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Nirvana's Sliver: The Best of the Box highlights the most significant recordings from 2004's record breaking boxset With the Lights Out, compiled onto a single CD. Sliver: The Best of the Box features 19 tracks from the boxset and also includes 3 previously unreleased recordings: "Spank Thru" (from 1985's 'Fecal Matter' demo tape featuring Kurt Cobain on guitar and Dale Crover of the Melvins on bass and drums); "Sappy" (1990 studio recording); "Come As You Are (1991 pre-Nevermind rehearsal recording).
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38 of 44 people found the following review helpful
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Fact - Nirvana were one of the most (if not THE most) exciting bands of the 90's who almost single handedly rescued the ears of discerning listeners from the 'hair metal' of the 80's. All of their studio albums are must-haves for any serious music fan.
So far, so good. A live album in the form of 'The Muddy Banks...' was expected bearing in minds their incendiary live performances (also check out the 'Live! Tonight! Sold Out! VHS/DVD) and then a greatest hits with a complete gem of a 'lost' song in 'You Know You're Right'.
Then it got worse. A 4 CD box set of rarities released last year that a) cost a lot of money and b) was really only for completists, bearing in mind it contained ropey demos that confirm why Nirvana didn't enjoy immediate success. However, there was still enough on it to (just about) justify a purchase with some excellent B-sides and covers but you kind of got the feeling the good bits could have been squeezed onto a single CD.
So then what does 'Sliver' bring? The highlights of the box-set with another 3 previously unreleased songs but hardly any of what I consider the. First question - why couldn't these have been put on the box set? The second - does this mean that Nirvana's back catalogue is to go the same way as many others with re-releases every couple of years with more 'lost' songs suddenly found?
For the record, the new songs really don't add anything and certainly aren't worth another £9 of anybody's money. The version of 'Spank-Thru' is not as good as the one on 'The Muddy Banks...' the one of 'Sappy' is not as good as the properly recorded version on the proper box set, and the mix of 'Come As You Are' is nowhere near as good as the original.
If you must have them why don't you just download the new ones off i-Tunes and save £7? Then put on 'In Utero' and listen to a band at the top of their game and not dregs that really should never have seen the light of day.
11 of 13 people found the following review helpful
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It's not easy being one of the most influential popular music bands, especially when the lead singer is dead! Even so Nirvana still have more to release! 'Sliver - The Best of the Box' gives a concise version of the box set 'With the lights out'. The raw sounding demos along with three previously unreleased tracks, 'Spank Thru' (yes it is a sexual pun!), 'Come As You Are' and 'Snappy' give you an early Kurt Cobain in development. There are some appealing tracks on this compilation including 'Clean Up Before She Comes' that incorporates soulful harmonies along with an acoustic guitar, as well as the classic 'Smells like Teen Spirit'. This is a very rugged sounding compilation, and I would not advise you to start out with this CD if you are new to Nirvana. Although I was quite impressed with the tracks on this album the austerity of it didn't grab me, but for any Nirvana fan it is well worth a listen.
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if you want a best of nirvana then get the cd album entitled "nirvana" as this is actually a best of a box of recordings - mostly home and demos.
i think it's worth it to hear the alternative versions - another version of rape me which has the same words but sounds so different because of the recording; the version of sliver has some different words; as does spank thru which is also sung in another key; sappy sounds different (one of the better versions of it) and the one i think is worth getting the album for (or at least downloading the track) is you know you're right which has a different feel and sound altogether from the studio recording as well as some different wording.
there's also a number of lesser known songs on this but unfortuneatly being live/demos/home recordings the sound quality is inconsistent; this is especially so with smells like teen spirit which is almost unhearable. overall this album is a little treasure for nirvana fans, especially if you don't have the box set (with the lights out) or other collections, and for those few who only know the main albums it's an enlightenment as to just how versitile/eclectic the sound of nirvana was(the recordings appear to span their entire musical career).
i think it's worth it to hear the alternative versions - another version of rape me which has the same words but sounds so different because of the recording; the version of sliver has some different words; as does spank thru which is also sung in another key; sappy sounds different (one of the better versions of it) and the one i think is worth getting the album for (or at least downloading the track) is you know you're right which has a different feel and sound altogether from the studio recording as well as some different wording.
there's also a number of lesser known songs on this but unfortuneatly being live/demos/home recordings the sound quality is inconsistent; this is especially so with smells like teen spirit which is almost unhearable. overall this album is a little treasure for nirvana fans, especially if you don't have the box set (with the lights out) or other collections, and for those few who only know the main albums it's an enlightenment as to just how versitile/eclectic the sound of nirvana was(the recordings appear to span their entire musical career).
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came without a wrapper around the CD. My favourite song heart shaped box was jumpy and didn't work. i think it was because of the way it was sent and because it wasn't new even... Read more
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Good material, let down by poor sound quality.
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Published on 23 Jun 2006 by Jonathan
to be or not to be?
well, in the good old days of cassettes, this album would rule! but the quility just isn't there. this is a must fo rht edie hard fans, but they are likely to have box. Read more
Published on 5 April 2006 by Mr Piechee
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Published on 2 Mar 2006 by D. P. Bostock
makes me sadder...
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Published on 9 Dec 2005
A demo from beyond the grave, some real gems here
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Published on 15 Nov 2005 by Mr. Jm Hanak
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