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Kurt Cobain Documentary....
Posted on 5/13/15 at 12:00 pm
Posted on 5/13/15 at 12:00 pm
Has anyone watched this new Kurt Cobain documentary on HBO? I stumbled on to it about half an hour in the other day and couldn't look away til the credits rolled..
It's some seriously sad, depressing and dark stuff.....but strangely fascinating for some reason.
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Posted on 5/13/15 at 12:03 pm to Jefferson Dawg
I need to watch that, because I feel they're vastly overrated.
Posted on 5/13/15 at 12:15 pm to AUGDawg
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I need to watch that, because I feel they're vastly overrated.
The music itself is solid but not great. The image of the band and the timing of the music, though, was immaculate. It was the right sound, right look, and the right scene/distribution medium at the right time in history.
Posted on 5/13/15 at 12:17 pm to AUGDawg
It's not really about the band and it's place in musical history or anything. It's more context and background info on the factors that molded and shaped someone as uniquely miserable and conflicted and fricked up as Kurt Cobain.
I never understood how someone that wanted to be a rock star would blow his brains out when he finally achieved that goal, but watching this thing ties it all together. It's pretty fricking sad.
I never understood how someone that wanted to be a rock star would blow his brains out when he finally achieved that goal, but watching this thing ties it all together. It's pretty fricking sad.
Posted on 5/13/15 at 12:37 pm to Jefferson Dawg
What's the title of it? Any idea if it's on Netflix or AmazonPrime?
Posted on 5/13/15 at 12:45 pm to tylerdurden24
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the timing of the music, though, was immaculate.
I think you're right. That was the key. That's why it exploded the way it did.
People that weren't alive to understand what music was like back then or how it was listened to or how new music was discovered probably can't fully understand why it was such a phenomenon....and I can fully understand why they'd think Nirvana is over-rated.
It's extremely bizarre that someone like Cobain came along when he did. Although, he'd have probably eventually killed himself anyway, I believe.
Posted on 5/13/15 at 12:47 pm to tylerdurden24
Didn't catch the name. It's on HBO right now. Probably on the HBOgo app too..
Posted on 5/13/15 at 12:54 pm to Jefferson Dawg
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stumbled on to it about half an hour in the other day and couldn't look away til the credits rolled..
Same here. Can't wait to watch whole thing.
Posted on 5/13/15 at 12:55 pm to Jefferson Dawg
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Has anyone watched this new Kurt Cobain documentary on HBO
I saw it a few weeks back, very good documentary. I liked how they showed old home movie footage, stuff that you don't typically see.
There was a long thread about it on the M/TV board that I read after I watched. I've never been super into Nirvana so idk if this is common knowledge, but someone posted a link (that I think it years old) about one of the investigators after his death pointing out all these inconsistencies with courtney and the case. Really interesting stuff. I have no clue what did or didn't happen, but just based on all that I don't think there's any way it was a suicide the way it was originally portrayed.
Posted on 5/13/15 at 1:00 pm to tylerdurden24
I think the title is: Montage of heck
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Posted on 5/13/15 at 1:29 pm to Baxter
I caught the beginning of it and was glued. But there were times where it was too 'artsy' and that was frustrating.
Then the wife wanted to watch an episode of House of Cards so we flipped that on.
I want to go back and watch the whole thing. I never knew of that first gf so that was shocking.
Then the wife wanted to watch an episode of House of Cards so we flipped that on.
I want to go back and watch the whole thing. I never knew of that first gf so that was shocking.
Posted on 5/13/15 at 1:30 pm to Baxter
I agree their timing was perfect. Right place at the right time, for sure. I really feel that all the other "Seattle bands" would've still came out and been successful, but for whatever reason Nirvana is the one that blew up commercially.
I still remember the Lithium video vividly
I still remember the Lithium video vividly
Posted on 5/13/15 at 3:30 pm to TallyDawg
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. But there were times where it was too 'artsy' and that was frustrating.
Some of it was lame. Especially the cartoon stuff.....but since the bulk of the source material was old cassette tapes of him speaking and piles of scribbled notebooks, journals, artwork, etc....they had to get creative to put it all together on to a screen without being boring.
I'm still disturbed by his lifelong obsession with babies and fetuses in his creepy artwork and sculptures and stuff.
Posted on 5/13/15 at 3:42 pm to Jefferson Dawg
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Some of it was lame. Especially the cartoon stuff.....but since the bulk of the source material was old cassette tapes of him speaking and piles of scribbled notebooks, journals, artwork, etc....they had to get creative to put it all together on to a screen without being boring.
I'm still disturbed by his lifelong obsession with babies and fetuses in his creepy artwork and sculptures and stuff.
my thoughts as well
Posted on 5/14/15 at 7:19 am to Jefferson Dawg
I have seen it...and other documentaries...the #1 thing that came out of Nirvana and that time period...is Dave Grohl...he is way more talented than Kurt ever was...while Cobain's exit from this world was tragic...it did good for the fact that Grohl would not have been able to let loose his own abilities....therefore no Foo Fighters...as I understand it...Kurt didn't give Grohl much of a voice or say so in Nirvana's music...but look at how fast the first Foo album was released after Cobain's death....Grohl had already written a good bit of that first album's material while apart of Nirvana...I like me some Nirvana but I just think Foo is better...
Posted on 5/14/15 at 10:02 am to SthGADawg
Couldn't agree more. Saw Nirvana live 2wice and Grohl was by far the driving force of the band. One of the best drummers I've ever seen live
Posted on 5/14/15 at 11:00 am to SthGADawg
Respectfully disagree. Foo is good but IMO Nirvana's music was much more dynamic and creative.
Posted on 5/14/15 at 11:04 am to Jefferson Dawg
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I never understood how someone that wanted to be a rock star would blow his brains out when he finally achieved that goal,
His ultimate encore in his mind??...
ETA:...FWIW... Back then I woulda bet money on Eddie Vedder offing hisself before Cobain...
This post was edited on 5/14/15 at 11:06 am
Posted on 5/14/15 at 12:05 pm to dallasga6
Nevermind WAS the album that killed hair band music. Within a few months of this album, Power 99 became 99x in ATL. All the music we listened to that was called "college" music or Alternative music went from music you only heard on 90.5 or at a party or from your own collection to the most popular music out there.
I saw Nirvana during the Bleach era and I thought they sucked aside from their drummmer who was fricking amazing. He carried that show.
I saw Nirvana during the Bleach era and I thought they sucked aside from their drummmer who was fricking amazing. He carried that show.
Posted on 5/14/15 at 12:50 pm to Peter Buck
Although poppy and cheesy at times, Foo Fighters are far superior to Nirvana.
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