Cobain

by Rolling Stone Magazine and [The Editors of Rolling Stone]

Book Overview

1991 saw the emergence of the Grunge scene coming out of Seattle and spear-headed by Nirvana. Their first album, Nevermind, toppled Michael Jackson's Dangerous and sold over ten million copies. Their second album, In Utero (which was originally banned due to its cover image), established Nirvana and lead singer, Kurt Cobain. In April 1994, Cobain ended his own life amid much speculation and disbelief. Rolling Stone magazine had followed Nirvana from...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0316880345
• ISBN13: 9780316880343
• Release Date: November 1994
• Publisher: Little Brown and Company
• Length: 143 Pages
• Weight: 1.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 8.9" x 11.2"

Customer Reviews

a pretty good book................

This is a very well written book. The thing that confused me a little bit, because I want to know if they think it was suicide, or murder? Anyways this book shows images, quotes of people's perspective, and stories of nirvana. It shows a deep and dark look of the icon "Kurt Cobain". Kurt Cobain to me, is like 2 Pac to other people. If you feel the same way about Kurt like I do, you got to get this book. It shows never before seen images from nirvana, Courtney love, and Kurt himself. You could read about all of nirvanas albums. If you need to write a biography about someone for school, I suggest getting this book and write a biography about Kurt Cobain. It sucks that he's not around anymore. Suicide, murder, you decide (www.justiceforkurt.com) that website can give you all the information of Kurt Cobain that he could have been murder. I believe he was murdered, and you probably will too. I also recommend the book "who killed Kurt cobain", but this book can still tell you the amazing life of Kurt Cobain.

Can't get any better than this!

This is a fabulous book. I'm a Kurt Cobain/Nirvana fanatic, and I've read quite a few books and seen quite a few pictures. This is THE BEST I've seen. Has a section on just about everything you could possibly imagine. If you want to know ANYthing about Kurt, get this book, and that's all you need. Has some interesting drawings on it, sections on Courtney Love and Frances Bean. It's a wonderful book.

"Cobain" from the editors of Rolling Stone

This isn't a book totally directed at him. It's a book directed towards the ground breaking music that he made. It's a combination of past aricles that appeared in previous issues of Rolling Stone and statements that present and former writers and editors wrote about him. It's a great book. It's a new insite into Kurt's strange world. It also gives you a better understanding to where this man was standing in the world when he blew our minds with his incredible music. It's a must for anyone who likes him, his band or 90's music in general. I assure you that it would be a pitty for you to pass this book by.

Kurt Cobain is the greatest singer that has ever lived

I love Kurt Cobain and have for a while now. The book by Rolling Stones show the greatest pictures of Kurt Cobain. He was a good singer and they showed how wonderful Kurt was. The facts are wonderful and for those who want to learn about him this is a great book to offer. He was a good man who will always live in my heart. He brought a new type of grunge music into this world that was like no other music out there. He changed music forever. He was a great man and this book shows how wonderful he was. He will never fade away. Kurt Cobain may you rest in peace. Katelyn

the only cobain book to buy

Ironic that the best of many books released in the months after Cobain's death would be a collection from Rolling Stone, alleged promoters of the "corporate rock" he battled against. The editors of this collection of RS articles wisely chose to make it a true memorial, remembering the past, the good and the bad, while not pontificating uselessly on the meaning of Cobain's suicide. Many have tried in vain to be artfully profound in the wake of Kurt's death, magazine writers and newspapermen. This kind of purple prose is luckily absent from COBAIN, and the majority of the articles are very well written. Also included are many wonderful photographs; Kurt with his daughter, the infamous bridge from "Something in the Way", Kurt with a kitten perched on his shoulder, the beautiful cover, Kurt surrounded by Stargazers during Nirvana's Unplugged performance. In the rush to publish something in the summer of 1994, the market was saturated with books on Nirvana and Cobain. This one was the best and still is. It leaves questions unanswered, as well it should.