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J.B. Hall's Collection

Nirvana   08/30/1992

Reading Festival, Reading, England
Source SBD; Radio Broadcast
Media cdr   1 disc
Notes 1) Breed 3:27
2) Drain You 3:55
3) Aneurysm 4:35
4) School 3:12
5) Sliver 2:14
6) In Bloom 4:34
7) Come As You Are 3:35
8) Lithium 4:39
9) Smells Like Teen Spirit 5:54
10) On A Plain 3:01
11) Negative Creep 2:54
12) Been A Son 3:01
13) All Apologies 3:23
14) Dumb 2:32
15) Stay Away 3:36
16) Territorial Pissings 2:51

This is possibly the greatest Nirvana show. Everything about the performance is great! The band is alive and jokes about how this is their last show. This was Nirvana's come-back show... the press had dogged the band with rumors of their demise and Kurt's problems. At the start of the show Kurt was rolled onto the stage in a wheelchair wearing a wig and a gown... he feebly stood before the microphone and uttered the first two lines of "The Rose" before collapsing onto the stage. He was obviously mocking the press. For laughs, the band covers Boston's "More Than a Feeling" for a while before kicking into "Smells Like Teen Spirit".

There is also very early version of "All Apologies" which contains alternate lyrics. Kurt tells the crowd that "there have been some pretty extreme things written about us ( himself and Courtney)" and that Courtney felt like everyone hated her. He asks the crowd to say "Courtney we love you!" on the count of three... the crowd obliges and is treated to an early "All Apologies". The early version of "Dumb" is just icing on a already magnificent show! This show, in whatever format you find it, is one that every collector should own.

Tech Notes 1
Trades Allowed Yes
Ratings Sound: A+
Reference / Generation 0001658890
Owned by J.B. Hall · Last Updated May 23, 2023