Comments on: Remembering Kurt Cobain and Layne Staley

By: christopher

christopher — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 09:11:51 +0000

I was really amazed of the the NIRVANA Unplugged concert, I thought that Kurt was sick that night and the setting was weird just like a November mood.

By: Scott

Scott — Fri, 16 May 2008 02:54:49 +0000

That would have been great if he had done his own thing acoustically. My unplugged cd is long gone but somehow I still have the entire thing on my computer. I like From The Muddy Banks Of Whiskah. In fact looking in my media player I have a lot of Nirvana but only two cds. Never did get ambitious enough to pick up that box set. I listened to unplugged today at work and like the movie Forrest Gump…it never gets old.

By: acostill

acostill — Thu, 15 May 2008 15:32:09 +0000

In retrospect, Nirvana was overrated. They were the weakest of the Seattle area bands, but they struck a nerve with a lot of people, like myself. No one can argue the impact that they had.

Scott, I’m pretty certain that Nirvana would have broken up and Kurt would have done a solo acoustic thing, since Unplugged opened up that door. I say certain cause I think he said this in some final interviews. Also kind of cool that you share a birthday with Kurt.

Jen, Kurt hit me harder cause I was a huge Nirvana when it happened and it was so sudden. I love AIC too, but I think with Layne most fans were just waiting for not if, but when. I also wore my copy of Unplugged, my family HATES Nirvana cause of that album.

By: Scott

Scott — Thu, 15 May 2008 15:22:33 +0000

I don’t mean to get off subject here but if you want me to get on over rated bands I would first start with the beatles and then work my way up to the beatie boys. Both bands great in their own right, but over rated.

Oh and another note, Kurt and I share a birthday.

By: Jennifer

Jennifer — Thu, 15 May 2008 03:14:59 +0000

I think Nirvana was a wee bit overrated; but that said, I also think the unplugged album was one of the best 10 albums of the 90s hands down. I listened to it so much I’ve gone through, I think three copies. Really. It’s such a great mix of music.

I also didn’t know that Layne died on the same day – weird. That death was worse than Kurt I think. But I love AIC and Mad Season so… I remember being pretty upset back then.

By: acostill

acostill — Thu, 15 May 2008 02:09:00 +0000

I think he was murdered too, but I wouldn’t be shocked if he actually did it. I remember the day it happened. A friend called me and told me and I thought she was joking until I turned on MTV. I loved Nirvana and was really upset. The day that I found out about Layne was the morning after I saw STP and I thought “wow Scott is lucky”.

By: Scott

Scott — Thu, 15 May 2008 01:47:55 +0000

wow. I never knew Layne died on the same day as Cobain. I remember when they announced Kurt’s death I was in my car about to go to work after school and at the time I was in this “Metal rules and all other music sucks!” phase. Plus I was tired of the Nirvana hysteria. Grunge was so friggin huge at the time and I was sick of it. Anyway, when they said that he killed himself I remember saying to myself “Never saw that coming” in a sarcastic tone to myself, shut off the car and went to work totally unphased that it had happened because I really wasn’t surprised. Sometime later I became a fan of Nirvana again and I’m one of those firm believers that he was murdered. I wonder as well where Nirvana would have gone had he not died.