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Nirvana-Live!Tonight!Sold Out [DVD] [1993]
enlarge	Director: Kevin Kerslake Actors: Kurt Cobain, David Grohl, Krist Novoselic, Jonathan Ross Studio: Commercial Marketing Category: DVD List Price: ~~£14.99~~ Buy New: £5.97 as of 22/11/2009 11:03 GMT details You Save: £9.02 (60%) New (31) Used (6) Collectible (1) from £5.97 Seller: all your music Rating: 22 reviews Sales Rank: 6522 Format: Colour, DVD-Video, Live, PAL Language: English (Original Language) Rating: Exempt Region: 2 Discs: 1 Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1 Number Of Discs: 1 Running Time: 90 Minutes Shipping Weight (lbs): 1 Dimensions (in): 7.1 x 5.4 x 0.6 MPN: B0007914-09 UPC: 602517130548 EAN: 0602517130548 ASIN: B000JBWWN8 Theatrical Release Date: November 15, 1994 Release Date: November 13, 2006 Availability: Usually dispatched within 1-2 business days


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Customer Reviews: Showing reviews 1-5 of 22 1 2 3 4 5 Next » No kidding, this is the best music video I have seen in my life November 26, 2006 m.bison (Cheshire, UK) 20 out of 20 found this review helpful I remember watching `Live! Tonight! Sold out!' at the peak of being a Nirvana fan and it was an amazing experience. If you are a Nirvana fan, then this is a great watch; but if you are a MASSIVE Nirvana fan, then this is so good it will make you crazy. I was expecting a concert style show with the band playing a set list of songs (which, if you look at the back cover of the case, is what you'll expect, too), but, because Kurt was behind the making of the video (there were no DVDs in 1993), we get something so much better. I get the feeling that Nirvana's record company wanted to cash in on Nirvana's popularity at the time and put out a simple live video to showcase the band live. Nirvana, however, probably thought that if they had to release a live video, then they would use it as an opportunity to make some points. br / br /It starts off with an advert for a group of yuppie, pony-tailed consultants who are supposedly the cogs behind the live shows of any slick, well-oiled, big permed hair, Kiss make-up, big drum, mainstream rock band. This is exactly what Nirvana hated about rock - the commercialisation of it; the way that cutting loose and raging about something had become so contrived and phoney. The concert then looks like its about to get going as we see the band play a great version of `Aneurysm' in a small, intimate venue. At this point, you sit back, get comfortable, and look at the case to see what songs are coming next ... but then, at exactly the halfway point of the song, we cut to the band dressed in women's clothes and playing `Aneurysm' in a huge outdoor arena in Sao Paulo, Brazil. The vocals and the sound are no way near as good and it's as if the band is using the contrast to say 'this is why we hate playing at huge venues'. br / br /The entire film chops and changes between various live performance of the supposed set list and interviews with the band. With the songs, the band have a number of surprises up their sleeve, and these will make your jaw drop ... and then make you grin. An old performance of `Love Buzz' seems to be going along as normal, but then Kurt dives into the crowd and smashes his guitar in the face of a bouncer. Krist confronts Kurt about this on stage and you see Kurt earnestly trying to get a point across to Krist. If you've read some Nirvana books, you'll know that the bouncer had been threatening him from the crowd all night and Kurt was simply pre-empting an attack. Other standouts include the screaming performance of `Territorial P*******' on the old Jonathan Ross show when the shocked host had just announced that Nirvana would be playing the milder 'Lithium' and the Top of the Pops performance of `Smells Like Teen Spirit' when the band sabotage the song, hilariously change the lyrics and blatantly mime playing their instruments. br / br /The interviews and intermittent footage of the band messing around is equally as funny. No one really appreciated just how funny Nirvana was - for example, you see Kurt playing on his junkie image by frailly entering the Reading Festival stage in a wheelchair and a big blonde overgrown wig. He slowly pulls himself up out of the wheelchair by the microphone stand, faintly sings `Some say love is a river ...' and then collapses. The audience realise he is having some fun when he gets up and rips into `Breed' at full force. There are lots of other funny clips and also some very insightful moments when Kurt talks about the music, the industry and how he likes to write vague, open lyrics. br / br /All in all, this is probably the best and most unique music video I have ever seen in my life. It's sad to think that no act in the music industry today would be creative enough to do something like this and, therefore, it is a great reminder of how special Nirvana was. br / br / br / The best footage of The Kings of Grunge.....ever! October 20, 2001 27 out of 28 found this review helpful If you are a true Nirvana fan and don't already own a copy of this, buy it immmediately! This vid contains Kurt at his best performing tracks from both Bleach and Nevermind at various concerts. The interviews of Kurt and the band are highly entertaining but I won't give much away about that, with the exception that you can see that he didn't consider himself the greatest rock star and he certainly wasn't big-headed. Although the video doesn't contain the promo videos for the tracks off Nevermind, the live performances certainly make up for it! The video even lives up to the tradition of the hidden track and the performance of 'Endless Nameless' is superb! A fantastic blend of interviews and live footage. supwerb July 28, 2003 8 out of 8 found this review helpful Nirvana - live Tonight, is probably my joint favourite music vhs release alongside the smashing pumpkins 'viewphoria'. This video features a collection of live songs from the bleach, nevermind and insecticide albums and also includes interviews, and rare home video footage. Highlights of the video are definately Anyersusm, the teen spirit performance on TOTP which never fails to crack me up (especialy when you catch a glimps of dave grohl in the background waving his arms around in the air), the love buzz onstage fight breakout, the territorial pissings performance and 'endless nameless' which features loads of footage of the band destroying their equipment. This video is a must for any nirvana fan and a must for any person who wishes to get into nirvana. Only negative is that the video doesn't feature any 'in utero' material, but that doesn't matter as this video is brilliant as it is. Buy it now, turn on and turn up. Class Video with funny interviews and amazing performances January 23, 2002 arthur_darren@hotmail.com (England) 23 out of 25 found this review helpful If you don't own this video and you are a Nirvana fan BUY IT NOW. It has some early footage of them performing the song 'Love Buzz' in which Kurt gets into a bit of a fight with the security Guard and Krist has to hold the guard off.It has clips from TV shows including the infamous TOTP Teen spirit. It has them do the wrong song and smash their instruments on the Jonathan Ross Show as well, + it has loads of amazing and humorous interviews and class performances. GO BUY IT ... Not in the Nineties February 3, 2004 7 out of 7 found this review helpful Being only 17 I never experienced the music scene of the early nineties but Nirvana is one of my all time favourite bands. This video is essential to any Nirvana fan but in particular those who never caught it the first and only time around. The video provides an amazing insight to those of us who know Nirvana is more than just 'Smells Like Teen Spirit' which is why we dont mind the 'rendition' produced on this video! Buy Now Showing reviews 1-5 of 22 1 2 3 4 5 Next »

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