Live at Reading

For the EP by Slade, see Live at Reading (EP).
Live at Reading
Live album by Nirvana
Released November 3, 2009
Recorded August 30, 1992 at the Reading Festival, Reading, England
Genre Grunge
Length 78:00
Label DGC
Producer Nirvana, Michael Meisel, John Silva
Nirvana chronology
Sliver: The Best of the Box
(2005)		 Live at Reading
(2009)		 Icon
(2010)
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 in Reading, England. Bootlegged for years following the performance, the new issues present the performance for the first time mastered and color corrected.

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.

Reception

According to Metacritic, Live at Reading holds a score of 93 out of 100, indicating "universal acclaim,"[1] and is ranked eleventh on the site's list of best-reviewed albums, along with it being the No. 1 best reviewed alternative album. Krist Novoselic states that it's a great way to look back at his Nirvana memories.[2]

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic93/100[3]
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[4]
Blare[5]
BBCvery favourable[6]
Drowned in Sound[7]
Entertainment WeeklyA[8]
Kerrang![9]
Pitchfork Media9.5/10[10]
Slant[11]
Spin[12]
Robert ChristgauA[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 the magazine'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 200,000 copies sold worldwide.

Track listing

All songs written by Kurt Cobain, except where noted.

  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
Encore
  1. "Dumb" – 2:34
  2. "Stay Away" – 3:41
  3. "Spank Thru" – 3:05
  4. "Love Buzz" (Robbie van Leeuwen) (Shocking Blue cover, appears only on DVD version) – 4:56
  5. "The Money Will Roll Right In" (Tom Flynn, Chris Wilson) (Fang cover) – 2:13
  6. "D-7" (Greg Sage) (Wipers cover) – 3:43
  7. "Territorial Pissings" (Cobain, Chet Powers) – 4:30

Chart positions

Album charts

Chart (2009) Peak
position
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[15] 28
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[16] 71
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[17] 79
Canadian Albums (Billboard)[18] 17
Dutch Albums (MegaCharts)[19] 64
French Albums (SNEP)[20] 17
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[21] 66
Irish Albums (IRMA)[22] 43
Japanese Albums (Oricon)[23] 7
Mexican Albums (Top 100 Mexico)[24] 59
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[25] 33
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[26] 28
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[27] 97
UK Albums (OCC)[28] 32
Chart (2010) Peak
position
Greek Albums (IFPI)[29] 16

DVD charts

Chart (2009) Peak
position
Australian Music DVDs (ARIA)[30] 4
Austrian Music DVDs (Ö3 Austria)[31] 3
Belgian Music DVDs (Ultratop Flanders)[32] 1
Belgian Music DVDs (Ultratop Wallonia)[33] 1
Danish Music DVDs (Hitlisten)[34] 9
Dutch Music DVDs (MegaCharts)[35] 25
Hungarian Music DVDs (MAHASZ)[36] 11
New Zealand Music DVDs (RIANZ)[37] 4
Spanish Music DVDs (PROMUSICAE)[38] 8
Swedish Music DVDs (Sverigetopplistan)[39] 16
Swiss Music DVDs (Schweizer Hitparade)[40] 6
US Music Videos (Billboard)[41] 1

Certifications

Album certifications

Region Certification Sales/shipments
United Kingdom (BPI)[42] Silver 60,000^

*sales figures based on certification alone
^shipments figures based on certification alone
xunspecified figures based on certification alone

DVD certifications

Region Certification Sales/shipments
Australia (ARIA)[43] Platinum 15,000^
New Zealand (RMNZ)[44] Gold 2,500x

*sales figures based on certification alone
^shipments figures based on certification alone
xunspecified figures based on certification alone

Personnel

Production

References

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  2. ↑ "All Time High And Low Scores". Metacritic. Retrieved November 11, 2009.
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  5. ↑ "Nirvana / Live At Reading / Universal". Blare Magazine. Retrieved November 6, 2009.
  6. ↑ "Nirvana Live at Reading Review". BBC. Retrieved November 13, 2009.
  7. ↑ "Nirvana Live At Reading Review". Drowned in Sound. Retrieved November 6, 2009.
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  9. ↑ Ian Winwood (November 4, 2009), "Nirvana – Live at Reading (Geffen) KKKK. Nirvana's legandary Reading performance finally sees the light of day", Kerrang! (1286), p. 49
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  22. ↑ "GFK Chart-Track Albums: Week 45, 2009". Chart-Track. IRMA. Retrieved March 29, 2013.
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