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Not an album I could listen to at any moment, but undoubtedly a classic. The soft/loud dynamics are incredible. Really a 4* for me but I've given some objectively worse albums a 5* so here we are. Their Unplugged is still my favourite work from them. Shoutout to Butch Vig here too, the Beato interview with him gives some nice insights into the writing of this album. Cobain!
A classic. Defined a sound, launched a thousand grunge bands.
it's popular, it's arguably overplayed as hell, it's probably the first album you hear in your head as soon as you hear the phrase "grunge rock". nirvana's second album is no doubt their most popular. blending sludgy grunge with pop rock hooks makes for a iconic, accessible and marketable album. it really doesn't take a lot to know why this album is so significant. it's the perfect blend of emotional alternative rock with conventions that are suited towards radio play. is this the perfect rock album? i really really don't know but it's absurdly close. people are gonna be talking about this album for centuries like we do with classical.
An albumn that changed my generation but also changed music. I had this album on play continuously when it first came out. Today I still listen to songs on the record.
Wow - a Milestone
This is the seminal album of the 90s, and everyone has something to say about it. Its cultural impact cannot be understated. Does it sound as good as its importance? Yeah, it's great. To hear this album for the first time again would be something. It's hard to appreciate some of the big songs when you've heard them dozens of times over the course of your life. But I would still say they are objectively great songs, simple and radio-friendly yes, but we need to remember that this was the breakthrough into radio, and they only sound like every other radio grunge hit because everyone after them wanted to be like Nirvana, or studios forced bands to be like Nirvana, or they wanted to find the next Nirvana. For a window, Kurt Cobain was bigger than John Lennon who was bigger than Jesus. We can't ignore this cultural impact, not only on music but on fashion and on attitude. The range of songs is really what's impressive here-- yes, it's a bit of a distilling of hard rock and punk for the pop masses-- but there is a range of hard to soft, punk to pop, dissonant to melodic. There are absolutely massive worldwide hits, but even the lesser known songs are great. I think the most interesting stuff comes at the end with the haunting "Something in the Way" and the sharp experimental "Endless, Nameless". Yeah, it's one of the best of all time.
Det finns några låtar jag minns exakt när jag hörde första gången - Smells like teen spirit är en av dessa. Kan musik låta så här? Jag hade aldrig hört något liknande tidigare. Nevermind satte definitivt punkt för 80-talet och så väl min musiklyssning som musikscenen i stort var för alltid förändrad. Men Nevermind är inte bara en av tidernas mest inflytelserika album, utan också sprängfylld av melodistarka låtar, framförda med nerv, energi och hängivenhet. Lika starkt nu som 1991. Finns inte en enda låt som jag skulle vilja stryka från skivan när jag lyssnar på den i dag. Jag vägrar för övrigt att skriva musikgenren som börjar på G här. För även om Nirvana banade väg för många band i den fåran hade de musikaliskt egentligen ganska lite gemensamt med band som Pearl Jam, Soundgarden och Alice in chains.
Proper Grunge
Kurt is cool
It’s perfect.
Transformational. Opened my 12 year old eyes to the world of rock music.
Opening five song set is an all timer. Rest of the album is good but doesn't reach those heights.
Not a lot of albums that changed the face of music and popular culture almost with one fell swoop (and yes I know Nirvana didn't invent grunge), but this is one of them. Colossal album that deserves its rightful place in history.
Teenage feels in an album
Record’s a banger, duh. Not as good as Bleach though, but a banger nonetheless
Wow... In all seriousness, I love this album so much. Each and every song is soo good in its own way. The order the songs are played is perfection. Sometimes happiness is listening to Nevermind on full volume while doing hw in dim lighting.
i see the hype omg the first 3 songs are all certified bangers, like 10/10 each A few other highlights sprinkled throughout, tho imo those top 3 take the cake, I can't even pick a favorite other bangers: Lithium, Drain You, Something In The Way (basic ik 😔)
Listened to it the other day no notes sound is so formative and good that nothing compares
I'm of the age where I don't think the impact of this album can be understated. I've heard it so many times, covered songs in bands, fought over the lyrics (before we had lyric websites). And, I still love it.
There's a story about Kurt Cobain's Mom that I think about all the time. Apparently the first time he played 'Smells like Teen Spirit' for her she started to cry, not because she was proud of him, but because she knew it would be such a hit that her sensitive and troubled son wouldn't be able to handle it, and by making something so good he'd signed his own death warrant. That's how fucking good this album is, right from the opening chords. Listening to this again it was hard to believe how many good songs were on it. I think Sean is probably right when he said this was the last great rock album. At least in terms of cultural impact, I can't think of anything better. Someday, I would love to make something so good someday that my Mom fears for my life.
Great album, interesting lore, atmospheric success I enjoyed listening to Billy Corben bitch about how Cobain and Vig stole “his sound”. Im not a producer, but wall of sound overdubs dont seem like a new thing in the 90s
Like a good Gen X-er, I was at a loose end in the fall of 1991 when, as I was driving (and going nowhere, I’m sure) in my hometown, I heard “Smells Like Teen Spirit” on the radio. I had to pull over. I was floored—and needed to hear more. I did hear more, of course, and the album didn’t disappoint. The band developed a distinctive sound and committed fully to it here. The lyrics were smart, and the themes of disaffection and alienation were all too relatable. The album is deep. “Come As You Are” and “Lithium” just scratch the surface. Nevermind is a goddamn masterpiece. Here we are now, entertain us.
One of my favourite albums of all time
Great album
Classic
Perfect. A perfect album. Changed a generation. Kurt probably loved to hate it.
this is the kind of album that took me forever to actually listen to front to back, but in the meantime I had listened to almost every individual song a ton of times. it's just so great as a whole though!
Great
Brilliant album and so of its time. A true trailblazer
All time classic, first half of the album in non-stop Nirvana bangers. Second half is maybe a little lesser know to wider audience, but is still well put and great all around. Stands the test of time as one of the most important albums in rock history.
No one told me Nirvana was woke.
Always think this albums overrated but it’s not. Probably the best first three song we’ve had
It's hard to express what this album means to me, it is exceptional, yet overplayed and I wonder whether there is another album like it in this respect. I suppose when I think about it, this album and Nirvana are responsible for shaping my musical tastes to this day. Arguably, the music my parents listened to (the likes of The Beatles, Dire Straits, Genesis, Eurythmics, The Doors) laid the foundations but this was about finding my own path and I expect the music you listen to in your early teens is the most formative. I also wonder how this album would be viewed if Kurt was still alive - would it have been heralded and cherished in quite the same way? Its cultural impact would still have been huge of course, but perhaps it wouldn't have been overplayed in the same way. SLTS, Come As You Are, In Bloom and to a lesser extent, Lithium have seemingly taken on a life of their own, as good as they are. I get more from the second half of the album these days, although Drain You has always been my favourite. Breed is right up there too, I perhaps enjoyed this the most listening over the last week or so.
Wow
One of the few true game changers in industry history is still relevant and triumphant today.
Really good album that kickstarted one of my favorite eras of music.
The most influential album of the last 40 years hands down. Every song on here is killer. Kurt just had a knack for writing great melodies. High 5!!!!
Huge
Dejá dejá, pasá pasá 10/10
One of the GOATS
So overplayed but it is brilliant
What can you say about this album that hasn't been said already? It's angsty, it's raw and polished at the same time, and it helped usher in an era of bands who all felt the same. The songs themselves can standalone, but together it's a force from beginning to end
Honestly, the first couple songs of this album are so amazing that the last couple of songs would either have to be really, really good, or really bad to have any major effect on how I would rate this album. And honestly, those last few songs do fall into the middle range of that. Where they're not bad or really all that good, but they add to the album length without really taking anything away. But man, those first few songs are special. Smells Like Teen Spirit is probably like a top-20 or so song all-time. And the next couple of tracks are great enough to be the highlight of the album on their own (if SLTS wasn't here). Musically, I'm kind of surprised at how many full chords there are in the guitars. I expected it to be more power chords, or, if anything, a lot of minor chords. But there were a ton of major chords, with a lot of the grunge minor-tonality coming from Cobain's tone, notes, and voice overall. Despite what I said at the end of the first section, this is a really good listen from beginning to end. And the A-side is worth playing on repeat. Multiple times. Favorite Song(s): Smells Like Teen Spirit, In Bloom, Come as You Are
Classic first side.
Classic 5/5
Culte, que des bangers, je connais bien cet album ! Je l’écouterai pas tous les jours mais je suis toujours très contente d’écouter Nirvana
Classic album from my youth. All my friends loved Nirvana, Soundgarden, Pearl Jam and Hole. Grunge hit just as I hit high school. Who can forget the first time they saw the videoclip for Smells Like Teen Spirit?
Quite the classic and deserves its reputation. Each track is as good as the last.
Definitely one of the TOP-50 albums of all time.
I was probably a little later than most to the grunge scene. June of 1992, I had just graduated college. I’m in a car with my boyfriend at the time, his sister, and a good friend of ours, heading up to Buffalo to see a Dead show at Rich Stadium. She asks if we’ve ever listened to Nirvana, said the music was great, etc. We hadn’t so she pulled out her cassette and pops it in. Mind you, we’re on our way to a Dead show, which is the type of music we were listening to at that time. Made it halfway through Smells like Teen Spirit and were like, yeah, that’s not really for us. Fast forward a year or two, I break out of my hippie cocoon and go check out grunge and love it, Nirvana and Stone Temple Pilots in particular. Even with the loud guitars and sometimes screaming singing it hits different than punk for me (although Endless, Nameless is still too much). Overall, it’s a more melodic, catchier sounding. And the disillusionment and “whatever” attitude of Nirvana is quintessential Gen X. A perfect match for the times and for our generation. I didn’t even need to listen to this to know everything I was going to say about this, but I did because why wouldn’t I? It’s a fantastic album.
I remember seeing the video for smells like teen spirit for the first time and was simultaneously blown away and confused. Blown away by the power and energy. A great mix of metal and punk which was rare. Metal covers of punk songs just sounded metal in the past. For example Megadeths cover of Anarchy in the UK is great, but it lost all the punk in the translation, so this was very different and had my full attention. I was also confused, Nirvana didnt look like metal, or punk, or pop metal (aka hair metal). Who the hell are these guys?!? I had to know and raced to buy nevermind. I feel very fortunate to have listened to Nevermind knowing only smells like teen spirit and next to nothing about the band. I went in with no expectations. They were just a new band whose song i liked, I had no idea what i was in for and what I found is absolute treasure. This is one of my favorite albums, yet oddly enough isn't even my favorite Nirvana album. This is a point in time for me, and the world. Music changed, style changed, sensibilities changed. Gen X ushered in a whole new outlook and Nirvana was the band playing on the radio. Others bands followed, some were actually better, but Nevermind is special. Nevermind got our attention, it challenged us and welcomed us to a new world. Nirvana didn't change the world, but they were there at exactly the right time to inspire us to look at everything around us through a different lens.
10/10 While I was too young to have felt the hit of this album on release, Nirvana were really the big band of my teenage years. Amongst all of the alternative music of the time, they were the ones that spoke to me the most and coming back to this album is like catching up with an old friend. And it holds up so well. Even early on, there were glimpses of Kurt’s pop song sensibilities and ear for a melody, but this album is where those sensibilities flourished into a ‘right place, right time’ blend of pop-song simplicity, punk energy and angst-ridden attitude. One of Cobain’s biggest skills was his ability to combine all of his disparate influences into simple but emotionally effective songs that hooked into the disenfranchised feeling among young people at the time. The album bursts into life with probably the biggest song of the generation. It has dynamic range, catchy hooks, simmering tension and enthusiastic aggression in spades, and it never really lets up from there on in. Sometimes the dynamic shifts exist within a song, sometimes it happens song to song, but that fluctuation of tone and intensity gives the album a rolling momentum that demands your attention as it races by, with the solid drive of Krist and Dave providing a pulsing bed that is an often under appreciated part of the Nirvana experience. The production is perhaps a tiny bit too poppy and clean, and a little bit more grit to the sound might have helped to my ear, but that’s potentially a minor personal gripe that comes from hearing all of Nirvana’s output a million times, and doesn’t detract from the overall vibe and energy of the record. At his heart, Cobain was two forces fighting with each other. The experimental, furious punk and the Beatles loving pop-song writing music nerd. Those two forces balance perfectly on this album, which I think is why it impacted the world the way it did. It was angsty and energetic, but it was also accessible and hooky. And it still sounds that way today. Smells Like Teen Spirit - The song that woke a generation and launched a scene into the stratosphere. It’s essentially impossible to listen to this song without over 30 years of baggage associated with it. Pretty much everyone has heard this so many times that it’s now more a part of pop culture history than it is a single piece of music. But underneath all that, it’s a damn good song. The jangly intro, the drum intro that precedes the full weight of the band firing out of the speakers, it’s just iconic. It’s got everything, the soft, clean verse, the slightly psychedelic pre-chorus and then the heavy, furious roar of the chorus. It’s so simple, but there’s no fat to it at all. It’s like a pop song strapped to a bomb. In Bloom - This continues the dynamic shift style of Teen Spirit, but it’s got a real groove during the verses, and builds so nicely as the guitar comes in, Dave Grohl fires a burst of drums and the chorus kicks in. The vocal harmonies are raw and excellent, adding depth to things. The crumbling groove of the solo is so good here too. Again, it’s a simple song in principle, but its a masterclass in dragging as much out of an idea as you can without overdoing things, and using dynamic and structure to give a song growth and momentum. Come As You Are - Another iconic track. It’s got more of that psychedelic edge to it with the watery chorus on the guitar and the ‘don’t have a gun’ backing vocals. I always think of this as being more of a chilled track, but there is a lot of energy that bubbles away underneath things during the chorus and solo in particular. The sound is so full here, and Kurt’s vocal is really deftly delivered too. Great stuff. Breed - Back to the full-bodied intensity of the heavier stuff we’ve heard earlier. This is more reminiscent of Bleach than the rest of the album to this point, but it’s got a really solid pop chorus. The weight of the bass is great on this one in particular. Lithium - Another single, another great pop chorus, another soft/heavy dynamic switch between verse and chorus. Again, there’s a pretty good groove to the verses and, while there’s not the ferocity of some other choruses, it’s so hooky. The melodies are great and it’s easy to sing along to. Great pop rock. Polly - This is so simple, and tonally it’s a nice little breather in the middle of the album. But it’s also a song about torture and rape, so let’s not relax into it too much, eh? Some really nice subtle harmonies in here. Territorial Pissings - And after the calm comes the storm. It’s beautifully noisy and punky. The drive of the drums and bass in particular, even during the quieter bits is just brilliant. Cobain’s vocal is at its most intense, falling apart level. And it does everything it needs to in just over two minutes. Drain You - I really like the vibe that the backing vocals generate on this. Again, it’s a super simple song, but it’s got so much drive and they throw in an almost creepy little middle eight section that drops away and builds so nicely. The execution is just top drawer. Lounge Act - Back to that groove that they drop in now and again. I think the rhythm section feel of Nirvana is actually an underrated part of the band. This is almost a jangle pop song with distortion and screaming. I absolutely love the transition from verse to chorus on this song, there’s just something about it that feels so satisfying to my ear. Stay Away - The rolling drive to this that threads the whole song is so good. It’s got a brilliant bass line, so much fury and momentum and the vocals are epic. Again, the simplicity is almost perfect and the ending sounds like the studio has collapsed around them. On A Plain - This is such an uplifting song. The soaring vocals and backing. vocals, the drive, the intensity. The middle eight has this dark edge to it, but the transition back to the verse just kicks that uplifting feeling into gear again. It’s just quality. I went to school with some kids who insisted he sang “I’m on a plain, I’m Kurt Cobain”. Unimportant point, but I always think of it. Something In The Way - This track really shows off the nuance of Kurt Cobain’s performing ability and songwriting. Again, it’s simple, but it’s so packed with emotion that you can almost hear the cello weeping. He could channel emotion into a song like almost no one else. And he was actually a decent singer with great dynamic range, which is something the can often be overlooked. Endless Nameless - And here’s the other end of his dynamic range. I love that they were never afraid to do this cacophonous noise thing. There are moments through the album, and more on In Utero, but when they left this off the first pressing Cobain was furious. This is his nod to Sonic Youth, I think. It’s just brash, noisy fun.
I don't think I like this as much as when I first heard it, and it may not even be my favorite Nirvana album, but it's still great. It still has to be a 5.
Brilliant and culture changing. The hits are phenomenal songs, I actually enjoy the second side of the album even more.
Teen Spirit may be the best rock song in the last 35 years. It’s that well written. The riffs are iconic. This entire album is killer, but my deep track favs are the ones that lean punk: Breed, Drain You, Lounge Act. Absolute killer all the way through.
I love myself Better than you I know it's wrong So what should I do?
Day650 - senior year 1991 and nirvana dropped nevermind right after pearl jam released ten. what a great year for music
++: Smells Like Teen Spirit, In Bloom, Come as You Are, Breed, Lithium, Polly, Drain You, Lounge Act, Stay Away, On a Plain, Something in the Way, Endless, Nameless +: Territorial Pissings 9,7/10
A classic for a reason! Even the tracks that didn’t get radio play and I wasn’t too familiar with were blowing me away. Can’t believe I haven’t listened to it closer
Dope. 5/5.
One of the few no-doubter 5 star albums. It’s hard to believe an album this raw was as big of a hit as it was and it’s aged so much better than its contemporaries. It’s a testament to Cobain’s insane talent as a song writer and a performer. Maybe the band I’ve gained the most respect for goimg through this list.
4.8 Whenever I listen to Nirvana, I prefer the live recordings, so this seems a bit polished in spots. One of a handful of records that you can look back on and say it changed music, the world etc. I had a thought that when my daughter listens to this, it will be the same age as when I would listen to the Beatles from my dad's record collection. This might be my"fuck me, I'm old" moment
Let's start with an honest appraisal: Is this musically one of the best albums of all time? Honestly, no. However this is the perfect example of Lightning in a bottle. At this point in time there was a real shift of culture - music, fashion, and attitudes were dragged in a singular direction in a way that I have not experienced in my lifetime. Whether that shift was due to this album, or the album was riding the crest of that shift is impossible to know as the two are intertwined so deeply. This album is such a perfect embodiment of that specific time and mood that I'm unsure if anyone that wasn't a part of it can really understand the impact this had on music fans across the world. Twelve tracks with zero skips, with an incredible authenticity to them that even Nirvana couldn't replicate (Unplugged album aside but for different reasons). It took that Seattle grunge sound worldwide and gave a fresh breath of air to guitar music. The raw and unpolished sound may not be to everyone's tastes but if you were to recommend a batch of albums to an alien visitor to Earth to introduce them to music, this would undoubtedly be near the top of the list. Favourite track: Lounge Act
I mean, yeah 5 stars
As a child, I rarely listened to rock music. The majority of what I listened to was a combination of whatever new pop music was popular that year on the radio and 80s pop that my mom listened to. I didn't even have an iPod or MP3 player, so I kinda had to listen to whatever. In my adult life, rock and metal have become the foundations of what I listen to. Nevermind was one of the first albums that helped shape what I would listen to. What an epic album. Each song is distinct, yet it all works together in the album so well. I couldn't compare this to Pink Floyd by any means, but those albums are on another level. Cobain's voice works so well for the grungy rock style. The guitar riffs are simple enough to be catchy while hard enough to support everything else. The percussion really ties it all together and gives it a strong backbone. Territorial Pissings was my least favorite track during this listen, but I'll give it another chance. There wasn't a bad song on the album. And how could I pick a favorite?
Yeah, I can see the hype. Very good and timeless album. I listen to very similar music all the time including a few of these songs. Nirvana isn't my favorite band by any means, but they are definitely up there for me. A couple more songs might be added to my main playlist from this album after this listen. I'd recommend this to any rock fan if they haven't already heard it.
Still pretty damn good
It really is THAT album
Clássico Absoluto
This is the kind of album where people could choose any of these songs as their favorite and it would be completely understandable. This is the first actual “must listen” to album on this 1001 list. A Grail Vault Classic
A really good album, I love the two classics of Smells Like Teen Spirit and Come As You Are. But I also liked Drain You as well.
I haven’t listened to this straight through in many years and tbh it held up much better than expected. Side A is really incredible with Teen Spirit, In Bloom, Come As You Are, Lithium all right out the gate. There are a few throwaways but it still gets maximum points for being the album that spoke for my generation
I can't think of another album that has a better starting 8 songs. When this album came out it was a breath of fresh air. It definitely still holds up as their best album. No wonder kids of today treat this band like my generation did the Beatles, they are so damn good. I'm not the hugest fan of grunge but this album rises above the other albums by their contemporaries. Damn that last song "Endless, Nameless" was heavy as hell and might be my favorite Nirvana song. This is probably the closest to a perfect album I've heard in a long while.
Another album that's almost difficult to comment on 'cause it's so deeply embedded in my conscience. Listened to a million times and love every second of it. Upon re-listen after many years, this album still flies by so quickly, constituting the only "fault" of this album: it's so fucking good that it never lasts long enough. I was already on Polly and I'm like "wait wait, we can't already be most halfway through! It's been like 5 minutes!" Production seems to eschew punk purity ethics to do what's right for the music itself. What I mean is so much of the guitar here is effect-laden, multi-tracked, with the drums and bass creating structure around this alchemical sound generation. There's seemingly no fear of overdubs or risking overproduction and it's all the better for it. Not that these songs wouldn't play great in raw form. But Vig's hand all over these tracks create this lasting monument, heavy and powerful, noisy but on-point, magical, confident without being an asshole. There's balance here without ever becoming stale. It's been said plenty times before, but if there was to be declared what the quintessential 90s "rock" album is, this is absolutely it. Incredible how this album front loads all the singles on side one, keeps the deep cuts on the second, and neither side is better or stronger or more energetic than the other (that said, the tracks in the second side hit so damn good, holy shit: Drain You, On A Plain). This album just keeps feeding you with goodies the whole way through, and like I said, the only drawback is it's all over too soon. Gotta go back to the front and start the smorgasbord all over again, which I've done many, many times. Love it. Love it. Loooove it.
Listens: Many Standout Tracks: Smells Like Teen Spirit, Come As You Are, Polly, Something In The Way I wonder if this album came up for me because it's been in the news very very recently that the now-adult individual on the cover of the album recently lost a lawsuit claiming the photo of themself naked constitutes CP (Cheese Pizza obviously). Regardless of any of current events that happen to be going on, let's talk about Nevermind. I was first made aware of Nirvana in the late 90s. I couldn't have been more than 9 or 10. My cousin was listening to this album in CD format on the way up to a ski mountain in the northeast US; probably Mount Snow. He must have given me a listen to the first track, because Smells Like Teen Spirit immediate stuck out to me as a really cool song, but for the life of me, I couldn't really get into the rest of the album. Too... Grating? Aggressive? For a 10 year old who, at the time had virtually no experience with any music besides what my mom played on the radio (KC101, undeniably pop and college rock of the 90s); I didn't quite appreciate this the way I do now. Instead, my experience and enjoyment derived from Nirvana was almost exclusively through the single song Smells Like Teen Spirit. Fast forward to probably high school. I've learned to sail the high seas. Nirvana pops back up on my radar through the Foo Fighters 2005 In Your Honor and I try to give them a fair shake again. Still not quite clicking though. In college, my musical tastes are significantly expanded and it's starting to make sense. Grunge is starting to make sense. The lyrics and singing. The guitar distortions, the aggressive drumming. It's moody. Its heavy. It's timeless at this point. Post-college and onward, this album has become a mainstay for me. It's sharp and biting. It's good for a listen if you need to blow off some steam or are in a jamming sort of mood. I throw it on when I'm biking or cooking or coding. It still interesting after 30+ years and I'm always finding something new in it. Songs take on new meanings and tastes evolve (and devolve). Haters might say this album is overrated. Two things: That's just like, your opinion, man. And, what's it like to be so wrong?? 5
Yes good very nice
When this album first came out, I admit I didn't get it. I did enjoy "Come as You Are" and "In Bloom" but not a whole lot, and not much else on the album. Then, "In Utero" came out and I really liked that. For a long time, I didn't bother coming back to this album, but I now really enjoy it.
10/10 - it's Nevermind by Nirvana,
Great album🔥🔥🔥🔥
Where to begin? A revolution in sound. It didn't last, but the Alternative nation was an incredible era of music to grow up in.
It’s just the greatest. Maybe the best run to open an album ever.
genuinely amazing album. every single guitar riff, drum, vocal, everythingggg just slots so nicely into my ears. feeling a bit corny giving this a 5 stars given the acclaim of this album but WHATEVER its really good.
I hadn't listened to it all the way through in a while but it's still one of the best albums ever, with no bad tracks. I don't have anything negative to say and too many positive things so I'll just give it another 5 and move on.
This album never gets old.
Klassiker.
I listened to the Deluxe edition on Spotify with B sides and live tracks. The Polly Smart Studio session was a cool find. Memories of buying this album at the Buckingham Square mall in Denver. Musicland CD store. Probably the same place that I bought Guns n Roses Use Your Illusion. An era.
I loved Nevermind at the time (so much so, that I owned two copies - I had it on tape and then bought it on CD), but I'd somehow forgotten just how great it is. I haven't listened to it all the way through in years, and now I'm wondering why.
I mean I guess you have to ask, but seriously? I know there are going to be some trolls giving it a 1 or 2. Fuck those people.
Every riff, every chorus, hits.
'Our little group has always been / And always will until the end.' This little group certainly impresses now like they've 'always been,' it being virtually impossible to imagine popular music w/o Nirvana's influence. Perfecting the gesture of the slacker sensitive type - the one who cares so much he can't care anymore, not b/c he's cynical but only b/c he's too floored by emotion to catch his breath - Kurt Cobain is indeed a stalwart conveyer of existential alienation: 'I'm so excited, I can't wait to meet you there / And I don't care / I'm so horny, that's okay, my will is good.' Remarkable too is just how slow many of the tempos are, w/ the exception of punkier tracks like 'Territorial Pissings.' At least it feels slow, turning chaos into tragedy.
A no-brainer for me. I won’t even pretend to review it impartially, since it was one of the defining albums of my teenage years. Although I was never part of the weird cult that developed around Kurt Cobain, Nevermind blew our collective minds when it dropped, and made every other rock band sound like dad rock. This was the music we were waiting for without even knowing it – a perfect embodiment of the jadedness, cynicism and muted anger that made up our specific brand of teenage angst back in the 90s. When this album popped up on the list, I realized I hadn’t actually listened it in full for years. I was apprehensive, because I was not sure how well it had aged, and I didn’t want to be disappointed. Fortunately, I wasn’t – it’s still awesome from start to finish. I even gained new appreciation for a few underplayed tracks that I used to overlook. I was also surprised at how incredibly cohesive the whole album sounds, navigating with ease between different styles and moods without ever losing its strong sense of identity. Maybe it doesn’t slap as hard as back in the days. Maybe it’s not perfect. But it was the right music at the right time, and it paved the way for many good things. And there’s a hidden track !! Kids who didn’t grow up with CDs can’t begin to imagine how exciting it felt to discover a hidden track (usually by chance, when your CD player suddenly started blaring at you after 10 minutes of silence). 9/10
What a revelation when I head this album for the first time. (I remember where). It was love at first sight. Its downhill is maybe that we heard it too much. But what an impact it had at that time. that's the reason for the 5th star.
Iconic. No notes
I didn’t get into this back in the day, but it’s great
The best pure rock album of my lifetime. The hidden track is best hidden though!
:) kc ostatni track xdd
An all time classic
Kurt, Krist and Dave changed the musical landscape with the album. And really with “Smells Like Teen Spirit”, which is the opening song off this seminal record. The musical world exists with a before Nevermind and after Nevermind. Done was hair metal and Michael Jackson. Here was Pearl Jam, Soundgarden and Alice in Chains. And thank the good Lord for that.
100/100
Creo que este es el mejor y más consistente álbum de Nirvana. Por supuesto, es el álbum más pop de la banda, y es un cliché a esta altura considerar que este sea el mejor material discográfico de la banda, pero realmente, la mayoría de los temas son hits, la calidad de grabación es excelente. Pasan de temas con mucho rock y punk a temas más tranquilos, dándole aire y dinámica al álbum. Tal vez el álbum podría hacer sido un poco más corto, descartando algunos temas y dejando los mejores. Pero aún así es un gran álbum.
There is not a single bad song on this album. It is one of those rare records where every track has its own punch, and it holds up just as strong now as it did when it first came out. Everyone knows “Smells Like Teen Spirit” will go down as one of the most recognized songs in history, but honestly, it is not even the best song here. Back in high school, “Lithium” and “Come As You Are” were my favorites. These days, “Breed,” “In Bloom,” and “On a Plain” all feel like equal contenders for the top spot. They are absolute classics that never lose their edge. The album then closes with “Something in the Way,” a slightly exaggerated take on Kurt’s struggles with housing insecurity, but still a raw and haunting glimpse into the darkness of his mind. This is a great album from one of the all-time great bands. Nirvana captured lightning in a bottle with Nevermind, and decades later it still sounds just as vital and powerful.
This album swings between agitation, desperation and melancholy in a way that most bands simply cannot.
This album rocks so hard it makes me want to get a Kurt Cobain on the roof of my mouth.
One of the best
prvi put da sam vec znala sve pjesme s albuma prije slusanja u cijelosti
One of my new faves. Better than In Utero. The drumming is inspirational, the range is immaculate. Makes me wanna run and fight. Gets the people going! Five/five. FIVE!
Listened to it before, absolute classic album, love it.
The Dark Side of The Grunge. 9/10
4.5 Stay away Breed
That was one of the first rock records for me. It introduced me into the melomans world. Since then i don't often returning to Nirvana and they got kind of pop culture fleur past decades. But despite all of this the album is really great example of balance beetwen pop and underground music. It is the great gate into music, I repeat myself. The only weak point from my perspective is banger superiority of the first record half on the second half.
4.5 Stars
Some albums are ubiquitous by their cover alone. Abbey Road andDark Side of the Moon come to mind. Even if you haven't listened to one of these albums, you know the cover. Nevermind is another one of these albums. And like the other two, it fully lives up to its status as an album thst deserves to be known.
I mean it’s Nevermind, one of the best recognized and critically acclaimed albums of not even just it’s generation but all time. There’s nothing I can really say to add to that. God is gAyYyYYaYyAY.
Obviously one of the goats. Not every single track is great, but enough sure are.
one of the best albums of all time
One of those rare albums where every song is a good one.
I don’t like every song on the album, but there are some incredible ones. And it still holds up. And it undeniably changed music forever.
Absolute cult classic! Objectively considered the best grunge record that will ever exist, this album is just amazing. I am more of a fan of the other grunge bands (AIC, Soundgarden), but there is no denying that this album totally deserves its spot on the list. It completely changed the game.
An album that changed music history.
Wow, deep cut, must have flown under the radar for most of us. Wonder what ever happened with this band? Seems like they could have been pretty influential with more airplay.
This is, quite possibly, the best album ever created. Every track is excellent as a standalone piece but as a collection, this is what all other grunge bands wished they had made. The seminal one. Insanely good and forever evocative of the best moment for music. There's no point mentioning individual songs because they are all exceptional. Done.
Amazing, created a whole genre
Loved this
I had forgotten how complete this album is, from first track to last it’s an absolute masterpiece.
Heck yeah, GREAT album. Back-to-front great. The first half of the album is the most recognizable and still feels the strongest, but the back half still has some great tracks that I've grown to appreciate more over the years.
The best album of a generation, mandatory listening for anyone who claims to enjoy music.
it's at top 10 album of all time
The gateway to Grunge. Still holds up these days
a classic for a reason. one of my introductions to harder rock. it will always hold a special place in my heart.
4.8 pretty damn good
Por favor... Es el disco de una generación o dos. Los conocí por In Utero, pero cuando escuché esto sentí miedo. No de algo en particular. Sentí miedo de mí, de fuerzas animales bellas y destructivas, de mecanismos emocionales peligrosos e inevitables. Había visto de Nino esa portada en las tiendas y la recordaba, pero había imaginado una música ambiental detrás de ella. No creo que pueda señalar muchas canciones mejores que smells like teen spirit en ningún aspecto. Tengo un amor eterno por Lounge act, todo el mundo merecería morir escuchando Something in the way...Este disco no es explicable si uno no lo conoce en la adolescencia. Antes es demasiada violencia y después es demasiada crudeza. Como dijeron de Gardel: Kurt Cobain cada vez canta mejor.
One of the greatest
holy fuckballs this was amazing. everything just felt right, removing one song or adding one would've dampened the album. it seems like they were meticulous with everything, which is really weird to say about nirvana.
Quiet - Loud. Punk Pop Masterpiece
Thanks courtney
A classic of our time. Teen spirit, in bloom, on and on!!
tbh one of the greatest to ever do it here, i love this album bad and not just because i got too into nirvana in my suicidal at college phase. has quite literally the greatest 6-track run ever devised, right off the bat. smells like teen spirit to in bloom to come as you are to breed to lithium to polly, jesus christ he was cooking on levels unknown. i do fear that in utero is still my favorite from them, but i can't lie that this one went off start to finish.
I have heard this before and wasn't really impressed. Never really cared for nirvana However, it really hit yesterday and to keep it fair with how I'm rating the others by first impression - I can't give this anything but 5 stars
4.5, never heard it all the way through before but yeah I like it
What can you say. It defined the genre. Lots of catchy songs and good production. I tend to listen to bleach more but that’s likely because of the amount I listened to this one in its day.
How can you not give 5/5 to the album that killed hair metal?
Amazing vocals King of grunge what can I say
generation defining
It's been a few years, but this album was a standard play during my adolescence. It's a rock sound that feels like the essence of rock— grainy, noisy, rebellious. Starting off with Smells Like Teen Spirit really sets the mood, while commencing to let you know there's a refined production. I recently heard In Utero front to back and thought the experience was better, though we could argue the amount of well produced hits on Nevermind stand out on their own without needing the help of the rest of the album (which isn't short of great.) This effort is catchy but raw. 4.6/5
First time I heard smells like teen spirit, I thought it was too loud. Cut to listening to this album on repeat. This has been one of the biggest influences on my musical taste.
Nevermind by Nirvana is not only one of the most well known albums of all time, but easily one of the best. This album was one of the first albums that I ever listened to in its entirety. It is so so so good. 13 songs, all of which are so amazing. I don't even know what to say, Nevermind is one of my favourite albums ever, easily top 3. I love it so much. 1000000000000000/10, good fucking job Nirvana.
I love this album. classic and undying
A tranformational album that totally changed music forever. On a re-listen, I'm struck by how many classic songs there are here, even the ones that weren't as commercially successful. Hard for me to rate this anything but a 5 considering its impact on music, quality, and that it was released during a pivotal time in my life.
I almost don’t feel qualified to comment on this one. It’s basically sacred ground. It’s the holy grail of grunge, and I absolutely love it. The thing is, Nevermind didn’t just define an era, it shifted it. Every song feels burned into rock history, raw and melodic in equal measure. It’s one of those albums where even if you’ve heard it a thousand times, it still feels like discovering something dangerous and alive.
Just too good. One of the best rock albums of all time.
Nothing to say, never listened to it fully before, blew me away
(100/100)
Obviously one of the best albums ever. Half the songs are hits and the other half are just good.
Tremendous, genre-defining album, almost start to finish. If they had just left Endless, Nameless off the album it would be near perfect for what it is.
Many make the case that In Utero is the better album because it’s more raw, riskier, a more true Nirvana sound. That may be true but that doesn’t change the fact that this is no skips, filled end to end with bangers. 5 stars, essential album in the alt-rock, punk rock, grunge and at the time underground music scene simple as that.
Big good. A time classic no skips. Why is this the first.
Awh hell yeah
Endless, Nameless is not my style. Hated it. But... this album is pretty flawless otherwise.
I'm feeling a bit sick today and this was perhaps not the best choice when you have a headache. Obviously a great great super important album, so lets focus on qualms: - Some tracks like Lounge Act and Stay Away recycle too many tropes from other tracks. - Too many loud power chords that aren't as musically interesting as eg the quieter moments on Something In the Way, Lithium, Come As You Are etc. Still a 5 though. Fave Tracks: Smells Like Teen Spirit, In Bloom, Come As You Are, Lithium, Drain You, Something in the Way 4.6/5
Great album. Obviously probably Nirvana's best and for good reason. 90's alternative would have been totally different without grunge and this album is really the best of that.
Хз, що тут казати. Альбом просто насичений супербенгарми. Топові хуки.
Yeah, they really did something with this one. Crazy how many iconic songs are on this album.
A classic (positive)
Top 10 album of all time and for great reason. It's actually surprisingly diverse on a later listen. Every song in here is a classic.
This was my introduction to grunge. Memories of head thrashing to frequent plays of Smells Like Teen Spirit on MTV. Moody, offbeat lyrics set to solid guitar riffs and the pounding rhythm of drums and bass. Kurt Cobain captured the mood of my generation, angry at society.
I bought this on its release and have listened to it often over the years. I finally noticed just how front-loaded all the big hits are and how devoid of them what would have been side 2 is.
The overplaying of radio tracks downplays the excellence of the album as a whole
Approachable, emotional, and filled to the brim with incredible songs on their own.
Top
A classic album with a number of great tracks. Great rock music Highlighs got to be .. Smells like teen spirit .. Come as you are
No Kocham po prostu. Cały album solidny
Instant classic. The correct dose of uppers and downers to leave you lying on your sofa, asking for more.
If The Beatles had written filthy, angsty, depressing, three minute pop songs; then they would have been Nirvana. This is grunge’s perfect album. Absolute fantastic in every way!
I can't even decide which song is my favorite
Asså det är ju Nirvana. Detta albumet har man ju faktiskt lyssnat på ett flertal gånger :p Och det man då kan komma fram till är att det är en FUCKING BANGERRRR
punk pop with sensitive opinions that are pro feminism and anti authoritarian, big impact, mood shifts, "Smells like teen spirit"/"in bloom"/"come as you are"/"stay away"
I've heard this before odviously, but it's an iconic album as always. I like it because there's so many songs I know that are good, and the rest fit right in. This album is straight fire. I would give it a 10, but I don't know it well enough. 9/10
What to do say about this masterpiece? I was already familiar with Nirvana and I could say that I heard about 80% of the songs in the album before. I love rock so I am a bit biased but for me, Nevermind is one of the best rock (grunge) albums I ever heard. They are not an underground band so Nirvana has it's fame and fans and they deserve every praise they get. Even today, I see people in my generation still sport Nirvana merch so you can see how popular they still are after 30 years. My favorite songs are Lithium, Polly, Lounge Act and Something's in the Way.
Easy 5 star
Breed
Great listen
Just an exceptional album. I would own on vinyl so it is a 5/5. Sure the last track is a bit rubbish but god, something in the way is so fucking good (and yes The Batman introduced me to this)
A generational album.
Incredible, a true classic at this point. A literal game changer. Kurt Cobain was the breath of fresh air the rock scene needed in the midst of hair metal hell. True king shit
This album was absolutely everywhere in the 90s and has been baked into the fabric of Gen X and Millennial culture. The top songs on this album are absolutely incredible but the few songs that are not all-timers are not even that good and are borderline annoying. That makes it hard to give this album a perfect score. I love this record and have listened to it 100s of times over its 30+ years of existence, but it is not a perfect album, but 100% an album that should be heard before you die. This album's influence may be just as strong today in 2025 as it was when it came out. Everywhere I go I see 12-18 year olds with Nirvana shirts (it could be just a cool thing and they dont know the actual music). As I write this, I guess the influence this album has deserves that 5th star. 8.5/10 135/1001
What to say, not every song is great but the ones that are, are classics... It is amazing, how many bands influenced by this you can here while listening to Nevermind. Not my favorite band or album, but songwriting is still great and the sound undeniably started something big... 4.5 stars.
Amazing album, front to back.
Unless you’re talking about the Beatles, it would be hard to point to any album that had a greater impact on the whole culture than this one. That’s an unbelievable and unexpected thing for a group of three guys from Seattle who no one expected to change the world. To deny this album five stars is to deny history.
This one is almost beyond criticism. Truly a game changer. Truly great. At the time I was a bit ‘yeah I can see where they got this from’ but I’ve grown to like it a lot. One of the top five albums to actually change things. Easy 5.
After having made the mistake of relistening to Germs my mind turned to that other American faux punk rubbish the Circle Jerks and John Lydon's point that our American cousins just didn't get it (punk) until Nirvana came along (or something like that). and up pops Nevermind without the bollocks. Butch Vig, an AC30 Vox, a Fender Mustang and voila! Every great songwriter needs a great producer and Butch was the right man for the times. Basically invents the quiet/loud dynamic. Kurt had the right rhythm section to back him. The songs are in themselves superb and the Butch arrangements seismic. Changed pop music for the good he did young Kurt. It is so ridiculously good it requires no further commentary.
Incredible album--Cobain's writing is amazing, the music is too, and the entire sound was so fresh when it came out, it made everyone else on the radio sound out of date, over, done.
Love this album. -4.5/5
Many of us were lucky that this album was incredibly formulative in our younger years. Be it a pure nostalgia piece, or the album/band that kick started what is the shape of our music taste today. Hearing this in your teens, within the first ten years of its release changed an insatiable amount of lives. I can't think of a single album since that had the same affect. A punk album that became popular, not written to be popular and still holds up today. It's been at least 15 years since my last listen and it still holds strong today. Just a damn good time
clasic ce sa zic
almost perfect album
An effing masterpiece that helped create a genre
No explanation needed. This album the best of the best.
Iconic album that popularized Grunge and that Seattle sound. My brother brought this CD home when I was living in rural KY when he borrowed it from his friend. When I heard it, I was wondering what was happening in Seattle at the time that created such a sound, and why and I still here in Kentucky? This album began a phase in my life where the Seattle SuperSonics became my Team on NBA Jam and I wanted to go to college at University of Washington.
A classic. Lots of variation within this grunge album. Very rough and grungy to almost pop.
Such a killer record. Every track on Nevermind is gold. I loved this record when it released. It was one of the records that made me want to learn how to play guitar. It felt like a breath of fresh air compared to the slick, super produced and corporate sounding rock and metal that was big right before this era of music. This felt a good deal more authentic and artistic. Eventually it got played out, and you couldn’t turn around without bumping into someone wearing a Nirvana t-shirt. You couldn’t turn on the radio without hearing half this record at any time of the day or night. I fell out of love with the band for a long season just from over exposure. Years later, I picked it up again and enjoyed it, but haven’t sat down and really invested much time with it. That is, until it popped up here. And I’m glad it did, cause I’d forgotten how much I loved this record. 5/5
I remember years ago the AV Club did one of their Undercover series where they invite different artists in to play a random cover and they had Rise Against come in to cover Nirvana's "Sliver." Now, let me be clear about this: Rise Against is a damn good band, and they played a damn good, faithful cover. But as I was listening to it I had the revelation that *nobody should try to do a straight cover of this band, ever*. If you wanna turn "In Bloom" into a Willie Nelson tune, go for it - but don't ever try to out-Kurt Kurt. You'll fail.
Just one of the best albums of all time. Not a bad song on it. Grohl hits the drums within an inch of their life.
I don’t care if it makes me basic - I think it’s their best, and it deserves all the praise it gets. 5/5
Ya de mano 10/10. Para mí su mejor álbum encima con varios temazos. Lithium y smells like teen Spirit las mejores imo
It’s been a couple of decades since I’ve listened to this whole album. It’s fantastic. I think I must have forgotten how good some of these songs are like On a Plain
Not being local to the Northwest, this came out of nowhere like an earthquake, flood, and hurricane combined. Of course the hype machine behind it went into overdrive and neglected to mention the source actually derides the presence of the machine. I still laugh at the flannel explosion (hunters' and farmers' revenge). Sure was great that glam metal soon died a well-deserved death. While Nirvana wasn't the only rep, it deserves recognition here for helping to inject needed life-saving meds into the moribund body of pop. 5 for the relief it brought.
Whereas some albums are joyous and perfect and can be put on repeat until the cows come home, this is marvellous but is so intense you have to listen once, digest and then take a break. It’s raw and visceral and compelling.
I'm never going to list Nirvana among my favorite bands, but this album is everything it's made out to be. I recall the first time I heard "Smells Like Teen Spirit," I was riding in some random musician's car, a guy I didn't know particularly well, and he had a cassette, I'm going to guess, and he put it in and said, "you HAVE to hear this!" 85 times out of 90, that ends in me hating on whatever it is being foisted on me, but he played it LOUD and I was legitimately blown away. There was an undeniable energy to the music that wasn't on anything else being played on the radio. And while it sounds like such an overblown cliché, that song changed the trajectory of popular music. On top of that, this album is loaded with really good tunes and sounds like something special. And it's just three guys, and not especially musically gifted (Grohl is a beast, but this is not an album steeped in musical pyrotechnics) and they bashed out a true masterpiece in a full-on punk-rock, "I'm gonna do it my way" approach. Being honest, this may be my first time listening to the entire record front to back in a single sitting. Like I said, not my fave, but it's a 5 and it's gotta be on this list.
This was a classic the moment it dropped.
The best
Every track on this album hits hard, bursting with energy from start to finish. It's not just consistently great; it's in a league of its own.
DEFINITIVA UNO DE LOS MEJORES DE TODOS LOS TIEMPOS
Absolute classic. A masterpiece.
Classic album. Heard the first 3 tracks. Gonna try and listen all the way through
Somehow the things you know best are the hardest to rate. I've never aspired to be an objective judge of good taste (as art perception is inherently a subjective matter), but songs that I grew up with and know by heart from listening to the same 10 CDs over and over occupy a different space in my brain than any of the more recent findings. Say, Nirvana. I've heard Smells Like Teen Spirit so many times I kind of hate the song, but automatically want to start ugly dancing to it. I adored Come As You Are, Lithium, and Something In The Way before I could fathom what the hell they were even about. Kurt Cobain and Amy Lee were my first (and only truly star) crushes. That all being said, I haven't willingly listened to Nirvana in years. Nevermind is a crazily energetic album. You start jumping on SLTS, you don't exactly have time (and reason) to stop. Those messy 4 chords on repeat, a good rhythmic section and loud-quiet sequences work well. Kurt's voice is not for everyone, but I always found him very memorable and full of personality, which can be more important than technical perfection. Meanwhile, the lyrics can be pretty disturbing. Nevermind is filled with rage over a lot of things apparently, and a wish to be different, that managed to capture rebellious and secretly fragile teen spirit. "I'd rather be dead than cool" - said the author of the biggest party hymn of troubled youth on the same album that has Polly. It's hard for me nowadays to take Nirvana's protest as serious as they wanted it to be taken. Yet, it's a powerful album, that radically changed the musical landscape in the 90s for a reason, and provides a good listening experience (if you're in the right mood).
Cover 8.5 Yep. Grew up with this album. All are great songs.
The B side is what makes this album an all timer
I've heard it described that Cobain wrote stream of conscious nonsense. And while that might be accurate, frankly, I don't give a sh*t. Much like Jim Morrison, some lyrics have hidden meanings, subtext, poetic beauty, but mostly, infectious and catchy. Aside from its generation importance, you can pull something, from every song, in every listen that alerts you to why this album will never extinguish from being excellent.
From the lyricism to the writing to vocals to drum to bass etc everything is peak. This is a band I’m really sad I wasn’t able to see in their heyday. Makes me think it would be my equivalent of the eras tour for swifties
excellent album through and through
apathy lit on fire
Классика гранжа, идеальный в своей простоте альбом
The sound of a generation? Iconic in so many ways
It was great when it came out and it's still great today.
Love the mood and vibe. Many standout songs for me that jus capture the energy of highs and lows so well.
Awesome dude
Classic reminds me of my older brother who put me onto this album, so many different sounds
Album that changed the 90's for the better !
Iconic. Has great depth and energy.
The level of nostalgia attached to this album for an elder millennial cannot be understated; this was the soundtrack to our early teens and a foundation stone in convincing us gen x would always be cooler than we were. Most things from the early 90s with that level of affection attached crumble under real inspection... This is not in that category. Best listened to with some volume, surprisingly varied for an album where every track earns it's space, insainly energetic, still remarkable.
Seminal album
Pure joy from start to finish.
An album that you feel as much as you listen to, partly due to how often played and familiar it is. It's one of the pantheon of “very good albums” that sit solidly in public consciousness, its place earned thanks to big, bright, bold melodies being thwacked out in as distorted, a cathartic burst of energy as possible. Even without the grungey set dressing, these are perfectly composed and produced songs. Come As You Are cycles seamlessly between its different sections, each having a hero moment of its own which catches the ear - and how good is that iconic bassline? Territorial Pissings has electrifying guitar overdubs which are my favourite elements of the song, you get the sense that these are the product of a very intense and involved set of recording sessions. Lithium might encapsulate exactly what captured the public imagination. The choruses are so listenable that you could imagine the “yeeeaaaaah” on a toothpaste advert. Not because they’ve written by numbers commercial music, but because it's just very immediate, savvy writing which is alternative enough to be interesting to everyone but accessible enough to not alienate anybody. Something in the Way into the unlisted and 10 minutes later (on CD) Endless, Nameless are a fantastic 1-2 to close out the album. The former being recorded without a click gives it an uncanny eerie quality with the band slipping in and out of time. Then the chaotic almost hardcore punk of the later sounds like the band at their least accommodating. What a ride!
Classic
Most consider this the start of grunge. They’re wrong but a great way to get into it.
You know it's good. 9/10
THIS is grunge. I love this album so much. There isn't a bad song here. "Endless, Nameless" is a little too heavy for me, but the instrumentals are great. Simple solos, great lyrics, emotional singing. I love how RAW this album is (especially Kurt Cobain). My favorite trio of all time. Dave Grohl fits in perfectly as the drummer and Krist Novoselic is a fantastic bassist. Has some great lines "Lounge Act" but also has simple parts and makes space for the others. Fantastic work of art. Anyone who says Kurt Cobain only screams has never listened to "On A Plain." This is fantastic. "Smells Like Teen Spirit" , "Lithium" , "In Bloom"...need I say more. Kurt Cobain...the voice of a generation. Whether he wanted to be or not. Liked Songs: Entire album!
Fantastic album with lots of great tracks
One of those rare albums where there isn’t really one song I would skip. It still sounds as good today as it did back then. Superb.
An iconic album that helped transform the music industry and spawned a movement. A fusion of punk, rock and metal gives it a universal appeal and the slick production gave alternative rock centre stage and would inspire so many other bands, and influence culture in general. For me it was an instant hit back in the day and opened up my musical taste to alternative genres. Forgetting all of that, the songs on this album are all great, with no weak link and really stands the test of time. Cobain’s songwriting is spot on.
Stone cold classic innit. Kinda fun listening and doing the old ‘ah this one’s my favourite’ and then repeating to yourself for every track until giving up the pointless exercise by Lithium. Just enjoy.
Classic album. Nothing to say because I’ve listened to all the songs a million times.
This is one of my favorite albums!!
This album kicked off the population being aware of a "new" genre. When this album hit grunge was everywhere overnight. Everyone was signing Seattle/grunge bands after them. It lead to a whole generation of flannel wearing greasy kids running around. It is legitimately one of the best albums of a generation. It's not for everyone, a buddy of mine called it "angry white boy music." Yet his silly ass was singing along to "In Bloom," yeah the song with the lyrics about singing along. He saw the irony of it all. Some songs do seem way more screamy than need be, but I promise you can understand the lyrics. Love this album.
an absolute classic. wall to wall bangers
Мне больше лет, чем ему было. Но всю мою жизнь о нем говорят, его слушают, и слушают все - и вот такие вот задроты, как аудитория этого сервиса, и нормальные люди с радио в машинах, или хит-плейлистами. Это же не просто так? Все хиты, никаких скипов, и облик всего жанра на годы вперед. Лучшая песня - Lounge Act.
I could swear I've already written about this album but... When I turned 14, someone gave me a Best Buy gift card. This was right when I was discovering online forums (*cough*GaiaOnline*cough*) and finding that a ton of folks were using artsy-sounding song lyrics in their signatures. So with my gift card I set out to buy some albums to listen to, landing on Nirvana's greatest hits (I'd heard a lot of these songs on the radio), Third Eye Blind's self-titled (also heard on the radio a lot), and My Chemical Romance's "Three Cheers For Sweet Revenge" (I'd seen a TON of their lyrics online). Over the years, the Nirvana album became my least favorite of the three, as you just couldn't escape those songs listening to rock radio in the early/mid 2000's. Flash forward to summer of 2021: at a week-long beach house stay with 20 other people, the first teaser trailer for The Batman drops and I watch it about one hundred times in two days. One of the most captivating parts of that teaser being the use of Nirvana's "Something In The Way." I decide Nirvana's been on the shit list long enough and it's time to finally give a chance to Nevermind, an album that has reached "Dark Side of the Moon" status for me in that it was completely overrated: a classic in name alone, just because white people in the early 90's hadn't heard anything quite like it before. So in 2021, after decades of ducking this band/album/genre because of how overplayed it was, I finally discovered that yes, this is actually a good album. There's something about the specific mash-up of rock and punk with deeply metaphorical and introspective lyrics that not many bands have hit upon since (although they did try very hard *coughPUDDLEOFMUDDcough*). The songs themselves are pretty basic instrumentally, with Cobain's lyrics and voice being the glue that elevates everything. I could go on and on probably but I don't think I have anything new to add to this discussion. Widely regarded as a masterpiece for good reason.
Honestly, I'm not a big Nirvana fan. Like, I don't dislike them, but I never go out of my way to listen to their songs, and sometimes I'll change the station if I'm not in the right mood when one of their songs comes on the radio. I'd never even sat down and listened to Nevermind all the way through before. That being said, to rate this anything but five stars would be insane to me. Half of this 33 year old album is still being played on the radio today. And really, I could see any of the others getting airtime too. Well... not Endless, Nameless - but personally I love it as much as the other songs, just differently.
The second album that was ever my favorite album, this is a formative one for forming my tastes and preferences so I'm basically incapable of any critical distance. One thing I'm struck by listening now is how damn good it sounds. It's pretty incredible how cleanly recorded such a dirty band can be and how much difference that makes. The bass comes clanging through powerfully, the guitars are drenched in fizzy distortion but sound sharp and bright, the drums are hard and heavy but all totally distinct, the vocals are screeching and frenzied but stand out crisply in the mix. It means you can turn it up LOUD to get the full effect without it turning into an indistinct muddy mess. It's incredibly ungrungey really. Compare this to something musically similar like Dinosaur Jr or Husker Du who have great songs, loud quiet dynamics, and heaps of distortion, but who's records have a layer of sludge to them making them feel more distant and inaccessible. Nevermind has clean and corporate production that oddly really lets the songs get more in your face and in your head.
Nevermind is nevermind. Its almost s complete no skips type album. The ender is good in spirit but not that fun to listen to. And stay away has an intro i dont like but otherwise its perfect. Im just nit picking to say something but just listen to this shit and enjoy.
One of those albums where I turn up the volume, then the next song comes on and I turn it up more, and more, and more, for every song. Drain You is so good aaaaaaaa. That song gets me GOIN'!
Good underground indie album. Too bad this album didn't blow up...
Banger
I dunno how this isn't a 5 * in anyone's book.
Holds up. Almost the definition of timeless
9/10 Expected to give 4 starts, but after several relistens I can't find there being any flaws. There are no skippable tracks, it's just banger after banger. I don't buy this is the album that changed music or whatever. Pixies were doing it first anyway. But I do understand why this of all grunge albums is the one that became so popular. Highlights: All tracks (except Endless, Nameless)
So good and so important. I remember exactly where I was when I first heard this album. 30+ years later and it still gets me going. So glad to put it on. 5 out of 5 all day.
Great album one of my favorites
I'm not mad at another excuse to listen to this album. I've listened to this several times and it's a banger from start to finish. My only gripe with the album is on the song Come As You Are - Kurt was lying to the listening audience, he clearly had a gun (or maybe that was just Courtney Love who had the gun).
One of the finest albums of the 90s
A stunning, brutal album that leaves you feeling battered by the sheer ferocity of it. A criticism; endless nameless was so bad it almost dropped the whole thing to a 4 but given that it’s a hidden track I’m just going to ignore it.
Classic
It's possibly one of the best things I've heard, this was a foregone 5* :)
I mean, it's Nevermind. It's an easy 5 stars.
There’s some truth in Stevo’s assessment. “Filler” might be a bit much, but the second half is certainly less accessible and geared more towards the purists. But the start is unreal and the impact of the album and some of those individual tracks is unquestionable. A reshuffle of the tracks would make this a pretty seamless top score - and I agree with Joe G that it’s probably a 4.5 - but I gave Elliott Smith a 3, so I think this needs to be a 5.
this was one of my favorite albums as a kid
All good songs, a culmination of post punk legacy that translates into a fresh style that holds up as sturdy and enduring
# Album Name: Nevermind # Artist: Nirvana # Rating: 5/5 # Comments: Simply one of THE best albums of all time. This album holds a special place in my heart. As a teenager, it got me back into my music and kickstarted everything. Banger after banger. Its impact is real. # Top Tunes: Every single track on this album is great. # Would I listen to it again? Hell yeah.
Nevermind is a groundbreaking album, it changed the face of music forever and its influence will be felt by so many bands for years to come. Is it my favourite grunge though? Controversial, I think it’s a little too polished in places, too much thought put into the sequencing of the tracks to almost give you a breather. I think Bleach with its wall of sound and more punk feel, and Incesticide which just feels more grunge are better albums. They feel more raw. Nevermind is a phenomenal album but when you listen to From the Muddy Banks of the Wishkah and hear some of these songs how they were performed live, you can hear the difference and you can feel the emotion that is just bubbling under the surface on Nevermind and doesn’t ever quite get the opportunity to escape. Despite this, it has to get a 5, it’s influence on music and artists over the last 35 years is huge and I don’t feel that there has really been anything like it since that has changed the direction of a genre. My recommendation, listen to Wishkah, listen to Nirvana how they were not how a producer and sound engineers felt they should be heard.
this is an album that made the underground be mainstream, with easy riffs and most of the times no too hard lyrics. emotionally, is so raw, apathy, anxiety, anger and void. generationally, a big change. long live kurt.
An all-time classic. This is one of those albums that showed us that most of what we thought was good music was really just crap and that there were a lot more possibilities out there. Great writing, great performances, the perfect capture of the mood of the nation at a particular moment in time.
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Brash, raw, and redefined music.
Is nevermind 10/10
This is easily one of the best albums of the 90s. A landmark that shaped the grunge and alternative rock scene. The album blends a raw energy with infectious melodies and great lyrics. While a couple of tracks toward the end fall a bit flat compared to the front half, the overall impact is undeniable. Nevermind isn’t just a great album, it’s a cultural shift that still holds up today.
Five stars alone for killing off hair metal.
Just everything yes. One of the best records of all time
Easy 5. Heads and shoulders above all the other (far too many) grunge albums on this list.
There is not a bad song amongst them (disregarding the hidden track). Every one feels key to the album, and a classic in its own right. A fair bit of nostalgia thrown in to. The album took a garage-band of the late 80s to full on 90s alternative-rock stardom. The music can get lost in the myth, but listening afresh I am very pleased to report that it is simply magnificent start to finish. They are one of the few bands to straddle classic rock, heavy rock, pop and pull it off with such credibility. And an iconic album cover to match.
5 star album, or top 5 album ever?
Just a top one 😎
One of the greatest albums of all time.
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An iconic album that really set the stage for the decade. This album kicked-off the “grunge” era, which took over culture for the better part of the 90s. Definitely important from a historical/cultural context. Outside of the cultural impact, the actual music is great. It holds up even 35 (ish) years later, even outside of the singles, other songs on the album have come back into the culture (“Something’s in the way” being featured in The Batman 30 years after the albums release).
Such unstoppable energy and drive, of course mixed with a hearty dose of angst. One of my favorite albums. RIP Kurt Cobain 4.75
I grew up listening to this. It released when I was the perfect age for it, so it has had quite an impact on me. I loved it at the time and I still love it to the point where it's a perfect album for me. The memories it evokes are some of the best memories of my life. Being a young kid, feeling like no one understood... this music really was just perfect for that. It's hard to put into perspective how popular this album was and how it changed things forever. At the time I just thought it was catchy teen angst music, now it seems like a time capsule from the 90's to remind me of how great I actually had it.
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Smells Like Teen Spirit...we all know about it In Bloom...Heavy. Love it Come As You Are...heavy and dreamy vibe at the same time. Just cool Breed fux hard Lithium...not their best song but the production elevates it Polly...dark acoustic track. Darker if you know the backstory. Evidence to the world that these guys were more than loud. An omen of their Unplugged future. Territorial Pissings...Could be a track on a lot of punk albums. Generic Drain You...good but not a highlight Lounge Act...just kind of there Stay Away...kicks some ass but is overshadowed by similar but better songs On A Plain...just an ok rock song. Hard to separate from the superior Unplugged version. Something in the Way...great stuff. Minimalist but with fantastic production. Haunting. Endless, Nameless...I'm guessing this was added just to piss off the label
Perfect. No notes. Dave Gross.
Forgot how great this whole album is. Last song is the one exception. Everything else is great.
An album you knew had to be on this list. And indeed. One cat-yelling song aside, a fabulous album
Essential innit.
Being a late Gen X'er, this album was very much the soundtrack to my teenage years. I always loved Nirvana, but they were never at the top of my list; that was reserved for Metallica during the height of both bands' power. Most of the songs on Nevermind are great, but I would say "Territorial Pissings" and "Endless, Nameless" are some low points. I wouldn't kick this album out of bed for eating crackers, though.
Pet fav songs: Breed; Stay Away; Polly Great album. Somehow, someway we know all the songs because they have seeped into the culture and remained. In my long-standing criticism of albums that are over 45 minutes, the last song is unnecessary and likely there just to piss ppl off. I get it, but let's not and say we did.
Great Album.
The Goat
It's the single biggest influence on 90s music (and probably beyond). It's at least in the top 5 most influential albums of all time. It's a 5 just because of that. But beyond that, it's just an exceptional album. Every single track is amazing (let's just ignore Endless, Nameless). I was 17 when this came out, so it's impossible to be unbiased, though.
If, at the end of our lives we could get to see our stats, for the most played album I am 90% sure this would be it for me. Have been able to recite this album from cover to cover, without skipping a beat, for longer than I can remember now. I can say it with my full chest that Nirvana is the best musical act that came out of 90's, I mean they single handedly killed glam metal, what else could you want from a band? The very definition of an album that deserves all the stars across every rating system ever created. And this 5 star review is not just because Nirvana has my whole heart but also even if you listen to this album from an objective point of view you know that this album fuuuuuckkksssss!!!!!! If you give theeeeeeeee Nevermind a 1-2 (3,4 ehehe) star rating, would recommend getting your head out of your ass, cause you also know this album is absolutely massive, full of hits and an indispensable part of history but you just can't admit because you oh so desperately need to be different, be fr 🙏 Love you my babies, forever grateful that you've put this album out there for us mere mortals to enjoy 🫶
Absolute classic
So overplayed it's almost hard to hear what a classic this is 5*