Nirvana - Live And Loud (2013)

As a fan of Nirvana's work for the last 20 years, "Live and Loud" at Seattle's Pier 48 has always been, for me and many others, a show held in very high esteem. MTV had broadcast 40 minutes of this show fairly regularly in the mid to late 90s, and this footage showed a band at the height of their powers - self-destructive, charismatic and angry. With the internet, fans began to discover that Nirvana had actually performed a far longer set than was originally broadcast. We KNEW the complete footage existed, but at that time were unable to get a hold of anything more than the 40 minutes officially broadcast and (later on) the leaked rehearsal footage. When I heard "Live and Loud" was finally being released, I was ecstatic. Finally an opportunity to see this show in its entirety. I bought the full Super Deluxe box set (with this DVD included) and I have to say with regard to this DVD, I was very disappointed. Those songs excluded from the original broadcast - for the most part - were justifiably scrapped. "Sliver" features an uncomfortable outro, for example, while "All Apologies" looks pretty but sounds pretty bad. The same can be said for stalwart tracks like "School" and "Blew" which feel lacklustre and uninteresting compared to the footage already broadcast. "Endless Nameless" is very poor indeed, and drags on way too long (12 minutes in before the destruction sequence we know and love). Unlike the MTV Unplugged DVD, this DVD does not offer the option of watching the concert as originally broadcast which is a real failing here. Thankfully the extras are first class and go some way to making up for this rather less than captivating DVD. Overall, a mixed bag.

Tracklist:
01. Radio Friendly Unit Shifter (Live And Loud) 04:46
02. Drain You (Live And Loud) 03:43
03. Breed (Live And Loud) 03:16
04. Serve The Servants (Live And Loud) 03:22
05. Rape Me (Live And Loud) 02:39
06. Sliver (Live And Loud) 02:18
07. Pennyroyal Tea (Live And Loud) 04:41
08. Scentless Apprentice (Live And Loud) 03:52
09. All Apologies (Live And Loud) 03:59
10. Heart-Shaped Box (Live And Loud) 06:05
11. Blew (Live And Loud) 04:22
12. The Man Who Sold The World (Live And Loud) 04:31
13. School (Live And Loud) 02:53
14. Come As You Are (Live And Loud) 03:48
15. Lithium (Live And Loud) 04:59
16. About A Girl (Live And Loud) 02:48
17. Endless, Nameless (Live And Loud) 14:36

Extra:
18. Very Ape (Live And Loud Rehearsal/Seattle/1993) 05:57
19. Radio Friendly Unit Shifter (Live And Loud Rehearsal/Seattle/1993) 04:38
20. Pennyroyal Tea (Live And Loud Rehearsal/Seattle/1993) 03:46
21. Rape Me (Live And Loud Rehearsal/Seattle/1993) 02:43
22. Heart-Shaped Box (Director's Cut) 04:56
23. Rape Me (Live On "Nulle Part Ailleurs", Paris, France/1994) 02:48
24. Pennyroyal Tea (Live On "Nulle Part Ailleurs", Paris, France/1994) 03:31
25. Drain You (Live On "Nulle Part Ailleurs", Paris, France/1994) 03:41
26. Serve The Servants (Live On "Tunnel", Rome, Italy/1994) 03:21
27. Radio Friendly Unit Shifter (Live In Munich, Germany/1994) 03:49
28. My Best Friend's Girl (Live In Munich, Germany/1994) 02:26
29. Drain You (Live In Munich, Germany/1994) 03:25


Features:
- Direct Scene Access
- Interactive Menu