Cobain Unseen by Charles R. Cross
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Book Reviews of Cobain Unseen
Book Review: Smells like Kurt Cobain's Life
Summary: 4 Stars
The only reason why this gets four stars as opposed to five is because this guy previously had written an authorized autobiography about kurt cobain, the lead singer of my favirote band. As much as I like him, the book did not give me substantive new information.
It would have made more sense to go back and release a second edition of that earlier book with all of this information now in it, as opposed to creating a whole other book in new formats.
The creativity used to put this book together is admirable though. The foldouts remind me of the pop-up books which my younger brother and I adored when we were little. But the text and images deal with many darker themes, divorce, difference (including disability) poverty, and drugs.
What keeps the book really enjoyable and what critics still selectively miss about grunge is that despite his many hardships, Kurt was not a mean or evil person. He was human like other people. And several photos/artifacts communicate this. We see Kurt smiling and enjoying playing with children, including daughter Frances Bean, insistent that she protect her ears from loud decibels when in 'dad's workplace'.
I'm really not sure I would purchase it 'again' especially in today's economy. But if you absolutely must have every pro-Nirvana book on the market, irrespective of the repetitiveness of the information, it is for you.
Book Review: a reason to mourn kurt's suicide
Summary: 4 Stars
This book is a disturbing glimpse into the strange mind of Kurt Cobain.
What I liked most and what I grieve the most in his passing,is his great talent for art. I think Cobain's artistic gift,i.e. "drawing","painting","cartooning",etc. is far above his musical gift,which has been shown to be genius-level;marrying Beatles-like hooks and melodies into punk rock. Cobain almost reaches McCartney levels in terms of melodic gifts.I am an older fan and at first was put off by Cobain's vocal style. I live in the Portland,OR metro area and recall seeing "Nirvana" posters (at the Satyricon club,among others) on utility poles all over town back in the days before their big break;along with missing Johnny Cash,Roy Orbison and Ray Charles,missing Nirvana in their pre-and-supportive tours before and during "Nevermind" in those small clubs are all great regrets of mine.Nirvana was one of the greatest rock bands and maybe the last one that really mattered. Hip-Hop has buried rock since Nirvana went away.
What really is tragic is how Cobain's suicide snuffed out his brilliant artistic talent. That is a huge loss for America's art culture.Who knows what he could've produced?!? Of course,as much pain as Cobain was in,it's no wonder he chose suicide. It is a tragedy for all no matter how you look at it.
Book Review: Amazing
Summary: 4 Stars
If you are a fan of Kurt Cobain i highly recommend this book. The book had not just diary entries by Kurt, but paintings and drawing he drew- some when he was very little! The book just has a wealth of information that really gives you a personal look into Kurt Cobain's thoughts and creativity. The one thing I did not like about this book was I found a lot of the information the author gave to be the same as his other Kurt Cobain bio, Heavier Than Heaven. Its a must have book for any fan of Kurt Cobain, but if you have read Heavier Than Heaven you will find some of the information repetitive.Book Review: Execellent
Summary: 4 Stars
THIS IS A REALLY NICE BOOK WITH GREAT GRAPHICS & PICTURES AS WELL AS COBAINS ART.ANY FAN OF COBAIN'S WOULD ENJOY THIS BOOK.Book Review: Scrapbook
Summary: 3 Stars
It was a quick read but enjoyable as a Nirvana fan. If you are a fan there is probably not much in the book you didn't already know. It overwhelmingly has a scrapbook feeling to it but also provides some great backstories to accommodate those scraps.