Nirvana:
Kurt Cobain: Guitar, Vocal
Chris Novoselic: Bass
Chad Channing: Drums
I think that dale crover (Melvins) does the drums on here too.
Nirvana are a great band. Hated by many and loved by just as many. They are basically 3 guys who are pretty good at playing but not ovely amazing. This is a very under produced cd which doesn't really bug me. The under production sounds good to me. Anyways, Kurt Cobain is considered quite the icon. He was a very creative guitarist, wrote great lyrics, and could sing well. Chris was a moderately talented bassist who knew when to make fills and where to put them. Chad Channing (later to be replaced by Dav Grohl front man for the Foo Fighters) was a preatty good drummer, who made up creative beats and nice fills.
The vocals of Mr. Kurt Cobain are odften criticized. And why not? They aren't amazingly good, they aren't clear, a lot of times they're screaming and raspy as hell. But I love that kind of a voice, so I really admire Kurt for his vocals. And his voice isn't just screaming and yelling it can be very soft and nice. For example: About a Girl has great vocals. They're still kind of screamy but no where near as much as most of the vocals on this cd. Also he mumbles a lot like on: School, when it's just the bass and the drums he just mumbles: Won't you beleive it it's just my luck. A great song with raspy vocals is Negative Creep, which is a very loud, in your face, punky and metal song. His vocals are almost impossible to understand unless you know the lyrics.
Now, onto the instruments. They do a great job with the riffs. Kurt made some really awesome stuff on this cd. A good example of a great Cobain guitar part is Mr. Moustache. It's a ripping, energetic, and aggresive guitar. With the bass thundering along with the guitar, and the drums keeping a very energetic beat going with the odd drum roll. The intro done on the drums is very nice for this song, too. A moment where the bass shines is on Blew. The intro is just awesome with the disorted bass roaring the main riff. Also Chris does a very nice bass line durning the guitar solo of this track. Another track I can't forget while I'm talking about the bass is: Love Buzz. It's got a very eastern vibe surronding it. It's actually a cover originally by Shocking Blue. And let me tell you Nirvana do it better. The guitar is also great on this with a fast riff for the chorus and a cool guitar solo. A lot of solos that Kurt did like that, I find, are the solos that Jimmy Page would have made up if he wasn't so technical. The drums on scoff remind me of My Sharona, only really fast. But when the guitar and bass come in you can tell this song is no rip-off, that drum beat just fits the song to a T. The drums on sifting are very nice, also. Basically copying the guitar, much like the beat Dave Grohl did on Scentless Apprentice (In Utero), thus resulting in a beat that's original and goes great with the song. The guitar solos on this are also very great, well if you like strangled noise, and I do. They're very aguished and loud, except on About a Girl. It's a more organized solo with real structure.
This is a very loud and fast cd. It's gotten a lot of influence from The Melvins and Celtic Frost, and The Vaselines (correct me if i'm wrong). It's a great combination of punk and metal, although metal is the prevailing genre. You won't like this if you're into overly produced cds, or if you only like very organized and perfect riffs. And if you hate screaming vocals, don't get this, or you could get it to try something new.
Pros: Kurt's voice
Instrumentation
Under production
Cons: Sometimes the screaming might get annoying
