Nirvana - Page 2

Satchmo8101 · 03-05-2008, 07:16 PM

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Originally Posted by Team-Rancho

Impact-wise it's hard to think of any band in the recent 30 years with more impact, at least on the rock scene. Add to that they went out with a bang (sorry) at exactly the right moment. I've even heard that last year Kobain surpassed Elvis in terms of sold posters from dead rock legends.

Musically I like a few songs, but IMO they had alot of filler going.

As far as the poll goes...hot? Not hot? The songs I like are hot. But the rest? Hard to tell.

Cobain's estate made more money than Elvis'....but that mostly had to do with Courtney selling off a quarter of the rights.

Team-Rancho · 03-05-2008, 07:18 PM

So Elvis sold more posters after all?

Satchmo8101 · 03-05-2008, 07:24 PM

Have no idea about posters alone, however, Cobain's estate made $8 million more than Elvis'....and when you consider about 85% of that was from that one sale of the rights....it's not saying much. So, unless Courtney plans to continue to do that....that shouldn't happen again.

Team-Rancho · 03-05-2008, 07:35 PM

Who gives a shit for estate? Everybody knows the big money is in the poster biz!

Satchmo8101 · 03-05-2008, 07:36 PM

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Originally Posted by Team-Rancho

Who gives a shit for estate? Everybody knows the big money is in the poster biz!

Do you understand what I mean by Estate or is something being lost in the translation?

Team-Rancho · 03-05-2008, 07:43 PM

Nevermind.

smorgdonkey · 03-05-2008, 10:55 PM

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Originally Posted by Team-Rancho

Don't really see what GnR and Metallica have to do with Nirvana's impact on the scene.

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Originally Posted by Satchmo8101

While I agree Nirvana were a major reason which lead to the demise of "The Lead Guitarist" aspect of bands....I am not sure what the other two had to do with that.

HOLY SMOKES!! You two are actually on the same page!!!

I just meant that for the most part the three bands had huge groups of fans and although many people liked all three, for the most part, a GnR fan wouldn't be so much into Nirvana and a Nirvana fan wouldn't be so much into Metallica...yet all three of them were in their own way bucking the trend and making their own waves...although it is difficult to see where any bands were influenced by GnR it is/was easy to see the influence of the other two.
I'm getting off track a bit there but my main point was that one of the three might not have had the impact were it not for the other two also eroding the stuff that was current at the time. It was a three pronged attack as they would say at West Point.

Satchmo8101 · 03-05-2008, 11:05 PM

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Originally Posted by smorgdonkey

HOLY SMOKES!! You two are actually on the same page!!!

I just meant that for the most part the three bands had huge groups of fans and although many people liked all three, for the most part, a GnR fan wouldn't be so much into Nirvana and a Nirvana fan wouldn't be so much into Metallica...yet all three of them were in their own way bucking the trend and making their own waves...although it is difficult to see where any bands were influenced by GnR it is/was easy to see the influence of the other two.
I'm getting off track a bit there but my main point was that one of the three might not have had the impact were it not for the other two also eroding the stuff that was current at the time. It was a three pronged attack as they would say at West Point.

1. Even a broken clock is correct twice a day.

2. Not sure how that has anything to do with your "know thy instrument" comment.

Kasbah1 · 03-13-2008, 12:44 PM

They were hot, yeah.

Team-Rancho · 03-13-2008, 02:43 PM

Holy smokes, broken clocks...what in the world can make it stop.