'94 NIRVANA DVD HITS STORES

cant wait to watch this, love nirvana still today and wish more bands would cover their music

Eh... Soooo overrated... Starting the grunge movement isnt something to be proud of. It doesnt take a genius to strum out some minor chords and whine.

yea i do think kurt cobain is much too overrated. it's funny when someone commits suicide or dies of a drug overdose, it seems they are instantly coined heroes or idols.

Nirvana kicked serious ass back then! Their music is still great...maybe even timeless. Too bad that whore Courtney had Kurt killed. What a stupid bitch!!! Her music blows, and she has no other talent, except for maybe killing people and somehow getting away with it. This looks like a cool DVD...

Anyone that grew up during Nirvana's rise respect that music. Their career was short lived and there could have been so much more music. Nirvana Nevermind is one of those incredible never forgotten albums

"It doesnt take a genius to strum out some minor chords and whine."

If so then why wasn't it done before? I don't think it takes a genious to play simple pop songs either but the Beatles did and became the biggest band in the world. Its all a combination on time, place and what the music world is ready for. Those things combined provide the amazing bands that shape culture. Bob Dylan, The Grateful Dead, David Bowie, Michael Jackson, Guns and Roses, The Talking Heads, The Ramones, The Clash, Pearl Jam and yes Nirvana were all those those bands.

Generation and Culture defining bands...

Loves you all.

A

nicely put

Kurt was a hero and idol long before he ever committed suicide. Way to generalize things. Nirvana didn't start the grunge movement, the fucking Melvins did. And if you wanna be anal about it, Neil Young actually did it. Maybe it doesn't take a genius to "strum out some minor chords and whine" but this guy was a genius who did. show respect where respect is due.

btw i've had this on tape since '94 and its one of my favorite concert films ever. The behind-the-scenes stuff and the road footage is really special, too.

mainstream media started the grunge movement. nirvana just played great fucking music.

r.i.p kurt

"If so then why wasn't it done before? I don't think it takes a genious to play simple pop songs either but the Beatles did and became the biggest band in the world. Its all a combination on time, place and what the music world is ready for. Those things combined provide the amazing bands that shape culture. Bob Dylan, The Grateful Dead, David Bowie, Michael Jackson, Guns and Roses, The Talking Heads, The Ramones, The Clash, Pearl Jam and yes Nirvana were all those those bands."

The Beatles were ground breaking in the way they produced their albums, using production tricks that were never used before, and also for their use of foreign scales and instruments, and they were also pioneers of the synthesizer.
Bob Dylan was a great lyric writer, but not much more than that to me, certainly not a great musician.
The Dead used improvisation to take their compositions beyond the ordinary, making every one of their live shows unique.
Michael Jackson definitely knew how to make a dance song, and the production involved in most Michael Jackson productions is top notch.
The other bands you mentioned are just more of the same old crap: different musicians putting their spin on progressions that have now been beaten to death.
There is more to music than the tones you use, people. Learn to look beyond the sounds and into the music. You can play the same exact song a million different ways with a million different instruments or different voices, its still the same crap underneath it all.

Time, place, and what the world is ready for, has NOTHING to do with good music.

Kurt Cobain is extremely overrated. He was a tortured soul with major depression and drug problems. Sid Vicious and many others did it first and never reached icon status. Sorry Generation X, Nirvana road the Seattle wave and successfully killed the likes of Milli Vanilli - that is all.

Cobain's strength lay in his ability to convey emotion, and many would say that this is what music is all about- not the range of notes you can play or how fast you can play them. He happened to touch on emotions that a huge legion of music fans were feeling. I cannot imagine someone listening to Nirvana's take on Ledbelly's "Where did you sleep last night?" and arguing that Cobain is not a good musician. He made powerful music and I think it will continue to move people for years to come.
And as for the assertion that Dylan is simply a poet or good lyricist, I tired of that argument. He may not be the most technical instrumentalist, but his melodies are universal. There would not be tons of instrumental recordings of his songs by world class musicians if it were just about the lyrics.

"Time, place, and what the world is ready for, has NOTHING to do with good music."

You're obviously kidding with statement... You have to be.

their music was too emotionally raw for many a jamband fan to deal with.

In Utero was the best album of the 90's.
And one of the most powerful albums ever, imo.

if you don't get it, fine.
If they're not relevant to your musical world, fine.
But if you don't get Nirvana, take it somewhere else.

The attempts to belittle such an important artist is so sad and disheartening. The "explanations" are borderline pathetic.

ganjj....Talking Heads, The Clash...the same old crap?!?!?!
you should really just stop while you're way way way way way way way way way way way behind.

I'm psyched to see this finally released on DVD.
I lost my VHS many years ago. I do still have my VHS of the Live and Loud MTV New Year's concert from '93 though. They need to release *that* on DVD.

hmmm..I have this on VHS. haven't watched it in probably 5 years, but maybe this is worth updating to the dvd.

Anyone disrespecting Nirvana needs to pick up In Utero and blast through: Serve the Servants, Scentless Apprentice, Frances Farmer Will Have Her Revenge on Seattle, Very Ape, Milk It, and Radio Friendly Unit Shifter.

This is anything but struming minor chords and whining. It's wailing some sick, profound, dark, dissonant, kick ass music and putting your life and soul into every note.

Kurt was a music icon before he committed suicide and his personal problems do nothing to diminish the quality of his music. He poured his life into his music and when it put him in the spotlight it was too much. His death was tragic and many did elevate him to hero or idol status because of it. Is that really something to blame on Kurt? Does it decrease the legitimacy or quality of his music. NO

Nirvana's music stands on its own.

"Time, place, and what the world is ready for, has NOTHING to do with good music."

"You're obviously kidding with statement... You have to be."


Hell no I'm not kidding, time and place and what the world is ready for only decides whether the music becomes popular or not. That has nothing to do with if its good or not. Britney Spears style and crunk music is topping the charts right now, does that make it good? Meanwhile there are real artists who work every day all their lives to perfect their craft and to innovate and create something new, and many of these artists will die without ever making a dent on the billboard charts.

There is a big difference between popularity and quality.

i'd rather have kurt than jerry. can't wait for the dvd!!!

If I started bitching about Jerry being a whining junkie who couldn't play his fuckin guitar for 5 years, the shit would hit the fan. But hey, it's just as true. Let's not do this people.

BLAH

nirvana fucking pwns!

plus they had a kick ass go-go dancer on stage

yup..mumia...the word 'grunge' means as mucth as 'fat free' or 'indy'. Nervana is cool and all ...but theese days i go to RS or Pollstar for the commercial stuff. OR- i sift through jambase for somthing i wont see in the mainstream...becoming a full time job! sifting sifting sifting...

thanks - ganjjjj - 100% true - what sells vs what makes music good is a big reality to making a living playing music or becoming 'sucessfull'. weddings and cover bands pay nice but untill your Nervana or Phish is a smash hit - untill every one is out trying to cash in paying 'tribute' to you - you are just another...well...kurt cobain?.?.?.?.? trey anastasio.?.?.?...Jerry garcia taught guitaur for a few years - before that he was in the army...Travis worked at a drum shop in boulder...support your locals and unknowns! they are as great or better than they will be in a few years when they are huge stars!

deadhead69yer...garcia was a full blown dope feind for years. it completely distroyed many of the performances i have seen him give....just my opinion whicth i will voice loudly. he missed gigs over it...dont be afraid to say it. in his day nobody knew what a lifestyle choice it was to get high...now we do and should make alot of noise so others will know...imagine if people knew in the 60s and 70s and garcia had made different decsisions - wed all be going to see him play his ass off right now! Kobain too!

drugs are bad mmm k.

seriously, nirvana was overated. them along with bands like pearl jam and soundgarden (both of whom i respect) got all the glory for the seattle sound/boom/movement but if there is one band that all these seatlle peeps owe their fortunes to, it is MUDHONEY. mudhoney is somewhat connected to the success of any band to the pacifico northwest. they play and still do chrun out raw, greasy, rock and roll that's gritty and melodiious. one of the most unjustly overlooked bands ever.

I never cared for Nirvana or much of the "grunge" music, but I will say a big thanks for killing the Hair Bands of the 80's.

RIP kurt.......sorry you ever met courtney......

ganjjjj....it doesn't take a genius to have an OPINION, and please realize what you say, what i say, what we all say is an OPINION of what we perceive....and your opinion of kurt is rather shallow....much of what we consider art is not hard, it is in the CREATION of this art that makes it special......so you didn't get kurt or didn't like his music, whatever, you are allowed to have that opinion....but don't belittle it claiming that your OPINION is what is true and everyone else that "got nirvana" was just idolizing some fool strumming out some minor chords and whining....have some respect.....or at least some insight as to what you spew being an OPINION, of which it "doesn't take a genius" to have one...

and by the way, the beatles were popular way before they were in their experimental phases of their career:
The Beatles were ground breaking in the way they produced their albums, using production tricks that were never used before, and also for their use of foreign scales and instruments, and they were also pioneers of the synthesizer

also, it doesn't take a genius to noodle around on the guitar learning scales and such either, just a lot of practice....and thank god jerry, trey and the likes took the time to practice and use thier creativity to put those notes together in a very special way.....

Saying Nirvana was overrated is like saying Phish, The Grateful Dead, or The Beatles were overrated. Everyone is entitled to their opinion, we all like different things, but nobody can say for example that Einstein was not a genius- it is fact.

I have definitely watched this tape more than any other music tape or DVD. You should watch this if your a fan.

Kurt Cobain & Nirvana have effected music in ways some of you idiots will never know.

Right on to the real and death to the fakers.

well then enlighten us paulyglasser. share your knowledge with those of us who are ignorant of Nirvana's huge impact on the music world. cause i'm sure none of us have any idea how big Nirvana was, we all slept through the grunge years.

....i slept through the grunge years....i was into phish and shit like that. i dismissed nirvanna as pop trash for years untill ui heard Charlie Hunter doing 'come as you are'. funny how i can dig it now years later....

Kurt Cobain deserved his icon status. Sid Viscious is an icon and really doesn't deserve it: he couldn't play bass, he didn't on Nevermind the Bollocks... and was unplugged most of the time on stage. Sid Viscious wasn't even original, he did whatever Malcolm MacLaren said.

Who cares about Nirvana anyways? Shotgun shells what did his head look like that is gay H Using shit why didnt anyone help him 3 chorder

This vid is a real nice way to get the warm and fuzzies again over a band I am sad to say I havent been listening to so much anymore. This music, whatever level of skill or lyrical content its percieved to have or not have, came to me at a very influential time in my life and it stayed. Check it out!

And calicheezer, consider growing up. Or at least phonics, jackass.

2 comments to 2 cheesers here:

1) to cocheese: seems like you answered your 2nd post with your first post........what did nirvana do?.just as you said (in a way) killed the pop (a.k.a michael jackson) and killed the hair bands (a.k.a cinderella, poison, and the likes).....besides opening kids at the time to an "alternative" music scene, an "alternative" point of view (blatantly denouncing gay/women bashing), and influencing much of the music of the next decade.

2) to calicheezer: U R N ID E OT, and totally out of line saying crap like "what did his head look like?".....makes me want to enjoy nershi leaving cheese just to make you sad!!! (though i'm a cheesehead and sad to see bill leave, you have given me a bright side to this)

ganjjjj- I understand your popular vs. quality opinion. Could you please elaborate about the quality artists that you do hold in high regard?

I thank you for your reply.

R.I.P. Kurt~ Nirvana was and is the SHIT.

R.I.P. Kurt~ Nirvana was and is the SHIT.

To Gangj: Dude-man... wow. Let me first say I am pretty indifferent to Nirvana. They're okay, but I do believe their heads were in the right place. They were playing music for the love of music, and I can dig that. It doesn't really matter what your personal preference is. There are plenty of bands that I could care less about, but I would still conceed their talent, skill, & heart. Just not my cup of tea... I just had to call you out for your less than thought out comment about the Talking Heads, and more importantly the Clash..."just more of the same old crap"???? That is just "Hateful" and false. You haven't a clue young man. Listen and learn. You're in for the treat of discovery. Why so judgemental?? I don't care about this release either. It's about money as is everything. I am glad that their fans will now be able to have a good hard copy of the show. It's for them, not for you. Who cares...

"And after all that killing, the "jam" has steadily been off the radar to some degree getting better and better through the years. That's how I see it."


filo - you're NUTS if you think that the jamband scene has been getting better over the years. and you're nuts if you think it has been off the radar also. were you at ANY "jam" shows in the late 80's or early 90's? 100,000 people showing up for shows that only hold about 20,000 people is HARDLY off the radar.

how old are you? 18? 21? you never even saw Jerry Garcia live and you think that you are qualified to say that the "scene" his band created is better now than it was in the past. that's about the funniest thing i've ever read. it's more corporate now than it ever was... but definitely not BETTER. although, if you weren't there, i don't expect you to understand.


ciffy.... when nirvana and those other bands surpassed the achievements of mudhoney, they paid respect by letting their millions of fans know about the band that only thousands of people formerly listened to (myself included - a huge mudhoney fan). since you obviously weren't around at the time... or at least not done sucking your mamma's teet... you are unaware that nirvana's success actually helped mudhoney sell more records than they had ever sold before. mark arm will tell you the same thing. don't know who mark arm is? figures. ciffy, why don't you go to the source and send mark arm an email through his band's site? ask him how he feels about kurt and nirvana. he has said many times that they were friends, and that nirvana paid them plenty of respect when they got huge... and that they helped mudhoney sell more records than they ever sold before. i've spoken to mark arm before... at a mudhoney show... he wouldn't support what you are saying.

calicheezer... you're a disgraceful piece of crap.

PS - if you think Mudhoney had a problem with Nirvana... why don't you go to Youtube and look up Mudhoney and Nirvana... there is a live performance of Kurt playing The Money Will Roll Right In with Mudhoney.

apparently they didn't have a problem with him playing on stage with them...

that's all i have to say about one of the stupidest arguments i've ever heard.

Timing is about everything for a band to become popular or one person reaching "icon" status. If Layne Staley would have died instead of Kurt in 94' instead of 02', he (Layne)and Alice in Chains would have had the post suicide fame that Kurt and Nirvana have.

John Candy- I loved you in "Summer Rentals". Your cameo in "Blues Brothers" is priceless. However, you do not know shit about music. Soundgarden was (is?)an awesome band, but you make it sound like Cobain's untimely death stole their thunder somehow. "If Layne Staley would have died instead of Kurt in 94' instead of 02',..." is the most assinine hypothesis I've ever heard.

I'm 21, and I knew who Kurt Cobain was -- when I was five. I didn't know who Layne Staley was, although I listened to AiC a bit years later.

AnthonyGentile,
your the dumbest person no wait almost the dumbest how can you say music as in the jam scence isn't progressing. All music is progessing actually in a good way a different way im so sick of hearing all this bullshit about rock being dead how the old days were the best suck my dick music is music it had to adapt to our world or there would be nothing. Word to your mother