Teen Smells

I didn't know what to think when this song hit the waves. I missed it at first - I must confess. I agree with Mixdorf - this does evoke feelings of the college days. I did catch the wave, finally, in '93. 44 could be seen in '94 playing the Seventh Street Entry donning winter caps and flannels - a mixture of Beastie Boys and Nirvana.

I listened to the album (Nevermind) repeatedly and then 'In Utero' then 'Unplugged' then I'd borrow stuff and then Kurt died in 1994 with John Candy and Richard Nixon. A subject of a poem/song.

Just days after his death I stupidly asked the man at the record store when the Nirvana Boxed Set would be released. The man peered at me from behind the counter and simply said, "These things take time." While I was there I probably bought what I thought was called 'Sand in the Vase Line' only later to discover (probably Dan or Mixdorf gave me the leg up) that it was actually called 'Sand in the Vaseline', by the Talking Heads....

Teen Spirit doesn't start to smell until age 18.

Great words - especially when you consider the timing.

Nirvana'a impact was so huge. So fast. It at once shut a huge group of bands up and opened the flood gates for a slew of others.

An excellent album. Aaron, I implore you to listen to the other songs more deeply. The hits underneath the hits are EXCELLENT! All of them. I especially like 'On A Plain', 'Something in the Way', 'Stay Away', and 'Breed'. But all of them are really great songs worth hearing again.

But back to the smells....even the guitar plings during the quiet parts generated excitement - just that snippet was used to great effect to help advertise some new MTV show -- the show may have been stupid, but because of that sound - you knew it was new and exciting. Amazing song.

As Dan noted, TIME was certainly on their side, yes the magazine as well - I am sure. Time was waiting for Nirvana like weather conditions for a tornado. Nirvana broke out.

It is interesting to note how slickly produced Nevermind is. I do not think progressive rock ever sounded better at such a high level of production.

Great Weird Al Video - very funny!

Nirvana took music over and made it dangerous again. No more sipping warm chocolate with your favorite Auntie while listening to Poison albums. Those warm afternoons have given way to the end of the world.