Reviews (page 13 of 15)
4.4 + I can pretty much sing this one all the way through. Still holds up after 30 years.
Songs that are not the most popular are actually have more interesting instrumental variations
I never said this wasn't a great album. It's a great album! Despite turning the masses onto grunge, my argument has been that I still don't think its sound came out of no where. You can hear in this album all the punk, post-punk and alt music that had come before it. Just not that many people were tuned into it all ... until this album broke through. As Dave Grohl likes to say, Wilson-Phillips had the No. 1 song in the U.S. when Nevermind was released on Sept. 24, 1991 (same day as Badmotorfinger and one month after Ten, fwiw). 'Nough said.
Here I am, I am entertained. However, that entertainment decreases somewhat past the half-way mark of Nirvana's Nevermind. Incredible highs, such as Smells Like Teen Spirit, In Bloom, and Come As You Are with their radiating energy and angsty chants, are in stark contrast with the dumb and meaningless Territorial Pissings, the annoying riffs and vocals on Stay Away, and the disgustingly confusing instrumentals on Endless, Nameless. Because I greatly appreciate Nirvana's contributions to the grunge genre, and Nevermind clearly contains some of their best material ever written, a 4/5 is a fitting score.
Super melancholy but still great
Never fully understood how much Frogstomp took from this. Not necessarily a bad thing (especially considering they were able to do it at 15) but it's very same same. Still prefer Frogstomp but important to recognise influence.
There are some definite bangers on this album. Iconic ones too, so I can't get too down on it.
Yep
Sounds great, the singles are excellent, but very shouty.
What more can you say other than this album is great from beginning to end.
definitely holds up
Creo que nunca había escuchado Nirvana antes (perdón) Smells Like Teen Spirit: QUÉ CHULA In bloom: qué guay aunque me gusta menos Come as you are: por algo es un clásico qué bonita es me gusta Breed: well... en plan pega con el album... pero me hace el cerebro un poco en plan... ok... aunque por otra parte me hace imaginar que soy un adolescente punki anglosajón incomprendido etc eso está chulo Lithium: HOLA ME GUSTAS Polly: no me gusta especialmente pero es necesaria tenia ya la cabeza como una bomba con tanto grito esta canción es chill recuperación etc Territorial Pissings: NO ME ENCANTA PERO TODO LO QUE SEA NOISE CON BEATS SUPER MARCADOS AAAAA ES QUE NO ME GUSTA TANTO PERO NO PUEDO DEJAR DE MOVERME AL RITMO LA AMO Drain you: ME GUSTAS BAILA CONMIGO PORFA - okay voy por la mitad de la canción y ya no es bailar......menuda decepción estoy llorando esta iba a ser mi favorita - nevermind ya ha vuelto a ser de bailar pero no sé si me podré recuperar de la puñalada de antes Lounge Act: no entiendo este disco me hace tener ganas de bailar y de moverme qué chulada esta canción es igual y qué guay Stay Away: muy chula ganas de bailotear y tal aunque no es de mis favoritas On A Plain: hmm está bien pero no hay tantas ganas de bailotear ni me gusta tanto - también chula no hace que te duela la cabeza Something in the way: lol no me la esperaba para nada no es tan animada como las otras y quizá rompe un poco con la coherencia? del disco pero está bastante bien aunque no es de mi favs Endless, Nameless: bastante cool? en plan me gusta mucho lo que es pero no tanto como suena? si eso tiene algún sentido. está bastante bien para cerrar el album ^^ Le daría un 8 y medio al álbum. Es que le daría un sobresaliente PORQUE ME GUSTA MUCHO Y ME DAN GANAS DE BAILOTEARLO pero no podría escucharlo más de dos veces seguidas o me daría dolor de cabeza por eso le quito medio punto perdón PUNTUACIÓN: 8 y medio
Listened to this album many times. Great album.
It's a classic. It's harsh, but that's part of its appeal.
No lo escuché porque no estaba de ánimo, pero me acuerdo de mis canciones preferidas. “Come as you are” es un clásico, y “Stay Away” me parece un temón para mudarte de la casa de tu ex o alguna situación así.
I've tried to listen to this album so many times but never made it through. For the longest time I didn't get the hype. However, after listening to the whole thing there's an undeniable whirlwind energy that carries through the album that makes it excellent.
I can see why this album is considered one of the bests. Many of the songs on this album went on to become some of their biggest hits, but don't let that fool you. The rest of the album has a ton of great tracks ending with a grungy and dark song like endless nameless. It's easy to see how Nirvana had such an influence. Favorite tracks(excluding the greatest hits) Polly or Breed.
Undeniably influential, plays like a Nirvana greatest hits album. Probably a bit overrated, not quite a perfect album.
Stronger first half Mainly consistent
Game changer.
Ok, this is album is good, like really good. The only thing stopping me from giving it a 5 was the last song. If it wasnt there I would have no problems listening to the album on repeat. High 4.5/5 real rating
In conclusione: Risentirlo dopo tutto questo tempo m'ha fatto un effetto strano. Questo album per me è l'inizio della feticizzazione del disagio nella musica, è controverso come album proprio perché c'ha due forze in conflitto, quella della libera espressione di un disagio generazionale e personale e quella del fatto che sto disagio vende se viene rifinito un minimo. In ogni caso pure quando lo ripulisci un po' penso che il contenuto è talmente forte che arriva lo stesso pure infiocchettato coi coretti e i ritornelli un po' forzati. Una cosa che mi ha sorpreso è stato risentire più influenza di quella che ricordavo dei Nirvana sui Foo Fighters anche come sonorità. Il suono è tipico del genere e del periodo, molto influenzato secondo me dal metal che era la cosa più vicina anche se forse oggi i Nirvana sarebbero stati prodotti diversamente.
In realtà smells like teen spirit è la traccia con cui connetto di meno, infatti sentendo il disco e partendo con quella ho avuto una strana sensazione. L'album è in crescendo.
I totally forgot something in the way was on this one - I remember hearing that apparently when they were recording this Cobain just kept asking that the vocal be made quieter and quieter until it was barely audible. I really like the range between smells like teen spirit and something in the way. It goes a bit too grungey in the middle for me though.
It’s about time I listened to nirvana I think. From this track list i know Smells like teen spirit and Come as you are. I quite like both so I have pretty high expectations. SLTS is a banger. Album name drop :o nice. Second track is still a vibe. Omg are they dissing a certain type of fan or am i reading it completely wrong. Could just be about being immature i guess. If this album continues like this it might be a 5 im really into it. Second gun mention. This album goes a lot harder than i thought it would. Lithium is a bit meh. Some more questionable lyrics in Polly. First 4 tracks were really strong. Following 3 were whatever. Drain you is trying hard to be gross but it's okay, i still like it and its lyrics. All songs give me something to think about so that's cool whether i like them or nah. Lounge act is okay. Stay away was ???. LOVE Something in the way, im obsessed with his barely audible singing for the verse. The second half of the last song is really nice. Ah I'm really glad i listened to this album, at times i really loved the lyrics, might give it another listen just for that. About the sound, its okay, not what im normally into but its pretty accessible for someone who doesnt like a heavier sound, harsh vocals here and there but they're not the norm.
ok
Didn't actually listen to it, but there are few albums I know better. I listened to this at least twice per day for two years until I got my hands on a copy of In Utero (CDs were expensive for teenagers in the late 90s). It's a good album, still stands up well. But compared to the other Nirvana albums it's my least favourite.
I mean, it's Nirvana. There were 2 songs that I didn't like a ton, but the good songs were great and definitely made up for the worse songs.
Top ! Un peu trop vénére pour moi par moment
There is Something In The Way of this album fully grabbing me, but I do like it.
Any album that opens with Smells Like Teen Spirit and goes on with tracks such as Come As You Are is going to be a classic. I can only imagine what it must have felt and sounded like to have a Dave Grohl driven, Cobain inspired Nirvana burst onto the scene and remind everyone what sounds used to be made in people's garages. The simplicity of the bass lines, Ghrols drums and Cobain's insular disdain shine in songs such as Lithium, a brilliant record.
Ok let me explain: this was a great album but I wasn't really feeling it the same as the other Nirvana we did earlier. On another day this could easily be 5 stars. Forgive me :'(
fantastic album. Last bit too much though
It's great - obvs. Very melodic but also hard. It's one of those albums I don't need to listen to though, as it's so familiar. Y
Excellent album - Couldn't believe that was the first time I'd listened to it all the way through!
Fun to listen to. It seemed so edgy when it came out but has been emulated so much since then that it doesn't feel as edgy.
Classic, although I've never listened to the whole thing before. They have quite a distinctive sound, and I enjoy the unusual chord progressions
Very good album
Sounds as fresh as the day it was released, a classic
I remember feeling the same way when I was younger...it's a great album but there are a few terrible songs (i.e. Territorial Pissings)
Classic.
Co za zbieg okolicznosci listowy, ze Cobainowa Nirvana znalazla sie tak blisko czasowo z Dziura Kortnejowa, bo daje to mozliwosc porownania grania znanego ze swojego brzmienia z banda znana z bycia znana poprzez zwiazek ze znana banda, jak w przypadku dziury sprawa wygladala, wiec kolejna porcja grungowego rokowania, byl to moj pierwszy odsluch calej plyty, choc wyrywkowo juz slyszalem niektore traki i jestem pozytywnie zaskoczony pelnym obrazem plyty jaki uzyskalem, kompozycje nie sa jak na poprzednim grungu, czyli na jedno kopyto z agresywnymi elektrykami, ale pojawiaja sie nawet fragmenty gdzie cala robote robi akustyk, do ktorego stopniowo dochodza drumy i cudnie dobrane wokalowe wstawki, jak ma sie wlasnie sprawa z trakiem polly lub something in the way, ktory dobrze pokazuje ze nirvana to nie tylko sam cobain, ale inne potezne nazwiska maja tam swoje miejsce, bo Grohl na drumsach do takiej rangi wlasnie aspiruje, ale i tak najbardziej w glowie zostaja jednak gitarkowe wyczyny cobaina, bo takie polaczenie elektrykow i akustyka, to fenmen dzieki ktoremu nirvana przebila sie mozna szamba jakim jest grunge rock, ciekawe jest w jakim sposob odbieram teraz liryki nirwanowe w porownaniu do tego co sadzilem o nich za czasow szkolniackich, bo nirwana to jednak banda kultowa ktorej nawet nie sluchajac znalo sie i jakos przyswajalo, jak mozna z taka energia wylewac smutek i jednoczesnie samo destrukcje dazenia, nie tworzac jednak klimatu totalnej apatii jest wyczynem jesli chodzi o tekstowanie, kazdy trak brzmi autentycznie pisany pierwszo osobowo i bardzo bezposrednio pozwala zanurzyc sie w tym smutku, obok najbardziej klasycznych trakow czyli smell like teen spirit i lithium dodam na plejke dodatkowa porcje troche drugo planowych trakow, ktore jednak tym razem mi wyjatkowo podeszly, czyli somthing in the way i on a plain, jeden z najbardziej witty nitty liryczek, tak prosto a jednak wyjatkowo ilustratywnie, szarpanie ocenowe, bo nie sadzilem ze tak przekonam sie do grungowego rokowania, mocna 4, kolejny raz skala 10 punktowa bardzo by pomogla w tej sytuacji
4/5
9/10
One of the first albums I ever listened to #fact not quite my style but it's iconic and the big tunes are absolute belters
It has finally arrived. An album I would have expected to be on this list. No disrespect to Michael Jackson but the minute I saw this album cover I fist pumped the air. I haven’t ever listened to the album but I know so many of the songs on here. Nirvana is a band that I have more relation to through others than myself. I am not a Nirvana fan but I know a lot of people who were at one point. Our cousin Harry had a Nirvana box set we listened to in New Jersey when we were kids, I had a classmate, Shelby Jones, who would spend lunches telling me about Kurt Cobain and what he meant to her (he had passed by then) and to music. She had lost her parents in a car wreck and was always listening to this album and I’m sure some of his others but she introduced me to Nirvana. I think of her along with my cousin and all those other young kids out there who latched onto this particular grunge rock that totally fits the bill of Alternative. It was perfect if you were going through a phase or were just an emo type of person but that doesn’t mean the sound is bad. Teen Spirit was played many a times in the football locker room or in movies I would watch. Come As You Are was just recently featured in Captain Marvel. Territorial Pissings was covered by one of my favorite metal bands, Ill Nino. Those are the three I know off the bat so I’m excited to see if there are any other that I recognize. But that is a lot to say about this band and album during just this opening song! Which I didn’t realize was five minutes long. Oh I’ve listened to Bloom before in Rock Band! Nirvana, especially this album, feels like this underground scene that eventually turned main stream. That’s what Apple Music says and I totally agree. I haven’t even mentioned that this album came out the year I was born so maybe I was the baby on the cover, who knows. I think we all were that baby on the cover chasing after the almighty dollar. That album cover is probably one of the most recognized of all time. I’ve seen it parodied, censored, and everything in between. I know when I was younger it was the source of many giggles for getting to see his wee willy winky but in my current age, all I see is that dollar bill *insert cool guy glasses*. I wonder if in someway Nirvana inspired Seether, they sound kind of the same. Breed is great, that’s four awesome songs in a row. Love the fast paste drums and strings along with Kurt’s brooding voice. Lithium was great, I don’t think I’ve actually listening to that song fully before. On Territorial Pissings, I also haven’t listened to this fully, just the cover. I like the cover better but that doesn’t mean it’s bad. A lot of the rest of the songs were good but the reason I never listened to the album is I am not the biggest Nirvana fan (did not like the last song on this at all). Not sure why because they are awesome. Listening to this album has helped, especially with finding some new favs like Breed and Stay Away.
des hits solides devenus des classiques du rock mérites 4étoiles
Think i was a bit young for Nirvana, never really got into them til recently
Classic
You're telling me this guy killed himself? Teenage me hated on Nirvana because it was so popular. Listening to it, looking at the lyrics... I like a the juice. Probably closer to a 4.5.
already heard before, still great
Escucharlo de joven siempre fue divertido. Escucharlo ahora pensé que sería pura nostalgia y ya. Sigue siendo una descarga de energía y lo que antes me parecían canciones aburridas combinadas con canciones desmadrosas, terminan por formar un gran, gran disco. Songs: Smells like teen spirit, Lithium, On a plain, Come as you are
it's impossible for me to be objective about this album. it was the one that changed everything, yes - but also, everything was going to change no matter what, and this was kinda just the one that happened to be there at the right time. i did learn to play this entire album back in the day, but i also got intolerably tired of hearing it.
8.3
TBH not sure if I've ever listened. Definitely gives me new appreciation for the band.
Good education, most songs sounded the same save for the good ones.
but ‘territorial pissings’ = 5/5 for the name
Este es mi tercer acercamiento a este disco. La primera vez fue con Erick, en el verano antes de entrar a la prepa y definitivamente yo no era el público correcto para eso, pues para ese entonces ni siquiera escuchaba un disco de Metallica completo. Luego, hace unos 10 años por cierta ex que "es muy fan" y volví a oírlo con un nuevo criterio. No le fue tan mal como la primera y definitivamente me gustó más que el 'In Utero'. Ahora, siendo un disco de 23 años, tengo toda otra perspectiva y me gustó muchísimo más que en acercamientos anteriores. De entrada no lo sentí tan estridente como lo recordaba e incluso noto que las canciones están armadas de una manera bastante pop y la estridencia está más que nada en efectos de guitarra y atasque en la batería. Por otro lado, las canciones que podrían ser 'baladescas' (como Polly) en realidad son las que ahora no me gustan tanto. A mi parecer lo que le puede sobrar a este disco y a la obra de Nirvana en general es la actitud como de condescendencia y desdén de Cobain. Por ejemplo, leí que este disco se iba a llamar Sheep porque todos los que lo compran son ovejas; o como las letras a veces son casi murmullos que "nadie de la prensa ha entendido bien porque ni siquiera las logran transcribir". Entiendo que en su cabeza sonaba muy cabrón ponerse como inalcanzable y inaccesible, pero a mí me suena más a postura de adolescente que de artista.
Overrated and featuring some genuinely atrocious songs. But nonetheless a great album with plenty of timeless classics.
Pretty darn good album. I know many call it a masterpiece, and if I was more into the overall sound maybe I'd agree. Well crafted songs and a full album experience for sure.
Turns out he did have a gun :(
If it weren't for Butch Vig being a brilliant con-man, we'd'nt've "Teen Spirit", but we'd've an alive Cobain. This album is what happens when someone directs anger at the masses, and ends up being called the Messiah for it. In a way, the genius of the album, and its wide variety of dissonances, ever-changing moods, and constant nihilism is secondary to the fact that everyone hears its first bars, and chose to copy it, ignoring what the rest of the album was trying to say. In that sense, it's like the Gettysburg of the 1990s. Fucking Nirvana fans, they killed Nirvana. Score: 83/100
This is the second Nirvana album that these guys have suggested. I liked hearing these songs again, I haven't in a long time. Some of their tracks sounded way more punk than I remember them being.
Not bad, not entirely convinced that it's such an amazing album though. Come As You Are is certainly one of the highlights for me.
Makes me think of my uncle putting this record on when I was a teenager. Since I “came of age” in the 2000s, Nirvana had already been taught to me as rock legend, a myth of the past (though the 1990s were not that long ago). This still slaps
The first half of the Album is iconic and is powerful however, I feel that the second half of the album becomes a tedious task to make it through.
Well fuck. I had never listened to this album in it's entirety. Was very surprised how varied the songs are and pretty awesome at that. Can't give it 5 stars because that would imply that every single song was a goddamn hit, which for me wouldn't be the case, but this gets a solid 4 stars.
I don't like grunge that much, but it was still quite enjoyable.
I’m consumed by angst
I'm not the biggest Nirvana guy, but after listening to this album in the context of this project, I understand a bit better why people are really into them. I still wouldn't voluntarily listen to most of these tracks, but there's no denying the massive footprint of this work. Best track: Breed
smells like teen spirit might be one of the best opening songs in an album in the past 30 years
Nevermind's Average Score out of 100 is 65 The Highest rated song is "Something in the way" with a 92 The Lowest rated song is "Lounge Act" with a 32 Nirvana's Nevermind is a classic for a good reason , largely for the mainstreamifaction for indie rock and grunge for better or worse. Catchy melodies and fantastic songwriting. There will never be another Nirvana.
A truly legendary album that changed the western music canon forever...and it's just not for me. I like some of the songs, but it just isn't my cup of tea. And that's ok!
I know it’s a pivotal album but I think it’s ok.
mm its alright
Dunno, guess I don’t get it. Why is this like #2 on this list
Good
Didn't enjoy as much as in utero but still a solid album. I find Nirvana has some unique qualities that separate them from some of the other cult favorite bands that has been generated for me so far.
Not my style but it's a pretty good album
Better that i thought ,suprisingly or maybe unsuprisngly it has more to offer that the viral tiktok songs nvm its not that good
monke see monke do. On the side note, not relevant to my feeling towards the music, the album cover always bothered me a lot. Somebody cover him up! But hey, can we see his penis now?
Kurtie kept sayin “no I don’t have a gun” and all I could think about is….yeah you did????
Me and these boys both need a cup of chamomile tea to cool down it a little 3.7
I can never get into it as much as I’d want to
A bit overrated, but all in all a solid album that laid the foundation for a lot of upcoming grunge bands. RIP Kurt
So I really did like basically all of the songs. But I HATED Endless, Nameless that was just noise oh my god hahha. But everything else was good and I enjoyed learning more about the album as I’ve never looked into it. Also I was shocked by the fact I basically knew all of the songs in the album!
Not really my capatea but there’s few songs I liked but def my fav one is Endless, Nameless album score 6.2/10
Sé que es icónico pero excepto un par de temas no le puedo encontrar lo épico. Nota: 3.1
Loud and fast. Energetic and jump worthy.
having already listened to this some time ago, i just skipped this, i get that its a legendary album, its just not my type of thing
Liked it, but got a bit repetitive for me(not usually my genre, so maybe that's why)
Bello ma alcune canzoni bo, ripetitive
Listened previously. Expectations: Mid - Verdict: Very Good - Perhaps my expectation of 'Mid' is too low as this is obviously a good album. For me though it is the weakest Nirvana record. Maybe some of that comes from having heard these songs too many times. I could happily go the rest of my life without hearing Smells Like Teen Spirit again. Trying to put that aside, it is a brilliantly written record. The songs are punchy, catchy and direct with a glossy sheen that makes them instantly accessible. In Bloom and Breed are highlights from the first side. As the record goes on the songs become less memorable but in some ways just as enjoyable. Stay Away and On A Plain are really good.
Jeg må nok erkende at Nirvana aldrig rigtigt bliver mig. Der er selvfølgelige nogle gevaldige bangers, men overordnet set siger det mig sgu ikke det store.
Idk id rather just be listening to in utero
Great grunge/rock crossover album from the Seattle boys
Effortless good
je l'avais déjà écouté, en vrai c'est un classique mais c'est pas tant mon style, par contre la pochette est iconique
It's an album that's a fun listen. I mean, it's a good album. Overrated? Yes, quite. Is it still good? Definitely.
Not great, not bad
freakin awesome, epic songs. i'm giving a star for every cool dude in this band
Eventually listened to this. Good sound, surprisingly melodic.
É um álbum legal, mas nao gosto tanto dele assim
I like some of it. As a whole I wouldn’t keep it as a favorite album
Singles are good. Rest not so
Énergique et bruyant
Same issue with the lynard skynerd album. A few masterpieces and a bunch of nothing in between.
For a guy who spent so much time complaining about being popular, he sure wrote a lot of very poppy songs with serious hooks. Hated everything about Nirvana in their time, hate them less now, but still...
Ok ish
Never got into grunge at the time, so I ignored this and all similar releases around then. Unfortunate for me. In retrospect, this is just a very powerful rock album. The band and music are intense throughout. Enjoyed it.
classic i like stay away on the whole it's just not my to my taste especially the vocal style... i don't think it's bad just not for me
it’s good, but, apparently, not for me; ofc iconic. for special occasions
Good
Youthful rage. Cobain’s voice is an instrument. Chord structure leans on late resolution. Garage band gone mad in studio. Hopelessly dark. Simple stream of consciousness lyrics. Drugs. Rage.
Just shut up for god's sake. 3/5
Fine not really my genre, like that one basic song
A solid 3/5. There is some iconic songs in here and I enjoyed them but, there some other songs that were just bad.
The only track i know was smell like teen spirit. Enjoy discovering new music
Album iconico, tiene muchos temas reconocible por cualquier persona. Sin embargo, se carga mucho a canciones muy rockeras y ese no es mi principal gusto.
I expected to really dislike this album, and I actually didn't as much as I expected to. That being said, I didn't love it, and there were definitely some obnoxious songs in there.
evidentemente no estoy subida a la onda de la banda porque no disfruto mucho el género siento que el cantante grita probablemente sea caracteristica del genero pero mn definitiva no me gusta
Only the well known songs are nice. Other are by far too dark for me.
Good instruments, perfect voice. Not a fan of heavy metal but really enjoyed listening to it. Can really pump uo yout morning if you need to
first one hehe
Nirvana is for boomers
Llega raspando a las 3 estrellas. No es un mal disco pero si esta, en mi opinión, muy sobrevalorado. Es normalito tirando a decente como mucho. Tiene muchas más canciones flojas que buenas, por lo tanto se hace un toque largo, pero no inescuchable.
it was ok. i liked some songs and i didnt like others. kinda overrated imo
smells like teen spirit--i know this song come as you are--i also know this song i really don't think i'm the person to appreciate the depth and nuance of all these 90s rock bands. i dunno... there's just SO many of them. like 3 radiohead albums and nirvana and skunk anansie and war on drugs and ... it just goes on and on and on. even the older rock is starting to all blend together. ok here's more pink floyd. here's peter frampton live. here's stephen still. yay more rock. unfortunately the 1001 best albums project is limited to genres with notable album output. folk albums? sure, there's albums, but the album is not necessarily the best way to convey the body of work. classical music? fundamentally does not operate at an album level (although of course there are albums, they just are not inherent). non-anglosphere music? well the american monopoly on cultural exports would like a word with you. jazz certainly has some notable albums, but again, it's not particularly the fundamental unit of the genre. territorial--this is music? unfortunately the above genres are the music i listen to. so this is just so. much. rock. which i'm glad i'm expanding my horizons, but i'm not loving all the music. it would just be nice if it wasn't so inherently biased against what i listen to. also. why is '90s rock SO angsty. like grow up. endless, nameless--oh goodness, 6 minutes of this? oh that's just the intro. or not. blah. i was gonna give you 3/5, but then you had to add this as the last track, didn't you? anyway, 2.5/5, it's fine, i guess. sorry nirvana for unloading baggage on your review.
it's really difficult to listen to this in a nonbiased way. like I don't really enjoy this music at all, but I've heard every single song on this album a hundred times. I know if I give it less than a three, I will go to hell. obviously it belong on this list because I, a normie, have heard every song. so, like, yeah, it's culturally significant, but I just don't vibe with it like I wish I did. Sturgill Simpson's cover of In Bloom is one of my favorite songs tho
I mean, it's good. The first tracks are no doubt classics. In my opinion it's just a bit too self similar. I think the songs just sound a bit too much like each other
Grungy!
The first third of this album is outstanding. So sharp and sounding incredible 35 years later. That is the Nirvana I enjoy listening to. In comparison, the rest is shouty and screamy - it almost undermines the brilliance of those first 5 tracks.
The level of angst is not something I relate to (fortunately) but it is generally a pretty good album. The first five tracks particularly impress. Especially the excellent Smells Like Teen Spirit and Come As You Are.
I've visited this album many times, because of it's reputation, significance and influence. I like rock, even "heavy rock", I like melodic punk, but I've never warmed to this album. I just don't get it. I quite like the first track, maybe because I heard it a lot. I suppose I don't like "grunge", but I like quite a few of the Foo Fighters stuff and have 2 or 3 of their albums 🤷🏻. Maybe I just don't like the Nirvana sound? I rate it as 3 at the most, giving a nod to its significance.
I like grunge but I’m not a big Nirvana fan. I feel like the great songs on this album are canceled out by the Kurt screaming tracks. The album is great for its impact, not its substance.
This one is really hard to rate. One on hand, you really can’t tell the story of music without this album. It clearly had untold influence on music ever since. And it’s definitely an emotionally charged album. Not a lyrics guy too much, but the angst, anger, and apathy come across in the lyrics just as much as it does the instrumental itself. And I’ll also say from a musics perspective, there’s some non-traditional chord changes in here which I find interesting. All of this culminates in an album that was new and novel, and I appreciate that. On the other hand, I just really don’t like it very much! This kind of music is so far away from what I enjoy. Music that just makes you angsty is annoying and whiny to me. So I’m going to give it a 6/10. Because as an album, it’s impressive, iconic, and has such a strong aura to it. I don’t like the aura, but I give points because it sure is strong.
reminds me of lockdown
Goeie
Not the biggest fan of this style but it had a few good songs
nice to get back to it it's a classic but i think im not gonna come back often it was okey i understand though why it was such a breakthrough
I have some nostalgia for this album but its more front loaded than I remember.
I listened to it a while ago actually, and even tho I understand that a ton of people like it, it's just not for me. I really tried to like Nirvana coz well, they're known for a reason, but I just couldn't
Jaka trojka
banger. god ole kurt man… just loud and angry music when ur feeling that way
Baby's peen is taking points off the album I would prefer if it was not there but not my type of music anyways so like a 3 just because I added a few
Ik denk dat heel veel muziekliefhebbers een periode hebben gehad, waarin ze nirvana interessant vonden. Meestal in de puberteit. Dit album vind ik een puberalbum of je nou puber was toen die uitkwam of niet. De boosheid, anti autiraire thema’s en smaak die wel ergens heen gaat maar nog niet helemaal ontwikkeld is zijn thema’s die goed aansluiten bij de pubertijd en dit album. Daarom hebben veel van dit soort nummers nostalgische gevoelens voor veel mensen. Ik vind het wel een beetje sneu als je als volwassene hierin bent blijven hangen en niet verder bent gaan kijken.
This one tends to get me in trouble: I don't like this album very much. Yes, it was hugely successful and hugely influential, but I never quite understood why. The songs are all fine - some ("In Bloom" and "Lithium" for me) are better than others, but none of them blew my mind or justified its enormous commercial and critical success. I'm not saying you're wrong for liking it, but it's nothing special to me. Sorry, Kurt.
Oh god, I want to love it! Smells like teen spirit obvs incredible. The rest v dreary. Made running hard!
Pas si mal finalement
Lithium is as good as I remember and Stay Away was a great surprise. But still, mostly I had apathy to their music. It's not really good nor bad for me. I get what people like in this album, but not all of this works for me
good but not my type
Some of the best and the worst Nirvana songs imo
dads car on a sunday morning
3.5
I think I heard most of these for the first time playing Rockband. Some good stuff but a few of the tracks are just screaming.
Although I think this album's quality and musical influences is highly overrated, I can appreciate the long term cultural impact it has brung.
189/1089 Nirvana just aren’t really for me. This is the third album of theirs i’ve had on here (out of 3) and i do appreciate the singles, i just feel like the mood i’d need to be in to fully enjoy their music is quite specific and not one i feel often. i appreciate the music and the impact, i just don’t love listening to it faves: smells like teen spirit, come as you are 61/100
Proper grunge shit. Makes you wanna scream and break shit. Very fun to listen to, especially when you're working out. But Kurt Cobain's voice isn't doing it for me tbh.
I knew, and liked more songs than i expected to. I did not like all of it.
Mehr Stil als Substanz.
What a rollercoaster. First 5 songs had me about to give a 4 but it all went down hill and by the end I'm resisting giving a 2. I guess I don't like "real" grunge. Give me the radio stuff
Obviously Iconic. However, several songs are uninspired and you have to be in a thrash mood
I realize once again that death makes records great. A few good tunes here, undoubtledly energetically delivered, but also plenty of fillers.
So many thoughts on this one. I was in High School when this came out and was witness in real time to the immediate revisionist history being written after Cobain committed suicide and the framing of him as the tortured soul of our generation. It has never sat right with me all this time that this guy who rejected fame and materialism was forced down our collective throats by the marketing machine at the forefront of a wave of rock that was all about rejecting the materialism of the 80’s and hair metal only to then be the face of the next wave of rock music by that same machine. I also feel like Cobain was so full of himself that the only reason he is still so well loved is that he died before he could reveal himself to be as pretentious as Billy Corigan. Finally, I really feel like Nirvana gets more credit for the grunge revolution than they deserve. Alice In Chains was breaking through first. Pearl Jam was more popular than Nirvana from 91-93. I’m not saying they weren’t integral to grunge’s success but they were not the end all be all they are made out to be. I intentionally never listened to this album before yet I still knew all the words to 10 out of 13 songs. It’s definitely been a popular and lasting influence on culture writ large, but grunge as a whole came and went by 96-97 at the latest, making way for the next iteration of more punk influenced bands. Which makes me wonder why grunge gets representation but other generations of rock not so much on this list.
This is a classic rock album, with enthusiastic drumming, crazy guitar riffs and powerful but admittedly unpretty singing being prominent all throughout. But I’m not sure I’m all in with this energy; I prefer soft rock, which in my opinion is more pleasant. If you like classical rock, you’d like this album, but it wasn’t too enjoyable for me. This album cover has to be one of the worst of all time, though.
I really wished I liked grunge more than I do. This album is so highly acclaimed, and it certainly has a few good songs... but man I could have done without so much screaming (and the equivalent of screaming on each of the instruments. I hope I can learn to like this kind of music more, but maybe grunge and punk will just be genres that I always don't really like. However, this is still one of the grunge albums I've enjoyed most, and I liked a lot of the softer and slower songs. Favorite Track: Smells Like Teen Spirit
Nirvana gonna nirvan
Respect it
A good classic - I feel like this is the rock album u need to start with, but I completely skipped over it. I think my favorite songs were - Polly and Endless, nameless. Not my favorite of all time, there were some skips, but overall a solid album.
I mean it’s a good album and I’m okay with loud music. Maybe it was the circumstances. Besides the basics no other song stuck out.
The album that killed hair metal. Thank God.
not the nirvana album Album cover is interesting hahahha my dad had a shirt with this album cover on it lmao and i have never really liked Smells Like Teen Spirit, but i guess Kurt would agree with me The album so far sounds very decent. I like most of the song, even though they sound incredibly similar lmao. My favourite is Come As You Are. Why does Polly sound like a pavement song lmao Apart from that, i dont think its all that lmao. Might have been a huge massive difference back in the day, buttttt it does not hit for me.
Solis
At first I thought “man I forgot how great this album is!” And then I thought “man, I forgot how hard this album falls off after Polly.” This is a very good album, but the second half just doesn’t have the oomph to get it over to great. It’s no Ten by Pearl Jam.
Made me nostalgic. First few tracks are classics, but it tapers off quick after them.
3.5
Hm
it all sounded the same
It was wonderful because it teach me a lot also for rock history
fun. good energy, perfect for a main character moment; i didnt expect that but it was nice; rock vibe
first half? strong. singles? strong. songs everyone knows? prescient. poor guy got david grohld. he wqnted to make good music and dave grohl grohld him, sigh. like the punk sentiment of the back half but feels super same samey. oh well. next time.
I can see why it is a classic not for me personally but great musicians
breed best song.
One of the first songs i learned on guitar is from this album
1. SLTS is a classic. Listening to your first Nirvana song is a rite of passage for any youth discovering their own identity and this was mine. 2. “Nature is a whore / bruises on the fruit / tender age in bloom” is pure grunge poetry and the guitar moment on this song is really hot. 3. Like everyone else, I was obsessed with “Come As You” Are at the height of my Holden Caulfield phase. 4. Eh, “Breed” is whatever. 5. Another classic with “Lithium.” No notes. 6. “Polly” is not my favorite. 7. “Territorial Pissings” is very ragey 8. Can say this was my first time hearing “Drain You” and I love it wholeheartedly! It’s gross and frantic and the interlude is a wild little journey. 9. Neutral about “Lounge Act” 10. One of my dear friends from high school showed “Stay Away” and I still love it to this day— the chaos of the drums and the screaming “God is gay!” at the end. 11. Something cryptic about “On a Plain” but I can’t complain~ 12. “Something in the Way” is the album’s best song and something about saving it for the end is so poignant. It describes such gnarly coldness and yet it’s so enveloping in its rhythm. 13. I usually love a hidden track but I think “Endless, Nameless” should have stayed hidden as it ruins an otherwise perfect finale. Maybe it should have been called Needless as it’s needlessly long.
I quite liked this album it had lots of like horrible history drum beets in it. My fav tracks are the boring ones smells like teen spirit and come as you are. I think the thing I personally didn't like was the songs didn't have depth as in lots of chords witch is something I like. I think I definitely should give it another proper listen but it was a jolly album
No está mal, mucho rock teen americano, pero las canciones con un toque mas melancólico están geniales, sobre todo el primer tema y el último. No me extraña que haya trascendido a toda una generación
Smells like teen spirit, innych w zasadzie nie znam
God work but not my type of music
It’s good, but it’s not great. They were better albums by Alice In Chains and Soundgarden in this era. Still don’t get the hype around Cobain and this band they never change the face of music just media hype.
Classic, but not my vibe
3/5
echt een klassieke 90s album maar voor een of andere reden voelde ik hem niet buiten de 3 nummers die ik al kende 💀💀
Great album, and I know I will be in the minority giving it a three. Classics like “Smells like teen spirit” and “Come As You Are” stand out, but the rest just didn’t do it for me. Nirvana is a staple of grunge rock, and I do think that they have tons of talent. That being said, all of their music just holds a depressing feeling within, and that I can’t get behind.
The interesting thing about this album is how very anti-pop the lyrics are, but at the same time extremely pop oriented in the song structures. Very catchy and memorable riffs of course, but the fact that the songs are so reliant on hooks and clearly built for immediate response doesn’t make for a very rewarding listen for me personally. Other contemporary grunge bands like Alice in Chains and Soundgarden have a much more layered and heavy sound, which I appreciate more over Nirvana's punk and pop influence. I understand why this got mainstream, and it remains a landmark release in a special era of rock. Best song: Something In The Way Worst song: Stay Away Cover check: Ironic and instantly memorable
Um clássico do Grunge e do Rock dos anos 1990. Um desfile de hits. Um bom disco, apesar da presença de dois elementos que me desagradam bastante: guitarras elétricas ruidosas e vocais exasperadamente e irritantemente berrados.
Album 16 3/5 Hell yeah. Good stuff. That first 3-song lineup is pretty insane. Nothing about the album as a whole feels groundbreaking listening to it beginning-to-end for the first time in the 2020s, but I wish I knew what it felt like to hear this album for the first time in 1991.
Var inne på det redan i förra recensionen av Nirvana, att här finns punkenergin kvar och det är det som gör det här till ett mycket bättre album. "Territorial pissing" och i synnerhet "Breed" är fantastiska. Flera låtar har en del av den energin även om de inte är punklåtar, t.o.m. "Smells like teen spirit" faktiskt. Green Day har ju byggt en hel karriär på att försöka låta som "Stay away", minus sättet att sjunga/vråla. "Come as you are" har jag alltid gillat (bästa låten tillsammans med "Breed") för den låter som nåt annat. Den sticker verkligen ut på skivan både som låt men också i sound, trummorna är mycket lägre mixade och det distade gittarsoundet är ett helt annat, inte alls den skräpiga hårdrocksdist som används i stort sett rakt igenom annars. Just Butch Vigs produktion skulle man kunna nörda ner sig i en hel del. Jag tror att det är en hemlighet bakom denna skivans succé. Han gjorde även om samma trollformel några år senare med Smashing Pumpkins "Siamese dream" och fick dom att lyfta kommersiellt. "Polly" och "Lithium" hade jag gärna strukit, dom tillför ingenting för mig. Hade gärna sett samtida "Aneurysm“ istället som finns på samlingen med udda spår "Incesticide" och alltid spelades live. Tillför något gör däremot avslutaningsspåret tycker jag, som ju är närmast provocerande slö och har cello, en hint om vad som komma skulle på unpluggeden senare, den plattan lär väl dyka upp här också så småningom. Strunt samma får en trea i toppskiktet
Bättre än In utero. De låter mer färdiga här än på efterföljaren. Gott om hits. Bra men inget mästerverk.
Standard
Harsh sound
I liked this more than I thought I would. Once I made it through smells like teen spirit it only got better. Will even consider listening again and possibly bumping up to 4.
1. Smells like teen spirit- цікава пісня. з перших нот впізнала, було класно послухати пісню цілком. я розумію, чому вона стала такою популярною. крутий інструментал. але сама пісня не моє, на жаль. 9,5/10 бо вона надто розфоршена 2. In Bloom- дуже качає. на половині пісні уже підспівувала. от прямо є такий вайб сидіти в компанії де хтось з гітарою і співати цю пісню. 10/10 3. Come as you are- просто поодовження альбому. на фоні інших посередня пісня. інструментал досі на висоті. 7/10 4. Breed- як ніби мені подобається, але чогось як ніби не вистачає 9/10 хороша пісня 5. Lithium- 6/10 6. Polly- 4/10 7. Territorial Pissings- 6,5/10 8. Drain you- 7,5/10 9. Lounge Act- 7/10 10. Stay away- мені подобаються ці голоси, які чередуються 8/10 11. On A Plain- дуже кінню лірику цієї пісні 10/10 12. Something In The Way- 7,5/10 13. Endless, Nameless- не дуже люблю таке 1/10
tem albuns melhores do nirvana né, isso é fato no geral, não sou mto fã de coisa limpinha que finge que é suja e bagunçada
Had most of the classic Nirvana songs, but I've never been a big Nirvana fan. It was good to hear some of their lesser played music but still did not enrapture me like it does with some of the fans. Solid 5/10 album
It’s a little hard to remember 35 years on, that despite the ubiquity of half this album on MTV in the fall of 1991 through 1992, it’s really not 12 classics, but is like a lot of records from then, before, and since, a collection of what the band had at the time: several singles, a few album cuts, and...filler. As in, I can’t even remember listening to a lot of the back half, probably just skipping from Territorial Pissings to Something in the Way. That’s fine! Most bands would be happy to have a generation-defending lead track and a bunch of forgotten album cuts, but Nevermind has the reputation of being The Album of the 90s. Instead, it sounds like a group that was ably assisted by their producer, using a particular aesthetic for constructing a radio/tv-ready rock record, turning several songs into audience-friendly, palatable material, but also several songs that just sound like they were part of the live set at the time instead of The Album of the 90s. In short, it’s understandable why they were as confused as anyone else that this pretty good, but also fairly rote punk-adjacent album would rival Michael Jackson in sales. Again though, the ubiquity. It wasn’t like I didn’t like having In Bloom or Lithium show up on MTV after school. Just a year prior this would’ve been some hair metal ballad from Poison, every hour on the hour. Yet, by February of 1992 - mere months after its release! - I was exhausted with these songs and rarely just threw Nevermind on. To this day, it’s In Utero that I’ll listen to, as much of a difficult experience as that was in 1993.
Da jeg var ung og begynte å høre på Nirvana, likte jeg egentlig bare Smells Like Teen Spirit; de fleste andre låtene på samleskiva, synes jeg i stor grad var ganske kjedelige. Samleskiva får Nirvana til å høres ut som et mye dullere band enn det de egentlig er, fordi det graviterer mot soft cuts som About a Girl, Pennyroyal Tea, Dumb, og All Appologies, uten å balansere dem med de mer rocka cutsa. Og det sier kanskje sitt om hvordan Nirvana traff mainstream radio og ble en pop-sensasjon: det eneste sporet "folk" liker fra Bleach, er det eneste sporet som ikke passer inn der, men som godt kunne vært en del av Nevermind: About a Girl. Nirvana hadde soft side som ble dominerende på Nevermind, hvor selv sporene som støyer litt mer, i stor grad er radiovennlige alt. rock tracks. Skiva har åpenbart flere spor som er rettmessige ikoniske (Smells til Lithium er en ganske rå run), men ofte synes jeg den mangler edge -- både i produksjonen og i låtskrivinga. Sånn sett er In Utero et steg i riktig retning, de er litt flinkere til å innarbeide støyete innflytelser samtidig som videreutivkler det som begynte å høres ut som Nirvana (spesielt Come as You Are, Drain You, og Something in the Way fra denne skiva).
Jeg blir ikke lenger skuffet over Nirvana. Det er rett og slett slik de er. Jeg tror dette er et band hvor myten om dem har vært litt for fremtredende og skadelig. Det er mye kul låtskriving her, spesielt Polly og Something in the way. Hvis dette hadde vært et ukjent band som jeg ikke hadde hørt om tror jeg at jeg hadde likt det bedre (dog ikke veldig mye bedre). Men dette er ikke et ukjent band ingen har hørt om, dette er en av tidenes aller største og mest innflytelsesrike band, som er kjente for sin råskap og massive kraft. Men her finner jeg ikke råskap og massiv kraft. Jeg finner igjen, helt ok, fin, overraskende kommersiell og glatt 90-talls rock.
I mean, this is so seriously overrated, but it's good. The most overrated band of all time, and this is the only album I can stand listening to from them.
i really thought i was gonna love this but i, shockingly, didn't? i mean there are some very good songs on here but the rest fall flat for me. this probably would've been insane to hear in 1991 but as a teen in 2025 i just don't gaf. disappointed but again it's not terrible it's a decent album overall it's just not what i expected it to be (a life changing experience)
Despite being a teen through the grunge years, Nirvana never really landed with me. Yes, they're important. Yes, this is fine alternative rock music. Thank you, Kurt and co, for saving us from glam rock. For that reason alone, I'm giving this 3/5.
Yes it’s an important album and the first few songs are undeniable jams. But then it all falls apart. It starts slipping away with Polly and goes downhill from there. It becomes excessive and indulgent and, if that’s the point, well there you go. But a few great songs does not a great album make and it’s just not a good listen all the way through. If I’m being honest, this music hasn’t aged as well as, say, Soundgarden or Pearl Jam’s work has, at least for me. This feels trite, or juvenile now, whereas the others still feel connected to something deeper. Maybe I’ve changed, and maybe that’s partly because of music like this, but it doesn’t really speak to me anymore. Maybe it never really did and I was pretending it did at a time when I still cared about being cool. Anyway, that’s all I got this week, doc. Thanks again for listening. You sure do have a comfy couch.
Recently, I saw a news article about a famous album cover from years ago featuring a photo of a baby swimming completely naked. The person depicted as a child in the photo, now an adult, sued the album's creators for child pornography. This album was precisely the one at the center of that controversy.
I still think Smells Like Teen Spirit is a rip off of More Than A Feeling
Never a jig fan hit gotta give them props for this one.
This is the album of all time which includes the songs of all time. Frequently imitated never replicated. Close to perfect. I don't enjoy listening to it though.
Dabber av etter de fire første dessverre. Hadde nok litt høyere forventninger men ganske bra uansett 🤙
I might have written this on my In Utero review, but I used to not like Nirvana and I have no idea why. This is maybe my least favourite of the 3 albums which is controversial but I tend to prefer their more aggressive and weirder sides, thinking Territorial Pissings on here where Kurt is screaming his head off by the end This one has a bit too much of the poppy, 'mainstream' (for lack of a better word) sound that just isn't my favourite. Breed is an example, the vocal melody on the chorus is almost that skate or pop punk sound that I don't really like, despite the beefy bass. That would've been a favourite if not for that vocal melody I do still like this one though. 3.5 Highlights: Come As You Are, Territorial Pissings, Stay Away
Bien? Pensé que iba a ser todo el rato lo mismo, pero me sorprendió.
Pas franchement ce que j’aime écouter au quotidien…
It may be a classic for cultural impact and influence, but just from the pure quality of the album its just good, nothing special to me.
nevermind
I bought this CD once upon a time for a nephew. Wonder what his Father thought of that! Rock grunge, shouty and screamy, and I'm so cool with it. Listened before? Y Saved tracks? Y Favorite tracks? Smells Like Teen Spirit, Come As You Are, Lithium, ⭐⭐⭐ Like it. Saved several tracks.
Ok - 3.4
Overplayed for most but mandatory listen for everybody. Every song is great. It might be the first album that exposed me to scream vocals!
Never got on the Cobain train.
Absolutt et godt album. Grunge blir ikke noe for meg, men jeg tenker at dette var en interessant og velprodusert plate. Tenåringsangst, altså.
Very good instrumentals, some iconic songs. Slightly repetitive near the end, bit screamish, overall a very good album though
I REALLY liked the first half (fave was In Bloom), but the second half sort of fell off for me
Said something different at first but I think what I am trying to say is this. There are moments on this album that feel completely gravity defying and like moments of actual creative epiphany (main riff in In Bloom, the chug of the verses in On a Plain, Territorial Pissings, ) but other songs (Lithium, Smells Like Teen Spirit, Come As You Are) feel melodically more like jingles or ringtones than songs to me. Whether or not this is Nirvana's fault is up for debate because I think it's inarguable that their style was subsumed by lesser songwriters and, over the course of many years, this caused what was a pretty interesting sound to end up sounding quite watered down. It has aged poorly in other words. I can't really blame them for this but I do think whether or not Soundgarden ever wrote Black Hole Sun I would have found Come As You Are irritating and melodically flat. For the most part though this ranges from bearable to quite impressive even despite the zeitgeist flattening it so can't give them lower than a 3 for this even if I am probably not going to purposefully revisit many songs! Would rather listen to Pixies or Melvins or many other comparable bands tho Fav song: Endless, Nameless
Good , but not my decade.
Good songs but makes me sad.
not my fav but it is iconic
I k
nirvana is not really my thing, i enjoyed the first six tracks but the last half really lost me. too filthy. also zero sax solos, somone should tell kurt to add some sax to their next album.
Smells like teen spirit war schon der beste Song darin und auch fast der einzige den ich kenne. Hat mich jetzt nicht umgehauen.
Okay. Not my first choice.
I went into this only having heard the classics, which I love, and was expecting the rest of the album to hold given the legendary status of this album. After hearing the rest I was actually let down. The album is good and influential, but the hits were just on another level compared to the rest.
Several gems, teen throwbacks and cohesive screaming, if that's your thing!
We all know its good. Its just not what I listen to.
Never been that mad about em. Way better grunge shit out there imho
3+ Really strong start but the 2nd half is nowhere near as good in my opinion.
Smells like teen spirit: 7 [Lyrics 4/10 + Instrumental 10/10] In bloom: 5 [Lyrics 5/10 + Instrumental 10/10] Come as your are: 7 [Lyrics 7/10 + Instrumental 9/10] Breed: 4 [Lyrics 3/10 + Instrumental 10/10] Lithium: 3 [Lyrics 3/10 + Instrumental 8/10] Polly: 1 [Lyrics 1/10 + Instrumental 8/10] Territorial pissings: 6 [Lyrics 6/10 + Instrumental 10/10] Drain you: 4 [Lyrics 3/10 + Instrumental 9/10] Lounge act: 6 [Lyrics 5/10 + Instrumental 10/10] Stay away: 8 [Lyrics 8/10 + Instrumental 10/10] On a plain: 4 [Lyrics 4/10 + Instrumental 9/10] Something in the way: 1 [Lyrics 2/10 + Instrumental 7/10] Endless, nameless: 1 [Lyrics 1/10 + Instrumental 6/10] Es curioso como una de las canciones más famosas y mejor valoradas que tiene el grupo pierda toda la gracia cuando prestas atención a la letra, "a mulatto, an albino, a mosquito, my libido??" Me ha decepcionado bastante la letra, si el instrumental no fuera tan bueno esta canción no hubiera triunfado.. Le puse un 7 porque es icónica. Pobre Polly. "Never met a wise man if so it's a woman" facts, solo por esa frase "Territorial Pissings" merece estar en mi top. Abusa muchísimo de repetir letra para rellenar, a veces se siente extraño que repita lo mismo 7 veces. "Something in the way" por algún motivo se escuchaba tan mal que durante el primer minuto no entendía lo que decía.. además se me hizo eterna y soporífera. QUIERO SALTARLA DIOS. Está al nivel de Polly aunque en lírica sea algo mejor, 0.5 mejor sigue siendo mejor, verdad? Pff "Endless, nameless" no se entiende nada, es como si se hubiera tomado un diazepam y estuviera cantando. Top 3: Stay away, Territorial Pissings, Lounge act Least Fav: Polly Honestamente pensaba que Nirvana al ser un grupo tan admirado y conocido escribirían buenas canciones pero la verdad es que me han decepcionado.. Definitivamente lo mejor del álbum es el instrumental. Me extraña tanto que este álbum solo tenga un hit.. Y ahora yo qué nota le pongo? No merece menos de un 2 por la instrumental pero es que la letra deja mucho que desear.. Score: 4.3 Lo recomiendo? Sí, deberías escucharlo porque es una de las bandas míticas de los 90's pero no es lo que esperaba, podría escucharlo de nuevo de fondo mientras hago otras cosas.. Son 13 canciones y dura 49m, perfectamente podría saltarme 3 o 4 canciones.
creo que le tengo tirria y trauma a la vez y nunca lo podre disfrutar del todo
Un clásico, igual un pelín sobrevalorado pero chulo igual
I remember hearing Teen Spirit in November of '91 (on my 21st birthday). I dug it. That riff and melody stuck in my head all night long. But as much as I liked it, it didn't strike me as the kind of thing that would completely change music just two months later. By that point, though, I was already tired of it. This is a good record, no doubt, but I have always thought it was a bit overrated. The lyrics never spoke to me (frankly, I still find myself eye-rolling at certain phrases), but I've had people wax on about how meaningful they were to them, so YMMV, I guess. The music is definitely cool. Their sound is huge, and there are hooks and riffs galore. The chords are often flat-out wild, which is kind of crazy for punk. But I don't know. I've just never loved this. Not sure I can put a finger on why; it's just one of those things. Maybe it's just how introspective and whiny it is. (Also, am I the only one who hates the cover?)
Strong angst. A bit played out but for a good reason, shit is good.
5.5/10 Very unusual one - I really liked the first half and really really didn’t like most of the second half. At its best when it is doing melodic grungy hard rock, at its worst when it is doing noisy punk/post punk stuff. The bad stuff sounds much more like Foo Fighters than I remember. Best: Lithium
I like a few songs but the whole album is kinda tiring.
Classic, legendary, but so overproduced for what made the band great. It sounds dated now even as the songs still crackle with Kurt’s songwriting and turns of phrase (I’ll never get over “never met a wise man / if so it’s a woman”). Weirdly, because of the regional debut of Bleach, you could call this a sophomore slump, albeit one that flipped rock upside down and shook out its lunch money. Still, there’s a lot better to hear from the dudes - even the live stuff is better than this, there’s just too much polish.
A collection of hits to start the album before meandering into mediocrity.
6/10 Top 3 tracks: 1. Come As You Are 2. Smells Like Teen Spirit 3. Lithium
I appreciate nirvana less than I respect them as artists, but that respect grows each time I listen through an album of theirs. While the A-side is a breakthrough of unparalleled proportion, with hit after hit, the B-side falls short for me; especially with the studio freak out of Endless Nameless. It has an undeniable place in music history for its influence, but I can’t get myself to enjoy most of the songs on the album; between the very minimalistic songwriting and Cobain’s singing voice I can’t quite get into it like a lot of other grunge albums
= the Beatles This might be the second most over rated band in history.
Some pretty good songs, other less good. Definitely iconic, wish they'd change the cover art.
This is good but not excellent. Famous good tracks but for me there's something missing. At times of release I really didn't listen to this and most likely I won't listen to it again for a while.
When Nevermind came out, I had just found out about Bleach and was kind of bummed that they went so much softer sound on the second album. Obviously it grew on me and the A-side became really familiar, as I kept on listening to A-side. I in fact have the "Euro misprint" version of the LP. It's a pretty cool record, even if it doesn't have the roughness of the first album.
Pretty good
Genre defining, but not my thing.
I liked it
I appreciate the impact of this album, there's some themes and sentiments I usually don't expect to find in early 90's music. But to me there's just not enough of anything interesting in terms of sound and dynamics to come back for more. Favourite song: Lounge Act
The tracks that weren't mainstream were not that good. Just noise
I've never really paid any attention to Nirvana. I was aware of them but didn't associate any particular songs with them. So it was good to be able to recognise quite a few songs here discovering that they were by Nirvana. I didn't mind the album at all but the band won't become an overnight favourite of mine.
Good. Classic. I knew most of them, but there were a couple new ones.
It’s good. Listened to it too much as a lad, so it’s lost a lot of impact. Bass lines still stood out (in a good way) in both terms of writing and production. My old copy didn’t have Endless Nameless, so this was my first listen….🤷🏻♀️ Top track: Lounge Act
Ikonisk album, hård rock, grunge, gode hooks,
Paljon huutamista, angstia ja melodioita.
Too much metal for me
A moment in time.
I'm never listening to this again.
Nirvana successfully sanded down the edges of noise/punk rock enough to be widely popular but still sharp enough to be edgy. I can see why this had such a following. But I really prefer the more raw and ugly sound of In Utero. 3.5
i knew a lot more of these songs than i thought i did
Easy 3 stars. Completely fine, overplayed, too loud, would rather not listen again. Just not my genre no matter how badly I want to like it. I don't really connect with shout-singing - Nirvana! This is gonna be interesting - First song: Shouty vocals - This feels like a sound that was copied so much that it's not interesting anymore, even if it was pioneering. It's perfectly agreeable music, but not wowing me - My goodness the hits on this album have been way overplayed through the years. I know them without ever actually having listened to them myself - Yeah sorry this genre is just not for me. I wish I could see what everyone else loves about Nirvana.
Si puedes sacar la batería de todo el álbum, solo oirás una guitarra sosa y un demente gritando desaforadamente. Grohl es la magia y el exito del loco aquel. No todo lo que brilla es oro.
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Well, it has some great songs on it, but also has some that should never have been included. Like Endless, Nameless ....
OK, but not memorable.
Obviously a very good album, only reason I’m not scoring it higher is because grundge as a genre tends to get a little repetitive to me. Would be 3.5 if I could give it.
I feel like I should like it more than I do annoyingly. It's not terrible by any means but, is it really as good as everyone claims is to be? I don't think so. I expected more
Not so much game-changing for its time but game-reminding for those of us who'd heard similar before this. Grunge, but with the right amount of punk attitude. Fast forward over 20 years later and they're now selling socks & cup gift packs with this pasted over it...cutting edge always goes blunt in the end, I guess. Oh, and trivia buffs? This is actually their second album if you get asked the question.
Not a world class fantastic album, I don’t even enjoy it. But I do remember the excitement around it when it finally hit the Midwest.
Classic album with classic songs like "Smells Like Teen Spirit", "Come As You Are" and "Stay Away".
Some big hits, yes, but honestly seems a bit overrated.
Nirvana was my favorite band as a child. They write music for children.
keep
Smells Like Teen Spirit is iconic of course. I like Kurt’s harsh, gritty vocals. So much personality and colour. Some catchy guitar riffs and sick drums. Sometimes a bit repetitive. Some strange lyrics lol.
Some huge hits and some huge misses. I can't deny the power of the first 3 tracks, and several others on the album are great compliments. I feel like it would at least be a 4, but the misses really miss - so, wanting to skip close to half the album feels like it brings it down.
Kurt's delivery is flawless, but I'm not the biggest lover of Grunge so this is the best I could muster.
Very screamy, a few great songs, a few good and a few misses. Best - Come as you are Worst - Territorial Pissings
Classic album one of the best of all time
Smells Like Teen Spirit riff >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
The ‘Joker’ of rock music.
It's iconic, but doesn't speak to me. Angry boys.
I'd only ever listened to 3 Nirvana songs before-- Teen Spirit, Come as You Are and Heart Shaped Box-- so this was an interesting experience. This album has a truly mythic reputation-- and I guess that's why I was a little underwhelmed. It's definitely a good album and I enjoyed it, but it wasn't the seminal, life-changing experience that I feel a lot of people have with it-- granted, as a zoomer in 2025 I'm listening to this in a context that's very different from, say, a 22 year old listening to this in 1991. Perhaps because I have always existed in the world Nirvana created, its impact is somewhat dulled. I think this could grow on me with repeated listens, but for now it's a 3.5/5 (I still haven't figured out if we can do half-ratings here. If we can't, it'll probably get a 3/5). Aside from the first three tracks, my favorite song was for sure Endless Nameless. Yeah.
I'd never listened through a Nirvana album before this - can't say I've missed too much. Everything worth merit is already well known and well lauded, 'In Bloom' and 'Something In The Way' the best examples. The album tracks are pretty one dimensional and do little to flesh out the record. Best Tracks: - Smells Like Teen Spirit - In Bloom - Something In The Way Worst Tracks: - Endless, Nameless - Lounge Act Rating: 6.5/10
Okei, tämä on klassikko klassikkokappaleilla varustettuna, mutta en kuuntelisi tätä sen enempää.
6/10…Grunge
Smells Like Teen Spirit is of course great In Bloom I found dull I like the riff in Come As You Are and the weird tune of the chorus (similar to the odd tune at the beginning of Lithium) Breed is pretty fun Same with Lithium Polly is ok Territorial Pissings is pretty cringe Drain You is ok. The start of it matches the start of Teen Spirit - I notice a lot of the songs have a similar tune, or pattern? Lounge Act - pretty fun Stay Away - this is my favourite after Teen Spirit Love the honesty of On A Plain - pretty good song in general. Really like Something In The Way - love the one-note harmony. Endless, Nameless - oh no; my least favourite style of 'singing'. Oh wait nice riff after the initial horror. No wait back to the travesty after that. Oh wait nice guitar after that. And back to the cool riff. But now the horrors are back. We knew they would be. Discordant cacophony at 2.30 is cool though. Ok sweet everything from 2.30 onwards is great. I just need an entirely instrumental version of this track. Great ending to the album, though.
I feel like all my reviews at the same, good background music for work. Familiar with some songs but never listened to the whole album. Was okay, but probably won't listen to the album again. LOL
ok. bit too grungy