Nirvana

pjoasisrule · January 2008

Been on a Nirvana kick lately since I have been reading a book on them and got the Unplugged DVD. I think out of all bands that dont exist anymore, I would most want to see them live. Their shows had so much energy and you never really knew what to expect from them. Thinking about them makes me miss the 90's and wish that I was just alittle bit older when Nirvana (as well as Pearl Jam, etc.) were big.

stateoflove79 · January 2008

pjoasisrule wrote:

Been on a Nirvana kick lately since I have been reading a book on them and got the Unplugged DVD. I think out of all bands that dont exist anymore, I would most want to see them live. Their shows had so much energy and you never really knew what to expect from them. Thinking about them makes me miss the 90's and wish that I was just alittle bit older when Nirvana (as well as Pearl Jam, etc.) were big.

Good band...but I think of all the bands that are gone, I would want to see AIC more than anything. Then maybe Nirvana or Soundgarden.

Jack_C_Gregory · January 2008

pjoasisrule wrote:

Been on a Nirvana kick lately since I have been reading a book on them and got the Unplugged DVD. I think out of all bands that dont exist anymore, I would most want to see them live. Their shows had so much energy and you never really knew what to expect from them. Thinking about them makes me miss the 90's and wish that I was just alittle bit older when Nirvana (as well as Pearl Jam, etc.) were big.

Is it the book written by Everett True?

pjoasisrule · January 2008

WeaponX655321 wrote:

Is it the book written by Everett True?

I dont think so, the book is called Come As You Are

chikevin · January 2008

'heavier than heaven' gives some great insight about kurt's early days and what was going on with the band.

Cropduster84 · January 2008

chikevin wrote:

'heavier than heaven' gives some great insight about kurt's early days and what was going on with the band.

Agreed.

In my opinion the best book written on Cobain.....

dane · January 2008

Kurt shot himself when I was 16 and I remember feeling that he was a quiter! I hated all the hype it created and all the new fans that suddenly appeared after he died. I didn't listen to Nirvana for several years.
Eventually I started appreciating Kurts talent again, the great music that Nirvana made and the impact they (along with others) had on the 90's music scene.
However sad it was, Kurts story is basicly a normal junkie story. If they don't overdose or get killed by pushers, they commit suicide. So looking back on it, he's fate was kinda allready sealed.
But I would have loved seeing them live. I actually had tickets for their Copenhagen show 2 weeks after his suicide. And I would have loved to see how far Nirvana could have taken it.

BTW Everyone should own a copy of "Touch me, I'm sick" by Charles Peterson. His photos are incredible! There's some fantastic ones of Kurt and crowds at Nirvana shows.

patrickredeyes · January 2008

pjoasisrule wrote:

Been on a Nirvana kick lately since I have been reading a book on them and got the Unplugged DVD. I think out of all bands that dont exist anymore, I would most want to see them live. Their shows had so much energy and you never really knew what to expect from them. Thinking about them makes me miss the 90's and wish that I was just alittle bit older when Nirvana (as well as Pearl Jam, etc.) were big.

Oct 1993 Milwaukee show was kick ass. Mudhoney and Jawbreaker were the opening bands.

Anon · January 2008

i've heard that AIC (along w/ STP) were hit or miss live. sometimes they would KILL, other times Layne would be so wasted on stage he couldn't sing. not sure if i'd want to see that.

pjoasisrule · January 2008

patrickredeyes wrote:

Oct 1993 Milwaukee show was kick ass. Mudhoney and Jawbreaker were the opening bands.

Your a lucky guy

patrickredeyes · January 2008

pjoasisrule wrote:

Your a lucky guy

I almost didn't go cause I couldn't find the number to call to buy tickets. My mom told me not to worry. I could always see Nirvana next time. Six months later we all know what happened. I'm so glad I didn't listen to my mom. LOL

pjoasisrule · January 2008

patrickredeyes wrote:

I almost didn't go cause I couldn't find the number to call to buy tickets. My mom told me not to worry. I could always see Nirvana next time. Six months later we all know what happened. I'm so glad I didn't listen to my mom. LOL

What venue did the play?

restlesssoul · January 2008

dane wrote:

BTW Everyone should own a copy of "Touch me, I'm sick" by Charles Peterson. His photos are incredible! There's some fantastic ones of Kurt and crowds at Nirvana shows.

that cover shot is kurt in vancouver, a buddy asked me to go to that show, but i said no thank you. :( im stoopid :(

patrickredeyes · January 2008

pjoasisrule wrote:

What venue did the play?

The old Mecca arena downtown Milwaukee. Around 2400 fans were at the show.

Jack_C_Gregory · January 2008

pjoasisrule wrote:

I dont think so, the book is called Come As You Are

In my opinion, Come As You Are is the best Nirvana book. Out of all the ones I have read on Nirvana, this one had more info on the other members of the band and was not solely about Kurt. The last one I read was "Nirvana:The Biography" by Everett True. It was alright, but in the end I felt it was more about Kurt than Nirvana.

DiRtyFranK38 · January 2008

Mushmouthmatt wrote:

i've heard that AIC (along w/ STP) were hit or miss live. sometimes they would KILL, other times Layne would be so wasted on stage he couldn't sing. not sure if i'd want to see that.

wow really? i heard that about STP undortunatley, but not aic. from all the videos i've seen layne's voice was always amazing. but it is understandable, since he had quite the addiciton.

anyways, nirvana is a great band but i still feel that they are overrated. aic, soundgarden, stp, and ESPECIALLY pj are miles better. i also always thought kurt was a dick. great musician, great talent though.

pjoasisrule · January 2008

WeaponX655321 wrote:

In my opinion, Come As You Are is the best Nirvana book. Out of all the ones I have read on Nirvana, this one had more info on the other members of the band and was not solely about Kurt. The last one I read was "Nirvana:The Biography" by Everett True. It was alright, but in the end I felt it was more about Kurt than Nirvana.

I am almost done and really like it as well, it really crams alot of information and seems like it is pretty truthful stuff. Some wild ass guys in that band, they do not get enough credit for that. Sure they didnt start a riot but they have destroyed so much stuff besides just the equipment.

Ledbetterman10 · August 2021

Give me a fucking break.....

Man who featured as baby on Nirvana’s Nevermind album cover sues the band - Lifestyle News (indiatoday.in)

Spencer Elden, whose baby portrait was used as the album cover for Nirvana's Nevermind, has sued the band claiming that he was sexually exploited as a child. The cover featured four-month-old Elden underwater trying to get hold of a dollar bill that’s hanging from a fishing rod.

“Defendants intentionally commercially marketed Spencer’s child pornography and leveraged the shocking nature of his image to promote themselves and their music at his expense,” lawsuit obtained by Variety read.

“Defendants used child pornography depicting Spencer as an essential element of a record promotion scheme commonly utilized in the music industry to get attention, wherein album covers posed children in a sexually provocative manner to gain notoriety, drive sales, and garner media attention, and critical reviews,” the lawsuit further reads.

Spencer, now 30, said he has suffered “lifelong damages” after he was featured as a baby on the album cover. He had to undergo “extreme and permanent emotional distress with physical manifestations”, loss of education, wages, and “enjoyment of life”.

The lawsuit further claims that the cover makes Spencer Elden resemble “a sex worker grabbing for a dollar bill”. The lawsuit also mentions that Spencer was not paid a penny to appear on the cover and that his parents never signed a release form for the portrait.

Spencer Elden is now asking for damages of at least USD 150,000 (Rs 1,11,35,895 approx.) from the 15 defendants. The defendants are yet to make a public statement or react to Spencer Elden’s claim.

Spencer had told Sunday Time in 2017 that he kind of finds it creepy that “many people have seen me naked. I feel like the world’s biggest porn star”.

The lawsuit has been filed in a California district court against Kurt Cobain’s widow Courtney Love and others.

Here he is recreating the cover many times over....

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