re: Kurt Cobain

To be honest, you aren't missing much. Their influence is huge, but their influence is so great that the thing that made them unique doesn't seem that unique anymore. Just get Johnny Thunders' solo work.

Yeah, I can't do punk shows anymore. Even Ian MacKaye has gotten mellow. The Evens is more my pace these days (though I like some rocking out, too).

To circle this back to Cobain, that's why I think his career would've taken the Mark Lanegan route. Screaming Trees were great, but he's now spent the bulk of his career doing dark, mellow music that sounds like the soundtrack to a suicide.