Description
Prior to the release of their raw and uncompromising In Utero album in September 1993, Nirvana played in various parts of the world, kicking off with two shows in Brazil in January as part of the Hollywood Rock Festival. The performance featured here, from Praça Da Apoteose, Rio De Janeiro on January 23rd, for broadcast by MTV Brazil and finds the band performing tracks spanning their entire career. With guest appearance from Flea of Red Hot Chili Peppers playing trumpet on Smells Like Teen Spirit.
By 1993, Nirvana were enjoying completely unprecedented levels of success. Their major label debut, Nevermind, had sold 400,000 copies in its first three months and lead single Smells Like Teen Spirit had propelled the band into the MTV mainstream, resulting in the album displacing even Michael Jackson to reach No. 1 on the Billboard charts in January 1992. The album would eventually sell more than 30 million copies worldwide, The live recording featured here captures the entirety of Nirvana’s set as part of the Hollywood Rock festival in Rio de Janeiro. Featuring mainly cuts from their first two albums, the set boasts a raw energy that could barely be equalled anywhere then or since.
