1991: The Year Punk Broke DVD Trailer

For the first time, 1991: The Year Punk Broke will finally make its debut on DVD on September 13, 2011. All footage has been fully restored with audio re-synced and remastered in uncompressed PCM stereo under the supervision of Sonic Youth. The DVD is available for pre-order now at SY webstore and at amazon.com.

Filmed a month prior to the release of their breakthrough album Nevermind, 1991: The Year Punk Broke also includes footage of Nirvana unknowingly on the cusp of leading a massive cultural movement as they performed "Smells Like Teen Spirit," "Polly" and "Negative Creep." Also featured is Dinosaur Jr.'s live versions of "Freak Scene" and "The Wagon" and Babes In Toyland's brutal performance of "Dustcake Boy" . 1991: The Year Punk Broke is also packed with 65 minutes of bonus material, including the previously unreleased featurette "(This Is Known As) The Blues Scale" featuring over 40 minutes of additional live footage of Sonic Youth performing "White Kross," "Eric's Trip," "Chapel Hill" and "Inhuman" plus a rare Nirvana performance of "In Bloom." Other extras include live rough cuts of "Mote" and "Flower," the original movie trailer, and "Broken Punk" — a 2003 panel discussion Sonic Youth's Thurston Moore, Steve Shelley and Lee Ranaldo, Dinosaur Jr.'s J. Mascis and Filmmaker Dave Markey.

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[marypeable]

"this is singer, singing live, its not clone, its not fake"

THURSTON MAKES ME LAUGH SO HARD THROUGH THE WHOLE THING

[zeitok8]

This is what i call a good notice.

[hannahbanana2633]

This is such an unbelievably rad line-up. No music festivals or tours today can compare

[TheProletarius]

1991 is the year !!!!!

[songsmakesense]

okay holy shit this is awesome I just looked this up to get a link to show how great it was and there is a new version with more scenes! wicked awesome!!!!

[Kevin Gray]

and..... The Melvins.

[xenos60]

Should be renamed; 1991, The Year The Wave Broke.

[stateyourrights]

why can't vh1 put this on their roster for documentaries

[BarbarianTV]

un superbe film que je recommande a tous ^^ (choper la VHS elle est culte ^^)

[ChapterBlackSaga]

IT'S FUCKING LIVE MAN!

[X rui]

I want this

[Krahpula]

ITS FUCKN LIVE