09-02-2015, 09:51 PM
How many millions of 'accomplished' guitar players would love to trade places with the one trick pony, power chord playin', non singin' Kurt Cobain? Quite a few I'd imagine, minus the death of course and even then many of 'em would still trade places with him.
Nirvana was promoted heavily because they had something that countless bands and millions of players try so desperately to hard to find -- a genuine connection with their audience and something unexplainable beyond that. At their height, they were as iconic as The Beatles. Perhaps more importantly, beyond their height, they've been equally influential. It just goes to show that talent isn't everything, as many players already know.
It doesn't matter if one song or every song slightly resembles some antiquated hit from a bye gone era. Many songs do, across every single genre out there.
It's easy to pick apart a guy or a band that may be less talented than the rest, but you'll be hard pressed to discover their secret. If you do and you're not in the industry, you're an idiot Plain and simple. Because producers search far and wide for that connection that so nonchalantly oozed outta Nirvana and Kurt Cobain. Musical theory and 10 minute guitar solos be damned. :rockon:
Nirvana was promoted heavily because they had something that countless bands and millions of players try so desperately to hard to find -- a genuine connection with their audience and something unexplainable beyond that. At their height, they were as iconic as The Beatles. Perhaps more importantly, beyond their height, they've been equally influential. It just goes to show that talent isn't everything, as many players already know.
It doesn't matter if one song or every song slightly resembles some antiquated hit from a bye gone era. Many songs do, across every single genre out there.
It's easy to pick apart a guy or a band that may be less talented than the rest, but you'll be hard pressed to discover their secret. If you do and you're not in the industry, you're an idiot Plain and simple. Because producers search far and wide for that connection that so nonchalantly oozed outta Nirvana and Kurt Cobain. Musical theory and 10 minute guitar solos be damned. :rockon:
