??? You must be 20 yrs old or younger.. Dave excels on drums. He is definitely not a guitarist. Although he's ok at guitar and songwriting, his talent really shows in his drum playing. He is exceptional when given a couple wooden sticks. The only reason he's been able to thrive is because he was in Nirvana and is actually ok at songwriter power chord type stuff. But in reality if he was never in Nirvana he would be thrown in with the millions of dudes trying to make music with their simple power chord progressions and not be taken seriously. I love Dave and Nirvana and I always will. But I truly believe this. Foo Fighters were good for their first 2 albums when Dave still had passionate things to say. Then the fame and all that shit just dissolved him into another Axl type rockstar. I think Kurt would be disgusted. But he knew where things were going and decided to check out early.
I would concur. The guy is an amazing musician. Kind of makes you wonder had Kurt Cobain not passed, would Grohl have ever realized his true potential as a musician?
Seeing Krist on the stage is amazing. Still to this day he's a legend in my eyes. He had been there since the beginning and deserves more recognition the he gets.
Anyone who says Kim Gordon is "trying to hard to sound like kurt" has obviously never heard Sonic Youth before. Thats what her voice sounds like and its fucking incredible.
***** couldn't agree more & this was Kim being mellow....Sonic Youth have inspired too many bands to list! They were the one's that changed every guitar string around, spent so much time distorting every sound, so much so no one could ever do a cover of their songs....
Kadin G. Her voice is suited to the band she sang in. Listen to Drunken Butterfly by Sonic Youth. If she had a popstar hitting-all-the-right-notes voice then it would sound awful. Her voice is fuckin gnarly.
***** I'd say the best performance here was by Kim Gordon because she didn't try to sound like Kurt and made the song her own. No disrespect, but Joan Jett was embarrassing (like an old lady trying to mimic Kurt at a karaoke). That frizzy blonde on Lithium was a desperate Kurt wannabe and Lorde's overacting was just unbearable. By far the best part of this whole thing was Dave Grohl, he fuckin murdered that drumkit - I could listen to a skeleton track of just him pounding away on the drums for hours.
I mostly agree with you on that, except I wouldn't call St.Vincent a Kurt wannabe, if you listen to her music, its nothing like Nirvana and she doesn't have Kurts self-destructive, careless personality. Her music, for me, is A+ but it doesn't sound like anything Kurt's ever made. But holy shit yeah Dave is a beast
He's the one who influenced me to play bass love the dude, and to this day he still does his signature bass slung way, way low and to this day I can't play like that no matter how hard I try !
When he gave threw his bass up and caught it with his face. Then ended with a concussion absorbed the power of bass. Krist is 'the bassman', do people not know this?
Saw Nirvana in ‘93 in Phoenix, I was 17. As high as I was I still remember Kurt Tearing it up. I don’t think people realize what we lost when he took his life, a true artist
No one can replace Kurt on vocals. But this whole thing is worth it to see Dave drum these songs again. A complete maniac on the drums and forever my drum hero ❤
This is sooo good. I wasn't expecting it but it brought a tear to my eye at the end, what a special band and special songs they are. All the people on here saying the vocals were fucked up have clearly forgotten what Nirvana/punk was all about. Those women smashed it, huge respect from me ♥
Nirvana was never about virtuosity. They were about rawness and emotion and angst. That's what made them great. And as far as I know, each and every performer captured that!
0:00 Intro 2:59 Smells Like Teen Spirit (w/ Joan Jett) 8:19 Aneurysm (w/ Kim Gordon) 13:09 Lithium (w/ Annie Clark) 18:22 All Apologies (w/ Lorde, Joan Jett, Kim Gordon and Annie Clark)
I can't believe I'm just seeing this now! I'm so glad all these amazing, strong, talented women came together to do this. I have chills and just feelings that I can't explain. To anyone with negativity, don't watch, because you obviously don't know what Kurt would have been into or dug. My only complaint is I wish there were more performances. Thank you for being involved, thank you for sharing. New Artists, and our favorites, may we never forget this feeling.
не знаю, что здесь может впечатлить; просто бабки и ещё раз бабки (т.е. money) все эти шоу только для того и делаются, типа сколько ещё можно из этого выжать. У нас на памяти Егора Летова (а это, поверь, не Курт Кобейн, это гений) такие мракобесные шоу устраивают, что плачь. Т.ч., извини, но к подобному надо подходить не эмоционально, но критически. P.S. да, я то же "болел" Nirvana
Really doesn’t matter who’s singing bc no one will ever replace Kurt’s voice in any of the songs.. just goes to show how unique and dominant nirvana was/is in the past/present.
The irony of people criticizing grunge legends for not sounding "good enough" while covering the epitome of grunge from the era they helped create. Grunge music was anti clean/perfect playing and singing at its core. It was a revolt against the over polished music of the 80's. This was something Kurt would have appreciated.
The thing I find missing from the vocals isn't the polish, but the intensity Kurt brought. I don't hate the covers but when you compare them to Kurt live they fall short. I know Nirvana was hit or miss live but still. I think it highlights how amazing Kurt was instead of disparaging the covers.
Okay for all of you complaining about their choice of singers, let me put you straight: Joan Jett - Punk legend, not only was she part of the Runaways and did she have a very prolific solo career but she's also the reason why Pat is on stage there, he and Darby Crash started the Germs because of the Runaways. They also had Joan Jett produce their album which is regarded one of the seminal American hardcore albums of all times. Kim Gordon - Was the one who brought Nirvana to attention of the DGC label, she also took Nirvana on tour to support her own band Sonic Youth, who as Kurt admitted was his favorite band. She and Kurt were also close friends and she produced Hole's album "Pretty on the inside" and appeared in the Video for "Doll parts" as a tribute to Kurt Annie Clarke - Is among the new wave of Geek rockers. having toured with David Byrne of the talking heads, which again was a band Kurt was heavily into. Lorde - Much like Annie Clarke, Lorde is from the new wave of geek rock, don't forget that Kurt encouraged the geek crowd: the wallflowers, the nerds, the ones who were bullied in school. Stop the bullshit here, Kurt would have LOVED this show and what the ladies did in their performances.
@@anguscondon330 I prefer my art to be served politics free. But hell he had the platform , it's just kinda confusing how he pretends to hate the attention , but so often used it as his soapbox , he was just a closet rockstar ... And what more evidence do you need , he joined the 27 club , so now his name will always be connected to Hendrix, Morrison, Joplin, Cass etc...total fuckin rockstar genius .
Kurt knew that punk is not always being mindful of perfect pitch and perfection. It's about spitting it out and speaking your mind and rocking like it's your last day... Joan Jett knows the same. Good job Goddess
People don't understand..this tribute is not about singing like Kurt.. it's about celebrating his life and enjoying his music in your own way and he would've been proud to see all these women doing the honor!!! Kurt Forever❤️
exactly well said thts wht I'm telling all the lame ass ignorant comments.. tht doesn't sound like Curt.. WTF u idiot? sheeple will be sheeple in a obliviated world
Guys!!!! Nobody was terrible they all did exactly what Kurt would have wanted and sung their own style. That's what I gained out of this. No one tried to sound like Kurt and they all tried to sound like themselves which is what I believe Kurt would have wanted. Please stop spreading the hate for any of these singers. Reevaluate what what you think Nirvana was supposed to be about. It's in the lyrics. "All we are is all we are" plain and simple
Amazing. And to all the haters... “At this point I have a request for our fans. If any of you in any way hate homosexuals, people of different color, or WOMEN, please do this one favor for us - leave us the fuck alone! Don’t come to our shows and don’t buy our records.” - Kurt Cobain
Balling like a baby some 30 years later. Hoping anyone out there in need of a friend finds that friend today.kurt and this band and their music are perfect reasons to keep going.
Kinda twisted but I love hearing that pain from Dave in the drums at the start of “Smells like teen spirit”. He just starts soo angry and it feels so much like a revival of that nirvana sound
@@PedrosJheriCurl what if misogyny has nothing to do with it and it just so happens that they are female and we disliked their performances? I would be as appalled by these performances if they were men.
Kurt empathised with womens struggle for equality and he admired female punk rock performers hence his wife etc. This is a pretty tasteful tribute. What do the haters expect anyways???
Ironically, Kurt Cobain would have been the first to say this performance was terrible and they needed to do better if they wanted to make it in Rock and Roll.
They expect Talent and a capable artist. Not an " I'll make it my own" egotistical Instagram loving singer going for followers. Stevie Nicks would've done better.
For all the people who all calling the singer's shit, just appreciate the performance for what it is. In my personal opinion its amazing cause its rock history
Pretty sure that Kurt would have loved Kim's singing here, and the fact that they were friends makes this meaningful to watch. Sonic Youth helped Nirvana get their first big break with DGC and took them out on tour. They were kindred spirits. Kim clearly channelled Kurt's weirder, confrontational side that can be heard on songs like Negative Creep, Beeswax, Hairspray Queen and Tourette's. If you don't appreciate this, you really don't get Nirvana.
@@kevindunn2663 yeah but on the other hand I'm sure Avenged Sevenfold Korn exedra could have also played at the tribute show, they picked nothing but these chicks
Nirvana Reunion Show! Shaun Morgan from Seether on Vocals and Guitar Krist on Bass, Pat on 2nd guitar and Dave Grohl on Drums! Make it happen Krist & Dave please!!!!
Idk why y’all are complaining about these singers. If Krist and Dave are ok with it, then I am, because they know what Kurt would have wanted better than we do.
anyone who doesnt enjoy the female performances in this tribute doesnt understand nirvana at all. kurt was about openness and acceptance and self expression, not mimicking his talent or sounding like an american idol winner. this tribute is great. its silly and tragic, ridiculous, how all these negative comments show how nobody understood kurt at all. which we all know was very difficult for him.
speaking for dead man u didnt know personally... shouldnt do that. kurt cobain sounded good... joan jet soubs like she smoked a pack too many. second chick had energy，bout it. blonde woman went through the motions and lorde did what she does，weird movements and adding deep masculine tones to her female voice naturally without a computer. amazing and accomplished woman just singing the wrong songs for their vocal abilities. dont claim to know what a dead man you didnt know personally would think or feel at an age of wisdom he deprived us all of. pull down your skirt，your ignorancecis showing.
@@jamesforler6897 actually your ignorance is showing. Hes not speaking for a dead man. Everything he mentioned are things that kurt openly believed in throughout his life before he passed. No one is speaking for kurt here. I could go on about diffrent things you said being ridiculous but please do some research on who the man was, what he belived in, and his musical taste before saying things of this nature. Stop! Please stop!
@@jamesforler6897 I unfortunately feel what I said mite have the opposite effect of what kurt would have wanted but I cant help it. Oh wait....am i speaking for a dead man. Oh wait..... no I'm going by the ideologies that kurt said himself he believed in. That's not speaking for someone. That's reiterating what the person already believed and said. Which is openness, compassion, women's rights.... should I go on?
He didnt accept MtV and such systemic things and i agree with that.So he wasnt open to everything or accept them.Unless you accept Nazis,pedophiles etc,do you?So stop this hypocrisy of supposed openness and self expression,coz urself do not believe in this.Got it?Cut the drugs and ignorance of logic some of ya.Accept that the only thing that has no boundaries is the Universe[not 100% sure].Weed in normal use is good,Heroin and such hard stuff is not.
Does anybody in this comment section and thread who's bitching about the female singers, actually remember what Kurt Cobain sounded like live? He didn't sing his songs all pretty, he sang his songs in a very raw and punk way, with a bit of an exception on the MTV unplugged. These singer/musicians are the real deal.
@@EduardoDanielFerreira they aren't Kurt. There won't be any more Kurt shows. What they were doing was a tribute, not an impersonation. Kim Gordon's version of Aneurysm was inspired, though. Magnificent.
anyone who thinks Kim Gordon didn't do a good job, obviously doesn't know who Kim Gordon is LOL. Kim Gordon showed up and did exactly what the fk Kim Gordon does. Big ups to her and RIP Kurt
I can’t believe I hadn’t seen this, but the comment section is so negative. You can’t expect it to be an exact replica of Kurt. Everyone has different singing styles. I think they did well, specially Joan since she has that raspy style of singing.
@@ericapolinario2178 so why? I think the band “love buzzers” is better for this performance than these woman. I don’t hate women, but “love buzzers” sounds like nirvana. I think they sing well, but not like Kurt. But in this performance we need a person who sounds like Kurt. So, it’s “love buzzers”.
i think chris & dave arranged this night exactly as kurt would've agreed on had they used a ouija board. only female singers, and only in their own styles. you might not like it, but i bet he digs that
No he wouldn't have agreed with these old crows who crapped all over his songs.. I think Dave and Kriss didn't get on with Kurt near the end so they must have done this deliberately..
@@dfstarborn you've got some issues. You've posted the same nonsense on a number of comments. Makes me wonder if you are even a Nirvana fan or if you're just a misogynistic fuck? I'm willing to bet Kurt would have loved these performances. The idea of covering a song is to do it in your way and not sound like the original. If all these ladies were trying to mimic Kurt then it would be karaoke and not covers.
I don't like it, but I appreciate what they did here. If people honestly came here and thought that the singers were going to emulate Kurt, then it's an insult to him
No slam on Kris or Dave, absolute stellar musicians - the entire world will agree, but the band was probably about top break up at the end there. There were some pretty serious differences. Kurt was not an easy person to get along with.
All these people complaining about the performances, even though Kurt would have been probably loving it all. I mean Joan Jett? Kim Gordon? These women were icons to Kurt (and really any punk fans). Yeah the choice of Lorde is maybe a bit odd, but still it feels in keeping with what they were trying to do.
Back in the day I'd agree... today, 25 years later? Everyone has a use by date and everyone but Lorde has long passed theirs. Though Lorde shouldn't have ever been in the mix anyway.
A lot of folks in here commenting about Cobain and how this tribute doesn't represent him must have missed the fact that he dug a Japanese pop girl band Shonen Knife. I don't think some of you have a clue what he would have liked.
No one shouting out Annie here? She killed it! Especially later on when she stares down the camera and the fun she has with the “so are you.” You can tell she was nervous at first but she broke out of that and delivered a sick performance.
Well, i'm 8 yrs late to this video lol, but it's important to underline that this seemed to be a tribute to Kurt from the perspective of women rockstars. And as such, sung as they do/did in their respective bands. So in that regard, it's expected that they sing the songs in a way that's not necessarily imitating Kurt's voice . And in that regard, it's something i really approve of. Especially considering that it's a good way to make female fans feel represented. By the way, i wasn't expecting Aneurysm here, it's such a "radio unfriendly" song 😆
I usually don't leave comments or reply to comments... BUT REALLY?! You think Kurt would disapprove of these performances because they didn't sound like the old Nirvana? I think he would have been honored. For starters, Dave just said in the video that Nirvana had days where they would sound like the greatest band, and days where they sounded like shit. These women captured that. And Kurt being the feminist that he was would have loved all the off-key, quirky, crazy, uniqueness all these women brought to the stage. I thought it was perfect for being un-perfect. And that's all the hostility I will bring to this conversation, so don't bother.
Agreed! I thought all four performances were great. I actually like Lorde and I think she nailed "No Apologies". The only person who could sound like Kurt is Kurt. RIP Kurt Cobain--Nirvana still rocks!
you resumed the same thoughts I had watching this wonderful performance. Then... it's music... enjoy it... don't like it... don't listen to it... live in peace as they use to suggest!
To all the folks with negative comments on this. Ya’ll are missing the point of this show. We were blessed to see this band playing together again. The absolute only thing that would have made it better would be if Kurt was there. These guys never do this. I’m thankful to see it.
@@thesoundlikechameleons2082 Kurt asked Pat to join the band during the In Utero tour and I'm pretty sure Kurt died at, or not long after, the end of the 6 months that Pat actually played with Nirvana. If you asked me, I'd say he was an official touring member of the band. 🤷♀️
I love the fact that they featured women for singing caz Kurt respected women so much in fact he understood the fact that how women suffered because how the society expect them to be.
To all the pissed people. Yes it isnt kurt singing with them. But thats what you all want is a kurt sound alike. No one realizes they picked woman so they wouldn't be compared to kurt or someone trying to do a kurt impression. And I think kurt would have been honored to know Joan Jett sang one of his songs.
99% of Comments are from Posers who don’t know nor understand the Grunge era. Nor who these Vocalists are and what they all represent. Kurt was a Feminist, and he would have been more than proud to see these Legends give him this homage.
RIGHT????? at least The Runaways should be!!! I'd love to think Kurt would LOVE the idea of Joan Jett singing his songs.......she was such a hero of his. I'd love to hear the rest of the Runaways cover Nirvana songs. :)
It's sometimes hard to comprehend how vocally talented Kurt was until you hear other people try to manage what he did effortlessly.
+Jake Holt well said dude, well said !
"Just keep practicing"
its impossible to replicate somebody elses chaos
So well put
Lol he really wasn’t that good of a singer. He just had a vocal style you like.
Seeing Dave Grohl on drums is always something spectacular.
Always
Alwayz 110%
??? You must be 20 yrs old or younger.. Dave excels on drums. He is definitely not a guitarist. Although he's ok at guitar and songwriting, his talent really shows in his drum playing. He is exceptional when given a couple wooden sticks. The only reason he's been able to thrive is because he was in Nirvana and is actually ok at songwriter power chord type stuff. But in reality if he was never in Nirvana he would be thrown in with the millions of dudes trying to make music with their simple power chord progressions and not be taken seriously. I love Dave and Nirvana and I always will. But I truly believe this. Foo Fighters were good for their first 2 albums when Dave still had passionate things to say. Then the fame and all that shit just dissolved him into another Axl type rockstar. I think Kurt would be disgusted. But he knew where things were going and decided to check out early.
Or maybe you meant the comment to say it's refreshing to see Dave where he belongs. I agree.
I would concur. The guy is an amazing musician. Kind of makes you wonder had Kurt Cobain not passed, would Grohl have ever realized his true potential as a musician?
Seeing Krist Novoselic ans Dave Grohl without Kurt is so sad 🥺☹
And pat smear
The only way it wouldn’t is if Frances Bean was singing
and the dancing guy
And they truly got the best of it all. Kurt who.
@@jasonpatrickdeleon4701bro frrrrr lol
Seeing Krist on the stage is amazing. Still to this day he's a legend in my eyes. He had been there since the beginning and deserves more recognition the he gets.
Did you ever hear him in Eyes Adrift?
Well he and Kurt Cobain founded the group
Ikr
Anyone who says Kim Gordon is "trying to hard to sound like kurt" has obviously never heard Sonic Youth before. Thats what her voice sounds like and its fucking incredible.
***** couldn't agree more & this was Kim being mellow....Sonic Youth have inspired too many bands to list! They were the one's that changed every guitar string around, spent so much time distorting every sound, so much so no one could ever do a cover of their songs....
Her voice is fucking awful. Are you tone def?
Kadin G. Her voice is suited to the band she sang in. Listen to Drunken Butterfly by Sonic Youth. If she had a popstar hitting-all-the-right-notes voice then it would sound awful.
Her voice is fuckin gnarly.
***** I'd say the best performance here was by Kim Gordon because she didn't try to sound like Kurt and made the song her own. No disrespect, but Joan Jett was embarrassing (like an old lady trying to mimic Kurt at a karaoke). That frizzy blonde on Lithium was a desperate Kurt wannabe and Lorde's overacting was just unbearable.
By far the best part of this whole thing was Dave Grohl, he fuckin murdered that drumkit - I could listen to a skeleton track of just him pounding away on the drums for hours.
I mostly agree with you on that, except I wouldn't call St.Vincent a Kurt wannabe, if you listen to her music, its nothing like Nirvana and she doesn't have Kurts self-destructive, careless personality.
Her music, for me, is A+ but it doesn't sound like anything Kurt's ever made.
But holy shit yeah Dave is a beast
2:46 Smell like teen spirit
8:00 Aneurysm
12:45 Lithium
18:03 All apologies
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@@OrazioBella grüß dich
Ty💚
Krist's bass tone still rules
Indeed!!
yeaahh that tone of his bass
True
He's the one who influenced me to play bass love the dude, and to this day he still does his signature bass slung way, way low and to this day I can't play like that no matter how hard I try !
When he gave threw his bass up and caught it with his face. Then ended with a concussion absorbed the power of bass. Krist is 'the bassman', do people not know this?
Kim sounds like Krist singing in the beginning of Territorial Pissings 🤣. How could anyone say that's not the spirit of Nirvana😁
Dave Grohl is force of nature on the drums. He projects an energy and emotion that is unbelievable.
Seeing Dave Grohl going crazy on the drums playing nirvana songs is amazing
Saw Nirvana in ‘93 in Phoenix, I was 17. As high as I was I still remember Kurt Tearing it up. I don’t think people realize what we lost when he took his life, a true artist
No one can replace Kurt on vocals. But this whole thing is worth it to see Dave drum these songs again.
A complete maniac on the drums and forever my drum hero ❤
I got chills watching Dave on the drums again 🥶. And he was feeling it!!!
I was thinking the same thing he was into it hard, he stole the stage
Kurt would have loved the fact that you all hate this.
same
true. this comment cannot be overstated.
He wrote a song for this party: Rape me.
you couldn't be more right than that
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Man, I LOVE HEARING DAVE PLAY THE DRUMS.
This is sooo good. I wasn't expecting it but it brought a tear to my eye at the end, what a special band and special songs they are. All the people on here saying the vocals were fucked up have clearly forgotten what Nirvana/punk was all about. Those women smashed it, huge respect from me ♥
Nirvana was never about virtuosity. They were about rawness and emotion and angst. That's what made them great.
And as far as I know, each and every performer captured that!
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No one replace kurt cobain :(!!
+Peiyun Xue Courtney Love !!
+FabioOldTime hell no
0:00 Intro
2:59 Smells Like Teen Spirit (w/ Joan Jett)
8:19 Aneurysm (w/ Kim Gordon)
13:09 Lithium (w/ Annie Clark)
18:22 All Apologies (w/ Lorde, Joan Jett, Kim Gordon and Annie Clark)
I can't believe I'm just seeing this now! I'm so glad all these amazing, strong, talented women came together to do this. I have chills and just feelings that I can't explain. To anyone with negativity, don't watch, because you obviously don't know what Kurt would have been into or dug. My only complaint is I wish there were more performances. Thank you for being involved, thank you for sharing. New Artists, and our favorites, may we never forget this feeling.
не знаю, что здесь может впечатлить; просто бабки и ещё раз бабки (т.е. money) все эти шоу только для того и делаются, типа сколько ещё можно из этого выжать. У нас на памяти Егора Летова (а это, поверь, не Курт Кобейн, это гений) такие мракобесные шоу устраивают, что плачь. Т.ч., извини, но к подобному надо подходить не эмоционально, но критически. P.S. да, я то же "болел" Nirvana
Really doesn’t matter who’s singing bc no one will ever replace Kurt’s voice in any of the songs.. just goes to show how unique and dominant nirvana was/is in the past/present.
You can see dave grohl having so much fun being the drummer for nirvana covers
God damn. I forgot how much of a beast Dave Grohl's is on drums.
Hardest hitter I've ever seen!
DUDE DAVE GRAOHLS AGRESSIVE DRUMMING GETS ME SO PUMPED🤘🎸
Aneurysm is by far my favorite nirvana song Kurt's voice and lyrics on it were amazing
The irony of people criticizing grunge legends for not sounding "good enough" while covering the epitome of grunge from the era they helped create. Grunge music was anti clean/perfect playing and singing at its core. It was a revolt against the over polished music of the 80's. This was something Kurt would have appreciated.
phoenixamaranth agree
The thing I find missing from the vocals isn't the polish, but the intensity Kurt brought. I don't hate the covers but when you compare them to Kurt live they fall short. I know Nirvana was hit or miss live but still.
I think it highlights how amazing Kurt was instead of disparaging the covers.
Setlist:
Smells like teen Spirit (Joan Jett) 2:47
Aneurysm (Kim Gordon) 8:18
Lithium (St. Vincent) 13:07
All apologies (Lorde) 18:21
De nada.. :v
Gracias buen hombre
How have I never seen this? So cool to give appreciation to Kurt through female vocals. I'd like to think to he appreciated this.
Miss you, Kurt
3:00 - Smells Like Teen Spirit
8:19 - Aneurysm
13:11 - Lithium
18:40 - All Apologies
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Is it just me or does it feel really good to see/hear Dave Grohl playing nirvana songs
Dave killed those drums.
He’s still got it
Good to see Pat Smear still being part of the party. Such a legend, in and of himself
I'm guessing he's sober now right?? He was quite the drinker back in the day, I don't know if he did heroin though.
Pat was there too, that's like, 75% of nirvana
Okay for all of you complaining about their choice of singers, let me put you straight:
Joan Jett
- Punk legend, not only was she part of the Runaways and did she have a very prolific solo career but she's also the reason why Pat is on stage there, he and Darby Crash started the Germs because of the Runaways. They also had Joan Jett produce their album which is regarded one of the seminal American hardcore albums of all times.
Kim Gordon
- Was the one who brought Nirvana to attention of the DGC label, she also took Nirvana on tour to support her own band Sonic Youth, who as Kurt admitted was his favorite band. She and Kurt were also close friends and she produced Hole's album "Pretty on the inside" and appeared in the Video for "Doll parts" as a tribute to Kurt
Annie Clarke
- Is among the new wave of Geek rockers. having toured with David Byrne of the talking heads, which again was a band Kurt was heavily into.
Lorde
- Much like Annie Clarke, Lorde is from the new wave of geek rock, don't forget that Kurt encouraged the geek crowd: the wallflowers, the nerds, the ones who were bullied in school.
Stop the bullshit here, Kurt would have LOVED this show and what the ladies did in their performances.
Definitely the best comment here. Did not know they were all connected Talking Heads and Sonic Youth...3 distinct eras of my youth
Thank you!
Honestly, my only problem is that they didn’t make it their own. I feel them trying but I don’t feel their soul.
Not everyone knows that kurt hates misogyny, i like the idea for this tribute that anyone sings his song and represents as kurt are females.
a lot of people admire nirvana and kurt because of their image, when really they should be admired for the music and their ideologies
@@anguscondon330 I prefer my art to be served politics free. But hell he had the platform , it's just kinda confusing how he pretends to hate the attention , but so often used it as his soapbox , he was just a closet rockstar ... And what more evidence do you need , he joined the 27 club , so now his name will always be connected to Hendrix, Morrison, Joplin, Cass etc...total fuckin rockstar genius .
@@fabianurweider805 I can agree with you.
cause he's was always crying like a little girl
jk
Kurt knew that punk is not always being mindful of perfect pitch and perfection. It's about spitting it out and speaking your mind and rocking like it's your last day... Joan Jett knows the same. Good job Goddess
A testament to how special Kurt was and how unique his voice was. No one can ever compare.
People don't understand..this tribute is not about singing like Kurt.. it's about celebrating his life and enjoying his music in your own way and he would've been proud to see all these women doing the honor!!! Kurt Forever❤️
exactly well said thts wht I'm telling all the lame ass ignorant comments.. tht doesn't sound like Curt.. WTF u idiot? sheeple will be sheeple in a obliviated world
Agreed😭
Guys!!!! Nobody was terrible they all did exactly what Kurt would have wanted and sung their own style. That's what I gained out of this. No one tried to sound like Kurt and they all tried to sound like themselves which is what I believe Kurt would have wanted. Please stop spreading the hate for any of these singers. Reevaluate what what you think Nirvana was supposed to be about. It's in the lyrics. "All we are is all we are" plain and simple
@@19TGR76 what could I expect?
@@19TGR76 I assume the three living members of nirvana had nothing to do with the lineup
so fuckin right. kurt would have loved this tribute a lot!
Amazing.
And to all the haters...
“At this point I have a request for our fans. If any of you in any way hate homosexuals, people of different color, or WOMEN, please do this one favor for us - leave us the fuck alone! Don’t come to our shows and don’t buy our records.”
- Kurt Cobain
You can be a feminist and still hate these performances. Kim Gordon was f'ing terrible!
it's not about sexism fatguy, is about horrible performance/version don't be a simp-le person
Balling like a baby some 30 years later. Hoping anyone out there in need of a friend finds that friend today.kurt and this band and their music are perfect reasons to keep going.
🙏❤️🙏
Kinda twisted but I love hearing that pain from Dave in the drums at the start of “Smells like teen spirit”. He just starts soo angry and it feels so much like a revival of that nirvana sound
All the basic dude bros hating on this performance is exactly who Kurt would want to be made uncomfortable. Ergo, fitting tribute.
Yes!!!
Glad someone got it
Thank you for saying this. All these misogynistic losers have no idea who Kurt Cobain was and what he stood for. Kurt would have loved this.
@@PedrosJheriCurl what if misogyny has nothing to do with it and it just so happens that they are female and we disliked their performances? I would be as appalled by these performances if they were men.
I think the performance should be judged on its merit. They all sucked. I don't give s shitl what you think Kurt would have thought.
Pat Smear with the lead!!! Love it!
Love watching Dave playing the drums. Dudes a madman
Dave on drums……… he’ll yeah. Missed that
dave grohl's drumming is outstanding
I love when Dave starts up the drums he’s like ‘alright..one more time for kurt.’
I can just picture old Kurt there with old pat, krist and Dave 🥺 WE MISS YOU KURT
He was there for sure homie 🤟
aneurysm actually sounded like someone who was having an aneurysm
Kurt empathised with womens struggle for equality and he admired female punk rock performers hence his wife etc. This is a pretty tasteful tribute. What do the haters expect anyways???
More energy.
Ironically, Kurt Cobain would have been the first to say this performance was terrible and they needed to do better if they wanted to make it in Rock and Roll.
They expect Talent and a capable artist. Not an " I'll make it my own" egotistical Instagram loving singer going for followers. Stevie Nicks would've done better.
For all the people who all calling the singer's shit, just appreciate the performance for what it is. In my personal opinion its amazing cause its rock history
Pretty sure that Kurt would have loved Kim's singing here, and the fact that they were friends makes this meaningful to watch. Sonic Youth helped Nirvana get their first big break with DGC and took them out on tour. They were kindred spirits. Kim clearly channelled Kurt's weirder, confrontational side that can be heard on songs like Negative Creep, Beeswax, Hairspray Queen and Tourette's. If you don't appreciate this, you really don't get Nirvana.
No, it’s absolute garbage. Kurt is rolling in his grave after her performance
@@bradleymitchell3808 You don't have to like it, but again, you don't understand the multitudes of Kurt and Nirvana if you feel that way.
@@crookofmyarm6838 some Nirvana fans are toxic af
@@bradleymitchell3808 I think she was the best one , the others not so great...
@@kevindunn2663 yeah but on the other hand I'm sure Avenged Sevenfold Korn exedra could have also played at the tribute show, they picked nothing but these chicks
I would like to say thanks for this video, it helped me realise how good i am at singing❤
wicked vid!.
very well put together,bout the best thing i've seen on y-tube for a while,cheers. rock on.
Man seeing Dave bang away on those drums again is just so fucking cool!
Nirvana Reunion Show!
Shaun Morgan from Seether on Vocals and Guitar
Krist on Bass, Pat on 2nd guitar and Dave Grohl on Drums! Make it happen Krist & Dave please!!!!
Shaun Morgan is like the only person that can sing Nirvana without sounding dumb as hell
He shouldve been their
2:58 smell like teen spirit
8:19 aneurysm
13:11 lithium
18:30 All Apologies
Idk why y’all are complaining about these singers. If Krist and Dave are ok with it, then I am, because they know what Kurt would have wanted better than we do.
i can feel how much dave and krist were missing him
+santosh sapkota Dave Grohl was smashing the shit out of the drums for Curt Cobain, could really feel the energy!
2 MILL yeah great love nirvana
anyone who doesnt enjoy the female performances in this tribute doesnt understand nirvana at all. kurt was about openness and acceptance and self expression, not mimicking his talent or sounding like an american idol winner. this tribute is great. its silly and tragic, ridiculous, how all these negative comments show how nobody understood kurt at all. which we all know was very difficult for him.
his notes tell us that.
speaking for dead man u didnt know personally... shouldnt do that. kurt cobain sounded good... joan jet soubs like she smoked a pack too many. second chick had energy，bout it. blonde woman went through the motions and lorde did what she does，weird movements and adding deep masculine tones to her female voice naturally without a computer. amazing and accomplished woman just singing the wrong songs for their vocal abilities. dont claim to know what a dead man you didnt know personally would think or feel at an age of wisdom he deprived us all of. pull down your skirt，your ignorancecis showing.
@@jamesforler6897 actually your ignorance is showing. Hes not speaking for a dead man. Everything he mentioned are things that kurt openly believed in throughout his life before he passed. No one is speaking for kurt here. I could go on about diffrent things you said being ridiculous but please do some research on who the man was, what he belived in, and his musical taste before saying things of this nature. Stop! Please stop!
@@jamesforler6897 I unfortunately feel what I said mite have the opposite effect of what kurt would have wanted but I cant help it. Oh wait....am i speaking for a dead man. Oh wait..... no I'm going by the ideologies that kurt said himself he believed in. That's not speaking for someone. That's reiterating what the person already believed and said. Which is openness, compassion, women's rights.... should I go on?
He didnt accept MtV and such systemic things and i agree with that.So he wasnt open to everything or accept them.Unless you accept Nazis,pedophiles etc,do you?So stop this hypocrisy of supposed openness and self expression,coz urself do not believe in this.Got it?Cut the drugs and ignorance of logic some of ya.Accept that the only thing that has no boundaries is the Universe[not 100% sure].Weed in normal use is good,Heroin and such hard stuff is not.
Annie Clark...simply sublime. I like how they cut to Dave and it was all smiles. He knew.
Does anybody in this comment section and thread who's bitching about the female singers, actually remember what Kurt Cobain sounded like live? He didn't sing his songs all pretty, he sang his songs in a very raw and punk way, with a bit of an exception on the MTV unplugged. These singer/musicians are the real deal.
@@EduardoDanielFerreira they aren't Kurt. There won't be any more Kurt shows. What they were doing was a tribute, not an impersonation. Kim Gordon's version of Aneurysm was inspired, though. Magnificent.
Eduardo Ferreira Lol how was Kim Gordon was up there “singing pretty”?
I can’t believe people here dissing Kim Gordon. She completely embodied Kurt in this performance. Bless her and bless him. 🤘
5000% agree. The haters just don't get it!
anyone who thinks Kim Gordon didn't do a good job, obviously doesn't know who Kim Gordon is LOL. Kim Gordon showed up and did exactly what the fk Kim Gordon does. Big ups to her and RIP Kurt
She's by far the best of the lot!!!
Them younglings don't even kow what grunge was all about at the time..
I can’t believe I hadn’t seen this, but the comment section is so negative. You can’t expect it to be an exact replica of Kurt. Everyone has different singing styles. I think they did well, specially Joan since she has that raspy style of singing.
Nirvana was a awesome band, but their fans sucks...
@@ericapolinario2178 so why? I think the band “love buzzers” is better for this performance than these woman. I don’t hate women, but “love buzzers” sounds like nirvana. I think they sing well, but not like Kurt. But in this performance we need a person who sounds like Kurt. So, it’s “love buzzers”.
crazy to see how hard it is to keep up with kurt’s crazy talent as a vocal performer
i think chris & dave arranged this night exactly as kurt would've agreed on had they used a ouija board. only female singers, and only in their own styles.
you might not like it, but i bet he digs that
No he wouldn't have agreed with these old crows who crapped all over his songs.. I think Dave and Kriss didn't get on with Kurt near the end so they must have done this deliberately..
@@dfstarborn you've got some issues. You've posted the same nonsense on a number of comments. Makes me wonder if you are even a Nirvana fan or if you're just a misogynistic fuck? I'm willing to bet Kurt would have loved these performances. The idea of covering a song is to do it in your way and not sound like the original. If all these ladies were trying to mimic Kurt then it would be karaoke and not covers.
I don't like it, but I appreciate what they did here. If people honestly came here and thought that the singers were going to emulate Kurt, then it's an insult to him
No slam on Kris or Dave, absolute stellar musicians - the entire world will agree, but the band was probably about top break up at the end there. There were some pretty serious differences. Kurt was not an easy person to get along with.
I love that krist's bass stance hasn't changed at all.
He used to be bouncier lol
@@clayton6355 true
I still get chills at Grohl's drumming on Teen Spirit. The man is still a monster.
Until to this day i'm still a huge fan of NIRVANA....GRUNGE WILL NEVER DIE!!!
All these people complaining about the performances, even though Kurt would have been probably loving it all. I mean Joan Jett? Kim Gordon? These women were icons to Kurt (and really any punk fans). Yeah the choice of Lorde is maybe a bit odd, but still it feels in keeping with what they were trying to do.
Back in the day I'd agree... today, 25 years later? Everyone has a use by date and everyone but Lorde has long passed theirs. Though Lorde shouldn't have ever been in the mix anyway.
A lot of folks in here commenting about Cobain and how this tribute doesn't represent him must have missed the fact that he dug a Japanese pop girl band Shonen Knife. I don't think some of you have a clue what he would have liked.
if kurt saw all those suits standing still I bet he'd laugh his ass off
This is a masterpiece, Kurt would be stoked!
Pat Smear gave that Teen Spirit solo hell. 🔥🔥🔥
Saddest thing about this is he should’ve been there. Those three guys are only missing one dude who made it all come together. RIP Kurt
Grohl can still play like he's 20, loved Joan Jett and all the singers
No one shouting out Annie here? She killed it! Especially later on when she stares down the camera and the fun she has with the “so are you.” You can tell she was nervous at first but she broke out of that and delivered a sick performance.
well it all was shit
I could listen to Dave on the drums all day!
Well, i'm 8 yrs late to this video lol, but it's important to underline that this seemed to be a tribute to Kurt from the perspective of women rockstars. And as such, sung as they do/did in their respective bands. So in that regard, it's expected that they sing the songs in a way that's not necessarily imitating Kurt's voice .
And in that regard, it's something i really approve of. Especially considering that it's a good way to make female fans feel represented.
By the way, i wasn't expecting Aneurysm here, it's such a "radio unfriendly" song 😆
After a 25 year hiatus, Nirvana is back with their new hit single, “Smells Like Old Spice.”
Every time I see his picture somewhere, relating to his life and death, I cry. For a man I haven't met.
Dave was making sure Kurt heard those drums! straight the fuck up.
Was awesome seeing Dave Grohl hammer those drums again!
I usually don't leave comments or reply to comments... BUT REALLY?! You think Kurt would disapprove of these performances because they didn't sound like the old Nirvana? I think he would have been honored. For starters, Dave just said in the video that Nirvana had days where they would sound like the greatest band, and days where they sounded like shit. These women captured that. And Kurt being the feminist that he was would have loved all the off-key, quirky, crazy, uniqueness all these women brought to the stage. I thought it was perfect for being un-perfect. And that's all the hostility I will bring to this conversation, so don't bother.
+Rachel Wilson I thought it was good....
Agreed! I thought all four performances were great. I actually like Lorde and I think she nailed "No Apologies". The only person who could sound like Kurt is Kurt. RIP Kurt Cobain--Nirvana still rocks!
you resumed the same thoughts I had watching this wonderful performance.
Then... it's music... enjoy it... don't like it... don't listen to it... live in peace as they use to suggest!
***** thanks...I didn't realize that typo.
Dave looks truly excited to drum for these women, just amazing
To all the folks with negative comments on this. Ya’ll are missing the point of this show. We were blessed to see this band playing together again. The absolute only thing that would have made it better would be if Kurt was there. These guys never do this. I’m thankful to see it.
No it is a fucking train wreck
@@square7578.
That's the way kurt would have liked it
@@tonymartin4539 ouch. You're probably right.
3:50 watching Dave start playing drums on a nirvana song again
gives me chills
Kim Gordon and Joan Jett will forever be far more badass than 98% of musicians
Im still crying to see Pat, Dave and Krist perform together. 😭
Pat wasn't really Nirvana
@@thesoundlikechameleons2082 Kurt asked Pat to join the band during the In Utero tour and I'm pretty sure Kurt died at, or not long after, the end of the 6 months that Pat actually played with Nirvana. If you asked me, I'd say he was an official touring member of the band. 🤷♀️
I love the fact that they featured women for singing caz Kurt respected women so much in fact he understood the fact that how women suffered because how the society expect them to be.
I don't think thats why they "featured women"
Kim Gordon killed it. Really they all did. Including Pat nailing the guitar parts.
I'm here for the "the drummer looks like the lead singer from Foo Fighters" comments
The lead singer looks like Randy Marsh
@@tariks8636 yayaya i'm lorde, i'm lorde
yeah , but cmon , he does
Hey did you know the guy from the foo fighters looks like the drummer from Nirvana????
just to see pretty much the original band play these songs after so many years is so satisfying
To all the pissed people.
Yes it isnt kurt singing with them. But thats what you all want is a kurt sound alike. No one realizes they picked woman so they wouldn't be compared to kurt or someone trying to do a kurt impression. And I think kurt would have been honored to know Joan Jett sang one of his songs.
99% of Comments are from Posers who don’t know nor understand the Grunge era. Nor who these Vocalists are and what they all represent.
Kurt was a Feminist, and he would have been more than proud to see these Legends give him this homage.
That has nothing to do with that trash ass singing tho
It has a lot more than you’ll ever know.
@@ObeyyShadesz and? Music and feminism are not the same shit
And The mans can't be feminist just support this :)))
dude no ones saying its ass because of females lol its because its just not good. simply put.
@@itz_vortex7341 exactly
Dave Grohl, greatest drummer ever! Love watching him bang the shit out of those drums! Loved Kurt and Krist but Dave was always my favorite!
I could never choose who was my fave but if i had to it’d be dave probs
I feel so very lucky to have seen them twice back in their heyday. I am old and happy.
How is Joan Jett not in the rock and roll hall of Fame??
RIGHT????? at least The Runaways should be!!! I'd love to think Kurt would LOVE the idea of Joan Jett singing his songs.......she was such a hero of his. I'd love to hear the rest of the Runaways cover Nirvana songs. :)
She was inducted into the rock and roll hall of fame in 2015
Forgot to add pat smears name to the tittle
If only Dave could do drums and sing at the same time. His drumming is awesome. ✌️
Phil Collins looks at you like you're s%hit
Full circle seeing Joan and Pat performing these songs together - Both Legends