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Nirvana Live at Reading

youngsteryoungster Boston Posts: 6,576
edited December 2009 in Other Music
I pre-ordered this on Amazon last night. Comes out November 3rd. Also pre-ordered the Bleach vinyl (white vinyl) 20th anniversary which comes with a live show from 1990 on the second LP. Can't wait to see the Reading DVD though. Saw a shitty copy years ago but the performance was amazing.
He who forgets will be destined to remember.

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5/17/10 Boston, 10/15/13 Worcester, 10/16/13 Worcester, 10/25/13 Hartford
8/5/16 Fenway, 8/7/16 Fenway
EV Solo: 6/16/11 Boston, 6/18/11 Hartford,
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  • SR259355SR259355 Posts: 50
    Yeah- I cant wait for this DVD, and the re-release of Bleach.

    Bleach is still a kick ass album.
  • memememe Posts: 4,695
    This thread title is creepy if you don't know that there's a dvd coming :oops:
    ... and the will to show I will always be better than before.
  • Thoughts_ArriveThoughts_Arrive Melbourne, Australia Posts: 15,165
    My first vinyl purchase was Bleach! :D
    Can't wait for the dvd.
    Adelaide 17/11/2009, Melbourne 20/11/2009, Sydney 22/11/2009, Melbourne (Big Day Out Festival) 24/01/2014
  • JimNasticsJimNastics Posts: 679
    I haven't watched this show since the leaking of the infamous timecode source, thinking an official release might just be round the corner... I absolutely can not wait for this official DVD. I love the whole atmosphere around this show, there's something magical about it, and the fact it was their last ever show in the UK tops it off. Just thinking of the crowd sing-along to Lithium in 5.1... holy shit.
  • demetriosdemetrios Posts: 93,984
    I'm suprised subpop.com isn't selling the rerelease of bleach! :|
  • mavimavi Posts: 941
    Pitchfork just posted an unreleased live song from Sub Pop's Bleach Reissue

    http://downloads.pitchforkmedia.com.s3. ... tre%5D.mp3
    "He who hears music, feels his solitude peopled at once" R. Browning
  • tvismyfriendtvismyfriend Posts: 2,118
    Easy Street apparently will be selling a vinyl version of the Live at Reading performance.

    http://store.easystreetonline.com/rel/v ... 0252721217
  • demetriosdemetrios Posts: 93,984
    tvismyfriend wrote:
    Easy Street apparently will be selling a vinyl version of the Live at Reading performance.

    http://store.easystreetonline.com/rel/v ... 0252721217

    Excellent! Don't really care about the DVD, I got like 6 different versions of the show. 2dvdrs, 1 dvdrs, 1 DL-DVDr etc.. They are not 'official' but they will do!
  • Lennon_CobainLennon_Cobain Posts: 704
    I've been waiting years for an official release of the 1992 Reading Festival show. I am hoping that the 1991 performance will be included on the DVD as a bonus feature.

    I am pissed that Love Buzz is not included on the CD version (thus making the concert incomplete). At least Love Buzz is included on the DVD.
    "I'll end up alone like I began..."

    "You need the patience of like a National Geographic photographer sitting underneath the bush in a tent, trying to get a picture of zebras fucking or something for the first time." -Eddie Vedder
  • youngsteryoungster Boston Posts: 6,576
    An exclusive at Amazon.com, they have a special DVD box that comes with the Live at Reading DVD but also holds the Unplugged DVD and the Live, Tonight, Sold Out DVD's. Just amended my order for this:

    http://www.amazon.com/Live-at-Reading-A ... 77&sr=8-22
    He who forgets will be destined to remember.

    9/29/04 Boston, 6/28/08 Mansfield, 8/23/09 Chicago, 5/15/10 Hartford
    5/17/10 Boston, 10/15/13 Worcester, 10/16/13 Worcester, 10/25/13 Hartford
    8/5/16 Fenway, 8/7/16 Fenway
    EV Solo: 6/16/11 Boston, 6/18/11 Hartford,
  • tvismyfriendtvismyfriend Posts: 2,118
    Lennon_Cobain wrote:
    I've been waiting years for an official release of the 1992 Reading Festival show. I am hoping that the 1991 performance will be included on the DVD as a bonus feature.

    I am pissed that Love Buzz is not included on the CD version (thus making the concert incomplete). At least Love Buzz is included on the DVD.
    According to amazon.ca Love Buzz will be on the vinyl version.

    http://www.amazon.ca/Live-at-Reading-Vi ... 22&sr=1-13
  • Thoughts_ArriveThoughts_Arrive Melbourne, Australia Posts: 15,165
    Bought it last night, f***ing brilliant!
    I called up my favourite store last night and asked if they will stock it on November 1st as this is the worldwide release date as per the internet.
    They told me we have them in stock on sale now, I dropped everything and told them to put the 2nd last copy on hold for me and drove there. lol.
    Today I went to another store which had the CD in stock, got that too!
    Don't know how us Aussies got it before the worldwide release date???
    Adelaide 17/11/2009, Melbourne 20/11/2009, Sydney 22/11/2009, Melbourne (Big Day Out Festival) 24/01/2014
  • Brisk.Brisk. Posts: 11,567
    Release Pumpkins @ Reading!
  • youngsteryoungster Boston Posts: 6,576
    Thoughts_Arrive wrote:
    Bought it last night, f***ing brilliant!
    I called up my favourite store last night and asked if they will stock it on November 1st as this is the worldwide release date as per the internet.
    They told me we have them in stock on sale now, I dropped everything and told them to put the 2nd last copy on hold for me and drove there. lol.
    Today I went to another store which had the CD in stock, got that too!
    Don't know how us Aussies got it before the worldwide release date???

    I saw this in Newbury Comics today and wanted to get it so bad. I got the shipping confirmation from Amazon yesterday so I hope it is here by the end of the week. torture.
    He who forgets will be destined to remember.

    9/29/04 Boston, 6/28/08 Mansfield, 8/23/09 Chicago, 5/15/10 Hartford
    5/17/10 Boston, 10/15/13 Worcester, 10/16/13 Worcester, 10/25/13 Hartford
    8/5/16 Fenway, 8/7/16 Fenway
    EV Solo: 6/16/11 Boston, 6/18/11 Hartford,
  • eeriepadaveeeriepadave West Chester, PA Posts: 42,424
    I just bought it earlier today (along with about 5 other albums) :oops:

    Haven't had a chance to watch it yet though, looking forward to it, heard it was amazing.
    8/28/98- Camden, NJ
    10/31/09- Philly
    5/21/10- NYC
    9/2/12- Philly, PA
    7/19/13- Wrigley
    10/19/13- Brooklyn, NY
    10/21/13- Philly, PA
    10/22/13- Philly, PA
    10/27/13- Baltimore, MD
    4/28/16- Philly, PA
    4/29/16- Philly, PA
    5/1/16- NYC
    5/2/16- NYC
    9/2/18- Boston, MA
    9/4/18- Boston, MA
    9/14/22- Camden, NJ
    9/7/24- Philly, PA
    9/9/24- Philly, PA
    Tres Mts.- 3/23/11- Philly. PA
    Eddie Vedder- 6/25/11- Philly, PA
    RNDM- 3/9/16- Philly, PA
  • Ledbetterman10Ledbetterman10 Posts: 16,941
    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.
    2000: Camden 1, 2003: Philly, State College, Camden 1, MSG 2, Hershey, 2004: Reading, 2005: Philly, 2006: Camden 1, 2, East Rutherford 1, 2007: Lollapalooza, 2008: Camden 1, Washington D.C., MSG 1, 2, 2009: Philly 1, 2, 3, 4, 2010: Bristol, MSG 2, 2011: PJ20 1, 2, 2012: Made In America, 2013: Brooklyn 2, Philly 2, 2014: Denver, 2015: Global Citizen Festival, 2016: Philly 2, Fenway 1, 2018: Fenway 1, 2, 2021: Sea. Hear. Now. 2022: Camden, 2024: Philly 2

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    http://wegotshit.blogspot.com
  • Jack_C_GregoryJack_C_Gregory Posts: 540
    Ledbetterman10 wrote:
    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. :)
  • mrwalkerbmrwalkerb Posts: 1,015
    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.
    "I'm not suicidal, except when I drink. That's why we don't all drink at the same time, there'd be no-one alive to drive home..."
    Chris Cornell

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  • Thoughts_ArriveThoughts_Arrive Melbourne, Australia Posts: 15,165
    Who is that guy dancing on stage?
    Adelaide 17/11/2009, Melbourne 20/11/2009, Sydney 22/11/2009, Melbourne (Big Day Out Festival) 24/01/2014
  • Jack_C_GregoryJack_C_Gregory Posts: 540
    Thoughts_Arrive wrote:
    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.
  • Jack_C_GregoryJack_C_Gregory Posts: 540
    WeaponX655321 wrote:
    Thoughts_Arrive wrote:
    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.
  • soulsingingsoulsinging Posts: 13,202
    WeaponX655321 wrote:
    Ledbetterman10 wrote:
    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.
  • Jack_C_GregoryJack_C_Gregory Posts: 540
    soulsinging wrote:
    WeaponX655321 wrote:
    Ledbetterman10 wrote:
    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 RulesEvacuation Rules Posts: 2,162
    soulsinging wrote:
    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.
  • Jack_C_GregoryJack_C_Gregory Posts: 540
    Evacuation Rules wrote:
    soulsinging wrote:
    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 RulesEvacuation Rules Posts: 2,162
    WeaponX655321 wrote:
    Evacuation Rules wrote:
    soulsinging wrote:
    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 FactorySludge Factory Posts: 976
    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
  • youngsteryoungster Boston Posts: 6,576
    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.
    He who forgets will be destined to remember.

    9/29/04 Boston, 6/28/08 Mansfield, 8/23/09 Chicago, 5/15/10 Hartford
    5/17/10 Boston, 10/15/13 Worcester, 10/16/13 Worcester, 10/25/13 Hartford
    8/5/16 Fenway, 8/7/16 Fenway
    EV Solo: 6/16/11 Boston, 6/18/11 Hartford,
  • Thoughts_ArriveThoughts_Arrive Melbourne, Australia Posts: 15,165
    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....
    Adelaide 17/11/2009, Melbourne 20/11/2009, Sydney 22/11/2009, Melbourne (Big Day Out Festival) 24/01/2014
  • youngsteryoungster Boston Posts: 6,576
    Thoughts_Arrive wrote:
    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....

    I wonder about that. A guitar is different from a pick or a drumstick. I can't imagine one person got it and everyone around him or her backed off cause they touched it first. There was definately a fight for that.
    He who forgets will be destined to remember.

    9/29/04 Boston, 6/28/08 Mansfield, 8/23/09 Chicago, 5/15/10 Hartford
    5/17/10 Boston, 10/15/13 Worcester, 10/16/13 Worcester, 10/25/13 Hartford
    8/5/16 Fenway, 8/7/16 Fenway
    EV Solo: 6/16/11 Boston, 6/18/11 Hartford,
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