Nirvana - Smells Like Teen Spirit - Germany 1991

08/24/91 Monsters Of Spex in Cologne, Germany.

[@dawnallison3070]

He’s one of the few musicians who actually sound the same live as he does on the radio.

[@NellyGandhella]

Literally didn't sound the same lmao 🤣

[@valleybiitch]

you can tell kurt is actually having fun here, its crazy how much this song would change the state of music forever

[@kenolgaming8068]

krist attacking the camera man before the solo is amazing

[@EternalLifeWithJesusChrist]

God is good. Repent and believe the gospel. Jesus Christ died for your sins and rose from the dead. You can be forgiven. You must be born again. There was a woman who had an alabaster box of very precious ointment and she poured it on the head of Jesus. We need to honour the King. The Lord God. ”that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have eternal life.“ ‭‭John‬ ‭3‬:‭15‬ ‭KJV‬‬. The Lord Jesus Christ. Repent means change, change from sin. Turn away from sin. Love and fear God. Call on the name of Jesus Christ. Draw nigh to God and he will draw nigh to you. He saved me. There is the lake of fire which is burning for eternity and there is heaven. I have eternal life in heaven because of what the Lord has done. Be ready for the day of judgement.

[@weenibeenies]

i think this is actually the cleanest take of the teen spirit solo he ever did lmao

[@PanJajo4]

nah in reading 1992 he made the best solo

[@joarc9820]

@@PanJajo4 lmao

[@garycoleman1205]

Naw. He fucked up at least twice.

[@granter9822]

This was like before its official release and before he was famous, ofc. He was still passionate about the song

[@falscherhase1102]

he seems to be clean too. Heroin changes the way of expression.

[@lippi2171]

There just HAS TO BE a pro recording of this. Cameramen running around with yuge cameras and the band was the rising star of the time. No way they just deleted it

[@allrequiredfields]

Good point

[@I-See-In-The-Dark]

A lot of concert performances were shot live for TV but never actually recorded (Unless someone with a VCR at home recorded it).

[@FlamingGuitar123]

Plus, I think the hype was just starting to hit, so people probably weren't expecting it to take off or didn't see the use of recording a band that not everyone knew about yet

I think there's some pro footage (just a few seconds, unfortunately) of this performance in the documentary "The year punk broke"

[@thomasober2096]

I don't know about pro recording, but there is this video of the concert on KZbin kzbin.info/www/bejne/iHzXcn2cjsScmLssi=Wbfy2k3O1vF2lG8i

[@NirvanaSmokes]

This was when he loved to play songs live and when he liked playing Smells Like Teen Spirit live before they got really famous

[@ddobry21]

I know right? He's dripping with enthusiasm and just kicking butt. I hadn't seen this rather spirited performance before. Thanks for sharing.

[@nocturnallsnake4228]

He was afraid of wasting the voice and of not making another musical hit.

[@ddobry21]

@@nocturnallsnake4228 what?

[@OriginalKingRichTv]

Nocturnal Snake that’s true

[@nocturnallsnake4228]

@@ddobry21 thats why he started to spare his voice. Also the fear of failure led to suicide.

Fun fact: they arrived late to the venue so they had to use the equipment of other band, so you can see Dave being gentle to a smaller drumkit and Kurt playing Teen Spirit through a fucking Marshall Plexi. He hated that brand but I have to say the guitar sounds badass

[@egadp2474]

source? i want to read more

@@egadp2474 The book "Nirvana - the true story" by Everett True. He's a journalist that followed Nirvana on tour, especially in the early days. This was a festival and were scheduled to play first, early in the afternoon because they weren't well known in Germany yet. They didn't like it so they made up an excuse (having trouble in customs or something like that), arrived late and the other bands had to cut their sets so Nirvana could play later. You can Google the bill for that festival, they are using the amps and drums of the band Rausch, as it can be seen on the Kick drum.

[@allrequiredfields]

Everything sounds good through a vintage Marshall. It's funny too because I'm sure he used Mesa stuff in the studio and those were just Marshall clones.

[@MrBikboi]

Yeah he's a complete hipster.

[@iamcase1245]

Kurt wasn't very gear-savvy. He likely hated Marshalls because of how much he hated Metal players at the timne. @@allrequiredfields

[@vishnujyo6707]

Krist goofing around with the camera guy xD

[@EternalLifeWithJesusChrist]

God is good. Repent and believe the gospel. Jesus Christ died for your sins and rose from the dead. You can be forgiven. You must be born again. There was a woman who had an alabaster box of very precious ointment and she poured it on the head of Jesus. We need to honour the King. The Lord God. ”that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have eternal life.“ ‭‭John‬ ‭3‬:‭15‬ ‭KJV‬‬. The Lord Jesus Christ. Repent means change, change from sin. Turn away from sin. Love and fear God. Call on the name of Jesus Christ. Draw nigh to God and he will draw nigh to you. He saved me. There is the lake of fire which is burning for eternity and there is heaven. I have eternal life in heaven because of what the Lord has done. Be ready for the day of judgement.

[@user-ep1cl1yk7z]

hard core hip hop fan here but this is still great to my ears

[@user-oq4fv5dp6r]

Энергетика прет.

[@SoundMuzak]

Wish there was an HD DVD of this, such there´s is of Reading... this show rocks. I haven't seen other Nirvana show where Kurt is having this fun.

[@jeffersonaraujoelcristiano]

That's because in this period he enjoyed playing "Smells" live.

[@FortuneFinders]

There should be since there are guys up on stage recording with professional cameras!!!

[@Bagulem]

Check out reading 1991, he had a ton of fun there!

[@blackorizuru934]

live at paramount is really good too. he played slts really well there used to be my fav live video but i think i like this one as much

[@zinuru2707]

I just feel like kurt was the pure embodiment of grunge here. His performance is so pure. Even the overexposure on the puckup seems to perfectly accent the music. So awesome i cant believe i never saw this recording.

[@rajkrish9347]

Watching in March 2023...still rocks

[@user-pm9gd2qf8q]

One year later it still does 🔥

[@danfesta4465]

You can really hear the Pixies influence in this performance, more so than on the album and in subsequent performances after the song got huge

[@tannermiddleton8161]

4:07, the guy head-banging to the left....

[@jmtrainz2582]

Oh shit that’s hitler.

[@SilkandScrooge]

It's the gojira guy

[@th1agu]

He's John Silva, their manager. Now he works with Foo Fighters,. Oh shit, this comment is 6 years old.

[@EternalLifeWithJesusChrist]

God is good. Repent and believe the gospel. Jesus Christ died for your sins and rose from the dead. You can be forgiven. You must be born again. There was a woman who had an alabaster box of very precious ointment and she poured it on the head of Jesus. We need to honour the King. The Lord God. ”that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have eternal life.“ ‭‭John‬ ‭3‬:‭15‬ ‭KJV‬‬. The Lord Jesus Christ. Repent means change, change from sin. Turn away from sin. Love and fear God. Call on the name of Jesus Christ. Draw nigh to God and he will draw nigh to you. He saved me. There is the lake of fire which is burning for eternity and there is heaven. I have eternal life in heaven because of what the Lord has done. Be ready for the day of judgement.

[@due_2477]

There are men with cameras around the band so there HAS to be proshot footage of this show

[@rrrailroad6888]

Sethrash In the year punk broke documentary there’s a 1 second clip of Dave at this show. So the footage is still around. I’m pretty there’s a bootleg of one or maybe a official release will come? But all we can do is wait until it’s found

[@due_2477]

RR railroad I don’t think there’s a full version bootleg because otherwise I think it would have been uploaded somewhere. Yes I think brief portions of this gig are on the negative creep video. I really really hope they restore it and put it out for some anniversary together with the paradiso live.

[@rrrailroad6888]

Sethrash just because a bootleg isn’t online doesn’t mean it doesn’t exist. There’s plenty of bootlegs of rare shows that are just nonexistent nowadays.

[@jmtrainz2582]

We just have wait for leaks , official content.

[@pil3driverwaltz164]

Chills listening to this 🥶

[@jes3d]

love this version

[@bubblegumlipgloss_9614]

I like Kurt's outfit ☺😍

[@jeffersonaraujoelcristiano]

January 1st 2022 and I'm now here!

[@Overlorddz]

well this was the week Nevermind was released and everyone was still applying for succes. That they really got so succesfull within two months from there didnt really changed much about the band, but more the environment. Thats what they had to cope with.

[@avocadodip2157]

Hank Clock sorry no understando

[@TheMcstevester]

Were you trying to respond to somebody or something?

[@jeffersonaraujoelcristiano]

Best version.

[@sebastiancofre5728]

Kurt aveces siento que estoy pasando por una situación similar a la tuya pero con la diferencia que tu lo transformaste en arte

[@oscarfamiliarincon5390]

Relatable

[@jeffersonaraujoelcristiano]

Hello, hello, hello, how low?

[@igorsilberkant1559]

Да,я чувствую также...@sebastiancofre5728

[@lordtikidecancer]

tambien debes transformarlo en arte bro

[@Keyangriffiths]

I wish I could have seen this live man fml

[@casperoomen9111]

Just greatness It really is

[@high-explosive]

Я завидую каждому кто побывал на его концертах

[@spongerq]

Привет, Я думал что я один русский

[@high-explosive]

@@spongerq я не рюзгий

[@Austinpuppet]

​@@spongerq Russia is great country

[@vladimirgaranin9563]

​@@high-explosiveты клоун

[@high-explosive]

@@vladimirgaranin9563 по себе не судят

[@WillStephensArt]

Krist playing so naturally he can break ankles with the camera guy

[@ald1489]

- 'More Than Teen Spirit' - By Boston and Nirvana ... Great Song ! 👍 🇺🇸

[@troyundroy1]

Haha, that and “Smells like a Feeling”!

[@elisecliftonklitz]

Gawd 🎸best rocker Ever......💥💥

[@tompaulcampbell]

You seriously have to expand your horizons! (Unless you're talking about Dave Grohl...if so, then, Okay!)

[@jeffersonaraujoelcristiano]

2021!

[@marshp1999]

The “Smells like Teen Spirit” Music Video was recorded a week before this you may find that hard to believe considering Krist has no beard

[@dcxrtcvain4209]

well perhaps, he could've just shaved it

[@foxtrot6074]

Best live ever for smells like teen spirit

[@harrymcdougall7923]

most people there probably hadn’t heard it yet, lucky mfs, pretty sure this was 1 month before release

[@foxtrot6074]

@@harrymcdougall7923 yes, this was before official release

[@harrymcdougall7923]

@@foxtrot6074 wish i could’ve been there

[@felixthelmocevallosmorales41]

Load up on guns, bring your friends It's fun to lose and to pretend She's over-bored and self-assured Oh no, I know a dirty word Hello, hello, hello, how low Hello, hello, hello, how low Hello, hello, hello, how low Hello, hello, hello With the lights out, it's less dangerous Here we are now, entertain us I feel stupid, and contagious Here we are now, entertain us A mulatto, an albino A mosquito, my libido Yeah, hey, yay I'm worse at what I do best And for this gift, I feel blessed Our little group has always been And always will until the end Hello, hello, hello, how low Hello, hello, hello, how low Hello, hello, hello, how low Hello, hello, hello With the lights out, it's less dangerous Here we are now, entertain us I feel stupid, and contagious Here we are now, entertain us A mulatto, an albino A mosquito, my libido Yeah, hey, yay And I forget, just why I taste Oh yeah, I guess it makes me smile I found it hard, it's hard to find Oh well, whatever, never mind Hello, hello, hello, how low? Hello, hello, hello, how low? Hello, hello, hello, how low? Hello, hello, hello With the lights out, it's less dangerous Here we are now, entertain us I feel stupid, and contagious Here we are now, entertain us A mulatto, an albino A mosquito, my libido A denial, a denial A denial, a denial A denial, a denial A denial, a denial A denial Traducir al español Fuente: Musixmatch Compositores: Dave Grohl / Kurt Cobain / Krist Novoselic

[@J0hn-Rambo]

Ich liebe diesen Song... ich dürfte dich nicht live erleben .. eventuell im nästen leben kurt !!! R.I.P

[@jeffersonaraujoelcristiano]

Servus, don't worry. You got Jefferson Araujo. Just visit my own song in my KZbin Channel! Glaube mir, my song is good.

[@franksituation]

Estuve ese día!!!tantos recuerdos!!!increíble e inolvidable

[@Austinpuppet]

This is why us love's Germany

[@clawfish580]

just Art

[@joeash8377]

Damn it happened 33 yrs ago🫶😢😢

[@devilzdandruff9199]

Naprawdę zazdroszczę tym ludziom którzy mieli szanse ich zobaczyć na żywo na scenie. Klasyk.

[@Ry-vh3js]

Damn the guitarists has long arms

[@tylerperkinson1677]

Ry dinaric. Alps.

[@Ozzie143]

Yeah.... Krist is 6 feet 7 inches. So you get the idea.

[@nirvanaus9635]

Ry yeah Krist is 6 foot and 7.5 inches

[@doraanaisnin5199]

@@nirvanaus9635 por qué son tan grandullones esos gringos?

[@NeelPrakash2008]

That dude bobbing his at the end 👌

[@serveyourname5565]

This is probably the best live act by Numbana.

[@ethanmireles3491]

Kurt going crazy af

[@AWFAonline]

its dave grohl.. so i cannot skip ad.

[@pabloavendano7775]

La puta mejor canción de rock de la historia...

[@t3rruk023]

Xd

[@kornofulgur]

Vive les langues latines, j'ai tout compris et OUAIS !

[@doraanaisnin5199]

No has escuchado mucho rock, cierto?

[@mefedrosha]

goooooooooooooooooddddd

[@Overlorddz]

not to mention that he had become a serious addict by 1992

[@sachib]

The guy on drums looks like the frontman of the Foo Fighters :O

[@harrymcdougall7923]

I can’t tell if you’re joking or not lmao

[@sachib]

@@harrymcdougall7923 I was joking naturally ;)

[@doraanaisnin5199]

@@harrymcdougall7923 definitely not

[@harrymcdougall7923]

@@doraanaisnin5199 Lmfao

[@xjilalx]

So likes teen spirit

[@matepuljiz]

That Plexi sounds great!

[@cheezeblanco1]

Raw!

[@abreyu]

And this is history

[@lucadawson6137]

*gasp* Kurt and Kris changes sides

[@MyCatIsNamedChubmuffin]

And self-assured.... oh no... I know a dirty word...

[@nocturnallsnake4228]

Muitos desprezam esse riff mas acho que nunca vi ninguém tocar ele corretamente, nem os fãs.

[@izzystradlin1916]

Sim nunca vi , ele é dificil se vc nao muita flexebelidade nos dedos

[@_lucasalcantara_]

Você precisa ter um gingado no pulso, muito erram no tempo

[@cso49]

Éste video es real o la imaginación me engaña? Sí éste video es real, vale oro!

[@mikesantiago14]

o Paquetá tá adorando ali no canto

[@NIRVANApe]

❤F:O:R:E:V:E:R❤

[@raTex199994]

Dave Grohl going hard in the back :D

[@Mr.Bimbpleton]

That roadie turn the left of Kurt is my reaction

[@krisbr5595]

a voz dele no começo era ótima,depois decaiu muito,acho que foi o cigarro que ferrou tudo

[@JC-Aulas]

Muitos shows também complemeteram bastante.

[@guygirod9824]

Nevermind is not released but the crowd is on fire

[@toMeK-ps3ow]

Is this rhcp tshitr?

[@therealaliceinblunderland]

I think it’s a soundgarden t shirt

[@MrCrrispy]

Nice, but I think the SNL one was the best live version ever

[@Haguenreibenshnaider]

The Best performance is in Montreal Canadá

[@justwowmanplays2941]

Krist always moved so off beat and off time it always drove me crazy. First time airing my frusteration about this, I had enough 😂

[@gorri450]

lol

[@SockiThePoser]

i always loved that dance he did lol

[@gugunkings7523]

2021?

[@user-wo9ys1pk9f]

Люди присутствуещие там даже не понимают как им повезло

[@spidermanfan.3161]

HERE’S VANDY! (Vandalism strat()

[@andrewxyz24]

Wow, a live version where they didn’t completely botch it out of spite.

[@d1g1taldaughter73]

isnt this reading 91? not germany

[@nicegli4372]

This is Germany. Kurt didn’t seem to give a shit playing teen spirit at reading

[@user-oq4fv5dp6r]

2020?

[@febriandaprimareja9583]

🤘🤘🤘

[@Bharathk]

@GooglePhotos if I see another “She’s walking ad” I will go insane. I hate your product now, we’ll done.

[@thewillyman5401]

Bro tried to @ somebody in a yt comment 💀

[@composeryawyawmayhem6392]

Why did he have to leave the 🌎 so prematurely. :(

[@leonardoromero6366]

lol cameras at novoselic 😂

[@felixthelmocevallosmorales41]

Kurt Donald Cobain 20 de febrero de 1967 05 de abril de 1994 56 años 27 años 29 años 🎙️🎙️🎸🎸🎙️🎙️🎸🎸🎙️🎙️

[@shichibuy3231]

Andre GRUNGE Ciranjang.🧔🧔

[@punk80sfrance]

always thought dave grohl was the man who made them famous.

[@antonionsfw]

he was their most gifted member but that doesnt take away kurt's extraordinary songwriting skills

[@DredgenX]

Vocals sounds almost like the album version

[@DG-yf5pt]

And contagious.here we are now.entertam.silatoman.alnino.aoswuoro.a lino yeah heye

[@serafimimi]

2019?

[@k.hraian3886]

Yes

[@user-oq4fv5dp6r]

На месте

[@romzanroffie3563]

😘😘😘

[@EchavezB]

2020?

[@antonionsfw]

3 days before the official song aired. history books shit.

[@Gerandeditsanim]

Когда я в отчаянии я слушаю нирвану

[@casperoomen9111]

When I’m desperate I scream: A DENIAL A DENIAL A DENIAL

[@DG-yf5pt]

Hello.hello.hello hello.hello.hello hello.hello

[@ericblack8258]

Hello? Hello? Hello? HOW LOW??

[@DrZaius-ri6dh]

Eric Strident with the lights out, it’s less dangerous

[@ruanonormal419]

LoL ksksks

[@mitchfricano]

It almost sounds like Kurt has some sort Wah effect on his guitar during the intro.

[@Kurk4soul]

its on the neck pickup, thats why

[@grungepants]

Its a chorus pedal.

[@corysgardentractors7084]

its the pickup. its a Seymour Duncan 59 hum bucker. also i think he is using the Marshall behind him instead of the mesa boogie. i remember reading somewhere that they didn't have their equipment and had to use another bands amp

[@live2shredguy]

It’s the neck pickup, it accentuates the mid range in a way Wah pedal would

[@user-nr5tj4iv8l]

Курт рисовал прикольно

[@jorgindagoiabeira5333]

Punk

[@newralgya9701]

Soy el unico que nota que en el inicio de la cancion kurt acciono el pedal de distorsion pero no funciono?

[@t3rruk023]

De hecho si le funciona no se a que te refieres

[@doraanaisnin5199]

@@t3rruk023 de hecho si le funciona no se a que se refiere

[@t3rruk023]

@@doraanaisnin5199 jajJaka

[@Mr75044]

Marshall head...

[@user-nr5tj4iv8l]

Ну просто он автор оригинал уже заебись

[@nakumininja]

Kurt was murdered.. Read the report about guns, drug, gun store owner, dosage, cleaned syringe

[@detwins77]

Krist

[@user-nr5tj4iv8l]

Я могу новости посмотреть я больше не в ваккууме живу... Я не есенин Мишка сахарный получился водой польешь растаит...

[@octavius8562]

And three years later grunge was dead 😅

[@emidiopimenta1279]

He misses the chords the entire song

[@UnconSpecial]

He wrote a song with 1 billion streams, i probably wouldn't care, if could...

[@Just_a_metal_head_]

2070 ?

[@rodolfosilva2334]

Horribke el sonido en dirwcto parece que tocaran y cantara adentro de un hinodoro

[@marcinzaeski4572]

Ale talent dzisiaj to dno

[@michaeld2827]

how bad sollo, guitar outta tune plus not right

[@luisangel-hr6xz]

It's on purpose, it's punk.

[@Overlorddz]

Intro sounds kinda like Weird Al´s parody of the song