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Credits: Far Out \/ Courtney Love via Instagram<\/p>\n
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While Kurt Cobain<\/a> was known for his obsessive journal usage and documenting his favourite records of all time, it\u2019s perhaps less known what the preferred tastes of his wife, Courtney Love, were throughout their time together.<\/p>\n Despite being a pioneering figure within the world of grunge, and arguably the person who helped the small scene from the Pacific Northwest garner mainstream attention, Cobain\u2019s musical preferences stretched far beyond the world in which he was known for operating within, and the records that appeared in his scribbled journal notes stretch from classic 1960s pop to influential art rock and punk records from the decades after.<\/p>\n Love, on the other hand, was more synonymous with the alternative rock and riot grrrl movements happening concurrently with the grunge scene, and while there was some overlap between acts in both of these worlds, it\u2019s hard to say whether what her own band, Hole<\/a>, were doing, was in any way attempting to attract the same crowd as Nirvana were.<\/p>\n That being said, the two had more connections than just their own music, and in 1994, shortly after the tragic passing of Cobain, Love conducted an interview with Spin to promote the release of Hole\u2019s second album, Live Through This, and listed off some of her own favourite albums of all time. <\/p>\n While there were plenty of unique picks within her list of ten records, there were three that saw her tastes overlapping with ones that appeared in Cobain\u2019s infamous list of his top 50 albums of all time, and the trio of records that the couple could firmly agree upon were all hugely influential releases that came out during a time when both were active in their own projects.<\/p>\n Despite being an EP, the first album that sees both Love and Cobain\u2019s tastes overlapping is Mudhoney\u2019s<\/a> seminal record, Superfuzz Bigmuff. One of the most celebrated bands to have emerged from Seattle\u2019s grunge scene, their 1988 debut was considered to be a major turning point in the genre\u2019s history, and across the six tracks, the band deliver some of the most abrasive riffs with gnarly and raucous production to go with it. It\u2019s hardly surprising that both Love and Cobain appreciate this record, given how their respective early releases both adopt a similar approach, but the two following albums have even more in common.<\/p>\n The next record that the duo could agree on was Pixies\u2019 1989 debut, Surfer Rosa<\/a>, which despite not being easily classifiable as grunge, was a pivotal moment in establishing a new vanguard in guitar music following a period where synths and electronic sounds had been prevailing in modern releases. The skittish yet melody-laden approach taken by the Boston band was something that was adored by many, and while their follow-up, Doolittle, was arguably a step ahead of their debut, it\u2019s still a masterpiece.<\/p>\n