Not Political
With The Lights Out
Tuesday, November 30th, 2004Today, I finally received Nirvana’s new box set “With The Lights Out” which I pre-ordered a few days before it’s official release. Years ago, I was a pretty big Nirvana fan, to the point where I was involved in trading shows on cassette tapes (before the rise of MP3s) and actually obtaining some pretty rare material.
I was pretty excited about getting the box set, despite the fact that by 1998, I had obtained virtually all the rare and unreleased material that appears on the new set. This box set is years overdue. Certainly while former and current hardcore Nirvana fans will buy it anyway, one of the main reasons box sets like these get released is to curb bootlegging. So much for that.
Still, while I’ve largely outgrown my active interest in Nirvana, I do nevertheless have an interest in the rare material (which, even for the rare stuff that I’ve had for as long as 10 years) I haven’t listened to in a long time. However, I’m sure many people will be disappointed in the sound quality of many of the tracks, perhaps only the hardcore fans and bootleggers can really appreciate the material for what it really is.
iTunes users can listen to clips and purchase MP3s here…