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Universal acclaim- based on 163 Ratings
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Positive: 150 out of 163
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Mixed: 2 out of 163
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Negative: 11 out of 163
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AlexB.Nov 5, 2009This album really rocks! Live at Reading is a classic moment for Nirvana's fans. An amazing concert and a great album.
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DakotaG.Nov 9, 2009Any rock band who dreams of hitting it big must watch this concert from start to finish.
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OuischNov 5, 2009
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AndrewM.Nov 7, 2009
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ErikNov 7, 2009Great concert with excellent audio! Must have for fans.
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DJ248Nov 7, 2009At there peak Nirvana ruled the airwaves along with the arenas. I was lucky enough to see them live at the Michigan State Fair Grounds. They made a cement floored animal born sound like the Abbey road recording studio. Mean and Raw. Thanks for the memories.
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FrankieB.Dec 10, 2009
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JoseC.Dec 17, 2009A Perfect Capturing of a Moment in Time in which Nirvana Captivated the World with their music, and we Forever knew no peer to Cobain.
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PaulS.Nov 26, 2009I don't understand music critics. Why does nearly every single music album have a near perfect score? Nirvana isn't THAT good. Sure, it's an OK, but no where near the score it was given.
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LukeG.Nov 16, 2009Amazing, that's all I can say.
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Oct 11, 2011This review contains spoilers, click expand to view.
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Apr 24, 2011I've watched Reading for many years on the tv and been a few times, but I've never witnessed a band take their headline spot and blow the minds of thousands of observers like Nirvana at Reading in 1992. This CD is essential listening for any fan of rock music in general.
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Mar 7, 2012
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Oct 17, 2011I like Nirvana . Me parecen bastante buenos y me gusta ser un verdadero fan de la banda, tambien defendio sus valores y los admiro mucho tambien en ese sentido
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Feb 23, 2012I wasnt alive when Nirvana was around and when they ended. But after hearing my dad listen to there albums when i was 5-6 i fell in love with them. This is a classic album enough said
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Apr 10, 2012A brilliant live album from a brilliant band. Personally I find with most recorded live performances the quality isn't that great, but Nirvana is an amazing band both in the studio and live and this album reveals that. A must have for fans.
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Aug 9, 2018Forget about virtuosity and god's stage postures. The raw, direct, simple and full-of-message Nirvana sound appears here in a very irreverent and full-of-energy live show, which emulates punk's attitude but still with band's identity. An exciting spectacle.
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Aug 21, 2018I must say honestly that this live album is very perfect. Emotions and enthusiasm kurt cobain, End by destroying the stage haha.
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Oct 11, 2021
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Live at Reading presents the band at its post-Nevermind peak. Watching Kurt Cobain radiate so much life is bound to trigger some tears.
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Reading is a far cry from pop-chart fodder. And while the jarring howl of Cobain's Fender and his gravelly delivery may alienate the more nonchalant corners of their fanbase, these ferocious renditions will be a godsend to the dyed-in-the-wool Nirvana following.
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Nirvana's headlining gig at the 1992 Reading Festival looms infamously large because of (a) that amazingly creepy photo of Kurt getting wheeled onto the stage looking like Norman Bates' mother, and (b) the show was a mind-blower--sloppy indie rock as stadium-filling psychedelic punk.