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All Apologies is my favorite song from this album, I've heard this before though
I have no respect for steve albini
6/10 - pretty decent gym album. I knew a couple of songs. A decent amount of screaming which I did not enjoy that much.
this was fun
- Did not hold up ..... a few good tunes but somewhat boring. -
I think this is the third Nirvana album I've had on this list. Whereas Nevermind blasted the band into international stardom, it's not so obvious to me why this album is so essential.
Love nirvana but hadn’t heard this album before. Great songs x
Favorite Track: All Apologies
If nevermind didn’t come out prior, this album would get more love. It’s good and shows cobain’s ability to evolve. I only wish we got more music from them. I don’t know if I’ll come back to this much, maybe I’ll give it a chance again later
Not a big Nirvana fan, I like Nevermind more than In Utero but I still like this too, it's a slightly heavier sound, it's darker and probably more well rounded lyrically, but doesn't initially grab me as much by comparison maybe. Think it'd be one that stayed with me more on subsequent listens though, a high 3 for now.
This has always been my least favorite Nirvana album. Being a big fan of them growing up, it lacks quality throughout the entire album for me.
"its a 1 for me" - Mum
Not Nirvana's best - that distinction belongs to "unplugged". In fact, it is rather dreary and tedious. 3/5
Well done body of work that just about marked the end of the grunge genre.
Revisiting a favourite from my teens. Stands up well today
Verstehe den Erfolg und den Einfluss auf die Musik(geschichte), kann mich dann aber trotzdem nicht restlos für das Album begeistern. Einige gute Tracks, einige die versuchen an die anderen anzuknüpfen und einfach nur scheitern.
I don't actually like Nirvana past Nevermind, I guess. The hits are the hits, and I can't separate them from nostalgia, but I didn't really care for any of the deep cuts. I guess I'm a fan of the outcome of grunge, in that it pushed rock in a direction that I prefer over the hair and glam of the 80's, but I can't help to think that it also pushed the transition of rock to what it is now, disparate sub-genres that are working hard to isolate themselves both from mainstream music and themselves. I'm not blaming Nirvana or grunge, but it does seem to be the beginning of the end of rock as a top 40 genre, and it seems to have fractured into ever smaller subcultures that will criticize an indie act for mixing in some pop, or a funk band for adding in some guitar fuzz, or even a death metal band moving toward prog metal. This is a whole lot to put on one album, and it's definitely not the cause of it, but I can't help to think that the "myth" of Nirvana has been detrimental to music. It's obviously not the beginning of the "only tortured souls make good art" phenomenon, but it's the cornerstone of the modern meme, especially solidifying the 27 Club, and the general consensus that your music is automatically a masterpiece if you died young (the credit given to posthumous releases by XXXTentacion, Pop Smoke, and Juice WRLD by critics who previously despised them is hard to ignore). I don't know if this is really relevant to this album, but I'm sure I will have more on-topic things to say when Nevermind eventually comes up. (Nevermind is on this list, right? If not, this album's inclusion deserves a whole lot of criticism.) Ultimately, it's a serviceable, if a bit disappointing, followup to arguably the most important album of the 90's. I'll keep All Apologies, but I don't think I'd notice if I never heard the rest of this album again.
a couple compelling songs, but not as fun as Nevermind
Solid offering from Nirvana with several good songs. I'll forgive some of the others as Kurt's rebellion against the commercial success of Nevermind. No need for two Nirvana albums though.
There are a few very good songs on here, but mostly it sounds like a man in a great deal of pain, which he verified with deadly force not long after its release.
Heart shaped box is a banger.
3.5
Well-made but not particularly enjoyable to listen to. My favorite song by far was Heart-Shaped Box. Without it this might have been a 2 star.
I always leaned toward Pearl Jam and Screaming Trees, but I recognize the quality here.
A few good songs, but overall, it's meh for me
given the name its crazy that this isn't the one with the naked baby on the cover
Still holds up well.
Decent
Nowhere near as good as I remember it. Still a couple of standout tracks (Heart-shaped Box, Pennyroyal Tea, Dumb & Rape Me), but the rest haven't aged well, unfortunately.
I sort of lost track of Nirvana between ‘Nevermind’ and the Unplugged album, so ‘In Utero’ isn’t in my nostalgia wheelhouse. And, apparently I’m an old fuddy-dud who just likes the hits, because, to me last night in my kitchen making supper, a lot of this album sounded like people yelling in their garage. Lots of good songs here, but I think I like them more as they’ve been covered over the years or as nirvana did them on the Unplugged album, which is where I know the ones I know.
It's not my kind of music. The sound is fine.
Really really good but a lot of tough to listen to songs
Just a long lasting jam session. Rest in peace Kurt. Very good all the way through.
not massive on nirvana but i do like a lot of the stuff on here
Nowhere near as good as nevermind
Hot take - most overrated band ever. No denying importance, place in history etc but they were right place right time killing off metal blah blah blah. But aside from a few songs they are boring.
I definitely preferred Nevermind, only having had it last week - but this is still a solid effort. I particularly like just how aggressively they go against the grain of popular music at the time. You wouldn't get 'Rape Me' onto an popular album these days
expected more
A couple of good songs, but others were a bit too hard for me
screeEEeEEeAaam
Not my favourite nirvana album. Still enjoyable though
My first full Nirvana album that I’ve listened, I liked it, but I feel like their debut album might be even better.
Nirvana. Nice sound. Sometimes a little silly. Good background listening, since the lyrics are often borderline unintelligible.
More dynamic guitar work than expected. Feels surprisingly bounded to its time. Honestly a little miffed by lyrical content and the fact that cobain is PNW royalty
This is not really for me but I can tell why people like it. There’s something about it that just isn’t very….interesting? to me? I feel like there’s a lot of music that I tend to find uninteresting to me despite it having a lot of raw energy and being very stimulating and I’m not sure how else to describe it or why it is I feel that way. Maybe I just don’t like listening to men sing…
Better than I thought it would be. I liked half the songs.
After reviewing the lyrics while listening to the album, decided it was a bit much for me.
Pretty good
Why are they so angry?
classic
I’m a little surprised at how much I disliked this. Lotsa yelling about things. Maybe given the right mood and a mosh pit…
It’s not bad, but not as good as the other one.
Not really my kind of music.
I don't know about nirvarna... Never been into them really, and grunge for the most part. It's not that I dislike them or the music, I can't really put my finger on it.
It was alright nothing spectaculwr
двоякое у меня отношение к нирване конечно. вроде бы говорят гранж тудым-сюдым, а по факту просто сырой панк. их коллеги по жанру тех лет были поинтереснее музыкально
Everyone tells me I have to love Nirvana, I'm from Seattle, grew up in the Grunge Era, and many more reasons. But... I don't, there are a couple of good songs on this album, but overall, more bad tracks than good ones. I listened to this album a lot as a young person and never understood why I wasn't getting it, why this album is life-changing. Spoiler, it's because this album isn't good to listen to.
thought i was liking this more than i thought i would, then i was like nah this is about what i thought. topical title tho
Very very good. I didn’t ride this wave the way many others did when I was a teenager but it’s still a very very good album.
While In Utero is a huge milestone for grunge and rock music in general, I think I enjoy nevermind a bit more. The fuzz and song writing is a bit more polished. But I will say there are some absolute must listens on this one like Heart Shaped Box and Dumb just to name a few.
This album doesn't do it for me as much as Nevermind does tbh
Before this I've never listened to Nirvana. I've heard about the song "Smells like teen spirit" with the baby on the cover. Very different music, in comparison what I listen to. Overall it is listenable. I now understand why Nirvana is such iconic group. I think they were ahead of their time with this alternative kinda rock music.In this album my personal favorite is "Heart-Shaped box".
Big fan of heart shaped box. But also a lot of just noisy songs.
Half of the songs were classics but everything started to sound the same. 3/5
Pretty solid listen. Not exactly my type of music but I enjoyed it nonetheless. Fave song was heart-shaped box which is followed by the song I disliked equally as much.
The wows of the peaks are negated by the disdain for the screaming rage valleys, leaving me plateauing with a luke warm feeling about this hike.
Definitely not their best and I felt like Kurt was yelling a lot BUT that is very understandable given what happened not long after this album was released
has some good ones but also is noisy for my old ears
I hate that I can't help but compare this to Nevermind. It's got some good songs, but as a whole it really doesn't stand up to not only Nevermind, but a lot of grunge albums
Hieman tasapaksu minusta. Toteutetaan esteettistä visiota, kunnianhimo menee ennemmin siihen eikä biisien tekemiseen. Huonoja ne eivät kuitenkaan ole, vaivaa on nähty. Kaipasin vain vielä enemmän vaihtelua (saman estetiikan sisällä) kuin vain toisiaan huutoa muminan välissä.
great
Buen disco después del pelotazo de su anterior l.p. Sin embargo, no es redondo.
This is just a bit too grunge for me. I really liked the two songs I recognized, heart shaped box and all apologies. I also had a traumatic experience this is album. I was out running while listening to it and then my headphones died right after Rape Me….so then I had like two miles of just of being on the greenway, alone in my thoughts, with that being the last song stuck in my head. Not super pleasant.
I would describe the album as pretty good. “Rape Me” was probably my favorite from the album, but it uses the same riff as smells like teen spirit. Based on listening to this album, I assumed it was before the Nevermind album, but it was actually after. I’m excited to listen to that album, because I felt like this album could have given me more.
Somehow, I've managed to go 30 years without actually listening to In Utero, so there was some pent-up anticipation when I started this LP. After two full listens... I have to express some disappointment, It's OK. Heart Shaped Box is fine, but the rest just lacks any real craft. It'll probably be another 30 years before I repeat.
I will never understand Nirvana. I'm the right age, I listened at the right time, I even like some grunge, but Nirvana is just noise.
Gets a little bit “hard rock” for me at times but some really great tunes interspersed
Nirvanas response to the more polished sound of Nevermind
I remember the first time I heard “Smells Like Teen Spirit” off of Nevermind. I went and bought the cd within the hour- and listened to it on repeat joyous in the knowledge that hair bands were finally going to go away. This album has some good songs- but def isn’t Nevermind.
I really wasn't in the mood for Nirvana yesterday. A few of these sound more aged than I remembered.
Not my favorite Nirvana album.
Good album
This is an album I am supposed to like more than I do. Loud, raucous, lots of primal screaming. Song "All Apologies" not bad but otherwise very dark. Three stars just because Nirvana and Dave Grohl.
I must admit, Nirvana either bores or annoys me, but 'In Utero' certainly does not. I find it an excess of the 90s (an era I care little about), but I am glad there once was a time where music like this was the peak of relevance.
I remember liking this a lot more as an angsty teen when Nirvana was all the rage and MTV was rad. Heart Shaped Box is obviously an all time classic, but the rest wasn't quite doing it for me. I love the mood, but the album itself didn't quite hold up for me.
I didn't really like this that much. It's definitely Nirvana, and its an iconic sound, but I think I'm too far displaced from the novelty of it to really enjoy it. I didn't hate it, but I probably wouldn't ever choose to put it on. My favorite song was 'Dumb'. 5/10
Not sure that, as a genre, grunge has weathered the three decades since Kurt croaked. I never paid much attention to this record at the time. The highlights for me are, predictably, Heart Shaped Box, Rape Me & Dumb. I always thought Pennyroyal Tea was just a bit overrated. Musically, there’s some great shit here, but a little too much screaming at times. Three stars.
Doesn't have as broad appeal as Nevermind. Only a few songs on here that I enjoyed. I think this album is too heavy on the rage and too light on the introspect.
Nirvana was a bit before my time, and thus I am not really familiar with them besides the biggest hits, and honestly I wasn't incredibly impressed by this album. It was fine, but the only tracks I particularly enjoyed were "Pennyroyal Tea" and "All Apologies."
Not Nevermind
2 tunes 12 tracks 3 classics
3.3 stars rounded down.
Honestly a bit disappointing. Francis farmer is great tho
love some of the tracks, hate some of the tracks.
It’s good. I don’t think it’s great, and he bums me out. There are obviously some bangers here: Heart shaped box, Rape Me, Dumb, All Apologies. And I really like Pennyroyal Tea.
I hoped / expected more. Bit disappointed.
Not a grunge fan, but I can see how this was extremely influential. All Apologies was the best one on the album.
Nirvana has some really good songs, but some of their songs that don't get radio play don't get it for a reason.
If it wasn’t for this generator, I wouldn’t have had a reason to revisit this album. Nirvana undoubtedly made a huge impact, and I don’t want to downplay their success, but my enthusiasm for them isn’t what it used to be. I listened to them so much when they were fresh that I just don’t enjoy them anymore, especially “In Utero.” I can’t even count how many times I played this album as a teenager. With that being said, I’ll leave the deep and impactful reviews to someone who’s more energetic and enthusiastic, and not as burned out on this album as I am.
Favorite was Milk It.
Grungy, lackadaisical, and apathetic, as Nirvana is famous for. Definitely not as good as Nevermind, but consistent with the grunge rock sound they were lauded for. I found myself bored on this record, really only need one Nirvana album in my life. Sad this is their last album before Cobain’s death, it would have been interesting to see if the band could have developed out of the grunge scene and evolved in their sound.
Ehhhh
Enjoyable but not a classic like Nevermind
3 it was good
You can't argue the immense cultural legacy that was Nirvana. A lot of hits... but also allot of mediocre "hardcore punk"-ish grunge. This is a much weaker album compared to Nevermind. The hits are nice but i didn't find anything really new i liked when listening to the whole album. okey listen but to much hardcore punk for me. to much screaming in some parts and simple boring guitar riffs. Best are the hits that stand out from the rest in quality.
#22 - For the first two songs I was not convinced, grating and abrasive sounds almost like if they did not want me to listen to the rest of the album. But I powered through and it was worth it - Kurt's broken voice is unique and they definitely have their own sound. This album deals with a lot of negative emotions that perhaps I'm not familiar with but it brings them out in a very raw and powerful way. My favourite song was "Dumb".
Not quite the stone-cold classic of Nevermind, but some fantastic tracks (I like some of the strings in the arrangements, too).
It's hard for this album to escape comparisons to Nevermind, and for me the latter edges it out. There are some good tracks, but I prefer the greater polish of Nevermind (and the clumsy handling of a sensitive subject on "Rape Me" is hard to listen to, even if I understand the band's intentions).
A solid album that, while it doesn't have my favorite Nirvana tracks, it's still worth a relisten
Good sound but only a few songs that I still find unique and worth listening to, e.g. Dumb or Pennyroyal Tea.
Familar with a few of the tracks and I don't mind those. The other tracks I did not like. Grunge isn't really for me
Trur kje eg har hørt detta albiet før, men va kje så dumt. Minne tidvis om Tokio Hotel
Heart Shaped Box is one of my favourite songs ever. The rest of the album is very hit-or-miss. What I don't like about Nirvana is that Kurt has all the emotions but still sounds dead inside while singing. Songs like Very Ape suffer from it imo. I once told a girl she should listen to Nirvana. She responded 3 minutes later saying something like "yeah, good song". I asked her to send me the "song" she's talking about and she sent me the most generic pop song called "Nirvana". You have no idea how pissed I was.
I liked it but its strange
Couple of good songs, couple of songs(?) of someone yelling at me.
Kurt contain is loved by all so sad he was myrdered by that bicth from the band Hole
Alright, rape me was a crazy song
Took me a long time to kinda like it. About 3-4 listens. Pretty good 3/5
3.8
I was hoping this album would dispel my notion of Nirvana as teenage edginess, and then I got the the song called "Rape Me." Still, pretty good album overall, didn't dislike anything on there.
Album was little sloppy, only really liked Dumb and All Apologies
I respect what Nirvana did for music and the music industry, but a lot of this isn't for me. I do like the classics like "Rape Me", "Heart-Shaped Box" and "All Apologies" but it's still just a three for me.
rozumiem appealu no texty (aspon v tento den) a samotny zvuk nieje moc pre mna
Standard grunge
Some classic grunge songs on here but not into the ones that are pure noise.
Not as catchy & melodic as 'Nevermind'. Only All Apologies and Dumb stand out for me, so sad & honest, the unplugged versions are even better.
Nirvana so it is still great. I know some people call this a classic and I can see its importance but I wouldn’t jump to listen to the whole thing through again! Great ending though. Favourite track: All Apologies
Not as good as Nevermind. I feel like I’m missing something. Might give it a few listens in my spare time
This album goes from really good songs to really bad songs, no consistency with the album
Kurt Cobain Yells at Cloud. I am a huge fan of Nirvana’s previous album, Nevermind’s raw energy, screaming rage, and harsh abrasiveness. These qualities gave it a real biting and separating edge from their Grunge contemporaries who were more interested in talking the talk while sonically sticking around other, more consumable alternative acts from that time. Many others agree, the success of this project brought Nirvana and especially Kurt Cobain unwanted attention and scrutiny over all small actions. The industry also wanted them to strike while the iron was hot, it didn’t matter how it happened, but only if it happened soon and was successful. It’s with this pressure in mind that In Utero begins with Kurt's saying “Teenage angst has paid off well, now I’m bored and old.” This grumpiness permeates throughout the project and while most of it is undeniably executed artistically well, there’s enough vitriol in the themes and decisions that it’s hard to be completely on Kurts side. This can be seen in Rape Me which rubs me the wrong given its recontextualization of the riff from Smells Like Teen Spirit plus the context that Kurt is tired of his fame in this project. It really feels like Kurt is hiding hard behind the plausible deniability of the words “I’m not the only one” and the backstory this being a more explicit response for people who didn’t get Polly making Rape Me an anti-rape anthem. The potential implication that Rape Me uses the serious issue of rape to also be a sarcastic fuck you to people who expect him to artistically conform to their standards and the people in the industry who did him wrong (“My Favorite Inside Source”) sticks too hard out as a possibility for me to fully enjoy it. All Apologies, the frontside to Rape Me, may be the most critically acclaimed song Nirvana has released given the given its position as the final Nirvana song. The surrounding sadness of Kurts suicide adding extra weight. There’s immense beauty in the narrative of it being his ultimate acceptance and peace in what others do with his newfound fame while also being dedicated directly to Courtney Love. It’s written so sloppily though and surrounded by the sour mood of the album that makes it feels more like a resentful giving up than a peaceful surrender. Smaller things like the Awkwardness of the Leonard Cohen afterlife line in Pennyroyal Tea, Kurt’s unintelligible vocals on Tourette’s, and the underwriting on Frances Farmer Will Have Her Revenge on Seattle also slightly sour my enjoyment. I’m gripping over these details because a lot of this album is great and would be far beyond amazing if fixed. Enough people have sung praises that any burden of proof is on me to have to explain why I rate it significantly lower than the standard, even if it’s very positive. That being said, I’ll get to what I like. Heart Shaped Box is my favorite Nirvana Song off this project from the way it paints a beautiful warped picture of the doubts and worries of a relationship so pleasing to your feelings, you can only surrender yourself into. Steve Albini’s production is a step down from the glorious work on Nevermind but the sharper and noisier sound works well with some of the heavier cuts on the album like Scentless Apprentice, Very Ape, Milk It, and Radio Friendly Unit Shifter. Dumb is also a perfect ballad in its simplicity and its place in the sequence works well as a calm way to end side A. The principles are strongly in place on In Utero but it feels like Nirvana spent too much time rebelling and fighting their expectations while being too frustrated to care about details. With the extremely limited time there was to get this project out, not enough time or effort could really be put into ironing out the inconsistencies or issues caused by this. I feel like I really have to fully consider every bit of context and pass on any doubts to alternative possibilities to enjoy this album. That’s too much to ask for an album that doesn’t match that consideration put into it. I understand the details, beauty, and arguments for this album being amazing. I just have too many issues with the overall presentation and the issues that compound off of eachother to do anything more than really like it. I can’t suspend enough disbelief or give leeway to the conditions the album was going through but I can very much appreciate the greatness of what is there and what can be. Kurt Cobain yelled at a cloud. We know now that the cloud was blocking the invitingly gorgeous view of the stars, among which he would inevitably come to reside. Low 7/10
this being a #1 charting album is absurd. the torture in kurts lyrics and vocals is a good reminder of what being an artist whose most private moments are public is like. your life and thoughts dissected by thousands is a difficult dynamic to bear. there's no mega-hits like nevermind but all apologies, heart shaped box, rape me, and dumb are all worth returning to. track 1 - tough to make out lyrics but what i heard was pretty blunt. a bit unremarkable compared to what follows track 2 - no part of what i remember about this album included how harsh a sound is on this song track 3 - great pop/grunge song, love the guitar tone on the solo track 4 - iconic, the riff reminds me of smells like teen spirit and it draws you in before hitting you with "rape me" lyrics. dave kills it with his fills here and the melody is fantastic stuff track 5 - the loud/soft dynamic in the verses is okay but this one just lacks an engaging hook or melody. "i miss the comfort in being sad" is a cool lyric but the song's forgettable track 6 - insane to whip out an acoustic guitar and a cello mid-way through your noisiest album but it makes for a very memorable song. the cello especially does some interesting dissonant things in the 2nd half of the song. lyrically a great follow up to the previous track (comfort in sadness, happiness is stupidity) track 7 - very punky, cool whiny lead guitar buried in the mix. fun phrasing on the lyrics of verse 2 track 8 - there's something odd with the timing of the instruments during the quiet moments, that with kurts vocals make the song so uncomfortable track 9 - track 10 - insane guitar and bass riff, some metallica shit track 12 -
The screaming is hit or miss.
Not crazy about this album. There are great songs as usual and Steve Albini’s production is one of a kind, but I just dig the sound of Nevermind more
Idk denhä skivan ha alltid låtit platt ti mig. Gillade all apologies
Aus alter Verbundenheit wollte ich erst 4 Punkte geben. Aber so gut fand ich es dann doch nicht mehr.
Some songs are too grungy for me. Favourites- heart shaped box, pennyroyal tea, all apologies
its nirvana man
A couple of decent tracks along with some noise, screaming and sloppy playing
A little underwhelming. Nevermind is better. I feel like Nirvana is for people who don't often dwell in the realm of alt rock, classic rock, grunge, psych rock, punk, etc.
Legendary for a reason. Funny that some of the tracks are quite meh, whereas others are outstanding. Clearly they were just finding their footing at this stage.
Standout songs: Serve the Servants Pennyroyal Tea
Angstier than I expected, which is a good thing. Few dreary songs. Few standouts.
Borring
Some really good stuff on this album, although too much I just wanna skip past to give it any higher than 3/5
I get it. This came out when I was in middle school and I have core memories of other people LOVING it. But I couldn’t ever get into Nirvana like others could. I’ll take that MTV Unplugged Nirvana swag, fam.
Nirvana had some brilliant stuff, including on this album, but I don't really get into to their punk-forward scream tracks. I get why they get to be genre- and era-defining, with all the sarcasm and disdain for commercial success. This album is a high 3 for me carried by All Apologies, Heart Shaped Box, and nostalgia.
All apologies is prob my fav nirvana song but this album is kinda yelly
BL: To say I've never really listened to Nirvana exposes me as the pedant I used to be in my teenage years. I was certain I loved Soundgarden, and my supposed allegiance to them almost seemed to prevent me from listening to these guys. Of course this did not stop me from learning "Smells Like Teen Spirit" on the guitar in some feeble attempt to try and swoon the girls when I was 14, I'd argue it probably made me more repulsive. The hypocrisy only grew around age 17 when I fell in love with Meat Puppets, who were the people who originally gave Nirvana a platform way back when. All that aside Kurt is a man I've come to idolize for his politics and view on life, it's a shame people want to live his life for the hedonistic pleasures and not for the positive social mindset he tried to adopt. I know the world about it but not the music itself, so lets see how this album stands. AL: Definitely not as bad as I would've once believed them to be. However this was a very mixed bag of an album. The more noisy samplings this platter offers don't offer much but angst. Whereas the tighter more concise grunge offerings are gems. My assumption would be that the band were in two minds about it all after Nevermind. Wanting to appeal both ends of the spectrum. Which in turn does create an album which did lose cohesion a couple times. Overall not a disappointing listen purely for the songs I have found that I do now love. FT: "Heart Shaped Box", "Rape Me" 3/5
Not their best album, but it's still Nirvana
Lots of screaming and amp-screeching.
loud and angry, kinda cringe but in a good way. never been a huge fan of this nirvana album and still am not fully convinced. i could see why others would really love it, but its very middle of the road for me. favorite song is heart shaped box
It was pretty good. It was alright. It wasn't great, but it was fine.
Was soll der 2. Titel? Ein paar Hits. (#3, #4) Aber kommt nicht an Nevermind heran.
Some good songs, but lots of noise also.
5/10. A lot of the album was good but the 3-4 songs of constant screaming that made me feel like I should be in a weight room I don’t want to be in was too much for me. A few classics hold it up to 5 though.
3.5! Not my favorite Nirvana, but there’s great stuff here. Reminds me of riding in my dad’s car to school in the 90s!
It’s a very high 3 for me, whereas Nevermind would be a 5.
It was alright to listen to, but not something that I would choose
I'll be honest.... Completely overrated album, like everything they did
Never really felt Nirvana. _yyyyyyyyyuhhyhhhhhhh
I didn't realise half these songs weren't on Nevermind. Bit drony in places. Don't think got played all of it.
Most of the album is a slog and it’s a fairly poor studio production, in my opinion. Cobain is terribly pitchy on the first track and why are the instruments buried under a blanket in another room? Heart shaped box is an artful, if depressing, track. The image of “eating cancer” is not my favorite though. All apologies is another good track. The rest is mostly a forgettable slog with some maybe embarrassingly bad tracks.
Feel like at a 3.5 for this one. Cannot decide if I should round up for how much I love the acoustic versions of the three songs from this album on the Unplugged album, or I should round down because I only love them for their acoustic versions on the Unplugged album. You know? Can't decide.
Most of this isn’t actually that great but the quarter of it that is good s EXTREMELY fucken good
There were definitely a couple of iconic songs on here, and I can see why this album would be included on the list. I just don’t like a lot of the more scream-y songs personally. But it wasn’t bad!
On one hand, this is an album I've listened to before and generally enjoy. On the other, I do feel like a lot of the narrative about this album is a little overly rosy dur to Kurt Cobain's death and the way we tend to look back at things.
This band was so overrated at the time. No doubt they were kinda cool, but some band for the ages? Not a chance. A handful of these songs hold up – "Dumb" (but just adding cello doesn't make it masterpiece). "All Apologies" and "Heart-Shaped Box" are also good – because melody is foregrounded and there's no more of the screaming and banging that dominate most other tracks. Myths matter of course, and few acts have benefitted any more than N has from its.
A tale of two Half's.. shimmering punk rock perfection and almost unintelligible noise a real state of confusion much like life!
I know, I know. They invented grunge and were geniuses. For whatever reason, Nirvana just do anything for me. Not horrible. Just not something I look at as essential listening.
non comincia benissimo, ma di canzoni belle ce ne sono, come 'Heart-shaped box'. Comunque mi aspettavo di meglio; tra il 3 e il 4 con 'All apologies'
Love some songs and didn't care for the screamers.
Head banger not my thing
Some good, some bad. Mediocre for me. Saved the best till last.
Not sure that playing this on speakers attached to my PC was the best way to listen and suspect that it'd evoke a different response elsewhere, but a bit underwhelmed if I'm honest. Some belters in the midst though!
Just not really My thing, don’t mind it but never really got into Nirvana and still don’t think it’s amazing
Liked the first half a lot, did not really care for the second half.
Has some amazing songs, has some trash songs
I love dumb!! This album is iconic but I think cobain couldn’t have made his cry for help any clearer tbh
Some great songs and some that were grating
Grungy
Not really a fan. Maybe I’m just not into Nirvana. 6/10 Top 3: 1. Heart-Shaped Box 2. All Apologies 3. Rape Me
Never liked this genre of music but I see why they are legendary
Bit too grungy for my taste. Couple of good songs.
Some great songs but also some harsh, unlistenable ones.
Much of the tightness that made "Nevermind" such a gripping listen has been loosened. There are many standout tracks but on the whole, the album feels unfocused.
Some of the songs were pretty good
Pretty ok album, didn't dislike any of the songs but none really stood out to me either
Good album but only 3 standout songs (Serve the Servants, Heart-shaped box, Rape Me). Good length at 40mins. 3/5 for 3 great songs.
Felt very nostalgic, even though I never listened to Nirvana growing up, but this sort of music is what I gravitated towards when I first started to veer away from our 80's prog rock household (thanks dad). These days I listen to more softer stuff, do I think I would have enjoyed this more as a 20 year old than in my thirties. Enjoyed the more cacophonic stuff.
Overall: I had this on cassette or CD and played it an immeasurable amount of times. But, I couldn't tell you all of the intricacies I have noticed on this listen that I never heard before. In the past I likely gave it too much passive play, or perhaps my ear has matured. When Nevermind released, I only really heard the album's radio hits since I never purchased media for it. However, with In Utero, I owned it and listened to it often. I have a bit of deeper connection to the lyric content, and always held this album in such high caliber for that reason. After giving it a more intended listen, I'm noticing how repetitive and basic the music writing is, but not in a way that robs it of fascination. I'd give 3.5 if fraction of stars were allowed. Track Breakdown: Serve the Servants - Always thought the opening lyric to this album as a whole was quite brilliant, whether intended or not, is almost a reference to the success of Nevermind leaving Kurt to feel his angst brough success that left him hiding from fans, "feeling bored and old". Dumb - I have always loved the string section on this track Very Ape - I've discovered that the guitar on the chorus of this track may be my favorite of the entire album Milk It - ADORE the tempo changes on this track, I've never listened to this so intently Hidden: Gallons of Rubbing Alcohol Flow Through the Strip - If I ever heard this before, I forgot about it, since this sounds new to my ears and I love the rawness of it.
I remember this album. Lots of bass. Fuzz guitar. Noon descript lyrics. Not my favorite. A couple of good songs.
Pretty good!
Another in the list of albums I heard through the wall I shared with my brothers room. I thought I would like this more, I'm guessing I just dont really like grunge or Nirvana. Heart Shaped Box is great, Dumb is good, All Apologies is good, the rest is just okay.
The hits are great but the rest is… eh? Having heard it for the first time I think the moment passed me by
Love Nirvana, but definitely prefer their more low key stuff over their more screamy vocals, and this album has a few more of the latter.
Primer álbum de Nirvana que escucho (y entiendo que no será el último), ha estado bien, sin más incluso. Supongo que me esperaba más de una banda tan popular y corta como esta, pero tampoco salgo insatisfecho. Un 3 de manual.
3/5
This album taught me that everyone was gay. Which I’m glad about because for a while I didn’t know. Not really hot on this one, but I have fond memories of playing Heart Shaped Box on Guitar Hero, so that gets it points for me.
The hits slap. Hard. The other tracks, not so much. It's far from Nirvana's best release and, unfortunately, the hits aren't enough to pull the final album grade out of a middle-of-the-road 3-stars.
Sick album 6/10
Some good songs.
I get that Nirvana is a thing but they aren't really my thing. I can enjoy a song or two but a whole album is kind of grating/depressing.
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Didn’t love Nirvana then, still don’t love them today. I do get the appeal and remember how big these guys got back in the day but this album will remain off my rotation as it has over the last 30 years. 30 years? Yikes…. I’m old.
Great as expected from Nirvana. Need to keep in mind that they pioneered the sound when it starts to sound like its been overdone. There was nothing else really like it when they did it.
There's a few good tracks here, such as Heart-Shaped Box, Dumb, Pennyroyal Tea, and All Apologies - but this album doesn't quite reach the heights of Nevermind.
Another classic, hadn't actually listened to it all before.
Heart shaped box c'était ma chanson de wannabe puriste au collège
C'est bien, mais pas pour moi je crois.
better than i was expecting it to be. Some classics. All in all a little bit boring though
רועש לי מדי וצורחים יותר מדי אבל סך הכל אחלה מוזיקה
Has its moments, both good & bad. Could you imagine someone repeatedly singing "rape me" in a song over and over again nowadays? Yeah ...
Not my favourite band, But the sure had something special. Som great song, some less great..!
Why all the nasally yelling...? While Nevermind is great, this album reminds me of why I'm not a fan of Nirvana.
Listened at 9 AM at work on a Wednesday, I consider myself an enjoyer of Nirvana music but this album had me dying. From the get go, Scentless Apprentice woke me up. I truly don't know what went through their mind when making some of these songs. It almost feels like some of these songs they were dared by friends to write some of the lyrics and they actually did it. Ironically I actually kind of enjoyed the album?? Some good songs on there and since I was kinda familiar with Nirvana it was solid to listen to. Heck, might even learn a few of the songs on guitar or at least attempt to. I'd give it like a 3.25. Def was a staple of 90s rock but they also be doing too much.
Comments: - Nothing like cracking a cold one (a Celsius) and blasting "Scentless Apprentice" at 6:45am sharp on a brisk Wednesday morning. - Reiterating that "Heart-Shaped Box" is a fantastic song. - If there was some underlying intent for "Rape Me" to be profound, it wasn't. - There's a reason "Dumb" and "All Apologies" were in the Live Acoustic, and why the Live Acoustic was better.
I love Nirvana and they have some certified bangers on here, but those specific bangers (we all know the 3 songs) carry the album on their shoulders. The rest is still good, but as an album I’m not collectively impressed. Knowing the level that they can perform at, I have to rate this accordingly.
B- Serve the Servants 4 Scentless Apprentice 2 Heart-Shaped Box 5 Rape Me 4 Frances Farmer Will Have Her Revenge on Seattle 3 Dumb 4 Very Ape 3 Milk It 2 Pennyroyal Tea 3 Radio Friendly Unit Shifter 3 Tourette's 2 All Apologies 3 "She has a moist vagina, I particularly enjoy the circumference." Some things are better left unsaid.
Some decent energy and relatively interesting. Feels like one of the "you had to be there". Impossible to deny its significance, but Im very doubtful Ill check it out again, sounds very samey. Significant 20/53, yeah Liked 9/53, eh, not for me? Added 2/53, no, I think more contemporary bands have developed on the genre for it to be significantly better, but its a nice historical album
#45. Sounds like Kurt Cobain was intentionally trying to sound bad on parts of this [which he probably was] to appear more punk or something. Not my favorite, but there's definitely a few good songs in there. 3/5: acceptable Song added to playlist: Dumb I've created a playlist on Spotify that consists of the best and/or my favorite song from each of the albums in this book. This list can be found here if you are interested: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/7MAXDGLWlwLkFLb8veGfkA?si=FqkQQPgZTFWG0jAUJXLFZA&utm_source=copy-link
Love the ones that went mainstream...
I grew up hearing this album most of my life, and finally coming back to it as an adult is definitely interesting! I want to start by saying, I grew up heavily fed Nirvana's sound and over time have found myself so disconnected from them. They're not bad, nor would I even say I think they're not enjoyable music, in fact I respect everything Nirvana and Kurt Cobain did for music and enjoy a couple songs of theirs! However my feelings towards Nirvana have not changed much since my older teen years. I can definitely tolerate their sound more and can take larger steps back to enjoy their music for myself than I used to be able to. But I still find myself bored out of my mind and ready to change records the second I hear them come on. It's all overplaying for me, I wish I didn't have Nirvana tainted for me in my brain, but I do and I'm stuck not enjoying their stuff, but respecting that it is good at least! Stand out songs for me on this album are "Heart-Shaped Box" "Dumb" and "Milk It"
Some good songs. Not my favorite Nirvana record
Really love the popular ones. Really. Can’t warm to the rest.
I know its a classic grunge album, but maybe I just don’t like grunge very much. Still redeemable though.
Old school punk rock, not my cup of The
Serve the Servants - 3/5 Senseless Apprentice - 3/5 Heart Shaped Box - 5/5 Rape Me - 2/5 Frances Farmer - 2/5 Dumb - 2/5 Very Ape - 4/5 Milk It - 2/5 Pennyroyal - 2/5 Unit Shifter - 3/5 Tourette's - 1/5 All Apologies - 4/5
I feel like there should only be one Nirvana album on this list, In Utero isn't that good, you only really 'need' Nevermind.
not as good as nevermind
Funny that this album came up, as we were just discussing it. And how Nirvana is one of those bands that everyone loves but I just never got into them. But it still has some familiar and enjoyable songs.
ihan vitun ankee, its giving teiniangsti ja sillee ujosti cringe mut iha perus nirvana bängää mut vähä tuli sellane itsetuhone olo
It's good, has some great songs. But also a couple hard-to-listen songs too. Overall it's a fine album, but I do think Nevermind is better.
Heart-Shaped Box - nice riff, moody
Never heard of a Nirvana project before. They are pretty good but are pretty overhyped. I think I fuck with what Cobain stood for more than the music they made. That being said the music is still pretty good, and there are plenty of certifiable classics on this album. I certainly enjoyed specific songs, but overall it was just alright. Feeling a high 3/5 from this
a few songs I liked
Unexceptional grunge whining from Kurt being backpacked by Dave Grohl's intense and talented drumming.
I was never a huge Nirvana fan. This album is fine. It reminds me of high school. No complaints, but I honestly prefer Nevermind over this.
Decent but they've never been my cup of tea.
Cobain’s vocals are a hit or miss for me. Some good songs on here, but mostly I just felt meh about it. Fav tracks: Pennyroyal Tea, Rape Me
I like Nirvana, but I'm not as angry as I used to be in my youth, so songs like Scentless Apprentice are not appealing anymore. This album contains so many hits though that I still like - so I was surprised to learn as I went through it that I didn't actually love the album as much as I used to, though I still respect it. RIP Kurt.
S Tier———————— Heart-Shaped Box A Tier———————— All Apologies Serve The Servants Dumb Rape Me Very Ape B Tier———————— Frances Farmer Will Have Her Revenge Pennyroyal Tea Milk It Radio Friendly Unit Shifter C Tier———————— Scentless Apprentice Tourettes
I always forget this album comes after Nevermind. It sounds a lot rougher and less refined than Nevermind, but it is still decent. Would have to listen to it more to get into.
A little too screechy for me. I like the ones that made it on the radio.
Friday 10/20/23 1:40 Working (home) S Tier Heart Shaped Box (heard a million times) All apologies A Tier Dumb Milk it B Tier Serve the Servants (Average Nirvana) Scentless Apprentice (Very grungy) Rape Me (heard it) Very Ape C Tier Frances Farmer will have her revenge on Seattle (Average) Radio friendly unit shifter Pennyroyal Tea Tourette’s
I want to like Nirvana, I really do, but they make it so hard. They've got a few good bops but then Kurt Cobain just yells at me for a while
Nirvana is not my type of music. Some were good, especially Heart-Shaped Box, but the majority didn't click
A bit too noisy (not volume-wise) for me.
it’s sad and awkward to watch this poor troubled man try so hard to be something he is not
seria bom pra um certo estado de espírito que eu não to agora
Some of these are unlistenable and some are great. Rating 3.
This albums is pretty decent I probably don't like it as much as I should do. The highlights are All Apologies, Pennyroyal Tea, Heart-shaped Box. The louder moments on the album aren't as enjoyable I'm between a 3 and a 4, I will decide in the morning
Difficult to listen to, mix of standard rock/punk tracks and surrounded by under-baked and tired screaming rants.
My least favorite nirvana album.
Pretty good but also a bit meh
Never been the biggest Nirvana fan - and this album is somewhat typical of my listening relationship with them; starts out strong, wondering why I don't listen to them more often, and really understanding why they have so many plaudits... the singles from this album were expertly gauged and really are the standouts and show a breadth of musicality and growth already escaping the catch-all 'grunge' label. Butttttttt, about 3/4's of the way through I'm getting a little restless and it's getting a bit samey/shouty (Oh christ, I'm aging). Maybe should have dedicated a listen when driving not working - but that's what I've got from this listen-through.
You can tell cobain is about done with it all. Scentless apprentice - too much screaming 3/10 Heart shaped box banger - 8/10 Rape me - Iconic 9/10 Frances Farmer - Nirvana-y kinda boring 6/10 Dumb - Fav so far 9.5/10 Very Ape - Mid 5/10
Just sounds like a lot of Nirvana in quick succession
Yeah it was good, I liked some of the songs but it was too long for me personally
As a child of the 90s, Nirvana is in my wheelhouse, but I think this is the first time I’ve listened to In Utero end to end. It’s… fine?
Pennyroyal Tea stands out. And All Apologies
Quite boring. Some okay songs like Heart-Shaped Box and All Apologies. Pretty much what you expect from Nirvana. 3/5
Auf jeden Fall Banger dabei, aber leider an vielen Stellen zu leer edgy.
Bei Nirvana ist es oft so dass die guten Tracks so rausstechen dass man quasi gezwungen ist compilations zu machen um nicht gelangweilt zu werden. Das ist hier auch der Fall aber ich enjoye es aus nostalgischen Gründen
Not a fan of the occasional screaming and lyric choices, but has a really great sound most of the time. Love the use of “True Stereo” when I threw the headphones!
Solid 3. Very good if you’re in the mood for grunge.
I like the singles from this album but not a lot else.
Kinda grating on the ears, but I did like some songs without the screaming and screeching analog whistles
Intense album, not a day for me to deeply appreciate grunge, hardcore but not in the right way for me 3/5
Can really hear the push back form the band to the fame they garnered from "Nevermind". The album is a mix of really polished tunes and some real rough cuts, especially the songs that were not destined for radio. Overall really enjoyed it. 3.75/5 Would listen to most of it again.
There is a lot to uncover that I can't simply do in one hearing of the album. There is a lot of emotion conveyed through these songs, and the lyrics are powerful upon first hearing. As I listen to this more than once and look up the lyrics I sense a few more nuances and meaning behind the lyrics. There is a lot of mention about milk, iron, and suicide
Lyrically a better album then their other ones. I find musically, it lacks what their first two albums had.
Oooh these guys peaked. Nevermind is just so fucking good the only way was down. Yeah, it’s grungy, and punky and messy - which really isn’t my thing but also half the tracks on here are just pretty forgettable.
A bit abrasive for me
I remember when this album came out and I was hugely disappointed when I first listened it. 30 years later, it's a bit better but far from perfect. The bookend tracks are the best songs on the album but you can tell Kurt Cobain wasn't going to be long for this planet. Steve Albini's production is hit and miss which is surprising. (Speaking of Albini, why isn't his band Shellac in the book? They're fantastic. Never mind.)
Some good tracks but it's A LOT to handle.
Tiene unos tracks excelentes, pero otros son muy estridentes para mi gusto.
Still not a Nirvana guy, probably will never be, but I respect that they follow up their big breakthrough in Nevermind with something as relatively uncommercial as this. Nothing on here has the same kind of hooks as Teen Spirit or “Come As You Are” (even though “Rape Me” rips off the former’s riff), so I can see why it was a disappointment at the time. And I do admire Steve Albini’s work. C
Through the years I keep being told how great Nirvana is/was and I continue to have a hard time listening to their stuff. Maybe it's the lead singers whining approach to singing. It works on a number of songs, but just wears on me. Maybe it's the fact the most talented member is the drummer. Whatever the reason, Nirvana never reach that upper level of listening pleasure for me. I admit there is number of song I consider to be good, Heart Shaped Box, Rape Me and Dumb. But to be honest, you won't find any of these on my Spotify. Even one of me personal favorites, All Apologies, no Spotify. But, great tune. Songs that surprised me were Milk It and Radio Friendly Unit Shifter. Again, just OK to me. A while back, I listened to their first album, Bleach. That album is their best album, imo. More in your face, punkish and the singer doesn't seem to cry like a lil bitch. Good album. Drums were outstanding. I enjoyed my listens, but these guys are no Sister Sledge. Thankfully this was their last album and then the world was introduced to the greatest talent in this band. I am going with a 3.5. Not quite Sister Sledge, but pretty good. 3.5
albini albumen album
Some song were a bit too punk for me but those that weren’t were brilliant and really showed what Cobain can do.
Favorite tracks: Dumb, Pennyroyal Tea, Tourette's, All Apologies Favorite lyrics: "I tried hard to have a father but instead I had a dad"
Liked a couple of tracks but I don't have enough angst to connect with it
Not a huge Nirvana fan. This album had some good and some bad stuff, so 3/5.
Bit too much in some points for me, and in multiple cases prefer the mtv unplugged version. Despite the poeticism of the lyrics (i.e. in rape me, milk it), this gets a 3.
This is a very good album. But Nirvana just never hits quite the same again.
Was nice to see the lyrics, never really knew many of the words. Very angsty to hear, a bit triggering in places. Can see a lot of the reasons behind his early demise. Was very talented
Didn't like The Pixies and not a fan of Nirvana. some tracks were alright.
Blandat intryck.
I love Heart-Shaped Box, it is a great song, but honestly the rest of the album wasn't as good. Bit of a dud, really.
I can't stop thinking of how many other bands from the era don't get the attention they should just because their lead singer didn't die.
Very familiar with the four radio singles but never the full album. the remaining songs seemed to blur together for me but I would be willing to give it a full run-through again in the future.
I have mixed feelings about this album. At times, it seems like a stroke of genius, but at other times, it becomes unbearably repetitive. I believe that in the end, Nirvana's contribution works more as a cultural movement than as a musical contribution, as it ultimately ends up being like a kind of Punk 2.0
It was okay. Tourettes is a terrible song but All Apologies is a strong ending that makes up for it.
Uf. Durillo(LNB) Hay un par de temazos. Si que es durillo,pero teniendo en cuenta que en unos meses se pegó un tiro...ni tan mal(PSP)
Three feels a bit generous but there are a few really good tracks.
Not bad, has the hits but also makes you realize how hits can make a band so great
3.0
I quite enjoyed this without it necessarily being something I'd listen to time and time again. I suspect I might prefer the slightly more accessible stuff they ended up with, but this was still quite interesting to listen to.
I like Nirvana.
Interesting, I think nevermind is better l, but this has some really good bits, still struggled at times