I miss Kurt Cobain …
Thursday, August 21st, 2008
The other day, as I was riding my bike home from work with my mp3 player on random, and the song Radio Friendly Unit Shifter came on. I love that song. Not only does it feature some rather strong drum work from Dave Grohl, but it also highlights the innovative use of feedback during the intro and extended guitar solo at the tail end of the tune. Cobain was a feedback pioneer. Sure it had been used for years to “grungify” amplified guitar music, but he took it to another level. I hadn’t listened to In Utero in some time, so when I got home I popped it in the CD player and was reminded of how truly great that album is. (more…)