Nirvana - Saturday Night Live Rehearsal 1992

[@mushroomleg]

“Stand by for territorial pissings”. Easiest standby I’ve ever standbied.

[@kBlueberry2024]

TODAY IS A GREAT DAY TO BE A NIRVANA FAN, THANK YOU

[@irsspeakstoday0]

no clue how theyre finding this but im glad

[@inspyre.design]

I am in heaven.

[@modtang]

Every day is a great day to be a Nirvana fan. 🤩😍

[@GeorgeRuano-u5s]

Stop you little 18,year old

[@sky.the.infinite]

@@modtang exactly.

[@jamesmalamute7874]

Man, to go back to 1992 . I miss Kurt, and those days so much

[@haraldsletterod]

Well, I`ll bring you some reality: you didn`t know him, he was a miserable sob and the good ol` days wasn`t that great. I`m 54 and 22 in 92. I remember the doom and gloom era from 91 to 94. We were glorifying depression. The irony generation (X) came out of that. And then came the 2000s and music became sh!t because the Millennials were snowflakes LOL

[@jamesmalamute7874]

@@haraldsletterod Yeah, I feel your pain. I will be 65 this summer, so I am right there with you

[@justinbransom1574]

@@haraldsletterod🙄

[@alexslater6456]

Man I was 20. Good times.

[@jeffzimmerman9928]

@@haraldsletterod Then Mr Overrated made his best and most selfish move . Blew his head off . Not a legend at all he was a broken man . He is a tragic tale .

[@jeffmaddry4940]

I love that this gets posted to KZbin. In the late 90s, we traded VHS tapes of concerts and TV performances and this was one I had.

[@newflavaz1583]

Are you sure the tape was the rehearsal and not the tv performance ?

[@dustinallen1393]

Yup. Had it too

[@dustinallen1393]

@@newflavaz1583I had it as well. Not in this good of quality though

[@randymillhouse791]

Ok Boomer.

[@Typical.Anomaly]

@@randymillhouse791 Randy is the boomerest of all names

[@jeffandersen7397]

something about the environment here, the controlled setting, no screaming fans, the band seeming super comfortable and relaxed. like a home movie

[@niko-gx2ey]

i feel like they performed better with small audiences

[@latterette]

no one smiled cirt looked bummed,a slave to his own kind

[@johnpickk7526]

​@@latteretteit's a rehearsal.... Also there's no real reason to have a big grin on your face whilst playing... That's Kim's deal (har har)

[@concretejunglewetdreamtomato]

@@latterette he was hardcore smacked out at this point. If I'm not mistaken, he actually OD'd around the day this was filmed.

[@retinalcircus]

​@@concretejunglewetdreamtomato I had to look that up. You were right. Damn

[@quainejohnson4808]

so cool that Krist hits the distortion during the solo to sort of fill in for the rhythm guitar. hes an underrated bassist with great lines

[@Dwer22]

Sounded like ass tho

[@MontagZoso]

It was 30 years ago this month that we lost Kurt. A beautiful tribute to have this released in April 2024. Thank you from a huge Kurt and Nirvana fan in Seattle.❤

[@valentinalubiana8683]

And thanks from Trieste (Italy)

[@MOON-GOOSE-of-MAUI]

that band changed my life as a 90s child...no regrets

[@musiclover-oh6hj]

And changed my life as a 90's adult. ❤

[@Alice-the-seal]

I was 18 when they played that night on SNL. Great time to be around!!!

[@TheBrettWilson]

Same!

[@farmpunk_dan]

So intimate. You can practically smell the teen spirit.

[@Adefesio94]

That bass tone with the distorsion in the SLTS guitar solo. FUCK. Makes me want to grab my bass again.

[@philthyphil7651]

Was that an envelope filter too or just crappy 90s recording

[@boneappletea3858]

Do it!!! Then find me. We'll jam together lol

[@draven9494]

Sound like Bassball pedal by Electro harmonix

[@PopTartMan-dk2qq]

It is probably a proco rat

[@o.o1129]

@@draven9494 i believe that krist used a pro co rat

[@emperorming2913]

That jam was just taking off!

[@MouthBreatherGaming]

Agreed. He had a great ear for the unusally melodic.

[@Online_ToughGuy]

Sounds like it could have been on Spiderland

[@mrNobody100]

blown out camera audio on this almost sounds better than the mix going out to tv...

[@carsonrunyon6099]

If the audio was remastered and balanced it would be awesome. It's mostly coming out of the right side.

[@Al3xinasadworld]

I’d never seen this clip before, only seen the Nirvana Snl 1993 rehearsal, thank you❤

[@ambientexpanse]

Where's the 1993 footage? I'd love to see it!

[@borrowedbody5409]

This is the first time I've understood how controlled Kurt's vocal technique was. I always believed he was straining/shouting and giving it everything. He makes it look like that in so many performances. But here, before the "proper" cameras roll, you can see the same signature sound, but it's effortless e.g 2:42. His whole apathetic anti-musician shtick was genius, because beneath it was a real depth of skill.

[@lucas_laux]

man i was just thinking THE SAME THING!!!!!!! nice to see kurt doing that effortlessly, he’s hitting those notes more smoothly than normal, i guess maybe the type of drive he did was bad, but anyway

[@borrowedbody5409]

@phyntaman Yep

[@borrowedbody5409]

@phyntaman Yep

[@kilgoretrout321]

Yeah I was just thinking during the intro to Territorial Pissings how fun it would be, if I were actually a musical genius, to pretend I was kind of shitty at guitar and singing and yet also letting out a continuous string of awesome hooks. And to dress up in the clothes and live the lifestyle. It would be a great act. But lord knows how many dudes tried it after Nirvana hit it big, and I feel like we saw through every one of them.

[@jfoust7945]

Same exact thought too, like that's it he's showing me his secret to his over under tones and mind blowing flow of dark melody

[@noejulien2959]

RareNirvana is saving us today

[@donkeyballs3307]

This isn't rare ,it's been all over the internet since 92 ,lots of people have seen it many many times

[@inbloom77]

@@donkeyballs3307 AKTUALLY!!

[@kBlueberry2024]

​@@donkeyballs3307not the rehearsal/soundcheck tho.

[@garyx5x]

He didn’t actually surface it he just uploaded it here and took credit

[@kBlueberry2024]

@@garyx5x then who uploaded the original video?

[@waynealarsen]

I was there, thx. never thought I'd see this. we were guests of the sound man, they rehearsed twice ( this is the second), then the dress rehearsal

[@waynealarsen]

@phyntaman pre dress

[@michaelzborowskyii4668]

So cool. Wish my time machine had enough fuel to make it there and back.

[@lakelandstu2804]

fuck that THE claim to fame mate, bet you've dined out on that story a few times... i would LOL... respect

[@waynealarsen]

@@lakelandstu2804 saw them at Maxwell's in '89 as well, if your my age it's no big cheese

[@SurfingTheSoundwaves]

@@waynealarsen What kind of shape was Kurt in for the first run-through? In this one, he's definitely looking a bit...sleepy.

[@22lulublu]

Oh, Kurdt… Long ago and oh so far away😢❤🍀

[@devonjones5200]

I was so excited to watch this. It felt like a dream just knowing youre about to see new footage of kurt Cobain and nirvana youve never seen before

[@Jerzybred908]

I’ve never seen this rehearsal, the 93 snl was the only one I’ve seen for years.. good on you for posting legendary moments

[@lukel2002]

I love that at 5:19 Dave Grohl starts playing the groove from Devo's cover of (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction

[@sthenx0r]

Then 5:32 him and Krist start playing Wild Thing by Tone Loc

[@SHEIKdrumma]

@@sthenx0r or the original: Van Halen's Jamie's Cryin'🤘

[@chumon1992]

I didnt even know DEVO covered that wow!

[@lukel2002]

@@chumon1992 yeah it's better than the original imo

[@jazzdrumguy5044]

At 5:33, they are playing Tone Loc's "Wild Thing!"

[@dre4011]

I remember this night @ 10yrs old......vividly

[@ashervibez]

This was so cool, espcially that freestyle jam sesh

[@oscarfernandoofpublicnature]

That voice, that voice😢

[@michaelsuder486]

Yea its awful. I've heard it live and its even worse.

[@k.d-ux3um]

@@michaelsuder486ok pal

[@LAkadian]

​@michaelsuder486 Sounds like he was either tired, or not warmed up yet, but hey, it could have been worse

[@latentsea]

Reminds me of Cristina Aguilera or Whitney Houston’ or Mariah the Carey! Such Tonality, range, power, control. A true vocal genius and velvet voice of the decade. Allegedly

[@floryboonda]

@@latentsea an ostrich!!

[@gloomgirl]

Omg. This is the best thing ever!!!!!! Thank you 💝💫

[@hatethetube46]

This cameraman is so cool. Zooming in on Kurt’s shoes, the SNL logo. Feels like I’m there

[@pinoysarapusa3409]

This is gold ma men. The great nirvana.

[@leonardoalmeidadossantos6432]

This performance at rehearsal and postpartum was incredible, both the timbre of the instruments and Kurt's voice, fantastic!

[@sandralee4042]

Thanks for allowing the rest of us to see this! Kindof ridiculous how the gatekeepers of livenirvana kept this hidden, only viewable to those in their exclusive little elite sub group and not properly distributed to the regular ln members.

[@paull.6026]

Holy shit. Been waiting decades to see this footage. Thank you.

[@Tomnedreb]

What's next. haha all in one day just can't believe it. Been waiting on this clip.

[@Arandomperson667]

hoping the basement tapes leak from 1994

[@devonjones5200]

I knew you'd be here haha is this video previously unsurfaced and new to the public eye?

[@devonjones5200]

What else was released today?

[@sansthedevil]

​@@devonjones5200a alt version from opinion!

[@alexmart6716]

@@sansthedevil can u post an url -adress pls?

[@nishadprinja8710]

Kurt was a gem of a human being.

[@bikerjon8934]

yeah... a real role model

[@jamesreynolds4272]

One of the holy grails - awesome

[@joebacon9555]

Sometimes everything just feels right. Not often just once in awhile. Great to witness. Thanx.

[@grungekid1539]

I don’t know how you’ve gotten ahold of this but thank you

[@jonnyfavors7585]

During the most successful times of these fellas lives was my worst years growing up. I lost my dad in a car crash in 91 and 92 we moved to a new school district where I was bullied and picked on constantly, it was my knowledge of drawing that saved me then. Though I do not miss these years growing up, I do miss the music scene. Especially when these guys took off cause they helped bring in a whole new genre of music.

[@piotrg.1855]

I think it wasn't so much the new genre, but just Kurt's charisma that made everything explosive and fresh. We wanted to identify with this scream. While Kurt had a tendency to mix genres, it's a shame that early 1992 was the beginning of his end. Because maybe it would really be something new.

[@jonnyfavors7585]

@@piotrg.1855 oh yea, his charisma was pretty high, he definitely had 100+ points along with fortified skill set with that charisma..

[@sadhu7191]

Heck im 29 and still get bullied but now it's at work

[@jonnyfavors7585]

@@sadhu7191 that's something u shouldn't have to put up with at all!! Especially at a work environment. Did u report these people bullying u to your boss yet?

[@lakelandstu2804]

hope you are in better place now? Don't know many people who haven't experienced bullying... but losing our dad at what I assume was a young age... tough

[@jackkp9633]

I am giddy at these leaks So happy

[@chemicalkurdt]

Kurt looks at the black Stratocaster he just strapped on thinks, “I’m so gonna smash the hell out of you tonight. They think you’re my second song guitar, but you’re my smashy guitar.”

[@CantTellYou]

lol read this in that wild baby-voice people use to talk to their dogs

[@ChrisTaler]

I thought why I hadn’t seen this video before,2day video on KZbin ❤Nirvana since childhood

[@uprebel5150]

I was at the rehearsal for this SNL gig. Kurt was very quiet but still approached the audience as we cheered when they were finished.

[@tomaspilius1622]

That’s awesome!

[@misguidedangel6550]

Oh wow. Tell us more, how did you end up there? Did you get a pic or autograph?

[@Typical.Anomaly]

@@misguidedangel6550

[@Drjackdempsey9644]

Yeah, sure you were

[@gordondye3376]

I can't get enough of this material

[@AzlanMajid5995]

It's super rare for me.. Just discovered in my feedline.. Thank you so much for this!!!

[@jenningswriter]

As a fan of both SNL and Nirvana, a gracious thank you for sharing this video.

[@senpaigames3241]

Incredible thank you for posting

[@jme23]

Still glad I was born in 1972. I was a “strapping lad of 19”when I witnessed this.. and it was live and it never was live again after ✌️🤯

[@godsin7299]

The drums are amazing😍

[@latentsea]

It’s like Terry Bozzio playing the black page only different

[@todd9142]

Wanna take the feeling out of a musician playing the song live??, have him play it 10,000 times... Can't you just see the excitement dripping from his face!! 🫠😬

[@395PRS]

I was going to say, they fkn played these songs sideways backwards. Just do a sound check and that's it! They are ready! He often played with guitars not quite in tune, didnt really care and neither did his fans. Way over controlled should have bailed like the chick singing with Metallica...

[@ehLeanne311]

Thanks for that very interesting, as a Nirvana fan first time around as I've gotten older and gained a wider perspective, a lot of the mystic and hyperbole about Nirvana has faded and my knowledge continues to evolve in part with the help of these uploads to gain a greater(an hopefully accurate) understanding

[@PepisMusicmx]

This is getting crazy

[@eyelessnevermore]

I still miss having that man around. What a talent.

[@CleoPatra-p9m]

Rare...? Absolutely❤❤❤

[@otaviop]

Give me more! More!

[@THE_BRAVE_LITTLE_TOASTER]

My brother has this on tape I remember He stole it from an NBC office In 2000 And had played a lot.

[@gost4864]

tell ur brother he should have dropped this gem 20 years ago

[@jpa8880]

This is fantastic! I've seen the in utero song rehearsals, and now to see nevermind rehearsals is so great. Thanks!!

[@justin.187]

Holy shit ive never ever seen this before thanks for sharing this!!! ❤

[@hirugao5818]

Плачу сто часов спасибо господь

[@hirugao5818]

@phyntaman oh, it's just a meme like "screaming crying throwing up" :D the description says "from Russia with love" so I wanted to show that we got the message. And yeah, we're not really fine, but we never are. It's a bad time to be a punk in this goddamn prison.

[@alexandrepamplonasilveiras9901]

Amazing, Sao Paulo , Brazil

[@imfinethanksforasking]

I never thought to look for this until just now, when it has been on the internet for just 18 hours; thanks, brain. And thanks Nirvana, for rocking so much and so well. 4:40 Adam Sandler?

[@bobwestmoreland1]

Yes! Exactly what I saw and said "That's Adam Sandler checking out Nirvana! That's cool as shit!"

[@Garbageguitarist]

This video feels so weird but in a good way it feels this was recorded in 2010-2012 the quality of the camera the person recording this seems like it’s from 12 years ago but no it was 32 years ago just crazy thank you for sharing this

[@benjamink7105]

You should search for the footage from the Mia Zapata benefit 8/6/1993 surfaced maybe last year or the year before. It feels like a cell phone video, it's crazy! Guy apparently had like a really nice 1993 camcorder and was filming right up front at a very small show. It's nuts.

[@Garbageguitarist]

@@benjamink7105just checked it out yep you’re right! It looks great, I’m starting to think that time travel exists with the quality of some of these recordings of live nirvana shows hopefully we get the show where Kurt was dressed as Barney the dinosaur!

[@chrismarsh438]

Just thankful that we had this even if for just a few years!!! They changed the music scene forever and we'll never see another group like this in our time! I was 20 when this was recorded. All the younger fans who weren't here yet missed out big time 😢

[@mollyrose2896]

I’ve wanted to see this for 20 years

[@216trixie]

It's been out for 30.

[@beck8880]

I would have shit my pants if all this footage was available back in the day, KZbin is amazing!!

[@StandleyParableIs2Good]

I always wondered what they did after these live shows lol this is cool!

[@BeliaLastes]

I remember seeing Nirvana on SNL when it aired, RIP my Soul Brother 🌹🌹👩🏼‍🎤💜🖤❤️

[@forceghostrecon1894]

awesome! keep it coming! PLEASE

[@alfredjarry503]

Best part of my evening tonight. I watched this on SNL that night. They played something else.😆 Brilliant. Don't think i have ever watched this.

[@wearyriot]

THANK YOU

[@PickledEggs4]

This music more than passes rhe test of time. 🤘🏽

[@awill891]

Amazing to get a new (and 1st) view of this iconic Nirvana moment. In 8th grade 2002 I had my friend with a computer and fast internet burn me a DVD with all Nirvana stuff and I watched SLTS on SNL 1,000 times. I was obsessed. I want to know why this took so long to come out. Also I pray there is secretly some 35mm film of Nirvana to scan in 4K. Like the Heart Shaped Box music video clip that's in HD from a documentary. Bruh just give us Smells like Teen Spirit 4K scan already, don't care if they have to re-edit the vid, there are tons of 4K 90's vids like Alanis Morissite (Ironic) or David Bowie (Afraid of Americans) they look stunning, mind blowing in 4K. Perhaps the film stock burned in the Universal Fire?

[@billys5365]

Saturday Night Live was so blessed to have this

[@latentsea]

Kurt’s fashion is on point! Well put together costume, just so cool without blowing the budget or trying too hard.

[@KissyCrissy]

Such An Interesting Band

[@RadicalSharkRS]

3:15 that in utero mix of teen spirit finally makes sense @coatedslushie

[@ramonkariri]

Thank you.

[@mikevitali6799]

Krists bass distortion through the smells like teen spirit solo. First time I’ve ever noticed it. No guitar tech just Kurt. Battery in those pedals. No flash pedal board. That is gangster 90s. EPIC

[@peaceofpiety]

Thank you so much for sharing this.

[@threadbxre]

RareNirvana is slowly becoming one of my favorite youtubers. PLEASE FIND MORE !!

[@Pablo-sr5bx]

So cool!

[@nosajdabeno]

Whoa… I damn near threw my iPad across the room by the end of Teen Spirit! So much energy in a mere 5:10

[@SteveClarke-tt1dc]

After +30 years can't shake the Nirvana vibe - and then again, I don't want to.

[@johnnyl3843]

Thank you algorithm for this gem!

[@sky.the.infinite]

I really needed this today… ♥️ When I was an alien, Cultures weren’t opinions… I found it hard, It’s hard to find… Oh well, whatever, Nevermind ~

[@NYyazoofan]

Amazing footage, thanks for sharing!

[@MLIGUITAR]

Great upload, never seen this before!

[@Ryan-tv6cy]

Damn! Dave is such an animal behind the kit, through the camera audio is absolutely nuts

[@joman66]

We need Kurt Cam Unplugged! WE NEED KURT CAM UNPLUGGED! Not begging, just wishing haha. Thanks for the upload bro!

[@The_Crow78.]

he's your brother ?

[@joman66]

@@The_Crow78. They're not. I do very much enjoy the uploads though.

[@JuanPabloVittori]

Thanks for sharing this, man!! That jam sounds awesome (not so sure it's an alternative version of Curmudgeon). Love to see them rehearse. Now I want the uncut version of it! :D

[@nancybsyb]

Thank you

[@mirata7748]

Amazing!! Pretty unexpected to see the whole source

[@MarceloSisniegaPrado]

Amo, muchas gracias

[@raulazurduy5407]

Thank you so much time traveler for recording this stuff!

[@thewedge8823]

Incredible. Thank You

[@78zappaf]

Glad to see the MTV source, hoping to see the actual in-line SNL beta tape. Many thanks for sharing!

[@janbresters1005]

Exactly, that in-line SNL tape of this and the dress rehearsal is the recording i’m looking forward to more than anything

[@janbresters1005]

@phyntaman The rehearsals were recorded with multiple professional cameras and soundboard-audio.

[@dannycolverson6944]

Glad Krist skipped the boost for the solo on the actual performance. Amazing upload btw

[@joeb5773]

He didn't, it was just mixed better when they did it live

[@carinajohansson8696]

There is No One that comes close to Kurt he is a true genius a Beautiful sensitive and with a big loving heart 🎸🧍❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️🙏🙏❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥🙏💕💕💕💕💕💞💞🎸🧍🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@Soil-biochar-compost]

Sick footage thank you for filming

[@Юго-Запад-п2д]

It’s amazing ❤

[@youreallysomethingelse]

F**king hell... How awesome would it have been to be one of those 5 or 6 people sitting in the studio watching this?

[@stephenkane2464]

Kurt played smells like teen spirit so fkn cool like it’s nothing. Doesn’t even move , unbelievable

[@Wersany]

YESSSSS FINALLY!

[@CIRCLEOFTONE]

Very cool

[@VicDryson]

Amazing footage