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Montage of Heck

This documentary has been much anticipated in the last few months.  Montage of Heck is a documentary about the life of Kurt Cobain, front man of Nirvana, leader of the Grunge Era of the 90s, who had hoped to sell and gain as much as Sonic Youth and ended up being the last great rock band to close out the twentieth century.  Last year was the twentieth anniversary since his death (see a previous blog on reflections for this), and it was with a rather heavy heart that I watched this documentary.  I was one of those Nirvana fans, as many know.  I think the timing was right, I was the right age who came into my own right when they rose to fame and the climate shifted over into the supernova of hipsters that was the beginning of the 90s.  Of course, I had much to learn, much taste to acquire and more experiences in life to have, but I didn't know it at the time.  But I digress... Here is my reaction to the film because I wanted to state my reaction. We start o...