NIRVANA Smells Like Teen Spirit DOCUMENTARY 1

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[@jondice77]

I met Dave at a miniature golf park in June. He shook my hand, allowed me to be a total douche, and is the best ever. The Foos aren't Nirvana, but Dave is a legend in my mind. Love him.

[@elspoocho4637]

sure

[@therobloxexplorer1249]

yeah dave was good in nirvana but even better and became himself in foo fighters. love both

[@sygyl]

still blows my mind how one song changed the whole mainstream and popular culture forever. i wasn’t alive in the 90s but i’m sure it must’ve been incredible. this is the music that will continue to live on.

[@Steger13]

Well Elvis did the same thing 10 time bigger.

[@lanovia3838]

@@Steger13 no he did not. He did not write songs by himself nor compose music. He didn't stand up for any values. Elvis was as pop and consumerism as today's singing-celebrities

[@tony.g20]

I went to visit a friend at the University of Pittsburgh in the fall of 1991. I cannot begin to explain how many times I heard this song in 3 days on campus. It was blaring from every other dorm room, out house windows, at every bar, 6am, 2am, 1pm, in the dorm showers, everywhere.

[@willsketchesmusic]

I was there, and it was beautiful. Back when MTV and radio was all we had to discover new music. When this song came out, something in the air changed overnight. A whole generation found their voice. It was like a tidal wave that changed pop music in one fell swoop.

[@Norrbottning]

Interesting Ouroboros symbol there. With the eye to top it all off

[@MrBlackcandy85]

vocals track alone is amazing and touching

[@asiawiecka1236]

Simone BlackCandy The guitar solo was amazing too

[@mikeobrien6704]

I think my favorite thing about Nirvana was how they took the drums, bass and guitar and ran right against the melodies of the vocals. I'd never heard anything like that before. Dave would play the drums right on time with Kurt's vocals.

[@PaulGreen11]

The "Smells Like Teen Spirit" video played on Mtv Every 20 Minutes, does anyone remember that?

[@playnatethegreat]

and i watched it everytime they played it. TV volume = MAX

[@alanlloyd450]

There still hasn't been a song to match this one in 20 years

[@rjtc8365]

Alan Lloyd escept lose yourself

[@fuckoff6651]

COC R Anwzonkey Smell like teens sprit was legendary but lose yourself was big hit Both are legendary

[@koboz9321]

Alan Lloyd Basket case

[@spcsh1936]

to me this song too repetitive, almost boring...but it is a kind of manifesto of a generation

[@Axairu]

Alan Lloyd chop suey or toxicity man!!!

[@seeingeyegod]

The part with Butch singling out the mixes here is really fucking cool

[@wasteofspace20]

We should all get together and send Butch Vig a thankyou card, he helped bring out the tremendous talent of these three men in the same way George Martin did with the Beatles.

[@dylanvalorfall]

The Beatles suck.

[@JAStudiosDankestManLiv]

One does not simply..say the beatles suck. Jk I respect your thoughts my favorite band is beatles.

[@dylanvalorfall]

legoyeah01 lol sorry. I just cannot stand them, or the hype related to them. Nor do I understand it. The music is much too happy and simple to me.

[@MyNutcake]

Horror Scourge Helter Skelter?

[@dylanvalorfall]

***** What the fuck does Charles Manson have to do with anything I stated? lol

[@giselalpz407]

I love how it sounds with and without music

[@goldiesincity8005]

Im a black guy who grew up in the 90's , i am a huge hip hop fan , i would never listen to music like this ...But there was something about this song that stood out , at first it was the guitar solo i liked , then later the whole song became more appealing to me as i heard it more and more , and even til this day it's my favorite Nirvana song it turned me on to other Nirvana songs and other bands., so yeah' this song is special there's just something about it.

[@benwherlock9869]

It's true, Kurt and Nirvana got people through their teenage years and then Eddie and Pearl Jam took over to get them through their twenties and thirties. Long live Nirvana and Pearl Jam!!!!!

[@inutero10]

I never felt that way. Nirvana has gotten me through my entire life. I like them more now than I did as a teen. There is something about Cobains rage that just defies time. We all have that moments when we are pissed off and we want to hear from someone who is just as frustrated as me. Regardless of age.

[@skyguy501st]

Not accurate.

[@bigbowlowrong4694]

Nah, been listening to Nirvana since I was 14 or so and I’m 38 now. Pearl Jam have never been on my wavelength - I enjoy one or two of their songs and that’s about it. Pearl Jam just don’t have quite the edge or urgency that Nirvana has. Not saying they suck or whatever, just not my kinda thing.

[@RussellB]

that's a weird take. I listened to Pearl Jam for like 1 year after Nirvana

[@tomcordellmusic]

krist novoselic looks like he works for microsoft at 4:55

[@edybocman76]

hahahah

[@Mies78]

LOL !!!

[@vekuis]

Wow.. He probably found himself in all that office scene.. He must show how serious and all grown up is now.. And that blouse.. He evolved man

[@creepyunclejerry8268]

Thomas Cordell lol

[@momosstudio8432]

Or a High school math teacher

[@STRATCAT101]

Kurt was without a doubt the greatest singer ever in rock'n'roll.Kurt was in a class of his own,his lyrics were also amazing.I dont know how he came up with these fantastic songs.Some major stars could not write their way out of a wet paper bag,but for Kurt it just came naturally.God bless you Kurt.

[@lionessdez]

Fucking genius

[@joshmn651]

I second that statement

[@mikeyseney6570]

I third that statement .

[@CleoTheElf]

I fourth!

[@thesimpostor6251]

I fifth... Albeit a little tardy #nirvanaforever

[@patton303]

I love how it starts with Butch Vig behind the console. People forget that he was the force that made Nevermind sound like a ton of fucking bricks.

[@slowjamcdub]

Yeah Butch is a musical genius I also have a feeling he had his hand in writing teen Spirit or wrote the whole thing himself and just gave the credit to the band.

[@atrainofthought99]

Also produced Foo Fighters’ Wasting Light

[@thesimpostor6251]

​@@slowjamcdubnope. The Boombox rehersals are formatted exactly like the finished Devonshire mixes save for Vig's suggestion to chop the chorus and postchorus in half

[@JNo-sk5mz]

Nobody had a voice like Kurt. It's funny because I was in the group of friends that was into Dr. Dre and Snoop, and my other group of friends was into Nirvana, and as different as the music was. We all could appreciate each other's music. I love this record, and this wasn't their only great song. Just listened to it on streaming now, still holds up. It'll hold up forever. Gone too soon

[@timothymeiser6060]

I love how Kurt looks like he is out of control at the end of "the denial the denial the denial....." and then he just snaps out of it. He does this also in "Heart Shaped Box" and some live performances. It looks like he is out of control, and when he snaps out of it he shows you he is in complete control and that makes it look even scarier.

[@dominichilton9651]

Timothy Meiser I know exactly what you mean !! Those emotion filled crazy faces and just bam blank shits like woah

[@ryanjavierortega8513]

What about Lithium at the VMAs?

[@NITE_SHIFTING]

Noticed the similarities too.

[@devinluoto873]

Best band since their time!!! Kurt, and Nirvana saved my life man..

[@yenomeerf]

thumbs up if you were alive when this album came out!

[@stonedoco7455]

Only 2 people were alive when this came out

[@SillyNag]

hijacking smurf ?

[@yenomeerf]

hijacking smurf yet, some how it sold so well ;)

[@Kmohr93]

me still me Hey man were they really that big?? Like has there been any comparison to the success/fame of Nirvana since their untimely end? I don't know, I was like 2 years old at the time.

[@ryanb.31funky]

me still me I was 12, voice of my generation

[@davidvh]

One of the best songs ever. It's all there. Everything what music is about.

[@KenMoreira]

I remember when this son was new. It shaped my entire generation. It was all about generation x. it captivated the entire youth . Only other artist ive seen do it was Eminems second album. sometimes an artist comes along an captures the world youths anger and frustration. and its amazing

[@Ludeguy83]

I agree with ya buddy... Nirvana was more then just the music, just like eminem's the eminem show, it was exactly like nirvana's nevermind. It marks the time it is in and captures the youth's anger and frustration of that generation! So therefore if anyone says nirvana was overrated... well maybe the music is, but nirvana itself represents a certain time in history! and i think that's why alot of people are still into nirvana... i myself is a huge nirvana fan, but that's because of nirvana's actual music... i kind of missed the whole early 90's alternative rock boom because i was very young and my parents made me basicly live under a rock!

[@rjtc8365]

Kenneth Moreira 90s and 20s was all about eminem and nirvanna

[@MrASM78]

Eminem has always reminded me of Kurt Cobain and I could never figure out why I was connecting the two. This just made me realize I think this is why.

[@MaartenvanRossemLezingen]

well smells like teen spirit is really a master piece and timeless and the most awesome thing is that they made such a simple song sound so awesome

[@neilperrin6409]

For some reason, in my head when he just plays the "A denial" part of the track, just his vocals, while showing him in the music video...I dunno it seems really sad...

[@rubydeedee787]

The band was in BEAST MODE 😱

[@helinmehmet7694]

just imagine all songs he could of made Miss you Kurt

[@FuriousJack-wu5jf]

Kurt had the best voice ever and could make any song sound like the best song you ever heard.

[@supernatural5354]

I like your name 😂

[@thesimpostor6251]

​@@supernatural5354why

[@hungerstriker27]

kurt cobain changed my life and my whole vision not only of music but art in general.... He´ll always be missed.

[@Acab.babyyy]

That guitar solo.😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍

[@Acab.babyyy]

+Arcangel De Metal jajaja. :3

[@mimpj6346]

First song that got me into Nirvana. Kurt is a genius.

[@MarcS4R]

getting goosebumps listening to the solo tracks. incredible

[@realSimoneCherie]

20 plus years later and my heart still stops at the break 👌🏽 hangs there until the bass guitar and drums cut back in for the bridge

[@nerd543211]

There's Charles cross talking about people he never knew again

[@brandonlawson4527]

elgin prewitt he chats more shit, than a farmer can spread

[@EmeraldJunkie]

I wish I could go back in time and chill with Kurt He seems like such an amazing individual and it depresses me that I was born so late

[@ceesKe12]

i like rap and shit but i love listen to nirvana i wish more ppl from the rap game try get samples from nirvana songs liike jay z did in holy grail

[@restless1988]

stfu

[@tomasthemossy]

jay z nearly fucked that song up for me by using part of it in holy grail so stfu

[@ceesKe12]

LMAO i love getting ya niggas mad bout rock LMAOOOOOOO

[@ceesKe12]

nirvana reminds me of the modern day young money cash money crew

[@TedCutTheCheese]

ceesKe12 what

[@longgrayline8055]

I somehow happened to be watching MTV the very first time it was ever played. It was one of those Buzz Clips that used to pop up. I will never forget it. It was an amazing beginning to a worldwide change in the popular music scene.

[@gotcarter536]

"A whole new generation to sell to..."

[@aaron0559]

when he says this song is called smells like teen spirit someone shouts green day

[@akkadian102]

Haha I thought for a second he yelled freebird haha

[@boredmaine]

I was 11 in '92 (holy shit I'm 31..huh..is that old? Still feel young..fuck it) anyway, it was just like all the media says (which is weird, they KINDA told the truth back then, about some things, at least). Nirvana was THE band that brought back real music, period. Kids my age went from there and would get into old punk, etc because we'd weird interviews and Kurt was saying, "Mainstream music sucks, I wouldn't listen to us if I were you." It was just so..NEW. music sucks now..I miss the 90's..

[@thesimpostor6251]

Happy 42nd!

[@JodiGilar]

02:38 pure bliss...

[@mindbenderification]

I had bleach on tape a year before Nevermind came out it was my favourite album. I had heard that the new album was comming out soon and pre-ordered it. When I got it i I was a little disapointed that is wasnt as good as bleach or rather unbleach like but liked it anyway. Two weeks later I realised that Nirvana would chang the world and my Nirvana had been taken away from me. RIP Kurt you were special.

[@sleddogrunner]

he has devil horns over his head at 3:16

[@hungerstriker27]

He was the reason to pick up an acoustic guitar for the first time, he was he cause for my love electric guitars (Obviously my first guitars were a jagmaster squier and a tele) I listen nevermind a million times. You can out it today and it ill still hit oyu like an atomic bomb. I saw the unplugged, I heard his soul struggling to get out of his voice at the en d of where did you sleep... And His death has always troubled me so much. He will never be replaced.

[@brokenseatbelt]

Imagine listening to Teen Spirit for the first time live. I would've went ape shit.

[@claragabu91]

I love Nirvana

[@zekebarker101]

That guy at 9:00 running away with the hi hat makes me laugh my ass off every time

[@zekebarker101]

Sorry its at 7:38

[@shadowlen149]

I feel every band is a planet, but nirvana is a universe

[@rupowell2821]

Yes, boy who is the moon?🤔

[@lukassoden2624]

I just wanna watch butch sit there showing all the songs like he did with teen spirit!

[@manifestgtr]

the greatest part of this is that you still can't tell exactly what kurt is singing even when he solos the vocals

[@nataliee9]

That 'one person' is Butch Vig, he produced the whole record Nevermind :)

[@thesimpostor6251]

And Andy Wallace, who produced the final mix

[@blakebuckland8484]

4:23 for some reason his voice nearly made me cry

[@greend4y08]

it gives me chills everytm i hear that fucking solo

[@elwoodhagerman]

the nice thing about this doc is you get to meet amy finnerty, the single most important influence on the success of teen spirit getting air time on mtv. and if there are still nirvana fans out there seeking closure, all the people who were closest to kurt are in this doc.

[@ChapzinoTheDon]

I remember seeing this video comin out and thinking it looked like a bad dream out of nightmare on elm street. I fuckin love Nirvana

[@glenhines2509]

2:14-3:35 is why Butch Vig is a genius producer.

[@SuzyMisS]

omg the first time they played teen spirit was the day i was born. How awesome :)

[@Overlorddz]

I really cannot stand this biographer. Ever since 1994 he has been the 'expert' on Kurt even though he never met the dude and yeah he has interviewed his family and friends extensively but he also bends their accounts in his books to make it more of a legendary story. What a way of life!

[@arianprofit]

The momentum of Dave’s drums.

[@mcmack90]

i listen to this just to hear kurt screamin by himself...so powerful

[@davegrohl2532]

Hey Kurt!

[@soloman-kd9yc]

Dave Grohl hey dave

[@b30stm]

Dave Grohl asuh dave?

[@shanecrossley9079]

Hey Dave, marry me

[@dam.5470]

Hey dave!

[@dimoivanov8263]

@@shanecrossley9079 lol

[@ItsALLCAP]

Thing about Kurt was, he just wanted to be himself - but never really knew who he was - that's something he was targeting, for all of us. Some feel the same way.

[@SwedxSimon02]

Live nirvana sounds so awesome

[@quakeroatski]

kurt cobain is the real genius

[@slowjamcdub]

I have a feeling Butch had his hand in writing this song.

[@tylereaster7772]

i wish i was there the day this song was first palyed live

[@Sorryscene]

It's so beautiful it's disturbing. It freaking disturbs me.

[@PDauphin]

rock rock rock rock n roll high school

[@Perrywinkle3750]

What we need the most is a proven guitar tone tutorial from Butch and Kurt’s’ bandmates.

[@07foxmulder]

“A denial” Sounds so awesome with no music.

[@danderson310]

@randomguy1774 The movie was called "Over the Edge" (1979).

[@rightcoast7049]

This songs meaning has only become more relevant over the years. With social media, people are more disconnected than ever, even though it supposedly "connects you."

[@adammartin7007]

0:11 This guy has spent a lifetime talking out of his arse.

[@94popartschannel10]

interesting how butch shows how it's broken down. awesome!

[@td13hr13]

and butch vig (guy in the yellow glasses), nirvana's producer for nevermind, is now green day's producer

[@BurnAfterEating]

i grew up with this album....i had a good childhood!

[@Embowaan]

Dave Grohls drums though

[@alphalax7747]

Imagine making a song so legendary theres a whole documentary about it

[@into.the.wood.chipper.]

Kurt was not losing his voice. He would have gotten vocal nodules on the first tour. He knew what he was doing, and felt guilty for "faking" it.

[@abravexstove289]

null null you don’t even know him

[@justinariasdrummer]

5 people heard this song in a mall, started moshing and fell off the balcony.

[@futureshock7425]

LONG LIVE THE DEVONSHIRE MIX

[@SchoolofRockNRoll]

'here comes the guitar solo' said he very vividly

[@DWAG-REDGRAVE]

I’m inspired by Nirvana in the future I’m gonna start a band and be just like them but I’m not gonna copy them I’m gonna do my original thing.

[@ssj7nick]

And what do you want us to do about it?

[@Lillean]

I would love to join

[@nylontusk1289]

Krist "wow did we do that? How did we do that?" That's him just being honest and its hilarious. That would be such a cool feeling

[@minaroar]

I love how the bodyguard bobs his head to the music 1:23

[@KoolThing14]

Heavy words, Kurt. Thanks for actually being thought provoking with this novelty account.

[@stephenbrown1622]

Just think put that song in a power station and could power the whole world for ever wow

[@Scumfuckeries]

If your all wondering where nirvana got his inspiration off smells like teen spirit, he got it from the movie Over the edge awesome movie it's here on youtube you guys should check it out (:

[@psychedelicpain420]

Yeah man, in the time when MTV was alive...

[@MrBootsy666]

@94Cioppa that's David Fricke a senior editor with Rolling Stone magazine and imho the best music critic writing today.

[@ryanjavierortega8513]

Listen to that fucking solo, it sounds like the future

[@yohoshop]

With that power voice,he probably will end up in few years and he did.

[@slowjamcdub]

At 2:15 that breakdown of everything was amazing!😳😏👊🏻👏

[@indychase1997]

nevermind

[@krxahfb]

Still cracks me up when dave describes the video shoot

[@ObrienHouseProd]

I love the feedback through the verse

[@supramby]

The solo is great because the guitar effect is almost the same sound of his voice. I can here him singing in the background though a megaphone hello hello hello how low. Howl low go yea

[@xStaceTyra]

Still blows my mind that Sam Bayer who directed Smells Like Teen Spirit also directed videos for My Chemical Romance

[@avedic]

this sort of thing is so so exciting. politicians don't change the world. corporations don't change the world. artists DO change the world. the fact that sound waves can convey an entire zeitgeist is beautiful. i so hope my own music ushers in the next phase. one can only hope. as this documentary shows, it's impossible to know how an album can change the world until you put it out there and see.

[@migwelswanchez6679]

I read on rolling stone that Kurt hated playing this song

[@texasgold007]

He hated that a lot of people seen it as the only nirvana song that's why he didn't like to play it

[@qflows]

A lot of musicians hate their most successful songs. Robert Plant hates Stairway to Heaven, for example

[@Dolphins-ov5oe]

Richard Shepherd Warrant's lead singer basically killed himself for writing "Cherry Pie". He never let it go.

[@andohish27]

Maybe also because it tool a lot out of him and his voice. He screams a lot in the song and it takes a toll on you and hurts. Maybe, but that's just me.

[@groad8612]

Andy Gonzalez well a lot of songs took a lot out of him! I would say most of their songs he would have to scream in them.

[@HeavyMetalGamer51]

There is always the person who yells freebird at a concert lol 1:09

[@hellothrful]

That dude carrying the cymbal at 7:38 really sums up all the whole video.

[@lamontowens1276]

Iconic song 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥