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Swap Meet: An Australian Nirvana Page
Reviewed on November 14, 1998 @ 7:30 PM EST
Another Australian page? Yep. Why do they call them an "Australian" page? It does not take a rocket scientist to figure out that they are from Australia. So what is the significance then? During the Nevermind tour, Nirvana toured in the Pacific in February of 1992. Hence Kurt and Courtney were married in Hawaii on February 24, 1992 (my birthday is on February 24 ;) Yet there is something about Australian pages that offer something other national pages do not.
Graphics
Simple graphics? This page has it. Literally, this page is text and hyperlinks. Is there anything wrong with that? Not at all. The evening blue sky background certainly adds some taste to the page. The text is green and yellow. So there is nothing wrong with that. My only suggestion as far as graphics goes, is to make it a little more complicated. Do not go too far with that. Just have the links here and the site news there.
My List
A section for bootleggers. It has more than Nirvana stuff, too. For example, Foo Fighters shows. You have videos as well as tapes and CD. Some other bands include Hole, Metallica, Silver Chair and The Smashing Pumpkins.
Links
21 links. Mostly to sites that we know and love (or hate). Nothing new here. And it does not guarantee that the page has been updated.
Pictures
Eeeech! I got the infamous "Error 404" message. Hmm, oh well...
Reviews
Webpage reviews? My first thought. But it's far from that. Rather, it is reviews of bootlegs from different owners of different shows. Something definitely worth visiting if your looking into some particular shows. It is interesting to read about the shows. I would suggest looking at the 11/24/91 Belgium show.
Live FAQ
Not the same ol' FAQ. This one is different. Here is what it has:
Band Members First and Last shows
Trivia
Frequently Asked Questions
Information about tours
Bootlegs
Opps. The Band Members section does not seem to be available. Yet another "Error 404" message. The Trivia is not a quiz per se, more over, it is some information that is "worth knowing." Information about shows, that is. For example, if you read a little bit you will find about how MTV cut out a lot of Unplugged and Live and Loud, which makes me want to write MTV. Then there's Frequently Asked Questions, as you should already know, about shows. Then there are some information about the tours. You find the tours analyzed and which songs were played and so fourth. Great information. The "Other Information" section regards other online things such as the Concert Chronology. As for the Bootlegs section, you'll find some information about trading and what not.
Tickets
Scanned pictures of tickets for shows.
Nirvana In Australia
Contains the date of the show, the location, and some other things as well. Particulary certain questions about a show.
Direct Links
Rather than take information from someone's page such as lyrics? This page has done the intelligent thing and posted links to a particular site concerning that certain information. Very smart.
Fecal Matter Quest FAQ
Remember that '85 demo that Kurt first recorded? Well, it does not necessarily regard that particular tape. It's been found! Anyway, the deal with it is to find rare Nirvana stuff. All the information you need regarding that is there.
Tips On Making a Good Nirvana Page
And I thought I was the only one with these views. This area is something you should look at if your building a page. No HTML tips or anything like that, but it sure does give some advice that I would have never thought of...like direct links.
RIP Nirvana Homepages
Another unique section. What does it have? A list of Nirvana pages that were taken down, and information about those pages. *sniff*
Conclusion
Bootleggers, without a doubt I think this is your kind of page. Do not worry about the graphics. The important thing is the information that it has there. The information there is original and helpful. I could not find a thing on any other page that is on this one. As for those people who like to stay legal (as in not trading bootlegs), this is a good page to visit.