Our friends over at Flavorwire found this list, originally published in Kurt Cobain’s “Journals.” Handwritten, it starts with Iggy & The Stooges, and spans through the best of ’80s and early ’90s alt rock, from The Clash to R.E.M. to Sonic Youth, all the way to the punk band Swans’ 1984 EP “Raping a Slave,” also known as “Young God.” There are definitely a few wildcards in there, like The Beatles’ “Meet The Beatles,” which could be on anyone’s top 50 but seems slightly out of place on this one; and Butthole Surfers’ “Technician,” which makes sense, but, you know, it’s weird to see them on such an illustrious list. It’s also worth noting that Public Enemy made the list with “Takes a Nation of Millions.”
Either way, listening to these albums all in a row would be a great way to kill extra hours for a week or two, or just to school yourself on a very interesting decade and a half or so of music.
November 12, 2012 at 5:01 pm, Kurt Cobain’s Handwritten List of His Top 50 albums | shirt yogurt said:
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November 12, 2012 at 11:13 pm, Adriana Burnside said:
Interesting tidbit
November 13, 2012 at 1:29 am, Brandt Hardin said:
Kurt changed my life with his insightful and surreal music and lyrics. I only wished he could have stuck around to make more to listen to for future generations. I was compelled to compose a portrait of him In Memoriam recently on the anniversary of his death on my artist’s blog at http://dregstudiosart.blogspot.com/2011/04/in-memoriam-kurt-cobain-and-lane-staley.html Drop in and tell me your memories of his music and how it’s affected you.
November 15, 2012 at 10:49 am, Check Out Kurt Cobain’s List of His Top 50 Albums said:
[...] listened to Nirvana or heard Cobain talk about his musical influences during interviews. [via deathandtaxes] [...]
November 16, 2012 at 1:08 am, Joshua Rice said:
Kurt Cobain's top 50 albums list.
November 16, 2012 at 3:34 am, Steve Beagle said:
Cool: Bowie and Mazzy Star. Neat: Daniel Johnston. Intrigued: P.I.L.. Cobain loved his punk.