'This Is Terrible': Krist Novoselic Explains Why He Didn't Like Kurt Cobain's Solo on Iconic Nirvana Song
-"I didn't like the way that solo was. It was too intense."}
Krist Novoselic and Dave Grohl reflected on Nirvana's third studio album "In Utero", while the former recalled his strong dislike for some of the guitar parts recorded for "Heart-Shaped Box".
Tragically, 1993's "In Utero" would be the final album the Seattle trio would ever put together, although the LP itself, which is turning 30 this year, made it pretty clear that Nirvana had even more creative potential to explore. Speaking To Conan O'Brien in a recent interview alongside Dave Grohl and "In Utero" producer Steve Albini, Krist Novoselic noted how there were still some decisions regarding which the three bandmates didn't see eye to eye.
-Naming the album's timeless hit "Heart-Shaped Box" as an example, the bassist admits he didn't feel the lead part matched the rest of the song (transcription via Killer Guitar Rigs):
"For 'Heart-Shaped Box'... I didn't like the way that solo was. It was too intense. It was really snarly."
Using a more detailed description for his dislike, he added:
-"I'm like, 'Well, you know, this song is a really pretty song. And it's a sad song in some ways.' I think I used a term like, 'This sounds like you just threw this abortion on the floor.' That's what I said, 'All of a sudden, there's just this abortion on the floor, this is terrible.'"
Dave noted how the band first recorded all the instrumental bits, while admitting he wasn't sure if Kurt Cobain sang any of the songs live. Still, there was an excitement to not knowing what Kurt was going to sing, or when he was going to do it:
"So it was always exciting, like a mystery, knowing like, 'Oh, he's in there singing this track today', and wondering what it was going to sound like when he was finished."
"He always braided two simple lines together in a way that was almost unpredictable. And he would go from maybe a gentle voice to a scream, or maybe a minor key to a major."
-"But he would do it in this way that was beautifully patterned, which I always thought was really cool and really simple. Ultimately, most everything that he did I thought was simple but really smart."
"In Utero" in Dave Grohl's eyes
Reflecting on the final product that was "In Utero" and its legacy, Dave added:
"To this day, if I listened to that record, I'll find things, or I'll feel things that I didn’t necessarily feel 25 years ago, not just in light of everything that had happened."
"But of course, everything that did happen kind of screw the lens a little bit or distort maybe what it felt like before and what it feels like now. I think it's a slippery slope, it's easy to look back at that stuff."
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