Live at Reading

Live at Reading
Live album by Nirvana
Released November 3, 2009
Recorded August 30, 1992 at the Reading Festival
Genre Grunge
Length 78:00
Label DGC
Producer Nirvana, Michael Meisel, John Silva
Nirvana live albums chronology
From the Muddy Banks of the Wishkah
(1996)		 Live at Reading
(2009)
Nirvana video chronology
MTV Unplugged in New York
(2007)		 Live at Reading
(2009)		 Live at the Paramount
(2011)

Live at Reading is a live CD/DVD by the American grunge band Nirvana released on November 2, 2009, chronicling its 1992 performance at the Reading Festival. Bootlegged for years following the performance, the new issues present the performance for the first time mastered and color corrected.[1]

The performance of the band's 1992 hit single "Lithium" was previously released on the home video Live! Tonight! Sold Out!! in 1994. The performance of "Tourette's" was previously released on the live compilation From the Muddy Banks of the Wishkah in 1996.

Live at Reading marks the first time on a Nirvana release that Chet Powers receives songwriting credit for the use of his lyrics from the song "Get Together" as the intro for "Territorial Pissings". It features Cobain wheeled out on stage by music journalist Everett True.

Contents

Reception

According to Metacritic, Live at Reading holds a score of 93 out of 100, indicating "universal acclaim,"[2] and is ranked seventh on the site's list of best-reviewed albums. Krist Novoselic states that it's a great way to look back at his Nirvana memories.[3]

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic [4]
Blare [5]
BBC (very favourable)[6]
Drowned In Sound (7/10)[7]
Entertainment Weekly (A)[8]
Kerrang! [9]
Pitchfork Media (9.5/10)[10]
Slant [11]
Spin [12]
Robert Christgau (A) [13]

Sales and Impact

The CD version of Live at Reading debuted at number 37 on the Billboard 200 in the U.S.; the DVD version debuted at Number 1 in the top 40 on Billboard's Top Music Video Chart, remaining in the top 40 for 25 weeks.[14] Despite lack of promotion, Nielson SoundScan reports that, as of mid-2010, Live at Reading has sold more than 50,000 copies in the United States alone, with more than 154,000 copies sold worldwide.

Track listing

All songs written and composed by Kurt Cobain, except where noted. 

No. Title Length
1. "Breed"   2:57
2. "Drain You"   3:54
3. "Aneurysm" (Cobain, Dave Grohl, Krist Novoselic) 4:34
4. "School"   3:12
5. "Sliver"   2:13
6. "In Bloom"   4:33
7. "Come As You Are"   3:34
8. "Lithium"   4:23
9. "About a Girl"   3:09
10. "Tourette's"   1:51
11. "Polly"   2:48
12. "Lounge Act"   3:04
13. "Smells Like Teen Spirit" (Cobain, Grohl, Novoselic) 4:44
14. "On a Plain"   3:00
15. "Negative Creep"   2:54
16. "Been a Son"   3:23
17. "All Apologies"   3:25
18. "Blew"   5:23
19. "Dumb"   2:34
20. "Stay Away"   3:41
21. "Spank Thru"   3:05
22. "Love Buzz" (Robbie van Leeuwen) (Shocking Blue cover, appears only on DVD version) 4:56
23. "The Money Will Roll Right In" (Tom Flynn, Chris Wilson) (Fang cover) 2:13
24. "D-7" (Greg Sage) (Wipers cover) 3:43
25. "Territorial Pissings" (Cobain, Chet Powers) 4:30

Chart positions

Album charts

Chart Position
Austrian Albums Chart[15] 28
Belgian Albums Chart (VL)[15] 71
Belgian Albums Chart (WA)[15] 79
Canadian Albums Chart[16] 17
French Albums Chart[15] 17
Greek Albums Chart[15] 16
Japanese Albums Chart[17] 7
Mexican Albums Chart[15] 59
Netherlands Albums Chart[15] 64
New Zealand Albums Chart[15] 33
Norwegian Albums Chart[15] 28
Switzerland Albums Chart[15] 97
UK Albums Chart[18] 32
USA Billboard Top 200[16] 37
USA Billboard Rock Albums[16] 13
USA Billboard Digital Albums[16] 25
USA Billboard Alternative Albums[16] 11

DVD charts

Chart Position
Australian DVD Charts[19] 4

Personnel

Production

References

  1. ^ "Nirvana's Legendary Never-Before-Released 1992 Reading Concert Set to Debut in November". PR Newswire. 2009-08-28. http://news.prnewswire.com/ViewContent.aspx?ACCT=109&STORY=/www/story/08-28-2009/0005084639&EDATE=. Retrieved 2009-08-28. 
  2. ^ "Live At Reading". Metacritic. 2009-09-04. http://www.metacritic.com/music/artists/nirvana/liveatreading?tag=topslot;title;1. Retrieved 2009-11-06. 
  3. ^ "All Time High And Low Scores". Metacritic. http://www.metacritic.com/music/bests/. Retrieved 2009-11-11. 
  4. ^ "Live at Reading". Allmusic. http://www.allmusic.com/album/r1661091. Retrieved 2009-11-06. 
  5. ^ "Nirvana / Live At Reading / Universal". Blare Magazine. http://blaremagazine.com/2009/11/02/album-reviews-2-11-09/. Retrieved 2009-11-06. 
  6. ^ "Nirvana Live at Reading Review". BBC. http://www.bbc.co.uk/music/reviews/g4rj. Retrieved 2009-11-13. 
  7. ^ "Nirvana Live At Reading Review". Drowned In Sound. http://drownedinsound.com/releases/14833/reviews/4138384. Retrieved 2009-11-06. 
  8. ^ "Live at Reading". Entertainment Weekly. http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20315889,00.html. Retrieved 2009-11-06. 
  9. ^ Ian Winwood (Wednesday 4 November 2009), "Nirvana - Live at Reading (Geffen) KKKK. Nirvana's legandary Reading performance finally sees the light of day", Kerrang! (1286): 49 
  10. ^ "Nirvana: Bleach [Deluxe Edition/Live at Reading"]. Pitchfork Media. http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/13686-bleach-deluxe-edition-live-at-reading. Retrieved 2009-11-13. 
  11. ^ "Nirvana: Live at Reading". Slant Magazine. http://www.slantmagazine.com/music/music_review.asp?ID=1907. Retrieved 2009-11-06. 
  12. ^ "Nirvana, 'Live at Reading' (Universal): Ultimate rock gig from ultimate outsider-insiders.". Spin Magazine. http://www.spin.com/reviews/nirvana-live-reading-universal. Retrieved 2009-11-06. 
  13. ^ "Robert Christgau Consumer Guide Nirvana". Robert Christgau. http://www.robertchristgau.com/get_artist.php?id=1009. Retrieved 2011-09-29. 
  14. ^ "Live at Reading, Nirvana". Billboard. http://www.billboard.com/#/album/nirvana/live-at-reading/1294559. Retrieved June 6, 2010. 
  15. ^ a b c d e f g h i j http://greekcharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Nirvana&titel=Live+At+Reading&cat=a Live at Reading @ Greek Charts.com
  16. ^ a b c d e http://www.billboard.com/artist/nirvana/5316#/album/nirvana/live-at-reading/1294559 Live at Reading @ Billboard.com
  17. ^ "Oricon Weekly Album Charts for the third week of November 2009" (in Japanese). Oricon. http://www.oricon.co.jp/search/result.php?kbn=ja&types=rnk&year=2009&month=11&week=3&submit5.x=25&submit5.y=5. Retrieved 2011-04-19. 
  18. ^ http://www.everyhit.co.uk/searchsec.php EveryHit.co.uk
  19. ^ http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/23790/20091105-0000/issue1028.pdf ARIA Chart report 9th November 2009. pandora.nla.gov.au Pandora, Australia's Web Archives
  20. ^ "Catching Up With ... Dancing Tony From Nirvana's Live at Reading DVD". Paste. 2010-02-23. http://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2010/02/catching-up-with-dancing-tony-from-nirvanas-live-a.html. 
  21. ^ "An Interview With Antony Hodgkinson, The Guy Who Danced Onstage With Nirvana". rickish.tumblr.com. http://rickish.tumblr.com/post/674022755/an-interview-with-antony-hodgkinson-the-guy-who-danced. Retrieved 2011-09-09. 
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