Do not buy this album! I don\u2019t think it could be more clearly spoken than that. This \u2018album\u2019 has been released in conjunction with the DVD release of the moderately acclaimed documentary Montage Of Heck<\/i>. As the title states, it\u2019s a collection of home recordings and early demos from the mind of Kurt Cobain and well, his mind seemed to be a jumble of juvenilia and genius.<\/p>\n
Most of the demos here are very early, scratchy tracks while some, like the obnoxious \u201cBeans\u201d are just the sounds of someone dicking around with a tape recorder. This record obnoxiously comes across as a complete rip-off and scam designed to take hard earned money away from diehard Nirvana fans. The album promises never before released tracks and previously unheard songs. Well, guess what?! All of the good demos and home recordings were already released eleven years ago on the With The Lights Out<\/i> box set (released in 2004).<\/p>\n
There are demos of tracks like \u201cFrances Farmer Will Have Her Revenge on Seattle\u201d and \u201cClean Up Before She Comes,\u201d but they\u2019re so lackluster and amateurish that it begs wondering why the hell they ended up getting released in the first place. Even demos like \u201cSappy\u201d really make you yearn for the real tracks. There are also bits of dialogue and other stuff, but it doesn\u2019t really give you more insight into the man. Stuff like this makes one wonder why it\u2019s necessary to drain the dregs of someone\u2019s musical library. You don\u2019t see bands like U2 or Red Hot Chili Peppers releasing every damn home recording and demo available in their vaults. So why do people feel that we need to hear every version of a Nirvana song?<\/p>\n