- Audio CD (22 Nov 2004)
- Number of Discs: 4
- Format: Box set, CD+DVD
- Label: Geffen
- ASIN: B00068C7Z2
- Other Editions: Audio CD
- Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars See all reviews (34 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 12,441 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
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Track Listings
| Disc: 1 | |||
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| 1. Heartbreaker (Previously Unreleased From 1987) | |||
| 2. Anorexorcist (Previously Unreleased From 1987) | |||
| 3. White Lace And Strange (Previously Unreleased From 1987) | |||
| 4. Help Me I’m Hungry (Previously Unreleased From 1987) | |||
| 5. Mrs. Butterworth (Previously Unreleased From 1988) | |||
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| Disc: 2 | |||
| 1. Opinion – (Previously Unreleased From 1990) | |||
| 2. Lithium (Previously Unreleased From 1990) | |||
| 3. Been A Son (Previously Unreleased From 1990) | |||
| 4. Sliver (Previously Unreleased From 1989) | |||
| 5. Where Did You Sleep Last Night (Previously Unreleased From 1989) | |||
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| Disc: 3 | |||
| 1. Rape Me (Acoustic) (Previously Unreleased From 1992) | |||
| 2. Rape Me (Electric) (Previously Unreleased From 1992) | |||
| 3. Scentless Apprentice (Previously Unreleased From 1992) | |||
| 4. Heart Shaped Box (Previously Unreleased From 1992) | |||
| 5. I Hate Myself And I Want To Die | |||
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| Disc: 4 | |||
| 1. Love Buzz (Previously Unreleased From 1988) | |||
| 2. Scoff (Previously Unreleased From 1988) | |||
| 3. About A Girl (Previously Unreleased From 1988) | |||
| 4. Big Long Now (Previously Unreleased From 1988) | |||
| 5. Immigrant Song (Previously Unreleased From 1988) | |||
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Product Description
Amazon.co.uk Review
The four discs in With The Lights Outencompass the career of one of those rare bands who genuinely changed things. When Nirvana climbed to number one in 91 with their album Nevermind, they destroyed forever the very concept of 'alternative', ending the rule that edgy and raw music was doomed to mere cultdom.
With The Lights Outlooks at Nirvana's meteoric rise and abrupt implosion with the suicide of frontman Kurt Cobain through a glass darkly: the trajectory of underwhelming debut, glossy produced second album which merged punk fury with pretty melodies and third album where they dirtied everything up to prove they hadn't sold out is accurately presented but via demos, radio performances, live versions, B-sides and outtakes, the vast majority previously unreleased. It's part treasure trove (e.g., unreleased worthy "Verse Chorus Verse") and half trainspotter fare (the band jokingly running through Terry Jacks' '70s corn-fest "Seasons In the Sun" on the fourth, DVD, disc).
This is not the place for the uninitiated to start but this set will, for Nirvana fans, be the perfect closure to their glorious, sad career. --Sean Egan
Product Description
NIRVANA With The Lights Out (2004 UK 4-disc set comprised of 81 tracks across 3 CDs [of which 68 are previously unreleased] with rare live recordings studio outtakes and home demos recorded from 1987-1994 plus Bonus Region 0 PAL DVD featuring previously unseen material including early home movies rehearsal footage & secret recording sessions plus 20 full length videos complete with 60-page booklet with liner notes from Sonic Youths Thurston Mooore and
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20 of 21 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Best band of the last decades,
By Gary Schwarz (Germany) - See all my reviews
This review is from: With The Lights Out [3CD + DVD] (Audio CD)
Wow! What a compilation. I could not leave the record store after I started listening to it (as I did not want to spend the 20 minutes it takes me to go home without hearing the songs). I particularly recommend disc 3. Only Kurt could sing 'Rape me' to his baby daughter Frances. The nearly 10-minute 'Scentless Apprentice' clearly proves that Nirvana are unrivalled even today. M.V. is just a fantastic song with a memorable melody. Do Re Mi is so sad because it indicates all the potential this man had. I highly recommend Nirvana's anthology to anybody who is interested in listening to Lennon/McCartney like melodies played in Sex Pistols style.
18 of 19 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
A constant and brilliant surprise..,
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This review is from: With The Lights Out [3CD + DVD] (Audio CD)
As a long running fan and someone who has heard pretty much all that was available officially and on bootleg, I figured this would just be a collection of some cleaned up versions of previously bootlegged material and b-sides / compilation rarities. I couldn't have been more wrong.The first disc is brilliant and finally gives us Bleach-session tracks like Pen Cap Chew and If You Must, the original (but canned) Love Buzz b-side Blandest and the awesome Clean Up Before She Comes with it's layered vocals. Oh, and Beans.. haha.. you will love this one! Disc two provides my only slight let down - Opinion is an amazing song (short and sweet as it is) and the version here is obviously the better quality pre-broadcast version so it sounds better than any bootleg release - but the tape has obviously suffered over time and warps in the middle of the track. A real shame as I adore this song. Other highlights are the great Verse Chorus Verse and Old Age - nice to hear these finally. Disc three is also a gem - early demos and mixes of In Utero material - alternative versions of rare tracks like I Hate Myself.. rather than the Beavis & Butthead release are a real surprise. This cd also contains the real star of the set - the quite superb Do Re Mi - rough around the edges but shows amazing promise of where Kurt was taking himself musically and this makes this song even more poignant as it's a real waste he chose to go out on us in the way he did. The dvd is a great addition and hopefully marks the spot for future - hopefully whole concert - releases by Geffen / Universal as they are great band to watch. I cannot recommend this enough to both new fans and old alike.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Rock Thru Time,
By Nate (Brisbane, QLD AUSTRALIA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: With The Lights Out [3CD + DVD] (Audio CD)
This collection is the history of Nirvana. A timeline spanning from 1987 to 1994 over 3 discs, 85% of this is previously unreleased. It features early live recordings, radio performances, a bunch of demo's, b-sides, studio outtakes, re-mixes and accoustic versions of songs you've probably heard before, but not like this.
Some of the demo's are better than the finished studio product from previous albums and accoustic versions of songs like 'lithium', 'been a son', 'sliver' and 'serve the servants' are interesting to hear stripped down. Highlights for me include - from disc 1 'Heartbreaker' a live cover of the classic Led Zeppelin song Live versions of 'Downer' and 'Floyd The Barber' accoustic 'beatlesque' versions of 'polly' and 'about a girl' and demo's of 'Dive', 'They Hung Him On A Cross' and 'Aint't It A Shame' from disc 2 demo's of 'Drain You' with Dave Grohl on Bass and 'Smells Like Teen Spirit' and the re-mixed version of 'Breed' the 3rd disc is from the 'In Utero' sessions which is my least favourite of Nirvana albums but still features great demo's of 'Rape Me', Heart-shaped box' and a killer 10 minute version of 'Scentless Apprentice'. Also includes 'Do Re Mi' and 'You Know You're Right' which I believe were the last songs Kurt ever recorded. The box also includes a DVD which features an awesome live version of 'Love Buzz' from 1990, and an illustrated 60 page booklet with a timeline, highlights of live shows and quotes from producers and band members and friends. Enjoy...
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