Destination Zulu Land - King Kurt

Advantages: It's fun, frenetic and takes you back to brighter days
Disadvantages: If you weren't around then, maybe you won't understand

...These were the days...psychobilly gigs were sell outs everywhere and possibly the finest purveyors were King Kurt. With their now infamous drinking competitions starting the shows it was purely about entertainment and having a good time. Okay so maybe the live action feel can never truly be encapsulated on record (and now CD) but there has to be some way of listening to such fantastic, fun and frenetic music at home, in the car or, even better, at a party. As King Kurt never took themselves too seriously there are some serious party belters here. Okay so maybe this doesn't include early classics such as Destination Zululand or Zulu Beat but try keeping your feet still to Alcoholic Rat, Road to Rack and Ruin and Billy. It's just not possible! King Kurt played Rock City the other week. I'm not sure how many of the original members... Read review

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Advantages: deep emotional grunge songs
Disadvantages: nothing

...I thought it was about time I wrote an epinion of Nirvana, as it one of my favourite bands, but Kurt Cobain (King of Grunge) along with Krist and Dave, truly demonstrate what good music is all about. It is by far, I think their best album and I will go through each song to demonstrate what a magnificent album it really is. --------------------------------------- 'SERVE THE SERVANTS' - commences the album with basically an anthem all about the woes of life in which everyone can relate too. It is a great opener, in which it leaves other songs to enter, without being type casted as a certain type of grunge. The music is brilliant with its scatchy guitars and the drums and bass adding depth to the song. The irony of Kurts lyrics, also show nothing is perfect, 'teenage sex has paid off well, now I'm bored and old.' This is ony... Read review

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Advantages: Kurt at his best
Disadvantages: Why Kurt why??

.........and Grunge was born. Smells Like Teen Spirit catapults this album into classic status. But it doesn't stop there, every song is a hit, if some a little weird, but my favourites are Lithium and Polly. King Kurt will be missed by all Grunge bands, and he was at his screwed up best in writing this album. Quote of the album - "I'd rather be dead than cool"....sums up Kurt...sums up Nirvana....own it! P.S. Don't forget to leave your CD running at the end...many of my friends didn't know about the bonus track...and with Kurt gone, we need as much to remember him by as possible... Read review

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