It's not just Kurt Cobain's non-murdering wife who hates what Activision has done to Kurt Cobain in Guitar Hero 5. Krist Novoselic and Dave Grohl, former members of Nirvana, have issued a statement criticizing Activision's use of the dead musician, stating that they believe he deserves better.
"We want people to know that we are dismayed and very disappointed in the way a facsimile of Kurt is used in the Guitar Hero game," states the bassist and drummer. "While we were aware of Kurt's image being used with two Nirvana songs, we didn't know players have the ability to unlock the character. This feature allows the character to be used with any kind of song the player wants. We urge Activision to do the right thing in 're-locking' Kurt's character so that this won't continue in the future.
"It's hard to watch an image of Kurt pantomiming other artists' music alongside cartoon characters. Kurt Cobain wrote songs that hold a lot of meaning to people all over the world. We feel he deserves better."
Aw, come on. It's not like Kurt himself can get offended by it.
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4:40 PM on 09.11.2009
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Not a big fan of reanimating the dead to dance to other people's music.
WORSHIP ME TOO!
Pointless trolls are pointless.
I mean, at least they're not using penny arcade's idea of kurt cobain in a guitar hero game.
Yes he would, very much so
@Mantok the mindtaker
HAAHHAHAHAHHAHAHHA
Way to pick the song about corporate abuse of his music in the article about corporate abuse of his image.
FFS "Rape Me" has everything to do with this shitty Activision shitty shit.
shit
@Mentok the Mindtake
Yeah It seemed trollish, but I jumped in anyhow... I wasn't sure if you where just being a dick or making a sarcastic point.
(I'm not up to date on this issue so if they did not actually have the rights to his image then please disregard this)
On another note I find a lot of musician (not Kurt specifically)to be bs because they talk all the crap about sticking it to the man, hope, love, dreams for a better world but uh oh! They singed a contract with people that don't give a damn about what they say just that it sells. If I ever was offered piles of money for anything I produced I would require my consent with any and all things it is used for. I may never make it "big" because of that but thats just how I roll.
ROTFL
I guess we won't be seeing a Guitar hero: Nirvana or Foo Fighters any time soon.
Word.
Seriously I think it's pretty fuckin' cool and I don't really like Nirvana or Cobain but when I saw Kurt and the band come out for Smells Like Teen Spirit I got a bit excited.
Cobain's face is on something cool and successful for the first time in forever that isn't glamorizing his suicide (excuse me, murder). It's a fun track to play, the first fun GH in years, and a decent song to boot. C'mon! How is this negative in anyway!?
What about Hendrix and Cash? Nobody is freaking out there and they should be way bigger deals than this. The only reason people are in a tizzy is because Courtney blew this thing (haha, puns) and because of that everyone will whine and Courtney will use their collective groans to continue her Bitchfest '09.
Oh.
Hahaha.
Also, nobody is freaking out about John Lennon in The Beatles. Is it really just because there is a possibility that Kurt will be seen singing something other than a Nirvana song? Or is it because Nirvana fans (including Grohl, Novoselic and Love) are generally anti-establishment reactionary fucktards?
Actually, IIRC, people did bitch when Jimi and Cash were first announced. I personally enjoy the ability to play as legendary musicians, dead or otherwise.
But, to be fair, I know rather little about it, because I refuse to play general rehash bullshit titles. Especially ones with dead rock stars that would have rather stayed dead if they had the choice...a choice which he already made for himself, I might add.
Oh, and to the guy who chose to quote "Rape Me" in his comment...nice one. Way to sound like someone who doesn't know better. I mean, I know I come off as ignorant on a regular basis, I'm sure, but that's a whole different level of foot-in-mouth.
Damn! You best me once again!
Alas I agree having legendary musicians in game is pretty cool. I was upset with Hendrix mainly because it was a shitty game and also because I hadn't really opened up to the idea then.
I like Cobain in the game. In fact I almost like him moreso because of the game. It's a fun ass game whereas Cobain wasn't the funnest tool in the box. The game makes him look much happier than he was. :P Much like how The Beatles: Rock Band glamorizes their history but it's for the better.