🎵 Nirvana - Heart Shaped Box - REACTION
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I think the word she was looking for is RAW.. Nirvana seemed so unpolished compared to what was on the radio...they're deeper than you might realize
Not really
One of the 1st times they played live, they had a talk among themselves dealing with the fear that people were going to realize that they couldn't play their instruments.
(Before Dave Grohl joined, i'm pretty sure, with their first drummer.)
@@BensSoZen they had 5 drummers before Dave hah
I just posted that and then saw your comment. 100% agree. Like a rough denim without spandex...
Dave Grohl "advised" Kurt to marry Courtney Love. End of story.
Nirvana was a great band for the times. This music is a departure from all the over produced carbon copied music of the day. That’s what garage band music is all about. A homegrown, organic, almost amateurish quality to it.I personally really liked the grunge era. It kind of reminds me of the advent of punk rock. It was a much more raw sound not concerned with perfect guitar work or lead vocals but more about achieving a atmosphere showing the discontent of the younger generation. Pretty impressive work I’d say
I definitely see what you are saying. I like to listen to Nirvana from time to time on my mood for that exact reason. However, I do find their lyrics to be a little too simple and repetitive at times. But I see the reason why they went for that.
Something like Nirvana is needed today. Away with auto tune, drum machines etc. Just punk attitude, pop song melodies, hard played instruments and great lyrics.
'Grunge' for the most part was just a continuation of punk, they just rebranded it when it became popular again after the glorious death of hair bands. Other than maybe the first album Nirvana to me was just another Husker Du.
@Simon Davies He didn't say the musicianship was substandard and he's right in that it was more organic than the hair crap from the 80's, not so overly produced and everything being perfect, kind of what most popular music is again today.
@Simon Davies And?
For Brad: song is pretty much about Cobain’s wife, Courtney Love. Her sign is a Cancer and he’s a Pisces. And there was a heart-shaped box given as a gift. But as someone mentioned on another comment, Cobain often said he wrote lyrics at the last second because he was lazy.
As for the music, the genius of it is making something raw and simple yet having mass appeal. Rick Beato really did a great job at showcasing the brilliance: th-cam.com/video/hMUkMGNX0Uk/w-d-xo.html
For me, as someone whos been suicidal through many periods of my life (because of brain injuries, ive come to learn recently), I always thought it was talking about how almost useless talking someone out of doing it or telling them how suicide isnt the answer is almost pointless, because in that mindset, even though you really do want help, you know there nothing anyone can say and youre right back where you were the moment they leave. "Hey, wait, i got a new complaint" about how we not only complain a lot, but we actually call out for help a lot instead of just keeping our complaints to ourselves, just so when someone comes to help, we dismiss them and dont take anything they say seriously even though we may love that person. Thats just what it means to me.
The song's about a very specific PART of Courtney Love. Lana del Rey did a cover of "Heart-Shaped Box" in 2012, and Courtney heard it, and felt the need for some reason to go on Twitter and inform Lana (and the world) that the song's about her...um..."girl parts".
and the bitch killed him
Magnet tar pit trap... I think that's what people call using heroine...
@@philpennington826 Courtney WOULD say it's about her, everyone who's spent more than a few moments with her describes her as a raging narcissist. The fact that one of its draft names is "heart shaped coffin" leads me to read the song about being about being trapped in a situation that looks like love but is actually killing you. A toxic relationship, a growing dependency on heroin, or a toxic relationship that enabled his growing dependency on heroin, take your pick.
Grunge became a genre during Nirvana's run, but at center they were a punk band. That simplicity (and power therein) is a feature of punk. Kurt brought unique vision and lyrics that changed the game for everyone, forever.
Changed the game forever in that rock music was never as influential on popular culture again after Kurt's death.
He always said they were punk, but Nirvana were far more melodically sophisticated than any punk band. Watch Rick Beato’s breakdowns of their songs…
I agree with the sentiment, but you have a few facts messed around.
@@KickflipGnasty Oversimplified I know, but what did I miss factually? Not trying to "fire back" or anything. I'm a few years shy of that generation and I love learning more about it.
I agree with your point. This band was about being true to yourself, having integrity, not covering up things and polishing the music to remove it's rawness. Their music helped provide a way for a generation to question why society wasn't living up to it's ideals.
Nirvana was a white hot ball of beautiful rage that tore a hole in the slickly produced and shallow 80s hair band sound and burned it to cinders upon arrival. The lyrics were more Picasso than Da Vinci but the sheer amount of “FUCK YOU” embodied in their sound was immeasurable and tapped into something dark deep and primal that connected with a surprising amount of people.
This song is a masterpiece, surprised at your takes on this one. Nirvana is deep, especially Kurt's lyrics. Kurt was very introspective and this song is a great example of his use of metaphors and visual style of writing; with themes of control, manipulation and indulging in the demise of his own self-worth.
exactly, "meat eating orchids forgive no one just yet"...you can take a lot away from that and it flows so well.
Can you explain it then?
I don't think it's as deep as you think it is.
@@buddharocket I think Kurt was singing about opium poppies & black tar heroin.
Not really. By Kobain's own admission, his songs were not deep. In fact, some were written as a kind of middle finger to all of the hero worshipers and fanbois that were popping up at the time lol.
@@bminturn by deep, i mean sure not always, but i don't necessarily mean philosophically or anything like that. i find his writing even when very literal at times has a strong lyrical sensibility and is sometimes undermined by the image they portrayed, their 'raw' sound and how they didn't take themselves seriously in the public eye.
Cobain was a punk at heart. His thing was taking abrasive, ugly sounds and writing killer hooks and melodies around it. Though he shat on his own lyrics all the time, in reality they tend to be a bit more clever than quite a lot of music that is as popular as Nirvana. They were definitely not amateurs, but were quite literally of a frame of mind that would have scoffed at technical perfection. There has been no one like them in mainstream music since.
Agreed. There is genius in there... Lex would not understand
They scoff at perfection, yet Kurt's singing is perfect for the songs. Rick Beato breaks down songs and mentions how Kurt's voice acts as the missing note in the chords he plays, tying the vocals to the guitar. That doesn't happen by accident nor was it as "imperfect" as Kurt made it out to be.
And Dave Grohl as the drummer, you know he takes great pride in his drums. It takes a lot of practice to sound that raw and imperfect.
Kurt combined the Beatles and punk better than everyone else.
I wholeheartedly agree, except I think it was the other way around.
He'd write catchy hooks and melodies, and then make them abrasive and ugly.
That's really the beauty of great punk rock. It's catchy and melodic, but it's hidden underneath the ugly, abrasive surface.
Most people don't look past the surface
To quote Cobain, his idea of musical perfection was actually a blend of the Beatles and Black Sabbath.
Make no mistake. Kurt, Krist, and Dave were all absolutely professionals. That raw sound was an intentional callback to punk rock and it's unpolished, DIY production values. The entire Grunge movement was about rejecting the excesses and insincerity of the late 80s.
All that said, you kind of underestimate the songwriting. Sure, Smells Like Teen Spirit was shallow. It was supposed to be. That was the point of that song, to be shallow. However, when you learn the context of them, the lyrics start to get a lot deeper.
By the time this song came out, Kurt was struggling with the sudden fame, drug addiction, the uncertainty of fatherhood, and a troubled marriage. He felt trapped and caged by all of it, and the many, many fans who loved him, but expected a level of wuthenticity that was difficult for any band to maintain. The heart-shaped box.
Nevermind has sold 30 million copies, that’s pretty average lmao 😂
Nevermind has sold 30 million copies, that’s pretty average lmao 😂
Aneurysm is a really popular Nirvana song without ever having been a single, you should check it out
Yess live at reading......
Its an amazing song. Might be the best example of Kurt's writing since its a great mix of chaotic loudness and his love of The Beatles and their pop sensibilities.
One of my favorite songs. Incesticide is one of my favorite albums of theirs.
I mean how can you not love a song where Kurt screamingly implores you to "come on over and do the twist"?
Lex, you nailed it when saying "just playing with your friends" because that is exactly what it was all about. They were not polished and mega produced, just very raw rock music which is what music needed at that point in time.
I’d argue Vig and Albini actually did mega produce them. I saw them a few times and they were wayyyyyy rawer and noisier than their recordings.
Yes exactly! That was kind of the whole point of grunge. However, even that kinda mindset can and will be incorporated (and neutered) by the music industry as rob daniel pointed out above....
Same with punk, hiphop, rock n'roll, funk.... But these type of genres will live on keepin' that true spirit in the underground scene, we just need to keep digging and not get distracted by the industrial clones that we're being spoon-fed. There's probably a band of friends creating music you dig in a garage near you... As music lovers, it's our duty to make an effort to be there cheering them on when they have their gig at a local stage.
That's uncanny. I had not read any comments before my own.
Anyone who says Nevermind wasn't mega produced isnt listening. Albini did his fair share with In Utero but it was night and day rawer than Nevermind. Anything Butch Vig touches is so produced and washed clean it should be in an Apple commercial. As Rob said, its so much more sonic and raw live
No research the band begore judging. Cobain is a legend and his lyrics are deep
The last thing Kurt wanted was to be mainstream. He didn't want the fame, he didn't want eyes on him, expectations to rise (from fans OR the record labels). He just wanted to write music.
Really? Didn't he sign with Geffen? Weren't they on Sub-Pop originally? Because if I wanted to stay low-key as a musician, I probably wouldn't write pop songs for a pop label. I would have stayed on Sub-Pop.
@@hmpz36911 They wanted off of Sub Pop at the time. There were money issues, as there are with small indie labels, and some of the biggest bands defected to other labels. They didn't necessarily intend to attract a major, it was Susan Silver who referred them to an entertainment lawyer, who in turn set up a meeting with DGC. They actually wanted to be on Touch and Go Records out of Ann Arbor at the time. There are always problems with budgets at small labels, lack of pressing enough records to tour support to royalty payments and marketing. Green Day did the same thing, Lookout! Records just didn't have the money to support their growing fan base adequately.
i don’t buy that crap. you don’t sign with a major label and all that if you just wanna make music. you could be a local band, play bars your whole life and make decent money and “just make music” so let’s stop with the fairy tale lol. what the truth is he wanted the success, fame and money but he didn’t want the things that come with fame that HE didn’t want, the things that annoyed him or inconvenienced him. But no sorry I don’t buy the he didn’t want fame or eyes on him. You don’t go out and perform onstage if you don’t want any bit of attention. he could wrote for others and stayed in the shadows.
He wrote letters to mainstream labels asking to be on them. Hoping to be on them. And hated the mainstream at the same time. He wanted both. He wanted eyes on him and hated it at the same time. People are complicated.
Complicated? He was straight up Insane in the membrane. 😫
in utero was written as a big FU to the music biz, who wanted them to make "nevermind" part 2. only real fans love this album.
Preach it!
This album was a huge hit with all the kids back in the 90s. The alternative kids, I mean. It's not like it was exactly a niche audience.
In Utero is a better album than Nevermind.
Nah! Some of the songs were written even before Nevermind like Dumb and Pennyroyal tea.
In Utero is a great album.
They're lyrics are actually well thought through, and more advanced than a lot of groups. It's that, that makes it tough to figure out without a bit of thought. It's like after listening to a lot of they're stuff several times, you have that moment where you're like "oh snap! That was deep, and hella clever".. 😁
They were more shallow then you can possibly imagine
Refreshingly amature is the allure of the garage band/Grunge sound. You definitely get it Lex.
amature?
@@JuandeFucaU immature amateurs
@@JuandeFucaU yeah that's what caught my eye. Amateur how exactly?
Unpolished you mean.
There were just three instruments in their songs. Electrical guitar, a bass and battery. Electro-acoustic. No fancy stuffs. Their style suited them especially Cobain's.
The music video to "Heart-Shaped Box" is actually really cool. Great upload! Kurt Cobain's birthday is in 2 more days. Rest In Peace Kurt!
To understand Nirvana: All through the 80's, in the Seattle area, everyone knew, at least some one person, that played in a garage band. My best friend and neighbor, for instance, had a band named the Primitives, later Pale & Skinny, who's drummer Patti eventually played for Courtney Love's band, Hole. We, in our late teens through our early to mid 20's, in that era and area, 1980's Seattle, loathed the over produced, "hair band/glam metal" music of the time played on the premier rock station, 99.9FM KISW Seattle. We were listening to our friends, in their practice sheds, and the 1st wave punk rock on vinyl from the mid to late 70's instead. Or contemporary bands like The Dead Kennedys. Stuff you could only know about at the time via word of mouth or by going to those sections in your local record store and gambling on cover art. Tower Records in Seattle and Scattergoods in Everett WA were my 2 favorite haunts. Simple? yes. That was the point. Underproduced, buzzy guitars and 3 to 5 piece drum sets. You could always find a hand drawn, ransom note style, xeroxed flyer, stapled or duct taped to a power pole, pointing you at the next all ages show at some dilapidated hall that 3 or 4 local bands had rented. That revulsion to the musically over produced, out of touch 80's, lead to the backlash of early 90's in the Seattle area as that demographic dwindled. When I 1st heard Smells Like Teen Spirit, on the way home from work, on KISW it was a beautiful day. A breath of fresh air. You have to immerse yourself in the setting to understand it. I can imagine how hard it is to empathize today, if you didn't live through it. What it was like at the time with no internet, 4 channels of broadcast TV and if you wanted to see a movie you had to rent it from a store on VHS. A light was shown on what we PNWers were listening to, thanks to SubPop Records, in our friends basements on Saturday night and it turned the music industry on its head. It sorely needed it.
R.I.P. COWBOYS !
LOL what a load of shit
They strived for that “raw” sound, never fell into the trap of over production that so many bands do.
Kurt would have disagreed with the second part of that statement. On "Nevermind," he felt like the engineer tricked him into doing a lot of doubled-vocals and other studio trickery that he didn't want on the album. That's why "In Utero" sounded way more raw than "Nevermind." Kurt learned his lesson and had the power to enforce the sound quality he actually wanted.
@@johnplaysgames3120 yeah, Butch Vig (the engineer) had to convince him. The statement that made Cobain cave in was when Butch told him "Lennon doubled his vocals and guitars"
Nirvana will always be on my Gen X mind. Love them.
Nirvana had a very primal sound due to the raw emotion but its definitely not basic or immature. It's straight up poetry!
Usually don't comment, but I think you're off on this one. Even though Kurt was music first over lyrics and he would often mock his own lyrics within the same song, that's part of the unique song writing of Kurt. This song itself is incredibly deep if you know about him and his history. Themes of codependency, struggling marriage, drug usage, etc. They didn't want to be so obvious with their lyrics and their music was intentionally simplistic to be accessible. They admired bands like The Beatles but also had punk rock vibes and that's where some of his internal conflict with fame came from. I could go on but don't miss out on more Nirvana, and Kurt because it doesn't hit right away. Plenty to dive into with Nirvana!
agreed. Heart Shaped box was kurt's best song lyrically and pretty straight forward. No mystery in these lyrics..and definitely not random
There's a long-form audio-only interview with Kurt where he admits that his lyrics do have meaning. He said he would have to go section by section to explain it. Also that he (boiling it down here) kind of resents journalists, who he felt were always going to misrepresent him no matter what he said. He also felt like the public wasn't owed perfect explanations or insights into him.
He lied and hid behind the "It's not that deep, brother!" bs as a way to protect himself.
Sad that Lex and Brad wrote it off as not meaningful just because they didn't "get" the meaning. But...that's what we do to make ourselves feel better when we're confused. I didn't understand this level of poetry and symbolism when I first heard Nirvana, either.
@@QuakerPop it really *was* the least poetic, esoteric song of theirs. But it was also just SO DARK. I think some people don't want to really look that darkness in the eye.
@@KylieIsOverIt "meat eating orchids forgive no one just yet... Cut myself on angel hair and baby's breath... " Dark, for sure. But definitely poetic. Love that line, one of his best.
Nirvana sounds simple yes. But they are deceptively complex. While the technical ability required to play the parts is quite beginnerish. To write these chord progressions along with Kurt bizarre sense of melody is another thing altogether. While almost of their songs end up being catchy ear worms, a challenge to begin with, these progressions are also very unique and not standard rock riffs and movements. They completely hit us over the head something both poppy and unique at the same time. And that is unheard of. That is why they are held in such esteem.
Lyrics are wrong. It's "broken hymen of your highness," not "broken hearted," UGH.
Alot of the lyrics are spelled wrong
Dont ever change! Love you guys! Thoughtful and genuine!
Nirvana always had punk rock roots. Many other grunge bands and alternative rock bands as well. Just raw.
*"Grunge"* a genre name created from the adjective "grungy", is a mix of Punk, Metal (especially Black Sabbath), some Noise Rock, and some Pop thrown in for good measure. I don't know who the first definitive "Grunge" band (or bands) was (maybe: *Green River* or someone even earlier), but it wasn't Nirvana. I'm not trying to bad mouth the band (I'm a fan too), but the kids should know that Nirvana's music was based on what had come before. That being said, Cobain had a knack for making extremely anthemic and catchy songs from their: Punk, Metal, Noise Rock, Pop and other influences.
@@joelofaro5719 True. I'm aware of all this. Gen Xer myself. Lol 😜
@@jeffreekoch9298 Yeah, us old guys were there! 😅
@@joelofaro5719 True, true. 😜
@@joelofaro5719 Mark Arm of Mudhoney came up with the term 'grunge' when trying to describe the band's dirty guitar sound in an interview circa 1990. Media being useless then lumped everything from Seattle area with this term.
The song is about he's wife. she literally had a heart shaped box
Lex has such a beautiful soul
She's a Cancer too
Love that Lex can groove and feel every kind of music that plays, she feels it.
Brad, I’m rooting for you buddy.
They're the perfect contrast to each other, that's why i keep coming back. There's a lot of songs I've never heard before featured on this channel, and listening along, sometimes I'm Lex and sometimes I'm Brad.
She has a good ear. Seemingly armed with only what she’s learned doing these reactions and little musical knowledge, she hears pretty accurately where any song fits in the musical landscape. It’s pretty impressive.
Brad just needs to learn that many songs give you imagery rather than plot, leaving you to make connections to your experiences, rather than being preachy. He’s trying hard though.
She feels the music viscerally, while he approaches it intellectually. Neither is wrong, but the contrast is definitely fun to watch!
They knew what sounded good and wrote some amazing melodies and rhythm sections.
Kurt often talked about how lyrics were the last part of the song he would write and frequently did so at the last minute. He also went out of his way to contradict himself and hide any meaning. Think of his writing like listening to a sarcastic teenager, they're mostly just looking to get a reaction. To be clear, he's also my favorite song writer and I grew up listening to Nirvana non-stop, just remember the lyrics are there more for effect than meaning.
For sure this. Pretty sure he was more interested in melody.
Lol. When you can catch the lyrics. I've heard this song since it came out and I didn't realize all the stuff he was saying but it sounded great regardless.
some of the lyrics on scree are wrong
it is
Broken hymen of Your Highness, I'm left black
Throw down your umbilical noose so I can climb right back
He said his lyrics weren't as deep as some people thought. His lyrics were still pretty good though.
It's abstract poetry
Its relatable that the songs have imperfections, that's why many gravitated towards grunge, hair bands in the 80s to early 90s wanted to make it to where it was flawless, most bands had that type of ego at the time
All nirvana songs are simple. That's the beauty of them
The In utero album is clearly Nirvanas best album musically. They had grown significantly since Love Buzz started getting radio play.
Subjective and debatable.
This has always been one of my Nirvana faves 🙋🏻♀️👏🏼🙌🏼👍🏼💜🇨🇦
Best Album
Nirvana is a mood. Literally, they created moods.
Lex, you hit the nail on the head. Nirvana was a garage rock band, meaning that they intentially sounded amateurish.
The dots are there. He is talking about the abusive and manipulative relationship he had with Courtney Love. The heart shaped box is a reference to their relationship where it looks nice and pretty on the outside, but is really just a prison. He tries to bring up a complaint but it falls on deaf ears and nothing ever changes. His partner is narcissistic and domineering and manipulates him, then claims that the manipulation is making him a better person so he owes her, putting him on a guilt trip. It is the constant gaslighting process that repeats over and over, which is why the lyrics are repeated several times.
This. Hard to decipher if you don't know the story, but yeah. Well said
The "heart shaped box" is also an obvious metaphor to her va-jay-jay...as referenced by the "Broken hymen of Your Highness, I'm left black.
Throw down your umbilical noose so I can climb right back" lyric.
For some reason, a lot of people thought she was stupid hot back in the day when she was young, before the drugs and booze wrecked her. She used this to her advantage to manipulate Kurt (as well as Billy Corgan of Smashing Pumpkins, who she cheated on to be with Kurt), and he's aware he's been trapped by it.
She also actually gave him a heart shaped box
Kind of reminds me of like, a succubus (targeting men) in the style of the Other Mother from Coraline
Once again, Lex, you hit it on the head. Simplistic amazing creativity in their music that sounds so good to people. Nirvana single handedly killed the Hair Band Era. The minute they played , "Smells Like Teen Spirit", the world changed and I experienced it. I was so caught up the the hair bands, one day MTV played, "Smells like teen spirit", and my world changed forever, as well as the 90's and the music industry. Thank you for taking me down memory lane.
So happy to see you exploring Curt's love songs! The lyrics are a profound description of relationships, especially evocative. The music reflective of the strum und drang.
She nails it every time: refreshingly amateur. Lex should be a pop critic for the NYTimes. And I’m dead serious.
Nirvana was very anti-society as it was back then, most of their stuff is rebellious teen angst with a few anti-guitar solos thrown in with a stop/start ambivalent musical multiple personality disorder. They were an awesome antidote to the BS media controlled mass suggestion of the time.
My favorite Nirvana song. The guitar solo is so simple yet so great.
Sound was intentional. When I hear the word Grunge, Nirvana and Cobain come immediately to mind.
Raw yet fresh and abstract. Love it!! ❤👍🏽
The song is about Courtney Love, Kurt's wife always stored her heroin in a heart shaped box. Both were highly addicted to heroin at this point. "Trapped inside her heart shaped box" "Drawn into your magnet tar pit trap" both refer to their addiction. Courtney survived it, Kurt did not!
It was always about her wasn't it.
Ummm, its a euphemism about her vagina. Heart shaped box and magnet tar pit trap are both vagina references.
The *"Black Tar Pit"* line made me think of Black-Tar Heroin, but I am not sure if that was what he was referring to. It's a possibility.
Yeah Cobain was not the perv type. He seemed to be the faithful type although a metal head but courtney? I dont know about her man...lol He liked her obviously. A cheating gf you can't get enough of, you can't rid of it seems to be Cobain's love life predicament. Toxic.
@@h.c4898 it wasn't pervy, hes literally talking about the physical aspect of their relationship. He was more feminist, be glad ge didnt wprk in a harlequin romance novel throbbing member reference in homage to feminism
Nirvana- MTV Unplugged is worth your time to watch,even if you don't react to it I suggest you do yourself a favor and watch it.
Love you guys! One of the best things about Nirvana is that they were organic, unforgiving, unrefined but done in a way that sucks you right in. This is one of my favorite songs by them. The song to me sounds like a man talking about a woman who eats him emotionally.
Lex makes me feel happy with your energy. ❤
Love it amateur. Is a perfect description. Everyone can relate. Nearly everyone is an amateur!
Favorite Nirvana deep track is "DIVE"....worth a listen 🎶
Agreed. People say Nirvana was grunge but they’d already moved beyond that with Nevermind. But Bleach was grunge and Dive was the best grunge song of all. I first heard it on a Sub Pop compilation called The Grunge Years which I still have. It was the starting track, and is still my favorite grunge song of the era.
@@gvehar Agreed. Nevermind was too polished for my liking. One my favorite grunge songs of all-time is Alice In Chains "It Ain't Like That"
Lex you nailed it again.simplicity is bang on and as a guitarist their songs are pretty easy to play which is what makes them such a joy.unbelieveably catchy riffs is what made Kurt such a genius
Its because Nirvana was really a punk rock group. With slower grungy style. Great band.
so many Nirvana songs that you guys should react to...here's one..."Come as you are"!!
I 2nd this!
"They're gonna know we can't play our instruments!" - Nirvana members before their 1st major gig.
Hey guys what's up! Greetings from South Florida! Lex I totally agree with what you said about Nirvana. And Brad yes the song is totally sonically komplex. Nirvana was one of those Bands That Changed music. Grunge would have never happened without Nirvana. You guys rock! God bless you! Peace!
Lex is onto something. Nirvana must be put in the context of to the polished slick bands that immediately preceded it. Welcome to Grunge.
sometimes life is confusing and incomplete and Nirvana lyrics can be snippets of awareness and fragments of interactions. If you dip in and out of mental wellness, relationships, sobriety, or you try to sum up a who;e life or relationship, it's not about perfect linear lyrics. Extracts of conversations, moments, metaphors can do a better job. maybe
you guys are just way off topic and didn't get the references.. the way he seems to be involved in some kind of unhealthy relationship, the references to flower names and their meanings in the song, the way he asks for the umbilical noose, as if fucking would go back to being a preborn. it's a mixture of a love letter with a suicide one, or a desperate cry for help
if this is not a deep lyric, the earth is flat
Cobain said that the chorus of "Hey / Wait/ I've got a new complaint" was an example of how he was perceived by the media. He said the song was inspired by documentaries about children with cancer. He told biographer Michael Azerrad, "Any time I think about it, it makes me sadder than anything I can think of." Azerrad felt that despite Cobain's explanation, the song actually appeared to be about Courtney Love.
Charles Cross wrote in his Kurt Cobain biography Heavier Than Heaven that, with the lyric "I wish I could eat your cancer when you turn black", Cobain "sang in what has to be the most convoluted route any songwriter undertook in pop history to say 'I love you'"
Wow Lex, I m constantly amazed at how much you understand songs you've never heard before. Your soul just gets music. Have you ever played an instrument? because it's uncanny how you feel the music. Brad your tastes have developed so much since you started, but sometimes you gotta realise lyrics mean very little to some bands. Especially Nirvana, or bands like The Pixies. You haven't reacted to them yet, but they were a big influence on Kurt
You guys REALLY need to react to Nirvana playing at Top of the Pops. There was a dispute about letting the band play live and they would only let the vocals be live. Kurt went on to butcher the song intentionally while the band spun their instruments around showing that they weren't actually playing. It was an amazing fuck you to the industry.
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Disagree with Lex - the best work from most artists is from their first 3 albums; after that their creativity & innovation is largely drained, with a few notable exceptions.
Yep.
Lex is cool af. It’s cool watching her bouncing around with a smile while taking that sonic journey. I love a lot of bands they review.
being raw using the power of your youth, soul and innocence to create something beautiful without being technical, that's the spirit of punk rock, garage rock, and bands like the "the shaggs" who were 3 girls who didn't know how to play music but their father who had a fortune teller tell him his daughters would be in a famous rock band so he made them make a record... if you go listen to that album its absolutely horrible or the greatest thing ever because even though they sucked at their instrument the music they made was pure and from their hearts... kurt loved them
The amateurish sound is basically just the grunge vibe , that’s the whole vibe of grunge even though some grunge bands like Alice In Chains and Soundgarden can very complex at times , they just did their own thing that’s what made Grunge so refreshing back then I mean it was very much needed at the time !
Yes similar to jamiroquai who stood outside the box in that era.
What you are missing is the greatness of the songwriting. Like another comment, simplicity or "rawness" is what their music is about.
Your description around 2 min, if you have ever seen or been to their hometown Aberdeen, WA, is actually spot on. A couple of gems from the rough for sure.
Wow!!! Blown away by the reaction of the lyrics, and overall comments.
Love you guys. If the lyrics are so complex and poetic that you can't interpret them then they can't be simple and basic. Most Nirvana lyrics were about deep societal issues that bothered them so the wrote songs about them. I'm sure a real Nirvana fan has explained the meaning of this song below already. Keep making the reaction videos!!!
Yes! Simplicity IS what makes them great, among other things.
I have listened to so many covers of nirvana, still have yet to find anyone with a voice like Kurt
"you forget simplicity" ... beautiful insight
I loved Nirvana as a teenager and they will always hold a place in my musical heart, Lex is right punk is amature sounding, I've recently learnt some Nirvana basslines and they are so simple its unbelievable
When nirvana dropped Nevermind and in utero in the 90s it was earth shattering. For me personally what was captivating was the fact that the band in its simplicity sounded so heavy and big. Kurt played guitar in a way that is unpolished and "dirty" and he used fender which was a more "bluesy" and melodic sounding guitar compared to others but it was such a "big" sound coming from one guitar, one bass and drums. Nirvana was massive in their simplicity and that made them stand out in a world that until that point had been dominated by hair bands with perfectionist guitar solos and over the top showmanship. That's what made nirvana so awsome, to me anyway.
Did you say refreshingly immature?
I think so.😮.
Yeah, I just understand Lex.
This is my 2nd favorite Nirvana song.
You really have inspired me with this reaction.
I think it's punk/hip-hop inspired.
Raw, simple, very expressive! To the point.
Love the 90's, but they came and went, really fast. Made my head spin 😮😮?
So this reaction is about a year ago. Saw the new baby! Beautiful!😊
I'm still thinking about your ending comments 😮😮😢??
What can I say? Lex is very insightful!
Maybe she is spot on!
I can't decide. I think Nirvana might be, pure genius.
Example...Hello, hello, hello, how low?
You picking up what I'm putting down?
Give it a think 🤔.
I think Nirvana speaks in rhymes and riddles. It's like Alice in Wonderland. A field of poppies.
Step through the looking glass.
You know what I mean?
Love your reactions. Greetings from Germany ✌✌✌✌
What a beautiful noise! I love Nirvana. Thanks, cats!
*for I'm ever in debt to your priceless advice*
STOP THE PRESSES, B&L. I just heard a fantastic version of Marvin Gaye's What's Goin' On, by Hall & Oates, live, 1991. Don't miss it. Love ya!
Guitar, bass, and drums. Doesn't get much simpler than that. Like many classic rock bands, like the Rolling Stones and Beatles, the songs here are not musically, advanced. Great songs are always simple and have musicians everywhere asking "why didn't I come up with that?" So many songs are simple 3-4 chords and a simple lick on the guitar. It is a recipe for success. No drum machines, no choreographers, no explosions and flashy lights. Just rock and roll.
The lyrics are very simple to understand. Think of Kurt as being sarcastic. Most of the song is being sarcastic.
I understand Kurt's wife, Coutney Love from Hole, gave him some advice on lyrics and that's referenced here.
Lex - I'm 52 years old and it took me decades to understand the strong link between punk & thrash and punk & grunge - which makes thrash & grunge siblings (or maybe half-brothers?) - but the fact that you could realize this in less than a year of exploring this music is impressive. I grew up (teens & 20's) thinking they were all disparate, unconnected genres, probably because of the use of these genre labels. Growing up - we would says things like "Are you into punk?" Or "do you like grunge?" as if they were separate forms of music. We didn't think about music with the type of descriptive language you & Brad often share. And others on this thread. So I always enjoy yours and Brad's analysis after the reaction. Thanks for this one.
When Geffen Records first released Nevermind in September 1991, it was with a pressing of fewer than 50,000 records. They only expected it to sell 200,000 copies, so imagine their surprise at the forthcoming success!
A month later, it debuted at 144 on the Billboard charts. By Christmas 1991 it was selling 400,000 copies a week.
It has sold approximately 30 million copies to date.
"refreshingly amateur" is a good way to put it. i have a soft spot for unpolished music, or art in general.
I get the vibe this song is about his mother passing away. I don't know when she did or if she has, but the idea of her being one he could talk to about all his complaints and receive advice from. The verse about the umbilical noose so he could climb right back. I imagine when my mother is gone, I'll be locked in her heart shaped box, metaphorically, for a long time.
Love Nirvana, Lex I agree with your thoughts about Nirvana.
One of the best song’s EVER
"Throw down your umbilical noose so I can climb right back"
*smiles and nods head*
If you want to hear Nirvana at their peak, or "mature" you need to react to something off their appearance on MTV unplugged!
♥ this song!
They played around and made a masterpiece.
Nothing accidental about Kurt's music that's for sure!
Love u guys 🖤
My decipher of the lyrics: 1. Pieces is the zodiac sign of the woman that he is talking about. Pieces women have a characteristic that they live in a dream rather than make it a reality and give chances over and over and over. So when he is weak, she is there for him again when they have tried before and it didn't work. 2. He gets drawn in again, and is in her "heart shaped box" for a time. 3. The advice given wasn't correct. Now forever in debt because you took the advice and are stuck in your situation. 4. Eat your cancer when you turn black. He is offering to take away whatever is wrong with her whatever is causing her pain. Basically, their relationship never works, despite that they try again and again and his complaint is that nothing has changed and the result will be the same.
This was always my favourite Nirvana track - from what is now a classic album. I still remember the first time I heard Nirvana… stopped me dead in my tracks - had to be there to fully understand
Nirvana’s best song.. a timeless classic
That Lex girl has a way of analyzing music perfectly. She is incredible
The lyrics are about courtney love, vagiga. Look it up.
"For ever in debt to your priceless advice" is dripping sarcasm against the record company trying to control him.
I watch these for Brad's predictably hilarious lack of comprehension (not necessarily a bad thing) just as much as for Lex's refreshing enthusiasm and uniquely odd and honest interpretations.
Love you guys.
When this song come out I was 13 and it was awesome back thenits still awesome
Lex really gets it!! So Cool!!
You should look at some of his influences like The Wipers, Butthole Surfers, The Vaseline’s, The Replacements. To name a few.
After you check out these influences listen to their album “Incesticide” which has their early stuff. Then you should be good 👍🏽
When you start with studio released stuff it’s like your starting halfway in there career.
Next up listen to Nirvana's Aneurysm and You Know You're Right,...that second song was the last one Kurt ever recorded in the studio,.....it didnt release for years and years after Kurts death, after a court battle between Courtney Love (Kurts wife) and the rest of the band.
They weren't that young...think late 20's. But i was at uni when this came out..it was music not the lyrics. I felt it and loved it, 30 years later you show a video with the lyrics...i read them and go meeeehhh
I remember the hairs of my arm rising when I heard this. Just like the entire album