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a viscerally angry album. nirvanas magnum opus. i wish kurt was still here
Was a decent album will have to look at more Birvana
This album was better than I remember. I played it repeatedly throughout the weekend and feel like it is a much more cohesive record than Nevermind was. This gets a rare 5/5 from me
90s kids hype this album wayyy to much. After listening to this shit I want to grab a shotgun too. Giving two stars because heart-shaped box is a 5 but the rest was so bad I couldn't finish the album.
People probably should have been more concerned about Kurt Cobain after this album. After the first two songs, hearing ‘Heart Shaped Box’ is a relief, and that song is super bitter. That’s kind of how this album functions: super loud songs followed by poppier, but definitely not Nevermind-esque songs. It’s great. I’d list songs, but I like all of them (and it’s uninteresting to read). Bye.
With the presence of some absolutely genre-expanding ballads, this album was as magical as it could have been with where Cobain was heading. The other tracks are hard rock pincers, the singles were selected for a reason. This is a special band, with an excellent album, just not their best. Heart shaped and all apologies are premier.
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.
no. just no.
Beatles/Pink Floyd/Nirvana Three best 2Album runs of all time.
Two ez 5’s in a row. Nirvana is Alfa. I connect with Kurt with his sad lyrics.
the worst nirvana album. heart shaped box, dumb, all apologies
The lyrics are meaningful and I respect Kurt's message, even if grunge isn't that great.
4.5 litt for mye grunge
Bit much - would have been great then, not my thing now
Wow. Only ever listened to Nevermind before. This is a great record, made even better with Albini's trademark production. Favourite tracks: Heart-Shaped Box, Frances Farmer Will Have Her Revenge On Seattle, Very Ape (which The Prodigy sampled with 'Voodoo People'!), Milk It.
Imagine swallowing four gold coins and then looking at your shit a day later. This is in utero. Four great songs: rape me, heart shaped box, dumb, all apologies, the rest: lazy noise punk songs and ca ca
A bit abrasive for me
some classics, some sleepers, some damn terrible songs
No doubt some L parts of this album, but the parts that hit, hit hard.
It's kind of hard to rate this album, as I've known most of these tracks for quite a few years now, into my single digits, so to critically rate them is hard to do as something fresh. I used to think that this album went too far off the deep end compared to Nevermind, but listening to this now, while I'll still say this is lesser to Nevermind, this is also fantastic. You can tell Cobain and crew were much more into the music they were making here, and the creative variety really shines here. I could see why some may see this as too much, but that's exactly what makes it so fantastic. It's that first Nirvana album mixed with the commercial success they tasted from Nevermind, making just hit after hit, turning out an album in which a song like "Rape Me" could become a relatively mainstream hit. No other band could even dream of doing that. Kurt's voice is fantastic, the drums are great, and it'd be hard to discredit anything here. It's like Endless, Nameless becoming a full album, and just like that song, it takes a few listens, but then it truly becomes something fantastic.
The singles are great! But that's not really fair since they were produced after the fact to make the album sell more. It's not often an artist get free rein to make their followup album but in this case they did, and it falls flat. Those singles carry it, however.
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.)
One of the best albums of all time. Have always been a huge fan of Nirvana and this is a classic through and through.
Odd that this was the first album served up to me as I’d only listened again for the first time a few days ago after finding the CD in a charity shop Really liked this album as a kid when it first came out and time has only improved it
Some good tracks but it's A LOT to handle.
I like the edgier noisier stuff on this album but it still suffers a bit from what never mind does which is repetitive, simplistic and predictable songs. That's probably the appeal to many but I prefer when They get a bit weirder on this one and I think bleach is probably my favourite nirvana album. 7/10 rounded up to 4 stars
A distinguished record.
Awesome <3. First song at the time was too agresive for me, but the rest are great. Love "heart-shaped box" and "rape me".
One of my favorite albums of all time
Awesome classic rock album.
I dunno how to word it, but it's more raw and slick than "Nevermind" and I love it.
insane
Tiene unos tracks excelentes, pero otros son muy estridentes para mi gusto.
Nice one!
One of my favorites from the 90s and in my opinion, the best Nirvana album. Albini’s production gives the album such a raw feel compared to Butch Vig’s layered, polished production on Nevermind. A must listen for any fan of grunge or 90’s culture in general.
Iconisch, stevig, geniaal
Haven't listened to this in a long time, but I loved it as a teenager and it holds up really well. I love the tonal feel of this album; I know Steve Albini caught lots of shit for the mix when this came out, but it makes the album fit better with Bleach and Incesticide, as does the songwriting itself. I think the sound of this album was a nice gateway to listening to more experimental artists. It's not perfect, but definitely deserves a 4.5/5.
Super great album. Doesn't quite reach the heights of Nevermind for me, but it's very close. 4.5/5
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
Fantastic albym
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
I bounce back and forth between this and Nevermind being my top Nirvana album. Each offer different experiences but I'm not sure which experience is preferred. One thing I am sure of though is that it's definitely not Bleach. In Utero, however has a distinctly raw sound compared to their prior two. There's anger and fear which are absolutely palpable. Dave's drumming is more aggressive and it almost seems like the band has more to say this time around. I think of this as Nirvana's "Daisy". It's so angy that it's almost cathartic to listen to. It may not have the starpower that Nevermind does but damn it's just as good. 4.5
5 The Nirvana album that separates the men from the boys. No, it’s not their finest hour - that’s MTV Unplugged - but far and away the best of their studio albums. Bleach was a solid debut, albeit a tad one-note and directionless, and Nevermind an overproduced effort at bringing alternative rock to the mainstream (which it succeeded… and then some). But In Utero? In Utero strikes the perfect balance between the two. Admittedly, Nirvana wears their influence on their sleeve here the most of any of their records - not only does it sound like a Pixies album, but it’s quite literally produced by Steve Albini, producer of Surfer Rosa, an album Kurt once named as his second favorite of all-time (behind Raw Power by The Stooges). As it turns out, he was just the guy the group needed after dissatisfaction with their former release. Famously no-bullshit and a former punk himself, Albini was able to take the charm of Nevermind and strip it down to its core, removing all the fluff and instead choosing to highlight the genius of Nirvana with an unabashedly honest lack of polish - a sound the group was always best suited for. “Teenage angst has paid off well/Now I'm bored and old” The opening line of Serve the Servants greets you with an immediate acknowledgement of the counterculture revolution the group had ignited just two years prior, and more importantly, their desire to separate and move on from it. This album isn’t setting out to be Nevermind 2, and as if that line wasn’t enough to convince you, the following track Scentless Apprentice makes it damn well clear that the commercially palatable stuff is out the window. To me, this is the band in its purest form, and songs like Milk It, Radio Friendly Unit Shifter, and Tourette’s are reminders that Kurt’s idols weren’t the kind to write radio hits. Of course, this is still Nirvana we’re talking about, so despite its rougher exterior, the album still had its fair share of commercial success. However, even the hits have a certain raw, sincere energy to them that fits contextually within the album, which has resulted in me coming back to songs like Heart-Shaped Box and Rape Me more than I do Smells Like Teen Spirit or In Bloom. As a whole, the pacing and song placement is excellent, resulting in an album that flows seamlessly despite a stark difference between songs like Dumb and Milk It. I do want to give a shoutout to Post Malone for opening his Nirvana cover set with Frances Farmer Will Have Her Revenge on Seattle, as it’s one of the group’s most underrated tracks and quite possibly the best on this album - though it’s hard to beat a concluding track like All Apologies. The song is absolutely fantastic by its own merit, but there’s something hauntingly beautiful about it being the bookend of Kurt Cobain’s studio career. All in all is all we are indeed. If Nevermind is a required listening, then I would argue this album should be as well. It has all of the genius without all of the polish, and while I admit that might make it a little less accessible, I believe therein lies its charm. The definitive Nirvana studio album for me.
Maybe I’m dumb but I’m not going to rape him or eat his cancer.
albini albumen album
The magnum opus of the most influential band in the last 30+ years. Once albums turn 10+ years old, “influence” it has is typically a large contributor to the hindsight of how good/important that album is. I’d say the countless failed attempts to mimic the raw but still crispy mixing, distorted strings, blunted drums, and vocal-chord shredding Cobain-isms are more flattering than just having a string of records (positively) influenced by In Utero — this record ruined a generation of artists and (in my opinion) basically birthed butt-rock because no one else is capable of making this sound work. Your Puddle of Mudds, Bushs (post Sixteen Stone), Disturbeds, Breaking Benjamins, Nicklebacks of the world are all trying to do this sound (and awfully-so). If this album didn’t click because of its rawness, check out Nirvana’s MTV unplugged set (it’s on Apple Music and Spotify). A good chunk of that set is stripped-back acoustic versions of these songs that can let you appreciate the songwriting and musicianship that a lot of people fail to appreciate because of how loud and abrasive this album is. I’d also encourage you to watch https://youtu.be/R3XIGon2RjY?si=x6t-Q2ifgFwg9oRs. There’s a reason why chunks of this record openly mock its predecessor Nevermind — In Utero is Nirvana’s defining album: abrasive, different, boundary-pushing, angry, and a general fuck you to anyone that wanted 15 tracks in the style of Smells Like or Come as You Are again. Best: Heart Shaped Box, Frances Farmer, Milk It, Radio Friendly Unit Shifter Worst: n/a
Some really good songs on here. Great album, but not their most solid. I feel like Nevermind is a 5 and this is a 4.5. Heart-Shaped Box, Rape Me, Dumb, Pennyroyal Tea, and All Apologies get it to 4.5. Don’t think I ever noticed the strings on All Apologies. RIP
Some song were a bit too punk for me but those that weren’t were brilliant and really showed what Cobain can do.
There are moments in the album that are a lot heavier on the grunge than others. I didn't particularly enjoy those. But still many old favorites. 4.5
“teenage angst has paid off well”. this is the opening line of this album and from the gate you are punched in the face with kurt’s self deprecating humour. this album had a dark mood around it and you could tell the spotlight was taking its toll on the frontman. “i miss the comfort in being sad” a recurring line in one of the songs. this is my favourite nirvana studio album, as it exudes everything that nirvana was. heavy guitars, dark lyrics, loud drums, and a certain self awareness. it was also their final studio album as kurt cobain was found dead of a self inflicted shotgun wound in april 1994. r.i.p. kurt. highlights: “scentless apprentice”, “rape me”, “frances farmer will have her revenge on seattle”, “pennyroyal tea”, “all apologies”.
Solid from Nirvana. Not a 5... but good.
Powerful classic!
I love pearl jam, soundgarden, AIC, STP, every grunge band from the early 90s. But I can’t seem to get why this band is so popular and always revered…
It’s been at least 10 years since I’ve heard this one. I had the memory that the back half was pretty abrasive and not very pleasant to listen to until the last song. I expected I would have given this 4 stars. This one is not nearly as difficult as I remember. I don’t think the production actually does it any favors. Very good album with all songs firing.
Pretty much what you would expect in a grunge album.
A very challenging listen but pretty much every one of the difficult songs are dripping with passion, energy, and biting lyrics. The album shows how easily they can shift between ballads and approachable tracks (pennyroyal, all apologies, rape me, heart shaped box) and their brand of energetic noise. It is impressive and moving.
Favorite tracks: Dumb, Pennyroyal Tea, Tourette's, All Apologies Favorite lyrics: "I tried hard to have a father but instead I had a dad"
Incredible album. I love the raw power of it. They sound amazing as a band here. Those drums are huge on “Serve the Servants” and “Scentless Apprentice.” And the bass throughout the album has this ominous, nefarious feel. These guitars solos are sick too. Wild, sloppy shredding that matches the pained screams of Kurt Cobain’s vocals. Great songs, awesome in-your-face heavy sound. I love this album. Okay this is an association that is just for me but this album reminds me of teenage summers by the pool in my friend Steve’s backyard. Us and another friend all got into Nirvana at the same time and we would spend all day in the pool blasting these CDs. Listening to it now definitely takes me back to those hot summer days. I can picture that backyard so vividly right now. Also, ask me to show you the music video I made for “Tourette’s” for my final project in media class freshman year of high school 😂
What an incredible opener- one that I haven't heard in years and years. I love that discordant first chord, and then the much lighter riff that plays right after it. Great start to an album. This was produced by the legendary Steve Albini and it definitely has a more metal / hard rock sound to it. Every time Nirvana comes up on this list I write about that album having my favorite Nirvana songs on it and this one coming up is no exception. I LOVE "Heart-Shaped Box", "Rape Me", "Dumb", and "All Apologies". "Pennyroyal Tea" is amazing too but I think I like the unplugged version better. Out of that list I don't think I can even chose a favorite but I guess every Nirvana album contains favorites of mine. I really particularly love the guitar solo on "Heart Shaped Box." It captures the staggering back and forth dance that you would often see Kurt doing on stage and I always thought that was really cool. It's also so funny to me how the guitar cuts off at the last held out note in the solo and then they punched-in recorded the last hit (this last hit coming in at 2:58 ish). It's so obvious that it's a punch in and I think it's an interesting choice to leave it in. This record has some really interesting, confrontational, and standoffish lyrics. "Throw down your umbilical noose so I can climb back up." "Rape Me" is so straightforward that there's not much to interpret. I always liked this song as it's so catchy and sad for a heavy rock song but the lyrics really perplex me because there isn't enough like.. poetry in them to try to make deeper connections or understand on a deeper level. "Dumb" is so good. This is a song that is pretty consistently on my rotation of random songs to hum while I'm doing the mundane- like grocery shopping or going for a quiet walk. The cello in the chorus is so pretty and is a wonderful contrast. I really love the vocal / falsetto flip thing that he does at 00:44 into the song on the word "float" - "we'll float around". I never know what this technique is called but it sounds like an intentional voice crack. "All Apologies" is the real hidden gem on this album. I love Nirvana. This song is so beautiful and sad and weird and lovely. More tasteful strings! The chorus that blends into the guitar solo- man that is so perfect. By the time I start to hear the start of the fadeout "all in all is all we are" I'm already starting to miss Nirvana. It's a shame that we only got 3 full length studio albums by this band. Another easy 5/5 for me.
definitely the most divisive nirvana album. but also definitely my favourite. i also definitely have enough teenage angst to connect with it. fav songs: scentless apprentice, radio friendly unit shifter, dumb
Fuck yeah, that was exactly what I needed to hear on Monday's afternoon.
Believe it or not, the first Nirvana song I ever heard was off this album. Thanks to Guitar Hero, I’m pretty sure I heard Heart Shaped Box before anything off Nevermind. I did really enjoy Nevermind, so it’ll be interesting to listen to this from front to back and see how it compares. Songs I already knew: Heart Shaped Box, Rape Me, All Apologies Favourites: Heart Shaped Box, All Apologies I really enjoyed this a lot. It seemed more angsty that Nevermind, embracing dissonance with Kurt making sounds that just had to be painful on his voice. The bass and drums would often hold the song together while Kurt noodled the guitar, and Krist and Dave would really stand out as the bones of the music. Overall, I think I’d ever so slightly say that I preferred this over Nevermind.
How do you follow one of the biggest albums of all time? With a raw as fuck angst-fuelled punk record I guess - and it works. There are a couple of tracks on here that don’t do it quite so much for me, but the aggressive production works so well as songs like Scentless Apprentice and Tourettes burst into life with so much energy, while gentler cuts like Dumb, Pennyroyal Tea and the incredible closer All Apologies add even more depth to Nirvana’s upsettingly short yet illustrious catalogue
Liked a couple of tracks but I don't have enough angst to connect with it
I was familiar with several of the songs. However, there were a couple of songs that are not good. Mainly the screaming ones. Nevermind is a better album. This album is better than a 3. It is not really a 4 but I will round up.
Brilliant talent, great album.
Confession, never have I ever listened to Nirvana Not bad, rock alt vibe for this one. Some hit, some were not my style
Hey! Wait! I got a new complaint: I liked this album a lot more before I listened to the whole thing through. Sure, it has a couple of classics. “Heart-Shaped Box” and “All Apologies” are among Nirvana’s best work, and while the band certainly has a spot on the grunge Mount Rushmore, let us not forget why. Nevermind graced us with not only the most famous phallus in history, but with a slew of bangers to boot. In Utero, on the other hand, disappoints. I thought “Scentless Apprentice” was going to give me an aneurysm. From the Stones’ “Ruby Tuesday” to the Beatles’ “Mean Mr. Mustard” to the Peppers’ “Rain Dance Maggie” and more there are a number of great rock songs named for their quirky protagonists, but “Frances Farmer” just doesn’t do it for me. “Milk It?” Fuck It. I anticipated “Tourette’s” would be tough to deal with, and my God, was I right. I have my doubts about the “Helter Skelter” story, but had Charles Manson waited another 25 years to do his worst and then pinned it on this album instead, I would have believed him. All this being said, I’ll give In Utero two stars for its two classics. But if being in utero included listening to this album for nine months straight, I’d probably just pray for an abortion.
It sounds super raw and I get why other people wouldn't enjoy it, but this shit rocks hard. Fave song this listen = Very Ape
Obra maestra
perfection, i think i like in utero more than I like nevermind or bleach.
4.25
Love this album.
ahhh the 90s....I'm stuck in high school for the duration of this one. We played this shit OUT. I like Nevermind a lot more but this still has some good shit on it.
I guess I like Nirvana a lot more than I used to.
Few Nirvana songs age well in my opinion. In Utero is no different.
part of me thinks Kurt would have been absolutely miserable growing old in this world; part of me is sad that we don't get to experience the art he might have made in it.
Milk it, up there as one of my fave nirvana songs. Album is great, prefer the raw sound over nevermind, arguably doesn’t have as many big songs although depending on my mood I think it’s their best album
This is the first album of my 1001 album journey. honestly couldn’t have started off worse as I’m not a fan of Grunge or hard rock. I’ve not listened to In Utero before, so I was only aware of Heart-Shaped Box and All Apologies. These ended up being the only songs I didn’t mind plus Serve The Servants. For me the rest of the album was just noise.
Un album échevelé, qui explore et n'essaie pas de plaire – peut-être parfois veut un peu trop le contraire
I love this album. Kurt tried to be less pop this time, but it's just as catchy as ever. God, I think this one may be a 5/5 too.
One of the greatest rock albums of all times.Three guys making an oppressive wall of sound.Dave grohl drumming here is amazing especially on scebtless apprentice.Kurt cobains vocals are amazing.Just pure emotion.there are like three not good songs on this album,milk it,unit friendly unit shifter and Tourettes.But I’d gladly listen to those songs over most other rock songs.The rest of the album is BANGERS.I just love the angst and frustration of this album.
As good a follow up to Nevermind as one could have expected. But Nevermind aside, this is a very good album by its own rights. I don’t think it held the the test of time as well, but it’s not short on quality nor hit tracks.
Not a huge Nirvana fan. This album had some good and some bad stuff, so 3/5.
while this isn't my favorite nirvana album, I think it's still excellent. the songs have an almost indescribable balance between being written, recorded, and produced well while still conveying a grungy, punky, DIY aesthetic. cobain's lyrics here are some of his best, and the singles from this album have very much stood the test of time. favorites: heart-shaped box, dumb, very ape, scentless apprentice
this is a quantum leap forwards from Never Mind - the songs are stronger, the arrangements and playing is better, the whole thing is more consistent. Twelve amazing, brutal, heartbreaking tracks.
A necessary noise back in the days. Importantly, with no intention of stomping on the 80s. Who´s gonna wonder at that time it´d hit high at the charts.
I was never a big Nirvana fan but this was pretty good.
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.
The advanced press on this was that it was no Nevermind so I wasn't exactly looking forward to it when I asked my brother for it for my birthday. However, I put it on and I was hooked from the opening JANG! Great stuff. The rumbly bass bits are even more rumbly. The angst is real. Love it.
Blandat intryck.
I know this one so I’m not gonna listen — loved this one in middle school/high school, perhaps even more than Nevermind. An easy 5.
This album is somewhat hit-and-miss for me, but the hits outweigh the rest. Best track: All Apologies
Love the stripped back and raw approach of this album. I used to prefer Nevermind because it has all the Nirvana hits but these days I prefer In Utero. A certified classic, hard not to give it 5/5.
Finally! I've been waiting to get this album on here to actually listen to it all the way through. Out of the albums of theirs that are actually on the list, this might be my least favourite of the three? Maybe? That being said, still a five! It took longer for some of the tracks that aren't the hits to grow on me, but I still enjoy them. I've probably said this in previous reviews, but I love the grittiness of his voice. It perfectly fits the anger and angst of the music. The album can be a bit abrasive at times, but I think part of Nirvana's appeal is that their music can be abrasive in a satisfying way. I guess I'm done with the Nirvana albums on here, which is kind of sad to be done less than 300 albums into this thing, but it's been nice listening to them, so I won't complain. My favourite song was Francis Farmer Will Have Her Revenge On Seattle.
What else could I write? I don't have the right... RIP KURT.
Not my style
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'm kind of surprised that I had never listened to this album before. I was a BIG fan of Nirvana up to Nevermind. Then my first child was born and music took a back seat for a few years. I knew this album had come out, but I thought it was some sort of acoustic rehash of earlier material or a put-together mash up of unreleased studio outtakes. Imagine my surprise and delight to realise it was neither of these, but an actual album that I had somehow missed. However, although it's a good album, these aren't my favourite Nirvana songs and there's a few meh tracks stuck in here and there among the better ones. A lot of people bang on about how much they liked the direction Nirvana were taking, but for my money they did one really good first album and then never managed to achieve the same heights in their later work.
Was one of the first Nirvana album I brought on vinyl, a great album with many memorable songs and a banging cover.
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.
Two good songs and some screaming.
Stone cold classic
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.
So much better and long lasting that Never Mind. It could be that every single song on the former was absolutely played to death and only some of these were. But I definitely played this to death too and it still sounds fresh. From the very first discordant chord you know this is a break from the commercial, polished sound of the predecessor. And it's just so good. If I come back to Nirvana I come back to this.
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
Just a year before Kurt Cobain's tragic demise, this raw and emotionally charged record serves as a profound testament to the band's artistic depth and Cobain's tortured genius. I have been openly critical about this album on the Reddit page but I must put my pride to the side and realise the quality of this record. The purunpolished production, courtesy of Steve Albini, captures the raw power and edginess that the band was clearly targeting for this album. Each instrument roars with unbridled fury, creating an atmosphere that is simultaneously abrasive and captivating. "In Utero" showcases Nirvana's fearless approach to songwriting. Cobain's introspective and often cryptic lyrics delve into themes of disillusionment, alienation, and existential anguish. Songs like "Heart-Shaped Box" and "Rape Me" showcase his ability to infuse deeply personal emotions into powerful and catchy melodies. Rather than creating another commercial success like its predecessor "Nevermind," Nirvana opted for a raw and uncompromising sound. Tracks like "Milk It" and "Scentless Apprentice" exhibit the band's willingness to experiment with dissonance and noise, pushing the boundaries of alternative rock and grunge. This is something that I have learnt to appreciate about the album and whilst it’s not as crisp and perfected like ”Nevermind”, I really enjoy this album’s purpose. ”In Utero” might not be perfect but it’s distinct place as it’s own identity and sound makes it quite a listen.
great record
idk what i’m not hearing that everyone else is but i just can’t get on board with Nirvana.
Obviously I've heard "Heartshaped Box", "Rape Me" and "All Apologies" which I don't mind. But otherwise this is not my favourite album of Nirvana's. I much prefer Nevermind. This one just started to grate on me.
Banger, absolute classic
5 stars no question. There is nostalgia bundled up in this as well - this record came out when I was 13 and really getting into this music scene. BUT this is still a phenomenal record and I still love every twist and turn, every shiver and shake, every haunting space, every performance by every player.
It was okay. Tourettes is a terrible song but All Apologies is a strong ending that makes up for it.
Listened to it, wow suggestion
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)
Always wanted to listen to a Nirvana album but never got around to it. Heart-Shaped Box is a classic, so damn good. Another song I like was Frances Farmer Will Have Her Revenge On Seattle, I put as good as Heart-Shaped Box. All Apologies was a relaxing ender to the album.
I've been a big Nirvana fan since I discovered their music when I was in middle school. Still really love their music and this album is great. 5/5. Didn't plan on calling every track a standout beforehand but as I listened through again found that I genuinely like every song on this album. Standout Tracks: Serve the Servants, Scentless Apprentice, Heart-Shaped Box, Rape Me, Frances Farmer Will Have Her Revenge on Seattle, Dumb, Very Ape, Milk It, Pennyroyal Tea, Radio Friendly Unit Shifter, Tourette's, All Apologies
Some great tracks, but too transgressive at times.
Three feels a bit generous but there are a few really good tracks.
I am not a big Nirvana fan, it turns out.
Not bad, has the hits but also makes you realize how hits can make a band so great
grunge. PÖÖ!! noh uteruksessa ollaan ja fiilikset on hyvät..This is the best of it's genre. totta tuo lause ja ei ole vitonen heh tosiaan muutama hyvä biisi ja muutama meediumi, meediumi tyyppinen biisinräipäle. etenkin populääri viisut oli tällä kertaa heikon luokkaa ja vähemmän kuunnellut (vaikka silti valtavirta paskaa PASKAA! huono jos enemmän ihmisiä kuuntelee) oli parempia tällä kertaa noin radio friendly unit shifter (vähiten kuunneltu spotifyssä JES JES JES JES!!! )
The best of the three Nirvana albums. But where the anger was replaced with more cynical self loathing, the music made a step forward.
Not my favorite N album, Bleach is, but after having not listened to this in a while, like 15 years, it's still fresh and innovative. The re-listen improved my opinion of this record
3.0
Had a couple of very recognizable tunes! It's a bit screechy for me for some of the tracks and some of the themes are a bit dated.
Favorite track: All apologies.
How does a band follow up a seismic cultural juggernaut like Nevermind? By embracing a harsher sound, being completely honest about how much celebrity sucks and makes their problems worse-and crafting another masterpiece in the process, even if it takes years to be seen as such.
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.
Absolute belter. Not everyone's favourite Nirvana album, but I remember waiting for it's release with eager anticipation, and played the CD over and over again for weeks. Still love it some 30 years on. Damn, I'm that old...
I forgot how cold this album is. Like, chilly...
I've noted in previous reviews I came around on Nirvana after being initially dismissive. This is very good, although my appetite for the depressive affect is considerably diminished from my younger days.
What exactly was going on in the 90s that Nirvana got so popular? It just sounds so annoying.
I like Nirvana.
The best
Yupp
This album will always live in the shadow of Nevermind, but it deserves to be judged on its own merits. It is a good bit more abrasive than its predecessor, which to me signifies that the band were unwilling to compromise in the face of enormous media and public attention. It is as much an “authentic” album as Bleach is.
You're welcome
Was not my taste immediately but I will listen to it again. It might grow on me
Interesting, I think nevermind is better l, but this has some really good bits, still struggled at times
I’m not a huge Nirvana fan, they kinda passed me by. However I did quite enjoy this album. Once again, not enough to make me want to listen to more particularly.
Buried beneath all that visceral, bleeding noise is a smart, tuneful, totally original band. Cobain’s grotesque, anatomical, sarcastic yet sincere lyricism is so real and raw you feel it in your gut, and Albini’s fervent, abrasive production suits it excellently. Not just a great guitar band, they have songs too! Standout Tracks: Scentless Apprentice, Dumb, Pennyroyal Tea, All Apologies
Era tan complicat donar continuació a un disc tan revolucionari com 'Nevermind' que la banda va acabar morint en l'intent, tot i finalment aconseguir-ho. El resultat no ens va satisfer en el moment a cap dels teenagers que deleitàvem per una continuació dels himnes de 2 anys abans. Era impossible assolir-ho. Escoltat décades després, 'In Utero' és una més que brillant continuació. Musicalment més agressiu, vehicle per l'expressió d'una manera crua i sincera de l'angústia vital de Cobain, al mateix temps que evolucionaven cap a un rock més punk i distorsionat, cada vegada més proper a Sonic Youth i menys a Pixies
Last Cool Nirvana's Album
This is Nirvana's magnum opus, nevermind (heh) those who speaks otherwise. Not at all a flawless record, and not even the best in it's genre, but will be forever a testament of what never came, of the untapped potential that Nirvana could reach.
Dreadful. Glorified singles band.
I expected a lot from this (told Maggie this would be a 5), then realized I enjoyed this much more as a kid than I do now
Perfect album
Not heard this for a long time! Not as good as Nevermind, Incesticide or Bleach, but still a strong showing
Beter dan Nevermind! Geweldige plaat.
Dit album is de blauwdruk voor veel wat ik daarna ben gaan luisteren. Nirvana was (en is nog steeds wel een beetje) een bijna ongezonde obsessie voor mij. En dit vind ik veruit hun beste en spannendste plaat.
Ik heb dit in m'n jeugd ook altijd gemeden en blijf dat doen. Aantrekkelijk vent, die Kurt. En het akoestische optreden voor MTV was mooi, verder vind ik het geschreeuw.
Si j'avais dû apprécier cet album, je l'aurai déjà fait ces trente (!!!) dernières années. Je me suis fait a l'idée que je ne suis pas grunge. Sur cet album des bonnes chansons (dumb, pennyroyal tea, all apologies, rape me...) mais aussi des trucs inaudibles (Tourettes, scentless apprentice...), des paroles trop deep... La voix de Cobain est souvent crispante, les refrains sont systématiquement une phrase répétée en boucle, finalement plus proche de Police que des Pixies là dessus.
Nirvana fans like to claim this album is "raw" and "noisy" and less poppy than Nevermind, but while it maybe aims for that, it just falls flat. They're aiming for energy, just it all seems very carefully constructed, which boring, uninspired and recycled riffs, and it just ends up sounding boring. I'll admit that there are a few songs here that aren't as bad as the radio-friendly ones that I was familiar with (Rape Me, All Apologies and Heart-Shaped Box), but not by much, and a few of the others still lean into the sound of those three songs that I hate. I forgot every song as soon as it finished playing. The whole album is just boring and formulaic with the whole soft/loud thing. This is not really related to this album, but one thing that pisses me off the most about Nirvana is how everything about them is about pretending to be better than they are, both for the fans and the band themselves. They act like they're more raw and abrasive than they are (especially when it comes to this album), like they're more profound than they are, that they're less mainstream, less poppy, like they have more credibility than they actually deserve, like they weren't willingly part of the same music industry they pretended to hate and criticize. Fans like to claim this is the album that proves that Nirvana is more than the radio-friendly sellout pop band that made Nevermind, but that's just not true, and I don't understand why, of all bands, this is the one whose dick everyone has decided to suck for all eternity. If this album was made by another band, maybe it could have been a 2. But I'm docking a point because they're the most overrated band of all time.
What a whirlwind of an album. Definitely an ambitious step away from what Nirvana came up on. Some of the vocals are cacophony to me, but a lot also lands beautifully since I like harder rock. Favorite track: Milk It
*Serve the Servants
not as good as i remember tbh. kinda disappointed with this one
Too heavy for me
Some classics here, intermingled with less successful shouty numbers which spoil the overall album a bit for me. 3.5 stars.
Not my first listen to this
It has its moments but overall, I love this album. I did then, I do now.
Need to listen to this one more. 4 stars
This was the first album I bought with my own money. When I was 12, most of the music I listened to came from borrowed tapes. A friend passed me a cassette with the Unplugged in NY, but put a couple of additional tracks after Where did you sleep last night. I loved those 2 songs! They were raw and melodic. Obviously, I assumed they were Nirvana’s, and started chasing them. After saving for a couple of weeks, I went to the record store and got In Utero. Nirvana was not mainstream where I lived, at least in the 90s. They only played Smells like teen spirit and that’s it. So this was my first time listening to this album, and boy… what a thing! The artwork was impressive, not only the angel in the cover, but the collage with fetuses, body parts, and flowers in the back, the photo shoot was cool too, with Cobain with purple hair and a bearded Novoselic. All screamed rebelión. Can we pay attention to one of the best opening lines in recent rock history: “Teenage angst has paid off well. Now I am bored and old.” Unfortunately, the songs I was chasing were not in this album! However, I listened and relistened this one to death. There was something in it that didn’t want you to like it, didn’t want your approval, but was charming at the same time. It got printed to my teenage DNA. It is my favorite Nirvana album. Later I knew the two songs were Hollow and This Love from Pantera, but who cares when you got In Utero.
“Teenage angst has paid off well, now I’m bored and old”. What a fucking opening line! I miss you Kurt, and I miss your cynical view of the world!
Obviously love this, he’s practically my toxic soulmate 😍 C+K=🖤
Obviously this is amazing.
Good thing I already know most of this album or I wouldn’t really be able to appreciate it over Eric’s singing and air guitaring.
So cynic. Much angst! Gotta be honest, I like Nevermind more. 😬
Was obsessed with Nirvana when I was a teenager. Probably still one of my favourite bands now, though don’t tend to listen to them that often, so good to back over this masterpiece, what a follow up to Nevermind and a complete u turn of any attempt to go more mainstream. Given what was to happen all apologies is one of the most chilling album closers of all time.
A few weak links, but otherwise a really good album from an essential band
Favorite song: heart shaped box
banger but already heard 10/10
ok
Just a fantastic album start to finish. Hard to put in to context the power this band had 30 years when this album was released. Always love revisiting this album.
It’s always a bit sad listening to this record. But it’s pretty brilliant: raw, raucous and also introspective and revealing. And cello.
Holds up well. Some really good tracks on this. Nirvana was such a big part of my teen years that it's hard to rate this album.
If you want to say that this is Nirvana's best album, I won't argue with you. If you want to say it's their 3rd or 4th best, I probably wouldn't argue with you there either. The album is amazing, a middle finger to the industry that made them a household name. Yet, despite Cobains best efforts, still managed to be an extremely successful album. For many years, Nirvana was my favorite band, and when I get to listen to one of their albums again, I am reminded why.
5/5 keine Frage
Grew up on this album. Always fun to listen to again.
overall pretty good, but there are some songs i didn't really like
All Apologies and Heart-Shaped Box are great, but they are the singles. I didn't relate to this as an album and found it kind of difficult to listen to overall so I guess it's just not my taste.
3.9
I’m listening to the Steve Albini mix.
Even though I preferred the musical direction and production by Albini over the super overproduced Nevermind, I have to admit it didn't have the staying power NM did.
Good memories of this one when it came out. I remember it being a little divisive since, while the album has the same structure of Nevermind, more or less, this one explored deeper into the developing nirvana style. Heart shaped box was a great single, and Tourette's remains one of my favorites. Then Kurt died.
All of the chaos of other Nirvana albums, but without the interesting bits
Really only found myself connecting with the radio/popular tracks on the album. Heart Shaped Box, Rape Me, and All Apologies were the most memorable, and they still hold up.
A few good songs on this album. I was never a massive Nirvana fan but I enjoyed listening to this other than maybe 2 or 3 songs.
A total classic. A staple of my late teens, and still absolutely class. Perfect blend of grunge and punk. It’s only now I can see the massive influence Steve Albini had on this too - especially the noisey, off key bits. Nirvana’s best album.
Yeah it's mint, not sure I've listened to this all the way through before, was much more varied than I expected. Flew by, definitely listening again.
Quite enjoyed it, rather cohesive.
Don't think I had listened to this whole album before but its fantastic. This is a proper good grunge rock album, it might even be my favourite of theirs. Although I haven't listened to Nevermind for a while. So many highlights: Scentless Apprentice Heart-Shaped Box Rape Me Frances Farmer Will Have Her Revenge On Seattle Very Ape
Never really called myself a Nirvana fan, Was too young when they were huge. Obviously know them just never really went out of my way to listen to anything that wasn't on mtv2 or the radio. I knew that I would like this but thought I would probably give it a 4. But there are so many good tracks on this album. I think the only one I'm not a fan of is scentless apprentice. Everything else is really good. All apologies is the best track but serve the servants and dumb are fantastic too. Can't give it anything but a 5
No es de los que más me gusta de Nirvana. Un 4.
Not as good as I remember. Some real classics but mixed in with a fair bit of filler designed to deliberately make it less appealing than nevermind.
Helt ok album med flera bra spår.
I respect what Kurt Cobain wanted to achieve with this album, and despite Steve Albini's comments after its release, I think they achieved it. Some absolute classic Nirvana tracks like Heart Shaped Box and All Apologies, the rougher/harder sound is captivating even if you haven't heard Nevermind.
Viel Nostalgie im sound, aber hat mich doch nicht abgeholt
This is another album that had a massive impact on my life. It's far darker and grittier than Nevermind, but also still maintains that pop sheen that made Nirvana popular. I don't really know what to say about it other than that it's great, but also represents the high water mark for the music era that most shaped my taste in music 5/5
Great songs, although maybe feels a little like a transitional record between Nevermind and what was to come next. A sad listen.
Легендарный альбом, который как-то слишком быстро пролетел мимо меня без какого-то особого вау-эффекта. Я не буду спорить о том, насколько действительно качественно исполнен этот альбом от начала до конца и как красиво и очень метко написаны тексты. Мне лишь хотелось больше умиротворённых композиций как dumb, ибо на них, мне кажется, полностью отражается весь творческий и музыкальный потенциал группы, даже если их музыкальный жанр совсем не про это. Лично для меня это просто хороший альбом, в котором есть хорошие треки. (7.5 - 8)
meh
genuinely just listened to like three nirvana songs and two of them were from this album. did not vibe :/
cool
listened to again an angry, depressed, high octane classic
As far as I can remember, this is the first time over listened to this whole album, at least intentionally. I was a little bored at times, but I think if I heard just about any track on here in isolation, I'd probably be interested in hearing more. 7.5/10
Huh, I don't know what to think. I feel like I should like this more than I did. Ps. I had no idea Dave Grohl was the drummer for the last four years of Nirvana. Also, Sonic Youth was friends with them and recommended a new record label when they blew up.
Fantastic album from start to finish - lots of my favorite Nirvana songs on it as well. 9/10.
Yes. Just yes
Nirvana fucking rules. Many love Nevermind more…it is more iconic but for me this is their best album. Top to bottom the filler doesn’t feel like filler here.
No es de los que más me gusta de Nirvana. Un 4.
I liked this better than the grunge album I got yesterday (Superunknown), so yay!
never loved not even then. Save all apologies
Such a classic...has been an internal debate for me for a long time if I actually like this one better than Nevermind. Not nearly as many radio friendly unit shifters on this album, but that may be why it was more influential on my musical tastes now. 5/5
just not a nirvana fan
I don't really grunge sw songs were good
3 I don’t mind listening but it’s my fav
Old fav.
Kurt Cobain's writing is pretty great here. As is the harsh production sound.
Classic! Second best Nirvana album. No notes needed
Gritty at the cost of being good with a couple of standout mentions
nothing much you can say about this that hasn't been said.
Mummy hmmmmm I've pooed my nappy again. Please pass me a napkin, you disgusting trollope.
Can see these guys moving on from this, going a bit commercial and one of them blowing their brains out.
Not their best work.
Their best album, a must listen. Cobain writing his epitaph
Not bad, I'm not a fan of the "shouty" tracks but there are some good cuts that any sung "properly" - heart shaped box, dumb, all apologies Not quite as good as Nevermind IMO but still a fine album
As fabulous and omnipresent as Nevermind is, my heart will always belong to this final studio album. It has so many bangers and heart-wrenchers, equally fun to belt out catchy melodies in the car as it is to get your mind melted by the raw Albini production. Such a classic.
A little more unapologetic (intended) than the previous work, and I think it lacks a little of the power as well. Nevertheless, still a 5, if a low 5.
1. Serve the servants 5/10 2. Scentless apprentice. I liked the guitar. Not anything else. 5/10 3. Heart-Shaped Box. I recognised parts of this one, not sure from where though. I liked the first minute and then he started yelling and I didn’t like it as much. Still decent 7/10 4. Rape Me - Despite the uncomfortable title, this is my favourite on the album so far. 8/10 5. Frances Farmer Will Have Her Revenge - 5/10 6. Dumb - 5/10. Just very mediocre 7. Very Ape - 5/10 8. Milk It - 5/10 9. Pennyroyal Tea - My favourite on the album overall. 8/10 10. Radio Friendly Unit Shifter - 6/10 11. Tourette’s - 5/10 12. All Apologies - 6/10 I find some of Cobain’s vocals in this to be incredibly grating. I’m not anti-yell or anti-screaming in songs (I love riot grrl and punk music) but… his version of that just didn’t work for me. When he was singing at a quieter calmer tone I enjoyed it a lot more. This will probably bug some people, but I guess I just don’t get the whole Nirvana thing. I find the many 5 star reviews to be somewhat confounding, though I feel the same about the 1 star reviews. 2.5/5, rounded up to 3.
Not really overrated because there are some gems of melodic catchy ‘pop’ songs amongst the hardcore punk screaming. Nirvana and Cobain were genuinely talented and stratospheric sales warrant this album in the list even if it’s not ultimately my taste.
Buen álbum
Very good and very tortured not as good as Nevermind but still a 5/5
Good
i mean it’s good
Truly an album everyone should listen to before they die. RIP Kurt you magnificent bastard
Great effort but not there best
Never been a big nirvana fan but this album rocks
This is a tough one to rate (and to listen to). You can really tell that Kurt put his heart and soul into every track. However, he must have been in such a dark place that it’s hard to hear this album without being constantly reminded of Kurt’s impending mortality.
i don’t think i can give this album less than a 5, though it’s the hardest nirvana album to listen to. still nirvana though.
Didn’t like it at first but will always listen now.
Always liked this album. Not as good as some others of theirs or the genre, but good anyway.
Didn't like most of these songs excepting Heart Shaped Box and All Apologies.
Obviously have a lot of love, hard to believe they went this out there with that much attention on them.
This album is a slight step back from Nevermind, but In Utero is still a 5! More punk and grunge it’s amazing and the bangers don’t stop. I grew up with this album, it’s a part of me. What a perfect listen. TBz 1. Rape Me 2. Pennyroyal Tea 3. Heart-Shaped Box 4. Dumb 5. All Apologies 6. Frances Farmer Will Her Revenge
A couple of really classic songs and some I just don't get into so much. I really like Nevermind - like everyone did. This one is different. For me, just a 3/5.
The last nirvana album. honestly I can respect the process for wanting to take a newer, angrier, noiser sound than Nevermind. Takes artistic balls. I think that of the two, this is the better grunge album. I think I like Nevermind more personally, but the craftsmanship in this album is more evident. Radio Friendly Unit Shifter is a personal favorite track.
Top 3 Songs: 1 - Pennyroyal Tea (9) 2 - Rape Me (4) 3 - Radio Friendly Unit Shifter (10)
had some bangers but also had a lot of noise. 3.
Anything Nirvana is great in my books. This album: Stripped down and bare, represents the rawness of a band coming out of a punk background! Bonus!!! Alex Grey famed artist for Tool did the album artwork!!!
After Nevermind, I found this a huge disappointment. Nearly 30 years after it's release, I still do.
This is the second STUDIO album we have gotten from Nirvana on this list. Nevermind is incredible, and this album struggles to even compare to that one. I found myself skipping a few songs and noticing them all kind of mesh together. Heart Shape Box certainly felt familiar from a movie or something, and I actually did like All Apologies, but the rest didn't really grab me.
Number three from Nirvana I believe. It's certainly no Nevermind, but few albums are. It's got "Heart Shaped Box," which is a favorite of mine, and a couple other tracks I dig. Aside from those few, it lacks the bite that Nevermind has. I still think it's a good album, but their prior peak set the bar impossibly high for me. I would give this the edge over the MTV live album though. Favorite tracks: Heart-Shaped Box, Rape Me, All Apologies. Album art: Kinda disgusting, innit? An angel that's been skinned. I've seen it plenty of times before but today is the first time I'm really SEEING it. I don't love it but it's memorable and gets the job done. 3.5/5
In the spectrum of grunge ranging from pop grunge to pure grunge, this is pretty much at the latter end. Not being a grunge aficionado, I can't appreciate it like others probably do. Scale: 5 - My absolute favorites. 4 - Albums I like. 3 - I enjoyed listening to it but wouldn't seek it out. 2 - Didn't like. 1 - Absolute shit.
marvelous
good. bad production
me copó
great listen
The best album.
Second to Never Mind. Still great!
I hoped that listening to this again would make me finally "get" why people like Nirvana so much. I still don't.
A classic. So many memorable songs. Really love it.
Appreciate Cobain for what he's done for the genre but really disliked the album, could not get into it.
Another Nirvana album after "Nevermind", which wasn't my favourite already. It's the first time I'm listening to "In Utero" and I still dont understand the phenomenon of this band. There is so many other grunge bands, that had a better career, higher highs and not so low lows. Nevertheless, Nirvana has some good songs, like "Heart-shaped Box" or "Rape Me", but as a whole record, it's rather anonymous and boring. What I like about Alice in Chains, or Pearl Jam, or even Soundgarden is that they put some real emotions into their songs, whereas I don't really feel it with Nirvana. Album to forget.
While Nirvana was the face of the grunge movement, their music became their undoing. Probably the best of their three studio albums still fails to really inspire.
I can't get myself to ride the Nirvana fan train. Majority of the thing was boring and un-musical.
This is prime grunge. More polished than Beach but still loud, crunchy and awesome. Another excellent album produced by Albini. This is an easy 5 from me
Classic
Nirvanowe bingo chyba zostalo skompletowane, bo debiutanckiego materialu chyba jeszcze nie wrzuca na dokladke, ostatni studyjny krazek bandy i chyba skok na najbardziej nienirvanowe brzmienie z jakim kojarze zespol, bo po sukcesie nevermida fajnie chcieliby wymyslic sie na nowo brzmieniowo, i tutaj przychodzi z pomoca pan Steve Albini, ktory wyprodukowal ten krazek, wiec to dzieki niemu posiada on tak dziwnie szorstko wysublimowane brzmienie, byly tu jakies cuda wianki sztuczki studyjne byly robione, ale nie samo dziwne brzmienie jest jedynym problemem z ktory uswiadczylem podczas odsluchu, bo lirycznie brakuje tutaj trakow ktore czuc, ze byly pisane przez kogos, a nie pod kogos, to to bywa w mainstreamowej muzyce, trakami o ktore mi chodzi jest otwierajacy serve the servants oraz zamykajacy all apologies, a miedzy nimi znajduje sie 10 trakow lepszych lub gorszych, ale sporo jest tutaj giberiszowego wyjcowania i wydziwiania na instrumentalach, wiec sporo jest tutaj utworow, ktore lepiej sie slucha w wersji z mtv unplugged, wiec 41 minut muzyki znanej, ale srednio lubianej, a najbardziej denerwuje w odsluchu jest fakt, ze mozna posluchac ciekawszych interpretacji tych samych trakow, na plejke dodam otwarcie i zakonczenie z tej plyty
(4/10) initial review Sound is extremely raw, intentionally disorganized and abrasive. Almost as if Kurt want the album to be hard to listen to for the audience. Lyrics are interesting. Seems like most songs are both inward admittance of flaw and and outward damnation of something/someone else. Would be very interested to dive into if this “damned” entity is consistent over the full album or a mixture of specific(his wife, record label, family) or vague (general human nature, institutions) entities. Overall the lyricism is fascinating, even more so because of death soon after release, but the sound of the album is unpleasant. Struggle to think of a mindset that this would be enjoyable in, would not be a common album to return to. All Apologies was a great ending to the album, leads me to believe that the abrasive nature of the album was done in spite of or as an attack on another entity and Kobain is apologizing to the listener for being a casualty of it.
I love every song of this album! One of my all time favorites.
I bought this album on CD when it was released. Was a little disappointed with it back in the day, but it's a very good album. Really enjoy it. Not sure I've listened to it since KC joined that club. Some disturbing sounds though, like: 02 Scentless Apprentice 08 Milk It 11 Tourette's Love the riff in Scentless Apprentice Tracks I remember well: 03 Heart-Shaped Box 04 Rape Me 06 Dumb 07 Very Ape 09 Pennyroyal Tea 12 All Apologies
Heard it before?: Yes Enjoy it?: Yeah I do but I think I’m on my own when I say I find Kurt lyrically in some aspects quite dry/boring when he has the over the top droning of his vocals where you can’t make out what he is saying. I think he sounds far better when he sings clearly which he doesn’t do much on this Favourite song: Track 6 - Dumb
mid utero nirvana mid sorry seattle
Classic. Some of my favorite Nirvana songs.
Definitely appreciate the hits from this album but not a fan of the rest.
Folk hade det för bra på 90talet
han skriker ju bara :(
This honestly might be my favorite Nirvana record. So many gems on this one.
I’m surprised that I hadn’t listened to this before considering how much I like Nevermind. This is a great album, but I don’t think I like it as much as that one though. That said, I can see myself listening to this again and again
I really like nirvana there were some songs i didn’t like but i like the album over all
Easily Nirvana's best album, containing amazing tracks such as "Serve the Servants", "Heart-Shaped Box", "Milk It", and "All Apologies". All around a constantly amazing album.
I think Nirvana are overrated but this is still a good album
It’s okay but too angst and dirty for me.
Best Song: Heart-Shaped Box. After two directionless opening tracks, finally we have one that channels Nirvana's interpretation of angst into an angry little ditty worth listening to. Worst Song: Rape Me. Musically it's alright, but that absolute edgelord choice to just shout "rape me" over and over really undermines my desire to ever listen to this track. Overall: Overall a much less focused project than "Nevermind". A lot of just scattered screaming that never feels all that cohesive or purposeful, with a few solid tracks interspersed throughout.
3 1/2 stars. Not as good as I remember. But still some amazing songs on it.
I had an advance tape of this in summer '93 and could only get through it once. Sounds great but the songs aren't really there, and so much whining about being a successful rock star. If only Albini had "recorded" Nevermind..
All Nirvana studio albums are deservingly 5 star albums, and I cannot wait to get to the Unplugged album on the list that is one of the greatest live albums of all time. And so it is also time for a song by song review. "Serve The Servants" - Not bad but just a week intro track for what lies deeper within the album. "Scentless Apprentice" - This is where I could see a lot of people turning off the album because they don't have the patience to go further, not a good song. "Heart Shaped Box" - Not only one of the greatest Nirvana songs of all time, just straight up one of the greatest songs of all time. Its musically speaking one of their more complex songs and lyrically is just a magnificently complex and painful love song. Or about cancer, but even if Cobain himself said that is what it is about, I just doubt it. "Rape Me" - Made sure to turn the volume down on this one before it started. Don't need the neighbors asking questions. It is an amazing song despite not being one you can blast in public. It is a classic feminist track at this point and while crude gets the message across. "Frances Farmer Will Have Her Revenge On Seattle" - Holy hell is that a long song title. This is certainly as much of a filler song as the two opening tracks, but certainly in a more classic Nirvana tone that is much more digestible. Very painful and somewhat concerningly relatable lyrics. "Dumb" - Whether you believe Cobain's interpretation of his song or the one his daughters interpretation 21 years after his death the meaning is sad and relatable. There are many people I can place in his description that I am just confused but oddly jealous of their contentment in life. But I personally relate to the outer view more always working to progress myself and become a better person every day. But it's not always easy sometimes I just want to space out and let the world go by around me and just be happy. His daughter's feelings towards the song are also relatable to the feelings of inadequacy I sometimes feel. A great song that has so much to think about despite its simplicity. "Very Ape" - It is filler, but pretty good filler at that. Nothing more to say really. "Milk It" - I think it must be the bass, but I just really enjoy this song. It doesn't quite feel like a Nirvana song but more of the later side of darker grunge music. I like that side of grunge too but usually think there is more separation between the eras. "Pennyroyal Tea" - Another great Nirvana sounding somewhat filler track. The vocals also somewhat remind me of Chris Cornell, though very much so same genre same era. "Radio Friendly Unit Shifter" - Just more filler. All I really have to say. "Tourette's" - This is what I call bad filler. But really the only bad song on the album. "All Apologies" - Maybe one of my favorite Nirvana songs. Just a great track. So beautiful and expressed with so much pain behind it. All around one of the greatest albums of all time and certainly very deserving of a place on this list. One of my all time favorites too.
Listened a long time ago and thought it was great
A good relisten
J’aime nirvana
Love Nirvana
Great. I like Nevermind better because some of these songs are a little too grungy for my taste
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