Nirvana Home Videos from 1988

I found these videos very interesting - almost chilling - to watch. Check out very early Nirvana in rare form before they hit it big and ushered in an entirely new genre of rock music.

Check out the story at the original post via Open Culture here.

1988-era Nirvana performs "About A Girl"



And here the band switches instrument roles for a cover of the 1974 Terry Jacks hit "Seasons In The Sun". Who knew Kurt Cobain was such a fan?

Under Cover: Smells Like Teen Spirit

The Ukulele Orchestra "Smells Like Teen Spirit" (Nirvana)

Here is a most unusual take on the grunge classic. The ukuleles I can live with...but the vocals? Geez...

 

Rare CD: Nirvana "Pennyroyal Tea" single

NIRVANA: Pennyroyal Tea CD single
one of only a handful that hit the markets

This is the German version, with no IFPI-code. As you can see from the pictures, the matrix is as it should be: SONOPRESS I-2211/GED21907 A 2

"Nirvana"- text on spine is yellow, as it should

The story goes: a bunch of these saved from the garbage bin by a guy who the sold them on flea market places in Helsinki, Finland.
I bought this some time ago from a girl, who got this from her father, who originally got his from the original guy saving these.
So, the story is quite similar to what happened in Sweden at the same time. I know 100% sure that some of these were also sold directly in eastern Finland record stores.
Were they sold regardless to the command to destroy them, or accidentaly in advance, is unsure.

Sold for $525.00 on ebay.

Rare CD: Nirvana "Had It All"

"Label: Madman
Catalog Number: (Madman 41)
Recorded performance: 10-25-91 - The Palace (Rock For Choice Benefit) - Hollywood, CA United States

Runtime: 62:36 / 18 Tracks"

CD sold for $96.00 on ebay (12 bids).

Rare CD: Nirvana "Nevermind the Bullocks"

Marketed as "The Rarest Nirvana Cd EVER Made" (SADMOP-003/004), this live recording of Nirvana will likely earn you a handsome profit. Show was recorded on 11-09-93 at Stabler Arena, Lehigh University (Bethlehem, PA).

2-8-08: One sold for $799.00 (!) on ebay (using Buy It Now).

Review: Foo Fighters "Echoes Silence Patience & Grace"

Devout readers will know that I've been in a bit of a dry spell when it comes to listening to some good music these days. I've been eager to write a positive review for something, figuring it would have happened with Lillian Axe, REO Speedwagon, or David Gilmour, but I was wrong. Leave it to Dave Grohl and the Foo Fighters to finally save the day!

I was not expecting the world with this new release, as the Foo Fighters have always bit a little hit and miss with me in recent years. But "Echoes Silence Patience & Grace" is fantastic...everything that is good about the Foo Fighters shines through in this collection of very strong and melodic songs. Dave controls his tendency to shout through the songs, and is more artful and creative with melody and song structure than ever before. He also sings the ballads with such sincerity this time around, you can sometimes feel the pain. The Foos also use more piano in this tunes then I ever recall, and to very nice effect. The CD has a good balance of rockers, mid-tempo numbers, and ballads to keep everyone happy. It is one of the most consistently good CDs I've heard this year. They prove once again that you can rock and still maintain pop sensibility that keeps a listen engrossed in your art and wanting more.

iPOD-worthy: 1, 3, 4, 6, 7, 10

Foo Fighters on MySpace. Official site.

Video for the single "The Pretender":