Autumn Souvenir

The Soft Boys / Underwater Moonlight Low / I Could Live in Hope Marvin Gaye / What's Going On Bruce Springsteen / We Shall Overcome

I was in college when Nirvana hit it big. But I never really got the scene or sound. I'd roll my eyes at parties as Nirvana, Pearl Jam, STP and others were blasting off the walls. I would find my way to the CD player and slide in some Neil Young or Springsteen. This would result in an entire room of eye rolling, save me. I clearly remember the moment I heard about Cobain's death. I was sitting shotgun heading down Comm. Ave outside of Boston making our way into the city. As we heard the news, as most college kids would do, we scratched our plans, picked up a few cases of beer and headed back to the apartment and blasted Nirvana all day. I held back the eye-rolling given the news. I didn't dislike Nirvana; I just didn't buy into it all. A few months ago, while scouring the Amoeba stacks, I came upon the Sub Pop 10" Nevermind box set. For some reason (nostalgia, perhaps?), I decided to drop the $50+ for the set. And since that day, no band has been played more on