Not exactly familiar with a lot of his music and I know he's not exactly along the lines of Garage Punk, Psych Folk Rockabilly Trash Surf and other various lofi genres generally favoured in this site but I'm wondering for any fans out there..what is a good place to start ? What was his best era ? For his albums, previous bands etc. Never really dug deep into his music and more so just seen footage of him for his antics.

I love the Who, but my Dad started playing it for me when I was probably like 7 or 8, so I didn't really think "Gee, what else sounds like this?"  Kind've a complex synthesis for an 8-year-old, no?  A little different now.

Marques De Valia said:

i wonder what you think of the who.

Alex said:

I've gotta respect Kurt Cobain if only for the fact that grunge was really the first type of music I cared about, and it started my lifelong obsession with music.  That kind of music really encouraged me to seek out tunes other than those which my friends or parents were listening to.

That line about being unoriginal is a compliment by the way, Kopper!!!

Eargasm said:

Just about every band this site is dedicated to is unoriginal just by the definition...garage was a 60's phenomenom and punk was a 70's thing..what Cobain did was molded his passion for 60', 70's and 80's garage, punk, and metal with a genius for pop sensibility..he was also very generous with his influences, and many of them got well deserved recognition and paychecks because of his selflesness..like a well know musician once said about him..'It's scary when you get a real one'....

Just about every band this site is dedicated to is unoriginal just by the definition...garage was a 60's phenomenom and punk was a 70's thing..what Cobain did was molded his passion for 60', 70's and 80's garage, punk, and metal with a genius for pop sensibility..he was also very generous with his influences, and many of them got well deserved recognition and paychecks because of his selflesness..like a well know musician once said about him..'It's scary when you get a real one'....

I respect your view Marques as I used to get pissed of about the state of mainstream culture too.
I'v learned not to pay attention to it hence my reason for joining sites like this. Here i'm associated with people on a similar wavelength. I like what i like and to be honest don't give a shit about "the industry". Sometimes being naive is allot more fun than being bitter and disgusted.
Marques De Valia said:

i liked what you had to say, so 'no offense' but something reminding me of Nirvana would be a reason for me NOT to rush to find it to listen to. although it might be good.

 

shortly after grunge died a couple of other things happened, it seems now like the death of rock radio, TOTALLY like its death was a preordained thing.

 

napster was destroyed.   destroyed!  i remember the original napster and it wasn't hurting anyone at ALL.  

who was offended?  basically the greedy and untalented who seek to exploit talent, people in the INDUSTRY...

 

then clearchannel.   clearchannel own most united states radio stations, i believe... a LOT of things contributed to people basically becoming more stupid than cool, and that's how it seems now. did i just 'wake up' and notice all the brutal dumbness?

 

i started focusing more on making music like i HAD TO because i realised that something had died,

but when things die, they serve a purpose: they make room for something new.

 

people getting into music because they think they can get money and get their asses kissed in various ways, that's nothing new.    but it hurts most when things border punk and kiss ass for $$$ because:  that was supposed to be less susceptible to corruption, anything smacking of anarchy or defiance. (no pun intended: smacking; nirvana, bleah.)

 

all in all i trust EVERYONE more but i trust INDIVIDUALS much less.

i have met so many people who were utterly insincere, who put most of their efforts into insisting that people who didn't conform to their view about alternative culture, the underground, scenes were "lying to themselves."

 

oh yeah, and the anti-emo thing, that was plenty Nazi.  emo was the new jew for a few weeks...

 

just seeing the conformity thing become all important, it wasn't the death of the individual,

it was more like the individual had to HIDE because the fascists, the chavs, the stupid brutal and dominant had come to rule scenes.   i am bitter and disgusted, and relate most easily to those who share my point of view.

I like alot of Nirvana's music. I don't get into it as much these days but when i was in my early teens it was great cause here was a band that pissed of every kids parents. They sounded way more "dangerous" than Michael Jackson!

I don't believe kurt was murdered though. I think he felt like shit because most of the people who were buying his music were the people he disliked. Although there is a quote from him in his biography that says something like "i wanna be a famous rockstar and die young like Jimi Hendrix". So maybe he got his wish.

Like em or not they were the last band in commercial history to change the face of rock music. I just couldn't stand all those shitty copy cat grunge bands that came out years later like Nickelback and shit uuurrghh!

Is anyone into Ty Segall at all ?? I hear alot of Kurt Cobain influence in his music (and his dress sense too) But that kid does it right! If you like Nirvana Lady Strange you should get Ty Segall's album "Lemons" if you don't have it already of course :-)

I hate a lot of songs...but there's nothing more than I hate than Queen - bohemian rhapsody. I can't tell if it's a joke or serious, the entire song & Brian Mays guitar work should be cited as the biggest influence to Wayne's World. And how people tune into this crap for 6 damn minutes boggles me.

Christ....anyone got any ideas where I can start ?

Thanks for that link.  I ordered a used copy for $10.

I've seen three documentaries that are spaced out over several years.  The first was an indy release and the second two were BBC productions (I think).  I don't think I've seen BCID.

Recordgrooves said:

Picked up a DVD on clearance from Amazon a while back for about 5bucks, 80 minutes of Milkshakes & Thee Headcoats.

 

"The Genius Of Billy Childish" 2004 Cherry Red Records

 

Link

 

Amazing the stuff you find on Amazon not on the IMDb

I love Billy.

Welcome Joey!!

The Smiths are cool. NMA (sic) aren't, never have been, never will be.

Mr. Neg

South London

Doc Sanchez said:

There's absolutely nothing wrong with not liking NMA. If you want to check them out I'd also say to go for their old stuff. I stopped listening to them in '94, and even that's pretty late , and the albums after '94 pretty much sucked. And it's definitely true, they sound really dated from today's point of view.

 

I always liked their folky tunes more than their "rock" songs, and my favourite album is "Thunder & Consolation", but that's probably because that's the first album I knew by them, and it did console me as a teenie... And besides, their folk songs really don't sound that dated.

 

Still, when NMA were cool (in the 80's), they rocked, even though I hardly listen to them anymore.

 

Cheers, Doc

 

P.S.: And how do you like The Smiths, by the way?

There's absolutely nothing wrong with not liking NMA. If you want to check them out I'd also say to go for their old stuff. I stopped listening to them in '94, and even that's pretty late , and the albums after '94 pretty much sucked. And it's definitely true, they sound really dated from today's point of view.

I always liked their folky tunes more than their "rock" songs, and my favourite album is "Thunder & Consolation", but that's probably because that's the first album I knew by them, and it did console me as a teenie... And besides, their folk songs really don't sound that dated.

Still, when NMA were cool (in the 80's), they rocked, even though I hardly listen to them anymore.

Cheers, Doc

P.S.: And how do you like The Smiths, by the way?

Nothing wrong with being "a bit neg," Muck. Most music falls into that gray area of not being either "great" or "terrible," and NMA is definitely one of those. I listened to them for a while back in the mid '80s, esp. the first record, but that's only because we had it at the radio station I DJed at back then. At the time there were comparisons floating around to the Clash more than U2 (ugh). But I couldn't get into their other records at all. And now when I hear them, well, let's just say their music has not aged well. There are SO many more deserving bands to discuss... I'd suggest getting back to those. :)

Lord Muck!! said:

I just downloaded some of their stuff and it confirmed to me what I've long known - that I don't like 'em... sorry if that's a bit neg

I just downloaded some of their stuff and it confirmed to me what I've long known - that I don't like 'em... sorry if that's a bit neg

twin reverb ftw! new spring reverb.

g&l legacy and gibson sg standard and very old gibson accoustic guitar from the 40tys or 50tys.

some yellow mudhoney overdrive, vox wahwah, peace of shit fuzz from beringer

and more peace of shit petals that aren't worth for mention.

yeah

Oh man, this is old but gold.

Anyway, the GP Hideout gives new meaning to the words: "YE HEARD IT HERE FIRST."

Cool! Looking forward to hearing it! That album sounds sweet too.

I heard this song on Fowley's Underground Garage program on Sirius/XM this past Saturday, and I really liked it.  Thanks for providing me with some more information on this woman.

She's got a whole album recorded, plus she's on the BLACK ROOM DOOM soundtrack. Coming soon on Kim's new label, FLESH-O-RAMA (his first record label since Chattahoochee).

sleazy said:

Gotta get this........what about any albums :):)

Gotta get this........what about any albums :):)

You might as well just call this movie "The Sopranos Reunion"...

http://www.variety.com/article/VR1118030784?refCatId=13

I just hope Gandolfini can keep his inner Tony Soprano in check.

That's terrible ! I feel so useless...Just wanted to say to his wife that we support her too...for what it's worth. 

Never met Scott in person neither but he was a great fun virtual friend.

How could we help ?

sure!!!

;)

SylviASubSOnicAngel said:

thanks Simone, can i send you promo copie to this adress : Simone Benerecetti
Via n.cantalupo 15f
17019 Varazze (SV) / Italy

cheers,

SylviA

simone benerecetti said:

ehm.... we aren't a list of fanzine...

 

we are a ezine that love garage and rocknroll... ;) www.iyezine.com

 

ciao simone

thanks Simone, can i send you promo copie to this adress : Simone Benerecetti
Via n.cantalupo 15f
17019 Varazze (SV) / Italy

cheers,

SylviA

simone benerecetti said:

ehm.... we aren't a list of fanzine...

 

we are a ezine that love garage and rocknroll... ;) www.iyezine.com

 

ciao simone