Introduction
One of the most well-known Nirvana pages on the Internet for
quite a while is The Happening. This is not only a Nirvana page, but it
does provide information that is worth your visit. The Happening has grown
into a good site. This is also a Pixies and a Weezer page, but for the most part it
is focused on Nirvana.
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0:27 |
| Neoplanet 2.1 |
1:21 |
| Netscape 4.05 |
0:44 |
| Opera 3.15 |
1:24 |
I'm not sure exactly why Opera
and Neoplanet performed the way they did as compared to IE and Netscape. I can only
guess that this is a "big browser" page. IE and Netscape actually have
similar download times, however IE was the browser I used when I first visited the page,
thus the time was decreased with each visit.
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Disclaimer:
The connection test was done on a 56k Winmodem connected at 42k bps. Remember
download times will vary depending on your modem speed, browser, server of the page,
telephone line activity, and your internet service provide (ISP). This will not
guarantee that the page will download at the same rate on your computer as it does mine,
this is just an estimate.
Graphics
The overall layout on this page
is very simple, organized, and up-to-date. It used to be that the page was just a
bunch of links the whole way down, but it has thus improved.
Click on image to enlarge
The page consists of a black
background, a logo, in the center is a picture of Kurt, and on the left and right [center]
are the sections listed. One of the few problems I have experienced in this page is
that [under Netscape] I recieve a Javascript error, and [in all browsers] when I the
scrolling seems to be a bit rocky. On the introductory page, you may want to
download a font that it uses quite a bit on the page. In all of the browsers, when
you move your cursor over a section, it will highlight o yellow it brackets on the side.
With or without the font, the page still looks great.
The Page
There are not many multimedia
sections on the page, more information.
Nirvana Live Guide - In
my opinion, the best Nirvana Concert Chronology on the Internet. It is very complete
from the early tours in '87 to the very last show in '94. Here is an example of the
information found if you were looking a show up: 10/31/91
Seattle, WA Paramount Theater FORMATS: CD as "Trick Or Treat", Video
PRO-shot, Audience Recording QUALITY: A Soundboard TIME: 70 minutes, 80 if
the two songs really are missing HIGHLIGHTS: Another of their best shows, all known
versions are supposedly missing "Spank Thru" and "Molly's Lips". This
rumor is because on "Nevermind It's An Interview", it credits the live clip of
"Molly's Lips" as being from this show. Probably the most available bootlegged
show, this is a definite must-have for any Nirvana fan. SETLIST: Jesus Wants Me For
A Sunbeam / Aneurysm / Drain You / School Floyd the Barber / Smells Like Teen Spirit /
About A Girl / Polly Breed / Sliver / Love Buzz / Molly's Lips / Lithium / Spank Thru Been
A Son / Negative Creep / On A Plain / Blew / Rape Me Territorial Pissings / Endless,
Nameless.
Rare Songs FAQ - You have the Latest Editions,
information about the songs, Original Nirvana Songs, Cover Songs, Individual members
projects. In the Original Nirvana songs, when you click on a song, you will see some
information about the song, for example, when it was recorded and where you can find it.
The Cover songs and Individual members projects sections are similar to the
original songs.
Latest Nirvana News - A lot of interesting
stuff in this section. It is pretty current, mainly focusing on record information,
which is always good.
INCC - Stands for "Interactive Nirvana
Concert Chronology." Divided up into different sections according to a time
span, including canceled dates, and Nirvana items for sale. Keep in mind that the
Nirvana Live Guide and the INCC go hand-in-hand. Although they are similar, this one
is more...well, interactive.
Interview Archive - There are three interview
sections. The first one ("The Vault"), focuses on the Nevermind
album and its sucess, the "Interesting Stuff," is where the majority of the
interviews are. "After the Storm" is the has plenty of other interviews
also, this is after Kurt's death.
Live Guide (En Espanol) - The Live Guide in
Spanish.
Nirvana Setlister - This gives a link to the
Nirvana Setlister page, a great concert chronology program.
Other things - There are other sections on the
page that I will not mention; there are Nirvana links, bootleg listings, among others.
Conclusion
This page does not seem to have a lot of Nirvana
stuff, but what it does have is important. The information that it does have is
excellent. This page is useful for just about anybody, but if your just looking to
download MP3 files or what not, this may not be your page. However your a bootleg
trader and/or information about shows, the latest news, and maybe if your a little bit of
a Pixies fan, this page is, with all sincerity, worth visiting.
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The Happening is authored by
Rob Holmes and owned by Xoom Services.
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