so what is it, do you lke them or do you think they suck?

the fuck does this even mean?
you think they werre built like some preening pop-stars? like nicki minaj? where the industry made them?
they recorded one of great debut albums for something like $600.
why don't you accuse GnR & Slash of using their place in pop culture & their tired old cartoon images for success? at least Nirvana brought something relatively different to the table.

again, what are you talking about?! i don't understand what YOU'RE saying?! what's your point?

i think we're listening to different bands, mate.
or for different reasons.

that first bolded point is baffling me. if you guys can't see the power of cobains words well then its obv not happening.the depth, humour & wit  of his lyrics are an integral part of his genius.
it all had meaning.

in terms of that seconded bolded point, we're definitely listening for different reasons.
for me, kurt resides in the folk music idiom - where all the greatest music should. he's in that lineage descending from the great bluesmen all down thru country & rock n roll. his songs can be played as easily around campfires (All Apologies, anyone?) as they can in stadiums. there is a lot to be said for immediacy & simplicity. less is more. just because you add layers doesn't specifically mean you have a 'better understanding' than someone who doesn't, you're just reaching for different things.

i firmly believe he's a song-writer & storyteller in the mould of the greats. going back to robert johnson/blind willie mctell thru to hank williams. he is tapped into that same vein or brutal honesty & brilliant immediacy. in fact you list any of the great american songwriters - holland/dozier, dan penn, dylan, townes, prine... he sits alongside them comfortably in whatever way you wanna come at it - he had the tunes & he had the stories. & he was able to rock as hard as any of his contemporaries. he was extraordinary. or as extraordinary as only the greats.