Kurt Cobain.10 years gone...already? - Beyond Tiki

GT Geeky Tiki Member Las vegas Joined: Oct 15, 2002 Posts: 533	GT Geeky Tiki Posted posted on Mon, Apr 5, 2004 10:53 AM Ten years. Parts of it went fast, parts feel like it was actually 20 years ago! With the dead rocker thing, I try to ask myself what an artist may have evolved toward if he/she hadn't died. For instance: Janis: Would have screamed herself hoarse(r), but I don't think she would have taken her art any place she hadn't already been. I think we heard all she had. Elvis: He'd have had two or five more rises and falls in poularity, but would he have broken new ground? I'd guess he'd be hawking CD's on QVC if still alive. Jim Morrison: Seems to have been in the midst of a semi-retirement when he died. I'd guess him to be like Jan Michael Vincent (toothless alcoholic) or Sly Stone had he survived. On the other hand: Jimi Hendrix would be the preeminent blues guitar player of the last three decades, with roots albums and a million guest appearances on other peoples' albums. I could even see him hooking up with Ginger baker and jack Bruce and taking Cream places they should have gone. Eric Clapton would have no schtick to fall back on if Jimi were playing. Clapton would have OD'd if Hendrix hadn't. Jimi wouldn't have done beer ads. Jimi would have worked with prince and kept Prince from going into "Michael Jackson Land". Stevie Ray Vaughn would have done a killer "summit" album with Jimi and Jimmy and we'd have some killer riff-filled live sets from Austin. Buddy Holly would rule Nashville and have stepped in to take over Little feat when Lowell George died. Nobody would be buying John Lennon discs. He'd be working with Diamanda Galas and John Paul Jones and be happy making music he found interesting without concern for sales or adoration. ETC.... So, with Curt...Where do you think he might have headed in terms of sound? Could he have transcended grunge and created new sounds or would he have been stuck trying to find ways of alternating acoustic guitar grunge with electric guitar grunge? Would he have just done a disappearing junkie act? I also kinda think that he would have been swallowed up as an "Emo" act and been lost anyway. No disagreement intended about his contribution, I'd like to see if anyone else tries to imagine what he would have headed toward.

Ten years. Parts of it went fast, parts feel like it was actually 20 years ago!

With the dead rocker thing, I try to ask myself what an artist may have evolved toward if he/she hadn't died.

For instance:

Janis:
Would have screamed herself hoarse(r), but I don't think she would have taken her art any place she hadn't already been. I think we heard all she had.

Elvis:
He'd have had two or five more rises and falls in poularity, but would he have broken new ground? I'd guess he'd be hawking CD's on QVC if still alive.

Jim Morrison:
Seems to have been in the midst of a semi-retirement when he died. I'd guess him to be like Jan Michael Vincent (toothless alcoholic) or Sly Stone had he survived.

On the other hand:

Jimi Hendrix would be the preeminent blues guitar player of the last three decades, with roots albums and a million guest appearances on other peoples' albums. I could even see him hooking up with Ginger baker and jack Bruce and taking Cream places they should have gone. Eric Clapton would have no schtick to fall back on if Jimi were playing. Clapton would have OD'd if Hendrix hadn't. Jimi wouldn't have done beer ads. Jimi would have worked with prince and kept Prince from going into "Michael Jackson Land".

Stevie Ray Vaughn would have done a killer "summit" album with Jimi and Jimmy and we'd have some killer riff-filled live sets from Austin.

Buddy Holly would rule Nashville and have stepped in to take over Little feat when Lowell George died.

Nobody would be buying John Lennon discs. He'd be working with Diamanda Galas and John Paul Jones and be happy making music he found interesting without concern for sales or adoration.

ETC....

So, with Curt...Where do you think he might have headed in terms of sound? Could he have transcended grunge and created new sounds or would he have been stuck trying to find ways of alternating acoustic guitar grunge with electric guitar grunge? Would he have just done a disappearing junkie act?

I also kinda think that he would have been swallowed up as an "Emo" act and been lost anyway.

No disagreement intended about his contribution, I'd like to see if anyone else tries to imagine what he would have headed toward.

Post #84628 by Geeky Tiki on Mon, Apr 5, 2004 10:53 AM