DUMB by NIRVANA. Story by Shome Dasgupta.
Sadness is what I know best and it continues to seek me out relentlessly. Its loyalty never fails.
Sadness is what I know best and it continues to seek me out relentlessly. Its loyalty never fails.
Paul Mitchell concludes his story of the rise and fall of Geelong's greatest band from 1991, Tall Planet.
Nineteen-ninety-one was the greatest year in rock history. Anyone who says otherwise wasnāt 22 and forming a band.
We filled our time listening to music, usually heavy metal and hardcore - we thought we were too cool to listen to anything else. But when Black by Pearl Jam played, I entirely understood the story she was telling.
While my angsty former beau was feigning suffering, Cobain had lived it and provided the soundtrack.
The hall lights dimmed but she lit up. She was raw, uncut and with nothing to lose. I have never seen a person unleash themselves so fully and oblivious to social norms
Imogen Knight recalls seeing Soundgarden and then Chris Cornell solo at two distinct stages of her life: 1991 and 2015.
David Oke The Dancing Dog, Footscray, May 2015 Heather and I grinned and looked at each other through the night, as if to say, āHow did all this happen?ā āIs our son really this good?ā and āWho would have believed this?ā
Jeff Dowsing Fairfield and other Melbourne locations, 1998 The meaning of the song was lost on me until that moment, when it belted me in the face before the chorus punched me in the guts.
Debbie Lee Warrnambool, Victoria, January 1994 "It's okay, love, no-one thought you would get a first-round uni offer". The weird thing is, you know Dad means well.