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Come As You Are

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This is an awesome 4 track cd. come as you are is an obvious good song, school live is very good too, and drain you live is very great. Endless nameless is about the best nirvaa song iv ever heard. It rocks! Buy this now if you are any kind of fan. Even if you dont like come as you are,the live songs will blow you away. And dont 4get endless nameless. Buy now

I have all of Nirvana's singles, and I think this one is the best. In addition to the title track, "Come As You Are," this single features a good live version of "School" and the best live version of "Drain You" that I've ever heard, both recorded at the 10/31/91 show. It also contains "Endless Nameless," the hidden track on Nevermind. A must have for any Nirvana fan!

Nirvana's two biggest singles were Smells Like Teen Spirit and Come As You Are. In my opinion, Come As You Are is the better one. Almost anyone who listens to the radio can recognize this song just by hearing that underwater-sounding intro. Most versions of this single have Endless, Nameless, on them. Mine does not (that's the U.S. version). Endless, Nameless was recorded in the Nevermind sessions when Kurt got real pissed and just did this improv- song (according to Guitar World, anyway). Endless, Nameless used to be a hidden track on Nevermind, but most versions today do not have it. This is probably because it is included on the With The Lights Out boxset. This single has two other songs on it, School and Drain You, both live at the Paramount Theater in Seattle on October 31, 1991, shortly after Nevermind came out. (Note: Negative Creep on From The Muddy Banks Of The Wishkah was taken from this same show, as is the version of Been A Son on the Lithium single.) School and Drain You are especially good songs, more than worthy of being on this cd.

I bought the "Come as You Are" single as a 12-inch record from the used and new section. The one I got is the UK picture disc, which, similar to the German picture disc, depicts a reproduction-related scene. I didn't buy this record because I wanted to listen to "Come as You Are" - that poor song is unfortunately overplayed enough on its own - I bought it because I wanted the B-side of "Endless, Nameless" (which is only available on some of the Nevermind CDs) and because I was just really amused by the picture. In the center of Side-A, Kurt, Krist and Dave are inside an egg, surrounded by sperm. (Side-B is black with the tracklisting.) It's easliy the coolest record I own, and the sound quality makes it totally worth it. "Endless, Nameless" is really crazy and great - the first time I played it, it totally blew my mind. Even "Come as You Are" sounds way better than it does on the radio. (And the bonus track on my album was a live version of "School" - that's just o.k.) I'd definately recommend this product, especially the vinyl picture disc, to any true Nirvana fan. A unique 1992 import, it's definately an interesting item to collect and more importantly, listen to. (Oh, and ps: the 12-inch record plays at 45rpm). Enjoy!

I picked up the CD single for "Come As You Are" at a local antique store for around 9 bucks. The CD includes the hypnotic "Come As You Are", the rabid "Endless, Nameless", and two live tracks; "School" and "Drain You". Although this single may not include many classic Nirvana songs aside for "Come As You Are", picking up is a must for the rare "Endless Nameless". So instead of waiting ten minutes at the end of the Nevermind album to hear the raging "Endless Nameless", I can just pop in this CD and hear it anytime I like. The two live tracks are also great; the live version of "School" has a natural flow to it, and I prefer this live version to the original album track on "Bleach". "Drain You" is also a very nice live track as well.
The CD comes in-cased in a cardboard case, instead of those thin CD jewel cases, which is also great.

Pick up this CD is you are a major Nirvana fan, and even if you aren't, the rare "Endless, Nameless" and the live version of "School" are two great tracks for any rock or alternative fan.

This single is only four songs long, but honestly it's one of Nirvana's best. "Come as You Are" is of course a great song, but the real reason to get this is for the b-side "Endless, Nameless", which is really just an underdeveloped feedback jam, but it's AWESOME. It's definitely in my top-five Nirvana songs; even though it goes on for over six minutes and most of it is just the sound of Kurt Cobain smashing his guitar and Dave Grohl trying as hard as he can to break his drum set, every second of it has a very cool violent atmosphere, and it's rawer than any of the other tracks on Nevermind, which makes it good. The other two songs on here are live versions of "Drain You" and "School", which are somehow better than the studio versions. "Drain You" is my favorite Nirvana song and it sounds much more intense and emotional on this recording, and Kurt gives one of his best screams ever ("YOU'RE IN HIGH SCHOOL AGAIN!") the end of "School". Buy this single even if you already have Nevermind, just for "Endless Nameless" and the two live songs.

This maxi-single is a great buy. The CD is long out of print and contains the song that was supposed to end up on American versions of Nevermind but was accidently left off which is called Endless Nameless. The live tracks from October 30, 1991 and the title track are also great. I recommend getting this single if you want Endless Nameless. I also recommend picking up In Utero,Muddy Banks of Wishkah, Nevermind Nirvanas most underrated album Blech and MTVs Unplugged album all worth getting if you dont have them stop wasting your time reading this review get out there and purchase these classics.

Great CD there is a great live version of "Drain you." Any Nirvana fan will love this CD.

Nice single but what's the piont of buying it? All the songs are on other CDs. Still it does have the best version of Drain you.

I am going to talk about the b-sides since I presume most people either own Nevermind or have heard CAYA as a staple on FM radio any time in the last 8 years. Endless, Nameless or 'the noise jam' is both those things w/ LOUD distorted guitars [turning to clean in the verse bits] w/ lyrics so incomprehensible even Kurt himself didn't know what they were, generally an exciting thrashy romp that goes on in various directions for about 7 minutes which for Nirvana was long, it's worth getting this is yr version of Nevermind doesn't have it [like mine], how you can tell is that the ones w/o have gold writing on the back & those w/ it have black writing of the titles, seeing as it's hidden [of course lp & tape copies don't have it], the song was also generally for the end of a gig to smash equipment & make a lot of noise [witness 1991: the Year Punk Broke where he dives into Dave's drumkit, or their own video where someone commentates "did you see that guy? what a shot!" when Krist threw his bass in the air]. Also here are 2 of their best songs School & Drain You live in Seattle on Hallowe'en '91. maybe nothing superexclusive here but worthwhile seeing how little their discography is compared to say Miles Davis or Frank Zappa.