Journals
by Kurt Cobain
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Author: Kurt CobainEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2003-11-04
ISBN: 157322359X
Number of pages: 304
Publisher: Riverhead Trade
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Book Review: "Oh yeah and our final name is NIRVANA"
Summary: 5 Stars
I bought this because i do like the band Nirvana and i do think Kurt is awsome ,but know i comprehend why he's so awsome.It's because he was truly different.
When you simply look at the cover of this book you will probly realise, this will be very different then any normal book or biography you have ever read.On the cover it says read and judge and hopefully you will,or atleast read it.The cover looks like a real notebook that you or me would own,all the sides are alittle dinged up and looks as though its been scribbled upon and such.Well thats because it is.These pages are all from Kurt dating way back in Nirvana's early days.
When you first start reading you'll notice a different side of Kurt Cobain.You'll see he seems angry at Sub Pop(wich was his first record label). At times you'll notice Kurt's all excited about his demos,and finding a rare guitar and such.
Other times,he will have suicidal urges and seem very upset.The rest of the times he seems like just Kurt,very odd and almost delusional and on drugs.
This book will take you from the days of "Bleach"(Nirvana's first album),all the way to the end past his final album
"In-Utero"(Nirvana's third studio album).It will make you feel sick to your stomache when you read his gross and twisted thoughts.On ocassion you'll be laughing so hard and almost forget you are rerading a book,because you really are not this book is Kurt's mind and you are looking into it.
Kurt apperently likes lists and lots of them.He will list some of his favorite bands,and some of the track lsitings he would like on his albums and such.There is alot of rough drafts of songs that are now some of our biggest rock anthoms.Early lyrics to Kurt's biggest song "Smells Like Teen Spirit", are even in here.On some songs you'll see a unfamiliar song name ,but you swear you know the lyrics from somewhere since they are earlier versions of big songs.(Imodium/Breed)
Kurt is an amazing artist from his sketches to his crafty ideas for music videos,and all these are in this book.One of the first few pages you'll see a skelaton with long hair and think of it as alittle disturbing,but to some unique.He even draws little hand symbols to show how close he came.There is also some crazy comic strips that are really well drawn and pretty funny.Like the comic with the macho redneck.
This book is chronological obviously,since you would'nt enjoy the fact of skipping year after year and be way off track.Though you could skip a fairly large part of the book and still be in the 80's journal entries.Kurt eaither wrote more in the 80's or they found less entries in the 90's.(Keep in mind though he died in 1994)
The pages look battered and weathered and stained.The hand writting looks sloppy and usually in ink and the early letters to friends are no exception.This is not some false info hashed together about a famouse dead guy for a fast buck,this is a persons personal belonging not intended to be read and will be anyways.
I highly recomend you to purchase this book.If you like Nirvana,if you idolize Kurt Cobain,if you just like a good unusual book,BUY THIS.
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