Live at the Paramount

Live at the Paramount
Live album from Nirvana
Publication (s)	September 27, 2011 / April 12, 2019
admission	October 31, 1991
Label (s)	DGC Records
Genre (s)	Grunge
Title (number)	19th
Location (s)	Paramount Theater , Seattle
chronology Live at Reading (2009) Live at the Paramount Live and Loud (2013)

Live at the Paramount is a live concert by the American rock band Nirvana . It took place on October 31, 1991 at the Paramount Theater, Seattle . It was released on DVD and Blu-ray Disc on September 27, 2011 for Nevermind 's 20th anniversary . It was also released on record and for download on April 12, 2019 .

history

The material was previously unreleased in its entirety, but individual songs had already been released. About a Girl , Polly , Breed and Endless, Nameless were already on Live! Tonight! Sold Out !! and Negative Creep released as audio in 1996 on From the Muddy Banks of the Wishkah . The video peaked at number one on the US DVD charts and number four on the UK DVD charts .

Track list

1. Jesus Doesn't Want Me for a Sunbeam ( The Vaselines Cover) (Eugene Kelly, Frances McKee)
2. Aneurysm ( Kurt Cobain , Dave Grohl , Krist Novoselic )
3. Drain You (Cobain)
4. School (Cobain)
5. Floyd the Barber (Cobain)
6. Smells Like Teen Spirit (Cobain, Grohl, Novoselic)
7. About a Girl (Cobain)
8. Polly (Cobain)
9. Breed (Cobain)
10. Sliver (Cobain)
11. Love Buzz (Shocking Blue Cover) (Robby Van Leeuwen)
12. Lithium (cobain)
13. Been a Son (Cobain)
14. Negative Creep (Cobain)
15. On a Plain (Cobain)
16. Blew (Cobain)
17. Rape Me (Cobain)
18. Territorial Pissings (Cobain, Chet Powers)
19. Endless, Nameless (Cobain)

reception

Reviews

Pitchfork Media wrote that every song on this recording had been heard on a different album. Nevertheless, this is irreplaceable.

Charts and chart placements

album Chart placements Charts Top ranking Weeks Chart placements  Germany (GfK) 99 (1 week) 1

Video album Chart placements Charts Top ranking Weeks Chart placements  Austria (Ö3) 3 (2 weeks) 2  Switzerland (IFPI) 4th (3 weeks) 3  United Kingdom (OCC) 4th (7 weeks) 7th  United States (Billboard) 1 (17 weeks) 17th

Awards for music sales

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Australia (ARIA)	gold	7,500
Portugal (AFP)	3 × platinum	24,000
All in all	1 × gold 3 × platinum	31,500

Main article: Nirvana / Awards for Music Sales

Individual evidence

1. ↑ www.theofficialcharts.com
2. ↑ www.pitchfork.com
3. ^ Nirvana - Live at the Paramount. officialcharts.de, accessed on April 19, 2019 . 
4. ↑ Austria Top 40 - Music DVD. austriancharts.at, accessed on April 19, 2019 . 
5. ^ Nirvana - Live at the Paramount. hitparade.ch, accessed on April 19, 2019 . 
6. ↑ Official Music Video Chart Top 50: November 13, 2011 - November 19, 2011. officialcharts.com, accessed April 19, 2019 . 
7. ↑ Search results. billboard.com, accessed April 19, 2019 . 
8. ↑ ARIA Charts - Accreditations - 2011 DVDs. aria.com.au, accessed April 19, 2019 . 
9. ↑ Top Afp ( Memento from July 11, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) artistas-espectaculos.com, July 2013, accessed on April 19, 2019 (Portuguese).