Dave Grohl Doesn’t Understand All The Nirvana Hype 🤷‍♂️

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[@thegrayman69]

He’s annoyed that he’s been fighting Foo for 30 years and nobody will shut up about a band he was in for 3 years

[@omardcastrod]

Agreed! Quite honestly, had Dave never joined Nirvana, he’d be playing in bars and small venues in the MidAtlantic. Let’s be honest, nothing Foo Fighters has put out has blown anyone away. It’s all generic and boring in my opinion. Their first album was the okay-ist of them all in my opinion. I never really cared for Dave after Nirvana, personally.

[@Swooper.x96]

@@omardcastrod Nah that’s not true. When the first foo fighters album blew up, nobody knew it was Grohl. It took off on its own merit AND THEN people started realizing “hey that’s that guy from Nirvana”

[@user-ke9mm5gp3e]

​@@Swooper.x96Really? I remember it differently.

[@niccoloruju1278]

😂😂

[@datboi1971]

Doesn’t make any sense though considering he was the drummer in Nirvana 🤦‍♂️ sure he wasn’t the popular band member, but come on dude.. be grateful at least.. you were a part of literal History.

[@piercingcrescendo7481]

People liked the non polished feel of Nirvana in an industry where you’re supposed to be a pro player or best singer.

[@scarykurapika100yago2]

Nah people only liked Nirvana cuz they were new to the ears.. they were simple and catchy.. and Nevermind was a very polished pop rock alt album

[@Might.B.Housey_]

It existed as a reaction to what had evolved into hair metal and cheap commercial rock. The songs by Kurt’s words we’re supposed to be as simple as possible. They intentionally didn’t try to overproduce or even really fully produce their music as a rejection of emphasizing technical ability (all bands started to care about at that point was who could shred the best and who could hit the highest notes while singing) their rough sound was their way of mocking rock and roll. Kurt didn’t give a fuck about shredding, writing deep lyrics, putting together intricate chord progressions and bridges. He was depressed. Kurt cared about not feeling depressed. That’s it. Not rock and roll, not poetry, not songwriting, not deep song meanings. Nothing. He chose the Nirvana sound to show what he was feeling. He was saying, “listen, im such pain that I really don’t give a fuck if this album sounds good, im just here to get this anger out.” That’s the feeling that Nirvana brought and made them the sound of a generation. -someone who isn’t even a Nirvana fan

[@jeffbenzos6344]

@@Might.B.Housey_ not a Nirvana fan but wrote a novella on them in the comments. Seems suspect but whatever

[@TheLeatheryman]

It’s true. Music is more of a sport for many. Being “the best” in an art genre is a nonsense.

[@scarykurapika100yago2]

@@TheLeatheryman lol you only say that cuz Kurt sucked at musicianship

[@AnnusMirabilus]

In Grohl’s defense, John Lennon spoke that way about The Beatles often, “we were just a band that made it very big, that’s all.”

[@florencehenderson3707]

Whatever. Lennon compared himself to Jesus. Probably some false humility there. Dave is Low-key bagging on Kurt. Foo fighters got popular but no one said they were innovative. Kurt knew there was a difference.

[@jimhim585]

​@@florencehenderson3707it was a joke

[@florencehenderson3707]

@@jimhim585 oh. It just really bugs me when Dave tries to disavow KURT's legacy. I think it is SO disrespectful of him to play like Nirvana was nothing... "We were an ok band..." What bs. He wasn't fronting it, that's all.

[@number1enemyoftheuseless985]

The Beatles White album which was their first album push the Aleister Crowley rhetoric and rituals... The spells that were cast on those albums and go out to every single ear in the world that listen to it.. That's why major records studios take these albums and bring them to the ritual room where they perform whatever rituals sexual in nature whether it involves children or not a perfect example sex blood magic Red Hot chili peppers was based in those rituals... They crossdress They have sex with other men in orgies on drugs That was the lifestyle That's why these rock and roll so-called false gods revere themselves so highly and everybody else does cuz they're under that spell.

[@satanicpizza6666]

@@florencehenderson3707he didn’t wtf are you people talking about it’s like you literally just read the fuvking thumbnail and didn’t even listen too what he said literally you do fucking realize that Kurt would’ve agreed with every single word that came out of his mouth right. Kurt never wanted nirvana to become legends or icons he just wanted them to make good music that they enjoyed he literally hated the popularity. Dave wasn’t in anyway trying to put Kurt down he literally said he wrote amazing songs he’s just saying that he doesn’t understand why they got as popular as they did. He just like Kurt didn’t see the band as that big of a deal they just saw it as them having fun and making music together and never expected or wanted the band to become as big as it was.

[@JoelKirchartz]

First time I heard Nirvana was like the first time people hear The Beatles... I'll never forget, I was at some random kids house, and he played Nevermind on his Sega CD. It was magical.

[@jgreen2015]

My first exposure was at a battle of the bands when I was 12. Even a cover of teen spirit stood out so much the first thing I did was so what it was called l. Went home and DL it on Napster and the rest as they say is history. Nirvana is the only band or artist where I can listen to any of their songs at any time. There's none I skip. Even their crappy quality bootleg CDs I'd listen to over and over

[@Jon14141]

Nice

[@jillsmith3418]

And dave was the amazing part.

[@nicolewalker8946]

Agreed. Foo fighters can be very generic, nirvana help create and led a genre

[@Mewse1203]

When Dave said "that's what we were against", he answered his own question. The people heard Nirvana and knew they were different from the over-glamorized "legends" of the 80s. We wanted something real and genuine. It's why Gangsta rap got big when it did. Why Nu metal got big when it did. The excess of the 80's covered up a LOT of bullcrap. Music from the 80's represented a world of legends and Rockstars. Groups like NWA and Nirvana represented a real world perspective and represented what people were actually living and feeling.

[@sabbathpriest3755]

Sounds like you have a very limited knowledge of music my man lol. Those “unpolished” musicians literally already existed in the 60s and 70s during the counterculture movement, in 1970 Black Sabbath created the entire genre of heavy metal which was not a “polished” or formulated genre until the late 80s. Jimi Hendrix played his guitar upside down backwards. Nirvana and the grunge movement was just another version of that, not to mention the whole punk and hardcore movement was also 15 years before Nirvana. Nirvana wasn’t anything “new” and I wouldn’t even call them “unpolished” Nevermind is to this day regarded as one of the most cleanest polished sounding productions ever on any album. The album sounds fantastic production wise.

[@Mewse1203]

@@sabbathpriest3755 great way to strawman my entire point. Who said anything about "unpolished". You can't quote a word I never used and use it to counter my statement as if that's what my argument was. No one said ANYTHING about "unpolished" because that wasn't the point. It was about the SUBSTANCE, not the polish vs not. You accuse me of not knowing about the history of music and then completely ignore the history we were actually talking about. You are right that in 1970s there was an aesthetic that may have been similar but you missed the point: WE WEREN'T TALKING ABOUT THE 70'S. We were talking about the 80'S and the difference between that and the stuff that came out in the 90's. Mainstream music in the 80s especially rock was...over produced, excessive, and filled with songs about glitz, girls, parties, and portrayed artists as egomaniacal narcissists who reveled in the excess of drugs and women. While punk and hardcore had made a mark, that mark was more underground than mainstream and was usurped by overwrought new wave bands much the same as proto metal bands had been by glam and hair metal. There were a few bands like Metallica who were breaking out of that mold which is why they started getting big, but most kids growing up in the early 90s couldn't relate to glam and hair metal just as the kids in the 80s couldn't relate to the protest rock of the 60's. So they were clamoring for something different. It's not that Nirvana were new or unpolished, they were different from what was seen in the mainstream at the time and LESS polished than what was going on in the 80s and represented a strong contrast in style in the mainstream for THAT generation. It didn't matter that others had come before with similar aesthetics, that was their parent's generation. Nirvana was the Beatles, the Led Zeppelin, the Neil Young, the Bob Dylan of 90's kids. A band that spoke for them. The music were songs about accepting people as they are or mental illness instead of songs about strip clubs and having fun with drugs. Rap became less about partying and more about the fight that black people have to be treated humanely. It became about real issues real people faced instead of glamorization of a Rockstar lifestyle. That evolution continued with bands like Korn talking about rape and abuse, and bands like Sublime talking about addiction, prostitution, and rape. So yeah, before you accuse someone of not knowing something, maybe know what they are talking about before trying to call them out. But thanks for incorrecting me.

[@commiehunter733]

After Nirvana, if your band wore spandex and lipstick, ppl laughed at you

[@dfwherbie8814]

Those legends are real too though

[@ringotheshiba8284]

Yes!!!

[@Funkydu28]

I can tell by the voice that it is the young Dave talking!

[@highwaytoquail754]

Yeah no doubt hey. Our voice ages with us, especially someone pounding the crap out of it every other day.

[@memeco50]

@@highwaytoquail754 he says he's gone deaf too.

[@jussitikkuri6991]

@@memeco50 Huh ? What ! Speak up! 🤨

[@jussitikkuri6991]

@Highway to Quail There's a big difference between older Dave and Younger Dave . He's a man to be admired.

[@highwaytoquail754]

@@jussitikkuri6991 definitely a different guy from youth to mid life man.

[@graphicbars6553]

Cobain was the difference. It was all him. The cadence of his voice, his bars, his melodies, his song structures. All simple, all affecting, and all absolute fire 🔥

[@mrminkman952]

Yeah but it came at a cost, Kurt often coughed up blood.

[@shelteredshaman5992]

Amen

[@graphicbars6553]

@@mrminkman952 A lot of that would have been due to his stomach condition and drug use, and not just his vocal exertion

[@mrminkman952]

@@graphicbars6553 no it was that, he went to a vocal coach but thought it was stupid so he left.

[@graphicbars6553]

@@mrminkman952 Yep, it definitely contributed, but stomach ulcers, particularly when teamed with heavy drug use, can also make the individual bring up blood

[@mariameixell6332]

People related and felt connected to Nirvana...resonated with millions...Epic

[@c0rnp0p80]

The big deal was that Nirvana represented a paradigm shift in pop culture. They weren't the first so called alternative or grunge band, but they dropped Nevermind at the exact time when people were wanting something else other than hair metal. Nirvana represent the end of the 80s and the beginning of the 90s. That's what the big deal was.

[@NEOL1NK]

Exactly, Nirvana just happened to represent the tip of the spear (when speaking of alternative rock at least) when they broke through, but the rest of the shaft were all these alternative acts that had been brewing up before then, and the shitfting aesthetic values of the late 80s in general. Some people who had been grungers up till then even declared Nirvana killed grunge by going mainstream, but for most everyone else that was their introduction.

[@prostratic]

Your mom has been heavily influenced by the tip of my spear, and she genuinely knows how to handle the rest of the shaft ❤🎉😊

[@steelemedia]

Every song on Nevermind is a hit. Never heard anything like that besides maybe Van Halen 1 or any early Led Zeppelin Or Ozzy’s first two albums. Damn… a few more classic albums come to mind. Every song on nevermind got airplay

[@vladimirpoutine7522]

He knows this. Just likes pretending not to.

[@cleftturnip7774]

Paradigm shift? Yuck

[@rapturecalf6614]

It’s not that nirvana spoke to a generation, it’s that they spoke to multiple generations

[@footballunites5172]

В яблочко 🎯

[@frankdouglas4169]

Que várias gerações, a onde ?

[@donkeykong2.0]

@@frankdouglas4169ur mum's generation

[@zoe-leighadelman300]

​@@frankdouglas4169people of that generation and the young now listen to them.

[@madelineanabella6400]

👍 ❤️🎤🎶🎶🎶

[@robbiesheets8411]

Some artists no matter their craft carry an aura around them that is just other worldly . Can’t be described or recreated but it lives on much further and stronger than others .

[@sicidamara7061]

Kurt carries an otherwordly vibe because as Nirvana gained the legendary status it has over the years, Kurt was literally not of this world anymore. He was only here for such a short period of time and then took himself away unexpectedly and left everything for people to wonder about for the rest of time. It makes for a mystique feeling around him and the band in general.

[@StanCat4]

@@sicidamara7061he did not take himself away

[@James-gs9qf]

Because Nirvanas music was amazing. Kurt's voice and song writing with Daves drumming was perfect. It wasn't just hype Bleach, Inutero and Nevermind are perfect from start to finish. The emotion in Kurt's voice shines through

[@Hygelac1000]

Dave's always looked at himself as an employee with Nirvana. Whenever he speaks about it, he's respectful but there's always some form of detachment.

[@aikogiron3449]

Because he will be forever remember as ni Nirvana's drum. Not Foo Fighters frontman

[@Hygelac1000]

@@aikogiron3449 not if those FF fans are under 30

[@mariaclaudiagarcia2679]

That's because you may hate me for saying this but he was jealous of Kurt Cobain. You could tell from the old interviews that they were together .

[@Hygelac1000]

@@mariaclaudiagarcia2679 disagree. I think it has to do with him not being their original drummer. And based on the body of FF's work, he obviously was full of ideas. But Nirvana was Kurt. He might've been conflicted creatively and professionally during the time, varyingly, but I doubt it ever got to a point of jealousy or something else as serious.

[@AstroSully]

@@aikogiron3449 Not really. He’s equally known as both.

[@charleshendrix232]

Legend was Cobain. His writing was what was special, his writing his singing and his playing. Thats it

[@gloinpeace]

How that 🍆🍆🍆 taste

[@surrouund1452]

Without daves drumming nirvana would not have ended up where its at

[@suckitupbuttercup24]

​@@surrouund1452Bullshit. Dave could have easily been replaced

[@maxalcheev9570]

@@suckitupbuttercup24 not easily .

[@Onur-tf3so]

​@@maxalcheev9570 so easily. he just wrote some drums in In Utero and that's all, other all Nirvana songs independent from him, also Kurt and Krist was founders and very punk based musicians, they were from that culture and you can feel that from Nirvana. Our guy Dave was just a random metal-band drummer, so that's why you can't feel Nirvana or punk feelings in foo fighters :))

[@adambrentnall3171]

Nirvana was like a form of therapy that spoke to and communicated solace to so many people especially people who were looking for a deeper meaning to life that had always longed for something that was missing that could never be pinpointed

[@MRiv-jl6xg]

I was an inner city kid who listened to hip hop with absolutely no interest in rock. Nirvana introduced me to a musical genre I highly respect

[@danmason6116]

This has to be in the late 90s he sounds so young here

[@JacobC479]

I don't think so, it doesn't sound like it could be that early. It could be from the 2010s or even a few years ago

[@hEAVyCRUNCH556]

@@JacobC479 definitely from the early 2000s

[@artisticcynic]

I was looking for this comment. He does not sound like this anymore

[@MicroSoftner]

He's a smoker, so it's goina down hill....

[@JacobC479]

@@MicroSoftner he doesn’t smoke anymore, he did In the 90s tho

[@Louisthefur]

The thing is people really identified with Kurt. He was just a kid from a small town and he gave the impression he was the guy that lived next door to you and worked at the gas station on the corner… all the while being very artistic and creative in a way that was very unassuming. Not to mention he was beautiful! He was the full package. He made us feel like we weren’t alone in this world.

[@mikeoxlong4588]

lmao thats futher from the truth of he actually was

[@Louisthefur]

@@mikeoxlong4588 how so?

[@lagilbert67]

I always thought that punk rock was loser music. The Ramones were street kids; factory types...losers. Sex Pistols were street kids, angry losers with no future. Nirvana was punk for kids born too late for punk. The biggest draw was the common experience of pressure. If you weren't the college type, you were outcast. It's the flipside of "white privilege". It's white pressure.

[@mikeoxlong4588]

@@Louisthefur google how he lost his virginity, his bodily fluids paintings, his comments regarding alice in chains and soundgarden, and the early childhood of his daughter. kurt was a POS weirdo

[@Kinseliplier]

@@mikeoxlong4588 learn English dude lol

[@laurenupshawesq]

It came through the speakers like a freight train. It changed the way we see pop music and rock music.

[@OCRay1]

It was Kurt’s charisma, charm, allure, and his energy from melancholy to powerful and back again. Pair that with the talent of the band and their awesome unique sound and you have magic. That’s what happened. I was about 15 when the songs from Nevermind broke, Teen Spirit in particular of course and it was absolutely awesome!! It was the same for me with GNR’s Appetite and Metallica’s Black album.

[@whatupinvaders198]

Nevermind was the perfect catalyst to expose the world to grunge music. It was messy enough to sound like grunge, but polished enough for new listeners to accept it. One of the most influential albums of all time.

[@lovelife8968]

Let me tell you this was one of my favourite bands in the 90s.

[@larrylancaster7877]

@Love Life sorry buddy but guess what there's no such thing as African American you're just a plain old American I don't care what color you are you're just a plain old American and get over it you're not special okay sorry you're just not. What you need to do is get off your high horse and just come on down here with the rest of us cuz an African-American has never existed there's never been any such thing as an African-American. You're either African or you're an American, now you choose which one you want to be because by God if you want to be an African I know another country where you belong. And if you think you'd rather be there good fucking riddance and hey on the other hand if you love being in America I'm damn glad you're here. I hope you'll find my other comment in this little bag of comments and see what it says because I'm pretty critical of Black culture because I love some black people.

[@WesleyWyndam-Pryce]

Yeah, mine too at the time. Now I see them as probably the most overrated band in history.

[@Aaron-og2wx]

That's exactly how I feel about the Foo fighters

[@MarkMash17]

Nirvana isn't just a special sound. It's also a special time period. You feel the 90s through it. It's nostalgic, you feel the forgotten struggles through that music. It's like a memory giving you a hug hearing their music.

[@marcdemontbron9657]

Being a little kid in the 90s I'll never forget the first time i heard nirvana.

[@turner4243]

I don’t think it was just hype. I think that type of music was a breath of fresh air for people of that generation. If you listen to mainstream 80s music there doesn’t appear to be anything quite like nirvana was doing. The kinds of things he’d sing about and the raw emotion you’d hear in his voice. I think people had grown tired of super commercial sounding stuff of that time and were excited to hear something that was a little raw but still catchy. It spoke to a different aspect of peoples lives than most music at the time spoke to.

[@thomaskemer8109]

Before Nirvana we had songs like cherry pie dominating the airwaves!

[@Name-el9ps]

@@thomaskemer8109 yea but songs like cherry pie still dominates the airwaves. I don’t think nirvana actually answered anything. Sex Pistols And Black Sabbath, Motörhead, sounded just like them decades earlier.

[@bradsanders407]

@@Name-el9ps you're going to burn in hell for saying that.

[@bradsanders407]

@@Name-el9ps black sabbath? Freaking motorhead? You got to be kidding me

[@Name-el9ps]

@@bradsanders407 Not really any difference between say Sex Pistols, misfits, Black Sabbath, Motörhead etc and Nirvana. They are way overhyped indeed. Are you able illustrate significant differences? Basically take those bands and add muffled singing, sloppier playing and you have Nirvana.

[@didamnesia3575]

When i heard nirvana as a 14-15yr old, I instantly wanted that music in my soul. Its great music.

[@rystan14]

Grohl will never get over living in Kurt’s shadow

[@YourRocknRollRealtor]

I love that Kurt was showing off his Captain America shirt (Captain America had to change their name to Eugenius because Marvel issued a cease and desist).

[@8bitakvids]

In my opinion, it was the vibe, the energy. Kurt had some kind of supernatural power or something. Smashing up the stage, acting like a weirdo, the strange imagery in Come As You Are video, the anger and pop like catchiness of the music. Just a perfect storm of things during a time when everyone was bored of hair metal and needed something new and refreshing. It just worked.

[@dallasmclaughlin4127]

Nirvana defined that era for transitioning into the 1990’s grunge band scene. I graduated high school around that time and their music instantly takes me back to those days. Great memories and good times! This music today has no meaning or feel to it but emptiness. Maybe I am missing that message.

[@jasonlovern2322]

It’s nice to see Dave happy, healthy and still kicking ass. While I was a huge fan of Nirvana at the time they seemed to be a ticking time bomb. It was clear that Kurt was a shooting star that wouldn’t last long. Dave sets the bar for a true rock legend.

[@philwestberry6755]

I’m a black man and for the past year I’ve been watching Nirvana on KZbin so much I ordered their cds from Amazon. Great band! ✊🏾

[@tripp8833]

Yeah right I’ve never heard a black guy named Phil Westberry stop lying

[@JoeJoe-wp1vv]

@@tripp8833 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@cooldolphiin]

Why do you mention race? I swear it’s all black people think about. nobody cares if ur black, just enjoy the music man. 🙄

[@masongreen1371]

Wtf does the color of one of your organs have to do with anything? You sounds so goofy “I have blue eyes and for the past week I’ve been watching Nirvana” cool story.

[@christopherlangford2907]

Maybe just shut up about the color part and just listen to the music this is why racism will never end if you obsess about color constantly you’re going to create it everywhere you go

[@TheMattboi]

This was young Dave, still hurt and angry.

[@kevinfromwork3785]

he sounds like he’s trying to be kurt here, like he’s trying to fill the hole kurt left, listen to the way he says all this

[@fabrezz1]

@@kevinfromwork3785 you're right i can literally hear kurt's voice saying this.

[@actuallyNo...]

Who was young...this recording? This is not old. This is just a few yrs. Ago. He was not "young and angry" here. He's just bein truthful & tellin his feelings on the subject.

[@blitzshriek999]

This recording was made something like two years ago. Why you have 117 likes, represents what social media is… Loads of bullshit, and what the fuck is anybody gonna do about it? Just fight, brood and waste each other's time, is if there isn't better things to do

[@djdarq6311]

Jealous of Kurt

[@Quacobs]

I think he answered his own question with that last sentence.

[@lankytor6396]

My uncle just took his life on Thursday, chronic pain. My cousin is devastated and she blames herself. He did the same thing with the gunshot. Depression is very real and devastating. I hope that people will reach out and get support. Please reach out and there are so many people who will support and help. I promise that there are a lot of people who will be there to support and help you through if you’re struggling. Please reach out if you’re feeling devastated and depressed to the point where it’s hopeless. It’s not hopeless. My father ended his life with certain things but we need to be here and get through. I hope everyone is doing OK

[@johnwarhuus2301]

Kurt was a genius and a legend

[@darlingdeb7010]

All 3 of them were

[@xtg_]

​@@darlingdeb7010nah just Kurt

[@jimmymcjohns4639]

@@xtg_you can’t say just Kurt, he wouldn’t have done it without Krist who was with him from the very start

[@consciousrat1416]

But also, he can't believe Nirvana is better than Foo Fighters

[@craigstuckey319]

Foo Fighters suck pretty hard.

[@dashermorgan]

That's a straight. Foo Fighters has exceeded their sound.

[@michaeldiamond76]

first album for the FF was pretty good but that was it. GROHL is a fool

[@KenanJHS]

@@michaeldiamond76 agreed

[@diskreteone1967]

Good way to look at it

[@jefflindeman2145]

Nirvana changed music in such a profound way. How does he not see that. It’s kinda like the same way the Matrix movies changed movies with its advanced CGI

[@26bjd]

Kurt was and still is magnetic.

[@Ben-oi1nl]

It was the authenticity and unpretentious of them. Nirvana wasn’t just a band it was a way of being

[@ouah8ter667]

Honestly its because Kurt Cobain was a one in a billion.. R.i.p

[@masteroftrumpetsedited272]

Yes hes very iconic

[@natethebesttt]

One in a billion dollar industry

[@sentientcardboarddumpster7900]

More than that. Haven't seen another yet

[@highwaytoquail754]

Man, what I wouldn't give to be able to hear him putting out fresh albums today. I imagine his voice would be fairly done in by now though. That day it was like a close family member died.

[@bradsanders407]

That would mean there is 7 or 8 of him walking the world now which there certainly isn't.

[@ChristinaSpringsteen-on5vm]

We loved Nirvana because you understood us and your music expressed what we were feeling you spoke our minds in your music

[@Daxman360]

Kurt could write a killer song. Time after time after time. Dave has written some good ones. But Foo Fighters are many levels below Nirvana.

[@surfthestreets86]

Indeed.

[@6nosis]

And THATS WHY KURT WAS A SACRIFICE

[@milojohnson6068]

Foo Fighters are just a crappy version of a jazz band. Foo Fighters songs are overly complicated and not very memorable even though they try to be. Nirvana, or more accurately Kurt Cobain, on the other hand, wrote simple, catchy tunes that had mass appeal, even when he tried not to.

[@surfthestreets86]

@@milojohnson6068 yeah, Kurt had a pretty cool/chill way of how he played guitar even when he was screaming and playing gnarly solos he always intentionally mocked. It was so punk rock. Foo Fighters don't feel punk/underground.

[@OfficiallySarabi]

@@surfthestreets86 i don't think FF is meant to be punk/underground tbh

[@mikenebesne5027]

I don’t even have to see grohl in order to know he’s chewing on a piece of gum

[@jonesjuniorsolutions8369]

Nirvana shattered barriers imo from my experience. When Nevermind dropped I saw many races and cultures you wouldn’t expect enjoying their music.

[@zardaboi2652]

Being in between something. Its hard to tell what you’re in between of.

[@michaelcaprarola6716]

Love Dave Grohl, foo fighters, and nirvana, but this sounds like interview-itis, almost sounding like he’s trying to be overly humble. Nirvana, like a lot of bands/artists before and after them, became more than the sum of the their parts because of the times, their attitude, their story, their artistry/personality. Music is great to boot.

[@Peedarb]

Kurt was literally one in 10 billion

[@live.laugh_nirvana]

Yep, you can't replace or replicate him either, even though many try

[@SidBednorz]

Nirvana was raw, messy and that roughness splashed with the cheesy choruses and Kurt's voice is something that when you hear it for the first time just feels like something you've never felt before.

[@deckofcards87]

I like Foo Fighters and all, but Dave's songwriting isn't a patch on Kurt's and I always got the impression Dave resented that a bit.

[@cpainyourass]

Kurt Cobain came across as an artist letting you in on his real emotion. Dave Grohl comes off as an actor playing a rock star.

[@feebypeels2883]

He IS a rock star. An incredibly prolific, talented rock star. Where does the acting part come in?

[@blumperjoe8920]

100% foo fighters is the most generic rock band ive heard.

[@bruderschweigen6889]

I like Dave as a person alot can't get into his music

[@tylermills2363]

@@blumperjoe8920 he has done way more than just Foo Fighters. Just goes to show that you have no idea who he is

[@OfficiallySarabi]

@@blumperjoe8920 in addition to what the other person replies, you've also got to realize the Foo Fighters have been around for nearly 30 years so other groups have adopted their sound. Grohl's style has influenced many, many other groups by now. And not just his FF style but also his Nirvana style and other group styles

[@myroc1]

In a way, his reaction is exactly why.

[@mikepaulus4766]

Kurt in the Capt America T-shirt. I have a friend in Scotland who knows a guy that was in the band Capt America and that was the merch for their band. They toured with Nirvana.

[@DJSupaflyguy]

There’s something that separates Nirvana from the rest and that something has never been replicated by any band an never will. 👌👌👌👌

[@codeman9145]

It’s because Kurt was an amazing writer, and also one of the most interesting person in the world. He had an unexplainable aura surrounding him

[@BearsEatBeetz]

Maybe… I was a huge grunge fan and Foo Fighters fan but never understood what the big deal was about Nirvana. They were very basic musicians and the songs were just ok.

[@jonathanniotti7077]

👏👏👏

[@thcmorello3979]

The fact that he died young, at the age of 27, also helped a lot. If he had stayed alive and now played and sang Nirvana's songs, he would be ridiculous and a caricature of himself, only if he changed his style to a little more acoustic and calmer music, like Johnny Cash.

[@sakke877]

Nah he wasnt interesting he was cringy

[@joelthegoat4284]

@@sakke877you’re the type of person to find everything cringe then prob 💀

[@illyad5435]

I honestly as a huge nirvana fan I am surprised they’re so popular they have a very underground sound

[@johnvalencia9927]

In 1994 they sounded modern. Nothing underground about it

[@paigesteele4406]

Omg that’s so sad to here. That music is still top tier perfection.

[@xziggy_stardustx6786]

Masterful songwriting will always exceed musicianship come what may. It's like being the writer and director vs the actor. If you're as good as Kurt you're up there with Lennon and McCartney. The best script of all time will remain the best script of all time until you find the right actors.

[@MrDeftones122755]

Think it’s the emotional attachment to the music, as a band you can write more complex and what you perceive as better songs, but sometimes the weird demo that sounds kinda shit has more emotional and relativity.

[@scarykurapika100yago2]

Nah Nirvana is overrated

[@fabianrodriguez2601]

@@scarykurapika100yago2 hxh is overrated

[@goldensh0t439]

Spike • 100y ago that was literally the point of his comment. He is saying you don’t have to be musical gods to make something people will enjoy and connect with. There is no such thing as being overrated, either you like the band or you don’t. Simple as that

[@theninjamaster67]

@@scarykurapika100yago2 Cowboy Bebop is overated.

[@scarykurapika100yago2]

@@fabianrodriguez2601 watching HxH is way better than listening to a talentless junkie who shot himself cuz of being weak minded

[@jenniferwong1765]

I will always love Nirvana. They were a great band.

[@dangl650]

Every band has influences and the changes happen gradually. We all know the Pixies did the fast/slow thing first A lot like to say the Pistols and Ramones started punk but in the states the stooges, MC5 and New York Dolls were halfway there before that. In the UK we had an underground Pub Rock genre that paved the way before the pistols

[@sammydane5988]

"Kurt wrote really great songs!" That's what made Nirvana a huge deal!

[@jacestephenweatherall1732]

Nirvana only had one hit

[@sammydane5988]

@@jacestephenweatherall1732 What is there one hit song to you? I can name many great Nirvana songs that are classics!

[@jacestephenweatherall1732]

@@sammydane5988smells like teen spirit the only song that made nirvana huge

[@sammydane5988]

@@jacestephenweatherall1732 I think you're just not a fan of Nirvana! They have far more great songs than just Teen Spirit! I'm not gonna waste my time telling you the songs because I think it's pointless with you

[@jacestephenweatherall1732]

@@sammydane5988 you’re right I’m not a Nirvana fan

[@gudshepherd2282]

That mans tragic death and the resulting media fallout cemented his work as iconic and the survivors along for the ride. Would that have happend without his death is the real?

[@lovelife8968]

I'm african american. And my whole crew loved his music in the 90s it's safe to say his music was legendary. It hit many demographics

[@tmorelli1982]

Yes.

[@xOGxSE7ENx]

@@lovelife8968 I'm glad to hear that. Music is the Universal language.

[@highwaytoquail754]

Of course they would, they were already well into a nice discography. And wasn't slowing. Not like they were a one hit wonder. They were relevant for many years and it's not like the success was dropping out when Kurt left us. Kurts/Nirvana's downfall was Courtney Love. She's the fiend who kept him shooting up fking his mind up, more than it naturally was.

[@warleafclover9655]

I hear you on that Gud. Would music be different we won’t know and that’s what is depressing. I feel like they are trying to say yes the sound the rawness, the structure and time of songs feel they would be shorter like the punk predecessors before them. It was a great Mix. I cannot speak for Kurt but He might of lost it when they took his freedom of structure which was seen before his passing. I think there is more to what they don’t want to get out.

[@thatssoironic]

Omg this just made my mind up on something I’ve kind of been feeling for years but have never put into words: I do not like Dave Grohl, and he is not a good front man. He’s an awesome drummer, and he played an integral role in one of the greatest bands of all time, but I don’t really like him and the Foo Fighters are a boring band. Wow, it feels good to get that off my chest.

[@nathanieldelatorre3655]

👍

[@user-ux1vj9vx7s]

Honestly, I hear you. Like, Why do this dude have to be everywhere with his fucking nice guy act telling the same bullshit stories, the same way every time, and now We’Re MaKiN’ a MoViE Duuuuuurrrr duuurrrpy durrrpp

[@sahb4049]

Not a Nirvana fan at all, but agree with everything else to the extreme.👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

[@CraigStephens777]

Here Here!!👍👍👍

[@cloudsugar272]

Foo Fighters are super boring, yes.

[@WarriorCatOfficial]

I always love kurts face in pictures hes either hella serious, smiling, or being a total smartass and dickhead and humurous at the same time. Thats why i love him cuz sometimes im the exact same way❤❤❤

[@NeilDellecarto-bz9md]

They were the biggest sensation since the Beatles love them, and I will always love them

[@robhill7249]

This is an old interview. Still got his young voice. Could even be late 90s. Hence lack of hindsight. I’m sure he gets it now.

[@johnstacy5382]

Yah the wording in the video is a little misleading

[@theperson8999]

Even then it’s not the worst take in the world, I don’t know why every had to shit on Dave and Foo Fighters for it, lol

[@chrispy850]

He voice and scream is what I enjoy most. And his live music to me is more enjoyable than recordings, the natural talent of kurt is amazing

[@CryptoRich1]

Im glad somebody gets it! You nailed it

[@CryptoRich1]

The unplugged performance is the second greatest performance by any band ever. Queen gave undoubtedly the greatest performance ever. When they did (holy crap my brain just turned off. Sleeping pills kicked in) I forgot the name of the event. Something for AIDS

[@santiustti]

That's why grohl won't have a hype like nirvana again... he never felt how simplicity plays

[@angelamartin2811]

Nirvana unplugged on MTV shows that it wasn’t about the band but Kurt himself displayed true talent. ❤

[@munkeeBraynStoo]

It was ,... Teen Spirit, man. That song connected with a whole generation of youth and totally changed how we viewed the world. I was in 12th grade that year. The music of that time in your life, you're connected to, and it'll always be your favorite. Kurt told us over and over in lyrics what was gonna happen. We didn't see it til after the fact. You Know You're Right is my very favorite Nirvana song

[@YFL.111]

I think the band does have some special energy, that somehow feels authentic. I was not born by that time, I was born 1997, I think the band was over already, but I did listen to some of their songs growing up, especially as a teen, because it had some energy of enthusiastic chaos, which you feel in your teens, and as an adult too sometimes if needed

[@TruthSeeker-yv7my]

Kurt just wanted to jam and make music. That's why Dave it's very simple...

[@larrylancaster7877]

I'm wondering if you've read this book that I'm reading right now by I think his name is Jonathan Kay to me this dude is just totally full of bullshit and he makes this he makes the opposite point that he's wanting to make to me. It's like he's trying to preface and couches whole opinions on totally plausible reasons for people believing the way they do about things like 9/11. It's just another example of trying to use information as disinformation. They make us complacent by admitting truth and it's almost as if once they've informed people, people are placated by the knowledge and they do nothing. We need to stop doing nothing and take back this world.

[@TruthSeeker-yv7my]

@@larrylancaster7877 🤔🕵️‍♀️

[@TruthSeeker-yv7my]

@@larrylancaster7877 thanks for info , no I have not read the book. always consider the source and people like to bullshit. Have discernment and a good bullshit detector.

[@h91rex100]

@@TruthSeeker-yv7my ill have to find the article but i read somewhere that prior to Cobains death he was expressing feeling burned out and wanting to quit performing.

[@TruthSeeker-yv7my]

@@h91rex100 yeah I read a few of them articles, it seemed he wanted out of the music industry playing their game. I was trying to tell Dave that kurt would have played music in the middle of the woods he just wanted to make music. My humble opinion .

[@endoneswa]

That's the attitude I wanted to hear from my favorite punk rock band!

[@dayglownick5493]

The music and their stories resonate with people even today, sure there’s a lot of people who say they like nirvana just because they’re an old band that’s popular but I think for most fans they’re able to connect with the music really well

[@kozatron]

Nirvana > Foo Fighters

[@gavin8792]

Idk dude they both write really good music

[@cornholio47]

Have you listened to their self titled album and the colour and the shape?

[@gavin8792]

@@cornholio47 I have that is a fantastic album

[@cornholio47]

@@gavin8792 I know, just 2 beautiful albums

[@gavin8792]

@@cornholio47 ya

[@AmericanSpyFox]

Grohl can't stand that Foo Fighters will never be what Nirvana was.

[@jessicamellett368]

Nothing sounded like Nirvana before Nirvana. After Nirvana, so many bands had a similar sound. That's what the big deal was.

[@dannyakers8440]

Think in your head right now the song “This is a Call”… “Jealousy is easy, jealousy is good…”

[@Omnaecyde]

Defined an entire era of grunge. I don’t understand his downplay of Nirvana. He does it consistently. You don’t need to put your finger on it. The style and sound is the anthem of many many kids that grew up at the time whether that was coincidental or whatever. It is irrelevant. I can go on and on but I won’t

[@lukeclark26]

Almost like how Dave also downplayed HIV. Yes I’m gonna mention it everywhere, it’s like people forgot the foo fighters were out here supporting aids

[@giondennis6808]

@@lukeclark26???

[@ninakock4966]

Unique in music history. Without Nirvana there were no Foo's. I'm so thankful the direction Dave made. Doublefullblooded- musican💣💥 Dave

[@Joe_Karably]

Dave was doing Foo Fighters while in Nirvana. He had already put out a demo I believe.

[@kw2699]

It was Nirvana and all the other west coast (grunge) rock bands taking us in a new and great direction

[@FREDDIEHUBBARDMUSIC]

they were fucking amazing!!! I’m a black man and they’re music touched me like not too many bands period

[@noahholliday9761]

Speaking from my high school perspective of 90'-94' and the struggles of being a outsider I felt Nirvana was the first band that spoke to me beyond the basic anger and angst of those years. They brought in the confusion, the heartbreak, the being tired of Top 40, and the just plain cryptic nature of the social norms I wasn't comfortable portraying. I was poor, well read, but didn't fit with the structures of school life and was outcast as stupid, dirty trash. These felt like people who looked like me, felt like me, and played music with a message I didn't get from the other bands of that era. I still love Nirvana, but I don't listen to them much anymore because it does bring back those feelings that I grew beyond. Bleach is still one of my favorite albums of all time.

[@45CdRo]

Dave seems bitter… 😂

[@nealp.2841]

Dave is just logical... he's a very talented and smart man. Amazing musician. Wow better songs than Kurt had the capacity.. that guy was just worthless

[@70s_GenLover]

​@@nealp.2841you are CLEARLY talking outta your arse

[@mastodonseven]

​@nealp.2841 Thats an Interesting opinion you have there

[@noided4230]

This is like a cook working in the best food truck in the city saying the food is just okay because he eats it every day for free

[@larryfleming7295]

Nirvana wrote the theme music to my life as a 16 yr old kid from Smalltown Georgia and Lithium was the sound of many psychedelic celebrations that gave some glimpses of heaven

[@MrKittles1123]

Cause Nirvana was that good. 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@flyingburritobro68]

And Alice In Chains >Soundgarden> Nirvana!

[@99jaa]

@@flyingburritobro68 facts. nirvana started the trend but they were far from the best

[@VanessaHolguin]

LoL, the songs were catchy little tunes but as musicians they sucked complete ass~ See I remember a time when good talent, proficiency on your instrument, and virtuoso-like skill was lauded, not consciously rejected as _uncool_ ... Nirvana was the start of that mentality.

[@Username-ng8jy]

@@flyingburritobro68 yes thank you I keep saying this. Basic two chord songs vs Jerry Cantrell. Please. AIC blows nirvana out the water. Layne was an amazing writer. Amazing voice. Soundgarden and AIC are right there in the same no 1 spot. I say Pearl Jam/temple of the dog are above nirvana too.

[@Username-ng8jy]

@@VanessaHolguin yeah. I fucking hate smells like teen spirit. They play that shit too much on the radio. I’m ok with nirvana. But I get bored of them pretty quick. Lyrics make no sense. Kurt’s singing wasn’t my favorite. And very basic riffs.

[@meltandburn77]

I was skating, smoking weed and hanging out with my friends. It was a great time in life and I think we carry those memories with the music we were listening to, so it's nostalgic of a time of freedom and less responsibility.

[@farhanoi6211]

Another thing that differentiates Kurt Nirvana and Grohl FF is that Kurt has great hearing and unique song compositions. When I explore what music he likes or what bands inspire him to make music, I am very grateful. like I discovered a new world, a unique world. bands that I think are the best and greatest of all genres such as velvet underground, pixies, black flag, fang, AIC, sound garden terry jackson the vaselines. sonic youth, mazzy star etc. and from Dave Grol I only know he is from Nirvana. I'm grateful to hear about Nirvana. 

[@BillBraskyy]

I am running a diagnostics test to see if I have fixed my microphone.

[@tonymctony4551]

Ok grohl, you can jam with beiber

[@chops4986]

He would

[@bertdistefano6850]

Uh oh!! Someone feeling shadowed? Tell you what. Make your music Dave and don’t try to down play what we, your fucking fans experienced in the 90s. It wasn’t just nirvana fyi. Your band just happened to hit that nerve in the most wonderful way. You act like you’re the only musician in the world. You’re talented dude but don’t overthink it.

[@globalnova]

Nevermind blew me away. 2 simultaneous reactions. "Wtf is this?" "This is awesome".

[@mattsheezy5469]

There was an authenticity to Kurt’s writing (his art) that touched people on a deeper level than anything you’re going to hear on some corny Foo Fighters album.

[@Hue_Mungus]

Bro literally is showing why they all were so great, they wanted to play music that sounded good and didn’t really give a shit if people wanted to listen or not, that whole attitude captured the essence of the time

[@JohnnyJuize]

He’s like ”what about pre Foo Fighters and post Foo Fighters”

[@deanmatters5739]

Foo fighters sux. All songs sound the same. Bit jealous dave?

[@cheese9580]

My thoughts exactly 💯

[@cornholio47]

Why would he be jealous lol?

[@AC97_]

For real, best thing Dave ever done was be the Drummer for Nirvana haha

[@Alecasand]

Well, that's your opinion, facts are that FF today are huge and Nirvana left just few songs.

[@giondennis6808]

Why would he be jealous??? He was one of three members in an iconic, legendary band that redefined music, created an entire new genre of music that landed them in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, THEN he created a whole new band of a different genre completely, earned 10 Grammy awards, 4 Brit awards, 3 MTV music awards, an American music award, 2 iheart Radio awards for Rock song of the year AND Artist of the year, as well as MANY other awards, AND ALSO was inducted in2 the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame......So what is there 2 be jealous of??? They are both of his bands???? Seems like either way you look at it, he is an iconic, legendary drummer who was also able 2 step out from behind a drumset, grab the mic and sing his new band in2 iconic Hall of Fame stars as well...Jealous??? I do not think that word means what you think it means......

[@itsDEWgan]

The music and the sound was just THAT GOOD

[@katieviolet29]

I think that’s why they have such staying power. I’m only 19 but I’m still I to this band that disintegrated 10 years before I was born. They weren’t out there to be rockstars with big hair like the 80s. They were just doing their thing and making their music.