Comments on: State of love and trust

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Thu, 29 Mar 2007 14:31:00 +0000

State of love and trust is probably my favourite song ever! I remember I first heard it on the unplugged show they did for MTV. Its an acoustic version but it still rocks!

Nirvana is also great, but I prefer Pearl Jam!

By: Lazer

Lazer — Mon, 22 Jan 2007 04:25:00 +0000

I’ve had trouble listening to Nirvana for years. I was a Nirvana superfreak from ages 11-13, a middle class, suburban whiteboy whose t-shirt hung below his knees.
I’m sure part of the reason I can’t listen to Nirvana has something to do with those awkward (pre)pubescent years. Even so, I still listen to the bands Nirvana hipped me to, like Dinosaur Jr, the Pixies, and Husker Du. I’ve come to really downplay Nirvana; I tend to think of them more as a band who was just there at the right place, right time.

By: Charles Olney

Charles Olney — Fri, 22 Dec 2006 03:35:00 +0000

I dunno. I guess I agree that Pearl Jam has aged better, but I still strongly prefer Nirvana. Maybe Nevermind doesn’t sound quite as urgent outside of its time and place (and after we’ve heard it a million times), but it’s still pretty intense.

I responded to an article from the Times a few months ago that made this argument, if you want to check it out.

http://heartachewithhardwork.blogspot.com/2006/09/shed-take-me-anywhere.html

By: heather

heather — Sun, 10 Dec 2006 01:25:00 +0000

AMEN on State of Love and Trust. Hands down one of my favorite PJ songs.

By: JT

JT — Sat, 09 Dec 2006 23:40:00 +0000

Did you ever listen to the Jazz LP "Gold Sounds", where a bunch of jazz cats did Pavements covers?

JT

PS. I would have kept Badmotorfinger. I do like Pavement, but I fucking love Soundgarden, even now. And I am so disappointed in C. Cornell for fucking up the legacy with some mediocre solo crap. That track for Casino Royale blew, in my opinion.

PPS. The Singles soundtrack - one of the best movie soundtracks? Agree/disagree? Great mix, although sadly dated now.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Sat, 09 Dec 2006 08:40:00 +0000

I think I half agree with you. PJ is unfairly looked at by many as a Nirvana "also ran". To my ears, they were, and remain, a fantastic band who made some pretty timeless music. That said, I still stand by my original position from 1994 that Versus was almost uniformly awful.

On the other hand, I still find Nevermind to be pretty compelling. Part of the problem is we've all heard the album so many times, either when Nirvana did it, or when 1,000 other bands pilfered it throughout the 90's. Another problem is the production, which screams out "1988-1992". But go back and listen to "Lounge Act", and listen to the urgency of Kurt's voice after the 1:33 mark. It always gets me. This is why Nirvana was so important. You could feel that Kurt lived his songs, and bled his anger and confusion in them. That's why they made such an impact, and so many kids at the time identified with them.

I'm 31 now, so I don't feel quite as much anger and confusion as I did at 16, but Nirvana still strikes a pretty strong chord with me. At least Nevermind. Can't say I listen to In Utero too much.

(PS: Apologies if this published twice. Confusion with Blogger Beta sign-in.)

By: Eric

Eric — Fri, 08 Dec 2006 16:50:00 +0000

Yeah Grubbs. I know I can count on you to catch my errors. Matador. That is what being in a hurry gets me.

By: mark

mark — Fri, 08 Dec 2006 12:42:00 +0000

I don’t know…. as someone who’s never really liked Pavement, i’d have to go with your stepbrother on that trade. BMF is a bonecrushing record. Not quite as good as Louder than Love, but i like it alot.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Fri, 08 Dec 2006 08:12:00 +0000

Merge? Don’t you mean Matador?

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Fri, 08 Dec 2006 02:24:00 +0000

State of love and trust is a brilliant song. I only picked up a copy of the singles soundtrack for Drown by the Pumpkins. So when I played the disc that PJ song floored me. My mates who despise PJ love this track. Great Choice. KGD.