Inside ‘Montage of Heck’ Album’s Trove of Unreleased Kurt Cobain
I have to admit — the first comparison that came to mind, as I listened to this soundtrack, was the Beatles’ last album, Let It Be, with its voiceovers and sound extracts. It’s an audio companion to a documentary — about a creative entity falling apart.
I know what you mean. Some of that can be attributed to a level of intimacy. You’re stripping down the layers, looking behind the curtain. That creates an honesty, which gives birth to a form of intimacy. There are those moments where Kurt is talking to himself: “Hmm, I think I broke a string.” When you hear Kurt say that, that’s not his [interview] voice. It’s that Kurt interior space — a purity and contentment. A nirvana, if you will.
Kurt Cobain Montage of Heck: The Home Recordings Deluxe Track List:
1. “The Yodel Song”
2. “Been a Son (Early Demo)”
3. “What More Can I Say”
4. “1988 Capitol Lake Jam Commercial”
5. “The Happy Guitar”
6. “Montage of Kurt”
7. “Beans”
8. “Burn the Rain”
9. “Clean Up Before She Comes (Early Demo)”
10. “Reverb Experiment”
11. “Montage of Kurt II”
12. “Rehash”
13. “You Can’t Change Me/Burn My Britches/Something in the Way (Early Demo)
14. “Scoff (Early Demo)”
15. “Aberdeen”
16. “Bright Smile”
17. “Underground Celebritism”
18. “Retreat”
19. “Desire”
20. “And I Love Her”
21. “Sea Monkeys”
22. “Sappy (Early Demo)”
23. “Letters to Frances”
24. “Scream”
25. “Frances Farmer Will Have Her Revenge on Seattle (Demo)”
26. “Kurt Ambiance”
27. “She Only Lies”
28. “Kurt Audio Collage”
29 . “Poison’s Gone”
30. “Rhesus Monkey”
31. “Do Re Mi (Medley)”