#83 In Bloom

#83 In Bloom
Nirvana



I'll say it Smells Like Teen Spirit is kind of overrated. I'm not saying it’s a bad song, but it would have made a better name for an album. Personally I prefer In Bloom also from Nevermind.

In In Bloom Nirvana spreads its musical wings, its not all mumbling, snarling and screaming. You can actually discern a few words in there. Its funny the song was on an album that would make the band huge rock stars and it was a shot at a part of their fan base. They were smart enough to know that their loud aggressive punk music (which would be called Grunge) would attract meatheads and jocks who would be into something because it was popular and they could mosh to it. But as Kurt says "he's the one he likes all our pretty songs, but he don't know what it means."

Though they would hit their peak as musicians in their In Utero album a few years later, In Bloom is Nirvana at their snarky-punk-rockiest.

Is Olivia a lefty guitar player?

Here is Olivia jamming out on her Yo Gabba Gabba guitar left handed. Is she a lefty? Hmmm.

She wouldn't be the first left-handed guitarist here are a few other notables.

Kurt Cobain

JImi Hendrix

Tom Iommi

Paul McCartney

Top Live Albums

(PLEASE NOTE THIS WAS WRITTEN BEFORE THE SUDDEN DEATH OF RONNIE JAMES DIO)


I was on the train and I'm rocking out to The Guns of Brixton by the
Clash and made me think about live albums. So here are some of my
favorites.

"I heard they suck live" - NOFX

The answer to that statement is no, they don't suck live and of the
albums I'm listing they are the only band I actually saw live. Six or
seven times. But the album has a lot of their classics from their
earlier albums (punk in drublic, longest line, ribbed). They really
enjoy their live show and it shows on the album, there is crowd
interaction. Its fun just like a NOFX show but without all the 13 year
olds.

"Black Sabbath Live at the Hammerstein Odeon" - Black Sabbath

This live album features the Ronnie James Dio led Sabbath and what is
really cool they play most of the songs from the Dio years but play
Ozzy era songs like "Iron Man" which is totally different when Dio
sings it. Honestly there are words you couldn't understand when Ozzy
sings it that are now perfectly clear.

"Live at Shea Stadium" - The Clash

I'll be the first to admit it that I bought this on ITunes because it
was a concert recorded at Shea stadium. But it is so much more than
that. The Clash were so great and tight live, they played some
favorites "London calling" and "Rock the Cassbah". It was 1982 and the
Clash were the only things rocking Shea Stadium that summer.

Other great live albums:
Unplugged in New York - Nirvana
Live at Folsom Prison - Johnny Cash
Under Great White Northern Lights - The White Stripes
Unplugged - Eric Claypton