Showing posts with label Nirvana. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Nirvana. Show all posts

Friday, February 18, 2011

I'm really old

Rolling Stone's readers have voted their top 10 albums from the 90's. Check out the list here.

My first reaction was that I could have lived with 5 of these albums on the best ever list, but then again,  I had a lot of time to listen to music in the 90's.

OK Computer, Nevermind, Achtung Baby, Siamese Dream, What's the morning glory; in fact, all groups behind these albums par G'n'R (who I loved to hate) and Pearl Jam (no relationship) belong to my absolute favorites of all times.

Interesting that Smashing Pumpkins managed to get 2 albums onto to the list - overall I would consider Radiohead the bigger act but I guess it is a matter of debate if their best work came in the 90's or after.

The interesting thing is something completely different though. I was in a sushi bar the other day and heard music by Suede (where are they on the list?), Green Day and some other act from the 90's. I asked the guy behind the counter if he was in charge of the music and he said: "No, it's the radio channel Classic Rock!".

Classic Rock? CLASSIC rock? WTF?!?

I thought classic rock was Led Zeppelin et al. Good music, but OLD.

Apparently I'm old.

Tuesday, January 11, 2011

Dave's an idiot

Dave Grohl: drummer, singer, guitarist, writer.

The driving force behind the Foo Fighters who also has performed with among others Queens of the Stone Age, Killing Joke, Tenacious D, Nine Inch Nails, The Prodigy, Slash and Juliette Lewis.

Oh yes, he also played drums in Nirvana. (Imagine having that way back at the end of your CV...)

He was just named this year's Godlike Genius by NME, and this is him explaining why he really is an idiot: (Click here)

Two favorites (written by Dave):