Montage Of Heck

Rating

Album: Montage Of Heck: The Home Recordings [2 LP][Deluxe Edition]
#	Song Title		Time
1)	The Yodel Song	More Info...
2)	Been A Son	More Info...
3)	What More Can I Say	More Info...
4)	1988 Capitol Lake Jam Commercial	More Info...
5)	The Happy Guitar	More Info...
6)	Montage Of Kurt	More Info...
7)	Beans	More Info...
8)	Burn The Rain	More Info...
9)	Clean Up Before She Comes	More Info...
10)	Reverb Experiment	More Info...
11)	Montage Of Kurt II	More Info...
12)	Rehash	More Info...
13)	You Can't Change Me / Burn My Britches / Something In The Way	More Info...
14)	Scoff	More Info...
15)	Aberdeen	More Info...
16)	Bright Smile	More Info...
17)	Underground Celebritism	More Info...
18)	Retreat	More Info...
19)	Desire	More Info...
20)	And I Love Her	More Info...
21)	Sea Monkeys	More Info...
22)	Sappy	More Info...
23)	Letters To Frances	More Info...
24)	Scream	More Info...
25)	Frances Farmer Will Have Her Revenge On Seattle	More Info...
26)	Kurt Ambiance	More Info...
27)	She Only Lies	More Info...
28)	Kurt Audio Collage	More Info...
29)	Poison's Gone	More Info...
30)	Rhesus Monkey	More Info...
31)	Do Re Mi	More Info...

Album: Montage Of Heck: The Home Recordings [2 LP][Deluxe Edition]
#	Song Title		Time
1)	The Yodel Song	More Info...
2)	Been A Son	More Info...
3)	What More Can I Say	More Info...
4)	1988 Capitol Lake Jam Commercial	More Info...
5)	The Happy Guitar	More Info...
6)	Montage Of Kurt	More Info...
7)	Beans	More Info...
8)	Burn The Rain	More Info...
9)	Clean Up Before She Comes	More Info...
10)	Reverb Experiment	More Info...
11)	Montage Of Kurt II	More Info...
12)	Rehash	More Info...
13)	You Can't Change Me / Burn My Britches / Something In The Way	More Info...
14)	Scoff	More Info...
15)	Aberdeen	More Info...
16)	Bright Smile	More Info...
17)	Underground Celebritism	More Info...
18)	Retreat	More Info...
19)	Desire	More Info...
20)	And I Love Her	More Info...
21)	Sea Monkeys	More Info...
22)	Sappy	More Info...
23)	Letters To Frances	More Info...
24)	Scream	More Info...
25)	Frances Farmer Will Have Her Revenge On Seattle	More Info...
26)	Kurt Ambiance	More Info...
27)	She Only Lies	More Info...
28)	Kurt Audio Collage	More Info...
29)	Poison's Gone	More Info...
30)	Rhesus Monkey	More Info...
31)	Do Re Mi	More Info...

Performer Notes

Simultaneously billed as the first Kurt Cobain solo album and the soundtrack to Brett Morgan's 2015 documentary Kurt Cobain: Montage of Heck, this mangled beast of a record is indeed both. No other records are credited to Kurt Cobain, and this album, in either its single- or double-disc edition, wouldn't exist if Morgan hadn't stumbled upon a cache of homemade cassettes when researching his film. An unflinching, intimate portrait of the young artist at work, Montage of Heck is cobbled together from home recordings, some previously leaked on Nirvana bootlegs in the '90s (mainly the Outcesticide series), that come tantalizing close to taking the form of a rough demo but are amorphous enough to be called "free form" or "experimental." Cobain made these tapes with no expectation they'd ever be heard. Based on a few, including the opening "The Yodel Song," it's likely he never considered the tape again after he pressed the stop button. Certainly, there's some historical merit in exploring early drafts, demos, and outtakes from an important figure, particularly when it comes to the handful of demos ("Clean Up Before She Comes," "Sappy," "Frances Farmer Will Have Her Revenge on Seattle") here. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine

Professional Reviews

Rolling Stone - 4 stars out of 5 -- "[I]t's surprising how much of it is compelling, even revelatory - including a pair of acoustic instrumentals with surprising Sixties-folk leanings..."

Entertainment Weekly - "[A]s a cultural artifact that provides an inside look at the creative process of an enigmatic genius, it's absolutely indispensable." -- Grade: A

NME (Magazine) - "MONTAGE OF HECK: THE HOME RECORDINGS is a valuable glimpse into an unknowable process."