Why is Chris Novoselic looked down upon?

[steamthief]

Because he changed the spelling of his name from Chris to Krist.

[mebusdriver]

I think you can attribute much of Nirvana's success to Butch Vig anyway. I don't really like the bands music. But I love what Dave Grohl has done with the Foo.

[infamusblkdeath]

Originally Posted by steamthief

Because he changed the spelling of his name from Chris to Krist.

his name was originally spelt "krist" that was his dad's name too,he spelt it that way as well.i think he just spelt it that way at first cause he wanted it to sound more american.
then he just gave it up after a while,and just went with the natural croat way of spelling it.

[LCW]

Originally Posted by jaywa

I think you've hit on something here. I think the perception of a lot of people is that Novoselic was never really a guy that lived and breathed music. That he just fell into a magical situation with Grohl and Cobain, went along for the ride and after Nirvana was done he really didn't have the burning love for music to stay at it. It was like he just checked-off "be in a world famous band" from his to-do list and went on to the next thing. As opposed to Grohl who went on to form Foo Fighters and is much respected by musicians and possibly even more so now than when he was in Nirvana.

The fact that Novoselic is spending more time in politics than music now would seem to indicate that perception was correct.

There's really no reason he should be disrespected for it but I think it may be part of it.

I disagree. Kurt and krist where together everyday pretty much for a decade, kurt got him playing bass , he played and jammed with kurt for 10 years. They were probably as close as you can get to someone. Losing kurt was a big deal for him , alot of bands lose members but thse bands want success and all that crap.Nirvana was never wanting to be succesful , when krist lost kurt i think he lost he drive for awhile. I think he didnt really feel like making music with anyone else, so he left the spotlight for awhile. He had a love for politics and took that up on his own, he has made some music in bands like flipper but i bet there is not a day that goes by that krist doesnt think back about kurt. Its sad really , suicide is just messed up because yeah its over for you but so many people suffer daily that you gone and the way you left.

[knumbskull]

mad bumpage

thread summary: nirvana fans generally like his playing. and people who hate the band, don't. hold the front page!

i always thought he was a great bassist, was a big influence on me about 17 years ago, when i started. some great rolling, tuneful lines.

[RAM]

Nirvana fan, here!

However, I wouldn't go so far as to call Krist (or Kurt, for that matter) musicians musicians. Neither were particularly accomplished at their particular instruments. What worked was the song writing.

People often make the mistake of suggesting just because a bassist "plays what's appropriate for the song" they're good. However that's simply not a completely true statement. It's not about how many or how few notes he played but the way he played them. His style is indistinct, and his technique is awful. Slinging the bass that low actually works against the muscles and tendons and has led to tendinitis in many people. I'm sure he did it to look cool.

I like Nirvana for the songs - they were catchy, they spoke to me, and restored my faith (albeit temporarily) in modern rock music given where the industry was just before Nirvana took the scene by storm and changed radio. I'm also of the opinion that none of that has to do with quality of musicianship.

[ChronicPyromaniac]

Originally Posted by infamusblkdeath

yeah,on this thread. i've seen a few people bash him around here on other threads.one guy compared him to mark hoppus,which pissed me off cause he is miles better than hoppus,obviously.

I disagree with this. Krist played what Nirvana needed, Hoppus plays what Blink needs. If you're just listening to "All the Small Things" I can see the Hoppus criticism, but it's ignoring stuff like "I'm Lost Without You" off the self-titled CD. Not complex, but tasteful and fitting with the song.

I like Krist's playing. I think he's been overshadowed by the other members of Nirvana, but he added something important to the band, even without recognition for it.

[your idol]

Originally Posted by FunkMetalBass

Lol!

I have to find tha video...

EDIT: Got it.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vLZbbgVw7Jg

hilarious!!! before i read anything on this i instantly went to youtube and copied the link and you beat me to it! 4:13=insta fail..plus he does the bass player salute that pete wentz is so fond of

[your idol]

on the plus side the did act as a conerstone that put a bullet in the head of all of the terrible music that was happening pre nirvana..on the down side they ushered in a new wave of a bunch of terrible music. kind of like the beatles. personaly i never gave a rats because i was listening to mr.bungle/faith no more stuff around then and avoided the radio at all cost. was krist great? NO! was he good? YES! no matter what his band will be in the hall of fame and barring any unfortunate circumstances im sure he's got $$$ for life...not bad for a garage band bass player


PS check out the band EYES ADRIFT. krist novecelic and bud gaugh (ex sublime drummer) project.

[dannster]

Krist Novoselic is 6' 7" tall. There aren't a whole lot of people looking down on him. The only time I ever looked down on him was when he came in and I was on a ladder.