Kurt Cobain's Top 50 Albums List

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Hi there. I read on nme.com that last weeks nme has Kurt Cobain's top 50 albums list. Could some kind person tell me what the top 50 is?
If someone types it out i'd be most grateful.
Cheers!

― Tawnee, Monday, 15 December 2003 23:09 (twenty-two years ago)

1) Basement Jaxx, Remedy

― nate detritus (natedetritus), Monday, 15 December 2003 23:10 (twenty-two years ago)

2. Beatles - Sgt Peppers

― o. nate (onate), Monday, 15 December 2003 23:11 (twenty-two years ago)

3. Celebrity Skin

― Nick Southall (Nick Southall), Monday, 15 December 2003 23:11 (twenty-two years ago)

i would expect meat puppets, flipper, vaselines to be on there.

― Matt Helgeson (Matt Helgeson), Monday, 15 December 2003 23:13 (twenty-two years ago)

4. Suicide (first album)

― may pang (maypang), Monday, 15 December 2003 23:13 (twenty-two years ago)

5. Ragga Ragga Ragga! 2003

― M Matos (M Matos), Monday, 15 December 2003 23:15 (twenty-two years ago)

lots of wipers too for, er, inspiration.

― scott seward, Monday, 15 December 2003 23:16 (twenty-two years ago)

Nirvana doing "Fuck U Sign" = greatest thing that will never be

― nate detritus (natedetritus), Monday, 15 December 2003 23:16 (twenty-two years ago)

6. Chocolate Starfish and the Hot-Dog Flavored Water

― Sam J. (samjeff), Monday, 15 December 2003 23:16 (twenty-two years ago)

7. mary lou lord "got no shadow"

― the surface noise (electricsound), Monday, 15 December 2003 23:17 (twenty-two years ago)

8. Astral Weeks

― Kenan Hebert (kenan), Monday, 15 December 2003 23:18 (twenty-two years ago)

9. Hole - Live Through This

― o. nate (onate), Monday, 15 December 2003 23:18 (twenty-two years ago)

9. Silverchair, Frogstomp

― jaymc (jaymc), Monday, 15 December 2003 23:18 (twenty-two years ago)

9. Pearl Jam "Ten"

― Neil FC (Neil FC), Monday, 15 December 2003 23:18 (twenty-two years ago)

The Stone Roses.

― Nick Southall (Nick Southall), Monday, 15 December 2003 23:19 (twenty-two years ago)

11. Van Halen, 5150

― M Matos (M Matos), Monday, 15 December 2003 23:19 (twenty-two years ago)

12. Billy Ocean Suddenly

― Kenan Hebert (kenan), Monday, 15 December 2003 23:19 (twenty-two years ago)

13. The Darkness, Permission to Land

― M Matos (M Matos), Monday, 15 December 2003 23:19 (twenty-two years ago)

I thought Kurdt hated Pearl Jam....

Also --11) Ozma/Gluey Porch Treatments by Melvins

― Matt Helgeson (Matt Helgeson), Monday, 15 December 2003 23:20 (twenty-two years ago)

14. G Unit, Beg For Mercy

― M Matos (M Matos), Monday, 15 December 2003 23:21 (twenty-two years ago)

15. Tag Team - Whoomp! (There It Is)

― may pang (maypang), Monday, 15 December 2003 23:21 (twenty-two years ago)

16. Urge Overkill Saturation

― Kenan Hebert (kenan), Monday, 15 December 2003 23:22 (twenty-two years ago)

i know sir mixalot was a big influence on the early stuff(Kurt admitted as much), but i don't know about later on.

― scott seward, Monday, 15 December 2003 23:23 (twenty-two years ago)

17. smashing pumpkins "siamese dream"

― the surface noise (electricsound), Monday, 15 December 2003 23:23 (twenty-two years ago)

18. Love Actually, Original Motion Picture Soundtrack

― Neil FC (Neil FC), Monday, 15 December 2003 23:23 (twenty-two years ago)

19. your hard drive

― M Matos (M Matos), Monday, 15 December 2003 23:24 (twenty-two years ago)

Did NME take the list from his diary that was published?

― latebloomer (latebloomer), Monday, 15 December 2003 23:24 (twenty-two years ago)

lol Matos

― Kenan Hebert (kenan), Monday, 15 December 2003 23:24 (twenty-two years ago)

20.beck's i-pod

― scott seward, Monday, 15 December 2003 23:25 (twenty-two years ago)

21. Kompakt Total 5

― M Matos (M Matos), Monday, 15 December 2003 23:25 (twenty-two years ago)

22. Something by Gun.

― Nick Southall (Nick Southall), Monday, 15 December 2003 23:27 (twenty-two years ago)

after in utero it would have been alt-country all the way.

― scott seward, Monday, 15 December 2003 23:27 (twenty-two years ago)

23. The Vines - Highly Evolved

― o. nate (onate), Monday, 15 December 2003 23:27 (twenty-two years ago)

24. Stevie Wonder, Journey Through the Secret Life of Plants

― M Matos (M Matos), Monday, 15 December 2003 23:27 (twenty-two years ago)

24. something by The Gun Club.

― Neil FC (Neil FC), Monday, 15 December 2003 23:28 (twenty-two years ago)

o nate you beat me to the punch!

― Matt Helgeson (Matt Helgeson), Monday, 15 December 2003 23:28 (twenty-two years ago)

25. Joe Walsh, Got Any Gum?

― M Matos (M Matos), Monday, 15 December 2003 23:28 (twenty-two years ago)

26 Song of Love and Hate - Leonard Cohen

― Matt Helgeson (Matt Helgeson), Monday, 15 December 2003 23:29 (twenty-two years ago)

the first boston album
the first squirrel bait album
the first guns n roses album
the first album by some '60s band called nirvana
nevermind the bullocks
weird al yankovic - off the deep end

― chuck, Monday, 15 December 2003 23:29 (twenty-two years ago)

34. Linda Rondstadt, Heart Like a Wheel

― M Matos (M Matos), Monday, 15 December 2003 23:30 (twenty-two years ago)

33. Bette Midler-The Rose

― Arthur (Arthur), Monday, 15 December 2003 23:30 (twenty-two years ago)

35.Sylvester-All I Need

― scott seward, Monday, 15 December 2003 23:30 (twenty-two years ago)

The Cows - Cunning Stunts

― Matt Helgeson (Matt Helgeson), Monday, 15 December 2003 23:30 (twenty-two years ago)

I just had to look at AMG and see if "Got Any Gum" is a real album. It is.

― Kenan Hebert (kenan), Monday, 15 December 2003 23:30 (twenty-two years ago)

after in utero it would have been alt-country all the way.

Does anyone remember the Rolling Stone interview with Kurt in January 1994? He said he wanted the next Nirvana album to be jangly, R.E.M.-style.

― jaymc (jaymc), Monday, 15 December 2003 23:30 (twenty-two years ago)

the johnny ace memorial album

― chuck, Monday, 15 December 2003 23:31 (twenty-two years ago)

He was obviously very distraught.

― Kenan Hebert (kenan), Monday, 15 December 2003 23:31 (twenty-two years ago)

39. Fatboy Slim, Live at Brighton Beach

― M Matos (M Matos), Monday, 15 December 2003 23:31 (twenty-two years ago)

38.Bohannon-Keep On Dancin'

― scott seward, Monday, 15 December 2003 23:31 (twenty-two years ago)

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"sub grunge." We must have a name for this. What's under the grunge? Slime? Filth? Ooze?

― Kenan Hebert (kenan), Tuesday, 16 December 2003 00:01 (twenty-two years ago)

..only to be replaced with some ghastly sub grunge/ modern rock bands

yeah, really. be careful what you wish for.

― scott seward, Tuesday, 16 December 2003 00:01 (twenty-two years ago)

68. painted willie - mind bowling
69. das damen - jupiter eye

― chuck, Tuesday, 16 December 2003 00:02 (twenty-two years ago)

68 Naomi Campbell-Babywoman

― Arthur (Arthur), Tuesday, 16 December 2003 00:03 (twenty-two years ago)

1993/ 1994 - on MTV there were many hideous North American [US/ Canadian] rock bands

― DJ Martian (djmartian), Tuesday, 16 December 2003 00:06 (twenty-two years ago)

Nom de Plume - what band were you in? Don't be so coy!

― Matt Helgeson (Matt Helgeson), Tuesday, 16 December 2003 00:12 (twenty-two years ago)

was it Tad?

― the surface noise (electricsound), Tuesday, 16 December 2003 00:12 (twenty-two years ago)

He was actually inside Tad

― Colin Beckett (Colin Beckett), Tuesday, 16 December 2003 01:16 (twenty-two years ago)

70. Shut Up & Dance, Vol. 2: The Best of Freestyle

― kickitcricket, Tuesday, 16 December 2003 01:51 (twenty-two years ago)

Matt-- I guard my anonymity fiercely, so I won't name names; however, we weren't well-known, an early-90's indie band, had one record out on a major label subsidiary but that's as far as it went. Another time, another place.

― Nom De Plume (Nom De Plume), Tuesday, 16 December 2003 02:23 (twenty-two years ago)

Nom De Plume, that totally makes sense ... your "Pet Sounds" Cobain story.

I'm new on this board, but I'll share this nugget: I did a Cobain phone interview about two months before "Nevermind" hit stores. (So we were all still rather clueless of the magnitude of what was to come.) Anyway, I distinctly remember that Novoselic was listening to Madonna in the background. I commented, and when Cobain passed it on to Novoselic, he goofily screamed "We love pop!" Meanwhile, Cobain said (and I quote from the article): "I think it’s weird, but for some reason, people in the underground have denied pop for the last few years. I don’t understand that at all, because the Ramones were pop. The Sex Pistols were pop. So were The Clash and a lot of other bands. Fucking Black Flag is pop in a way. (But) We’re not on a major (label) and all of a sudden listening to Edie Brickell."

― M Deeds, Tuesday, 16 December 2003 07:15 (twenty-two years ago)

71. Gravy Train!!!! - "Hello Doctor!"

― Dr. Annabel Lies (Michael Kelly), Tuesday, 16 December 2003 07:34 (twenty-two years ago)

72. Anti-Pop Consortium- "Arrythmia"
Kurt loves undie.

― Shmuel (shmuel), Tuesday, 16 December 2003 08:53 (twenty-two years ago)

73. "Sex and Violins" Rednex

― Dom Passantino (Dom Passantino), Tuesday, 16 December 2003 09:24 (twenty-two years ago)

74. "Introduction" Alex Parks

I spent a good two hours drunkenly watching a male pool player that looked like Alex Parks last night.

― Dom Passantino (Dom Passantino), Tuesday, 16 December 2003 09:25 (twenty-two years ago)

Did you ask him back?

― Nick Southall (Nick Southall), Tuesday, 16 December 2003 09:38 (twenty-two years ago)

Dude, you need to get over your Alex Parks obsession. And stop playing simple proleterian games, you sub-Marxist you.

― Dom Passantino (Dom Passantino), Tuesday, 16 December 2003 09:45 (twenty-two years ago)

75. Shaggy - Hot Shot

― Matt DC (Matt DC), Tuesday, 16 December 2003 09:50 (twenty-two years ago)

76. "Simple Proleterian Games" The Sub-Marxists

― Dom Passantino (Dom Passantino), Tuesday, 16 December 2003 09:51 (twenty-two years ago)

77. That rare Everlast tracks bootleg I just saw for sale down the market.

― Dom Passantino (Dom Passantino), Tuesday, 16 December 2003 09:51 (twenty-two years ago)

78. "Maverick A Strike" Finlay Quaye

― Dom Passantino (Dom Passantino), Tuesday, 16 December 2003 09:51 (twenty-two years ago)

79. "Chipmunk Punk" The Chipmunks

― yetimike (McGonigal), Tuesday, 16 December 2003 09:57 (twenty-two years ago)

80. "My First Album" Lolly

― Dom Passantino (Dom Passantino), Tuesday, 16 December 2003 09:58 (twenty-two years ago)

81. the firesign theatre - "don't crush that dwarf, hand me the pliers"

― Dr. Annabel Lies (Michael Kelly), Tuesday, 16 December 2003 10:01 (twenty-two years ago)

82. "Twin Infinitives" Royal Trux

― yetimike (McGonigal), Tuesday, 16 December 2003 10:04 (twenty-two years ago)

83. Tori Amos: Professional Widow
84. House Of Pain: Same As It Ever Was
85. Kelis: Smells Like Teen Spirit

― Jay Kid (Jay K), Tuesday, 16 December 2003 10:07 (twenty-two years ago)

86. Buju Banton - "Mr. Mention"

― Dr. Annabel Lies (Michael Kelly), Tuesday, 16 December 2003 10:07 (twenty-two years ago)

not albums, i know, but hey...

― Jay Kid (Jay K), Tuesday, 16 December 2003 10:07 (twenty-two years ago)

87. Dr Alban - Hallelujah Day
88. Mike Oldfield - Tubular Bells 2

― Matt DC (Matt DC), Tuesday, 16 December 2003 10:09 (twenty-two years ago)

Looking at this list I've learned one thing: Kurt had really odd taste in music.

― Matt Helgeson (Matt Helgeson), Tuesday, 16 December 2003 15:34 (twenty-two years ago)

he also had serious access to advance copies...

― yetimike (McGonigal), Tuesday, 16 December 2003 15:38 (twenty-two years ago)

89. "Men In Black OST" New Fast Automatic Daffodils

― Dom Passantino (Dom Passantino), Tuesday, 16 December 2003 15:39 (twenty-two years ago)

91. A cassette of Shonen Knife.

Oh hang on, that's actually on there. OK..

91. Boston.

― mark grout (mark grout), Tuesday, 16 December 2003 15:40 (twenty-two years ago)

92. "International Superhits" Green Day

― Dom Passantino (Dom Passantino), Tuesday, 16 December 2003 15:41 (twenty-two years ago)

The one thing I remembered from reading the real top fifty list in his diaries was that among the usual underground rock stuff he had to put in the token Public Enemy album. Loser.

Also, didn't he have a synthphobia?

― fletrejet, Tuesday, 16 December 2003 15:51 (twenty-two years ago)

or was it a theramin?

― mark grout (mark grout), Tuesday, 16 December 2003 15:57 (twenty-two years ago)

could we get a final tally on this list btw?

― fiddo centington (dubplatestyle), Tuesday, 16 December 2003 16:03 (twenty-two years ago)

I seem to remember he had an early Swans album on his list. He has SOME taste then...

Hah, that's a stupid thing to say actually, he loved The Pixies and The Jesus Lizard. Go him.

― Stupid (Stupid), Tuesday, 16 December 2003 16:04 (twenty-two years ago)

#1 - Sting - Dream of the Blue Turtles
#2 - Pixies - Doolittle
#3 - Sonic Youth - Sister
#4 - Pixies - Papa Ooh Mau Mau
#5 - Public Enemy - It Takes White Boys To Keep Us In Print
#6 - Mike And The Mechanics
#7 - V/A - UHF o.s.t.
#8 Jandek - The Beginning
#9 Whitney Houston - Whitney Houston
#10 - token native tongues record
#11 - derek bailey - aida
#12 - cheap trick - the dream police
#13 Bad Brains - Bad Brains
#14 - conlon nancarrow - studies for player piano
#15 Iron Maiden - Powerslave
#16 - fingers inc. - another side
#17 Tangerine Dream - Legend: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
#18 - christian marclay - record without a cover
#19 - human league - dare
#20 - mantronix - the album
#21 - the beat - the one with "save it for later" on there
#22 Starship - Knee Deep in the Hoopla
#23 Gregory Isaacs - Night Nurse
#24 - Mannequin OST
#25 John Zorn - Spillane
#26 Steve Earle - Copperhead Road
#27 Go Betweens - Spring Hill Fair
#28 - einsturzende neubauten - kollaps
#29 - schooly d - saturday night: the album
#30 - king sunny ade - juju music
#31 Kenny Rogers - Eyes That See in the Dark
#32 David Byrne - Rei Momo
#33 - new order - power, corruption, & lies
#34 toto - africa
#35 New Kids on the Block - Hanging Tough!
#36 - Koyannisqatsi OST
#37 prince - around the world in a day
#38 The Clash - Cut the Crap
#39 - Artists Against Apartheid - Sun City
#40 ABC - Lexicon of Love
#41 - slayer - reign in blood
Sterling Clover = Lester Bangs?
#42 Pop Group - We Are All Prostitutes
#43 - Midnight Oil - Diesel & Dust
#44 - motley crue - shout at the devil
#45 - Descendants - Milo Goes to College
#46 Rolling Stones - Tattoo You
#47 - Ice-T - Freedom of Speech...
#48 Shannon - Let the Music Play
#49 - Peter Gabriel - Passion
#50 MICHAEL JACKSON - THRILLER!
#51 soul II soul - keep on movin
#51 simply red - picture book
#51 - george clinton - atomic dog
#52 - Heart - Bad Animals
#53 - v/a - cocktail o.s.t.
#53 Bob Dylan - Saved
#53- v/a freedom rock
#54 - Sting - Bring On the Night OST
#55 Left Blank For Political Reasons
#56 - David Lee Roth - Eat 'Em And Smile
#57 - michael bolton - soul provider
#58 Napalm Death - Scum
#59 - miami sound machine - primitive love
#60 - force md's - chillin
#61 Dread Zeppellin - 5,000,000
#61 - jonathan harvey - bhakti
#62 Stetsasonic - In Full Gear
#63 - John Lennon & Yoko Ono - Double Fantasy
#64 Hanoi Rocks - Bangkok Rocks Saigon Shakes
#65 - 2 Live Crew - the one with "Heeeeyyy, we want some pussssy"
#66 - Red Hot Chilli Peppers - Uplift Mofo Party Plan
#67 - janet - control
#68 - Paul McCartney - Press
#69 - Lucinda Williams - s/t
#70 - malcom mcclaren - duck rock
#71 808 State - Newbuild
#72 - Black Flag - My War
#73 - merzbow - nil vagina tape loops
#74 - brian eno & harold budd - the plateaux of mirrors (disqualified)
#74 - U2 - War
#75 - Wynton Marsalis - Standard Time Vol. 1
#76 - The Justified Ancients of Mu Mu (aka the KLF) - 1987: What The Fuck Is Going On?
#77 - Pixies - Surfer Rosa (How'd that happen?!!!)
#78 Tiffany - Tiffany
#79 - ry cooder - paris, texas
#80 - Morrissey - Viva Hate
#81 Voivod - Nothingface
#82 - The Lost Boys OST
#83 Last Exit - Last Exit
#84 - kmfdm - what do you know deutchland?
#85 - Happy Mondays - Bummed
#86 - Billy Ocean - ...Suddenly
#87 Neil Diamond - The Jazz Singer
#88 - Bob Mould - Workbook
#89 - Dreams So Real - Rough Night in Jehrico
#90 Latoya Jackson - Bad Girl
#91 Loop - Heaven's End
#92 - Mojo Nixon - Bo-Day-Shus
#93 - Neil Young - Freedom
#94 - Billy Bragg - Talking to the Taxman...
#95 - the fire engines - get up and use me!
#96 - Patti Smith - Dreams of Life
#97 Firehose - Ragin' Full On
#98 - Talking Heads - Little Creatures
#99 Beatles - Revolver (disqualified)
#99 - dome - dome 3
#100 - Jackson Browne - Lives In the Balance
#100 - prince - purple rain

― fiddo centington (dubplatestyle), Tuesday, 16 December 2003 16:05 (twenty-two years ago)

Well, that was a fine list. But one question remains, what would have been #101? Why not add your suggestion to the bottom of this list and send it into Mojo for a prize of...

― mark grout (mark grout), Tuesday, 16 December 2003 16:15 (twenty-two years ago)

Echo & the Bunnyman - Porcupine

― DJ Martian (djmartian), Tuesday, 16 December 2003 16:17 (twenty-two years ago)

what a shit prize.

― cozen (Cozen), Wednesday, 17 December 2003 01:31 (twenty-two years ago)

Geez, ask for a simple list you get a list of simpletons. Anyway--

Raw Power - Stooges
Surfer Rosa - Pixies
POD - Breeders
Pink EP - Vaselines
Philosophy of the World - Shaggs
Land Shark - Fang
Millions of Dead Cops - M.D.C.
1st EP - Scratch Acid
1st EP - Saccharin Trust
Pee Pee the Sailor - Butthole Surfers
My War - Black Flag
Rock for light - Bad Brains
Entertainment - Gang of Four
Nevermind the Bollocks - Sex Pistols
It's only Right and Natural - Frogs
Dry - P.J. Harvey
Daydream Nation - Sonic Youth
Get the Knack - The Knack
Know Your Product - The Saints
Anything by: Kleenex
Raincoats LP - Raincoats
Colossal Youth - Young Marble Giants
Rocks - Aerosmith
What is this? - Punk Comp California
Green - R.E.M.
Burning Farm Cassette - Shonen Knife
Typical Girls - Slits
Combat Rock - Clash
Void/Faith EP - Void/Faith
Rites of Spring - Rites Of Spring
Jamboree - Beat Happening
Tales of Terror - Tales of Terror
Last Sessions Vol 1 - Leadbelly
Superfuzz Big Muff - Mudhoney
Yip Jump Music - Daniel Johnston
Generic Flipper - Flipper
Meet The Beatles - Beatles
We are those who ache with amorous love - Half Japanese
Locust abortion technician - Butthole Surfers
Damaged - Black Flag
The Record - Fear
Flowers of Romance - PIL
Takes a nation of millions - Public Enemy
Beach Party - Marine Girls
The man who sold the world - David Bowie
Is this real? - Wipers
Youth of America - Wipers
Over The Edge - Wipers
Mazzy Star - Mazzy Star
Raping a Slave - Swans

― John 2, Wednesday, 17 December 2003 02:25 (twenty-two years ago)

jess' list is far better. cobain was a dullard. plus i picked the wrong mudhoney record.

― the surface noise (electricsound), Wednesday, 17 December 2003 02:32 (twenty-two years ago)

Musicians' favorites lists are almost always boring.

― latebloomer (latebloomer), Wednesday, 17 December 2003 12:56 (twenty-two years ago)

Matos w/ "your hard drive" masterstroke. Most awkward and embarrassing effort by an old-format magazine to insert itself into the modern context in years.

― Chris Ott (Chris Ott), Thursday, 18 December 2003 03:06 (twenty-two years ago)

This is the first ever Nirvana/Cobain related thread (on any message board) that hasn't disappointed me.

― billstevejim, Thursday, 18 December 2003 06:08 (twenty-two years ago)

what's the "your hard drive" thing a reference to?

― Broheems (diamond), Thursday, 18 December 2003 06:15 (twenty-two years ago)

that list is far from boring or dullardly!!

― Aaron A., Thursday, 18 December 2003 06:27 (twenty-two years ago)

Broheems, "Your Hard Drive" was Spin's #1 record of 2000, I think.

― jaymc (jaymc), Thursday, 18 December 2003 07:20 (twenty-two years ago)

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