Rating: 93% - Submitted by KuRL on 2000.12.10 05:46:08 PM
A very tough disc to assign a numerical rating to. Tracks 1-3 are lifted off of the common and brilliant "Love Buzz" disc, and are pretty decent. Tracks 4-10 are another matter entirely. They are plagued with significant and horrible tape hiss, as well as a high-end that is so pronounced it becomes painful at times! That really ruins a bunch of amazing performances, especially the (arguably) greatest ever performance of "Molly's Lips." Tracks 10-19 are absolutely amazing in their quality and historical value; anyone who hasn't heard "White Lace & Strange" is missing out on one of the most underrated songs Nirvana ever performed. Kurt's guitar work reached heights it never would after 1992, and the performance is extremely energetic. Tracks 20-22 are fun, even though 22 has surfaced in better quality elsewhere (not on commercial CD, though).
The faults on the early tracks detract a lot from an otherwise great disc.
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