30 years later and I still am amazed that all the song contains is: 1 guitar, 1 bass, and 1 drum set. The explosive power with a few simple ingredients. Love it.
It actually doesn’t. In the solo in the album version there is a guitar playing the main riff in the background. Now if you’re referring to when they play it live then yes you’re correct.
This is the first Nirvana song I heard, I played it back about 10 times. I've listened to every Nirvana album but this will always be my favorite song. It's not overrated in any way. One of the greatest songs ever written.
It’s no wonder so many people (including myself) see Kurt as such a powerful figure in music history, he took simple guitar techniques such as power chords and made a masterpiece. Then his lyrics and the way he sings them allows him to express his anger and other emotions to make people feel happy, it’s a shame that it didn’t make him happy like it made others happy.
I think music was one of the few things that did make him happy. He just came from an unfortunate broken background and had mental health issues and a nasty drug addiction, both of which we didn't know how to deal with back then.
You know the song its good when you watch a video from 30 years ago, and you still hear the same song in festivals and in the radio atm. Nirvana will never die.
The funny thing is, as good as the song is today given it's timeless appeal, it was even more mind blowing during that time in the context of the prevailing musical landscape, when it was released, as it was genre defining. People never heard the likes of it before. I wish I was there.
@@gordonchristophertubo3164 im 31 years old, i grow up listen this kind o music, a time that internet was starting, youtube didnt exist, neither social networks, so yeah, it was a really big thing
I am almost literally broke my neck headbanging to this in 1991. One cannot describe the words at the time to hear this song when it came out. I was 18 that year. Sometimes my neck was sore for weeks. You either lived the scene back then or too f#king bad!
Kurt used to wear a lot of clothes because he didn’t like his body, when he went to school he was bullied for being thin. I watched this in a documentary.
Kurt never really hated this song. He hated that a lot of people obsessed over it and were missing out on the other great songs he wrote. I totally get that. Obviously, this is just about everyone's favorite, but there are many great songs other than this. For me, it's Lounge Act, Aneurysm, Dumb, Something in the Way, Polly and Heart Shaped Box.
@@benjamintaylor6622 For sure. I'm a fan of both and have seen Rush six times. I'm a Rush nerd for sure lol. I'm not saying Nirvana was better, just saying they absolutely smashed into the musical consciousness of a generation and made some incredible music in a relatively short period of time. If they hadn't lost Kurt, who knows where they might've gone.
Rush might have been better at their instruments, but Nirvana is 10x better than them. Nirvana has so much more depth and emotion, plus Geddy Lee is amazing but his voice is just awful. Never could get into it.
@@loganvana I've met many music heads that like similar music that I do and they always either LOVE Rush or HATE them! It's so weird. Geddy doesn't have the best voice but for me, damned if the sum of Rush's parts are far greater than their individual contributions!! I like Kurt's voice better but there's so many songs from Rush I absolutely love.. Nirvana was putting out the best stuff of a generation but it got cut short tragically. What might have been. Nirvana had more atmospheric songs but Rush has a few. Check out Witch Hunt from Moving Pictures.
He took it pretty seriously when they played it during their first SNL appearance 2 and a half months after this show was recorded, in January of 92. Nirvana also recorded a live set for MTV the day before the SNL appearance and they delivered a pretty great performance of Teen Spirit for that , as well.
I think Homer Simpson summed up grunge in one line: And thanks to your gloomy music [my kids] finally stopped dreaming of a future I can't possibly provide!
@@linamariaorozcouribe5291 OK. Then I'm not the only one who thinks that grunge and punk rock are almost the same music genre. I am a hard rock and punk rock fan. When I heard Nirvana for the first time in 1990 or 1991, it was like a revelation to me.
Seeing Nirvana for the first time doing this song, it was one of those "what the hell was that", kind of moments. Living in Vancouver, Canada, about 2 hours from Seattle, you could feel and see the swell of hype and attention this ban was garnished with and how it grew so quickly. That "Grunge", became a new word in the modern vocabulary and of course the name or term to be forever associated with the the band Nirvana. For Nirvana was and still is a movement that helped give the youth a voice to be understood by. "No Apologizes".
That’s because they took it seriously here lol. Usually they take any opportunity to mess around with this song cuz Kurt hated it, but this was earlier on so they weren’t sick of it yet
Lyric : Load up on guns, bring your friends It's fun to lose and to pretend She's over-bored and self-assured Oh no, I know a dirty word Hello, hello, hello, how low Hello, hello, hello, how low Hello, hello, hello, how low Hello, hello, hello With the lights out, it's less dangerous Here we are now, entertain us I feel stupid and contagious Here we are now, entertain us A mulatto, an albino, a mosquito, my libido Yeah, hey I'm worse at what I do best And for this gift I feel blessed Our little group has always been And always will until the end Hello, hello, hello, how low Hello, hello, hello, how low Hello, hello, hello, how low Hello, hello, hello With the lights out, it's less dangerous Here we are now, entertain us I feel stupid and contagious Here we are now, entertain us A mulatto, an albino, a mosquito, my libido Yeah, hey And I forget just why I taste Oh yeah, I guess it makes me smile I found it hard, was hard to find Oh well, whatever, never mind Hello, hello, hello, how low Hello, hello, hello, how low Hello, hello, hello, how low Hello, hello, hello With the lights out, it's less dangerous Here we are now, entertain us I feel stupid and contagious Here we are now, entertain us A mulatto, an albino, a mosquito, my libido A denial, a denial, a denial, a denial, a denial A denial, a denial, a denial, a denial
I love the evolution of this song and how there are different versions. The original starting with "Come out and play" and how this one you also see how instead of "our little group" is "our little tribe". It really fun seeing all Kurt's different ideas in a song.
Zawsze będę pamiętać jak pierwszy raz to usłyszałam w siermiężnej polskiej tv na początku lat 90-tych. Pamiętam, ze było to koło południa, po powrocie ze szkoly podstawowej. Na dwójce puszczali wtedy teledyski przez pol godziny. To był dla mnie szok. Wbiło mnie w kanapę. Puściłam telewizor na cały możliwy regulator. Sąsiedzi z bloku tez tego dnia sluchali Nirvany
He was missing chords because he was on drugs. That's the sad reality unfortunately. At the beginning of his career you'd never see him miss a chord and he was vocally just like in the studio version, and later you can see how his stage performance decreased year by year. This is a video from 1991, find another one just a year later, 1992, you'll notice the decrease even though it's just a year later.
@@petemitchell9996 lmfao believing the media bs.He was great by 1993/1994 he even said he loved sometimes playing sloppy and passionate on stage rather than being perfect thats what attracted him to punk music in the first place, it has nothing to do with drugs plus he wasn’t a crazed addict he only took it to calm his stomach pain and never been an evidence where he took before stage, he himself said he didn’t do it publicly so the lies that came after his passing from his wife and the media who painted him as an addict doing it all the time is just bs by 1992 when his daughter was born he was getting cleaner and by 1993/1994 especially in 1994 he was at a great state of being you can see at his last tour he was enjoying playing and was in great mood even tho in some songs he actually changed some lyrics cussing CL in a song about her so that’s the only things that changed in his later tours lol and even some of the staff that were with nirvana said he was in a great mood in his last tours and was enjoying himself performing
This came out when I turned 20. I was a fan, but I loved many other bands. But ever since I got in my mid forties I’ve been listening to them non stop. I am now 51 and my wife, my kids and I are listening to Nirvana almost every day 🤟
So this is what attending a Nirvana concert was like.. since none of us alive will even be able to do such a thing ever again, I'd like to thank them for sharing this. Interesting vibe.
For people wondering where this footage came from, it was part of the 20th anniversary box set of Nevermind. The footage from the concert was remastered and released on dvd. It used to be an exclusive until independent channels uploaded the footage to UA-cam. I guess the label eventually decided to release it officially. Pretty cool to see though!
@@6whiteshadows I think he hated it because he might have thought that people we're thinking of Nirvana as a "one-trick pony" band... But Nevermind reached it's peak in 1992, so maybe this was before their spike to the top in terms of popularity?
I think that wiith how crazy of a guitar player Kurt was, it fell heavily on Krist's playing to hold their songs up and together. And Dave of course. Not that Kurt couldn't be one hell of a rhythm player, but I think you know what I mean.
This is really a priceless piece of music history. Such a raw, clean, early and f'n amazing video capturing the youth and honesty of Nirvana. Wicked strong bass track, skinny little 21 year old wailing away on the drum kit, nice solo from Kurt who look relatively healthy and sincere. Absolutely amazing. Good times. Great, great music.
Was 19 when I first heard this masterpiece. Could not believe this was actually coming through my speakers. It was surreal. There are a handful of things that pass through your soul while you are on this planet. This my friend was one of them. Thank you Kurt.. then now and forever.
32 years later, and that's almost my age! It's still fantastic, and Dave Growl is a legend, he was the drummer of an amazing band and the lead singer of an equally great band!
Dave Grohl looks so different back then too. So epic in a recent concert Dave reprised his role of drumming to this song and he’s still got it all these years later!
The lyric change from “our little tribe” to “our little group” throws me off every time! Tho i love this performance- Kurt genuinely looks happy to play the song.
@@ControlPointDonelson more likely he probably just got tired of playing it. Contrary to popular belief Kurt loved the idea of being mainstream and popular but would say he hated it in interviews either cause it made the band seem cooler or cause its sort of taboo to desire fame when you're apart of the underground scene. He only begun hating it cause he never anticipated how big they'd get and how it would affect their lives
Nirvana is Timeless! I would love it if in a couple of hundred years, Nirvana becomes as classic as Beethoven, Mozart, Brahms, Chopin, The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, Led Zeppelin, Queen, The Supremes...we need to preserve Kurt, Dave and Chris as Maestros deserving of the highest esteem of what humanity has to offer!
The Best "SLTS" Live Performance in my honest opinion... Damn. 😁 Kurt's Voice: ☑️ Kurt's Guitar Tone: ☑️ Dave's Beast Drumming: ☑️ Krist's Long Hand Bass: ☑️
Reject modernity. Create the best music known to man. Don't give any fucks about anything else. And that is exactly what Kurt, Dave and Krist did. We are forever grateful.
Son: Why is my sister named Rose? Dad: Because your mother likes roses a lot Son: Thank you Dad: Your welcome, Nirvana - Smells Like Teen Spirit (Live At The Paramount, Seattle/1991)
Invest in a great pair of wireless headphone, an eye cover and a small bottle of vodka. enter a dark quiet attic, drink at least 2 shots of vodka, chase away the ghosts in the attic. Lay down on the hard floor, mask and headphones push play and turn the volume up to max! As close as I've gotten!
1991... I distinctly remember driving home from my part time job I had while in college hearing this song on the radio for the first time and thinking, "This song will change music forever." It was like a lightning bolt from the moment it hit.
Dave is multi-talented for sure as we now know for the past 30 years, but Dave as the drummer for Nirvana was just what he did best. Kurt, Krist, and Dave were the perfect trio/team, and the band got stronger when Pat joined in 1993.
I know. Its hard to believe this is 1991, just a few years on from 80s glam rock. At the same time it's not even close to today and the shit music going around.
Look at my Playlists yes, maybe so, but that isn't how remastering works. As I'd already said, you can't make a 144p video into 4K. The videos looked good to begin with.
"Smells Like Teen Spirit" was the gateway drug that got everyone hooked on Nirvana. I remember hearing this for the first time in 1991 on KROQ here in Southern California. The song landed so well they played it two times in a row. I immediately ran out and bought "Nevermind"....then "Bleach" the next day. I've been hooked ever since.
@@almichael74 actually i was really liked territorial pissings and was terrified for a long time of drain you and often fasforward it because of that hissing middle part. in stereo headphones it was like a snake going around you but later i was realized drain you is the best.
I grew up near DC with WHFS playing so much of The "English Indie" of the 80's Canon. WHFS also had The Replacements, Husker Du, The Pixies and more. Nirvana on "Bleach" sounds a lot like The Pixies meets The Beatles. Nice, but didn't amaze me at the time "Smells Like Teen Spirit?" The production was totally different. Muscular, slick and that first riff a hook from the Gods. I can't remember exactly WHEN I first heard "Teen Spirit." But I remember the the first thought in my mind upon hearing "Smells Like Teen Spirit." "Holy S***, We've won."
29 years ago today, Nevermind was released and Smells Like Teen Spirit is the only song that can really express the how stupid and contagious is the world right now.
Due to this fact, this weekend I have been binging on my Nirvana albums, watching all their videos, and scouring the comment section for this comment. Success! I can now die of Covid with a smile.
@Gisselle ST yeah!!! It’s nice to have someone to relate to with this stuff my family thinks I’m crazy. i think it’s normal you can miss anyone. I really do miss Kurt and his music even though I wasn’t alive when nirvana got big. I relate to him so much it’s crazy he makes me feel happy being myself. I miss layne staley too :(
@@ginny3491 I miss Kurt too its definitely not strange to miss someone who's been a massive influence on your life. When something or somebody resonates with you and you relate to it like something that never happened before or since it's a life changing experience. He was and still is a huge influence on me
That’s an amazing recording. Wow The amount of energy and passion is this performance is pretty incredible. It’s ironic because not only is the song itself ironic but this song also became the embodiment of the very thing Kurt despised about his success.
I always thought that Krist the bass player looked like Cameron from Ferris Bueller’s Day Off! Man I loved living in Seattle when all this happened. The energy in all those clubs like the Central, Paramount, the Off Ramp, Bumper Shoot at the Seattle center and so many others was amazing for me to see in my early 20’s! Stage diving and mosh pits were the essence of our youth and grunge was in our blood! This music still stands the test of time.
“Our little tribe has always been, and always will, until the end” I hope Mr. Cobain knows his music has no end. Voted the number 1 rock song of a decade and countless other achievements. Your music is fucking immortal Nirvana.
![Nirvana Tribute [HD] with Krist Novoselic & Dave Grohl](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/fDsyH9AVilQ/mqdefault.jpg)
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a: Bro, what do you do for living?
b: I'm a member of Nirvana.
a: What instrunment do you play?
b: Instrunment? No, i'm the guy that jumps on stage.
Tony
Adverts for the wHo.... raising funds for the ccp.... doesn't it make you sick to the stomach....
Nice stolen comment from another video. Go make an original joke 😘
Kkk
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Kurt: guitar and vocals
Krist: bass
Dave: drums
Random guy: random dance
Gabiru dancing tony
Yeah what the fuck do those 2 do like honestly what is that
@@FluffyHippos5692 one sold weed the other heroin
Я из России кстати
@@murlock481 Здравствуйте
30 years later and I still am amazed that all the song contains is: 1 guitar, 1 bass, and 1 drum set. The explosive power with a few simple ingredients. Love it.
It actually doesn’t. In the solo in the album version there is a guitar playing the main riff in the background. Now if you’re referring to when they play it live then yes you’re correct.
You forgot kurt’s voice
Omg me tooooo ❤️🔥❤️🔥❤️🔥❤️🔥❤️🔥
And for much of the song, Kurt is barely playing.
and 5 months and i still getting goosebumps
No matter how overplayed or popular it is this song still never gets old
Yessss 🤍🤍🤍🤍🤍🤍
Tu lo has dicho 💪🤘
No such thing as overplaying this song
But it’s cool to not like this song!
This is the first Nirvana song I heard, I played it back about 10 times. I've listened to every Nirvana album but this will always be my favorite song. It's not overrated in any way. One of the greatest songs ever written.
You can see that at one point in time, Kurt really loved this song
Bobby Damore too bad he actually hated this song
@@FlyingV555 not at first
@@FlyingV555 he didnt hate it he just didnt like to go mainstream, resulting in suicide
WeebOfBlades fair enough
@@krishdutta5466 believe in what you want to believe, so many different stories
it’s kinda crazy that kurt actually existed, and a band as good as this existed.
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I don't think they have a bad song 🤔
@@firefly8471 The only song thats i think is boring is Paper Cut
@@nateriveer_8590 paper cuts is so good tho
@@nateriveer_8590 but Paper cuts is a brilliant song ! 😁
It’s no wonder so many people (including myself) see Kurt as such a powerful figure in music history, he took simple guitar techniques such as power chords and made a masterpiece. Then his lyrics and the way he sings them allows him to express his anger and other emotions to make people feel happy, it’s a shame that it didn’t make him happy like it made others happy.
It did just not how he needed unfortunately
I think music was one of the few things that did make him happy. He just came from an unfortunate broken background and had mental health issues and a nasty drug addiction, both of which we didn't know how to deal with back then.
You know the song its good when you watch a video from 30 years ago, and you still hear the same song in festivals and in the radio atm. Nirvana will never die.
our little tribe has always been and always will until the end
So sad he died 😢
The funny thing is, as good as the song is today given it's timeless appeal, it was even more mind blowing during that time in the context of the prevailing musical landscape, when it was released, as it was genre defining. People never heard the likes of it before. I wish I was there.
@@gordonchristophertubo3164 im 31 years old, i grow up listen this kind o music, a time that internet was starting, youtube didnt exist, neither social networks, so yeah, it was a really big thing
I am almost literally broke my neck headbanging to this in 1991. One cannot describe the words at the time to hear this song when it came out. I was 18 that year. Sometimes my neck was sore for weeks. You either lived the scene back then or too f#king bad!
Kurt wear a sweater
Krist wear a tshirt
Dave didnt wear shirt
Can anybody tell the real temperature on that stage?
:DDDDDDDD
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@@bubbasawyerr Agreed
😂
Kurt used to wear a lot of clothes because he didn’t like his body, when he went to school he was bullied for being thin. I watched this in a documentary.
This is honestly the best performance of smells like teen spirit ever
because it’s one of the only performances of this song he took seriously
@@Drago-tp3qb yeah, i also love the echo in the intro riff
Top of the pops is the best
@@-valentino-qvq1699 well, in all its trolling its a great show, but paramount is just amazing in how theyre taking the songs pretty siriously
This performance really really ROCK dude!!!!
Kurt never really hated this song. He hated that a lot of people obsessed over it and were missing out on the other great songs he wrote. I totally get that. Obviously, this is just about everyone's favorite, but there are many great songs other than this. For me, it's Lounge Act, Aneurysm, Dumb, Something in the Way, Polly and Heart Shaped Box.
i literally love all the songs from nevermind and in utero, i just dont like very ape that much
my favorite is All Apologies ... goes together well with The Who's Eminence Front
@@danijelujcic8644 That's an excellent choice. 👌
serve the servants is my favorite song by any band, but I'm not gonna lie, teen spirit got me started and it still kicks ass
Ohhhh I see now. But I totally agree with you though like there’s other good songs than Smells Like Teen Spirit
Critics talking about Rush: So much sound from a trio, it's really amazing..... Nirvana: Hold our beer......
Rush was much louder and had way more sound,, coming from a nirvana fan
@@benjamintaylor6622 For sure. I'm a fan of both and have seen Rush six times. I'm a Rush nerd for sure lol. I'm not saying Nirvana was better, just saying they absolutely smashed into the musical consciousness of a generation and made some incredible music in a relatively short period of time. If they hadn't lost Kurt, who knows where they might've gone.
@@jeff0247598 very true
Rush might have been better at their instruments, but Nirvana is 10x better than them. Nirvana has so much more depth and emotion, plus Geddy Lee is amazing but his voice is just awful. Never could get into it.
@@loganvana I've met many music heads that like similar music that I do and they always either LOVE Rush or HATE them! It's so weird. Geddy doesn't have the best voice but for me, damned if the sum of Rush's parts are far greater than their individual contributions!! I like Kurt's voice better but there's so many songs from Rush I absolutely love.. Nirvana was putting out the best stuff of a generation but it got cut short tragically. What might have been.
Nirvana had more atmospheric songs but Rush has a few. Check out Witch Hunt from Moving Pictures.
First time seeing kurt takin smells like seriously
From the moment when hit the mainstream never again.
He took it pretty seriously when they played it during their first SNL appearance 2 and a half months after this show was recorded, in January of 92. Nirvana also recorded a live set for MTV the day before the SNL appearance and they delivered a pretty great performance of Teen Spirit for that , as well.
the show was the same week the nevermind album was released
@@ryannnn.6255 no idt for me it was in october
He also rocked it at reading
That drummer dude looking like he's gonna start his own band
Schitt Playte
Dave Grohl?
bruh
lol
He did it’s called Foo Fighters. You should check them out.
Corey Swafford the joke 🕊
Your head 🦧
It’s amazing how this song became an anthem for an entire generation. Truly inspirational
because they announced themselves. "here we are now, entertain us"
A generation of underachieving, uneducated Karen's and Darren's
Generations*
I think Homer Simpson summed up grunge in one line: And thanks to your gloomy music [my kids] finally stopped dreaming of a future I can't possibly provide!
How can something be so representative of a time, but still be so timeless?
With this song, Nirvana changed rock history.
Music history.
@@jjackomin
You're right. Grunge has influenced many genres of music.
@@Rockero_Loco Kurt Cobain didnt like to call it grunge i think he said he liked punk rock more
@@linamariaorozcouribe5291
OK. Then I'm not the only one who thinks that grunge and punk rock are almost the same music genre.
I am a hard rock and punk rock fan.
When I heard Nirvana for the first time in 1990 or 1991, it was like a revelation to me.
@@Rockero_Loco cause it is without punk there’s no grunge as grunge is almost the same as punk but with a few tweaks
I am 90 years old I play this in the nursing home they can't handle it my favourite band
red johnstone red, youre so wholesome :)
I think about this comment a lot.
@@baints1282 thankyou
He's gotta be lying😂
Ah yes, a man of culture
Seeing Nirvana for the first time doing this song, it was one of those "what the hell was that", kind of moments. Living in Vancouver, Canada, about 2 hours from Seattle, you could feel and see the swell of hype and attention this ban was garnished with and how it grew so quickly. That "Grunge", became a new word in the modern vocabulary and of course the name or term to be forever associated with the the band Nirvana. For Nirvana was and still is a movement that helped give the youth a voice to be understood by. "No Apologizes".
There are few things as iconic as Kurt's voice in the history of Rock
Wellll, then there's Layne Staley and his harmonies with Jerry...WOW
My favourite version of this song. I absolutely love the agression and passion in this
That’s because they took it seriously here lol. Usually they take any opportunity to mess around with this song cuz Kurt hated it, but this was earlier on so they weren’t sick of it yet
so this is what they call "passion agression" 🤣
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And the video quality is great in this one
there is no vision, there is no passion there is no aggression
how many voice cracks do you want?
kurt: yes.
nirvana wouldnt be nirvana without intentional voice cracks
Kinda adds to it I like it
Maybe you should express yourself more respectful
it's technically yodelling
It’s practically apart of Kurt’s singing style, which kinda adds at the authenticity and down to earth vibe he had
kurt:singing and guitar
pat: guitar
krist: bass
phen-228: dance
Lyric :
Load up on guns, bring your friends
It's fun to lose and to pretend
She's over-bored and self-assured
Oh no, I know a dirty word
Hello, hello, hello, how low
Hello, hello, hello, how low
Hello, hello, hello, how low
Hello, hello, hello
With the lights out, it's less dangerous
Here we are now, entertain us
I feel stupid and contagious
Here we are now, entertain us
A mulatto, an albino, a mosquito, my libido
Yeah, hey
I'm worse at what I do best
And for this gift I feel blessed
Our little group has always been
And always will until the end
Hello, hello, hello, how low
Hello, hello, hello, how low
Hello, hello, hello, how low
Hello, hello, hello
With the lights out, it's less dangerous
Here we are now, entertain us
I feel stupid and contagious
Here we are now, entertain us
A mulatto, an albino, a mosquito, my libido
Yeah, hey
And I forget just why I taste
Oh yeah, I guess it makes me smile
I found it hard, was hard to find
Oh well, whatever, never mind
Hello, hello, hello, how low
Hello, hello, hello, how low
Hello, hello, hello, how low
Hello, hello, hello
With the lights out, it's less dangerous
Here we are now, entertain us
I feel stupid and contagious
Here we are now, entertain us
A mulatto, an albino, a mosquito, my libido
A denial, a denial, a denial, a denial, a denial
A denial, a denial, a denial, a denial
One of the only times Kurt didn't deliberately fuck up the solo
One of the few times
because its in seattle
When he did at reading I thought that was amazing. When they go off the top like that it is so cool seeing what they come up with
But I love his improvised solos, a lot of them are really good.
The original solo feels bland without a rhythm guitar.
krists arms are longer than my life expectancy
Lmao true
😀😀
What.. i didn’t expect that!
Krist is so tall
@Kyle Perez
He’s like 6’4
I love the evolution of this song and how there are different versions. The original starting with "Come out and play" and how this one you also see how instead of "our little group" is "our little tribe". It really fun seeing all Kurt's different ideas in a song.
Zawsze będę pamiętać jak pierwszy raz to usłyszałam w siermiężnej polskiej tv na początku lat 90-tych. Pamiętam, ze było to koło południa, po powrocie ze szkoly podstawowej. Na dwójce puszczali wtedy teledyski przez pol godziny. To był dla mnie szok. Wbiło mnie w kanapę. Puściłam telewizor na cały możliwy regulator. Sąsiedzi z bloku tez tego dnia sluchali Nirvany
He was so imperfect, sometimes missing chords, that’s what made him so special. Because he was like us and that’s what makes him great.
@@themusiccitymartian2338 shut
"I'm worse at what I do best" 👀
He was missing chords because he was on drugs. That's the sad reality unfortunately. At the beginning of his career you'd never see him miss a chord and he was vocally just like in the studio version, and later you can see how his stage performance decreased year by year. This is a video from 1991, find another one just a year later, 1992, you'll notice the decrease even though it's just a year later.
@@petemitchell9996 pretty sure he just stopped giving a fuck wanted to piss everyone off
@@petemitchell9996 lmfao believing the media bs.He was great by 1993/1994 he even said he loved sometimes playing sloppy and passionate on stage rather than being perfect thats what attracted him to punk music in the first place, it has nothing to do with drugs plus he wasn’t a crazed addict he only took it to calm his stomach pain and never been an evidence where he took before stage, he himself said he didn’t do it publicly so the lies that came after his passing from his wife and the media who painted him as an addict doing it all the time is just bs by 1992 when his daughter was born he was getting cleaner and by 1993/1994 especially in 1994 he was at a great state of being you can see at his last tour he was enjoying playing and was in great mood even tho in some songs he actually changed some lyrics cussing CL in a song about her so that’s the only things that changed in his later tours lol and even some of the staff that were with nirvana said he was in a great mood in his last tours and was enjoying himself performing
Dave nailing it on the drums. Such an all-around legend.
I concur. He hammers teh fck out of teh drums. Everything on point.
@@urbanwarrior3470 YASSS! He was a kick-ass drummer...still is!!
Yessssssss
He's not playing anything technical at all to be honest.
He got his chops from the Gap Band
This came out when I turned 20. I was a fan, but I loved many other bands. But ever since I got in my mid forties I’ve been listening to them non stop. I am now 51 and my wife, my kids and I are listening to Nirvana almost every day 🤟
Nice
same
Simply amazing. People that say Kurt was a bad guitar player are so wrong. He made the instrument his own and practically invented a genre. Genius.
Never heard anyone say he was bad
It's not that he was "bad". Maybe a little lazy at times. But he was pretty innovative and he got the job done. That's all that matters...
So epic watching Kurt rock out!
So glad that he didn’t throw his guitar on the ground for this one
rock out? he moves less then my grandfather with his walker.
@@1godgodgodgodgod yeah but pretty sure your grandfather can't sing, play the guitar and be high as fuck at the same time XD
Kurt was murdered
@@morganslifestylevideos3344 we know
"I feel stupid and contagious" people in 2020
Agree
Yup 🤣
Agree hahahah
Agree hahaha
Covid 19 ref.
So this is what attending a Nirvana concert was like.. since none of us alive will even be able to do such a thing ever again, I'd like to thank them for sharing this. Interesting vibe.
The best live version
Yes
Yes!
Yeah
Facts👍
Movie lost days
All about Kurt
For people wondering where this footage came from, it was part of the 20th anniversary box set of Nevermind. The footage from the concert was remastered and released on dvd. It used to be an exclusive until independent channels uploaded the footage to UA-cam. I guess the label eventually decided to release it officially. Pretty cool to see though!
I think it has something to do with the newly released Live At The Paramount Orange Vinyl edition.
OutTheBox that box set is awesome. Glad I got it back when it came out.
And one of the few good live versions of SMTS. Kurt hated playing the song, so he often intentionally screwed it up live
@@6whiteshadows I think he hated it because he might have thought that people we're thinking of Nirvana as a "one-trick pony" band... But Nevermind reached it's peak in 1992, so maybe this was before their spike to the top in terms of popularity?
OutTheBox good call
The bass really drives this song.
So do the drums. And the guitar. And the vocals. And the effect boxes.
@@victor-charlesscafati BEAST MODE
I think that wiith how crazy of a guitar player Kurt was, it fell heavily on Krist's playing to hold their songs up and together. And Dave of course. Not that Kurt couldn't be one hell of a rhythm player, but I think you know what I mean.
@@victor-charlesscafati and the dancer
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This is really a priceless piece of music history. Such a raw, clean, early and f'n amazing video capturing the youth and honesty of Nirvana. Wicked strong bass track, skinny little 21 year old wailing away on the drum kit, nice solo from Kurt who look relatively healthy and sincere. Absolutely amazing. Good times. Great, great music.
before they hated playing the song
Was 19 when I first heard this masterpiece. Could not believe this was actually coming through my speakers. It was surreal. There are a handful of things that pass through your soul while you are on this planet. This my friend was one of them. Thank you Kurt.. then now and forever.
yea the first time listening to this is life changing
Yeah, sure you did.
Exactly what happened to me when I first heard it. Was in the car and literally had to pull over.
I'll read a lot of text, no hajsjkyys
That is exactly the experience I had when I first listened to it - very well put, it's hard to distill that experience into words!
Let's talk about DG on those drums! One of the best performances on a song EVER. THOSE TRIPLETS!!!!!!
Do yourself a favour and search on here for Dave Grohl playing this at the Ford last week. You’re welcome
@@jockojockoson9995 OMMFG thank you...it was EVERYTHING!!!
Wooo hooo! It was absolutely incredible
Dave single stroke Grohl.
Imagine having your high hat at eye level. DG rocks!
32 years later, and that's almost my age! It's still fantastic, and Dave Growl is a legend, he was the drummer of an amazing band and the lead singer of an equally great band!
Que estilo tenía en la batería 😎
16/11/22
Curt live !!
Saludos desde Nicaragua 🤟🏻
By far the best version of teen spirit I've seen.....Kurt actually trying to play this song well for once.. legend
It was 1991, he wasn't yet fed up with it
Claudio Inconis well I mean it was a month before it became really popular
Spikeneverdied the best version was at reading, krist sang more than a feeling by Boston and Kurt fucked up the whole song.
The best version is all of them
@@claudioinconis7616 yeah, exactly
Why are people talking about Dave having his shirt off when krist doesn’t have shoes
Exactly!!
no one is talking about dave taking his shirt off but you
Why would anyone be talking about someone having their shirt off? I haven't seen one comment so please point it out or stf7
What about Kurt not wearing gloves? Not. One. Word.
Its normal to have no shirt lol
Our little tribe has always been. And always will until the end.
Curt
If I could go back in time I would be at a Nirvana concert. 🎸😎🤟⭐
I was there in the thick of it. The Off Ramp was The Place to Be!!
@@areemann5499 You were in that concert? Really? 🤔 No understand
If I could go back in time, I would have gone to a concert just an hour's drive away from me in December 1993.
If I had a dollar for every time I've listened to this song, I'd probably be a millionaire.
Yeah
Neither of them unfortunately can be serviced at a restaurant, tis a shame
A dime in my case.
Same
lemon juice and bacon grease are quite delightful i must say
Dave Grohl looks so different back then too. So epic in a recent concert Dave reprised his role of drumming to this song and he’s still got it all these years later!
Aside from the fact that he looks a lil bit older the only difference is his beard
Dave is epic IMHO
@@stefanelul2744 fr haha
The lyric change from “our little tribe” to “our little group” throws me off every time! Tho i love this performance- Kurt genuinely looks happy to play the song.
this is my personal favorite slts performance of all times idk why but it's sound so goood
The random guy dancing is living his dream
they have some big tits for a guy
gnarlyjimi It's a girl with short hair
Coelacanth Descendant i know dude that was the joke
gnarlyjimi Oh ok then
@@imnotcreativeenoughtothink9011 r/wooooosh
The best live version of Smells Like Teen Spirit by far. This entire concert is Nirvana at their peak imo.
Its because they purposely played it worse than everything else because Kurt hated being mainstream
@@ControlPointDonelson yea I’ve heard that. More reason I appreciate this version, bc it’s the purest live video of this song in existence.
@@ControlPointDonelson more likely he probably just got tired of playing it. Contrary to popular belief Kurt loved the idea of being mainstream and popular but would say he hated it in interviews either cause it made the band seem cooler or cause its sort of taboo to desire fame when you're apart of the underground scene. He only begun hating it cause he never anticipated how big they'd get and how it would affect their lives
I respectfully beg to differ, the 04/17/1991 O.K. Hotel version (listed as the first time the song was played live) is even better
I love Krist Noveselic back then, he loved Kurt and loved being in Nirvana, you can tell he had so much fun
its a shame what happened, we lost a true superstar
Nirvana is Timeless! I would love it if in a couple of hundred years, Nirvana becomes as classic as Beethoven, Mozart, Brahms, Chopin, The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, Led Zeppelin, Queen, The Supremes...we need to preserve Kurt, Dave and Chris as Maestros deserving of the highest esteem of what humanity has to offer!
Dave Grohl from Nirvana kinda looks like Dave Grohl from Nirvana
Ya
He also looks like Dave Grohl from foo fighters.
@@TheRealJace01 no
dude ur right he kinda does
Yeah the kinda seem alike
The Best "SLTS" Live Performance in my honest opinion... Damn. 😁
Kurt's Voice: ☑️
Kurt's Guitar Tone: ☑️
Dave's Beast Drumming: ☑️
Krist's Long Hand Bass: ☑️
you forgot camera quality)
it's even better than the original version, Kurt Cobain sounds amazing when live
Yeah, it sounds more punk rock when played live.
Reject modernity. Create the best music known to man. Don't give any fucks about anything else.
And that is exactly what Kurt, Dave and Krist did. We are forever grateful.
Son: Why is my sister named Rose?
Dad: Because your mother likes roses a lot
Son: Thank you
Dad: Your welcome, Nirvana - Smells Like Teen Spirit (Live At The Paramount, Seattle/1991)
I see comments like this all the time and I never understand, can someone pls explain?
@@Nobody-df4xg no
João Luís Uhm... ok?
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The fact that I will never be able to see this live in concert depresses me
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Invest in a great pair of wireless headphone, an eye cover and a small bottle of vodka. enter a dark quiet attic, drink at least 2 shots of vodka, chase away the ghosts in the attic. Lay down on the hard floor, mask and headphones push play and turn the volume up to max! As close as I've gotten!
@@stevensrhester8594 "chase away the ghost" man said 💀
Welcome to the club kid :)
I did in december 93. There were only 4,000 peeps there, but the place just erupted.
1991... I distinctly remember driving home from my part time job I had while in college hearing this song on the radio for the first time and thinking, "This song will change music forever." It was like a lightning bolt from the moment it hit.
Dave is multi-talented for sure as we now know for the past 30 years, but Dave as the drummer for Nirvana was just what he did best. Kurt, Krist, and Dave were the perfect trio/team, and the band got stronger when Pat joined in 1993.
gawd this kpop crap styled like our cultures
Miss you kurt:(
Firman Soemantri yeah miss you so much.
Firman Soemantri ❤️
I miss you too firman .
im fine here dude dont worry
@@Karlsefni322 hold my beer
3:15 That Krist move is so iconic
sorry my mistake, is in the 3:16 basically he does this move with the bass on all the concerts practically
today he wouldve been 56. Bet he's rocking with that tone in heaven rn.
I still thinks how revolutionary these three talented musicians were .
Dad: why are you crying so loud
Me:
Why?
Dad: *crying to*
Fabulous band
wanna some marijuana?
You should have left this under an MCR video then it would get good likes
Never realized how trippy this song is. Really cool vibe I never picked up on back then. Love this live version. Kurt is so into it.
you didn`t realize that the first time you heard it? what is wrong with you ?
Yeah I’m pretty sure this one of the first times it was played live lol
@@badenglish5162shh 🤫
32 years ago and this song is still a hit!!!
Kurt in this song really managed to convey the essence of the teen soul, which you often miss when you are already under 40.
For a band that single handedly brought grunge rock to mainstream.. Respect.
alternative rock in general
Yea Nirvana is always so interesting bc they quite literally changed the landscape of popular music overnight with this album. That’s a rare thing.
nah, they had LOTS of help.
this doesn't feel like the 90s at all
It was shot with film stock and remastered on Blu Ray a few years back. I'm guessing they just uploaded that transfer to UA-cam and here we are.
Movie Quality
Like The Who in 1978 at a studio
@@scottwolff6946 Nice name man, I see you are also a man of culture.
I know. Its hard to believe this is 1991, just a few years on from 80s glam rock. At the same time it's not even close to today and the shit music going around.
Stop the madness, stop the war and listen to Nirvana ☮️
1:35 I feel you Kurt, and every other guitarist knows what i'm talking about
what
@@showsomesignsoflife he almost forgot to hit the Chorus pedal
@@showbizpizzainternational245 oh yeah shit 9 months later and i just realise, thanks
Back when they still had fun playing it, you can tell.
I dunno. Seems like they were playing it as fast as possible.
@@luvmenow33 I've noticed they do that with Negative Creep sometimes, they just get excited. I don't know, it happens
@@luvmenow33 that's from the passion
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4:11 Damn! That voice crack thooo
What about it?
Rafa Syed it’s a voice crack... duh
@@ididntgagshedid8820 nothing special. You duh dumb
My liBIIIdo, yeah!
@@RafaSyed do you are have stupid
I don’t know why but I think I prefer, “Our little tribe,” instead of, “Our little group”
That feedback thru the speakers at 3:15 tho, gives me absolute chills. He was so effortlessly good at that and idk how, I love it!!!
I really want to make that sound too when im playing it. Did you have an idea on how to make that sounds man?
Yeah I wanna know too
@@HitTheDrum88high volume and a boss distortion pedal preferably a ds-1 or ds-2
Random dancing guy/ girl on stage is legend
Video quality .... Is it just me or this amazing
It's remastered
Look at my Playlists remastering a video doesn't turn 144p into 4K. It was shot with good cameras to begin with.
It's remastered bro
Look at my Playlists yes, maybe so, but that isn't how remastering works. As I'd already said, you can't make a 144p video into 4K. The videos looked good to begin with.
It's still Remastered bro
"Smells Like Teen Spirit" was the gateway drug that got everyone hooked on Nirvana. I remember hearing this for the first time in 1991 on KROQ here in Southern California. The song landed so well they played it two times in a row. I immediately ran out and bought "Nevermind"....then "Bleach" the next day. I've been hooked ever since.
Charles Nuno When rock was still good. It’s dead now, but Kurt put his notch on the genre before it all burned out.
i know nirvana from a copy tape and for a long time as a kid i thought my fav is smell like teen spirit.
now i know it was drain you.
Zs85 H I always liked “Come As You Are” and “In Bloom.”! I REALLY love “In Bloom,” love that drum fill in the chorus.
@@almichael74 actually i was really liked territorial pissings and was terrified for a long time of drain you and often fasforward it because of that hissing middle part. in stereo headphones it was like a snake going around you but later i was realized drain you is the best.
@@almichael74 Dude rock isn't dead, haven't you heard *JOHNNY DARK SPEAK* before ? That shit is *ROCK SALAD FLAME* man #TruthCement
One of the heaviest and deepest grunge performances in human history...
Tf is grunge?
@@thegoddamnbatman3078a type of rock genre
I grew up near DC with WHFS playing so much of The "English Indie" of the 80's Canon. WHFS also had The Replacements, Husker Du, The Pixies and more. Nirvana on "Bleach" sounds a lot like The Pixies meets The Beatles. Nice, but didn't amaze me at the time
"Smells Like Teen Spirit?" The production was totally different. Muscular, slick and that first riff a hook from the Gods. I can't remember exactly WHEN I first heard "Teen Spirit." But I remember the the first thought in my mind upon hearing "Smells Like Teen Spirit."
"Holy S***, We've won."
One of the best songs of all time
29 years ago today, Nevermind was released and Smells Like Teen Spirit is the only song that can really express the how stupid and contagious is the world right now.
Due to this fact, this weekend I have been binging on my Nirvana albums, watching all their videos, and scouring the comment section for this comment. Success! I can now die of Covid with a smile.
Really contagious
I wasn't alive 29 years ago
I think Breed fits as well if you change "she" with "they"
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His voice was so amazing...31 yrs later still haunts me. One of the best bands of my generation.
the drum guy is insane. Best drummer ive ever seen.
The drum guy? Ffs ...
"our little tribe has always been and always will until the end"
what a sad quote. it's like he knew
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It makes me wanna cry. I miss him and I didn’t even know him.
@Gisselle ST yeah!!! It’s nice to have someone to relate to with this stuff my family thinks I’m crazy. i think it’s normal you can miss anyone. I really do miss Kurt and his music even though I wasn’t alive when nirvana got big. I relate to him so much it’s crazy he makes me feel happy being myself. I miss layne staley too :(
@@ginny3491 I miss Kurt too its definitely not strange to miss someone who's been a massive influence on your life. When something or somebody resonates with you and you relate to it like something that never happened before or since it's a life changing experience. He was and still is a huge influence on me
He knew that someday everyone dies
It’s crazy to think this footage was once lost...
Really?
Yeah, before the blu-ray release in 2011 the Soundboard audio was all we had.
@@rrrailroad6888 oh. Didn't knew about that
Wow
nirvana forever
That’s an amazing recording. Wow
The amount of energy and passion is this performance is pretty incredible.
It’s ironic because not only is the song itself ironic but this song also became the embodiment of the very thing Kurt despised about his success.
2:45 so good someones wig came off
That is The best part of this whole vid lol;)
Snatched
How do people notice that lmfao
LMAOOOOOOO
LMAO
Probably one of the Best Rock Songs Ever Recorded in history
Easily! Top 10 for sure
Agreed...
Seeing this, makes me wish I was alive for this band. Such an amazing song!
The best part of this song is that you can literally sing any words to it you want and the beat is so good it still fits.
I always thought that Krist the bass player looked like Cameron from Ferris Bueller’s Day Off! Man I loved living in Seattle when all this happened. The energy in all those clubs like the Central, Paramount, the Off Ramp, Bumper Shoot at the Seattle center and so many others was amazing for me to see in my early 20’s! Stage diving and mosh pits were the essence of our youth and grunge was in our blood! This music still stands the test of time.
He looked more like Andy Kaufman
Ferris, you're my hero.
“Our little tribe has always been, and always will, until the end”
I hope Mr. Cobain knows his music has no end.
Voted the number 1 rock song of a decade and countless other achievements.
Your music is fucking immortal Nirvana.
I love Nirvana and their songs. Rock is beautiful🤟🏻🎸
I love this song it gets me pumped up for today