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| Rare tracks, incl. three cuts not on the box! You Know You’re Right, Sappy, Do Re Mi, Old Age, Come As You Are (Boom Box Version), All Apologies, etc. |
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| 1 Spank Thru [1985 Fecal Matter Demo][#] |
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| 2 Heartbreaker [Live] |
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| 3 Mrs. Butterworth [Rehearsal Demo] |
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| 4 Floyd the Barber [Live] |
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| 5 Clean Up Before She Comes [Home Demo] |
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| 6 About a Girl [Home Demo] |
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| 7 Blandest [Studio Demo] |
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| 8 Ain't It a Shame [Studio Demo] |
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| 9 Sappy [1990 Studio Demo][*] |
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| 10 Opinion [Solo Acoustic Radio Appearance] |
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| 11 Lithium [Solo Acoustic Radio Appearance] |
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| 12 Sliver [Home Demo] |
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| 13 Smells Like Teen Spirit [Boom Box Version] |
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| 14 Come as You Are [Boom Box Version][*] |
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| 15 Old Age [Nevermind Outtake] |
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| 16 Oh the Guilt |
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| 17 Rape Me [Home Demo] |
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| 18 Rape Me [Band Demo] |
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| 19 Heart Shaped Box [Band Demo] |
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| 20 Do Re Mi [Home Demo] |
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| 21 You Know You're Right [Home Demo] |
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| 22 All Apologies [Home Demo] |
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Album Review
Appearing a year after the long-awaited three-disc "With the Lights Out", which was supposed to be a clearinghouse for all existing Nirvana demos and rarities, "Sliver: The Best of the Box" is a single-disc compilation of highlights from that set. Of course, a comp like this needs to have collector bait in order to guarantee interest from the die-hard fans, so in addition to 19 previously released cuts, this has three previously unreleased tracks, most noteworthy being the 1985 demo of "Spank Thru," recorded when Kurt Cobain's band was called Fecal Matter. The other two songs are a 1990 studio demo of "Sappy," the song first released under the title "Verse Chorus Verse" on the "No Alternative" various-artists album, and a "Boom Box Version" of "Come As You Are," which is a taped rehearsal take of the song recorded before "Nevermind". All three of these would have fit nicely on the box (and arguably should have been there, especially "Spank Thru," which is the best of the earliest Nirvana-related recordings), and for obsessives, they're enough to warrant a grudging, hesitant purchase. The real question is, whether "Sliver" is worthwhile for serious fans who nevertheless for whatever reason don't want three discs of demos and outtakes. The answer is: kinda. Most of the major songs from "With the Lights Out" are here, but not all of them. What's missing are outtakes like "Verse Chorus Verse" (a different song than "Sappy"), B-sides like "Curmudgeon," and non-LP cuts like "I Hate Myself And I Want To Die." While it's understandable that a weird novelty like "Beans" wouldn't make the cut, the absence of these three cuts mean this comp does fall short of its billing as being "The Best of the Box," and it also makes it of less interest to fans who just want all the truly noteworthy cuts from the box. That said, this does have such great items as the outtake "Old Age," the non-LP single "Oh The Guilt," and a demo of Leadbelly's "Ain'T It A Shame," plus acoustic demos of Cobain's last two songs, "Do Re Mi" and "You Know You'Re Right," which is enough to satisfy the curiosity of most listeners. But it has to be said that due to its source material of home recordings and lo-fi tapes, "Sliver", like "With the Lights Out", is not easy listening and demands listeners' utmost attention -- and if listeners are willing to concentrate that hard on Nirvana rarities, they'd probably be better off getting three discs of the stuff instead of just one. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine, All Music Guide
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