Choice falls on one of the biggest hits of the Seattle band that marked an epoch in the 1990s, taking the grunge to the masses
Despite being inserted in different musical contexts, Metallic and Nirvana reached the apex of popularity in the same period and cultivated friendly relationship, especially among the guitarist Kirk Hammett and Kurt Cobainleader of the grunge band.
However, James Hetfield He has also given demonstrations of appreciation for Nirvana’s work. Metallica’s guitarist and vocalist even inserted a band song among his 10 favorite of all time.
On your list, made at the request of the Rolling Stone USA (via Blabberouth), James put “SMELLS LIKE TEEN SPIRIT”from the album Snowmind (1991), in the ninth position and explained his choice:
“When all this 1980s hair metal was being overproduced, Nirvana appeared with this garage thrash sound and a huge hook. It was what the song needed.”
Kurt Cobain was a fan of Metallica
Out of curiosity, it is worth mentioning that Kurt Cobain also revealed his preferences regarding Metallica, choosing his favorite album and music from the Thrash Metal band.
Kirk Hammett told in an interview with Classic Rock magazine (via Igor Miranda website), in 2021, that the friend was an appreciator, above all, of the first two records of Metallica, from 1983 and 1984, respectively.
“Kurt said that Ride the lightning It was the album I liked the most Metallica. Already in relation to music, his favorite was ‘Whiplash’from KILL ‘IN ALL. We played her at the show and could see him shaking his fists in the air and making me a positive sign. “
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Source: Rollingstone
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