Seattle 1991) - Nirvana - Negative Creep (live At The Paramount,

Nirvana's performance of "" at the Paramount Theatre on October 31, 1991 , serves as a powerful bridge between their raw underground beginnings and their imminent global superstardom. Recorded just one month after the release of Nevermind , this show captured the band at a "fiery peak". The Sound of Peak Integrity

: The track is characterized by Kurt Cobain’s frantic wails and a heavy, repetitious riff that IGN described as a "textbook example" of the genre. Nirvana's performance of "" at the Paramount Theatre

Critics and fans alike consider this version one of the "purest examples" of the Seattle grunge sound. Critics and fans alike consider this version one

: While the studio version on Bleach is unique for having the only extended fade-out with vocals in Nirvana's discography, the Paramount performance replaces that fade with pure, unedited energy. Nirvana's performance of "" at the Paramount Theatre