Visiting a friend this weekend, my 16yo wearing Nirvana shirt, my (50yo) friend tried to explain to him just how important it was that first time we heard Smells Like Teen Spirit.
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I already knew the band - owned their first single edition of 1000, had seen them live. But the first time I heard them on WBCN it was like whoa what is happening. Then the jocks stopped hating on punks with dyed hair for 15 minutes.
aug 28, 2025, 8:15 pm • 2 0 • view
Yes. Back then, I felt more kinship with ironic losers like the Replacements and Pavement, or scrappers like Superchunk and GBV. I side-eyed Nirvana: grandiose, self-serious. But I still remember the moment I heard “Teen Spirit” for the first time. I couldn’t even classify the subgenre.
aug 28, 2025, 8:19 pm • 7 0 • view