Live Nirvana | Concert Chronology | 1990 | April 18, 1990

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NIRVANA
- Kurt Cobain (vocals, guitar)
- Krist Novoselic (bass)
- Chad Channing (drums)

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Bruce - Good evening and welcome to Man Ray, my name is Dwayne Bruce from WFNX radio, would you please welcome fudge packin, crack smoking, satan worshiping motherfuckers Sub Pop recording artists Nirvana!
School
Novoselic - Thanks a lot. They say turn up louder
Floyd The Barber
Love Buzz
Novoselic - This here's a new song
Dive
Novoselic - Thank you kindly. Sure is nice to be here in lovely Boston, it's a great place!
Scoff
Cobain - Can we have some more house lights up here somewhere, so we can see. Mr. Promoter?
About A Girl
Novoselic - Alright, chicken fights, do we need a contender? We need a contender now, we could have a pillow fight right after that. Then we're gonna tell stories about making out and going all the way. Then our dad's gonna come upstairs and tell us to calm down!
Spank Thru
Novoselic - Next up, we've got a really new song, it's gonna be out on our next record, it's gonna be out in September or something like that. It's rock... It's gonna rock, a rock 'n' roll record, it's gonna have all your rock favorites and it's gonna be a blast!
Breed
Cobain - This is another new one
In Bloom
Novoselic - Thank you very much, it's very kind of y'all out there. You all have hearts of gold, I can tell I know. You smell gold! I don't smell, so I don't care
Big Cheese
Novoselic - Thanks a lot. Have you guys ever heard of a band called the Vaselines, they're from Scotland and uh ... they're a great band. Do you drive a monster truck? That was great yeah! Take my wife please! ??? Does anybody have any suggestions and then I can say something witty and entertaining, to show that I'm, I'm just erm ... I'm sharp you know! No, sorry, wrong band! That's right, you come to a Nirvana show, you name the song and we'll play it. Wink Martin Dink, what's that? Like a Prayer by Madonna?
Voice - Yeah!
Novoselic - How does that go? Does it go 'Someone Else' is that it? No? I know Like a Virgin is that the same song?
Like A Virgin jam Novoselic acappella
jam bass jam
Novoselic - I read Guitar Player magazine. That was a demonstration of hack bass playing, so if you want to become a hack bass player, those are the lines to play. Those are the only bass lines I know so I must be a hack bass player! What were you expecting John Entwistle or something? Please, my please, we will try our best to make to- you as happy as much as we can, we're coming along, you know, we'll just take our time
Molly's Lips
Novoselic - C'mon you son of a bitch, you fucking son of a bitch, c'mon you yellow red bastard, c'mon I can't hear it you fucking son of a bitch. Jesus fucking Christ!
Been A Son
Stain
Negative Creep
Channing - Thanks
Novoselic - Thanks a lot, you guys are worth your weight in gold, I mean you're the best, the best. Well thanks for coming, you guys are ... just wonderful people, I can just feel it, I really mean that, really thanks. Love your brother, brother!
Channing - And your sister
Blew
Stay Away

AUD #1

Equipment:: Unknown > Sony WM-D6
Lowest Generation:: ANA(1) > FLAC
Length / Sound Quality:: 56:10 min / 8.0
Notes:: • Circulated in December 2020.; • "About A Girl" cuts in and "Stain" is cut within.

AUD #2

Equipment:: Unknown > Unknown
Lowest Generation:: ANA(x) > FLAC
Length / Sound Quality:: 61:37 min / 7.5
Notes:: • Circulated in September 2007.; • Has some dropouts during "Molly's Lips" and "Blew".

AMT #1

Equipment:: Unknown > Unknown
Lowest Generation:: VHS(x) > MP4
Length / Sound Quality:: 62:54 min / ??
Notes:: • Posted on YouTube in April, 2020.; • Shot from the front left side of the audience, near to Krist Novoselic.; • The audio is distorted and probably in some parts was replaced with AUD #1 or AUD #2.; • Has a dropout during "Scoff", "Breed" and "Blew".

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Kurt dumped a whole pitcher of ice water on Chad.
Krist talked about Madonna and sang a little bit of "Like A Virgin."

Review from a US fanzine called "Boston Rock", published in 1990.

LIVE NIRVANA Concert Chronology April 18, 1990 - ManRay Nightclub, Cambridge, MA, US

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