This song seems to be linked to Nirvana in several ways. The beginning sounds, to me, a lot like a Pixies song. Pixies were a big influence on Kurt Cobain. Cobain was, as mentioned by someone else here, originally from Aberdeen. The closest link I see to Nirvana, however, is the style of the lyrics. I was just re-reading some Nirvana lyrics today and they are very similar; short, strong phrases that evoke images that are open to a lot of interpretation (and sound real cool). Aberdeen could be the city, drugs, a girl, etc. My guess is that the song isn't strictly about any of these things. The songs off their first album seemed a lot less cryptic.
It's the bass driven, Weezer-inspired song 'Aberdeen' that Shultz says works as a great indication of the band's more grown-up sound. "I had this personal revelation," he says." "I'd continue to see myself go back to the same thing that enslaved my life; over and over, putting my hands in the fire, even after I realized what I was doing to myself and the people around me."
It's the bass driven, Weezer-inspired song 'Aberdeen' that Shultz says works as a great indication of the band's more grown-up sound. "I had this personal revelation," he says." "I'd continue to see myself go back to the same thing that enslaved my life; over and over, putting my hands in the fire, even after I realized what I was doing to myself and the people around me."
This song seems to be linked to Nirvana in several ways. The beginning sounds, to me, a lot like a Pixies song. Pixies were a big influence on Kurt Cobain. Cobain was, as mentioned by someone else here, originally from Aberdeen. The closest link I see to Nirvana, however, is the style of the lyrics. I was just re-reading some Nirvana lyrics today and they are very similar; short, strong phrases that evoke images that are open to a lot of interpretation (and sound real cool). Aberdeen could be the city, drugs, a girl, etc. My guess is that the song isn't strictly about any of these things. The songs off their first album seemed a lot less cryptic.
It's the bass driven, Weezer-inspired song 'Aberdeen' that Shultz says works as a great indication of the band's more grown-up sound. "I had this personal revelation," he says." "I'd continue to see myself go back to the same thing that enslaved my life; over and over, putting my hands in the fire, even after I realized what I was doing to myself and the people around me."
It's the bass driven, Weezer-inspired song 'Aberdeen' that Shultz says works as a great indication of the band's more grown-up sound. "I had this personal revelation," he says." "I'd continue to see myself go back to the same thing that enslaved my life; over and over, putting my hands in the fire, even after I realized what I was doing to myself and the people around me."