Nirvana Come as you are rare demo version

Come as you are rare demo version

[@wahoo_punch7361]

I Don't know why but I love the sound of the demos

[@segnoggin]

same its weird but i love it

[@masteroftrumpetsedited272]

It sound raw

[@draganapasti_]

Me too, find demos bare ideas of the songs, no unnecessary “additions “ or embellishments of reality. They’re those essential patterns, on which the song is “constructed “. Simply those basic concepts of any song, a bit raw and much sincere ❤

[@bawsome786]

the lounge act boombox rehearsal is awesome

[@christiantureschi3585]

Rhey used more chorus mabye

[@kphoenix137]

I love how they played in E standard in all of these demos. It gives them all a super lively sound. It's like a B side to every single song

[@leoandersen9165]

kphoenix137 what is b side and E side

[@78diegox]

@@leoandersen9165 well, E is for the standard tunning of the guitar, and this song was played in D, on this demo it was recorded on E, what gives it a different sound, another side of the song, a B side.

[@joandrumz3176]

I love how this song literally has a verse and chorus more than the original

[@oliverjameshall2288]

Absolutely. You can hear the Beatles influence.

[@AverageBeatlesFan]

@@leoandersen9165 before the CD and before albums could be streamed, they were formatted on cassette and vinyl. As a way to save space, albums would be split into 2 different sides. The A side would be the first part of the album, usually with the hits you would hear on the radio, and the B side of the album would contain the lesser known songs. That's why rare songs, or lesser known songs are referred to as "B sides". They're usually less successful commercially. When listening to a vinyl or cassette tape, you would insert it one way to listen to the A side, and then once completed, you would flip the vinyl or cassette tape over to hear the B side

[@umumgot]

sounds like it was recorded in a dirty cellar, perfect grunge!

[@RealPrin]

this comment is 13 years old and has no reply 💀

[@crisangel7733]

I love this demo. Pure, genuine, grunge music

[@Dhdhdyqha]

Nirvana was more punk than grunge if you ask me

[@bobshenix]

@@Dhdhdyqha Not really... and who fucking cares anyway? This is not a punk song by any stretch. I don't think you have a solid grasp of what punk rock is. Grunge is a more nebulous term.

[@takenoprisoners837]

No doubt

[@chrissimpson6701]

Happy birthday Kurt, we will never forget you. Grunge punk King.

[@brentleycraft]

Bet he won't read this

[@lazarjankovic4852]

​@@brentleycraftyou know you're right

[@AmericanGrunt.]

​@@lazarjankovic4852oh well whatever nevermind

[@NicolaRuggeri-fx4hz]

This is music. Simply. Pure.

[@crisangel7733]

Completely agree with you. Precious gifts

[@sunflowersinherhair5067]

This sets every part of my soul on fire

[@jimmorrison5308]

Maroon Blossom well said

[@shinobikid14]

I know the official lyrics are "memoria" but it sounds like he throws some "Enemia" (Enemy) and a "halleluiah" in there. Maybe some other things too.

[@dessertstorm7476]

one of the rare times Kurt actually uses a little vibrato

[@emiliojaquez5714]

Thats a chorus with high rate

[@Mansplainer452]

@@emiliojaquez5714 I think he was referring to vocal vibrato though. During "memoria"

[@OtavioFesoares]

@@Mansplainer452he used vibrato in his vocals almost every time he sustained a single note.

[@jacobgonzales9690]

So rare it's on With The Lights out!!! Damn man must've been a tough find.

[@rdsproductions98]

It was on a Cassete tape I sold it to him. He went to my school. My Uncle gave me the Cassete for Christmas last year. His brother was in Middle School Band with Kurt so he knew him a long time.

[@liecheatdelete5620]

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[@mittromney6052]

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[@frogs4335]

wow so rare

[@fuckamericanidiot]

No it isn't?

[@hfg23thewest]

sounds like chads drumming.....

[@andrepereira744]

Not really

[@LiamEgan17]

I mean it kind of does it has a lot more fills the most of Dave’s songs

[@piai]

I think this played by Dave Grohl..

[@andrewoid4711]

He probably is since

[@sappykurt4415]

@@piai I also think is from Dave grohl come as you are was written (probally ) in 1990 - 1991 the last session with chad didn’t included come as your are tho

[@colleenelainekrantz9035]

I love this version as heck

[@Victorlomboy3]

Most likely did throw that in this version, Thats why i LOVE listening to the demos to see what other takes on the songs they tried out and all the lyrics and riffs, But riffs are usually the same but more distorted then the original.

[@myownsongs100]

Melodic hooks and a great voice.

[@anatomicalskull]

In love with the way he drags out the last lyric at 1:33

[@wandereromur]

yeah, he does that a little bit in unplugged too!

[@mojo9o]

DUDE, I have to keep listening to the beginning. I love and also know 3 different ways to pluck the notes to Come as You Are on guitar. This is a new one: how he does a hammer-on for the very beginning. I made up one of my own after how he did one repetition at MTV Unplugged for Come as You Are. It's hard to explain, but I actually know the: original one... and now 3 ways to have fun with the tempo, but still staying on beat.

[@odiumimbues]

hell- living a life where you can see the life you gave up on and not being able to ever achieve it back. being a failure. dont give up guys.

[@kushkarma7081]

Needed to hear that, hope you’re well

[@mojo9o]

This is so awesome... The guitar... it's so beautiful. Talking about tHINGS IN LIFE people don't get to put out... If you don't think it's Kurt singing, try Do Re Mi; that's definitely Kurt. I forgot what proof I once would say just by mere words. You can see that it sounds better because it was in production and not repeated the same way over and over as done for Nevermind.

[@Victorlomboy3]

Ooooh i'm diggin this! One of my top Nirvana songs. I LOVE listening to the demos of their songs I'll tell ya what.

[@shinobikid14]

Yeah, demos are amazing because they're pure. However, the studio versions are (most of the time) an an artists vision for the song.

[@lisalee7063]

I loved this version of "Come As You Are". The Slide Show is great, depicts fun and many sides of Nirvana. They were, simply put just "Badass" and I love it.

[@Everything4405]

in this he says enemy instead of memory

[@Hundred100]

yea enemy made more sense than memory, they should have kept it

[@WizzleThump]

Hundred Yep, "as a known enemy" just makes more sense. Just like they changed it to "I'm so lonely, that's ok I shaved my head" in the demo is "I'm so lonely, that's ok I saved your head." lol Makes much more sense. Also makes the killed you and not going to cry stuff in the chorus make more sense too. lol

[@stilweerstand8306]

+WizzleThump I think he shaved his head when he lived at his buddy's house after being kicked out of his mom's. Forget his name. Anyway, they were religious, hence the "I found God" line. Says it's roughly about them in the Azerrad bio.

[@WizzleThump]

***** The original is "I saved your head, and I'm not sad." How is that about shaving his head at a bible thumpers house?

[@stilweerstand8306]

+WizzleThump " Cobain acknowledged that the song was possibly inspired in part by the time he spent living with his friend Jesse Reed and his born-again Christian parents. He explained to Azerrad, "I've always felt that some people should have religion in their lives [. . .] That's fine. If it's going to save someone, it's okay. And the person in ['Lithium'] needed it."[11] " there ya go punk

[@lanovia3838]

this is gold, thank you for uploading this

[@stefanbecker468]

Love that drumming

[@Joekickass3000]

Amazing, not sure where you got this but i love it, great vid to go with it. I can feel and hear the true grunge and hate in his voice. AMAZING the rock gods shall shine upon you

[@cherrytonshawty9120]

Nirvana forever. 😝💖

[@JoelQuinnPhotography]

Fuck, I love it when he says "Memorrryyyy" and hits that high pitch at 2:12

[@daniellevitoriaa840]

Isn't it "enemy"?

[@kryptix6515]

Daniela Victoria it is Memoria

[@alexlazarescu8528]

Enemia

[@punchcards1400]

Memoryyyyyyyuhhh

[@decaffeinatedafrican5997]

@@daniellevitoriaa840 yea

[@justmissjamey]

Them drums_^^_ them drums!!!!!!!! Gosh, krist, Dave and kurt made magic when they played.....I've honestly never heard something bad by them..the Brazil show was sad, and wild for what was going on behind the scenes. .but wasn't "bad" musically per say.....thanks for sharing this...really reaches out and gets you, gets you moving, bouncing and rocking around before you eve realize it ...I sure hope kurt found peace where ever he is..but I so wish it wasn't in the way he chose to look for it

[@td601]

+Justmiss jamey Yea Nirvana have never made anything bad at all im a artist my self who plays punk/grunge with my band .. I listen to nirvana becuase it makes me happy and if nirvana wouldn't playd and Kurt didn't do this music i would be lost :( . Im a sad artist if we say so becuase people have betreathed me as a Slave and as i were a demon who scared people and my parents dont care and a girl i were in love in she dumpd me and luaghed at me and then kicked me. And that made me who i am. I hope you dont mind me for telling it but your right nirvana have never ever made anything bad or worthless.!!!.!!!.!!!. RIP Kurt we all loved ya hope you feel good in heaven..

[@aylinvonpreuen6551]

Great as always

[@SweetyNuggsXoxo]

the sound of colitis. painful melodic groans of haunting precursors and the eyes of the guy beside him say everything and i swear that i dont have a gun

[@nirvanalove5356]

Excellent Kurt Baby! Kurt sounds good and the Guitar Playing is Great Too! I Love Kurt Cobain Always! Thanks Kurt Baby!

[@parzibalamblin1890]

kurt is the guitarrist haha noob

[@hanzsetyawanpranata5394]

And Now.. I Really Miss u Kurt..................So Much :)

[@peteormond3565]

Hanz Setyawan Pranata you knew him?

[@jaidendeprez1842]

me too bro. me too

[@tomaspolizzi3321]

MY FAVOURITE SONG

[@arlobrubaker]

it actually is him singing, there's a demo like that of Lithium and Sappy also. He's doing it half-assed to not blow his voice for the next take. I was very confused first time I heard it.

[@gregorysmith7862]

Raw stuff Right there !!

[@briantcideu8619]

kurt sounds like he's trying to sing after burning his tongue when drinking hot chocolate

[@mightymax9948]

this is pretty good for a demo. I like the simpler drums

[@michaellarusso8421]

my favorite version of come as you are

[@kaylakobainn]

his voice is great in this and guitar sounds so much better

[@Everything4405]

Come as you are As you were As I want you to be As a friend as a friend As an known enemy Enemy X3 Come as you are As you were As I want you to be As a friend as a friend As an old enemy Enemy X2 Memory X2 When I swear that I don't have a gun No I don't have a gun X2 Come as you are As you were As I want you to be As a friend as a friend As an old enemy Enemy X3 Well I swear that I don't have a gun No I don't have a gun X2 Solo* Mee-yahh Memory X3 Well I swear that I don't have a gun No I don't have a gun X4

[@gleefulincent3115]

the way Kurt sings gun the last time it reminds me of seethed underdrived I still think they had come as you are in mind while writing that song.

[@degelchristiannus5767]

Essa versao eh linda

[@jimmorrison5308]

Perfect

[@jonathangiang7999]

This is from the boombox rehearsals

[@alexandrepamplonasilveiras9901]

I like it very much Boituva SP Brazil

[@wingman1994]

this is grunge at it's best

[@johnnycochicken]

wingman1994 can you believe you're in your 20s now?

[@santi-xj1qr]

a ten year old comment

[@candorcat5736]

Nostalgia

[@anthonymacias99]

Feels like I’m next to there studio booth

[@dophhs]

I've got an intresting story about this demo. I saw it first when i downloaded a utorrent version of come as you are from one of those websites that provide piple with an ability to illegaly download songs for free without knowing it's not the studio version. And i really liked it! It stays on my phone for 1.5yrs noe

[@troyjones6388]

Perfect grad song

[@runnersdialzero333]

@MissAnorexorcist i do believe the original post said, "all there demos are better than there songs,probably because its raww derp derp derp derp"

[@pepperonicapone1443]

whatever style they do it will become boom!

[@metalheadnick1992]

its off the album: silver - the best of the box, its not really rare at all, but none the less its a really good demo

[@maron9985]

That voice...

[@Arsenal8999]

Gives me chills

[@torpid2]

This song, along with About a girl and Radio friendly unit shifter, probably my favourite Nirvana songs. I'm probably forgetting some tho..a bit drunk. spank through,lounge act,drain you ,rape me, old age

[@zuccthemark4866]

torpid2 x

[@DreErdna]

Those last 4 are literally my favorite!

[@krisfrederick5001]

Great to hear, this song was always mysterious to me and just kind of THERE. No demos or much story behind it.

[@mightymax9948]

some guy claims he wrote this and Smells Like, and has defended the claim for over a decade

[@krisfrederick5001]

@@mightymax9948 Yeah?

[@FarawayMari]

​@@mightymax9948just out of curiosity, do you remember the story behind this? it sounds so absurd and I'd love to know more lol

[@fibratecchio2544]

❤️

[@mojo9o]

@mojo9o I wonder if Nirvana could've worked with playing live like this... just kind of like replaying their own songs like Jazz: always improvising. Even jazz gets repetitive on the improvisitional side, but maybe they'd pull out better vibes out of their ass doing it like that... it starts with faith... like when you first learn to sing and play guitar; it's scary but it eventually comes together.

[@user-bj9yw8nv4z]

Nice

[@Swarki]

@chrissnsmatt what do u mean by raw?

[@maybejusthappy89]

Coolest cats

[@MajkX]

It's not really rare cuz it's on Spotify, just look up Come As You Are - Boombox Rehearsals

[@lopezlatino]

@Irvs311 Thanks!!!!!

[@hfg23thewest]

@ArmesPryein yeah it sounds like him........ its from the b sides single

[@javierxumetragonzalez]

March 91 in a Barn

[@nicksharich4957]

lol stephen. The Repeating "enemy" really lets the "gun" line f' shine! damn so good. otherwise

[@timstevens3183]

What year is this demo from?

[@lazrpo]

@creepske That's not technically a high note, that's just from everything being too loud and the microphone distorting too much.

[@BrodyLuv2]

Na.. it's because it is sung higher.. this is in standard E tuning.

[@lazrpo]

@@BrodyLuv2 1) this is a 10 year old comment directed at someone who likely doesn't use the platform anymore. I still use the platform though. 2) Kurt never sang the note that high, regardless of the tuning. That's some super high falsetto stuff. 3) the entire track lacks a dropout at the "high note", indicating strong mic saturation. He probably just sung to close to the mic on that note and it distorted the monitors used to amplify his voice. Regardless, he is not singing a C6.

[@runnersdialzero333]

@MissAnorexorcist Not talking about your post, but the original one that was quoted.

[@JHmusic1906]

these isnt rare its on sliver best of the box

[@lopezlatino]

Hey guys! I´ve been listening to all the nirvana demos here in youtube but I´d love to get this tracks in mp3. Can anybody help me?? Sorry for my horrible English. thank you!!!!

[@aylinvonpreuen6551]

Ich kann das laut ständig hören ! *g*

[@runnersdialzero333]

@FuzztoneProductions *rolls eyes*

[@nirvanafrek]

All kurt cobain fans know how he sounds like.

[@vinceemery5943]

Duh

[@ChristopherJ655]

Not kurt

[@oliverb.8995]

@@ChristopherJ655 this is kurt

[@khhamza2885]

[@khaaleliilighntingcoronado9009]

Memoriaaaa

[@entwnn6799]

*ennemyyyy

[@carlsmith1263]

like the e flat tuning

[@StanAlter]

Yeah the sound quality is bad because they recorded with a tape player.

[@FloppyDiskMaster]

alex chalakee ikr, I don’t understand the complaints. That’s like complaining that a movie from the 80s isn’t in HD.

[@scootywoot499]

@@FloppyDiskMaster Well, most movies from the 80s were shot using film and film can be rendered up to 16k

[@detearsv]

@@scootywoot499 🤓☝️ "well actually!"

[@scootywoot499]

@SunnyV I think Joe asked

[@StephenAndrew777]

That drumming was very Chad. lol.

[@damianconnolly4963]

I'm the 800th like people .

[@thehellsmeister2977]

Pretty sure kurt’s using a small clone and echo flanger together.

[@Pheelix11]

fuaaark

[@zigakiso]

thats RARE version if you didnt see,..I m 100% sure thats Kurt singing...

[@justink9445]

I can tell its Kurt singing just by hearing the bass guitar. It's Krist, so hey.. it's Kurt on vox.

[@Malle-man]

u bbuy the cd in the store

[@user-nh2il3mv1u]

レギュラーチューニングってのに驚き

[@smellslikecyanide]

great song, but it's not "rare" if it's on Sliver which is quite readily available in most music shops.

[@ArmesPryein]

ok i heard yours and it might be kurt cobain singing buit really doesnt sound like him so whered you get it?

[@caitlinsloan2873]

ArmesPryein it does sound like Kurt lol

[@brandonojeda1686]

bruuuh

[@mightymax9948]

that's 100% kurt

[@skiptrack326]

Dave Ghrol's face is very different in some of the pictures

[@loquenderomatias]

esto es un demo,escucha la canción de estudio /watch?v=vabnZ9-ex7o y investiga mas de la banda

[@Swarki]

@MissAnorexorcist ah.

[@shockingbluefanandynirvana7364]

From what year is this?

[@OtavioFesoares]

1991, “Boombox Rehearsals”, before the actual Sound City sessions.

[@Irvs311]

@lopezlatino go to google type this youtube to mp3 converter its simple as fuck and it does it online in like 15 seconds :D

[@edum12309]

Melhor do que a versão do Never Mind

[@ShiftdoesViolentRape]

Tá igual, só muda a profissionalidade da captura do som.

[@gabrielbrigoni3801]

a simplicidade do som atrai algumas pessoas :`)

[@edum12309]

Gabriel Brigoni exatamente

[@banananananabatmangarcia5673]

i hear chads drumming

[@lazrpo]

Interesting - this is Dave

[@apmirkin]

no, best one was come as you are live in holland! that was hard and it was roar!

[@runnersdialzero333]

@chrissnsmatt or not.

[@aylinvonpreuen6551]

14 dislikes? Why?

[@eddsalazar]

21*

[@karnazz8203]

Trap guys...

[@shiryudedragon5582]

22

[@Overlorddz]

more rare than WTLO

[@kuroportal9]

You jinxed it, god dammit.

[@CobainKurt100]

Memoria *, not "Memory" :)