Throughout the land people viewed him as a prophet and revolutionary thinker. That is until the NFC opened to the public and blew that bitch Jesus out of the water.

In case you do not know, every year (almost!) a great album is compiled from songs submitted by people that regularly visit this site. This year is no different and is shaping up to the best yet.

Now I know what you're asking, how were we able to release a Nirvana related album this year without being sued? Is the NFC too small and obscure to be noticed? I for one suspect that Jim Barber is too dumb to operate a computer, while others feel that our beards just aren't "creepy looking" enough to attract attention. However it happened, here it is -- The NFC Compilation vol. 3 released on time and delivered with zero litigation.

I have to admit when I first came to the NFC Board, I didn't know what to make of it. The people can be, to put it nicely, a bit odd. Most seem to have poor hygiene and I'm pretty sure we have enough slang to apply for our own officially recognized dialect. But in my years here I've learned a lot, and my stay here has been memorable to say the least.

The most important thing about this site though is the people.

I think one thing that's been forgotten about over time is that this is not the official Nirvana web page. This site is made by the fans and for the fans. That spirit is definitely captured in the album as well.

In my 4 years here, I've seen legends being born, retards turn into funones, and assholes being driven away with sticks, pitchforks, and once with a bizarre stick/pitchfork hybrid device (I doubted it at first, but its poking powers are unparalleled!) The one thing that's remained over time is Rasmus Holmen, the webmaster of this site and the glue that keeps the NFC together. But enough with the mushy stuff, let's get to the rock.

A friend of mine once said that good music can make you laugh, cry, and dance like you have an ass in your pants. This compilation does this and more.

Like Led Zeppelin 4, the Stooges Raw Power, and other monumental recordings, listening to the NFC album is like getting your ass kicked in full stereo.

There's over 59 songs presented here, all of which are drastically different in style and performance (kinda).

I had no idea, but apparently some of the people that visit this hellhole are pretty talented. Though the sound quality might not be perfectly polished, just remember, at least it's not an album by a Creed website.

Although some will just download a few of these songs and casually toss them to the side, I think it's important to keep in mind that the souls behind these recordings are real people making music for the love of it, not paid professionals. The thick veil of digital technology that is the internet shouldn't cloud that fact.

So what's next for the NFC? A box-set for the fans or a greatest hits record (sans Been A Son) to cash in on our own legend? Well, probably both. But regardless of what happens in the future, this is a document of the present, of life and art. That's what's most important of all.

Thanks for listening.

- Kage.

After more than 2 years in the making - the time has finally come for another NFC Compilation.

What is the NFC Compilation? It's basically a collection of songs by users of the NFC Discussion Board (or their bands).

The project was conceived in January 2003 when I began collecting songs from the NFC Discussion Board users.

Basically, a notice was put up, inviting everyone to send me their songs online or in the mail. I spent the next six months waiting for mp3s, CDs, MDs and cassettes to arrive. Ultimately, when the deadline on June 1st had been reached, I had accumulated more than 550 songs by some 140 different artists - all of which use the board.

It goes without saying that combing through these songs to determine the best would be a lengthy and challenging task. About a month later I had narrowed it down to a little over 100 songs that I thought offered high quality - but technically and artistically.

I had originally envisioned a single-disc compilation with only the absolute cream of the crop. Nothing more, nothing less. However, it turned out to be simply impossible to fit all the good songs on just one CD. When I had listened through these 100 tracks many times, I dropped about 40 of them and ended up with 60 songs.

A 3-CD compilation took shape. So I figured what the hell. The first compilation was one disc, the second comprised two discs, so after all it made sense to have a 3-disc compilation this time around (even though it required a lot more work!).

A couple of polls were put up on the website where the discussion board users could vote for their favorite songs from a batch selected out of a "should?/should not?" list. From the very start I was against me having to decide on everything ... ideally, the whole board population should be involved in the selection process. It was, however, a bit complicated to realize this, as there were so many songs, and so many different opinions. But, even so, some of the songs made it to the compilation based on votes in various polls.

What I ended up with in late July was a compilation comprising 60 amazing songs. Most of the songs have been EQ'd, some noise reduced, others have been through various filters to ensure optimal sound quality. This time, a lot of the tracks have been recorded professionally in a studio by the various artists and accordingly most songs are served in good quality. I also had to bug a lot of the artists for upgrades (what good is a 128 kbps mp3 file?!?) and some even offered (or were forced into!) doing re-recordings.

The 2nd compilation contained a very beautiful song called "Here Lies" which, at the time, was unfinished and missed a verse. Even so, I liked the song so much that I had to put it on there. After bugging the artist for some 2 years, he finished up the lyrics and re-recorded the finished song in July 2003. It was ready a couple of days before this compilation's release date.

Although rock songs dominate the compilation - since that was simply the genre that dominated the contributions - there's also a touch of classical music, soft ballads and some heavy shit. These artists deserve all the attention they can get and who would have thought a bunch of Nirvana fans could come up with so many good songs.

I hope you'll all enjoy this as much as me - and that you'll have enough patience to download all 60 tracks. Could take a while! I would have loved for this compilation to be available in Tower Records, next to Britney and Avril, but NFC's financial situation is not quite equipped to realize such a scenario.

But if some rich guy wants to pay for getting the CDs pressed professionally and released to record stores, I'm game :)

Cheers!

- Rasmus Holmen, August 1st 2003.