Nirvana - Come as You Are | REACTION

[doctor]

You know most towns have a sign at the city limits that says "Welcome to such and such", Aberdeen Washington where he was from says "Welcome To Aberdeen, Come As You Are"

[MrAdrenaline]

I just realized that Nirvana's Nevermind album will be 30 years old in September. Holy shit, that's crazy. It doesn't seem that long ago at all to me.

[Kimberrann]

This was released in 1991. Kurt died in 1994.

[joannaflanagan]

Hearing Nirvana for the first time (in high school in the early 90’s) was amazing. I’d never heard anything like them before. And yes, their music hit different after Kurt died. I still remember that day too. I was heartbroken.

[tricko]

You gotta do “In Bloom” and “Lithium” by them!!!

[bobbybecenti]

When that single dropped, fans were ready for it. The first single, "Smells ..." was Big, but when you heard the whole album, that song "Come As You Are", always caught the listener. We just knew that was gonna be the next single. I was there, I lived it. The whole NIRVANA craze was massive.

[carlacriscuolo]

When Kurt died, and everyone realized that the first three songs on "Nevermind" all mention guns at some point...well, we all felt like we'd missed something that had been staring us in the face for years.

[paulsmith]

This song makes me, and probably every other Nirvana fan so sad. Kurt was truly a tortured soul who is still missed so much.

[RobTonge]

I find the lyrics to "You know you're right", the last song he worked on before he died, to be hard to take. Also his song "I hate myself and want to die" from the Beavis and butthead soundtrack is another example of "holy shit" in retrospect

[apatternedhorizon]

Aberdeen now uses "come as you are" on their welcome sign.

[TheClayCoKid]

Don't forget thats Dave Grohl on the drums back there.

[RareHarmony]

This is extremely 90s and brings back so many memories, it feels like yesterday.

[artmeddaugh]

In 1991, Nirvana's "Smells Like Teen Spirit" punched everyone in the mouth! The whole world was introduced to these guys, and even though it was short lived, the impact of the music and what it stands for will live forever. R.I.P. Kurt, you are missed.

[tomjones]

Shocked that you're just getting to this one, monster classic

[Sara_Feingold]

For me, the song was basically saying "I know who you really are from our past, so just be yourself and I'll be your friend", with the "gun" being a metaphor for ulterior motives. Never struck me as being related to Cobain's death.

[Katehowe]

'Heart Shaped Box' is their finest moment to these ears! Please make it your next Nirvana listen.

[youvegottimetoescape]

I vividly remember hearing this song coming through my speakers like an alien. It cut through reality and the cultural sea changed immediately. I’ve never been so profoundly moved that way by music ever since, it changed everything and suddenly there was a light guiding me through the charades of society.

[brovold]

That is EXACTLY how it felt in April of '94: retroactively eerie. Shock jocks and hack comedians thought they were pretty clever pointing that lyric out after the fact, but every fan or even casual listener had already recalled it.

[gord]

Jamel, Kurt quoted one of Neil Young's songs in his suicide note. "It's better to burn out, than to fade away" from the song "My, My, Hey Hey (Out of the Blue).

[michaelgilbert]

"Come as You Are" was recorded in May 1991(released, March 1992).... Kurt "died" in April 1994. This song is just another in a long list of his songs and other writings chronicling Kurt's thoughts and descent into the abyss. Just my opinion.... doused in mud, soaked in bleach as I want you to be. As a Trend, as a friend as a Memoria (a "crafted" delivery of speech and prose)" seems like a lyrical testament to how he felt about the "world" HE was living in. Again, just MY thoughts, for whatever it's worth. Peace and Light to all....