Nirvana... (again)

I know I already blogged about Nirvana back in October, but watching their Unplugged MTV performance really made me appreciate their actual musical abilities more so than before. Kurt Cobain's voice has such a raw pull to it, one of the reasons why they were such a successful band. The songs have such a strong connotation to each and every one of them, breaking the fourth wall and really connecting with the audience. Nirvana has a hardcore/grunge reputation that causes random "rebellious teens" to adopt their music simply for its rebellious and alternative qualities, not for the message or delivery. This isn't really an issue, but it certainly bothers me (and I'm sure other people as well) to see random girls/people in general walking around in Nirvana merchandise purely for the namesake and without any regard to the actual music they are advertising. Nevertheless, Nevermind is an extraordinary album with a ridiculous amount of hit songs, all maintaining their own unique message and feel while having an undertone that ties the album tracks together. After watching Unplugged in class, I decided that "Dumb" was my favorite song of the show....