Nirvana ~ In Bloom (Demo 1)

[@nickhartman6372]

This blows the studio version out of the water. Nirvana was meant to sound raw and unpolished like this.

[@Tricklarock]

This is nirvana as far as I'm concerned!

[@davesteiman]

​@@Tricklarock Yes, but was Kurt's decision to get a more polished-mainstream and commercial sound to reach the masses. Thank of god they record later In Utero to blow up all the shit.

[@eridinthevirgin4191]

@@davesteiman It was butch vig's decision. He just convinced kurt by telling him "john lennon did it"

[@davesteiman]

@@eridinthevirgin4191 That was Vig's recomendation. But was Kurt's desicion after all.

[@BoardGuy]

Nick Hartman YEP!!!

[@julianpottermusic]

This is the best quality for punk music

[@mercy1707]

It's not punk. It's grunge

[@danzargy]

@@mercy1707 Grunge was more or less a blanket term that applied to bands that came out out of Seattle or around that area at the time. Nirvana was definitely more punk-oriented than say, Alice In Chains, who are more metal/alternative metal. So yeah, OP was right in saying this was a punk song, kinda.

[@eddietasker9110]

@@mercy1707 it's definitely punk. Take that from someone in a hardcore punk band.

[@gagesuther159]

Nirvana was punk mixed with metal and Kurt's own style, as well. You're technically right.

[@scarykurapika100yago2]

Punk my ass smh

[@ferabra8939]

They must have known that they had something amazing going on. This song sounds fucking awesome even in this rough demo version. But it's not easy to get there, to write a song that is catchy and melodic and yet powerful, then have a band that can play, and have a singer who can really extract all the potential.

[@nogglebeak]

i don't think they added any potential... they just had vig to pretty up what was, to me, their best attribute. they were always this good and the raw sound is so much better than the studio sound.

[@pjs777s.8]

Chad Channing on drums, this version is amazing!!

[@AdamSmithNES]

Tape needs to make a huge comeback. Shitty bands always sounded better on cassette than on ProTools.

[@jimsters2]

Haha, then again, a lot of them weren't that shitty. If they had tapes that is...

[@mauricioa1593]

i love tapes, they are so cute lol

[@christopherdunn317]

What we need is another influence and new awesome tunes but very little happens now and if there is someone out there the industries is not there for them or for us to find them out yet!

[@malcolmrobinson4894]

Right

[@Safetysweet]

This tape sounds good, aside from sounding a little winded up. Quick question for you guys: If Nevermind didn’t come out and sheep (with chad, of course) came out instead, would Chad still be let go and Dave’s first Nirvana gig not happen, or would it have been a different story? What would happen with Nirvana if this was the case?

[@DiMx618]

I love the demo version! Is much better than the official version

[@Pixpi]

0:49 pulled, cranked

[@cameronstinchfield381]

I really appreciate seeing this in this way but it does make me appreciate butch vig and the bands vision to make this song sound really big in the album version

[@zoro339]

i have to say this is the better.

[@smchugh38]

I love the way it sounds! So unpolished, really cool!

[@Sarriaga2013]

Smarts Studios April 1990

[@MikeSparksMusic]

Damn right!

[@FozzieOzbourne]

ahhh this is the alternative version of NirvanaVevo's same video. thx for the upload

[@CJArt]

This is the Smart Sessions version, with Chad Channing, but there’s some kind of an effect added to it to sound super muffled.

[@heathinvaderstudios]

CJHedgepethOFFICIAL It’s a low quality audio cassette copy of the recording, which is what appeared on most bootlegs until the original studio master came out.

[@mattfraser4994]

This is fucking dope

[@Snapdragontank]

sounds scrapier. and the singing sounds better. its like it was recorded with more umph. like the released version was agonized over until it was less. makes me wonder how all 90s bands really sounded.

[@uhhhhyourmom]

Sounds like somebody is listening to music in the shower and I’m jamming out in the room next to them

[@francescopennisi6136]

It's more underground!!!!! love it

[@eb-ol4po]

Good Lord this song is so raw, it makes me wanna floss my teeth with guitar strings

[@MarceloLaraM]

I love demo versions This song is powerful ❤

[@AlejandroCespedesTV]

I just have to say a word: Amazing

[@dummytree]

Many bootlegs from the early 90s were like that. Sure we have a zillion better sounding sources of the same songs now, but at the time "Rough Tapes" was a pretty big deal.

[@mikemurphy8107]

Grungiest version

[@dskehn]

i wonder if all these tapes still exist somewhere out there so they can be remastered at some point because this is awesome!

[@erunix2392]

this demo was released in the Nevermind 20th aniversary super deluxe dude

[@Pboy7272]

Spotify top 10 needs you!!!! God I miss this.

[@SLYSTARx]

Amazing sound. This is the best version of this song!

[@powersd453deven]

This is fantastic

[@MrTinitoons]

What a voice… 😵

[@RadicalSharkRS]

I feel like there's a certain charm to this

[@anemaldemomusic8182]

God damn I just can’t stop listening to this shit is way better than the original. Too underrated...

[@jimsters2]

Anytime, Whole CD was uploaded, there is a really good version of Lithium on this CD. Same with Sappy.

[@lifeisdead01]

Those drums are raw af

[@sookmajoaby]

man that solo is fuckin awesome, raw as fuck...sounds so sweet!

[@lennoncoimbra4856]

Morrendo por dentro.

[@jimsters2]

Yeah that's what they called it, it's an old Bootleg CD. It's not the best Bootleg by any means. There are over a 1000 Nirvana bootleg CDs. But this one wasn't on youtube so I put it on.

[@JimTheSk8teR]

So Underground, very nice

[@punt2263]

At first glance I thought that was lil ugly mane cover art

[@kzartix_______________________]

rappers looking like mess of wires

[@anemaldemomusic8182]

bruh

[@robertdunaway-tyll7635]

how tf do you get a tone like that!!!!,

[@therideneverends1697]

Univox Humbuckers, and a DS-1 with all the settings maxed out except for the tone which sounds like its at around 9. As for the set back sound, thats just because the low quality recording.

[@robertdunaway-tyll7635]

Andre Krumins

[@robertdunaway-tyll7635]

Wow. Thanks dude. Actually helpful. Lol

[@therideneverends1697]

Robert Tyll No problem man! If you want to avoid hunting for an old guitar, Eastwood guitars out of Canada makes reproduction Univox humbuckers (under the name "Eastwood high flyer pickups"). that sound spot on(I own origonals aswell as reproductions), for this sound you want the bridge pickup mainly. 300k pots is what the factory used as they are bright sounding for a humbucker, but I got 500k pots in one of mine with these pickups and it sounds just fine to. OH also very important, 10-52 gauge strings. for some reason the Univox Pickups just like that gauge. Glad to help!

[@terrymcginnis4633]

lots of distortion xD

[@MrGibran1122]

is the best

[@sappykurt4415]

It sound exactly the sub pop version except the high pitch

[@AdalbertoAfonsoRezendeJunior]

O Supermegaultradimensional nirvana 😮

[@WESSERPARAQUAT]

y'all crazy saying this is better than the recorded version , it's more like a scratch take

[@jimsters2]

I think, but am not sure that it is the rough version of the sub pop version of this song.

[@The_Doug124]

Jimsters I strongly believe so by the drumming. It sounds strongly of Chad.

[@imperfectclark]

Much better sound... muddy and raw

[@1993reefblue]

Sounds slightly sped up as well.

[@heathinvaderstudios]

You can expect that from a demo recording of a song, especially if it was recorded ona cassette tape (when a tape gets played so much, it eventually starts playing 0.5x the original speed).

[@FozzieOzbourne]

is the cd named "Rough Tapes"?

[@rainbowbridge4766]

VelroX3 I would also like to know this

[@kzartix_______________________]

ya its on discogs

[@rosemaryseeds1314]

it’s fake

[@thomasmarliere2505]

Chad on the drumz

[@ningunojamas943]

Anybody Knows what Box effects used in This Song???

[@NazaFX]

You mean pedal? Probably a DS1.

[@hrvojexxxy9309]

4,4,5,1

[@jimsters2]

It is isn't it.

[@Izaak247]

Is not the demo..

[@theworldbrosefman]

Guys it’s the sub pop version but this guy pitched it up and distorted it lol

[@jimsters2]

I don't know why people think I did it. I got all these tracks way back from an old bootleg CD that used to circulate in the 90's. I didn't do it, I'd have no reason to. Also I posted these when I was like 13. The bootleg cd was a well known one called The Rough Tapes and at the time a lot of these versions were rarities.

[@EduardoLoures]

Year??

[@jimsters2]

1989. kzbin.info/www/bejne/rnLcXmBjrNWSerM

[@EduardoLoures]

Thank you!

[@KELTONWOLFE]

What year??

[@jimsters2]

As far as I know the bootleg came out in the mid to late 90s, most of the recordings from it have been re released and attributed to their proper sessions. But bootlegs are a thing of the past so it's kind of interesting

[@Snapdragontank]

solos not as good tho.

[@Sam_T1021]

Dirty

[@SonikJesus]

this is the sub pop version but in a shitty generation

[@Sarriaga2013]

Smarts Studios April 1990