A 22 year-old Kurt Cobain, finishing up his first album and already thinking about his second, is taking notes...
I can't find any references suggesting Cobain liked or had even heard Hugo Largo. But given his enthusiasm for adjacent bands including REM and the Raincoats, it would make sense
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https://rada-ve.bandcamp.com/track/saturn-rings-songs
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A 22 year-old Kurt Cobain, finishing up his first album and already thinking about his second, is taking notes...
ReplyDeleteI can't find any references suggesting Cobain liked or had even heard Hugo Largo. But given his enthusiasm for adjacent bands including REM and the Raincoats, it would make sense
A real shame that the Hugo Largo albums are out of print and not on streaming services. They deserve to be remembered.
ReplyDeleteThere is a pretty good 1987 show on YouTube, recorded in Hoboken NJ. The cover of Wanted Dead or Alive is fun.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L79hrhVeGK0
I agree - one of the great lost bands of that era.
Deleteremember the Bon Jovi cover from their live shows - always a treat