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Permalink Reply by Brian on March 31, 2014 at 3:45pm

I think Grohl would've been best for the job but totally respect him not wanting to do it. I think the only person that could fill Kurt's shoes on guitar & vocals would be Buzz from The Melvins. 

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Permalink Reply by Micko on March 31, 2014 at 4:07pm

Paul McCartney, but with the right Nirvana song would be very interesting.

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Permalink Reply by Carl Ryan on March 31, 2014 at 6:18pm

I vote for bringing the guy who forged the Nirvana guitar for sale by "thebest", up on the stage and letting him play the role of Cobain, and play the forged guitar while at it

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Permalink Reply by J.Seah on March 31, 2014 at 8:24pm

It will be interesting to see who sing with Nirvana on April 10!! I can't believe that the R & R Hall of Fame is not inducting Chad Channing in with Nirvana. :(

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Permalink Reply by Brian on April 1, 2014 at 5:38pm

Its too bad for Chad, but going by whatever criteria the RRHOF uses to decide who gets in, I don't think its surprising. I love Bleach, but I don't think Nirvana would've been inducted if that was the only album they ever put out. And honestly, I don't think Nevermind would've been Nevermind without Grohl. 

They should just let the bands decide which past/present members get in. Like CJ Ramone. He didn't make any major musical contributions, but the other guys give him a lot of credit for breathing new life into the band in the post Dee Dee 90s. I believe CJ wasn't even invited as a guest to the ceremonies and tickets were so insanely expensive the other Ramones bought his ticket so he could at least attend.

Anyway, point is the RRHOF is a snooty little clique. In my humble opinion...

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Permalink Reply by Null on April 1, 2014 at 12:11pm

I'd rather see a Cobain hologram like they did with 2-Pac a year or so ago at some festival. It looked incredibly real. I don't want to see any other person even *try* to sing like Cobain.

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Permalink Reply by Brian on April 9, 2014 at 3:40pm

appears Joan Jett got the gig!

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Permalink Reply by Cory Clarkson on April 10, 2014 at 10:21am

gene simmons and paul stanley, since they're not performing with their own band

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Permalink Reply by J.Seah on April 10, 2014 at 11:11am

No way!!! :D

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Permalink Reply by J.Seah on April 11, 2014 at 7:01am

But nothing could compare to the thrill of watching Joan Jett, Kim Gordon, St. Vincent and Lorde take turns fronting Nirvana. Dave Grohl, Pat Smear and Krist Novoselic hadn't played a Kurt Cobain-penned song together since the frontman killed himself 20 years ago, and it's quite easy to imagine they never will again. Jett kicked things off with a wild, thrashed-out "Smells Like Teen Spirit" that had men in tuxedos dancing on their chairs. Sonic Youth's Kim Gordon kept the energy high with a faithful rendition of "Aneurysm" and Annie Clark (St. Vincent) belted out "Lithium." It wrapped up with Lorde's gut-wrenching take on "All Apologies." She was born two and a half years after Cobain died, but she somehow had the wisdom and confidence to deliver those agonizing lyrics. -:)  From Rolling Stones Magazine.

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Permalink Reply by Rich on April 11, 2014 at 7:50am

I saw St. Vincent perform Lithium in Milwaukee a week ago, and it was amazing.  I was thinking what a great pick that would be for the HOF show, but I really didn't think it would happen.

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