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Kurt Cobain: About a Son

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I have to say I went into this purchase with much skepticism given the amount of things out there trying to cash in on the Cobain Legacy. I was quite pleased however, with this soundtrack, from Coban's influences to his fellow Seattle scence contemporiaries and even fellow travelers, this is a real gem. I believe that at its core its an attempt to show us where Kurt was coming from and where he might have taken us.....

There is no music on this CD by Kurt or Nirvana and no bad covers or tribute songs. In fact all of the songs on this album were written before the world ever knew of Nirvana. This soundtrack, a companion to a documentary made from snippets of taped interviews, has music that inspired and was loved by Kurt Cobain. While listening to this CD of music spanning decades and genres I felt that I came closer to understanding Nirvana and at the same time it's interesting to listen to rehear some of these songs as the inspiration behind Nirvana. Hearing Creedence Clearwater Revival's "Up Around the Bend" right after Bad Brains takes the song to a new place and makes you look at it differently, and makes you think about Nirvana differently as well.

I think this CD is a terrific way to learn more about Nirvana and maybe learn to see them in a new light as well as get a glimpse into the mind and music taste of a man who knew music and ultimately changed it.

This is the review of the film that I intend to buy when it comes out. Music was good, too, I have not heard actual CD because I purchased it as a gift.
The film was beautifully done; if you have crash on Kurt it will break your heart.
The director was at the screening I went and there was Q & A session. I had to ask who gave him OK to make this film since Kurt is, well, gone.
He said all the tapes with Kurt's voice in it is HIS. He did not need any permission from anyone, I do not know if that is really so, I mean then why, now? After all these years hording hours and hours of Kurt's raw voice. He said it was just by chance that happened now.
Courtney was supportive about it and it does shows in the film the director never intended to exploit anybody, so that was nice, naturally there is no Nirvana song in the sound track but all the songs that Kurt mentions and influenced him in the said stages of his life. There is very few still image of him in the very very end of the film only.
The mill was actually where Kurt's dad worked, the school he went, the room he lived in. It is pure homage about the man and where he came from.

I am a Nirvana addict. When they were at their peak was in my late 20s, so I listened to everything they put out. Now that I am older, I still buy anything Nirvan or Kurt Cobain related out of respect and hope it will add to my collection. I have to say this and the Courtney Love bio are the only two disappointments. I do have to say I haven't seen the movie, so maybe that makes a difference. If you want something good, go buy the Nirvana box set, you won't be disappointed.