political" in their music.

Pretty much Cobain's very depressed thoughts and ideas.

But they did support liberal causes, as stated above.

[Norm Lenhart]

I had the privileged of seeing Stray Cats at the Grand ol’ Opry in 83 at the height of their success.

The bassist was slamming Jack Daniels on stage to the point he was about falling down 2 songs in. Setzer managed to cover his lines while playing his own and still entertaining the hell out of the crowd. My respect for that guy is immense.

[Norm Lenhart]

Grrr...”privileged “ = privilege