Nirvana

[keikan]

I haven't been listening to music for very long. I was one of those strange kids who just didn't like it. That, and at a young age I somehow got it planted in my head that anything that could be even remotely considered offensive was about drugs and death. No idea how that happened

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[kamenkyote]

From what I know, he not only couldn't handle life, but the enormous pressures of fame which actually might have been the cause. He was no saint, but it is sad when someone of talent can see no other way.

And you and me both on music. I didn't buy any in high school, and took a very long time to latch onto anything. It's still not my major thing, but I'm learning. :"D

-T'

[footpad]

It took me ten years to find out about all the songs I heard my friends playing and singing in playgrounds and at boarding school. I've spent a few years rediscovering them, all that glorious Eighties music. It makes me sorry now, like I missed the good bits of teenage and got nothing but the angst and alienation. Maybe I'll detail that in a post.

See y'later. *wet nose*

[foxymoonheart]

Probably a good thing you weren't raised Catholic then; I've still got silly thoughts in my head about various issues which make no sense whatsoever.

I probably wouldn't have gotten into music either, had it not been for my brother. Growing up, I suppose I copied him quite a bit, from music, to art, to using nunchucks.. er.. yeah. *chuckles* So my musical taste went from there; now I love most music, from very old to very new, although I still can't get myself to handle the majority of today's rap or heavy metal. Oh well.

As for your friend; wish I'd known her better. I still regret that (assuming that's who I think it is...). At least she'll live on in your memory. *hugs* As for suicide in general, everyone has their breaking point, and neither fame nor riches will solve those kind of problems....

[keikan]

Yes, eighties music rocks -- got to love those hair bands. As far as Nirvana, well. If you listen to Kurt singing, particularly accoustic, there's such passion in his voice. He put everything he was into those songs, which is why they called him "The Voice of a Generation." His lyrics spoke to all of the latchkey kids, the young people who felt excluded from everyone else....and there were plenty of those. :)

Kitty music!

[rrauwl]

Hearing what you liked about Nirvana and Kurt, I can suggest one other band that might give you a good musical experience:

Audioslave (http://www.audioslave.com/): This was a re-group of Chris Cornell (who formed Soundgarden) and the remains of Rage Against The Machine. There was much buzz, and few of us thought that they would live up to the hype.

But Audioslave's first album was, I dare say, BETTER than even the most optimistic fans of both bands could have hoped for. Chris sings with the kind of passion, pain, and message that few others in today's music scene can match. The former members of Rage's music shows amazing depth and range, far beyond anything that they did pre-break up. I can't suggest these guys highly enough.

Kitty music!