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TOM MORELLO REMINISCES ON HEARING “SMELLS LIKE TEEN SPIRIT” FOR THE FIRST TIME

By: 5 December 2012 10 Comments

In another gem from the Rolling Stone Q&A, Morello talked about hearing the Nirvana staple “Smells Like Teen Spirit” for the first time.

“They [the band] cranked that thing in the truck, and we listened to ‘Smells Like Teen Spirit,’ like, 15 times,” Morello recalls. “I mean, now it’s a song and a band and a record that is oversaturated in a way that I don’t know that I’m ever going to get off on ‘Smells Like Teen Spirit’ again. But I remember that first night, very clearly, those guys cranking it up. We were moshing around in the parking lot of our rehearsal space.”

 

10 Comments »

  • Outshined said:

    Smells Like Teen Spirit is probably my least favorite Nirvana song, but if it weren’t for that song, we probably wouldn’t have this site right now.

  • OUTSHINED said:

    PLEASE GET YOUR OWN NAME

  • whisky said:

    SLTS isn’t my favorite Nirvana song, but it’s definitely one of them. And it has the BEST melody ever written. That was Kurt’s primary talent – snatching those incredibly compelling melodies out of the ether and delivering them in a powerful way.

  • Unglued said:

    NIRVANA!!!!!!!!!

  • Doug said:

    OUTSHINED

    OUTSHINED

    OUTSHINED

  • Corndog said:

    Best melody even written???

    Man, i was feeling kinda of low this morning, but that has picked me right up. That is some funny shit right there. You should be on stage!

  • Corndog said:

    *ever

  • Is he one? said:

    How could someone visiting this site frequently seriously say they don’t care about “Smells like teen spirit”!? Come on.

  • Corndog said:

    I cared about it when i was 12, but that was a long time ago. I can’t listen to Nirvana at all these days, they just don’t do it for me anymore. To say that SLTS has the best melody ever written is offensive to musicians everywhere. OK, you may like the song, but that statement is utter nonsense.

    The only music from that period that i still really care about is Pearl Jam, The Screaming Trees, and the Pumpkins. And Pearl Jam. Did i mention Pearl Jam? Them too.

    Speaking of music from that period, what ever happened to L7?

  • Unglued said:

    Still listen to Nirvana songs. They still rocks.

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