Nirvana always struggled with balancing the raw power of their true sound and the radio-friendlier incarnations of their songs that appeared on albums. They knew that to sell records concessions had to be made; however, once the audience was roped in, a completely different Nirvana existed under the surface. This either worked for you or chased you away because you like your music a little more main-streamlined and spoonfed.
I came across this amazing rough mix of "Breed," already one of the more raucous and loud songs on "Nevermind," on the box set that was released a few years back. You get a better idea of what Nirvana was all about from this recording, because Dave Grohl is barely holding the rhythm together under the bass and guitar's distorted undulations. It's truly controlled chaos on this one, and Nirvana never sounded better.
One thing I want to note, because I've long been bothered by it: they call this a "rough mix," but this is not the recording they used for the album. Kurt Cobain fucked up the lyrics in the first verse on the album, and he sings it correctly in this version. So I don't know what happened there exactly, but to call it a "rough mix" of what appeared on the album is incorrect.
Okay, I'm done being "that guy." Here's the song.
Yes, this is also better than your music and a good reason not to turn on the radio.
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