Yes, Nirvana was the band, and this was the song, that brought grunge out of the underground and took it mainstream. This single changed the world, musically.
People never talk about how amazing Grohl is on this track, not only is his ferocity powering the tune, his subtlety and near constant fills make his contribution timeless.
The video was filmed on a soundstage on at GMT Studios in Culver City, California. The video was set up to look like a high school gymnasium - Kurt Cobain and the video director took inspiration from Jonathan Kaplan's 1979 film Over the Edge and The Ramones' film Rock 'n' Roll High School. Flyers were given out at a Nirvana gig inviting people ( between 18 to 25 years old ) to be in their next video ... They should dress as high school stereotypes ( jock nerd punk ) They would be there for TWO hours . Of course the time went WAY over . The last shot of Kurt's face Kurt's choice . He went back and changed the final cut ending without the director knowing . Kurt originally wanted to direct it himself , but I assume was unable to because of the record company arranging / paying for it .
I always think about how he was in constant pain, his stomach ( anxiety/nausea), and musculoskeletal (back), mental: adhd, depression, anxiety…what a gift he was and still is. If only he could’ve felt some peace in that.
Nirvana was one of the early purveyors of grunge, but they popularized it more than pioneered it. Thank-you so much for this! The song had a profound influence on me when I was younger.
"I miss the comfort in being sad" is a line from another song of theirs called "Frances Farmer Will Have Her Revenge On Seattle". I just found your channel today and you're an awesome reactor. I look forward to going through your back catalogue and future stuff. Cheers mate from Australia.
I was the first in my small country town in Australia to have one of the first CD players in my car, and I used to loop this shit until the battery went dead.
If you watch Taylor Hawkins, he never played to a metronome, (He was so good he didn't need one) but because Dave Grohl was such a great drummist, Taylor watched him like a hawk and took all his ques from Dave. Watch Dave's feet when he's performing. It's like he's still at the drum kit.
My favorite is the In Bloom song and video. I also love to turn up my amp and play the power chords on my Strat to that song. My favorite Grunge Song is The Stone Temple Pilots' Dead and Bloated, but Cobain and Grohl were the Kings!
One of those songs that takes you back to the very first time you heard it. First song that really got me into appreciating and loving music. Really enjoy your reviews/reactions. Thank you for entertaining us:)
I was pretty much going through puberty when this came out and i remember the leap from "Hair Metal" bands to the "Grunge" sound and aesthetic. I feel like it happened overnight, and this song started it all, it kicked the 90's into overdrive lol
At 8:39 in this video song, starts one of the "Longest guitar licks" in musical history, even when he starts singing the "guitar lick" continues...pay attention..
Great breakdown. I bought the album just after its release. This type of music was underground in the clubs a couple of years before it broke through to the public, so I was very much into it, never believing it would become popular. Neil Young had released two albums a couple of years before Nirvana called Ragged Glory and Freedom which were very 90s before the 90s, Freedom had a hit single called "Keep on Rockin' In The Free World". Neil was ahead of the curve as always. Pearl Jam was very much a reimagining of Neil Young & Crazy Horse in some of their music. Young is known as the Godfather of Grunge, going all the way back to his 1969 album Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere.
Here for any and all Falling in Reverse, but I also happen to love Nirvana. Kurt died the day before my 9th birthday, and I distinctly remember being heartbroken. I'm not sure how I was such a huge fan at that age, but I was likely introduced to them by my dad. About a year ago I introduced my dad to Falling in Reverse and he loves them almost as much as I do. It's funny how 30 years later my dad and I still have the same taste in music.
As a Boomer, I could not figure out what he was saying, but I do know the lyrics were extremely deep. Reading the lyrics actually kind of scared me, being a mother and grandmother of kids in this age bracket. Thank God they could appreciate the sound and not live the lyrics. Thank you, Saeed for sharing your thoughts with us. That's what separates you from other reactors. You put your life out there and you wear your heart on your sleeve. Thank you. Much love to you and your family ❤️ 🫂. On a lighter note, check out weird Al's satire on this song.
Tori Amos does a cover of this. "Nevermind" is a hit machine from start to finish, though I probably prefer their earlier album "Bleach" (name taken from an old 80s public information poster that advised Heroin addicts to bleach their needles).
I also loved Bleach. I saw Nirvana when Bleach was the only album out. They did some new songs, and this was one of them. My friends and I looked at each other in disbelief. It was so obvious in that moment that this was going to be an anthem for a new generation.
@@timithius Aye, saw them on their 1st UK tour in Oct '89 @ The School of Oriental and African Studies, when Kurt let off a fire extinguisher into the audience. Then saw them support Mudhoney at the Astoria. I was in a record shop in Ladbroke Grove 6 months before "Nevermind" came out and they were playing the demo tape of the album songs. I remember thinking to myself, "this is going to make them blow up"
@@SavageGrace Kurt was famous for his antics. 🙂 That night, at Foufounes Electrique, Kurt was swinging from the rafters in a cute dress and pink wig. When I saw them on the In Utero tour, they were already playing arenas. And while it was good, it was a far cry from the intimacy of that tiny punk club I first saw them in.
@@timithius Definitely. Last time I saw them was at Reading Festival '92, when they headlined to 50,000 people. The year before they had been well down the bill in the middle of the day.
🤘🤘🤘🤘..Great reaction Saeed .. thanks for the honesty. Nirvana was top tier in their day. You should react to their appearance on MTV unplugged , where they did originals and covers. Well, I have a story ... of course. I made a friend in NYC who was from California. He stood about 6' 2" and had a bald head. I learned that he was a talented heavy metal drummer. My last time in NYC with him was when he was tagged the responsibility of driving his Uncle's car from NYC back to Oregon. His Uncle was my roommate for years. At this time, I was also leaving the big city to return to my hometown here in the Niagara Falls area. My youngest sister helped with my move. Turns out .... she and my friend made a connection and they spoke by text during his trek across America. A few months later, my friend moved here and ended up marrying my sister. I guess my friend didn't always have a bald head, because as a teen he was booked with his friends to be in this very music video by Nirvana. He is in the crowd shaking his long blonde hair standing in the bleacher seats.
This song could be about pooping or eating cereal or painting rainbows or murdering someone, and I would still blast it. It's just so good. Also, I agree, darkness can be very appealing. I often miss that part of myself. 🖤🩶🖤
Kurt Cobain and Layne Staley died on the same day, a few years apart. Many simillarities between them. Layne is my favourite by far.Altso the harmonies and lyrics of Alice in Chains
If I were to make a suggestion for more grunge, it would be to check out "Black" by Pearl Jam. The live version for sure. Eddie Vedder gives such a passionate performance that the stool under him begins to rock precariously!
@@timithius I find myself many times angry towards him when I hear his music ., He was an influential role model whether he liked it or not . But then I have to realize not all people's foundations for life are the same . In the end , Kurt's ' foundation ' was built on sand .
I must have been the only person who never got it. I mean, the drive and riff is awesome. The lyrics are crap. And that was a constant throughout Nirvana. (There's still people trying to sell to me "Polly wants a cracker", i mean cmon.....) I really never got Nirvana and i love grunge. But i'ts got to be my problem, since so many people love them.... But to me, compared to Pearl Jam ....... well, i can't even see the comparison....
Never that much into grunge. This is a song... for sure. It was popular. Heard it a million times. Still does nothing for me. Much like the punk I used to be into, a lot of youthful angsty yelling and not much else.
I had their first album bleach on cassette before this came out and i think it ruined this album for me. I never got into it . I have tried but always felt it was inferior to their first album . Saying that there are alot of good songs on it
Nice reaction but I seriously fail to believe you (and other reactors) have never heard this tune before 🤣🤣 I could have believed it if it was 'Milk It' or 'Big Cheese'... even my grandmother heard this
Yes, Nirvana was the band, and this was the song, that brought grunge out of the underground and took it mainstream. This single changed the world, musically.
People never talk about how amazing Grohl is on this track, not only is his ferocity powering the tune, his subtlety and near constant fills make his contribution timeless.
I wish there was a word a step above iconic. This song sums up all the angst, anger and euphoria of being a teenager/twenty something.
Exactly! We need to invent a new word.
@@SaeedReacts. For sure. When this song came out it somehow captured something in the Zeitgeist down to a tee.
The video was filmed on a soundstage on at GMT Studios in Culver City, California.
The video was set up to look like a high school gymnasium -
Kurt Cobain and the video director took inspiration from Jonathan Kaplan's 1979 film Over the Edge
and The Ramones' film Rock 'n' Roll High School.
Flyers were given out at a Nirvana gig inviting people ( between 18 to 25 years old ) to be in their next video ...
They should dress as high school stereotypes ( jock nerd punk )
They would be there for TWO hours .
Of course the time went WAY over .
The last shot of Kurt's face Kurt's choice .
He went back and changed the final cut ending without the director knowing .
Kurt originally wanted to direct it himself , but I assume was unable to because of the record company arranging / paying for it .
This song changed everything
I always think about how he was in constant pain, his stomach ( anxiety/nausea), and musculoskeletal (back), mental: adhd, depression, anxiety…what a gift he was and still is. If only he could’ve felt some peace in that.
As Gen X, we never had a clue what he was saying, but we all felt it deeply. It defined who we were as a generation. “Oh well, whatever. Nevermind .”
Nirvana was one of the early purveyors of grunge, but they popularized it more than pioneered it. Thank-you so much for this! The song had a profound influence on me when I was younger.
You should have 1 million subs.
Now ya gotta watch "Weird" Al Yankovic's parody; Smells Like Nirvana.
This is probably the best song ever written.
One word....'Killer'. A song that defined a generation.❤
Gen X'rs baby, best generation to ever live 😁
"I miss the comfort in being sad" is a line from another song of theirs called "Frances Farmer Will Have Her Revenge On Seattle". I just found your channel today and you're an awesome reactor. I look forward to going through your back catalogue and future stuff. Cheers mate from Australia.
In Bloom, Come As You Are, Lithium, Something In The Way are my favs from this album, which is my favorite.
The drummer is one Dave Grohl now front man of the Foo Fighters . Neil Young is considered the godfather of grunge Both Nirvana and Neil are Canadians
Rust Never Sleeps
While we'd love to claim Nirvana as ours, Nirvana was formed in Aberdeen, Washington, USA. And then became associated with the Seattle grunge scene.
"Both Nirvana and Neil are Canadians" LOL ...
The song is about being a teenager. ❤❤
RIP Kurt ... I was heartbroken when he died. This song takes me right back to my college days, it was a really good time!
I hope the real truth comes out about that one day.
I was the first in my small country town in Australia to have one of the first CD players in my car, and I used to loop this shit until the battery went dead.
If you watch Taylor Hawkins, he never played to a metronome, (He was so good he didn't need one) but because Dave Grohl was such a great drummist, Taylor watched him like a hawk and took all his ques from Dave.
Watch Dave's feet when he's performing. It's like he's still at the drum kit.
Their MTV unplugged was AWESOME! You should check it out. Great reaction as always!
My favorite is the In Bloom song and video. I also love to turn up my amp and play the power chords on my Strat to that song. My favorite Grunge Song is The Stone Temple Pilots' Dead and Bloated, but Cobain and Grohl were the Kings!
Thanks for sharing some recommendations. Definitely want to explore more of the genre.
Check out Weird Al's parody of this song.
Will add it to the list. Thanks.
The point you make around 5:49 is echoed in their song Frances Farmer when the chorus repeats "I miss the comfort in being sad". Good reaction man!
Will add that song to my list. Thanks for watching and letting me know about that song.
One of those songs that takes you back to the very first time you heard it. First song that really got me into appreciating and loving music. Really enjoy your reviews/reactions. Thank you for entertaining us:)
Incredible song. Definitely one that makes you feel. Thanks so much for watching.
Saeed! My man. Catchy F'n groove. Been 20 since I've really listened myself.
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Iconic song!
I was pretty much going through puberty when this came out and i remember the leap from "Hair Metal" bands to the "Grunge" sound and aesthetic. I feel like it happened overnight, and this song started it all, it kicked the 90's into overdrive lol
At 8:39 in this video song, starts one of the "Longest guitar licks" in musical history, even when he starts singing the "guitar lick" continues...pay attention..
I always enjoy your analyses and personal insights Saeed.
First time I watch someone reacting to his lyrics. I like it
Great breakdown. I bought the album just after its release. This type of music was underground in the clubs a couple of years before it broke through to the public, so I was very much into it, never believing it would become popular. Neil Young had released two albums a couple of years before Nirvana called Ragged Glory and Freedom which were very 90s before the 90s, Freedom had a hit single called "Keep on Rockin' In The Free World". Neil was ahead of the curve as always. Pearl Jam was very much a reimagining of Neil Young & Crazy Horse in some of their music. Young is known as the Godfather of Grunge, going all the way back to his 1969 album Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere.
Man this was such a precious experience for me (your reaction). You bring this ultimate value which is a human heart quality to it.
Thanks for watching and the kind words. Truly appreciate it!
Happy Holidays to you and your family!
That brought back a lot of memories 🤘🏻🤘🏻🔥🔥🔥🤘🏻🤘🏻
Here for any and all Falling in Reverse, but I also happen to love Nirvana. Kurt died the day before my 9th birthday, and I distinctly remember being heartbroken. I'm not sure how I was such a huge fan at that age, but I was likely introduced to them by my dad. About a year ago I introduced my dad to Falling in Reverse and he loves them almost as much as I do. It's funny how 30 years later my dad and I still have the same taste in music.
As a Boomer, I could not figure out what he was saying, but I do know the lyrics were extremely deep. Reading the lyrics actually kind of scared me, being a mother and grandmother of kids in this age bracket. Thank God they could appreciate the sound and not live the lyrics. Thank you, Saeed for sharing your thoughts with us. That's what separates you from other reactors. You put your life out there and you wear your heart on your sleeve. Thank you. Much love to you and your family ❤️ 🫂. On a lighter note, check out weird Al's satire on this song.
You must check out Where Did You Sleep Last Night. Goosebumps.
Tori Amos does a cover of this. "Nevermind" is a hit machine from start to finish, though I probably prefer their earlier album "Bleach" (name taken from an old 80s public information poster that advised Heroin addicts to bleach their needles).
I also loved Bleach. I saw Nirvana when Bleach was the only album out. They did some new songs, and this was one of them. My friends and I looked at each other in disbelief. It was so obvious in that moment that this was going to be an anthem for a new generation.
@@timithius Aye, saw them on their 1st UK tour in Oct '89 @ The School of Oriental and African Studies, when Kurt let off a fire extinguisher into the audience. Then saw them support Mudhoney at the Astoria. I was in a record shop in Ladbroke Grove 6 months before "Nevermind" came out and they were playing the demo tape of the album songs. I remember thinking to myself, "this is going to make them blow up"
@@SavageGrace Kurt was famous for his antics. 🙂 That night, at Foufounes Electrique, Kurt was swinging from the rafters in a cute dress and pink wig. When I saw them on the In Utero tour, they were already playing arenas. And while it was good, it was a far cry from the intimacy of that tiny punk club I first saw them in.
@@timithius Definitely. Last time I saw them was at Reading Festival '92, when they headlined to 50,000 people. The year before they had been well down the bill in the middle of the day.
Man, that took me straight back to high school 🤣🤣🤣
Actually 3yrs after, but who's counting......🙄
🤘🤘🤘🤘..Great reaction Saeed .. thanks for the honesty. Nirvana was top tier in their day. You should react to their appearance on MTV unplugged , where they did originals and covers.
Well, I have a story ... of course.
I made a friend in NYC who was from California. He stood about 6' 2" and had a bald head. I learned that he was a talented heavy metal drummer. My last time in NYC with him was when he was tagged the responsibility of driving his Uncle's car from NYC back to Oregon. His Uncle was my roommate for years. At this time, I was also leaving the big city to return to my hometown here in the Niagara Falls area. My youngest sister helped with my move. Turns out .... she and my friend made a connection and they spoke by text during his trek across America. A few months later, my friend moved here and ended up marrying my sister. I guess my friend didn't always have a bald head, because as a teen he was booked with his friends to be in this very music video by Nirvana. He is in the crowd shaking his long blonde hair standing in the bleacher seats.
Wow, awesome story. Now i must rewatch it 😃
This is truly an iconic song. Thanks for watching and sharing that story.
Yes, Polly.
Thanks for confirming. Was not sure.
This song could be about pooping or eating cereal or painting rainbows or murdering someone, and I would still blast it. It's just so good.
Also, I agree, darkness can be very appealing. I often miss that part of myself. 🖤🩶🖤
Such a great song! Iconic.
His daughter just had a son with the son of skateboarding legend Tony Hawk.
Oh, that is great to hear.
Hi. There is a song called Polly. Something in the Way was in a Batman film.
Thanks for letting me know! Definitely want to explore more.
"El grunge se hizo por Nirvana"
Weird al has done smells like nirvana...you should definitely check it out
Interesting! He has so many songs i want to check out. I have recorded another one, but its blocked at the moment.
All apologies, Breed
Thanks for the recommendations!
Check the live version from "Muddy Banks of the Wiskah" - even more intense ;)
Kurt Cobain and Layne Staley died on the same day, a few years apart. Many simillarities between them. Layne is my favourite by far.Altso the harmonies and lyrics of Alice in Chains
If I were to make a suggestion for more grunge, it would be to check out "Black" by Pearl Jam. The live version for sure. Eddie Vedder gives such a passionate performance that the stool under him begins to rock precariously!
I reacted to it! That was a mindblowing performance!
This song brought it to the mainstream. We just had 12 years of Republican rule and we were fuckin pissed! So we gave the work grunge. 😂
I think he would have made a cool grandpa.
Nobody talks about how sexy and hot the janitor was 🥵🥵🥵 #Daddy
Kurt had a healthy bit of disdain for some of their fans. He's just mocking some young, awkward, small town female fans here.
Soundgarden Black Days
Thanks for the recommendation. I have a Soundgarden reaction, but its currently blocked.
A lot of Nirvana songs he talks of guns, he committed suicide with a gun
It is eerie. Watching the MTV Unplugged concert now, it's like he was telegraphing something dark. Almost like saying good-bye.
@@timithius I find myself many times angry towards him when I hear his music .,
He was an influential role model whether he liked it or not .
But then I have to realize not all people's foundations for life are the same .
In the end , Kurt's ' foundation ' was built on sand .
@@deepbluehue3 I know exactly what you mean.
I must have been the only person who never got it. I mean, the drive and riff is awesome. The lyrics are crap.
And that was a constant throughout Nirvana. (There's still people trying to sell to me "Polly wants a cracker", i mean cmon.....)
I really never got Nirvana and i love grunge. But i'ts got to be my problem, since so many people love them....
But to me, compared to Pearl Jam ....... well, i can't even see the comparison....
Never that much into grunge. This is a song... for sure. It was popular. Heard it a million times. Still does nothing for me. Much like the punk I used to be into, a lot of youthful angsty yelling and not much else.
Sorry no f bombs....no more sorry😊
I had their first album bleach on cassette before this came out and i think it ruined this album for me. I never got into it . I have tried but always felt it was inferior to their first album . Saying that there are alot of good songs on it
Nice reaction but I seriously fail to believe you (and other reactors) have never heard this tune before 🤣🤣 I could have believed it if it was 'Milk It' or 'Big Cheese'... even my grandmother heard this