kurt wasent a great guitariste but at the same time he was amazingg, the things he comes up with are amazing, its hard to explain. like aero zeppelin for example
If you think a lot, Kurt's solos were very easy perhaps they sounded fucking awesome. He's style was not making hard solos, but catchy ones that lead to your heart.
Ya his solo's were based on the song to make it all fit as one he didn't try to make the hardest playing solo cause just cause its really hard to play don't make it the best.
btw, skimastamaggot, this was an interesting idea because it's a topic about cobain that many talk about. it's odd he was a legend and yet wasn't very skilled at guitar. good topic to touch on, hats off to you my friend.
I think his solos fit the style of his band.His style was a little bit on the melodic side but at times had kind of an artsy feel to them. He was not a great guitarist, he was a writer that was skilled in writing catchy songs; songs that make you think, "why didn't i think of that first?" but heres the thing; you didnt, he did. I think his solos fit his songs best; imagine a Page solo in a Nirvana song; it wouldn't quite sound right, 2 different styles. listen to pixies or beatles to understand.
@monotonelifestyle thats it, he wasn't a great guitarist, so why da hell is he in the top 5 of the rolling stones list of 100 best guitarists of all time? is the list bout skill or melody? becausi if its melody it's not ok that santana is only short under 20 and if its bout skill kurt shoulb be more behind
@AIienschnitzler rolling stone is but another opinion. I dont' really let media's lists of anything represent what is fact. Deciding who the greatest guitarists of all time are is kinda ridiculous. there is always someone better. rock isn't about skill, it's about artful sound. Billy Corgan has a voice that is terrible. however, the way he uses it rocks! in fact, any other singer would suck in his band. no list will show him as a great vocalist but has done what no one else can do with it
Good or bad? Why ask other people? Make up your own mind. It's not a factual matter, it's subjective like all art. I for one love his style because it wasn't according to the so called "rules" of how you should proof to be a good guitarplayer. He was real because he didn't bother living up to a standard determined by slick "guitar heroes". He came from the heart and presented what felt right to him. That's the trademark of a genuine artist.
Nel suonare la chitarra, ha portato più innovazione Kurt Cobain, rispetto a quanto hanno fatto altri con capacità tecniche ben superiori" (John Frusciante)
"Il piacere sta proprio nel fare a botte con lo strumento. Io sono esattamente l'antitesi del guitar hero - so a malapena suonare! Sono il primo ad ammettere di non essere un virtuoso della chitarra: non sono certo Segovia. L'altro lato della questione è che, probabilmente, Segovia non sarebbe mai stato in grado di suonare con me". (Kurt Cobain)
Kurt usually uses the vocal melody for his solos, but I love it when he goes for it on in bloom, Moist Vagina, Serve The Servants, Aero zeppelin, and Sappy. He's no Slash, but Slash considers him one of the greatest song writers ever, so I think that says a lot.
how did this stuff got to be at #12 all time guitarists?! whene guys like angus young wich is at #96 and van halen that is at #70 fall behind???this is super overrated just cause he had an amazing voice doesnt meen he was a great guitarist...and the fact that he killed himself just gives him some eadge....stupid rolling stones magazine
you dont have to play fast to be a good guitarist, he was ranked so high because a lot of people thought his riffs were genuis, even though they were not, they just sound good
hey dont get me wrong i dont fill those super fast shreders are the best guitarists in the world but i just dont think his that good of a player.....anyway his voice covers every thing thats stupid about him so i guess its ok......
Kurt was a good guitarist but not for playing difficult things or solos but for his music and he couldn't do tricky solos because it is hard to play and be the lead singer at the time. But for me he's a good guitarist.
Kurt's not a guitarist, you people need to understand that. He was a musician, his guitar wasn't meant to wow anyone, just to keep the song going. I've seen videos of Kurt playing some good solos, but that's just it. They were guitar only, actually a solo, and those had nothing to do with his genre, he just let the chords flow. By the way, grunge is called "The People's Music" for a reason dipshits. It's supposed to be easy.
I never said easy to understand. Plus, while grunge is easy to play, even the bands you brought up, it's hard to truly "play", you know? I can play Jimi Hendrix and Kurt Cobain, but no one will ever truly play their songs like they did. No one has the soul. Overview: Technical Grunge Guitar is easy, but true grunge takes skill.
he is a great guitarist...in grunge it isnt about face melting riffs he is also the lead singer cant make evrythin to complicated thats why the solos stand out more, it is also hard to match the vocal pattern unless ur a good guitarist
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the solos are good but they arent amazing or anything
why is Curt #12 on Rolling Stones all time greatest guitarists list?? I'm better than he is....not in a sense of writing music....but from what i've heard i can play guitar better
He wasn't the best guitarist ever, but his riffs and the feeling of melody were the best ever. He put a natural feeling in his music and that was the key to be never forgotten, if you say he was a shitty musician or guitarist oh well, do some songs and make them popular or sound like Kurt's ones. Kurt is the man cause his music is a great influence for many people/musicians. His private life shouldn't interest us at all.
R.I.P Cobain and kurwa!!! big respect for that you have done.
my person favorite solo is school, then smells like teen spirit. and yeah kurt is excellent at guitar it just doesnt show in his song writing alot. but watch his live stuff. im not gonna get into it right now but he was the master of feedback.
The thing that makes Kurt such a great guitarist is that...he took what he knew, mostly just bar and power chords, and made the most kickass band ever, so what if they didint have solos that went 1000000/mph THEY WERE RAW and thats what makes them great :D
most of their solo's are pretty good. a lot of them where half assed though like smells like teen spirit or come as you are still love nirvana bracing for a rude reply
Shredders from the 80's completely missed the point of string attack, all in all they were playing so fast that they merely tickled the strings. That's why I prefer guys like Kurt Cobain and Mike McCready, because they they actually played with power rather than speed and attacked their guitars.
Serve the Servants, for example, live, is completely different. Only a couple of them are similar, some notes, here and there.
The thing about Kurt is that he played with his heart. He wasn't paying attention to the freaking solo, he was doing what his heart told him to do! He knew how the notes would sound, and just played through them. You people don't know a thing about Kurt, he wasn't into playing sleasy solos like November Rain, or Don't Cry. He wanted to give his heart, and soul!
the reason cobain was an incredible guitarist wasn't because he could play an amazing solo, it was because all of his riffs were perfect for his songs. he never really tried to go all out and play wildly, he kept it simple.
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Bad. Maybe not terrible, but I would rank him with guitarists in bands like Linkin Park and Greenday. Not even close to Slash, Eddie Van Halen, John Petrucci etc.
hell no dude have you heard his solos they fit the song so perfectly they arent the best in the world but come on lp they have never done a guitar solo in their lives i personally think he had the best solos in the world i like the in bloom soloit sounds so wicked
I'm guessing this is an album only video? You're missing some good ones, like the live Rape Me and Pennyroyal Tea solos from 1991 along with a few songs like Sappy and Token Eastern Song.
good. Curts solos were never about going crazy, so simple yet effective. I love the way he really digs the pick into the strngs to get that crunchy kind of sound in his solos
And what about Polly? :)
MieonIt 1 month ago
all wrong notes, on wright places ; )
senna699 9 months ago 3
Come as you are ?!??!?!?! WHERE IS IT ?!?!
Mathilicious 10 months ago
what about sappy (or verse chorus verse, whatever u wanna call it)?
Nirvana286 1 year ago
3:27 (breaks his neck) OMG is the guitar okay??!!
TheNinjaPingo 1 year ago
Kurt Cobain is and will always be a legend
and you missed Kurt's greatest solo (with teen spirit) sappy
CarEdy23 1 year ago
jeez he messes up so bad several times
somedoodudontno 1 year ago
I forgot about that serve the serveants solo... awesome.
thickerpickerupper 1 year ago
good or bad? is that a serious question?? ummm they are GREAT
TreyTebow 1 year ago
Kurt is pissed about this video.
JoeSatForPres 1 year ago
i didn't know kurt can play as fast as he plays in school...
DaAzisum 1 year ago
@DaAzisum lol you said fast, thats funny
somedoodudontno 1 year ago
@somedoodudontno ...??? I said I didn't know that Kurt can play even that fast
DaAzisum 1 year ago
@DaAzisum ouch, hes got that bad of a rep w/ guitar eh?
somedoodudontno 1 year ago
not good or bad, fucking amazing!
pedskon 1 year ago
great job :)
hgrq 1 year ago
goooooooooooooooddddddddddddddddddd lol
matheusbarrosalves 1 year ago
simon la de sappy esta vergisima!!!!
preckcote 1 year ago
HEY DUDE!!!
Where is Sappy's Solo?????????
Adefesio94 2 years ago
best guitarist for me- Buckethead;
best song writer and singer- Kurt.
Kibiragalvis 2 years ago
chingon pero se te olvido el solo de sappy
GeneralAnimal 2 years ago
love da serve the servants solo
jim885544 2 years ago 4
aero zepplin is by far the most underrated Nirvana song..and the solo is amazing RIP
obtrizzy 2 years ago
the best.
RacaCobain10 2 years ago
simple but great solos !! =D
XxcobainrememberxX 2 years ago 4
easy but amazing solos, kobain was so amazing..
JaimeDazaet 2 years ago
2:38, where the fuck do you find the Elvis nirvana poster!
That looks to be an original, someone probably kept it and it's in a box somewhere forgot about!
ATOMsMasHER22 2 years ago
his solos are simple but amazing
Lucas60195 2 years ago 4
kurt wasent a great guitariste but at the same time he was amazingg, the things he comes up with are amazing, its hard to explain. like aero zeppelin for example
andrewcyrenne 2 years ago 4
i am in the middle some sounded goods others not so good...
thegoldenhero 2 years ago
good
BURNOUT3272 2 years ago 16
love the about a girl solo
tebarovski 2 years ago
If you think a lot, Kurt's solos were very easy perhaps they sounded fucking awesome. He's style was not making hard solos, but catchy ones that lead to your heart.
uNdErClAsssHeRO 2 years ago 4
Ya his solo's were based on the song to make it all fit as one he didn't try to make the hardest playing solo cause just cause its really hard to play don't make it the best.
TGSlickSniper 2 years ago 4
btw, skimastamaggot, this was an interesting idea because it's a topic about cobain that many talk about. it's odd he was a legend and yet wasn't very skilled at guitar. good topic to touch on, hats off to you my friend.
monotonelifestyle 2 years ago 4
I think his solos fit the style of his band.His style was a little bit on the melodic side but at times had kind of an artsy feel to them. He was not a great guitarist, he was a writer that was skilled in writing catchy songs; songs that make you think, "why didn't i think of that first?" but heres the thing; you didnt, he did. I think his solos fit his songs best; imagine a Page solo in a Nirvana song; it wouldn't quite sound right, 2 different styles. listen to pixies or beatles to understand.
monotonelifestyle 2 years ago 16
@monotonelifestyle thats it, he wasn't a great guitarist, so why da hell is he in the top 5 of the rolling stones list of 100 best guitarists of all time? is the list bout skill or melody? becausi if its melody it's not ok that santana is only short under 20 and if its bout skill kurt shoulb be more behind
yes my english is bad im from austria
kepp rockin'
AIienschnitzler 7 months ago
@AIienschnitzler rolling stone is but another opinion. I dont' really let media's lists of anything represent what is fact. Deciding who the greatest guitarists of all time are is kinda ridiculous. there is always someone better. rock isn't about skill, it's about artful sound. Billy Corgan has a voice that is terrible. however, the way he uses it rocks! in fact, any other singer would suck in his band. no list will show him as a great vocalist but has done what no one else can do with it
monotonelifestyle 6 months ago
Good or bad? Why ask other people? Make up your own mind. It's not a factual matter, it's subjective like all art. I for one love his style because it wasn't according to the so called "rules" of how you should proof to be a good guitarplayer. He was real because he didn't bother living up to a standard determined by slick "guitar heroes". He came from the heart and presented what felt right to him. That's the trademark of a genuine artist.
jiskefetisj 2 years ago 5
funally someone who's got it right.
bunburyZ 2 years ago
Nice to know someone else feels the same way too :)
jiskefetisj 2 years ago
Nel suonare la chitarra, ha portato più innovazione Kurt Cobain, rispetto a quanto hanno fatto altri con capacità tecniche ben superiori" (John Frusciante)
mazzalunga 2 years ago
"Il piacere sta proprio nel fare a botte con lo strumento. Io sono esattamente l'antitesi del guitar hero - so a malapena suonare! Sono il primo ad ammettere di non essere un virtuoso della chitarra: non sono certo Segovia. L'altro lato della questione è che, probabilmente, Segovia non sarebbe mai stato in grado di suonare con me". (Kurt Cobain)
mazzalunga 2 years ago
Kurt usually uses the vocal melody for his solos, but I love it when he goes for it on in bloom, Moist Vagina, Serve The Servants, Aero zeppelin, and Sappy. He's no Slash, but Slash considers him one of the greatest song writers ever, so I think that says a lot.
peeg100 2 years ago 2
well how can you not love kurt he has the personality of a child and the brain of einstein.
DavidKinner 2 years ago 2
theyre easy but sound great
PlayMaker0101 2 years ago
stain, school, aero zeppelin, come as you are. in bloom, los mejores!
TalvezInteresante 2 years ago
how did this stuff got to be at #12 all time guitarists?! whene guys like angus young wich is at #96 and van halen that is at #70 fall behind???this is super overrated just cause he had an amazing voice doesnt meen he was a great guitarist...and the fact that he killed himself just gives him some eadge....stupid rolling stones magazine
barkazzaz 2 years ago
you dont have to play fast to be a good guitarist, he was ranked so high because a lot of people thought his riffs were genuis, even though they were not, they just sound good
olix9595 2 years ago
hey dont get me wrong i dont fill those super fast shreders are the best guitarists in the world but i just dont think his that good of a player.....anyway his voice covers every thing thats stupid about him so i guess its ok......
barkazzaz 2 years ago
buen trabajo - good job
shadownirvana14 2 years ago
fucking amazing solos, like people have said, i agree that they are riffs, but what great imagination
crowian 2 years ago
kurt is the greatest of alll time i no hes no slash, mick t or buckethead but hes got style and he always plays great music
EmonessRawks 2 years ago 3
Kurt Cobain never solos. Just plays riffs. My three year old cousin can do that. What a chode.
jonnyrivriv 2 years ago
your mom's a chode.
bunburyZ 2 years ago
are u listening to the same video as me? cuz this all solos.
kurdtbryan 2 years ago
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Nirvana = Most Overrated band of all time.
ChernobylTaco 2 years ago
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horrid. never following a scale or progression. "oh its just his style"...nope...call it for what it is....crappy musician. period.
mugenD16 2 years ago
puzzate tutti by italia
riccio080595 2 years ago
hey you forgot the Sappy solo
foodfighter3433 2 years ago
******************Kurt Cobain****************
nirvomind 2 years ago
good
zamogl7ny 2 years ago
Kurt was a good guitarist but not for playing difficult things or solos but for his music and he couldn't do tricky solos because it is hard to play and be the lead singer at the time. But for me he's a good guitarist.
uNdErClAsssHeRO 2 years ago
could have summed it up in shorter words but yea i think he's good
HarwoodProductions 2 years ago
Kurt's not a guitarist, you people need to understand that. He was a musician, his guitar wasn't meant to wow anyone, just to keep the song going. I've seen videos of Kurt playing some good solos, but that's just it. They were guitar only, actually a solo, and those had nothing to do with his genre, he just let the chords flow. By the way, grunge is called "The People's Music" for a reason dipshits. It's supposed to be easy.
pangborn25 2 years ago 2
All grunge-music isn't easy, OR easy to understand, for example Pearl Jam, Alice in Chains and Soundgarden.
metalhelmet 2 years ago
I never said easy to understand. Plus, while grunge is easy to play, even the bands you brought up, it's hard to truly "play", you know? I can play Jimi Hendrix and Kurt Cobain, but no one will ever truly play their songs like they did. No one has the soul. Overview: Technical Grunge Guitar is easy, but true grunge takes skill.
pangborn25 2 years ago 2
the solos of school, blew, aerozeppelin and heart-shaped box are so fucking awsome!!
good list
idontknow467 2 years ago
did you guys know that kurt was a big AC/DC fan ? :)
Gl3nnman 2 years ago
All of the solos here are very good especially BLEW and IN BLOOM
CenaRocks35 2 years ago
Kurt is a very underated guitarist.
CenaRocks35 2 years ago
he is a great guitarist...in grunge it isnt about face melting riffs he is also the lead singer cant make evrythin to complicated thats why the solos stand out more, it is also hard to match the vocal pattern unless ur a good guitarist
davecrado2k8 2 years ago
this guy is one of the most overrated guitarists of all time
MrBoggersterla 3 years ago
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the solos are good but they arent amazing or anything
why is Curt #12 on Rolling Stones all time greatest guitarists list?? I'm better than he is....not in a sense of writing music....but from what i've heard i can play guitar better
tygur91 3 years ago
yeah, and kirk hammetts number 11...
MrBoggersterla 3 years ago
well he's ALOT better than Kurt Cobain
still its a bullshit list
tygur91 3 years ago 2
what idiot would put cobain 1 behind Hammett?
cobian shouldnt even be on that list
MrBoggersterla 3 years ago
of course the list is shit, it's a Rolling Stones list.
sam007manu 2 years ago
He wasn't the best guitarist ever, but his riffs and the feeling of melody were the best ever. He put a natural feeling in his music and that was the key to be never forgotten, if you say he was a shitty musician or guitarist oh well, do some songs and make them popular or sound like Kurt's ones. Kurt is the man cause his music is a great influence for many people/musicians. His private life shouldn't interest us at all.
R.I.P Cobain and kurwa!!! big respect for that you have done.
szczerbatylukasz 3 years ago 3
good :)
JamesWilliamson82 3 years ago
good
maidenhalen545 3 years ago
my person favorite solo is school, then smells like teen spirit. and yeah kurt is excellent at guitar it just doesnt show in his song writing alot. but watch his live stuff. im not gonna get into it right now but he was the master of feedback.
VooDooChild1993 3 years ago
there it goes....
someone who knows how well he play....
lithiumose 3 years ago
good
CobainRocks01 3 years ago
The thing that makes Kurt such a great guitarist is that...he took what he knew, mostly just bar and power chords, and made the most kickass band ever, so what if they didint have solos that went 1000000/mph THEY WERE RAW and thats what makes them great :D
btw love his solo's
comerad 3 years ago 4
its all grunge, improvised solos, dirty solos
they arent technical, they re GRUNGE!
and cool :)
offspring13691369 3 years ago 3
blew is one of nirvana's most underrated solos
sefccms93 3 years ago
Pennyroyal Tea kicks ass
GrungeJo3 3 years ago
most of their solo's are pretty good. a lot of them where half assed though like smells like teen spirit or come as you are still love nirvana bracing for a rude reply
coil353 3 years ago
isn't that the point in the whole 'grunge' thing though- half assing it i mean. i totally agree with what you said
cappoleaf 3 years ago
very god
lost6571 3 years ago
nirvana is awesome
WIRVideos 3 years ago 2
Shredders from the 80's completely missed the point of string attack, all in all they were playing so fast that they merely tickled the strings. That's why I prefer guys like Kurt Cobain and Mike McCready, because they they actually played with power rather than speed and attacked their guitars.
metalheadrmania09 3 years ago 4
Serve the Servants, for example, live, is completely different. Only a couple of them are similar, some notes, here and there.
The thing about Kurt is that he played with his heart. He wasn't paying attention to the freaking solo, he was doing what his heart told him to do! He knew how the notes would sound, and just played through them. You people don't know a thing about Kurt, he wasn't into playing sleasy solos like November Rain, or Don't Cry. He wanted to give his heart, and soul!
SodiusKlamer 3 years ago 2
cobain is good man but slash also plays with passion they're just diferent styles
rooock4ever 3 years ago
Actually, the major part of them are improvisation xD
SodiusKlamer 3 years ago
Nirvana Rules!!
megaActeck 3 years ago 3
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awfull
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hbloops 3 years ago
school has a kickass solo
Fade2Black88 3 years ago
I love the solo of In Bloom. Just listen to it and you'll know why.
VulvaPelvisCerixOvum 3 years ago
blew is the shit
Spoons15322 3 years ago 3
I like the first picture. I don't know why, but it's always fun to play guitar in weird positions.
thatrottenzombie 3 years ago
SAPPY AND LOVE BUZZ SOLO ARE MY FAVRET
3lias9ulido 3 years ago 2
love buzz guitar solo is mind blowing if you listen
Markthompson123 3 years ago
Kurt has his own style thats why he was so good and there just badass riffs and its grungy and rough
Markthompson123 3 years ago
can somebody pleae list he song name in order of solo , please it wud be a great help for me
henson360 3 years ago
Kurt Cobain's solos are weird, because he's trying to play what he sings about four times.But it's good for Nirvana!
metalhelmet 4 years ago
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kurt is like your average 15 yr old guitarist.
ZionLion87 4 years ago
ya...its true, he even admitted that in an interview
Preisellack 3 years ago 3
the reason cobain was an incredible guitarist wasn't because he could play an amazing solo, it was because all of his riffs were perfect for his songs. he never really tried to go all out and play wildly, he kept it simple.
twinsboy94 4 years ago 5
and the pennyroyal solo is wicked as hell live
Spoons15322 4 years ago
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Bad. Maybe not terrible, but I would rank him with guitarists in bands like Linkin Park and Greenday. Not even close to Slash, Eddie Van Halen, John Petrucci etc.
Oracurax 4 years ago
hell no dude have you heard his solos they fit the song so perfectly they arent the best in the world but come on lp they have never done a guitar solo in their lives i personally think he had the best solos in the world i like the in bloom soloit sounds so wicked
Spoons15322 4 years ago
awesome
HirokuHokage 4 years ago
awesome
andrewcyrenne 4 years ago
good
Morzan13 4 years ago
good
nirvana14870 4 years ago
I'm guessing this is an album only video? You're missing some good ones, like the live Rape Me and Pennyroyal Tea solos from 1991 along with a few songs like Sappy and Token Eastern Song.
lazrpo1nt3r 4 years ago
good. Curts solos were never about going crazy, so simple yet effective. I love the way he really digs the pick into the strngs to get that crunchy kind of sound in his solos
paulio2293 4 years ago
Amen!
HirokuHokage 4 years ago