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For my last and ultimate Review on this rustic ground, I have decided to face head-on and with no hesitations a topic as thorny as it is urgent: why are there still prickly pears on the spines in the thick of November?
Ah, no... I got the wrong site!
To You, there, I wanted to talk about another arduous matter.
The operations of scraping-the-bottom-of-the-worn-out-barrel for miserably speculative purposes are among the most abominable things to which art in general, and therefore by inclusion music, can be subjected.
It’s also true that sometimes there can be rare and sparse exceptions.
Calm down and take a breath: this is not one of those cases.
The artifact in question, included in some kind of Christmas/Easter/thirtieth-anniversary box set, turns out to be a poorly concealed attempt at barrel-bottom scraping, with a slight but substantial difference: in this specific case, the barrel is qualitatively if not exactly filled to the brim, at least still respectably full.
One thing is certain: knowing that their last “conscious” album they released is that minimal cesspit of MTV Unplugged is a matter that gives me (moderate) annoyance.
Because that anemic little theater, deadly, aseptic, emaciated, toxic but also Austro-Hungarian, was nothing more than the plastic representation of the announced end that wouldn’t take too long to come.
To their misfortune and a bit to ours too.
It’s true that hindsight is a wonderful thing.
But that mortuary atmosphere polished with Topexan is as far from what these three rascals musically truly were.
Because those comfortably seated on stools, with candles and lights as a corollary, are not, were not, and will never be the Nirvana. It was the representation of the famished greed of their label combined with their poor artistic clarity, exploited and vilified to the worst consequence.
I don’t say this because I am nobody: but it can be effectively said, to those who have the patience to listen to it, by the listening of this excellent and abundant archive document that portrays them on stage just a few years before.
I don't argue that Unplugged could also be liked for various reasons, and this is not even about wanting to speak "badly" of someone who is no longer there or to bash beyond the peak time with an album/DVD that sold a hundred billion copies.
However, I find it both necessary and fair: and just to give them the proper merit.
Especially for those who are somewhat leathered like myself and perhaps had the luck to cross their resolute sonic trajectories, thus appreciating them starting from that nervous debut 45 rpm released in semi-clandestinity in 1988, like many of that era, through the semi-unknown Subpop.
This concert dates back to 1991; the album that would shortly become one of the most important watershed records - not so much for the quality of the pieces, but precisely for the role it played, voluntarily or not - of the '90s and beyond has just been released.
In this truly intense and elegantly beautiful concert, the trio offers several urgent versions of pieces from the just-released album, the debut work "Bleach" and the earlier EP "Blew".
Cherry on top: the recording quality is marvelous and decisively borders on excellence.
The older and more edgy material, perhaps because it’s more seasoned on stage or maybe because it happens to be the album I favor, is what provides me with the greatest and most intense satisfactions:
The perfect cover of "Love Buzz", the ultra-paranoid "Blew", the tumultuous "Negative Creep", the absolute monolith "School", and the danceable from Romagna that matches the title of "Floyd The Barber", are just some of the brightest lightning bolts that ruffled the leaden sky of the evening and those that in my opinion best represent what these three unforgettable, ragged, bumpkins from the last millennium were, are, and will always be.
In summary: these are the right Nirvana!
Tracklist and Lyrics
01 Lithium (00:00)
I'm so happy 'cause today
I found my friends...
They're in my head
I'm so ugly, that's okay, 'cause so are you...
We broke our mirrors
Sunday morning is everyday for all I care...
And I'm not scared
Light my candles, in a daze
'Cause I've found god
yeah yeah
yeah yeah
yeah yeah
yeah yeah
yeah yeah
yeah yeah
yeah
I'm so lonely, that's okay, I shaved my head...
And I'm not sad
And just maybe I'm to blame for all I've heard...
But I'm not sure
I'm so excited, I can't wait to meet you there...
But I don't care
I'm so horny, that's okay...
My will is good
yeah yeah
yeah yeah
yeah yeah
yeah yeah
yeah yeah
yeah yeah
yeah
I like it - I'm not gonna crack
I miss you - I'm not gonna crack
I love you - I'm not gonna crack
I killed you - I'm not gonna crack
I like it - I'm not gonna crack
I miss you - I'm not gonna crack
I love you - I'm not gonna crack
I killed you - I'm not gonna crack
I'm so happy 'cause today
I've found my friends...
They're in my head
I'm so ugly, that's okay, 'cause so are you ...
We broke our mirrors
Sunday morning is everyday for all I care...
And I'm not scared
Light my candles, in a daze
'Cause I've found god
yeah yeah
yeah yeah
yeah yeah
yeah yeah
yeah yeah
yeah yeah
yeah
I like it - I'm not gonna crack
I miss you - I'm not gonna crack
I love you - I'm not gonna crack
I killed you - I'm not gonna crack
I like it - I'm not gonna crack
I miss you - I'm not gonna crack
I love you - I'm not gonna crack
I killed you - I'm not gonna crack
02 Smells Like Teen Spirit (00:00)
Load up on guns and bring your friends
It's fun to lose and to pretend
She's over-bored and self-assured
Oh no, I know a dirty word
Hello, hello, hello, how low?
Hello, hello, hello, how low?
Hello, hello, hello, how low?
Hello, hello, hello
With the lights out, it's less dangerous
Here we are now, entertain us
I feel stupid and contagious
Here we are now, entertain us
A mulatto, an albino
A mosquito, my libido, yeah
Hey
Yay
I'm worse at what I do best
And for this gift I feel blessed
Our little group has always been
And always will until the end
Hello, hello, hello, how low?
Hello, hello, hello, how low?
Hello, hello, hello, how low?
Hello, hello, hello
With the lights out, it's less dangerous
Here we are now, entertain us
I feel stupid and contagious
Here we are now, entertain us
A mulatto, an albino
A mosquito, my libido, yeah
Hey
Yay
And I forget just why I taste
Oh yeah, I guess it makes me smile
I found it hard, it's hard to find
Oh well, whatever, never mind
Hello, hello, hello, how low?
Hello, hello, hello, how low?
Hello, hello, hello, how low?
Hello, hello, hello
With the lights out, it's less dangerous
Here we are now, entertain us
I feel stupid and contagious
Here we are now, entertain us
A mulatto, an albino
A mosquito, my libido
A denial
A denial
A denial
A denial
A denial
A denial
A denial
A denial
A denial
03 Endless, Nameless (00:00)
Silence, here I am.
Here I am, silent.
Bright and clear, it's what I am.
I have died.
Mother,
Mother,
Mother,
Mother.
Death with violence,
Excitement right here.
Died, go to hell.
Here I am right here.
No mas,
No mas,
No mas,
No mas.
Death is what I am.
Go to hell, go to jail,
In back of that crime.
Here I am, take a chance.
Dead!
Die!
04 Negative Creep (00:00)
This is out of our reach
This is out of our reach
This is out of our reach and it's grown
This is getting to be
This is getting to be
This is getting to be drone
I'm a negative creep
I'm a negative creep
I'm a negative creep and I'm stoned
And I'm stoned
I'm a negative creep
I'm a negative creep
I'm a negative creep and I'm
Daddy's little girl ain't a girl no more
Daddy's little girl ain't a girl no more
Daddy's little girl ain't a girl no more
Daddy's little girl ain't a girl no more
Daddy's little girl ain't a girl no more
Daddy's little girl ain't a girl no more
This is out of our range
This is out of our range
This is out of our range and it's crude
This is getting to be
This is getting to be
This is getting to be like drone
I'm a negative creep
I'm a negative creep
I'm a negative creep and I'm stoned
And I'm stoned
I'm a negative creep
I'm a negative creep
I'm a negative creep and I'm
Daddy's little girl ain't a girl no more
Daddy's little girl ain't a girl no more
Daddy's little girl ain't a girl no more
Daddy's little girl ain't a girl no more
Daddy's little girl ain't a girl no more
Daddy's little girl ain't a girl no more
Fuck!
Yeah!
Drone!
Stoned!
Daddy's little girl ain't a girl no more
Daddy's little girl ain't a girl no more
Daddy's little girl ain't a girl no more
Daddy's little girl ain't a girl no more
Daddy's little girl ain't a girl no more
Daddy's little girl ain't a girl no more
Daddy's little girl ain't a girl no more
Daddy's little girl ain't a girl no more
Daddy's little girl ain't a girl no more
Daddy's little girl ain't a girl no more
Daddy's little girl ain't a girl no more
Daddy's little girl ain't a girl no more
Daddy's little girl ain't a girl no more
Daddy's little girl ain't a girl no more
06 Sliver (00:00)
Mom and dad went to a show
They dropped me off at Grandpa Joe's
I kicked and screamed, said please don't go
Grandma take me home
Grandma take me home
Grandma take me home
Grandma take me home
Grandma take me home
Grandma take me home
Grandma take me home
Grandma take me home
Had to eat my dinner there
Mashed potatos and stuff like that
I couldn't chew my meats too good
Grandma take me home
Grandma take me home
Grandma take me home
Grandma take me home
Grandma take me home
Grandma take me home
Grandma take me home
Grandma take me home
She said, well, don't you start your crying
Go outside and ride your bike
That's what I did, I killed my toe
Grandma take me home
Grandma take me home
Grandma take me home
Grandma take me home
Grandma take me home
Grandma take me home
Grandma take me home
Grandma take me home
After dinner, I had ice cream
I fell asleep and watched TV
I woke up in my mother's arms
Grandma take me home
Grandma take me home
Grandma take me home
Grandma take me home
Grandma take me home
Grandma take me home
Grandma take me home
Grandma take me home
Grandma take me home
Grandma take me home
Grandma take me home
Grandma take me home
Grandma take me home
Grandma take me home
Grandma take me home
Grandma take me home
Grandma take me home
Grandma take me home
Grandma take me home
I wanna be alone
07 Blew (00:00)
If you wouldn't mind, I would like it blew
If you wouldn't mind, I would like to lose
If you wouldn't care, I would like to leave
If you wouldn't mind, I would like to breathe
Is there another reason for your stain?
Could you believe who we knew was stress or strain?
Here is another word that rhymes with shame
If you wouldn't mind, I would like it blew
If you wouldn't mind, I would like to lose
If you wouldn't care, I would like to leave
If you wouldn't mind, I would like to breathe
Is there another reason for your stain
Could you believe who we knew was stress or strain?
Here is another word that rhymes with shame
Is there another reason for your stain
Could you believe who we knew was stress or strain?
Here is another word that rhymes with shame
You could do anything
You could do anything
You could do anything
You could do anything
You could do anything
You could do anything
You could do anything
You could do anything
08 Drain You (00:00)
One baby to another says -
I'm lucky to've met you
I don't care what you think
Unless it is about me
It is now my duty to completely drain you
I travel through a tube
And end up in your infection
Chew your meat for you
Pass it back and forth
In a passionate kiss
From my mouth to yours
I like you
With eyes so dilated,
I've become your pupil
You've taught me everything
Without a poison apple
The water is so yellow, I'm a healthy student
Indebted and so grateful -
Vacuum out the fluids
Chew your meat for you
Pass it back and forth
In a passionate kiss
From my mouth to yours
I like you
One baby to another says -
I'm lucky to have met you
I don't care what you think
Unless it is about me
It is now my duty to completely drain you
I travel through a tube
And end up in your infection
Chew your meat for you
Pass it back and forth
In a passionate kiss
From my mouth to yours
Sloppy lips to lips
You're my vitamins
I like you
09 About a Girl (00:00)
I need an easy friend.
I do, with an ear to lend
I do, think you fit this shoe
I do, but you have a clue
I'll take advantage
While you hang me out to dry
But I can't see you every night for free
I do
I'm standing in your line
I do, hope you have the time
I do, pick a number two
I do, keep a date with you
I'll take advantage
While you hang me out to dry
But I can't see you every night for free
I do
I need an easy friend
I do, with an ear to lend
I do, think you fit this shoe
I do, but you have a clue
I'll take advantage
While you hang me out to dry
But I can't see you every night
No, I can't see you every night for free
I do, I do, I do, I do
10 Territorial Pissings (00:00)
Come on people now, smile on your brother and
everybody get together, try to love one another right now
When I was an alien, cultures weren't opinions
Gotta find a way, a better way, when I'm here
Gotta find a way - a better way - I'd better wait
Never met a wise man, if so it's a woman
Gotta find a way, a better way, when I'm there
Gotta find a way - a better way - I'd better wait
Gotta find a way, to find a way, when I'm here
Gotta find a way - a better way - I'd better wait
Just because you're paranoid, don't mean they're not after you
Gotta find a way, a better way, when I'm there
Gotta find a way - a better way - I'd better wait
Gotta find a way, to find a way, when I'm here
Gotta find a way - a better way - I'd better wait
Gotta find a way, a better way, when I'm there
Gotta find a way - a better way - I'd better wait
Gotta find a way, to find a way, when I'm here
Gotta find a way - a better way - I'd better wait
11 Breed (00:00)
I don't care
I don't care
I don't care
I don't care
I don't care
Care if it's old
I don't mind
I don't mind
I don't mind
I don't mind
I don't mind
Mind, don't have a mind
Get away
Get away
Get away
Get away
Away, away from your home
I'm afraid
I'm afraid
I'm afraid
I'm afraid
I'm afraid
Afraid, afraid of a ghost
Even if you have
Even if you need
I don't mean to stare
We don't have to breed
We could plant a house
We could build a tree
I don't even care
We could have all three
She said
She said
She said
She said
She said
She said
She said
She said
I don't care
I don't care
I don't care
I don't care
I don't care
Care if it's old
I don't mind
I don't mind
I don't mind
I don't mind
I don't mind
Mind, I don't have a mind
Get away
Get away
Get away
Get away
Away, away from your home
I'm afraid
I'm afraid
I'm afraid
I'm afraid
Afraid, afraid of a ghost
Even if you have
Even if you need
I don't mean to stare
We don't have to breed
We can plant a house
We can build a tree
I don't even care
We could have all three
She said
She said
She said
She said
She said
She said
She said
She said
Even if you have
Even if you need
I don't mean to stare
We don't have to breed
We can plant a house
We can build a tree
I don't even care
We could have all three
She said
She said
She said
She said
She said
She said
She said
She said
She said .. good!
12 School (00:00)
Won't you believe, it's just my luck
Won't you believe, it's just my luck
Won't you believe, it's just my luck
Won't you believe, it's just my luck
No recess
No recess
No recess
No recess
Won't you believe, it's just my luck
Won't you believe, it's just my luck
Won't you believe, it's just my luck
Won't you believe, it's just my luck
No recess
No recess
No recess
No recess
You're in high school again
You're in high school again
You're in high school again
You're in high school again
You're in high school again
You're in high school again
You're in high school again
You're in high school again
No recess
No recess
No recess
No recess
No recess
No recess
No recess
13 Polly (00:00)
Polly wants a cracker
Think I should get off her first
Think she wants some water
To put out the blow torch
Isn't me
Have a seat
Let me clip
Dirty wings
Let me take a ride
Cut Yourself
Want some help
Please myself
Got some rope
Have been told
Promise you
Heaven True
Let me take a ride
Cut yourself
Want some help
Please myself
Polly wants a cracker
Maybe she would like some food
She asked me to untie her
A chase would be nice for a few
Isn't me
Have a seat
Let me clip
Dirty wings
Let me take a ride
Cut yourself
Want some help
Please myself
Got some rope
Have been told
Promise you
Have been true
Let me take a ride
Cut yourself
Want some help
Please myself
Polly said
Polly says her back hurts
She's just as bored as me
She caught me off my guard
Amazes me the will of instinct
Isn't me
Have a seat
Let me clip
Dirty wings
Let me take a ride
Cut yourself
Want some help
Please myself
Got some rope
Have been told
Promise you
Have been true
Let me take a ride
Cut yourself
Want some help
Please myself
14 Aneurysm (00:00)
Come on over, and do the twist, ah-ha
Over-do it, and have a fit, ah-ha
Love you so much, it makes me sick, ah-ha
Come on over and, do the twist, ah-ha
Beat the outta me (beat it, beat it)
Beat the outta me (beat it, beat it)
Beat the outta me (beat it, beat it)
Beat the outta me (beat it, beat it)
Beat the outta me (beat it, beat it)
Beat the outta me (beat it, beat it)
Beat me outta me (beat it, beat it)
Beat me outta me
Come on over, and do the twist, ah-ha
Over-do it, and have a fit, ah-ha
Love you so much, it makes me sick, ah-ha
Come on over, and shoot the shit, ah-ha
Beat me outta me (beat it, beat it)
Beat me outta me (beat it, beat it)
Beat me outta me (beat it, beat it)
Beat me outta me (beat it, beat it)
Beat me outta me (beat it, beat it)
Beat me outta me (beat it, beat it)
Beat me outta me (beat it, beat it)
Beat me outta me
Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh
She keeps it pumpin' straight to my heart
She keeps it pumpin' straight to my heart
She keeps it pumpin' straight to my heart
She keeps it pumpin' straight to my heart
She keeps it pumpin' straight to my heart
She keeps it pumpin' straight to my heart
She keeps it pumpin' straight to my heart
She keeps it pumpin' straight to my heart
15 Rape Me (00:00)
Rape me
Rape me my friend
Rape me
Rape me again
I'm not the only one
I'm not the only one
I'm not the only one
I'm not the only one
Hate me
Do it and do it again
Waste me
Rape me my friend
Am I the only one?
Am I the only one?
Am I the only one?
Am I the only one?
My favorite inside source
I'll kiss your open sores
Appreciate your concern
You'll always stink and burn
Rape me
Rape me my friend
Rape me
Rape me again
I'm not the only one
I'm not the only one
I'm not the only one
I'm not the only one
Rape me!
Rape me!
Rape me!
Rape me!
Rape me!
Rape me!
Rape me!
Rape me!
Rape me!
16 Breed (00:00)
I don't care
I don't care
I don't care
I don't care
I don't care
Care if it's old
I don't mind
I don't mind
I don't mind
I don't mind
I don't mind
Mind, don't have a mind
Get away
Get away
Get away
Get away
Away, away from your home
I'm afraid
I'm afraid
I'm afraid
I'm afraid
I'm afraid
Afraid, afraid of a ghost
Even if you have
Even if you need
I don't mean to stare
We don't have to breed
We could plant a house
We could build a tree
I don't even care
We could have all three
She said
She said
She said
She said
She said
She said
She said
She said
I don't care
I don't care
I don't care
I don't care
I don't care
Care if it's old
I don't mind
I don't mind
I don't mind
I don't mind
I don't mind
Mind, I don't have a mind
Get away
Get away
Get away
Get away
Away, away from your home
I'm afraid
I'm afraid
I'm afraid
I'm afraid
Afraid, afraid of a ghost
Even if you have
Even if you need
I don't mean to stare
We don't have to breed
We can plant a house
We can build a tree
I don't even care
We could have all three
She said
She said
She said
She said
She said
She said
She said
She said
Even if you have
Even if you need
I don't mean to stare
We don't have to breed
We can plant a house
We can build a tree
I don't even care
We could have all three
She said
She said
She said
She said
She said
She said
She said
She said
She said .. good!
17 Territorial Pissings (00:00)
Come on people now, smile on your brother and
everybody get together, try to love one another right now
When I was an alien, cultures weren't opinions
Gotta find a way, a better way, when I'm here
Gotta find a way - a better way - I'd better wait
Never met a wise man, if so it's a woman
Gotta find a way, a better way, when I'm there
Gotta find a way - a better way - I'd better wait
Gotta find a way, to find a way, when I'm here
Gotta find a way - a better way - I'd better wait
Just because you're paranoid, don't mean they're not after you
Gotta find a way, a better way, when I'm there
Gotta find a way - a better way - I'd better wait
Gotta find a way, to find a way, when I'm here
Gotta find a way - a better way - I'd better wait
Gotta find a way, a better way, when I'm there
Gotta find a way - a better way - I'd better wait
Gotta find a way, to find a way, when I'm here
Gotta find a way - a better way - I'd better wait
18 Floyd the Barber (00:00)
Bell door on clanks, come on in
Floyd observes my hairy chin
Sit down chair don't be afraid
Steamed hot towel on my face
I was shaved
I was shaved
I was shaved
Barney ties me to the chair
I can't see I'm really scared
Floyd breathes hard I hear a zip
Pee pee pressed against my lips
I was shamed
I was shamed
I was shamed
I sense others in the room
Opey, Aunt Bea, I presume
They take turns and cut me up
I died smothered in Andy's clutch
I was shaved
I was shaved
I was shaved
19 Love Buzz (00:00)
Would you believe me when I tell you
You are the queen of my heart
Please don't deceive me when I hurt you
Just ain't the way it seems
Can you feel my love buzz?
Can you feel my love buzz?
Can you feel my love buzz?
Can you feel my love buzz?
Would you believe me when I do you
You are the queen of my heart
Please don't deceive me when I hurt you
Just ain't the way it seems
Can you feel my love buzz?
Can you feel my love buzz?
Can you feel my love buzz?
Can you feel my love buzz?
20 Been a Son (00:00)
She should have stayed away from friends.
She should have had more time to spend.
She should have died when she was born.
She should have worn the crown of thorns.
She should have been a son.
She should have been a son.
She should have been a son.
She should have been a son.
She should have made her mother proud.
She should have stood out in a crowd.
She should have had another chance.
She should have fallen on her stance.
She should have been a son.
She should have been a son.
She should have been a son.
She should have been a son.
She should have stayed away from friends.
She should have had more time to spend.
She should have died when she was born.
She should have worn the crown of thorns.
She should have been a son.
She should have been a son.
She should have been a son.
21 On a Plain (00:00)
I'll start this off without any words.
I got so high that I scratched 'till I bled.
I love myself better than you.
I know it's wrong so what should I do?
The finest day that I ever had,
Was when I learned to cry on command.
I love myself better than you.
I know it's wrong so what should I do?
I'm on a plain, I can't complain.
I'm on a plain.
My mother died every night.
It's safe to say, don't quote me on that.
I love myself better than you.
I know it's wrong so what should I do?
The black sheep got blackmailed again.
Forgot to put on the zip code.
I love myself better than you.
I know it's wrong so what should I do?
I'm on a plain, I can't complain.
I'm on a plain.
Somewhere I have heard this before,
In a dream my memory has stored.
As a defense, I'm neutered and spayed.
What the hell am I trying to say?
It is now time to make it unclear,
To write off lines that don't make sense.
I love myself better than you.
I know it's wrong so what should I do?
One more special message to go,
And then I'm done, then I can go home.
I love myself better than you
I know it's wrong so what should I do?
I'm on a plain, I can't complain.
I'm on a plain, I can't complain.
I'm on a plain, I can't complain.
I'm on a plain, I can't complain.
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