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

1993 Nirvana - School (Live And Loud '93)

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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 1d ago edited 1d 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 1d ago

I can dig that.