20 November 2007

With the lights out

For some reason VH1 Classic has a thing for Nirvana right now. I just watched thier MTV Unplugged from 1993 and now they are replaying a show that I watched yesterday about the making of Nevermind (which is a really neat behind the scenes look).

Seeing these shows is a bit weird for me. I remember being so excited about the Unplugged show and album when I was a kid and now I've been alive longer than I had been at the time the show originally aired (for those who can't follow that poorly constructed sentence it's been 14 years since it aired and I was 13 at the time). It's also strange because I am older now than Cobain was when he died*.

It's moments like these that musicians begin to question themselves. I mean, Cobain was dead by my age, so was Hendrix, and Morrison.....hell, Ringo (the oldest Beatle) hadn't even celebrated his 30th birthday when McCartney made the break-up official. So, what am I saying? I don't know. I guess just that it's time (in the eloquent words of my mother) to shit or get off the pot. '07 is nearly over and I've finally made some good strides, but it's time to really get it going and I'm confident and convinced that 2008 will be the Year of the Dave. That being said, look for more shows, more songs and more developments in the new year.

By the by, if you haven't listened to Nevermind in awhile throw it in your CD player, on your iPod, your Zune (does anyone actually own one of those?) or whatever it is that you listen to music on and give it a good play. I'm not talking just "Smells Like Teen Spirit" either. Do the right thing and listen to the whole album the way that it's supposed to be listened to. It's a damn fine record and stands up just as well today as it did 16 years ago when it was released.

*You say suicide, I say something more sinister. But maybe that because I love a good conspiracy.