Smells Like Teen Spirit

“Strange Things Happening Every Day” was recorded:1944 hit "Down by the Riverside" features a solo section where she just shreds the guitar. Sister Rosetta Tharpe’s influences impacted people like Elvis Presley. She was born and raised in the south particularly in Arkansas. Many claim that she is the rightful Mother of Rock and Roll. That’s Alright Mama: Elvis Presley releases his first recording with Sun Records. In his first commercial recording with him, he sings "That's Alright Mama" and…

genre includes many musical styles. Like ice cream, there are lots of different flavours/genres that tickle the taste buds of each and every person. Also like ice cream, there are also some flavours/genres that are more appealing than others (in the Indie rock case, the most popular flavour is punk rock). Overall, the bands usually feature some sort of guitarist and the songs are usually lyrical. Many sub-genres are quite focused on the beat of songs, like math rock, a genre that experiments…

television interviews, he spoke in such a tone that I felt like I was listening to one of my family members speak. With his rough and cigarette-damaged voice, he seemed to be sort of an anti-hero of an idol; a man who was homeless as a teen that composed music that was loud and abrasive, and that dealt with topics considered too controversial to be mainstream, such as the song "Rape Me", an anti-rape song. Cobain culminated the essence of the teenage spirit and brought it to the mainstream in a…

emotionally distraught, and filled with a deep rooted sense of unrest and loneliness, “he was transformed from an outgoing, happy child to a withdrawn introvert, ashamed and sullen. ‘I just remember all of a sudden not being the same person, feeling like I wasn't worthy any more,’ he told his biographer, Michael Azzerad” (Riches). As a direct result of his parentally inflicted broken home, he was shuffled around between family members, and quickly developed a rebellious persona; one that would…

Sexy Soap, Spirits, and Salad Sex sells! This is a distasteful but accurate statement. There is a great deal of sexuality in the media today that cannot be avoided. There are many times when I am casually scrolling though twitter or flipping through channels and an ad pops up that is extremely sexual. Businesses have found a way to make their product more desirable through this type of portrayal, and they are not going to change that anytime soon. One of the articles that I came across is…

Nevermind served as a vehicle to express Cobain’s personal and social commentary. The album begins with what has now become one of the most famous teen anthems, Smells Like Teen Spirit. This track singlehandedly assured the unprecedented and unexpected success the album would enjoy. Cobain’s listeners immediately fell upon the lyrics trying to dissect them and relate to the song. The song, to them, voiced their unvoiced fears and angers. Cobain’s demand in the song when he wails out, “Here we…

The Art of Listening Reproduction of originals is a quality that exists in all facets of life. Much of what is created lacks originality, instead, it is a reproduction or reinterpretation of a previous original idea. In Jeff Turrentine essay Why Some Covers Disappoint, he attempts to dissect what makes a good cover song, seeking to find answers about why some ‘copies’ are less impressive than the original. Paul McCartney’s album of covers “Kisses on the Bottom” which Turrentine dismisses as a…

record label. Nirvana released their first album, Bleach and only sold thirty-five-thousand copies. Kurt used Bleach to express anger and embrace the outsiders of society. Prior to Nevermind’s album release, “Smells Like Teen Spirit,” was released and reached the top charts. “Smells Like Teen Spirit” set the tone of what Nirvana really wanted to express within their music. Once Nevermind was released, it placed at one-hundred-fourth-four on the Billboard Top two-hundred and stayed there for…

musicians were making political driven songs and The Who’s “My Generation” personified how young people felt during the 1960’s and could be heard during protests throughout the decade. With lyrics like, “I hope I die before I get old” and “People try to put us down,” “My Generation" made a distinction between teens and their parents” (Rosenfeld, 2014). As explained in the article, “A student generation in revolt” generational conflict was not a new concept. With new music representing the youth…

finishing the tour, he returned to Washington and began using Heroin. In 1991, Nirvana secured Dave Grohl as their drummer and signed with a major record label, DGC. They released their second album, Nevermind, which included the hit single Smells Like Teen Spirit. Kurt then began a relationship with Courtney Love, the leader singer in a punk rock band, Hole. “His relationship with Love was a tumultuous and well-publicized foray into codependency, complete with guns, drugs, domestic violence,…