Nirvana "Lithium" VMA performance Appreciation

[young halo]

i remember watching this live as a kid. im not much of a rock/grunge fan but this performance is epic. the ending is 

@ random dudes from the crowd going up on stage

 

[young halo]

i remember watching this live as a kid. im not much of a rock/grunge fan but this performance is epic. the ending is 

@ random dudes from the crowd going up on stage

 

[young halo]

read this to appreciate the performance and the "Hi Axel!" shots at the end 

[h4][/h4]

[h4]1992[/h4]
In the 1992 show, MTV requested Nirvana perform "Smells Like Teen Spirit," while the band itself had indicated it preferred to play new songs "Rape Me" and "tourette's".Network executives continued to push for "Teen Spirit" but finallyoffered the band a choice to play either "Teen Spirit" or "Lithium," which the band appeared to accept. At the performance, Nirvana began to play, and Kurt Cobainsang the first few lines of the song, "Rape Me", much to the horror ofMTV execs, before continuing their regular performance of "Lithium."Near the end of the song, frustrated that his amp had stoppedfunctioning, bassist Krist Novoselicdecided to toss his bass into the air for dramatic effect. He misjudgedthe landing, and the bass ended up bouncing off of his forehead,forcing him to stumble off the stage in a daze.[sup][1][/sup]

Backstage, before the show, Guns N' Roses vocalist Axl Rose challenged Cobain to a fight after he, his wife and Hole frontwoman, Courtney Love, and Nirvana bandmates Krist Novoselic and Dave Grohl, egged him on. At the end of Nirvana's performance, while Cobain was trashing the band's equipment, drummer Dave Grohl ran to the mike and shouted "Hi, Axl! Where's Axl?" repeatedly. Guns N' Roses' video for the ballad "November Rain" won the MTV Video Music Award for best cinematography. During the show, the band performed "November Rain" with singer Elton John.Because of the dispute Rose had with Cobain, moments before the"November Rain" performance, Cobain spat on the keys of what he thoughtwas Axl's piano. Cobain later revealed that he was shocked to see EltonJohn play on the piano he had spat on.[sup][6][/sup] During the commercial break, the Alien 3 Pepsi commercial was shown.

 

[young halo]

read this to appreciate the performance and the "Hi Axel!" shots at the end 

[h4][/h4]

[h4]1992[/h4]
In the 1992 show, MTV requested Nirvana perform "Smells Like Teen Spirit," while the band itself had indicated it preferred to play new songs "Rape Me" and "tourette's".Network executives continued to push for "Teen Spirit" but finallyoffered the band a choice to play either "Teen Spirit" or "Lithium," which the band appeared to accept. At the performance, Nirvana began to play, and Kurt Cobainsang the first few lines of the song, "Rape Me", much to the horror ofMTV execs, before continuing their regular performance of "Lithium."Near the end of the song, frustrated that his amp had stoppedfunctioning, bassist Krist Novoselicdecided to toss his bass into the air for dramatic effect. He misjudgedthe landing, and the bass ended up bouncing off of his forehead,forcing him to stumble off the stage in a daze.[sup][1][/sup]

Backstage, before the show, Guns N' Roses vocalist Axl Rose challenged Cobain to a fight after he, his wife and Hole frontwoman, Courtney Love, and Nirvana bandmates Krist Novoselic and Dave Grohl, egged him on. At the end of Nirvana's performance, while Cobain was trashing the band's equipment, drummer Dave Grohl ran to the mike and shouted "Hi, Axl! Where's Axl?" repeatedly. Guns N' Roses' video for the ballad "November Rain" won the MTV Video Music Award for best cinematography. During the show, the band performed "November Rain" with singer Elton John.Because of the dispute Rose had with Cobain, moments before the"November Rain" performance, Cobain spat on the keys of what he thoughtwas Axl's piano. Cobain later revealed that he was shocked to see EltonJohn play on the piano he had spat on.[sup][6][/sup] During the commercial break, the Alien 3 Pepsi commercial was shown.

 

[thegoat121886]

 

[thegoat121886]

 

[kicks off]

classic!

 

[kicks off]

classic!

 

[uncalled4boy]

Jus Great

 

[uncalled4boy]

Jus Great

 

[o fenomeno]

Got alot of love for this.

 

[o fenomeno]

Got alot of love for this.