Nevermind

Kurt Cobain embodies what a front man should be, The drums are ever present and they along with the other instruments are plated at the highest level and the care and respect is present through all these tracks, I didn't know they could make such good melodies and write such catchy choruses, I had only heard the darkest songs from them and I am thoroughly happy to hear that they can bring in softer elements even if it is not full songs, fleeting moments can still be good.

lounge act is my favorite

Epic grunge album one of the best ever

What more can I say that hasn’t already been said? Revolutionary record and one that will live forever.

Overall a great album. Although Endless, Nameless left me with a bit of a bad aftertaste. I think I liked Lithium or Drain You the most.

C'mon it's Nevermind it has to get a 10/10.

One of my favorites since I was a kid

Still an amazing album. TBH though- in the 90’s I was much more into Pearl Jam than Nirvana.

I mean it is hard to find fault with this album… maybe it is too short and not loud enough?

It's a really good album that I enjoyed listening to and will enjoy again. I cannot see myself choosing to put it on though

Some good, some not so good tracks but overall i liked it. Fav tracks: „In bloom“ and „Come as you are“

Wow. What an album. Genre defining. Just amazing songs. Absolutely love this one. Everyone should listen to it.

Oh man, oh man, oh man. Nirvana were a forced unto music that forever changed the grunge scene. Kurt Cobain (RIP) was a tortured, trouble and beautiful artist. Talk to your Aunty Clarius, she’s somewhat an expert, This album kicked off a movement, and I say let it stomp down the door. The drums, the melody’s the angst. Play it loud little man, lift your horns and bang that head till your neck aches.

Haha, you're giving me this shit after Courtney Love? Come on. Anyway, what else needs to be said about this album? Really good and also really overrated. And also really good, but still, a little too long and shockingly (to me, at least) anonymous in the grand scheme of things for much of the back half. But still really good.

legendary pull

In my opinion the album that changed the music world the most. An amazing record, going from one highlight to the next. The second half may not have any hits anymore, but still has amazing songs. 5/5

Saved? ✅ Would listen again? ✅ Would recommend to anyone? ✅ Would buy on Vinyl? ✅

Finally, an album that TRUELY deserves to be on here! Feels like I haven't gotten an album like this in years. Generator, more like this please!

Fundamental, uma espécie de "destino" do desenvolvimento do rock e pai do qrock feito depois. Um clássico, todas as músicas conhecidas.

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.

Listened to this album about a thousand times never a bad listen.. favorite track is come as you are.

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!

It's a classic album but grunge rock isn't for me

Just a classic entry in to the world of grunge. Hearing their slower ballads was definitely a unique experience

Classic. Drums high quality. Voice high quality. Guitar high quality. Though the more famous songs were the more energetic songs that showcased things better.

Remains the peak of its genre.

It's a classic

It's fucking Nirvana, what else would you expect? Kurt Cobain managed to revitalize rock n' roll for the 90s blending loud and raw punkish attitude with metallic melodies and alternative noisy and sloppy elements. The water-y pedal is what does it for me, gives it an entirely unique vibe Nevermind is one of the rare cases of an album being all hit and no miss. Just killer and no filler. Feel acts like Nirvana came out of nowhere, foresaw their sucess and dropped their bombs and disappeared quickly (for rather tragic reasons that mostly showcase the problems of the time than anything) in a way that will forever be stuck in the hearts of younger generations in a similar way the Beatles did for the older ones. Highlights: everything Downsides: nothing

We learned long ago that we need not understand the lyrics to get the groove. Rock endures, and there's not a mediocre song on the album. 5/5

I remember well when the album arrived on the market and within a short time everybody knew Nirvana. The music was new, fresh and great. Now, 25 years later it is still a great album, it is still enjoyabel to listen to and it is still great.

Living during this time was wild. Love it or hate it, Nirvana changed the whole music scene. I never really listened to them when they came out (or thereafter), and shamefully this is my first exposure to the full album. The first half was really enjoyable. The second half was okay but not my jam. (On A Plain sounded like a sped up version of Come As You Are.) Still, it's a cultural icon.

Ahhh what a classic

Arh idag kan jeg holde album fri, for her er en 5er alle dage. Men hov. Nu køre albummet alligevel igen!

Jeg skylder det album hele min musikalske identitet

First impression: I already knew I was giving this 5 stars before I even pressed play. This album was part of the soundtrack to my early high school years. I’m not even sure if it’s my favourite album they’ve released, but it’s such a classic that it absolutely deserves this rating. I will admit I probably overplayed it back then, so revisiting it this time around (probably for the hundredth time) didn’t have quite the same magic as it did on that first listen. Because of that, this rating is really honouring that initial experience and the album’s role as one of my gateways into rock music. Favourite track: (this was so hard for me to choose) In Bloom One sentence: Kurt’s vocals blessed my ears once more. May he rest in peace. Will I revisit? Yes

A pop music inflection point. The dawn of popular grunge (sorry Neil Young, sorry Kinks).

Another classic. Has the super well known bangers of course but some slept on tracks in here as well

While Nevermind may not stick out as much by the standards of today, but it's hard to describe how transfixing it was when it came out. Grunge was knocking on the door of the mainstream, and Nirvana kicked it completely down with their sophomore record. The punk infused riffs, dangerously catchy hooks, and Cobain's vocals all combined to make something the public didn't know they needed (myself included). While the album could use some editing and maybe drop the outro and end on Something's in the Way, it's hard to ding it too much. Nevermind inspired countless teens to pick up a guitar and form bands, gave many more a once in a generation folk hero in Kurt Cobain, and gave the middle finger to pop culture norms like a great album should. You don't have to like them, but Nevermind's impact isn't up for discussion.

I haven't listened to this in 25+ years and was surprised how well I remembered it A very, very good album. Stay away is Nirvana's best song. Fight me

Greatest album of the nineties? Probably

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Clássico, lendário

Album that defined my youth, but only the third best Album by Nirvana, imo. Totally overplayed, but great songs. Fav: Lithium

I'm a bit sick of hearing Nirvana everywhere, so I had to put that aside and actually listen to this with an open mind. I've never listened to Nevermind, but I obviously knew the most famous songs from here. Overall a really good album, but I'm not the biggest fan of grunge music. Maybe with a few more listens I'd rate this a 5 (I'd especially need to listen to the songs I didn't know a few more times). 4/5

Tough decision between something ahead of its time, flaws and all, vs a masterpiece for the ages. In the end I gave the boys the benefit of the doubt. Something in the Way tipped me over the edge.

incredible. cmon. wow. shocking i hadn’t already listened to this album fully

I know it’s a pivotal album but I think it’s ok.

mm its alright

6 stars out of 5

Sooo many banger - can't complain. Solid album. A classic.

Dunno, guess I don’t get it. Why is this like #2 on this list

Incredible album. Still love it as much as when I first heard it

Discazo pero quemadisimo ya, lo escuché una banda de veces lpm

Never really got into nirvana, pleasantly surprised

True masterpiece

Listen out of order since Spotify licensing shenanigans

Gran disco de Nirvana. Nunca lo había escuchado completo.

generacional, a pesar de que Nirvana no es santo de mi devoción 5

This is a seminal album of the grunge movement. Like it or not, Nirvana’s Nevermind was the moment, even before all of the drama with Kurt Cobain. And for those that hate Nirvana (honestly, how and why???!!???), you wouldn’t have gotten the Foo Fighters without this album. 5⭐️

A brilliant album.

Good

Singlehandedly killed hair metal and spawned a decade of great music. Awesome album!

Not a bad song on here. This album/band was a huge part of my youth, and Kurt Cobain turned me on to a lot of other bands. I’m preferential to In Utero, but this album is all killer, no filler.

one of the greatest albums of all time, i love this album with all my heart. when i heard that the irritating distortion at the end of endless, nameless is surprisingly a broken guitar, i knew kurt cobain wasn't just taking a guitar and flinging it on the ground: he was being himself, the messy yet loving seattle grunge rock lead singer-songwriter that we all know. fav tracks are come as you are, drain you, lithium, bleed etc.

Damn, I was hoping this was the one with Grandma Take Me Home on it...

Difficile de passer à côté de cet album si on a écouté plus de 10 albums dans sa vie et même après tout ce temps ça reste pas désagréable, les refrains rentrent en tête et ça se laisse écouter. C'est beaucoup plus lissé et pop que dans mon souvenir mais c'est pas plus dérangeant que ça. Et pourtant quelque chose me dérange profondément avec Nirvana et en particulier cet album. En effet, les médias avaient déjà bien entamé le déploiement du projet avant même qu'un quelconque impact culturel supposé ne se soit produit, l'impact de la musique grunge était déjà en vigueur avant même la sortie des SINGLES de ce disque, on nous vend ce truc comme une révolution depuis sa sortie mais la "révolution" en question est poussée par les mêmes médias qui ont permis au groupe d'exister. En réalité, c'est ultra formaté et calculé, la musique rock n'a jamais sonné comme une recette qu'on applique, l'album suffoque dans des normes de compositions, juste assez edgy pour plaire aux ados de l'époque qui veulent se sentir rebelles, et juste assez pop pour être aimé de tous au moment de la propagande étouffante de MTV et des radios du monde entier. Le coté hyper nonchalant du groupe que ce soit dans la musique, les interviews, ou même dans les performances lives fait grincer des dents quand on voit à quel point leur carrière était millimétrée, certaines interventions du groupe finissent même par être comique, comme si leur succès était le fruit du hasard total... en bref, soniquement cet album est plus conservateur que révolutionnaire si vous voulez mon avis, et il ne faut pas avoir écouté beaucoup de musique punk des années 70-80 pour le comprendre (déjà rien que Sonic Youth ?). En fait le problème c'est que l'album sonne pas tout à fait horrible à mes oreilles parce que j'ai tellement aimé ce groupe il y a quelques années, c'est difficile de mettre tout ça sous le tapis, pourtant je maintiens que ce truc est ridicule dans la forme qu'il prend. Ça manque franchement de fond et du punch que je pouvais lui trouver avant. Ce serait mentir que de dire que je prend pas du plaisir à réécouter certains sons du groupe de temps à autre mais l'album en entier du début à la fin est devenu indigeste pour moi.

Of the Nirvana albums, this is the best. It's both noisy and narrative, the songs are fun and dancey despite the grunge. Far superior to In Utero, in my honest opinion. Some true bangers within.

Generation defining with iconic tracks. Their success is mostly owed to this album. It's not my ultimate favourite from Nirvana, but a top album no less and certainly deserves a 5.

Classic album, an easy favorite

Heard Before? Duh. Notes: - i had forgotten that all the solos are just the verse and/or chorus melody. it's cute. - clean verses / distorted choruses formula works every time. - nice use of prechoruses and the occasional bridge. - crunchy, bright, clean production was perfectly suited to the cultural moment, and i think it was an innovation that the anerican underground sorely needed. - i was too weird for this normie music at the time, so these songs don't really mean anything to me, but i can dig their power and simplicity. - this doesn't relate to the album per se, but i especially appreciate and admire Kurt as a champion of the underground. without him, hardly any of us would be listening to Daniel Johnston, and i certainly would never have met Wesley Willis, which was one of the defining moments of my life. Verdict: The music I loved on the 90s might still have been made without this epoch defining mainstream moment, but it might not have found its way to me in small town prairie Canada. Thanks for the alterna-boom, Kurt. It was good while it lasted. Listen Again? Worth a revisit this time but I can't see a reason to deliberately hear it again.

Beaut. Im surprised I never heard of Lounge Act or Stay Away before

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.

it's good, i can very much sense why it's a classic, anyone who says otherwise is fucking stupid, tho i don't think it's necessarily for me at the end of the day, had a great time discovering it, will probably add a couple of songs to my playlists

I’ve listened to this one many times. 🤘🏻

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

Straight killer, no filler. 10/10

Sebagau album debutan, album ini terasa sudah memunculkan identitas Nirvana sebagai band grunge dengan suara kerasnya yang kotor

Everything that I can actually say is that Nirvana is my favourite band. Nevermind is a 10/10 but I like more Incesticide at this moment. Still ‘Drain’ you is my favourite.

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?

Classic then. A classic now

La energía de este álbum es increíble.

This album was the soundtrack of my childhood.

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

aight

RATING: 9/10 HIGHLIGHT: On a Plain LOWLIGHT: Stay Away

I was born in '83, so this album is for me.

Classic, start of the grunge era, and I never liked it

Great album. Stronger first half than second, imo. I always thought In Utero was the better Nirvana album, but again this one is still great and I don't begrudge it on this list especially considering its significance.

The first 3 songs were bangers, the last song didnt hit for me. Classic sound

Ground breaking grunge album that continues to stir the spirit.

Treffer ikke like godt som når jeg var kid, men tenåring-Kjetil hadde blitt bisk hvis jeg gir noe annet enn 5.

Er dette tidenes mest oppskrytte plate? Er den bra? Ja, absolutt! Var den groundbreaking når den kom? Til dels. Det er noen fantastiske låter her, og en del helt midt på treet fyllstoff. Men på ingen måter verdens beste skive. Den var sannsynligvis mer viktig enn bra.

Høydepunktene er såpass gedigne at de forglemmelige låtene ikke klarer å trekke plata ned fra femmeren.

a little above average and it wasent a torture ritual

Wow; this held up way better than I would have guessed. There are a couple standout tracks, but even the others are just good enough to keep the vibe going, and the record does not overstay its welcome.

Easy five stars. So many hits on one album

Is Kurt Cobain overrated? Yeah, probably. Is this album somehow underrated now? Also probably.

This album put guitars in so many kids' hands. Mine included.

I just don’t enjoy this at all

I can never get into it as much as I’d want to

classic

A bit overrated, but all in all a solid album that laid the foundation for a lot of upcoming grunge bands. RIP Kurt

4.5/5

Smells like a straight 5

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!

Favorite track(s): Smells Like Teen Spirit, Come as You Are, Breed, Something in the Way, Endless, Nameless Heard before Previous rating: 8/10

So honestly this deluxe version of this album on YT music is like worse. The original album and length is perfect, the rest of this feels like it's just being milked, like you can almost here it in his voice in the performances. Interesting. That said ya this is an all timer for so many reasons. I think most of all just how honest it is. Such a pure expression of pain and love.

historic bombshell, I'm not a Nirvana fan, but great album

Wowweee

#004 I was 18 when this came out, just after I discovered the pixies and just before or after the Smashing Pumpkins. Later I became more a Pearl Jam lover because of the live shows. But Nirvana was one the the bands that started me moving into grunge and alternative rock music to be the soundtrack of my late teens and early twenties. Except for the last song, it are all fantastic songs with great melodies and high energy! 5/5

When to listen: after school in your humid attic with slanted ceilings after sneaking weed into the house. A no skips album, respect.

I forgot how many hits are on this album. Something in the way. Lithium. And the ENDING. My god. An absolute classic. Not overrated, extremely rated.

As an vinyl I own, I put this record on for a fresh listen. Nirvana is my all time favorite group (so I may be a bit biased towards them), however I had always considered their studio recorded albums a bit weak vs. their tracks standing on their own. With that in mind, I'm glad I listened to this album again (with intention) before just giving it a 4, as it helped place me in the mindset of where society was at at the time; you had twenty and thirty-somethings being fed a line of bullshit for the past decade-plus - drugs are bad and the people who are addicted to them are worse and need to be locked away forever, the economy is great and no one should have to pay taxes so long as you are rich and white, satanic rituals are going on nonstop in the seedy underbelly of most of america (without a shred of actual evidence), just follow the rules and pull up those bootstraps and you too will be wildly successful, etc. While most gen xers were able to see through this bullshit, their boomer parents took everything they heard as established fact, and it left a whole generation of cynical minded individuals like a powder keg ready to blow - Nevermind, Nirvana, and the grunge revolution was the spark needed to set off that explosion Nevermind is an album not afraid to be loud or crude, not afraid to break open festering wounds caused by mental health failures of the prior 15 years, not afraid to poke fun at the holy rollers and religious right that seemed to be taking over most of America. It allows the pent up rage of Gen x to be unleashed, and did so with some very catchy, beautifully written music. I'm glad I gave Nevermind a fresh listen, as I see (and hear) parallels of the early 90s popping up again today. This album gives me hope that it will only be a matter of time before rage boils over again and power is taken back by young adults

No-one is giving this anything other than 5 are they!?

A tad bit overrated but a fine album nonetheless. Favorite track: Lithium

This was actually a pretty big one for me. Wore this record out. LSD and strobe lights were involved. 5

I mean cmon it’s Nevermind I’m racking my brain and I can’t think of a single 5 song run on any album that’s as good as the first five tracks on Nevermind. Smells Like Teen Spirit’s one of the most popular rock songs ever made for good reason, and I don’t think I can name ten lead singles on any album I like more. I love how it transitions to In Bloom, which has a completely different, slower sound while still having so much energy. Come As You Are has one of my favorite guitar solos and man that guitar/bass line is just awesome. Lithium’s cool just because how much it focuses on vocals over the rest of the songs before it on the album, and again is full of great transitions between the chiller and more grungey parts of the songs. Cobain’s vocals are great as expected, with some really fascinating lyrics (especially looking back knowing about his impending suicide in a few short years). Instrumentation from Novoselic and Grohl is stellar The rest of the album (ok maybe except Territorial Pissing) is good too, though it’s just so hilariously frontloaded that the back half does feel a bit slow at times, but I absolutely would not call it bad music Pretty easy to see why this is an absolutely generational album; in fact I’d make the argument as an album it’s more iconic than anything not put out by the Beatles. It has its peaks and valleys but very few works eclipse what Nirvana’s able to do here

very frontloaded, some classics for sure. not the biggest fan of his voice, i think the repetitive lyrics dont help polly is a really freaky song. that sucks he was definitely lying when he said he didnt have a gun lol

For a long time I sort of dismissed Nirvana, never really "got" them and was fed up of hearing Smells Like Teen Spirit. So it goes without saying I'd never listened to this album in full, even though it is one of the most famous rock albums with the iconic, instantly recognisable cover. I have to say this album thoroughly surprised and impressed me. The first 5 songs contain 4 of their biggest hits which are still very good regardless of being heard a lot. The rest of the record really kicked things into gear and was a lot heavier than I expected, both musically and lyrically. "Breed" and "Territorial Pissings" are straight up bangers and brought an energy I didn't quite expect. The same goes for "Lounge Act" and "Stay Away" another two favourites of mine. Couple that with the slower "Polly" and haunting "Something In The Way", this is a complete record start to finish.

Reminds me of being 7 years old and listening to this on cassette. The nostalgia hits HARD. In Bloom will forever be stamped on my heart. Not a bad track in the whole album.

I mean what can be said about it that hasn’t already been said? Kurt has done great pop sensibilities that they turned into a grunge album. They’re the most punk of the big four and it shows - the songs aren’t complicated and that lends to their popularity. It isn’t my favorite Nirvana album (In Utero) and it is a very front loaded album but it’s a classic and helped change the musical landscape in the 90s.

Buen álbum, mejor banda.

Like some Beatles records on the list, I went in thinking I’d be iconoclastic and give it a 4, only to be blown away all over again. I’m young enough that even though I was aware of Kurt Cobain’s death, it didn’t feel like something that happened to me personally. Perhaps that’s a way to define your micro-generation: tell me about Kurt Cobain. Anyway, by the time I was taking music more seriously Nirvana and their importance were simply assumed. That kind of annoyed me, so even though I knew all the songs, I think the only album I actually owned was Unplugged. Then I went back through it all again in the streaming era, but it never seemed to have the impact it was supposed to. Hearing it in the context of this project changed that. I feel like I can finally hear what an explosive impact this had when it came out… how it suddenly reorganized the whole pop music universe around itself. Don’t have the energy at this moment to try to explain WHY that was, but grateful to finally feel like I got it.

This album probably introduced me to grunge and alt-rock as a genre growing up and I can probably find traces of its influence in a lot of stuff I listen to today. The mega hits have a musical restraint along with a cleanly produced mix that made hooks that burns into your brain. The back half of the album was more unknown to me and drifts more into punk and slower tracks but I think it all comes together by the end minus Endless, Nameless which has its own energy entirely. Between how influential the songs are and the sense of that tampered emotional rage as a young adult I think this album hits the mark dead on.

It's a bit front heavy. It's probably overrated. But it is influential probably in the same way as sex pispols were 15 years earlier. It's not a great album but very good 9/10

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

Not a lot to add to the other five star reviews to be honest; an absolute classic.

Lot of feels wired up with this one. Time travel like few other albums I can think of. I thought it was a lock at a 5 when it popped up but I wavered a bit. Starts very strong but didn't hold up quite as well as I expected.

It’s not as good as In Utero but what it is is still an easy five.

Not too may albums that put other grunge acts on the map still hold up. Thats just not the case with Nevermind.

Яростный бой за ничто. Я знаю каждую песню из этого альбома, большинство человечество точно знают половину даже если вообще не слушают музыку. Этот релиз - голос поколения, а Курт - кумир до сих пор сотен миллионов человек. Переслушать этот альбом  всегда ностальгия по первому прослушиванию - то чувство незабываемо. Smells like teen spirit - песня которую знает абсолютно каждый даже спустя 35 лет после релиза, несмотря на это факт на мой взгляд на альбоме есть гораздо сильней композиции. Переданное настроение очень четкое и яркое, хотя в точности сказать, что именно сложно: то ли ярость и понимание ее бесцельности, толи внутренний бунт, саботаж и отрицания всего вокруг. Все описания которые возникают в голове крутятся около чего-то одного - для это непринятие. Весь альбом пропитан отвержением ко всему. Этот альбом получает безоговорочные 10/10, пусть я хотел поставить меньше чисто из-за личных вкусов, но просто не смог!

I'm the one who likes all their pretty songs, I like to sing along, but, tbh, I don't really know what it all means. The album doesn't hold back, starting with three iconic songs in a row, opening with its biggest single, before diving into the grittier, deeper cut "Breed." The album manages to mix, with expertise, more accessible tracks (the radio-friendly unit shifters) with the more aggressive and toothy tracks like "Breed," and "Territorial Pissings." Even if some tracks do get too heavy for some the choruses all have a clear vocal hook to latch onto, like a lifering. There isn't really a low point in the album. The closest would be Polly with softer and more introspective sound. I really love the dynamics in these tracks. They verses are often bass and light, clear guitar, moving into a slightly heavier pre-chorus and reaching a wall of sound for the chorus, only to fall back to the lighter instrumentation. That combination of clean guitar and chorus effect is immediately identifiable. With its gritty riffs, dark, strained vocals, and guitar anti-solos, this album just oozes character. The album completely captures the youth frustration of waiting for the impending beanie baby craze to start. Although I think I prefer In Utero, Nevermind is still an undeniable juggernaut and, unlike some of my teenage music taste, still stands the test of time. (Also a complete side note. Short scale offsets are extremely cool.) 5/5

3 boys in a band? Not writing about hot chicks? Totes gay I really wish that Something In The Way hadn't been used in Batman though, that is a beautiful song that shouldn't make me think about Batman

the first authentic hit punk rock group. They started it all.

Obviously an all timer.

If I was 14 i would have a lauding review and give this a glowing 5. But as I’ve gotten older I’ve listened to a lot of the influences of this album and albums that have been influenced by it. Is it groundbreaking? In the mainstream music sphere yes. But there is much better to come from it and before it. Smells Like Teen Spirit, despite being the most popular song is probably the most dull and frankly boring song to listen to on this album. There are some tones that I’m shocked to hear on this album, Endless Nameless is a terrific noisy closer. Much of the most interesting sounding songs are those that weren’t singles. I also believe this to be the weakest Nirvana album, Bleach and In Utero are much rawer and abrasive albums that overall are much more interesting. It makes me wonder what they would’ve been up to if Kurt was still alive, Dave Grohl’s work in Foo Fighters shows he was not the creative force that created some of Nirvana’s harsher music, maybe they would’ve gone too alternative for the mainstream appeal they got from this album and sink back underground. Who knows.

Heard it a million times now and it never gets old

To clarify a point I made on another review: I never said these guys weren’t talented. But after hearing more from bands like Mudhoney and Meat Puppets, it seems to me that they weren’t the ground breakers MTV wanted us to believe. They had better production than those other bands, for sure. I think the key is also that they came along at the right time, when someone in the music industry decided it was time to topple the popularity of “hair bands” which dominated up until then.

My 17 year old self didn’t like this music because I couldn’t understand the words; I still don’t, but I appreciate the sentiment. 4.5

Loud and fast. Energetic and jump worthy.

I see Courtney’s vision these guys were cooking.

Definitely Maybe Oasis The Yes Album Yes Document R.E.M.

Du easy listening qui buche que l'criss. La prod explosive a sûrement contribué au succès fou de cet album mais overall j'aimerais que ce soit un peu plus chaleureux/moins métallique parce que la grande majorité des tounes sont toutes incroyables. In Utero est mieux produit mais je vais toujours préférer le songwriting de Nevermind. 4.75 étoiles

One of my favourite albums of all time. Almost every song could have been a single, and I love them all. The production is really clean, and the energy is great. Even the album cover is epic. Favourites: Smells Like Teen Spirit, Something In The Way, Lithium, Come As You Are, In Bloom.

A perfect album. Grunge was one of the last great movements to come out of rock and roll and Nirvana was the most talented of the bunch. Heavy punk and '70s rock and roll influences.

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

idk man his vocals just dont work on some of the tracks but when they do it hits sooo hard

Smell Like Teen Spirit is overrated. Not that it's bad, but damn the rest is so much better.

It's hard to imagine what score I might give albums like this if I hadn't have obsessed over it for years as a teenager. Would I see it as noise, with endlessly repeating screamed vocals ("I'M ON A PLAIN", "STAY AWAY", "GHOOOOSST"), guitars driven into mush, drums dominating without contributing? Or would I appreciate the beautiful hooks and melodies, and the knowing lyrics, propped up by a strong scaffold of fast-and-loose garage rock? Would it make me *feel* the same way I felt when I was 15? Would I feel like I was part of something big, connected to a musical institution wildly outside of my suburban consciousness? Would I sense that nod of rebellion as I listen to the screaming, knowing that all this would surely be tutted at by my parents? Would I obsessively copy my CD to my minidisk player (bought for me by said parents), painstakingly inputting every letter of every track title via a 2-button interface. We won't know. We have to live in the world where this album grabbed me, spoke to me, changed me. The world where I then discovered the (previously reviewed) unplugged version, where I then fell in love with acoustic instruments, Americana, folk. We live in this version of the world, am I am glad we do.

Nostalgia definitely contributed to this 5 star rating, but the album still rips. The first 5 songs are all classics in their own right, each one bringing a unique tone to the album. Endless, Nameless is probably the only real weak spot and even that has its place.

Liked it, but got a bit repetitive for me(not usually my genre, so maybe that's why)

A classic. Polly breaks my heart every time.

Rv

Bello ma alcune canzoni bo, ripetitive

Album 215. Nevermind (https://open.spotify.com/album/2UJcKiJxNryhL050F5Z1Fk?si=TgV9x8FjQXu-Xan7nGUSng) — Nirvana (1991) Well...I don't want to give it a highest rate. But actually I can't. Unfortunately it's too good. I'm fucking liked ten out of thirteen songs and still trying to be snooty — goated. I definitely don't like this album as much as I like most of 5 star albums, but it's still... 5/5 Liked: — Smells Like Teen Spirit — Come As You Are — Breed — Lithium — Territorial Pissings — Drain You — Lounge Act — Stay Away — On A Plain — Something In The Way

Great album , by one of the few legendary bands .

Este álbum de Nirvana es una joya

Perfect album, no notes

Absolute classic from the godfathers of grunge

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.

love it

Get why popular not my favorite sounds l

classic, generacional os hits sao MUITO BONS

10 stars!!

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.

*93 Det er simpelt, det er råt, og det føles bare helt rigtigt.

Nirvana har haft en meget særlig plads i mit hjerte siden jeg som ganske ung fik “MTV unplugged on New York” på CD. Nevermind er banger på banger og jeg vender tilbage til det album igen og igen. De største 5 stjerner på listen indtil videre *****

Langt hen ad vejen et fantastisk og gennemført album Det er ikke perfekt for mig, men når det er bedst, er det verdensklasse. Når det er værst, er jeg mindre optimistisk, men det er aldrig rigtig dårligt. Afslutningsnummeret trækker ned 4.1

lyden af Smells like teen spirit, der smadrer ud af højtalerne, sveden der drypper, bar kas', kroppen spændt og klar til at hoppe ind i moshpit'en - Nirvana live er helt klart i top 10 over musikalske oplevelser jeg gerne ville have oplevet. Der er SÅ meget energi her. Næsten lidt synd, et det kun var alle de nedern drenge fra Engdalsskolen med deres doc martins og skovmandsskjorter der hørte det, mens vi andre seje drenge fra Gjellerupskolen hørte Wu-tang. Tror faktisk aldrig, jeg har hørt Nevermind i sin helhed før. Super råt, beskidt og god energi. Kan nok bedre lide de mere punkede indslag end de grungede, og selvom der generelt er et højt niveau hele vejen igennem, så bliver numrene 8-11 alligvel lidt kedelige. Og så er spørgsmålet jo så, hvor meget de tre hits og albummets generelle betydning kan kompensere for. Et lille bitte femtal herfra.

Oh, I’ll mind.

For me, "Nevermind" is an album of two distinct halves. The first half is faultless, whereas the second does not quite live up to the impact or song-writing quality of the opening tracks. The opening salvo of 'Smells Like Teen Spirit', 'In Bloom', and 'Come as You Are' rivals any opening three tracks of any album, by any artist, for sheer impact. 'Breed' sustains this momentum with its visceral punk energy, followed by the "quiet-loud-quiet" moodiness of 'Lithium'. This run is rounded out by 'Polly', which lowers the tempo and quietens the mood without lowering the quality. These six tracks represent a varied stretch of excellence. However, the second half of the record struggles to maintain this standard. 'Territorial Pissings' offers plenty of punk attitude and angst, but it feels like a good track rather than a great one. The same applies to 'Drain You' and the subsequent numbers. While there isn't a bad song present, nothing quite matches the presence of those first six tracks. The major shift from their previous album, "Bleach", is the sonic quality of the production by Butch Vig. In particular, the drum sound and the debut performance of Dave Grohl elevate the material. Sonically, it is a full, huge-sounding record. "Nevermind" is a significant record that defined an era of alternative rock, primarily due to its incredible first half and powerful production. While the song-writing remains good throughout, the second half cannot sustain the ground-breaking quality of the opening six tracks, resulting in an album that feels somewhat front-heavy. Four stars. 1 "Smells Like Teen Spirit" (5/5) 2 "In Bloom" (5/5) 3 "Come as You Are" (5/5) 4 "Breed" (5/5) 5 "Lithium" (5/5) 6 "Polly" (5/5) 7 "Territorial Pissings" (3/5) 8 "Drain You" (3/5) 9 "Lounge Act" (3/5) 10 "Stay Away" (3/5) 11 "On a Plain" (4/5) 12 "Something in the Way" (4/5) 13 "Endless, Nameless" (3/5) Total - 53 Average - 4.08 340/1001 183/340 albums reviewed were new to me.

Is it overplayed? Yes. Is it iconic? Also yes.

Nothing I could say about this album that hasn’t been said before. Oh well, whatever, Nevermind

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I think not all great names are meant for everyone had high hopes but didn't meet the expectations it had some glimpses but wasn't anything impressive some where even more bad even sounded disturbing 3.93/10

Still hits all the high notes.

Fantastic 90s Grunge album with havy distortion and amazing sound

I’m not the biggest fan of Nirvana, or grunge more generally, but I understand why this album transcended a subculture to become a generational touchstone. For me, the strength of the album comes from the first five tracks (which are, I’m pretty sure, the most commercially successful) and my interest tapers off a bit after that, although the second half might be more representative of the group’s garage punk influences. But the collection of songs works well as a cohesive album, and I did enjoy the frenetic, noise-bending finale.

Kurt Cobain’s song writing is something I never appreciated until reading Dave Grohl’s autobiography. To my understanding Kurt was a real down to earth lover of the arts. The band he became the frontman for was a pioneer of change to a genre that was rapidly becoming stale. We need another Nirvana to come our way in 2026.

I fffuckiing loooveee nirvanaaa urgfhghghghghg some of these songs don‘t get recognised enough for it being such a popular album. Gave me a boner.

Yeah it's alright

Even at the time, I thought it was overrated and kinda lame. Decades later, my opinion hasn't changed. I don't like Nirvana.

A wide ranging classic. Great potential for misheard lyrics.

Obviously a classic.

Perfect album

Took me a few try’s to finish this one, had hoped i’d like it more as i do like the more mainstream singles from the album however this was not for me, also the last song made me irrationally angry it took alot of willpower not to turn it off

Idk id rather just be listening to in utero

Lo escuché antes de ayer (putadon) pero mi review es que es discazo (8'75/10)

This album is held up as a monumental moment in music but going back to it I realised that I’d be okay never hearing half of these songs ever again. I was always more of a Pearl Jam or Soundgarden guy.

An all timer. Nothing to say that hasn't been said.

Oh, boy, I lived this album. I was a metalhead at the time, though even I can admit that hair metal was getting watered down with paper imitations of the best examples of the genre. If there’s one thing businesspeople know how to do, it’s ruin a good thing by running it into the ground. It got to the point that as long as you had long hair and sang about love, you got a record deal and a video in heavy rotation on MTV. Then, here comes Smells Like Teen Spirit, and I'll admit, even I was like, "What is this?!?!" It was awesome and signaled the death of hair metal because the record industry had a new genre to run into the ground, grunge. I hate that word. Nirvana does not sound like Soundgarden, who doesn't sound like Pearl Jam, who doesn't sound like Alice In Chains, yet they're all labeled as grunge. It's dumb. They are all from Seattle, and that's about the only common ground. Well, that and most of them thought hair metal was goofy. The 80s were about greed, drugs, and fun. The 90s were different, though the drugs continued and would eventually rob us of several geniuses. The 90s were about looking inward and looking at the world around you. It wasn’t a party every day in the lives of those bands or most of America; it was about survival. I was a dumb kid and tried to hate "grunge," even though I actually loved it. I stayed true to hair metal at my own expense. It took me years to appreciate bands like Jane's Addiction, Rage Against the Machine, and Tool. Now they're three of my favorite bands. But I bought all the "grunge" albums, including Nirvana's Nevermind. I thought they showed up out of nowhere, not realizing this was actually their second album, and their previous album, Bleach, kind of broke them. Nevermind just exploded them to the masses. Kurt Cobain became a god, and then it was his worship that ended up destroying him, I think. It's a shame. I just wonder what Nirvana would have sounded like today? Were they destined to explode anyway? What about the Foo Fighters? It makes you think. Track 1 is Smells Like Teen Spirit. This is the song of a generation. It's angry, but melodic, heavy, but quiet. It totally deconstructed what rock and roll was at the time. Deconstructed rock and then built it up into a heavy Stooges-like anxiety attack. Except, at that time, I didn’t know who the Stooges were, unless you were talking about the Three Stooges. The guitar sounds so quiet until Dave Grohl comes in and they get LOUD. Then we get about five guitars layered on top of each other, and then the soft, quiet, soft, quiet thing begins. It's actually become kind of a cliche now, but at the time, hair metal didn't sound like this. These guitars weren't flashy and nimble. Cobain's guitars were strangled and bludgeoned. Just noise that happened to sound like music. Then his solo is nothing compared to a Van Halen song, but it served the song and what Nirvana wanted to create. The song is still powerful and still gives me chills. It will be played and revered 100 years from now. Track 2 is In Bloom, and again, I'm a riff guy. The lyrics mean nothing to me, and Cobain's lyrics really meant nothing to me because I couldn’t understand them half the time. That main riff is so good. We're kind of in a soft, loud mode here too, but the soft has a fat riff, and the loud is really just noise. And yet, there are harmonies, and you could see the Beatles singing this song if it were 1966. Cobain loved the Beatles, and it shows on Nevermind. The lyrics are about a tough guy Nirvana fan who doesn't realize the band would likely think he's a dork and probably be against everything he believes in. In a way, Cobain spoke this into existence. He was horrified at frat boys rocking out to his songs, as those kinds of guys beat him up as a kid. Track 3 is Come As You Are. It's not one of my favorites. I think it's one of the best vocals by Cobain, though. I do like Cobain as a lyricist. He sometimes makes up words to fit what he means. He writes in a bit of a cryptic style, but leaves enough breadcrumbs for us to find the path to his meaning, or at least I think he does. Track 4 is Breed, and it starts as straight fire. I love that fuzzy riff from both the guitar and bass. Later, the guitar is less fuzzy and just screeching along to the verses. This song is great, one of my favorites on the album. The solo sounds like Cobain is in a literal struggle with his guitar. It's amazing how much power these three men can generate in about 3 minutes Track 5 is Lithium, which I just thought was about batteries. It was later that I discovered its use for mental health. Growing up in the rural south, you didn't hear much about mental health. You still don't, but things are a bit better. I love the yeah, yeah, yeahs as the chorus with the guitars doubling the vocals. Krist Novoselic is the MVP of this song. "I'm so happy, cause today I found my friends. They're in my head. I'm so ugly, that's okay, cause so are you. We broke our mirrors." Great lyrics. I don't think I'll ever forget those lines. Track 6 is Polly. This song is haunting, dark, and hard to listen to. The song is from the perspective of a sexual predator who has kidnapped a girl. It seems Cobain wanted the listener to sit in the uncomfortable reality of sexual violence. Not my favorite song, but powerful. Track 7 is Territorial Pissing, and when I first heard it, I wasn't ready for it. It was too loud, too fast, too much noise, and Cobain's voice was torturous. Now, it's one of my favorite songs on the album. The song is about toxic masculinity, and the so-called alphas need to mark their territory. When this album came out, I asked my mom to pick it up for me. When she got home, she didn't have the CD and said there was a naked baby on the cover and a song about pissing. She was not going to be seen buying such trash. I think that was the only time mom ever paid any attention to what I was listening to. And by that point, I was into NWA, 2 Live Crew & metal. Track 8 is Drain You and the guitars sound great on this. It sounds like a dozen were recorded and just layered on top of each other. Another song I could picture the Beatles singing. Cobain had an ear for a melody. I think the wild success of this album caused him to regress a bit for the follow-up, Heart-Shaped Box. The songs on it aren't quite as melodic or accessible. It's the same thing Pantera did after Vulgar Display of Power. They wanted to record the heaviest album ever with Far Beyond Driven. One that would actually lose their most casual fans. I wasn't a casual fan, but it took me a while to come to love FBD. But I digress. The breakdown in the middle of the song reminds me of Cheap Trick's cover of Ain't That a Shame from their Live at Budokan album. Track 9 is Lounge Act, which I admit I don't have any memory of. Now it's coming back to me. This song sounds more like a Lemonheads song. It's not as "grungy," it's got a nice poppy bassline underneath it. Cobain's voice sounds totally different until they get to the last part of the song. Track 10 is Stay Away and again, it’s not memorable. I must have only listened to the first 8 songs on this album most of the time. Now it's coming back. The song is very punk rock. The lyrics tell the music execs to stay out of the band's hair and let them write and perform the way they want. It's funny how music or TV execs all think they've got talent. If they did, they wouldn't be execs, they'd be stars. Track 11 is On a Plain, and I love the harmonies on this track. This track is more nonsense than most of Cobain's lyrical content. It's supposedly him doing stream-of-consciousness lyrics as he was tired and ready to go home. Track 12 is Something in the Way, and is not to be confused with Something in the Way She Moves by the Beatles. I love this sound. The strings are beautiful. Cobain's harmonies are so filled with melancholy. They make me think of a cold, grey day in November. The song is about someone on the outside of society, in extreme poverty. The song puts you right in the place of someone who just can’t get out of where they are. Track 13 is Endless, Nameless, and it truly is noise, then it turns into something musical before devolving again. Not my favorite track. Apparently, it was born out of a jam with more stream-of-consciousness lyrics. This album isn't perfect. There are a few forgettable songs, but it's an album of a generation and probably the album of the 90s. I tried to deny it and hate it for years, but it's an album everyone should hear. It's genius.

Easy 5. Duh.

It’s the classic grunge album for a reason. While it hits a high in Smells Like Teen Spirit that it never reaches again in the rest of the album, it’s an incredible record. From lyrics to vocals to instrumentals to just the whole vibe of the record, it’s intense and emotional album that creates a rich soundscape. Wide range of types of tracks and Cobain is at his best and one of the best modern rock albums.

Smells Like Teen Spirit - 5/5 In Bloom - 5/5 Come as You Are - 5/5 Breed - 5/5 Lithium - 4.5/5 Polly - 4.5/5 Territorial Pissings - 4/5 Drain You - 4/5 Lounge Act - 4.5/5 Stay Away - 4.5/5 On a Plain - 4.5/5 Something in the Way - 5/5 I can't really think of any other albums that shaped my taste in music more than this one. When I heard Smells Like Teen Spirit for the first time, I knew I had to find more music like it. The first half of this is a blitz of all killer no filter, while the second half slows down a bit before speeding up and slowing down once again. Thanks Nirvana for making record companies search for the next big thing in music, and for making my music taste what it is now. Overall: 5/5 Favorites: Smells Like Teen Spirit, In Bloom, Come as You Are, Breed, Something in the Way

Great, as always! ★★★★★

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quase 4 vai, tem uns bem bons, mas outros nem tanto, uns 3.7

Another iconic album that again somehow I’ve never given a full listen. Smells like teen spirit: such a classic track. I don’t know anyone who doesn’t know this one, and out of those people very few dislike it. In Bloom comes in right after with that heavy, yet soulful punch right in the feels. Come as you are, again, such a classic. There’s a reason why when people think Nirvana, they think this album. Breed has such drive to it. It was a nice contrast to the slow yet powerful Come as you are before it. Lithium is just a great track in itself. The way it plays around with the instrumental a bit while still maintaining the sound of this album. Polly is powerful as always. Territorial Pissings is so funny to me. It’s a complete bop with a hilarious name. I enjoyed Drain You a lot. Lounge Act was pretty good and I loved how heavy Stay Away got at the end. On a Plain, while the lyrics were somewhat basic, was still a bop. Something in the Way was utterly gorgeous. While slightly too long for an outro, Endless Nameless was overall ok. 5/5 ⭐️ 143/1089

Never was into grunge despite being an impressionable 16 year old at the time. Obviously i knew the album but never really owned or had a desire to own it. I was quite surprised how polished it is and how many good songs there are on the album. I felt like it withered a little bit at the end despite my standout track being the second last song (something in the way). It gets a solid 4 stars

9/10 not bad, autumn type of music

Classic with some bangers. Kind of hit or miss at times

5/5

One of the first records I listened to in full. I used to play this one every day. The perfect soundtrack for the hateful, paranoid and dangerously lonely teenager I was. Think I turned out okay, all things considered.

I remember tripping mushrooms, listening to this, and thinking this was what it sounds like to sell your soul for rock and roll. Spins: Thousands Playlist Additions - Everything

No. 403/1001 Smells Like Teen Spirit 5/5 In Bloom 5/5 Come As You Are 5/5 Breed 4/5 Lithium 5/5 Polly 5/5 Territorial Pissings 4/5 Drain You 4/5 Lounge Act 5/5 Stay Away 4/5 On A Plain 5/5 Something In The Way 5/5 Endless, Nameless 1/5 Average: 4,38 Dark, hard, catchy. Awesome record. Would have loved to give this 5 stars, but the closing track just didn’t work for me.

Really good album that has never been fully Great to me. I don’t know why. In fact, I could say this about Nirvana in general. Don’t get me wrong, I admire them so much, I love what they represent and the changes they ushered in. I learned recently from an internet comment thread just how noticeable this album’s impact was on the ground, in schools etc. Really really cool. A must-listen, #348. But still, it’s just Really Good.

So good I listened to it four times in a row

have you guys heard of this one before

Honestly its influenced is legendary!!! I bought it when it came out and played it over and over. I do not think it has aged that well but still its importance cannot be overlooked.

One of the greatest albums of all time! So much is great but listening again reminds me what a beast Dave is on the drums.

One of my favorite albums. This is peak for them. It has almost everything a person wants from an album

I mean come on. Got some of the GOATs here that you can’t help belting out while sitting at your home office desk at 9am on a Thursday. Really enjoyed Territorial Pissing (hate the name though) and Lounge Act along with the obvious. I think it would be really interesting to learn more about Kurt Cobain. Seems like a brilliant yet tortured artist. Have a feeling he would really hate being alive in today’s world.

5⭐️ album, what else can a feller say 👨🏽‍💼👨🏼‍💼🦟😏

This one is already part of my rotation. If science achieves fission of the GOAT particle and is able to contain the energetic release of awe photons, so that it can be ascribed to multiple individuals without simultaneously leaving cool flash prints of their silhouettes on the laboratory walls, I feel Cobain would be entitled to 2 or 3 slices.

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ So many recognizable songs and the flow and energy is amazing. It’s got the ragers and the slow-ers. A totally different vibe than say Getz/Gilberto, which is a great album in its own right (certainly not a 2).

This has more of a nostalgia value to me, i remember listening to nirvana songs as a kid on one of those 2000's keyboard phones, putting the speaker close to my ears, cause i did not have headphones or nothing alike, and just enjoying the road as my mother drove us from town to town, i did not understand the lyrics but loved the energy, even if i dont feel the same about it today, it has a place in my good memories.

One of my favorite albums. The angst, the thrashing, the lyrics. So good.

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not for me, not enough range

Still a banger

Iconic, so many hits on one album. Descends into noise a few times so I'd call it a 4.5

Nevermind is an album that hit at the perfect time and is an outsized cultural juggernaut. I can't really be objective about this one. I enjoy pretty much all the tracks on here, even if they have been overplayed, especially "Smells Like Teen Spirit." This is an album that inarguably belongs in a list of 1001 albums you must hear before you die.

No bad songs.

Masterpiece. Definitely one of the greatest albums ever.

It's a classic for a reason. Kurt Cobain wrote some fucking brilliant melodies and Dave and Krist played the shit out of them. The production is huge and shiny. No filler. Great cover art.

Great grunge/rock crossover album from the Seattle boys

Re-listen. RYM: Y (#59) Saved a song: N

funny how this album starts to sound generic however this is literally the blueprint

Nirvana may be my all time favourite band, but I don't need to hear 'Smells Like Teen Spirit' for the umpteenth time unless I'm putting on this album. Thankfully that track is only the first track and this thing is crammed with hits and non-single tracks that had potential to be massive singles (look how 'Something In The Way' blew up some 30 years after this album first hit shelves!). 'Territorial Pissings' may have been to aggressive to be an individual single, but it is one of my favourite Nirvana tracks and is a refreshing blast of punk rock energy. Recruiting Dave Grohl was a much needed step to perfect the line-up as the drums on here are absolutely devastating. Although I may prefer the follow-up record, there is no denying the impact this had on music as a whole when it dropped. This record is the stake that drove through the heart of hair metal and influenced millions of kids to pick up guitars.

Yup, totally stands the test of time - banger then, banger now, love it 🤟

Uno de los últimos discos axiales de la historia del rock.

absolute classic grunge album, a lot of the tracks I replay a lot... I'm feeling an extremely strong 9/10 first listen tracklist ranking: 1. Something in the Way 2. Drain You 3. Smells Like Teen Spirit 4. Breed 5. Come As You Are 6. In Bloom 7. Territorial Pissings 8. Lounge Act 9. Stay Away 10. Lithium 11. Polly 12. On A Plain 13. Endless, Nameless

Crazy how nirvana made grunge so catchy. With how popular this album is it’s pretty easy to forget how raw sounding it is, especially for music of its time. A lot less than in utero though - you can really hear the progression of their sound through this album, especially coming all the way from bleach. I love it. Fav songs: in bloom, lithium, something in the way

No skips except Endless, Nameless for me. And I'm not really even a Nirvana fan! 4.5

What can I say about this album? Well not that much. It's simply a fantastic album. But I must admit that "Smells Like Teen Spirit" is the song that I love the least on this album. When i'm listening to this album I always skip that track. But I didn't do it this time. Why? Do you think. Well it's probably because for the reason that some Belgian radio channel (StuBru *kuch*) only play this song from the album. So that's the reason that I like this song the least. It's not a bad song. But when you hear it over and over and over and over again you get bored. And you gonna dislike the song a little bit. It's like they only have one song on the album instead of 13. Oh and if you wanna know "Territorial Pissings" is my favorite track. By the way if you like Nirvana you must check out Thou. They made a cover album with only Nirvana songs on it back in 2020. It's called Blesings of the Highest Order. I recommend it! It's more sludge/doom but damn it's bloody fantastic. Anyway enough bullshit. 5/5

I really liked this album, I’d give it a 9/10. Definitely would recommend it.

I despite Kurt Cobain so much and in turn hated on this album saying it was overrated. I always loved every individual track in the back of my head, and started getting back into it more recently. I absolutely love this record, and every song is just so good. This album has an undeniable impact on music. For what it made the music scene for the next decade is completely there. Are the angsty "get away" songs a little too repetitive? Yes, but the 3 of them all have individual things that make them awesome. No duds, great album.

Awesome rock album

5 stars

One of the best raw rock album. On the level of physical graffiti and London calling. Obserdly catch vocals, powerful loud production, punchy drums, groovy bass and don't get me started on the guitars. This album made me love playing it for the first time. Kurt maybe is not one of the best guitars of all time but his ability to make a amazing and catchy riff is jaw dropping. Rest in peace

excelenttt

Puhkikuunneltu levy, jota ei ole voinut kuunnella läpi ekojen vuosien jälkeen. Diggaan meiningistä tosi paljon mutta loppujen lopuksi tässä on älyttömästi skipattavia biisejä. Jos tämän kulttuurillinen arvo jätetään huomiotta niin ei tämä ehkä kauhean ihmeellinen rocklevy ole. 2/5

I can remember the first time I listened to this album. It's got a little bit of everything. Usually the first to come up when discussing Nirvana, and for good reason in my mind. Courtney love killed Kurt Cobain

90

Is good.

The hits are still good songs. The rest is trash, 90's tude doesn't equal decent music. Nirvana had something great, but it was ruined by self-indulgence on the material they recorded, and the potential to grow out of it and write a truly great record by self-destruction.

Peepee

Now I'm sad and angry...

Straight album, godd riffs and melodies

Great album. Definitely a touchstone point in popular music and culture in the 90s.

good album, a lot of classic tracks. but... it's that again. not their best imo.

Look, it's fine. It sounds ok. It's got some alright songs on it. I don't mind listening to the odd Nirvana song, but I will never be able to enjoy a Nirvana album on account of them not sounding good.

This feels like the pinnacle of grunge. If this is up your alley it hits completely right. The lower moments keep it from being a full 5.0/5 to me but I can't keep it from getting a rounded 5, it's so good. 4.5/5

Um dos álbuns que mais marcou a minha adolescência!!

Was not expecting that last song lmao

Monumental

I immediately messaged my 1001 Albums groupmate to ask "what other albums do you know that start with the most successful track?". "Let's get it on" came the reply (great pluck). Nevermind wastes no time in giving disillusioned and angsty Generation Xs a pure and unrestrained set of anthems to serve as nostalgia for decades to come. To be clear, that wasn't me, all I have is memories of older kids at school waving their hair around and jumping into each other, some using it as an excuse for (playful but nonetheless actual) physical violence. Maybe this is why I shyed away from heavier rock during my formative years... Anyway, I do enjoy the classics from this album, I play(ed) the guitar and learned Smells Like Teen Spirit as a kid. There's no doubting how important this album was (is) to so many people, but it's too hard for me and stops just shy of a 5.

iconic, love the guitars

Nevermind is a great record that to me is a touch overrated. The top tracks (smells like teen spirit, lithium, come as you are) do most of the heavy lifting. The deeps cuts aren’t nearly as strong which separates the 4s from the 5s.

Nevermind — второй и самый коммерчески успешный альбом Нирваны. Самое нелюбимое детище Курта, т.к. в производственный процесс ни раз вмешивались и песни порой излишне продюссировались, для достижения "радио-френдли" эффекта (чего, в общем-то, они добились на 100 процентов) И что самое интересное, ни смотря на все эти приколы, альбом звучит изумительно, что в очередной раз доказывает что талантливого песенника полного идей не останавливает удавка сверху, а порой даже подстёгивает на ещё более интересные идеи. Разбирать пластинку по песням смысла нет, тутошние синглы да и остальные вещи с альбома давно стали бессмертными, хотя перефоршенная "Teen Spirit", как по мне, намного менее интересная в сравнении с Drain You или Lithium, а в особенности, мне хотелось бы отдельно затронуть Endless, Nameless. Хидден-трек который оставался скрытым даже для самих фэнов Нирваны достаточно долгое время, емнип, чтобы "достигнуть" его, надо было отмотать около 30 минут с концовки с Something In The Way. И боже мой... Что же это за песня... Кобейн с командой оторвался здесь по полной, воздав должный почёт своему рок-герою юности Игги Попу. Ибо эта песня буквально ода и как таковой энергетике Stooges, и своего рода, оммаж на L.A. Blues с Funhouse (1970). Беспорядочное изнасилование гитар, чистая энергия, неконтролируемый хаос и почти гипнотический поток из перегруженных гитар, это не для пуссис которые слушают Тин Спирит и скипают остальной альбом. И да, в этой же самой песне слышно как Курт буквально ломает свою гитару и под конец записи она уже издавая последние хрипы, доигрывает свои последние "аккордики" выходящие из усилка. Ухх... Чистая энергия и перфоманс. Балдёж. В общем, альбом, безусловно культовый, и как бы тут не хотелось по-снобски "фи'кать" - культовость совершенно заслуженная.

Solid Rock Álbum but it’s very clear why the hits are hits and the other songs seem to be a bit more forgettable except for Breed and on a plain

It's crazy how much of this album is on the public consciousness. Without necessarily seeking it out, I've heard all of these songs before. Every song has been a banger so far. There's somethiiing in the waaaay. (Batman)

Nice album, with beautiful drums and guitar. Very good to listen while working out or cleaning a house, but also very exhausting for my mind.

iconic!

One of the greats of Grunge and Alternative Rock for a reason. There’s quite a bit of diversity on this album from the dark but mellow “Polly” to the punk-Esque energy of “Breed” and everything in between.

Important album! Not a fan of grunge. I feel like I have to like this one.

Nevermind is a really important album for me. Being born the year Nirvana exploded into a global phenomenon, and raised in the Seattle area throughout my childhood, the legacy of Kurt Cobain was palpable. Three of my first CDs were Bleach, In Utero, and Nevermind. Nirvana's influence would go on to set the initial foundation for all the music I love to this day: prog, metal, hip-hop, hyperpop, jazz etc etc etc. (though I hate most post-punk, which grunge is very much adjacent to, ah well). Listening to Nirvana fills me with a sense of regional pride I can't explain, and every time I listen to Nevermind commuting in to work on the ferry looking at downtown Seattle, I sincerely wish I had been able to meet Kurt. RIP. 5/5

Utter classic. Not a bad song on it. The deluxe versions are great as well

College soccer teammate “wanna go see this band Nirvana and their new album?” Me “naw, going to check out Halloween parties” Oh well, whatever, nevermind

brooo this shitz slaps

yeah no shit this album is good. part of me wants to give this a bad review so i can be unique and contrarian, but unfortunately it’s so highly regarded for a reason. maybe not as raw as i would have liked, but the emotion on display here is obviously second to none. haha baby weenor

This album started my music nerdom and it's still absolutely golden.

Continua bom de ouvir mas com certeza menos do que antes. Por mais que seja considerado um clássico, acho que o ouvido não recebe do mesmo jeito que um dia já aceitou. Melhores: Lounge Act, Polly , Something in the Way Pior: Endless, Nameless

rager

Pepinazo

Another trip down memory lane, and another amazing album in its entirety.

The first half is banger after banger. The second half is “is he still screaming?”

Favorite Song: In Bloom

Effortless good

There’s a temptation to treat this as a cultural event first and a record second, but it holds up better when you reverse that. The mechanics are surprisingly disciplined. A narrow melodic vocabulary runs right through it - stepwise movement, familiar phrase lengths, recurring interval tensions - and instead of expanding that palette, the band keeps it fixed and varies everything around it. It’s a constraint system more than a showcase. The songs are built on very simple harmonic beds, often deliberately under-specified. Power chords remove the third, leaving the vocal to imply colour. That’s where the friction lives. Cobain repeatedly places brighter tones - major thirds, occasional major seventh inflections - against a darker or neutral backing. It doesn’t resolve in a blues sense, it just sits there, slightly wrong. That becomes one of the album’s most reliable signatures: hooks that feel good in the mouth but never quite settle emotionally. Arrangement does the work that harmony might otherwise do. Dynamics are structural, not decorative. Quiet/loud isn’t an outburst, it’s a switching system. Sections are defined by density, saturation and timing rather than chord movement. “Stay Away” is a good example of harmony being almost entirely static while the form is carved out by stops, starts and pressure changes. The band has to be tight for that to read, and they are. The unison vocal/guitar move is another piece of engineering that masquerades as instinct. It turns a simple line into something physically larger without adding harmonic information. Slight imperfections between the two sources create a natural smear, which reads like an effect. It’s doing the job of processing through alignment rather than circuitry. That idea extends to the vocals more broadly. Double-tracking isn’t just thickening, it’s a scaling mechanism. When it drops back to a single voice, the focus narrows instantly and the listener is pulled into the detail of phrasing and words. There’s a quiet redistribution of roles within the trio. The guitar is often blocky and declarative, the vocal sits within its established range, and the bass carries more of the internal movement than it’s usually credited with. “Lounge Act” makes that explicit, with countermelodic lines that imply harmonic direction underneath fairly blunt guitar shapes. It’s one of the ways the record avoids true monotony even while the topline language stays consistent. What keeps it from feeling like an exercise is the variety of conditions applied to that same core system. The opening stretch cycles through maximal impact, commentary, suspended atmosphere and compressed aggression without changing the underlying grammar. Later tracks show the method more plainly. “On a Plain” feels almost like the template exposed - clear form, recognisable phrasing, no need for extreme dynamics to make it land. “Something in the Way” strips the system to its limit case, where harmony, development and even performance energy are reduced to almost nothing, leaving tone and space to carry the weight. The hidden track complicates the sense of closure. After a genuinely resolved ending, it reintroduces instability in a way that feels less like an extra and more like a refusal to let the record settle into a single reading. It’s not essential to the core argument of the album, but it does underline that the band’s range extends beyond the controlled environment they’ve built. What emerges is less a collection of distinct songs than a single, well-defined approach examined from multiple angles. The melodic consistency that might initially register as limitation becomes the binding agent. It allows the listener to track changes in texture, dynamics and interaction more clearly, because the underlying language stays constant. The result is a record that feels authored and cohesive without needing stylistic variety to prove it.

yeahhhhhh

Ohhhh. Well it gets a 5. The interesting thing with this album is that at the time I was not really a Nirvana fan. I associated the In Utero album cover with every careless jeep driving bro I encountered and frankly Nirvana in general represented everything I disliked about the “mainstream.” But now? My god do I love all of it. ❤️ Just like everyone else. And I do, personally, prefer In Utero, but every song on this album is classic. Boolean rating: yes! So glad I listened and listened again before I die. RIP Kurt.

Already listened to ofc. Great album, always refreshing to hear. RIP Kurt

I'm not a particular fan of Nirvana, but I get the brilliance of their music, and there are enough really good tracks on this record to give it 5 stars despite the hidden track.

je l'avais déjà écouté, en vrai c'est un classique mais c'est pas tant mon style, par contre la pochette est iconique

How were The Meat Puppets?

too much has been written about this. Obviously a critical album in annals of music. But not a fun listen, not something I go back to frequently for inspiration or solace.

An album that shaped an entire generation is always going to be a banger

paar coole songs drauf.

Legendary…In Bloom remains one of my favorite songs of ALL TIME

impossível não gostar.. viva o grunge. é um álbum atemporal mesmo eu não sendo o fã de rock #1.

Probably the album that put grunge on the map. The super deluxe version of this album is extensive, recommend for any Nirvana fan.

Just as an album it probably isn't perfect but as an album in its era it's basically perfect. It sets a precedent early and delivers through every track. No boring moments as far as I'm concerned.

What am I gonna do, say Nevermind isn't incredible? Obviously it is.

I was around when grunge was becoming a thing but my mom didn’t like it. She said it sounds like they’re banging a bunch of trashcan lids together. So I was still mostly listening to classic rock. I was surprised by how many of these songs I knew and I like now. Lol. Lots of hits on this one album

Anti establishment, influence of tobi vail, disturbinggggg lyrics, cool drums, cool guitars, polished sound / noise mix

What a treat