Live From The Muddy Banks of the Wishkah
NIRVANA We played for around two years before the release of Bleach in June, 1989. At that time live shows were our bread and butter(this being prior to the release of Nevermind in September of 1991). We'd hit the road for months at a time... coming back with one or two grand... to be split three ways. In those days, that was the most "success" as we thought possible. Early in 1991, the band signed with Geffen Records and acquired professional management. D.I.Y. fell by the wayside. Nevermind was recorded in the spring of 1991. Following summer tours with Dinosaur Jr. and The Jesus Lizard, Nevermind was released in the fall. Immediately following the release, we went on a tour headlining small venues that culminated with a Halloween homecoming show at Seattle's Paramount Theatre. This show was filmed and recorded onto multi-track... Two days later, the band left for another European tour. The show was filmed and recorded on multi-track for Dutch TV. While we were touring in Europe, Nevermind was becoming all the rage back home. Though we were kept informed of the momentum, being so far away made us pretty oblivious to the extent of what was happening. We ended the year with a brief West Coast tour. The bill included Pearl Jam and NIRVANA, and was headlined by the Red Hot Chili Peppers. The second show on this tour was on December 28, 1991 at the Del Mar Fairgrounds (just outside San Diego). For whatever reason, our set was pretty aggressive that evening. Early in 1992, the band toured Australia and Japan. Later in the summer, we traveled to Europe to make up some Scandinavian shows we had to cancel on the previous tour. The touring highlight of the year, however, was a headlining slot on England's Reading Festival. I have to say that hearing tens of thousands of people sing along to "Lithium" was a very cool moment in the history of the band. We were having fun playing and decided to stretch the set out a bit --- enter "tourette's", a song which had been around for a few years (and eventually found its way onto In Utero). Following the release of In Utero in 1993, we once again hit the road. Using leftover props from the "Heart-Shaped Box" video shoot as set dressing (our first foray into the world of stage props), we concentrated on working up a set that spanned the band's entire career and gave the audience a longer show than we had done on past tours. In that we were playing the "big" halls on this tour, it was felt that we needed to bring along a "big" sound... ladies and gentlemen, please welcome Pat Smear. In presenting From The Muddy Banks of the Wishkah, we hope that the ultimate allure of NIRVANA (and especially Kurt) as well as the passion that we had -- and have -- for the music we made is once again brought to the forefront. Let all the analysis fall away like yelloe, aged newsprint. Crank the record up and realize the bliss, power, and passion...
Welcome to Live: From the Muddy Banks of the Wishkah! This page was created by Angel of Sodom as a tribute to her first favorite band... NIRVANA, and to the greatest man to walk this sh**ty Earth... Thank you for accessing this site. I have been a true NIRVANA fan since 1992, when Nevermind was first released around here. It is really sad to think that the voice of our generation has left us here to mourn. I know that Kurt would not have wanted what is happening in the world now, about his life and death that is, but that is not going to stop me from adding my own little tribute to him, just as it didn't stop anyone else from creating a web site in his memory.
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started out as a live band (don't all bands?).
TOTAL NIRVANA!
---- Krist Novoselic
(linear notes from From the Muddy Banks of the Wishkah)
NIRVANA fans have come to Remember Kurt.
Kurt Donald Cobain.
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