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With The Lights Out
by Nirvana
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Overall Rating:
2.9325
Avg. Critic Score:
2.8972
With The Lights Out Rank 3 Reviews
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Village VoiceSo, in theory, this big Christmas stocking of demos, B sides, compilation tracks, and curiosities is mostly useful for its historical value, as context. The context, it turns out, rules. ...more
The GuardianNirvana's feat of moulding indie-band attitude, heavy metal, post-industrial noise and classic pop into an intense incandescent eruption has now been analysed to death. To rip away the posthumous repackaging and expose the band's raw nerve-endings is an ...more
The New York TimesIt's a collection of odds and ends, yet the music can be cathartic and it can be achingly ...more
BillboardA revelatory, emotional listen from start to finish, "With the Lights Out" crystallizes Cobain's tortured genius. ...more
All Music GuideWhile there is much good music here, there isn't much that adds to Nirvana's legacy, nor is there much that's revelatory. ...more
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cokemachineglowThe three audio discs... are a mixed bag at best. ...more
New York MagazineManages, despite an excess of throwaway material, to be an appropriately eccentric testament to Cobain’s talent. ...more
The Onion (A.V. Club)The crown jewel for those without the patience or proclivity to wade through sketches of songs better heard in full, the fourth disc is a DVD of live footage from the beginning to the end. ...more
nme.com"If we did not have chemicals, you wouldn't be writing my death certificate..." Halfway through the unreleased jam 'The Other Improv' - recorded at one of Nirvana's last ever recording sessions, in Rio De Janeiro, Brazil, as they worked out the ...more
E! OnlineFor hard-core fans, there's a wealth of rare gems here. ...more
PitchforkThose hoping for a trove of overlooked gems will be disappointed, as too much of With the Lights Out sounds like nothing so much as a dull-edged instrument lifting flakes of material from the bottom of a barrel. Simply put, there's enough good stuff here ...more
Pitch Fork MediaAbove my desk I have a postcard-sized picture of Kurt Cobain, a garish, iconic (and, appropriately, ironic) portrait on black velvet that someone gave me as a birthday gift a long time ago. Recently, my 13-year old brother-in-law pointed at it ...more
Stylus MagazineIf it takes you more than two seconds to figure out where the title for NirvanaâsWith the Lights Outbox came from, you should probably stop reading right now. Review and box set alike are not for you. I highly recommend you purchase ...more
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