Round 1 Heat 12

[Cricko]

Heat 2 today is between.

Kurt Cobain - Blue_Wes v Rod Temperton - Napster

Once again over to you lot.

 

[MK Shrimper]

Hmm, Rod did write some crackers, but I have to say the majority of his output was pretty middle of the road pop and not my bag at all.

Kurt wrote 2 of the albums of my 20's. Nevermind and In Utero will never, ever sound old.

 

[Crawliano]

Godfather of Grunge v Godfather of Disco.

Rod wins as his output makes me happy, whereas Kurt just needed to calm down a little bit and listen to "Off The Wall"

 

[Supernaut]

Rod wrote some great songs, but it has to be Kurt for me.

 

[Matt the Shrimp]

I'm not sure Rod's going to win the whole thing, but having written the three best tracks on "Off the Wall", which is one of my fave albums, I think that's enough to beat Kurt.

 

[Napster]

[video=youtube;qiI42aZ5F40]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qiI42aZ5F40[/video]

Pure beauty.

 

[Napster]

Ya Mo B There, one of the ultimate 80s tracks, was also co-written by Rod..

 

[Crabby Shrimper]

Thriller v Smells like teen spirit. Both great, but I think it could be argued that Thriller had the greatest influence

 

[MK Shrimper]

Thriller v Smells like teen spirit. Both great, but I think it could be argued that Thriller had the greatest influence

Possibly on the basis of the video rather than the song.

 

[Clinton Baptiste]

Kurt for me. Again purely personal as I was 10/11 when Nevermind came out and it sounded like the best thing ever and 20 years later, it still does!

 

[BLUEBLOOD]

Rod someone verses the voice of a disaffected youth

:guitar: :gun: (:sad:)

 

[Crabby Shrimper]

Possibly on the basis of the video rather than the song.

but then would Smells Like Teen spirit have been a great song had it been recorded by, say, Cliff Richard?

 

[Napster]

Rod also wrote Give Me the Night sung by George Benson, one of the best disco tracks ever.

[video=youtube;7XhrLyJmZwM]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7XhrLyJmZwM[/video]

 

[BLUEBLOOD]

Blew, Negative Creep, Love Buzz, Dumb, Milk It, Very Ape, About A Girl, Downer, Scentless Apprentice

All of this and not a mention of one of the greatest and most influential rock albums OF ALL TIME !!!

 

[Napster]

Rod only wrote one of the biggest selling singles of all time.

 

[BLUEBLOOD]

Rod only wrote one of the biggest selling singles of all time.

Precisely, Cobain wrote a whole album :stunned:

 

[Supernaut]

but then would Smells Like Teen spirit have been a great song had it been recorded by, say, Cliff Richard?

If we're talking Cliff circa 'Wired For Sound', all rollerskates, shades and dry ice, then most definitely yes!!

 

[Napster]

Precisely, Cobain wrote a whole album :stunned:

Hahaha. Temperton wrote in different genres, from disco to soul to pop. Cobain wrote in one, and did he use more than 3 chords???

Temperton wrote songs from the 70s through to the 90s. Cobain didn't.

Temperton was nominated for an Oscar for songwriting. Cobain wasn't.

 

[BLUEBLOOD]

I must admit you are putting up a very good defence of RT Naps

Too late to sway me and in any case Cobain is right up there with John Lennon as my all time musical hero however only 15 votes cast to date must mean there's plenty of undecideds out there

 

[MK Shrimper]

Hahaha. Temperton wrote in different genres, from disco to soul to pop. Cobain wrote in one, and did he use more than 3 chords???

Temperton wrote songs from the 70s through to the 90s. Cobain didn't.

Temperton was nominated for an Oscar for songwriting. Cobain wasn't.

The purists out there may disagree, but disco, soul & pop is pretty much the same genre IMHO.

Cobain was a highly accomplished guitarist. Trust me, Teen Spirit is a bugger to play.