Live at Reading [Amazon.com Exclusive] [BOX SET]

Nirvana

Product Details

• Audio CD (November 3, 2009)
• Original Release Date: November 3, 2009
• Format: Box set
• Note on Boxed Sets: During shipping, discs in boxed sets occasionally become dislodged without damage. Please examine and play these discs. If you are not completely satisfied, we'll refund or replace your purchase.
• Label: Geffen
• ASIN: B002QGSOU4
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #5,800 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

Track Listings

Disc: 1

1. Breed

2. Drain You

3. Aneurysm

4. School

5. Sliver

6. In Bloom

7. Come As You Are

8. Lithium

9. About A Girl

10. Tourette's

See all 25 tracks on this disc

Disc: 2

1. Breed

2. Drain You

3. Aneurysm

4. School

5. Sliver

6. In Bloom

7. Come As You Are

8. Lithium

9. About A Girl

10. Tourette's

See all 24 tracks on this disc

Editorial Reviews

Rolling Stone (October 29, 1992)

"The staggering energy and intensity radiating from the stage never let up... Cobain's ravaged pop songs coming off like some dream marriage of the Sex Pistols and the Beatles, borne on bracing waves of distorted guitar noise."

Product Description

This tasteful hardbound slipcase (measuring 5½" x 7 5/8" x 1¾") with metallic silver NIRVANA logo and black matte finish comes with the limited edition DVD+CD LIVE AT READING package. This collectible slipcase has space for your entire Nirvana DVD collection, easily fitting the NIRVANA Unplugged In NY and LIVE TONIGHT SOLD OUT! Dvds. This also includes a limited edition 15" x 21" poster of the LIVE AT READING cover image.

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Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

19 of 20 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Nirvana great; Amazon box is a rip-off, November 11, 2009

By	J. Kerrigan "Muzik Freek" (Fort Worth) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Amazon Verified Purchase

This review is NOT for the Nirvana content, it's for the Amazon offer.

I love Amazon. I've been paying the light bills on the joint for years. BUT, this Amazon exclusive box set is a rip-off.

Combined CD/DVD of Nirvana Live at Reading costs $25. This Amazon box(with the same CD/DVD set)is $36. For the extra $11, you get a flimsy box with "Nirvana" stamped on the side, and a small poster. If that's worth $10-12 more to you, go for it. But you could get an entire other CD plaus the Nirvana CD/DVD for the same $36.

Just not worth it, Amazon; try harder next time...

10 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Live Album By The Late Nirvana!, November 3, 2009

By	Concerned One "Thrashfan" (Clarinda, IA) - See all my reviews (TOP 1000 REVIEWER)

Amazon Verified Purchase

This is a great live set from the band that set the world a blaze in the early 90's. The video quality is good, sound is great, and it does capture the energy of the day. The only thing that was a bit of a let-down was the Amazon.com Exclusive packaging. The Poster is good, but the box is not "tasteful hardbound slipcase", but a less than spectacular flat black cardboard, the thin dvd digipack style case, and then a thin cardboard spacer to keep the dvd from sliding around. The extra space is advertised "to put your other nirvana dvds in". It is possible to do that, but the extra few dollars is not really worth it. Also, the shipping (despite well packed with bubble wrap) had a dented corner on my box, and the low quality cardboard spacer is sprung out a bit because weight got placed on the shipping box. Buy this DVD/CD set, well worth it, but save the money on the amazon exlusive version.

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Nirvana Live At Reading - Worth The Wait!, November 3, 2009

By	Chauncey Gardner (Los Angeles) - See all my reviews

In a word - amazing! Live At Reading serves as a vibrant reminder as to why Nirvana belongs in the pantheon of great rock bands, and how they may likely be the last great and meaningful band to emerge in the past twenty years. Live At Reading captures the band at a crossroads - just a year before in 1991, the band played the very same festival, but was relegated to an afternoon performance somewhere in the middle of the multi-day, multi-band gathering. Just a year later, they would be arriving as conquering anti-heroes, having in the space of a year, accomplished the small feat of changing the face of music. Now the festivals headliners, Nirvana - and particularly Kurt Cobain, had become the subject of much public attention, and amidst a cloud of rumours and innuendo stirred up by the press, the appearance was as much anticipated for the spectacle as it was for the expected performance, a performance that would be the bands final in the U.K. What is captured on tape, hardly comes across as a band in its final moments - Live At Reading explodes with ferocity and moments of sheer brilliance. Granted it has its less than sparkling moments, but those are few and far between, and seem more a by-product of a band at odds with its own success, and adding verity to event.

The moments where Nirvana truly shine are too many to mention - the performance of "School" displays the skills and sound which made Dave Grohl such a key addition to the band. His drumming matches the visceral attack of Kurt's vocals, turning the performance into a thundering pummel that churns the crowd into a sea of screaming bodies. Other highlights include blistering performances of tracks from Nevermind, including "Breed," and "Lithium," the latter of which induces the crowd into a most memorable sing-a-long segment, serving to illustrate both the bands immense popularity at the time, and the potency of its songs.

Other highlights include those from the then forthcoming In Utero album, including the first ever performance of "Tourette's" and the soon to become classic "All Apologies."

On the technical side, the 5.1 Surround mix mastering done by Bob Ludwig is nothing short of incredible. Having been fortunate enough to work from the original multi-track masters, the sound freed from those tapes is a revelation, and reason enough for any lagging fans still listening in simple stereo, to make the leap to a surround system. The picture quality is also a quantum leap forward, having owned a bootleg copy for years, the improvement is clearly visible. Live At Reading is a must have for any Nirvana fan, casual or core.