Nirvana Live at Reading

[eeriepadave]

I just bought it earlier today (along with about 5 other albums)

Haven't had a chance to watch it yet though, looking forward to it, heard it was amazing.

[Ledbetterman10]

I downloaded the audio and it sounds good. But wait until you hear the Smells Like Teen Spirit solo. Oh my god. You know how some of Kurt's solos are so bad that they come all the way back around to good? Well this one is just plain bad.

[WeaponX655321]

I downloaded the audio and it sounds good. But wait until you hear the Smells Like Teen Spirit solo. Oh my god. You know how some of Kurt's solos are so bad that they come all the way back around to good? Well this one is just plain bad.

I bought the CD today and loaded it into my car as soon as I got in. There are few songs where a chord was over shot or not hit at all. The opening to Drain You was kind of butchered. I thought the sound quality was alright. It was not the best live album I have ever heard as far as sound quality goes, but I am willing to look over that considering that when these guys performed this show, the idea of a live recording being released was probably not on their mind.

Also, Mudhoney does a much much much better cover of The Money Will Role Right In. Much Better.

[mrwalkerb]

I think it's fantastic I downloaded it last week and jammed it twice really really loud in the car just a dynamic performance and really demonstrates how great a catalogue they had because this is over a year before In Utero (which has always been my favorite album) came out yet they manage to throw down what 24 songs-or something close I forget offhand- and I love the way Kurt sings the first couple of lines of Breed. As much as I love Pearl Jam and as much as I hate Billy Corgan for forever associating his latest cash grab with the word Nirvana was the perfect musical Zeitgeist for that time.

[Thoughts_Arrive]

Who is that guy dancing on stage?

[WeaponX655321]

Who is that guy dancing on stage?

I believe he was one of Kurt's assistants. He and another person used to keep an eye on Francis.

[WeaponX655321]

Who is that guy dancing on stage?

I believe he was one of Kurt's assistants. He and another person used to keep an eye on Francis.

Come to think of it, I think he is also the guy dressed in drag on the In Utero CD.

[soulsinging]

I downloaded the audio and it sounds good. But wait until you hear the Smells Like Teen Spirit solo. Oh my god. You know how some of Kurt's solos are so bad that they come all the way back around to good? Well this one is just plain bad.

I bought the CD today and loaded it into my car as soon as I got in. There are few songs where a chord was over shot or not hit at all. The opening to Drain You was kind of butchered. I thought the sound quality was alright. It was not the best live album I have ever heard as far as sound quality goes, but I am willing to look over that considering that when these guys performed this show, the idea of a live recording being released was probably not on their mind.

Also, Mudhoney does a much much much better cover of The Money Will Role Right In. Much Better.

i think that's just nirvana. outside of unplugged, every performance of theirs i ever heard was pretty sloppy. that's not really a bad thing necessarily, but they were never a particularly disciplined and tight live band. that's why they hired pat smear.

[WeaponX655321]

I downloaded the audio and it sounds good. But wait until you hear the Smells Like Teen Spirit solo. Oh my god. You know how some of Kurt's solos are so bad that they come all the way back around to good? Well this one is just plain bad.

I bought the CD today and loaded it into my car as soon as I got in. There are few songs where a chord was over shot or not hit at all. The opening to Drain You was kind of butchered. I thought the sound quality was alright. It was not the best live album I have ever heard as far as sound quality goes, but I am willing to look over that considering that when these guys performed this show, the idea of a live recording being released was probably not on their mind.

Also, Mudhoney does a much much much better cover of The Money Will Role Right In. Much Better.

i think that's just nirvana. outside of unplugged, every performance of theirs i ever heard was pretty sloppy. that's not really a bad thing necessarily, but they were never a particularly disciplined and tight live band. that's why they hired pat smear.

Oh yeah. Totally. I wasn't expecting to be blown away by their musicianship on this particular CD, I was just more or less saying I did not think the sound quality was up to par in comparison to other officially released live shows I have heard.

[Evacuation Rules]

i think that's just nirvana. outside of unplugged, every performance of theirs i ever heard was pretty sloppy. that's not really a bad thing necessarily, but they were never a particularly disciplined and tight live band. that's why they hired pat smear.

WRONG. Reading is an especially sloppy Nirvana show. On a good day Nirvana were reasonably tight. 10/31/91 and 12/28/91 are much tighter (and better sounding) shows, but they've probably opted to release Reading to put a stop to all the bootleg DVD's.

[WeaponX655321]

i think that's just nirvana. outside of unplugged, every performance of theirs i ever heard was pretty sloppy. that's not really a bad thing necessarily, but they were never a particularly disciplined and tight live band. that's why they hired pat smear.

WRONG. Reading is an especially sloppy Nirvana show. On a good day Nirvana were reasonably tight. 10/31/91 and 12/28/91 are much tighter (and better sounding) shows, but they've probably opted to release Reading to put a stop to all the bootleg DVD's.

I wish they would've put out the Halloween show instead. Any footage I have seen or heard from that show has always been real solid.

[Evacuation Rules]

i think that's just nirvana. outside of unplugged, every performance of theirs i ever heard was pretty sloppy. that's not really a bad thing necessarily, but they were never a particularly disciplined and tight live band. that's why they hired pat smear.

WRONG. Reading is an especially sloppy Nirvana show. On a good day Nirvana were reasonably tight. 10/31/91 and 12/28/91 are much tighter (and better sounding) shows, but they've probably opted to release Reading to put a stop to all the bootleg DVD's.

I wish they would've put out the Halloween show instead. Any footage I have seen or heard from that show has always been real solid.

I'm sure they'll make good use of it someday. Hopefully they'll re-work it from the ground up because they still have all the seperate camera angles. With Reading all they had was the main pro-shot (already mixed), a camera mounted over the stage, one or two amateur cameras, and the audio recording.

[Sludge Factory]

Anyone got any comments on how the Bleach re-release on vinyl sounds? I am looking to pick this up and am hoping that the remaster isn't too loud.

Also, anyone have a chance to check out the other re-released Nirvana albums?

http://www.soundstagedirect.com/nirvana ... y-lp.shtml

http://www.soundstagedirect.com/nirvana ... l-lp.shtml

[cropduster82]

I just recieved my copy in the mail today. A quick note: If you are contemplating buying this, or on the fence about the CD or DVD, the DVD is the COMPLETE show (including banter in between songs). The CD is edited down for time and excludes Love Buzz. Some might not care or are going for the best price which is fine. I am kind of a completist so I got the CD/DVD combo. I would love an audio copy for the car and can live without Love Buzz and the banter on the CD. But the show is so fuckin cool to watch. So much energy. Worth the extra $$ if you ask me.

Peace.

[Thoughts_Arrive]

I love the end when they destroy the stage.
And the star spangled banner.

And you reckon people fought violently for the guitar Kurt gave to the crowd at the end?
Imagine that psycho dude from Philly show was there....