I always thought that was a pretty funny name for an unreleased nirvana song. "You know you're right I'm a loser and should kill myself." "You know you're right, grunge is derivative and lazy so I should just kill myself" etc etc etc ad nauseum. Nirvana had some good shit though. Song is literally Kurt Cobain screaming "paaaaaaaaiiiiiiiinnnnnnnnnn into the mic as it's chorus. Some justifies nirvana hate
RIP
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qv96yJYhk3M
Pretty sure UM didn't mean anything so harsh, but it's always bothered me a little when people say things like this about Nirvana. Especially if they trash on Kurt Cobain or call him a hack or whatever. Chan makes the point better than I ever could:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cdQz9ghg_skFor a little background on her, she's a musician with terrible social anxiety and stage fright, and she's been known to have emotional breakdowns during performances. Was bad into drugs and alcohol for a while, and has admitted to hating herself and her music, feeling her praise and fame were undeserved. These days she thankfully seems to be doing much better. To me she seems like the sort of person we should listen to about Kurt Cobain.
Whatever personal experiences led up to his death, it seems obvious that the fame and demands of the job were putting him under a lot of stress. People really were saying he was the best, their songs were on all the modern music radio stations, and they had their share of harsh critics as well. Chan seems to think he felt he owed his fans something he didn't even feel capable of, and it's really no wonder why. He said he didn't even want to be doing grunge there near the end.
These days the more reasonable Nirvana critics don't say that the band was awful, but that their fame is undeserved. That the band's faults are somewhat unfairly glossed over by the grunge genre and its "celebration" of glaring imperfection. And that Cobain's death popularized the music even more, in that familiar grim fashion. They went down in recent history as one of the best and are still played frequently on the radio stations, and while they maybe had some talent they are not comparable to the true greats of the past.
As if talent is measurable, and fairness exists in the entertainment industry. To me they are among the best. Not just because of their talent or poetry, though to deny their significance is silly. It's just so amazing to me that anything like this ever could become so popular, and even be considered as a contender with the other greats. The music is genuine, even in its assertion of its insincerity. Doubt and insecurity are expressed all over the place, in obvious and very subtle ways. And that's all surrounded by this strange raw and true talent. People loved it just as they hated it, and that's so fitting- if a little sad.
To me, it's the hate that's unjustified. Not the praise, not the fame. That people can coldly hate and love with open hearts this beautiful music filled with self-hatred and genuineness (among other things) says a lot about the human condition, I think. I mean, aren't rockstars supposed to epitomize confidence and sex? Why would we be so attracted to and angry at this mess.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YJ5tObfxGtM
