Did you think this was a one-and-done sort of affair? Who are we? Some fickle, fair weather music blog? What part of, “The 3 or so months where I listen to nothing but Nirvana over and over and over and over again,” did you not believe? Well, okay then.

Well Kurdt Season is back and it’s going to be a regular segment on Wednesdays all Fall or until we run out of Nirvana footage I guess? But that may not be for a good long while.

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On a Plain (1991) - Live in Newcastle upon Tyne, UK

This song is like therapy every time I hear it. It’s a mood of its own, plunging me in a warm bath of bliss where all my anxieties and tension disintegrate. It’s incredible that its been 20 years and this song still takes me there. I can’t think of another song that has this effect on me. Everything’s gonna be alright.

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Lounge Act (???) - Live in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

This is hands down, one the best songs they ever wrote. I love its bee-bop swing and how unbelievably primal it turns towards the end. Kurdt’s vocal during the crescendo makes my spine shiver. “Lounge Act” is the closest they got to a perfect song if you ask me.

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Where Did You Sleep Last Night (1993) - Live on MTV Unplugged

Zut Alors! Talk about shivering spines. This is a gimme, but too epic to eschew for street cred. Forget anything from Reading or from the MTV studio. Right here is the best performance ever by Nirvana… and it’s a cover! They’re not only in the zone, they’re owning it.

This performance is why your band isn’t even close. The vibe here is so overwhelming by the end that I need to take a really deep breath. I wonder what was a cooler experience, being in the crowd during this show? Or being an extra in the “Smells Like Teen Spirit video?”

- Cornbluth