The Nirvana albums poll

I think it's a valid and interesting question.

should I fly to Los Angeles

Tell you what I've only played one and a half times:

That Nirvana box with the nice metal shiny front. Lovely package, nice DVD, but hey.

Btw, I find that box sets like this one, that I'd otherwise never listen to completely start-to-finish more than once every 10 years, are tailor-made for "shuffle" mode -- I quite enjoy the occasional track!

the box set has some good stuff--my favourite is the cover of "Here She Comes Now"...

Geir has made it pretty clear in the past that live music doesn't matter to him at all, only perfected studio recordings.

"Verse Chorus Verse" would make my POX.

― raging hetero lifechill (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Tuesday, 12 October 2010 15:26 (40 minutes ago) Bookmark

One of their best. I really like "Marigold", the Dave Grohl song too.

his criticism doesn't even make sense about Unplugged in that while they were oft re-recorded old Nirvana tunes there was a GAZILLION covers of material that they hadn't covered on wax prior to that night. I mean ffs!

also Unplugged was awesome

who gives a shit? Geir excluded Incesticide and the two live albums and included the two 60s Nirvana albums: he has a bit of the idiot in him.

i'm aware of geir's general feelings about live recordings. i asked the question because he broadens the exclusion here (and elsewhere) to "new versions of pre-existing material." which raises the question: does performance matter at all? does a great vocal performance matter? does great playing matter? or is the first recording, preferably by the composer, automatically better than all other recordings. period? i'm not looking for a titanic-channeling, ilx-sinking, world-ending thread. just a simple answer. really!

i am i, don quixote

does performance matter at all? does a great vocal performance matter? does great playing matter?

I think he just reads the sheet music.

the box set has some good stuff--my favourite is the cover of "Here She Comes Now"...

― scaruffi kaleidoscope (Drugs A. Money), Tuesday, 12 October 2010 15:06 (14 minutes ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink

I had the 7" version, back in the day. A very silly Melvins' cover of "Venus in Furs" on the other side.

I had a chance to buy some sort of weird Nirvana vinyl (7 or 10" ???) once, with the VU cover and the song Opinion and some other song on it, I can't remember which. Didn't have quite enough to do it, and am now haunted by it.

Never found it in any Nirvana discography; does anybody have any idea what the other song was? Was it super-rare or anything? Wd appreciate the feedback!!!1!!

http://www.discogs.com/Nirvana-Your-Opinion/release/641788

It's a bootleg, around $30 on popsike (record of recent ebay sales)

yeah that's the one. thanks!!!

Bleach is kinda becoming my favorite in my old age

it's the only album of theirs I genuinely enjoy listening to. the rest is like listening to Kurt loading shotgun shells

bleach = in utero > incesticide > nevermind > unplugged for me

i admit my placement of nevermind might have something to do with being absolutely inundated by it for the entirety of hs. anyway, don't sleep on incesticide imo

My order:

incesticide > with the lights out > in utero > bleach > nevermind > unplugged

I think Nirvana's non-album tracks are pretty remarkable, unexpectedly ass-kicking and often very strange.

it's so stupid that there's like official Nirvana b-sides that still have never seen a proper CD release. This band's catalog is totally fucking bungled

Yes, but think of the future marketing opportunities.

Is "Talk to Me" a cover? It sounds very familiar (in the same way that all nirvana songs sound familiar, even upon hearing it the first time) but otherwise doesn't sound at all like a nirvana song.

xp I tend to despise most Courtney Love trash-talk, but I think that this (handling Kurt's recorded output) is the one area where a legitimate claim could be made that she is a scourge on this earth.

I'd condense that to, "I tend to despise Courtney Love; she is a scourge on this earth."

is that rarities box set no good? i've never heard it.

the box set is great! lot of curiosities that are actually worth listening to repeatedly. check out this one, for example:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JFEF-bR1R_8

also check this out for being possibly the weirdest song in the Nirvana catalog-- but impossibly catchy too

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3sHEv0SmJhA

the video of them in a rumpus room practicing with some dude simulating a strobe light by flicking the light switch on and off is pretty charming.

is that Sliver?

I think "Dive" is still one of my favorite "non-regular studio album" track, followed closely by "I Hate Myself and Want to Die".

I think "Dive" is still one of my favorite "non-regular studio album" track, followed closely by "I Hate Myself and Want to Die".

Great tracks. One of my favorite non-album tracks is the split single they did with the Jesus Lizard, "Oh the Guilt."

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FD0KyxYQI60

you gotta admit, no one can scream like that these days

on Bleach Kurt screamed until his voice gave out. I remember my first few listens were painful for the whole "geezus that must hurt like hell" angle.

Dive, Oh the Guilt, and I Hate Myself are all excellent songs...Been a Son is totally my favorite 'non-regular studio album' track, but there were a lot of great ones...

One of my favorite non-album tracks is the split single they did with the Jesus Lizard, "Oh the Guilt."

I'm on board w/ this track ^^

Even in His Youth is pretty good too; not quite as good as Oh the Guilt or I Hate Myself or Verse Chorus Verse, but I still like it lots...

re: sliver/manual strobe light

i think it's this one:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PGIUpIVvxtY

it looks straight out of Freaks & Geeks but with more mustaches.

Why did half-past-who-gives-a-shit have to show up right after I posted something? Fuck you.

And 85 new answers followed, so there's your answer.

I hate every Nirvana thread.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xpj5vlwx6Ws

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o4Zbmb2Agos

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dcf19K5QFqQ

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_pEz9kMSczg

^^^ this other nirvana is weak sauce

new 77 keeping it positive meta thread to request dudes stop biting their own joeks

Why did half-past-who-gives-a-shit have to show up right after I posted something?

Ah bill, tbf I was just posting it to the thread and you happened to be stood there behind me.

https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/nirvana-incesticide/

seek out "Floyd the Barber"

― melody-hating aggr0 nerd (San Te), Tuesday, 12 October 2010 14:38 Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

this guy gets it