I'm trying to imagine the Boston Pops covering the musicians you mention, but 10 bars into Mr. Tamborine Man, I get this frightening impulse to go buy an assault rifle. Thankfully, when I stop imagining, the impulse goes away. I guess there's no accounting for taste. There are connections between Holden and Kurt, especially disgust with "phonies" and the authenticity/purity of the young. And, perhaps, a kind of sensitivity to the world that lends itself to depression. -Sean > -----Original Message----- > From: Josh Feldmeth [SMTP:joshfeldmeth@mail.utexas.edu] > Sent: Thursday, April 08, 1999 8:13 AM > To: bananafish@lists.nyu.edu > Subject: Re: Holden Caulfield/Kurt Cobain > > Depressed: > > I'm curious: do you think there is a correlation between "liking" > Catcher and Cobain? > > On Nirvana music: I was never fond of it. I can't comment on the > lyrics because I never took the time to read them. Musically, they were > inventive and seemed to incite a reaction from listeners, often an > emotional one. However, I've always been interested in truly memorable > (and inimitable) melodies. In this regard, I don't think Nirvana makes > the grade. Can you imagine the Boston Pop's covering Cobain? No, but > you can with the good ones (e.g. Beatles, Paul Simon, Dylan). For all > the hype, Nirvana's music strikes me as something any number of us could > have churned out of own basements if we took the time to do it. > > Josh