Nirvana - Negative Creep (live At The Paramount, Seattle 1991) -
The Paramount show was a "homecoming" event filmed on 16mm film, making it the only Nirvana concert known to be shot entirely to film rather than video.
Nirvana's performance of "" at the Paramount Theatre on October 31, 1991 , serves as a powerful bridge between their raw underground beginnings and their imminent global superstardom. Recorded just one month after the release of Nevermind , this show captured the band at a "fiery peak". The Sound of Peak Integrity The Paramount show was a "homecoming" event filmed
: While the studio version on Bleach is unique for having the only extended fade-out with vocals in Nirvana's discography, the Paramount performance replaces that fade with pure, unedited energy. The Sound of Peak Integrity : While the
: The track is characterized by Kurt Cobain’s frantic wails and a heavy, repetitious riff that IGN described as a "textbook example" of the genre. : This specific live take was so powerful
Critics and fans alike consider this version one of the "purest examples" of the Seattle grunge sound.
: This specific live take was so powerful it was selected as the representative version of the song for the 1996 live compilation album, From the Muddy Banks of the Wishkah . Iconic Staging & Visuals