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Nirvana - From The Muddy Banks Of The Wishkah

Track listing:
  1. Intro 0:52
  2. School 2:40
  3. Drain You 3:34
  4. Aneurysm 4:31
  5. Smells Like Teen Spirit 4:47
  6. Been A Son 2:07
  7. Lithium 4:10
  8. Sliver 1:55
  9. Spank Thru 3:10
  10. Scentless Apprentice 3:31
  11. Heart-Shaped Box 4:41
  12. Milk It 3:45
  13. Negative Creep 2:43
  14. Polly 2:30
  15. Breed 3:28
  16. Tourette's 1:55
  17. Blew 3:36
  18. Radio Friendly Unit Shifter 4:25
  19. Lp Side D - Stage Bantering 6:12

Notes

Wishkah was the second Nirvana album to be released following the death of singer/guitarist Kurt Cobain in April 1994. It was compiled primarily by Nirvana bassist Krist Novoselic, who also penned the album's liner notes. Novoselic and Nirvana drummer Dave Grohl had originally intended on releasing a live album in 1994, to accompany what became MTV Unplugged in New York in a two-disc set originally titled Verse Chorus Verse named after both a Nirvana song, and the bands most prevalent song structure, but were emotionally unable to compile it so soon after Cobain's death. From the Muddy Banks of the Wishkah opened at #1 on the Billboard 200. The name itself refers to a river in Aberdeen, Washington where Cobain was said to have lived under a bridge for a time after dropping out of high school (as referenced in the song "Something in the Way", though this story has since been proven false, as the Wishkah River rising tides would wash anyone sleeping under the bridge away). The album did not chart as well as the Unplugged album which spent over 60 weeks in the charts, spending only 25 weeks in the charts, though still attained platinum album status, becoming Nirvana's 6th Platinum album since 1991 (Bleach was certified Platinum after Nevermind).

"Intro" (December 3, 1989; London Astoria, London, UK) – 0:52
"School" (November 25, 1991; Paradiso, Amsterdam, Netherlands) – 2:40
"Drain You" (December 28, 1991; O'Brien Pavilion, Del Mar, California) (Cobain, Nirvana) – 3:34
"Aneurysm" (December 28, 1991; O'Brien Pavilion, Del Mar, California) (Cobain, Grohl, Novoselic) – 4:31
"Smells Like Teen Spirit" (December 28, 1991; O'Brien Pavilion, Del Mar, California) (Cobain, Nirvana) – 4:47
"Been a Son" (November 25, 1991; Paradiso, Amsterdam, Netherlands) – 2:07
"Lithium" (November 25, 1991; Paradiso, Amsterdam, Netherlands) – 4:10
"Sliver" (November 10, 1993; Springfield Civic Center, Springfield, MA) – 1:55
"Spank Thru" (November 19, 1991; Castle Theatre, Rome, Italy) – 3:10
"Scentless Apprentice" (December 13, 1993; Pier 48, Seattle, WA) (Cobain, Grohl, Novoselic) – 3:31
"Heart-Shaped Box" (December 30, 1993; Great Western Forum, Inglewood, CA) – 4:41
"Milk It" (January 7, 1994; Seattle Center Arena, Seattle, Washington) – 3:45
"Negative Creep" (October 31, 1991; Paramount Theatre, Seattle, Washington,) – 2:43
"Polly" (December 3, 1989; London Astoria, London, United Kingdom) (Cobain, Nirvana) – 2:30
"Breed" (December 3, 1989; London Astoria, London, United Kingdom) (Cobain, Nirvana) – 3:28
"Tourette's" (August 30, 1992; Reading Festival, Reading, UK) – 1:55
"Blew" (November 25, 1991; Paradiso, Amsterdam, Netherlands) – 3:36
Untitled (various concert outtakes, only on vinyl version) – 5:00