Nirvana - With The Lights Out
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Free Music Review: a lesson in rock evolution
Hit: 5 Stars
I really like this box set, but probably for different reasons than most. I have been a lifelong student of the creative process, and as such, I like to follow how works in progress evolve from something raw and primordial into refined and finished works through the process of extended collaboration and feedback from others.
Nirvana's "With the Lights Out" is like a little history lesson in how their music evolved from the dirty, nasty, garage sound in their beginnings in the mid-to-late 80s to their more familiar sound that defines a whole generation of music lovers. For instance, I like switching back and forth between "Lithium" and "Polly" on their "Nevermind" CD and the demo versions recorded on "With the Lights Out" just to compare for myself and see what and how they changed over the years. It gives me a sense of context and helps me to appreciate the finished product a little more than I would otherwise.
I would also imagine that this album will satisfy Nirvana's hard-core following with plenty of quirky versions of familiar fan favorites. For those with interests similar to my own, they will appreciate how these recordings give a sense of history and evolution to the music of Nirvana, and perhaps gain a greater appreciation of their studio recordings because of it.
Free Music Review: Amzing...
Hit: 5 Stars
Being an avid Nirvana fan since I first heard them in the early 90s, this album does not shed an new light for me. The tracks on here that are "unreleased" have actually been released (not legally) on imorted bootlegs, which I used to colect in my latter years. This box set reinforces what I have known all along: this band has put more care, more love, and more feeling into their music more than just about anyone that has ever released an album.
This albums captures the essence of Nirvana much better that any other release. I see their studio albums as barely breaking the surface of Nirvana, and never truly allow the listener to experience just how great a band they really were. For the average listener, the albums should be a prerequisite to this release, which dives deeper into this sound a really challenges listeners to like what they would otherwise find unappealing. Not to say that this is hard to listen to, but you really have to hear this album with the understanding that this is as raw as it gets.
I would recommend this album to anyone who appreciates pure and unadulturated rock n' roll. This set accurately captures to soul of Nirvana, as well as the creative possibilities of rock n' roll as a genre. Also, I would highly recommend it to any Nirvana fan.
Free Music Review: Incredible for sheer variety
Hit: 5 Stars
I like the demos a lot, I am a songwriter myself and they remind me that even Kurt Cobain figured out his songs on his own. As far as some having a problem with no b sides, most of the B sides you wanted are on this! Including D-7, Even In His Youth, I Hate Myself And I Want To Die, Gallons of Rubbing Alcohol, Marigold, Moist Vagina, Curmudgeon, Verse Chorus Verse, Aneurysm, with the only missing songs being Spank Thru and You Know You're Right (Which I'll admit is no good that the only way you can have that song is by buying the greatest hits collection). In the Butch Vig Teen Spirit Version the guitar sounds much more like the guitars of Garbage (Vig's band) than the raw visceral guitar on the Nevermind recording.
While a B side collection would be an excellent companion piece to the Greatest Hits collection and it would be great if the company would make one, these are now probably my favorite Nirvana discs I own for the sheer rawness of the recordings. Nirvana was a big fan of minimalism, and while I do not like every track, the Sage covers, Sappy, Oh The Guilt, the Here She Comes Now cover, and the White Lace And Strange cover (Proving once and for all that Cobain could actually play guitar), are some of my favorite Nirvana tracks ever.
Free Music Review: Awesome Box Set
Hit: 5 Stars
When i saw this Box Set at the store for the first time i could'nt believe what my eyes where seeing. I thought the box set would'nt come out. All of you saying the songs sound like crap. Why the hell do you care.If your buying this box set for sound quality then don't. There are some songs that are A+ qualilty and some that grade a F- in quality thats the beauty of it thought, it shows how Nirvana was. The tapes used for this box set are old what do you expect. I would have to say when i popped in disc one i was kinda disapointed there are only five good songs on that disc. Now disc two picks up the slack with some familiar tunes,but some of these tunes have been tweaked and altered. For instance all the songs recorded at Laundry Room Studios have digital revereb and some effects taken out of the songs which is kinda pointless. On to disc 3 i love disc three. I can sit down and listen to almost every song on here. I do think they could have put some live stuff from each era to mix things up. I have alot of fav songs for this set and im not going to list them since it would take too much time. I like a few unrelased songs,demos and b-sides to sum it all up. If your a hardcore fan then yeah get this box set you'll cheerish it till the day you die.Free Music Review: A Worthwhile Purchase
Hit: 5 Stars
Whether you're a major Nirvana fan or just getting into the group, the three disc boxed set "With The Lights Out" is an absolutely fantstic addition to your cd collection. 3 cds, 81 songs, 68 of which are unreleased. And you get it at a pretty low price.
The three discs compile the bulk of Nirvana's career from 1987 up to their troubled leader Kurt Cobain's untimely suicide in 1994. If you're looking for a mere boxed set of all their most popular songs, then you've come to the wrong place. Their most famous work is here, no doubt, but not in the versions you are familliar. Songs like "Rape Me" and "All Apologies", for example, are presented in ways you've never heard them before.
There are also a large wealth of songs that have never been heard at all, including a cover of Led Zeppelin's classic "Heartbreaker" that opens up the first disc. The recording is from the first ever gig the band played.
The booklet is execllent. Great photos, great liner notes, great everything. I haven't watched the accompanying dvd yet, but I am sure it will be on level with the rest of the set's quality.
This is an excellent boxed set honoring the legacy of one of the most important and influential bands in music history.