Nirvana: The Coliseum, New York City
Simon Reynolds, Melody Maker, 27 November 1993
IF THERE WERE any doubts that Nirvana had truly connected with America's rock heartland, the sight of the crowd tonight dispels them. It's a sea of flannel, scuffed leather, bumfluff and bad complexions.
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