Blog Post #11
For this week I chose the song "Smells Like Teen Spirit" by Nirvana (linked below). The song was released in 1991 by the rock band as a track on their album called Nevermind. "Smells Like Teen Spirit" was written by Kurt Cobain, Dave Grohl and Krist Novoselic. Kurt Cobain was the bands lead vocalist, guitarist and songwriter. Dave Grohl was the bands drummer at the time and Krist Novoselic was the bands bassist.
The instruments on the song were (as expected) a bass, drums and a guitar. The song lasts for 5 minutes and goes back and forth from being calmer to being more intense. The song starts with a 35 second long instrumental intro, then begins the first section of calmer singing. The singing flips to being more intense at around 1 minute and at about 1 minute 30 seconds has a section of guitar. This pattern is repeated again two more times. They use repetition of the lyrics "hello, hello, hello, how low" as a transition from the calmer music to the more intense side of the song. Basically the pattern of the song is : calm singing, transition lyrics, intense singing, guitar focus, and repeat.
The song definitely starts off very strong with all the instruments but slows down right when the vocals come in. I didn't think I had heard this song before until it got to the more screaming part of the song. It sounds very familiar and I think I have heard it in a show or movie. I like how you explained the song. It made me understand the feel of the song before even listening to it.
ReplyDeleteI really like the historical details you gave on each of the artists in the band "Nirvana!" It is so cool to hear about the history of bands or topics we would not usually learn about in a typical history class. About Nirvana, I really love it when songs have that strong contrast between different sections of the song.
ReplyDeleteNice explanation and summary of the song . This song has always been my favorite song and i am so happy that you wrote about this song regarding its meaningful lyrics and its history .Yes i also think that this song includes very calm and beautiful singing . Thank you
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