It was, ultimately, the blessing and curse that propelled Nirvana to a degree of fame that Kurt Cobain was entirely uncomfortable with. Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment.
Search uDiscover Music. Click to comment. Leave a Reply Cancel reply Your email address will not be published. Just drums, bass, one guitar, and one voice — how was it so huge? And why was it affecting me so deeply? When it squealed with feedback, I winced and lost my balance, and when he played power chords, they hit me like wind from a jet engine. About 45 minutes into their set, Nirvana debuted a new song. But the combination of the simple, catchy parts played by this three-piece powerhouse for the first time that night was somehow significantly greater than the sum of its parts.
I learned later that the Alice in Chains show that my friend and I missed out on was filmed, coincidentally, at a warehouse almost across the street from the Nirvana show. An entrance stamp smudges a wrist with dark ink; fans signify focus while they bob their heads to the music and balance Solo cups; steam shoots indiscriminately from the ground to evoke an edgy, industrial feel.
Seattle had evolved from an underground musical wellspring to the international epicenter of a new musical movement that lumped together the goateed jocks with the nerd-punks in one J. Penney clothing ad. Nirvana — a mildly popular indie band when Singles was filmed, not even warranting a mention in the movie — was arguably the biggest band in the world. Back in April , my physical and mental condition deteriorated as we walked to the car after the OK Hotel show.
We were near the waterfront, and I deeply inhaled the fresh Puget Sound air, imagining that each whoosh from the freeway overhead was a calming wave. But my stomach was a dark pit. Smells Like Teen Spirit casting call.
According to music folklore, those disinterested looks on the kids' faces are the real deal as they were made to stay much longer than intended - enduring take after take until Cobain convinced Brayer to let them blow off steam. Much like the title of the song itself, which was inspired by a deodorant called Teen Spirit and someone writing "Kurt smells like Teen Spirit" on Cobain's wall, Nirvana's video may have started out quite conventionally - but it went on to represent something far more rebellious.
The gymnasium may have been fake, and the kids not necessarily of high-school age, but the anarchic spirit of the grunge band and their fans was authentic and exhilarating. In , Patti Smith included a cover version, which incorporated a piece of her poetry, on her album of cover songs Twelve. The song has been adapted into other forms over the years. In addition to cover versions, "Smells Like Teen Spirit" has also inspired a few parodies.
Yankovic parodied the difficulty in understanding Cobain's singing as well as the lyrics and their meaning. Yankovic has said Kurt Cobain told him he realized that Nirvana had "made it" when he heard the parody. Pansy Division guitarist Jon Ginoli insisted that his band's version of the song was not a parody but "an affectionate tribute".
Rock Music Wiki Explore. Top Content. Explore Wikis Community Central. Register Don't have an account? Smells Like Teen Spirit. Edit source History Talk 0. Categories singles Add category. Cancel Save. Fan Feed. Universal Conquest Wiki. The sample illustrates the change in dynamics from verse to pre-chorus and chorus.
Problems playing this file? See media help. The band performs the song at a faster tempo than the studio recording. Amos performs the song by herself on piano, where she slows down the tempo and enunciates the lyrics to the chorus clearly.
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