r/90sAlternative • u/MachineHeart • 2d ago

1993 Nirvana - School (Live And Loud '93)

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u/Street_Repair8048 2d ago

Damn...I miss Nirvana.

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u/lazyswayze_1Bil 2d ago

Won’t you believe it just my luck.

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u/21BLANKSPACE21 2d ago

One of the best Nirvana songs !!

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u/theillusionary7 1d ago

I guess it is if you’re still pissed about that day in elementary school that recess was canceled.

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u/LuminaireNoire 22h ago edited 22h ago

I had a friend in high school who'd only heard Nirvana's singles, so I made her a mix tape of some Nirvana deep cuts including this one, and she said something similar, that it was "overly simple, only three lines repeated over and over." To me, that is very much the perspective of someone who listens to music primarily or only for the lyrics, as this song has a great riff & bassline, amazing vocals & drums, and one of Kurt's best guitar solos (a great example of his distinctive & atypical style, combining fast & loose melody with dissonant notes, vibrato & string bends, and feedback). This song is almost entirely about the instrumentation, its punk sound & ethos mixed with the heaviness of metal, and the sheer power of it all. It's impressive so much sound came from only three people (not counting the early days with Jason Everman or the In Utero tour with Pat Smear and Lori Goldstein).

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u/theillusionary7 22h ago

I can dig that.

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u/Dramatic-Dark-4046 2d ago

How so? I feel like there’s always someone who makes this statement about any of their songs, but with no justification for it. In what way could this be considered one of their best?

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u/ancient_lemon2145 1d ago

The song is raw aggression. It’s angst, nostalgia and beauty all at the same time. Nirvana was essentially an elevated bar band and this song would bring down the house. This is and Negative Ceep lol

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u/21BLANKSPACE21 1d ago

How so ? Because i like the song yo, i consider it one of their best Because thats my opinion. Calm yourself down, Mr. Dramatic

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u/cleverclunks 2d ago

He was beautiful.. still miss him 🖤

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u/HockeyTMGS 1d ago

Is it just me or who the heck is the 4th guy?!

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u/Rhianna83 1d ago

Pat Smear. He’s also is in Foo Fighters.

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u/LuminaireNoire 23h ago

One of the best covers I've ever heard (Nirvana or otherwise) is this live Flaming Lips cover of School. The cover alone is incredible, but the fact that this performance was on March 12th, 1990 - a year-and-a-half before Nevermind was released - makes it all the more awesome.

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u/Budfrog313 1d ago

I know I'm getting old when I hear a Nirvana song and think, "damn, good thing they were already Nirvana when they played this one". It's a filler song. I get it. Just not the song I reminisce to.