Endless, Nameless
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| "Endless, Nameless" | |||||
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| Song by Nirvana | |||||
| Album | Nevermind (some copies) | ||||
| Released | September 24, 1991 | ||||
| Recorded | May – June 1991 at Sound City, Van Nuys and Devonshire, North Hollywood | ||||
| Genre | Grunge Noise rock , Hardcore punk | ||||
| Length | 6:45 (Nevermind version) 8:48 (With the Lights Out version) | ||||
| Label | DGC Records / Sub Pop | ||||
| Writer | Kurt Cobain | ||||
| Producer | Butch Vig | ||||
| Nevermind (some copies) track listing | |||||
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"Endless, Nameless" is a hidden song by the band Nirvana from Nevermind . It is a song that contains distorted, loud vocals and siren-like guitars.
There have been four officially released versions of "Endless, Nameless":
- A studio recording of the song appeared as a hidden track on the band's second album Nevermind, released in 1991. Singer and guitarist Kurt Cobain was inspired by the Beatles's "Her Majesty" from Abbey Road to leave the song unlisted [1]. The song was not listed on the album sleeve, and begins following ten minutes of silence after "Something in the Way". The initial pressing of Nevermind (fewer than 50,000 copies) did not have the song due to a mastering error and all US pressings after 1994 omit the song (although it is still present in many UK pressings)[1].
- A live performance of the song from the band's October 31, 1991, performance at the Paramount Theatre in Seattle, Washington, can be seen on the 1994 home video Live! Tonight! Sold Out!!. Just like on Nevermind, the track is not listed anywhere on the packaging. However, the later DVD release does list the track on the back of the packaging.
- An in-studio performance recorded for Peel Sessions on the BBC was included on the 2004 Nirvana box set With the Lights Out. Fractions of the lyrics are taken from the Vapor's hit song "Turning Japanese" (specifically the lines,"turning Japanese, I really think so"). This version is almost two minutes longer and contains more distortion and feedback than the Nevermind version.
- The Nevermind version was remixed and released on the single Come As You Are.
In addition, an MP3 clip with several other purported clips of live Nirvana performances includes a brief cut of the supposed first performance of this song, on January 18, 1991 at the Evergreen State College with bassist Krist Novoselic introducing the song as the band having a "technical difficulty" and Kurt Cobain proceeding to shout early lyrics completely different from subsequent versions.
[edit] References in popular culture
The British band The Wildhearts later used the title Endless Nameless for their 1997 album - fittingly the album was the band's noisiest yet and quite a departure from their previous more pop-y outings. The Wildhearts claimed at the time not to know the origin of the title.[2]
"Weird Al" Yankovic parodied this song on his 1992 album Off The Deep End, itself a parody of Nevermind. "Bite Me", six seconds of loud screaming and music, begins following ten minutes of silence after "You Don't Love Me Anymore."
[edit] References
Nirvana's Nevermind |
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| "Smells Like Teen Spirit" • "In Bloom" • "Come as You Are" • "Breed" • "Lithium" • "Polly" • "Territorial Pissings" • "Drain You" • "Lounge Act" • "Stay Away" • "On a Plain" • "Something in the Way" • "Endless, Nameless" |
