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...mystery and controversy surrounding Cobain??s death have overshadowed his place beside those other three, not as a victim of tragedy, but as an icon of great rock music. And I don’t think anyone—not even you, Eminem—has come close to achieving that stature...
...fronting one of the most reliable and melodic rock bands known to man. Though album opener and lead single “All My Life” is clearly informed by grunge’s grimy sense of grievance, Grohl’s voice is distinctly smoother than Cobain??s, at least until he looses his trademark, teeth-baring howl. One By One is a rock album far more than a grunge hangover, from the glammy sheen of “Have It All” to the bluesy solo on “Come Back...
...just the first few seconds, the single reminds those who watched MTV in the early ’90s what they are missing with the current obsession with boy bands and bare bellies. The first rumblings of Kurt Cobain??s low, searching voice, balanced by a thumping bass and percussion rhythm reminiscent of a heartbeat, are achingly familiar...
...little more than a greatest hits compilation. But it is a greatest hits compliation that the people who made Nirvana fought hard over. Determing how to represent the band’s closing chapter was no easy task for former band members and the ever-inflammatory Courtney Love, Cobain??s widow. These songs were chosen with deliberate thought for Nirvana’s legacy—and for this reason alone, the album is worth owning...
...least one song from every album is featured, highlighting the best songs from each of the four. According to the liner notes, “Pennyroyal Tea,” a song on which Cobain made a false start in his MTV Unplugged preformance, was also never recorded to Cobain??s satisfaction. On this album, we hear the track as Cobain wanted it to be heard. Unless you were to play this version back to back with the one on In Utero, it’s nearly impossible to hear any difference. But that’s even...