Recorded at random shows between December 1989 and January 1994,Wishkah captures the live firepower of this great Northwestern grunge band with all the raw emotion, bleeding guitar chords, and relentless, pummeling rhythms in place. Compiled by the surviving members after singer Kurt Cobains tragic suicide, Wishkah is very much alive with sonic blasts of incredible punk, pop and industrial power.

Smells Like Teen Spirit was the obvious anthem that no one could resist, but there are so many rewarding moments captured here, from the quick, desperate blast of Sliver to the Black Sabbath-inspired chording of School to the pleading underscoring the delicate emotions of Polly. In the end, however, it is Cobains parched voice, his inner frustrations executed so brilliantly that lead the group.

Negative Creep is the sound of inner self-loathing taken to the extreme. Drain You takes its pop roots and turns darker. Heart-Shaped Box retains its foreboding power. Scentless Apprentice, Tourettes, and Milk It expose the bands uncompromisingly abrasive side. Theres no denying this bands commitment to its material.