This is probably one of my favourite CD’s of all time.
It has so many of Nirvana’s greatest hits. I think (and
I’m probably the only one) that Nirvana is a lot like
Marilyn Manson in many ways. They completely
created a new genre, and have the largest modern
cult followings. Nirvana totally brought grunge to the
world, and Manson brought us Alternative Music.
Real ALTERNATIVE, as in the other choice.
Anyways. On with the listening report. This was the
second last CD that Nirvana released before Kurt
Cobain (the lead singer, and one of my idols)
O.D.’d on a LOT of crack and shot himself. The
songs on this CD are really about how much Cobain
hates the world, but some of the lyrics tell me that he
really wants everything to stop. I think the true
meaning of the Song, Heart Shaped Box, is that he
just wants to stop performing, and go home and
forget about all his fame, his money, his somewhat
disturbing lyrics, and all of his touring. Heart Shaped
Box is the second most popular Nirvana Song ever
released. Although Kurt only really used 3 simple
chords in all of his songs, that would make him that
much more of a creative guy. He managed to come
up with 5 or 6 CD’s full of original stuff with only 3
chords. He was an amazing guitarist, he just never
felt like going nutz and putting on a real show for the
world. He just wanted to sing his songs to get the
pain out of him, and then people would leave him
alone. Instead of leaving him alone, millions flocked
to see him perform live at one of his 200 shows a
year. This made him think that people thrived on
others pain, and he felt like a guinea pig, this
eventually threw him over the edge and he killed
himself. With all the guy went through (I’m taking a
He wanted to reinvent himself and have a shot at making it big as a musician. It was not exactly instant success; he had several side jobs such as working at a liquor store and selling vacuums. After playing in a couple different bands for about five years, Nikki met drummer Tommy Lee and the two became quick friends. They set out looking for a guitar player and a singer. After finding Mick Mars and Vince Neil, Motley Crue was formed. The band became a huge success and the band was glorifying in the success. Nikki had made it, mansions, fast cars, and beautiful women all came along with the success of being in Motley Crue. The band was also regarded as one of the hardest partying bands of the time. However, this lifestyle was getting the best of Nikki, aside from the partying he became addicted to drugs. Aside from drugs like cocaine and copious amounts of alcohol, he became heavily addicted to heroin. This is when Nikki was creeping into his darkest depths, according to his autobiography The Heroin Diaries, he claims that “alcohol, cocaine…they were just affairs. When I met heroin, it was true love.” It says in the book that Nikki overdosed on heroin about six times. One of the times was when Nikki was hanging out with the Guns N Roses guitar player, Slash. After he overdosed, Slash’s girlfriend took him to the hospital where he was declared dead. In this situation Nikki claims to have seen himself
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