IS IT MEMOREX?

Territorial Pissings

Love Buzz (Cobain Residence, Aberdeen, WA, Skid Row, 1987)

The band most likely played "Beeswax" during the soundcheck, as Kurt can be heard playing the opening notes before the circulating recording cuts out.

Beeswax (Live Community World Theater, Tacoma, WA, March 19, 1988)

This song's origins can be traced to the legendary Fecal Matter demo, on which Kurt Cobain sang vocals and played guitar and Dale Crover played drums and provided some backing vocals.

Downer (Music Room, Earl Residence, Fecal Matter, WA, 1986)

First live performance of "Mexican Seafood".

Mexican Seafood (Live KAOS Radio, the Evergreen State College, WA, May 06, 1987)

First live performance of "Hairspray Queen".

Hairspray Queen (Live KAOS Radio, the Evergreen State College, WA, May 06, 1987)

First live performance of "Aero Zeppelin".

Aero Zeppelin (Live at the Green House, Raymond, WA, 1987)

Jack Endino championed for Big Long Now's inclusion on Incesticide.  It was forgotten after its rejection from the Bleach track list (according to endino.com, Kurt thought there were enough slow, heavy tunes on the record).
Since the release of Incesticide, the Bleach Session outtake was the only version available. The rehearsal session version on the With the Lights Out DVD was a real treat, and remains the only alternate version of the song. Chad Channing claims the band performed this song live, but no recordings have surfaced.

Big Long Now (2nd floor, Maria's Hair Design, Aberdeen, WA, December, 1988)

Aneurysm (Live the Off Ramp, Seattle, WA, November 25, 1990)

Polly (Live J.C. Dobbs, Philadelphia, PA, July 12, 1989)

After research by livenirvana.com, it's been found that this is almost definitely not the first show from March 1987. The songs are more developed than a radio session from May, and Kurt's hair is similar in length to later photographs. Based on this evidence, it's guessed that this show takes place in summer 1987, but the exact date is unknown. This is, however, still the first recording of a performance in front of an audience.

Hairspray Queen (Live at the Green House, Raymond, WA, 1987)

Transcribed from official lyric sheets available at emplive.com by Chris Lawrence, and sequenced to best reflect the vocals on the 1/23/88 demo. In instances where the sung lyrics clearly do not match the written lyrics, an approximation has been made and these unofficial lyrics are detailed in capital letters.

Hairspray Queen (Cobain Residence, Aberdeen, WA, Skid Row, 1987)

Bass Drum Of Death - "Territorial Pissings" 4.23.11

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Love Buzz (Live at Pine Street Theatre)

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10-21-91 - Liberty Lunch - Austin, TX United States

What a great show... it sounds like everyone was having a blast. Between the crowd and the band, this is one of the most energetic shows I have heard. You can tell the band was having a good time because the demolition at the end of the show was wild (Kurt's parting words at the end are "That was fun!"). The crowd gets out of hand and after Aneurysm Kurt tells everyone to crowd surf on the other side... "Go bother Chris!" There is an early Pennyroyal Tea with alternate lyrics as well as an early Rape me. During the show, the vocals and guitar go out due to problems with the crowd and/or the equipment. The bass sounds fuzzy, but the vocals are pretty good. The show is so full of energy you almost get used to it while you are listening. Krist talks about walking around "death-vacation-land" or Disneyland with mouse ears on your crotch before they play "Rape Me"....Kurt messes up Negative Creep and skips the interlude in the middle, rather playing a long, very long chorus at the end after Been a Son.


Love Buzz (Cobain Residence, Aberdeen, WA, Skid Row, 1987)

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