I didn't say those movies were better, just that they could be considered "classics".
But yes, I preferred Kurt Cobain's playing to Eddie Van Halen's. Kurt's, while technically far inferior in both skill and musical complexity, had a passion and overall feeling that far exceeded Eddie's. Eddie's was musical masturbation of technical prowess, while Kurt had raw emotion.
While initially I did enjoy the music of Van Halen, just like everyone else, I soon saw it for what it was, mindless pop songs with little actual content
I've thought recently that Eddie Van Halen should have just went all out and been a totally eccentric solo guitar player like Buckethead, instead of producing 30 years of pop.
Although I do love me some Van Halen classics.
"I'm fucking furious, I'm violently angry, and I like it. If you don't know what that feels like then I feel bad for you"
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