New Nirvana
So I've been digging through this new Nirvana box set for the past couple weeks or so. It's cool because there really is a whole lot of shit on there that I would imagine hardly anybody has heard before. The thing about it though is that the vast majority of the new shit is poorly recorded solo acoustic demos made by Kurt in his bedroom or basement or whatever. If you added up all of the various included b-sides, shit from soundtracks and what have you and the best of the new shit, you could probably come up with a pretty decent Incesticide-style disc. I might give it a shot the next time I come across a blank CD. The track I'm including here is my favorite so far out of the new shit on here.
Everything on that box set has been released under the title "Outcesticide". There are about 10 different volumes, and they were all available before Cobain killed himself.
Posted by: dave | December 04, 2004 at 10:03 AM
Have you heard the box set? I had a lot of those Outcesticide CDs and there was still a lot of stuff on here that I had never heard before.
Posted by: Bol | December 04, 2004 at 10:09 AM
yeah, I downloaded it a few weeks ago. There are only a few that didn't make it to the outcesticide albums. Personally, I want the actual box set just for the DVD.
The 2nd cd is the best, IMHO.
Posted by: dave | December 04, 2004 at 10:20 AM
True. They actually played most of the DVD on MTV2 the week before it came out. The stuff that they had on there was just incredible. Like
-The first time they ever played Smells Like Teen Spirit live, with completely different lyrics. The crowd went straight ape shit.
-The first ever show with Dave Grohl on drums playing an awesome version of Love Buzz.
-The old Sub Pop version of the video for In Bloom, which was kind of weird in just how "regular" they seemed before the Nevermind days.
-Some really weird and, um, touching footage of them performing the '70s song Seasons in the Sun with Kurt on drums and vocals, Krist on guitar and Dave on bass.
Somebody should buy it for me for Christmas.
Posted by: Bol | December 04, 2004 at 10:32 AM
Enough people will buy this to support Countney Love's crack habit. This is a poor attempt to suck more money out of Nirvana fans. I'm glad I downloaded it first. I already have most of these songs and they sound like shit. There is no way I'm paying $65 for this.
Posted by: Luke Cold | December 04, 2004 at 11:01 AM
Oh no doubt. Like I said, there's probably a single disc's worth of shit on here that you really need, if that, anyway.
I could use a bitch like Rachel Ray:
http://808kick.blogspot.com/2004/12/rachel-ray.html
Posted by: Bol | December 04, 2004 at 11:07 AM
"68 previously unreleased tracks" is the real story. I'm thinking that if they had released them when Cobain was alive, maybe, (MAYBE) they would have got enough money to give him better shit and he wouldn't have off'd himself.
Posted by: Insta Marv | December 06, 2004 at 07:28 PM
hi
i am big nirvana fan and i think they rok i dont just like the music but KURT was so cool!he woz on drugs yer yer courtney is horiible and that but my favourite song is 'dumb'that is funny and 'heart shaped box' dat woz cool yer !
frances int lke her dad a shame she is like fake courtney and 'love buzz'
Posted by: kookid | May 23, 2005 at 02:03 PM