Months before Nirvana overtook the world with "Teen Spirit" mania in late 1991, the band was tapped by Sonic Youth for a European festival tour. Change ), You are commenting using your Twitter account. Having left Melvins behind already, with the buzz building, Sonic Youth became the next critical role model. This single purchase thus bid farewell to Kurt at the same time as introducing me to the band that became the single most important influence on my music-consuming tastes and directions. ( Log Out /  Sonic Youth, Nirvana, The Frank & Walters – remember when they played Sir Henrys? Moist Vagina Lyrics. Nirvana followed Sonic Youth onto Gold Mountain for a very clear reason as described in 2011 by Danny Goldberg, “John and I signed Sonic Youth, who were very good at picking opening bands…They chose Nirvana to open for them on a European tour, and I recall John coming back and saying that we should manage Nirvana. While Sonic Youth is the focus of the documentary, the film also gives attention to Nirvana, Dinosaur Jr., Babes in Toyland, Gumball and The Ramones. I’d like to confess at this point to having seventy-seven Sonic Youth (and related) releases…. Later, reading interviews where one or other member of Sonic Youth states things like “I think anybody who knew Kurt fantasizes about some conversation that they could have had with him that might have saved this person from such a tragedy…” it still has that feel of the elders watching over their kid brother. Part credit for this post goes to a gentleman called Brett Robinson over on the LiveNirvana forum (if you’re interested in Nirvana I genuinely recommend the site and the forum — I’ve used the site for years but only recently engaged with the forum and the intelligence and knowledge present is awe-inspiring.) A home video VHS was released by the David Geffen Company on April 13, 1993. Also featured in the film are Mark Arm, Dan Peters and Matt Lukin of Mudhoney and roadie Joe Cole, who was murdered in a robbery three months after the tour ended. I really trusted Sonic Youth. Sonic Youth brought out Nirvana on a tour in August of 1990 along with a band called STP. I agree wholeheartedly. Nirvana followed Sonic Youth onto Gold Mountain for a very clear reason as described in 2011 by Danny Goldberg, “John and I signed Sonic Youth, who were very good at picking opening bands…They chose Nirvana to open for them on a European tour, and I recall John coming back and saying that we should manage Nirvana. STP was an all-female group with Julia Cafritz from Pussy Galore and Free Kitten, and had nothing to do with Stone Temple Pilots. It was also the first time I had come into contact with Sonic Youth. We’re going to be as big as Sonic Youth!”, Everett True in Nirvana: The True Story: “’Yeah, as big as Sonic Youth at least, or the Pixies…”, Anton Brookes: “our idea of the ‘Top 10’ was being as big as Sonic Youth or the Pixies…”, Krist Novoselic in 1992: “‘We wanted to do as good as Sonic Youth…”. A discussion was started a couple weeks back asking people to suggest “The Top Five Most Important Concerts to Nirvana’s History.” Brett pointed to the show in Hoboken, New Jersey on July 13, 1989 on the basis that it’s the night Sonic Youth saw first saw Nirvana play live. ( Log Out /  Inhuman - Sonic Youth White Kross - Sonic Youth Orange Rolls, Angels Spit - Sonic Youth In Bloom - Nirvana Eric's Trip - Sonic Youth Chapel Hill - Sonic Youth Broken Punk - 12 Years After Q&A Mote - Sonic Youth Flower - Sonic Youth Trailer Teenage Riot (Alt. Precisely the same thing happens again with Kim Gordon apparently responsible for persuading Nirvana that DGC was the label they should go with. Nirvana did their tour with Dale Crover from the Melvins on the drums. Change ), You are commenting using your Google account. Change ), Dark Slivers out now: Kindle ebook or, for paperback, email NirvanaDarkSlivers@gmail.com, Cobain: The Man Who Sold The World (Thank You Jasmine), The Stooges: Round Up The Rarities Part Three, "I Played With Nirvana" – Eyewitnesses 1987-1994, After In Utero – The Final Year 1993-1994, Dark Slivers: Seeing Nirvana in the Shards of Incesticide, I Found My Friends: the Oral History of Nirvana, No Seattle: Forgotten Sounds of the North West Grunge Era, Flowers of Romance and Bathroom Destruction. The film was again re-released on DVD on September 13, 2011 by the Universal Music Group.[1]. If Nirvana could be considered ambitious it’s in reaching past all their other compatriots to make comparisons to the band that had, at that point, become the biggest alternative act without crossing over or compromising with mainstream tastes. Cork’s renowned but long-defunct music venue is the star of a new show.

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