The song "Old Age" appeared as a B-side on the 1993 single for Beautiful Son, credited to Hole. Initially, there was no reason to believe it was anything other than a Hole-penned song. However, in 1998, a boombox recording of the song performed by Nirvana (with significantly different lyrics) was surfaced by Seattle newspaper The Stranger. In the article that accompanied the clip, Novoselic confirmed that the recording was made in 1991 and that "Old Age" was a Nirvana song, leading to more speculation about Cobain's involvement in Hole's catalog. Nirvana had even attempted to record "Old Age" during the sessions for Nevermind, but it was left incomplete as Cobain had yet to finish the lyrics and the band had run out of studio time. (The incomplete recording appeared on the 2004 compilation With the Lights Out, credited to Cobain.)
(excerpt from Wikipedia)
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RottyThe most abusive thing that guy did to his intrument was play it.
vairetubeI'm sure you're trying to have a thought.. but why? and how?
nirvana = good shit.
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rottenseed>> ^Rotty:
The most abusive thing that guy did to his intrument was play it.
The most abusive thing that you did to the internet was get on it.
evil_disco_man*beg
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Fade*terrible
seriously, if this wasn't kurt cobain, nobody would give a rats ass and for bloody good reason. being out of tune is the first of its problems.
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BillOreilly*terrible
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evil_disco_man>> ^Fade:
terrible
seriously, if this wasn't kurt cobain, nobody would give a rats ass and for bloody good reason. being out of tune is the first of its problems.
Well, it is Kurt Cobain, so people do give a rat's ass. It was recorded at home on a 4-track, not a live performance, so it's not like he was trying his hardest to make the song sound perfect. The beginning is especially sloppy - the good stuff doesn't really start until about 2:20 in, IMO.
Most people don't go around to every song or band on VideoSift they don't like and add the Terrible tag to them. I happen to like the song, and it's a rare one that most Nirvana fans haven't heard. If you don't like this song, Cobain or Nirvana, then either downvote or don't upvote and move along.
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