When was the final time you watched Nirvana‘s “Smells Like Teen Spirit” music video? Like, actually watched it and honed in on all of the individuals within the crowd. As a result of in case you look very, very carefully, you may truly catch a couple of glimpses of former Fear Factory vocalist Burton C. Bell within the crowd!
Bell took to Instagram to disclose his presence within the video, in addition to a couple of useful clips so you are not sitting there attempting to determine the place he’s. It is a fairly cool, very obscure piece of rock historical past!
“In late Spring in 1991 I began working within the transport and receiving division for NaNa, a Doc Marten’s distributor in Santa Monica, the place I unloaded vans stuffed with Doc’s, to be unboxed, inventoried and reboxed to be shipped off to punk rock shops all throughout the nation,” wrote Bell. “A pal I labored with, Kirk, labored there. He was married to Dee, the drummer of L7, who labored in the principle workplace.
“In June of 1991 Kirk had a sophisticated cassette of the newly recorded Nirvana album, that was not launched but. Kirk performed cello on the tune One thing In The Method. We blasted that album each day for two straight months and I used to be loving it.
“August, 15, Nirvana performed a present at The Roxy on Sundown Blvd. I used to be not capable of go to the present as a result of I had rehearsal with my new band Fear Factory, however my two roommates did. On the present Nirvana threw out flyers to the viewers that was an ‘invite’ to their video shoot in Culver Metropolis on the seventeenth.
“On the day of my two roomies, one other pal @smalce and I drove all the way down to Culver Metropolis for the video shoot for a tune referred to as SMELLS LIKE TEEN SPIRIT.
“About 40 individuals confirmed up for the video shoot, together with my pal and bassist @tonybaumeister. The director had us sit on a riser within the studio, and the band was taking part in in entrance of us. The director instructed us to look bored.
“Me and my buddies knew the tune fairly nicely, however the remainder of the gang didn’t. Listening to the tune again and again turned infectious. The director misplaced management of the gang and chaos ensued. Most crowd pictures had been unplanned. Everybody who confirmed up was within the video.
“After the gang pictures ‘lunch’ was served, and everybody matriculated exterior with the band whereas consuming finger sandwiches with #kurtcobain and Chris Novoselic.
“I keep in mind speaking to the brand new drummer, Dave Grohl. I instructed him how I assumed it was humorous that he had the the tag CHAKA on his drum set as a result of CHAKA was a prolific tagger in LA throughout that point. His tags might be seen from Venice to a Hollywood. He had no concept ????
“I will be seen BRIEFLY 4 instances within the video. It is fast, however IT IS ME. I’ve LONG, blonde hair, sporting a white tee shirt.”
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