Nirvana - Live at Reading
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Artist: NirvanaEdition: Music CD
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Format: Live
CD Release Date: 2009-11-03
Music Label: Geffen Records
Soundtracks:
- Breed
- Drain You
- Aneurysm
- School
- Sliver
- In Bloom
- Come As You Are
- Lithium
- About A Girl
- Tourette's
- Polly
- Lounge Act
- Smells Like Teen Spirit
- On A Plain
- Negative Creep
- Been A Son
- All Apologies
- Blew
- Dumb
- Stay Away
- Spank Thru
- Love Buzz*(*not included on CD/LP)
- The Money Will Roll Right In
- D-7
- Territorial Pissings
Free Music Notes for Live at Reading
Free Music Review: 24 Great Live Renditions of Some Old Favorites
Hit: 5 Stars
You have to know that Kurdt Kobain was an enigmatic rock and roll star. Reluctant to accept fame he craved it just the same. I think this is why he was never content with himself or anything much else in life except maybe his art and his music.
He once said that, "Punk Rock should mean freedom; liking and playing what you want; as sloppy as you want as long as it's good and has passion....I'll write a few sincere lines and then I'll have to make fun of it with another line...." He didn't want to be "too obvious" or "then it gets stale", he said. But he didn't want to be "too cryptic" nor should lyrics be "in peoples faces". He liked them to be somewhat "weird and spacey" as that "painted a nice picture" concluding that "I guess that's the way I like Art". (from "Live! Tonight! Sold-Out!")
Another thing you should know about Kurt Cobain is that when his voice was off in a live rendition of a song, he would often mock it and deteriorate it to the point of silliness, For example in Come As You Are in Amsterdam in 1991, he screams the lyrics in a child tantrum-like voice after coming in off-key. The difficulty he has with this song isn't as evident on Live At Reading, thank goodness, and the Solo is excellent. Kurt Cobain was a complex individual, an inspiration to millions of kids and young adults and the last most recent frontman / guitar god to grace our planet. His live best is better than anybody else and his live worst is probably about the same.
In Live At Reading Kurt mostly shines in both his guitar playing and his vocals (Dave and Krist were spot on throughout, esp., Dave who's drumming must be inspired by Bonzo). My favorite live song combo is "Drain You" followed by "Aneurysm" from the Wishkah collection. The combo on this one is about equal to that one as Aneurysm is better here, but Drain You is slightly off (but still killer all the same!).
The most disappointing guitar performance is during Smells Like Teen Spirit. He is spotty in hitting and then letting "ring" Riffs "A" and "B": in the Intro when he can't hit Riff A he sounds like he's Milking It (tuning his guitar which works in Milk It); and when he hits Riff A he can't let it "ring"; in the second chorus he hits Riff B but can't let it "ring". To top it off he completely botches the Solo. (And I don't believe it was done purposely even given his hatred of Smells, either). If he was just playing "sloppy" I hope he thought it was good and felt "passion" while doing it, but I know it didn't hit me this way. Although Smells comes right in the middle of the set, it seems that Kurt's singing and playing get better with every song during this show. Maybe he just needed to get warmed up vocally.
It is a pleasure to hear live electric versions of "About A Girl", "On A Plain", "All Apologies", "Dumb", "The Money Will Roll Right In" and "D-7". Overall this audio CD gives new and old fans a real taste of Kurt's sonic brilliance.
All-in-All, have a very Merry Nirvana set by adding this to your collection!
Live at Reading Poster
NIRVANA'S LEGENDARY NEVER-BEFORE-RELEASED 1992 READING CONCERT Ranked #1 in Kerrang Magazine's "100 Gigs That Shook The World" and voted as "Nirvana's #1 Greatest Moment" by fans in an NME poll, Nirvana's historic August 30, 1992 headlining appearance at the UK's Reading Festival is one of the most bootlegged concerts in the annals of rock n roll. Now, fans will have an opportunity to own a pristine copy of that entire performance -- color-corrected video from the original film with 5.1 audio sourced from the original multi-track masters. Nirvana Live At Reading will be issued in a limited edition CD+DVD Deluxe Edition as well as DVD-only, CD-only configurations on November 3, 2009, followed by a 2LP version on November 17, 2009.Alternative Rock Music CDs
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