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Nirvana "About a Girl" played live in a basement in 87

submitted by blankfist

1 decade 6 years 2 months 1 week ago

You can find this video on the DVD in the box set called With the Lights Out that was released four or five years ago. It's a live recording of Nirvana performing About a Girl in someone's basement in 1987. I'm curious to see if there are any old Nirvana fans on the Sift.

Here they cover Led Zeppelin's Immigrant Song that same night: http://www.videosift.com/video/Nirvana-covers-Immigrant-Song-in-1987

17 Comments

That blond guy looks just like Kurt Kobain!

Ahhhh.... why does this not have more votes...

*promote this, my robotic slave.

Promoting this video back to the front page; last published Friday, September 19th, 2008 2:34pm PDT - promote requested by MycroftHomlz.

Schattdaddy says...

Awesome. Chris Novaselic is a goofy bastard. But I love him and his simple bass lines.

I hate to be a vote whore here, but if you liked this, you may be interested in this video of them covering Led Zeppelin's Immigrant Song.

awesome, good sift!

I can't imagine standing in a basement, listening to this song, then (just a few years later) hearing it again in an arena with 10,000 screaming fans.

furrycloud says...

Nice! My dad lived in Seattle in the 80s and he said he could hear Nirvana practicing next door to his friends house.

cool!

Why didn't Krist hit himself in the face with his bass after the song?

Best pop group ever

Clever!>> ^MINK:
Best pop group ever

Clever!

Interesting that he sang with his face up against a wall.

Fantastic video...

blast from the past,
wish he and his melancholy ways woulda stuck around longer

I love Nirvana - always will.

But watching that video just reminds me of how awkward and nerd-grungy they were. Makes me wonder if I was that nerd-grungy listening to them in the 90's.

Anyone else feel for that fat dude with the beer, who had no choice but to wish he had instrumental skillz and wasn't forced to stand there, head bowed in deference?

Hey I was just the 87th vote.... weird!

Seriously though that's awesome. I still love listening to Smells Like Teen Spirit after any concert just to laugh.

therealblankman

Lightswitch rave!

dag

Comment hidden because you are ignoring dag.(show it anyway)

Fantastic, and actually sounds half-way decent for a camcorder.

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