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Here We Are Now: The Lasting Impact of Kurt Cobain by Charles R. Cross
3.0
Cross, author of the definitive Cobain bio, looks back on the twenty years (!) since Cobain's death and the singer's impact on everything from music, obviously, and general culture to fashion, the cities of Aberdeen and Seattle, suicide and addiction treatment, and the people he left behind. Definitely a worthwhile read for fans, if for no other reason than it will make you break out In Utero again.
Nirvana hit at the right place, right time and because of the momumental changes in music consumption, we may not see an equal phenomenom again. Not only would Nirvana not have been "Nirvana" ten years later, but, as Cross points out, a lot of Kurt's influences were unadulterated pop: "Would that pop influence have soaked in if Kurt read Pitchfork and realized how unhip his then-favorite band was (the Knack)? Would Kurt have even written 'Smells Like Teen Spirit' if he'd searched the name on Google and realized he was writing an anthem to a teenage girl's deodorant?"
Timing...
Nirvana hit at the right place, right time and because of the momumental changes in music consumption, we may not see an equal phenomenom again. Not only would Nirvana not have been "Nirvana" ten years later, but, as Cross points out, a lot of Kurt's influences were unadulterated pop: "Would that pop influence have soaked in if Kurt read Pitchfork and realized how unhip his then-favorite band was (the Knack)? Would Kurt have even written 'Smells Like Teen Spirit' if he'd searched the name on Google and realized he was writing an anthem to a teenage girl's deodorant?"
Timing...