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Bit of a mixed bag for me but I liked it
Not as good as I remember
Fínt grunge.
I already liked some songs from this album, namely Heart-Shaped Box and All Apologies, but I also discovered I liked dumb. Honorable mention to Frances Farmer Will Have Her Revenge on Seattle and, a little bit, knocked down in part by its title, Rape Me. Why call something that? Edgy I guess? Meh. Multiple songs were way too screamy, so it's sort of a 2.5, but that's rounded up to a 3 here I think.
I appreciate the importance of Nirvana but this album just doesn't work for me.
6/10
6/10
Pretty good album. It has some of the classic Nirvana songs and the others were hit or miss but still some really good ones in there. 6/10
Is had moments but sounds like a pale version of some of their hits.
I used to listen to this album a lot when I was a teenager, but going back to it I don't think it has aged particularly well. Heart shaped box is still a great song, pennyroyal tea and rape me have a lot of energy to them, but the album overall seems to lack a certain something. As with a lot of my 3 stars, I'd go back for a song or two but probably wouldn't listen to the whole thing with any kind of regularity.
I'm conflicted by this album, but underpinning and riding above all musical opinions, is the feeling of loss. What could this band have done if Kurt had been able to get well and stay healthy? I see the album as a conflicted stream of conciousness. You only need to hear the first two tracks back-to-back to get a sense of what I mean. Tracks like "Heart-Shaped Box", "Dumb", "Pennyroyal Tea" and "All Apologies" playoff as near ballads. Others like "Scentless Apprentie", "Milk It" and "Tourette's" explode and writhe. Throughout it all though, I just can't shake the sense that this album is primarily a band that is working through its understanding of itself. We, the listeners, are left with unresolved emotions and lingering questions.
Meget crazy album, der bliver råbt en del. Der bliver ikke lagt fingre imellem.
Ultimately a bit disappointing, half the songs were really raw and mainly screaming, the other half of the songs were decent but didn't compare to Nevermind's songs
Teenage angst has paid off well (on Nevermind) Now I'm bored and old
7/10
Rating 6.3/10 Mostly only enjoyed Heart-Shaped Box. The rest of the songs were not my jam, mostly consisting of grungy guitars and Kurt Cobain screaming with a bit too much distortion.
good
I think I just don’t get it
Probably need to listen to this again
It was OK
oh man, my music tastes have really evolved since I was a teenager. I mean it's not terrible but I couldn't finish the album
Uhm.... no
This album did not really grab me, despite a few good moments.
2 great songs. Few are too busy, yelling.
3/5 Not really interesting
7/10
Not as good as i remember
Some great ones and some strange in between.
Pidin kokonaisuudesta
One could call this album the epitome of grunge music or it could simply be known as alternative rock. Either way, Nirvana went out with a bang with this album and it rocks! Personally it's not my type of music, but I respect the work of the artists.
Too heavy for my liking but I can appreciate the craft. Surprised by how many of these I knew despite never actively listening to a Nirvana album. Must be from various ChindoPedigree bashes over the years.
Nostalgic but didn't enjoy as much as I expected.
A few good songs Nirvana is overrated imo, so it's hard not to rate this harshly
He sent an album I owned them listen to a lot. This is it. It’s interesting in that well it’s a bit of a reversal of the direction the band was going. They seem to never mind was a little more user-friendly for the General population. Definitely not pop but more user friendly. In neutral reverse the trend and got back to the grunge. They recall that a lot of stores required this CD not to be publicly displayed because the words “rape me “Ronit. Not sure if the Justin Bieber loving authorities we’re grouping the grunge guys with the skinheads and I thought that the song was endorsing glorify and rape. The words make it obvious that that wasn’t the case. I can’t think of better words to show how a victim feels than the words “I love to lick your open sore. I just can’t forget I can’t imagine ever forgetting those words. Nirvana most had the originality to continue to be listenable and.
At one time, I played the grooves off of this album... upon re-listening, I'm not sure it stands up to the passage of time. Maybe it's because the guitars are mixed too loud, or maybe I have become a geezer.
I enjoyed it, but not as much as their live album. ***
Grunge isn't really my thing. They had a few decent songs tho,
In utero is a Latin term literally meaning "in the womb". In biology, the phrase describes the state of an embryo or fetus. In legal contexts, the phrase is used to refer to unborn children. Under common law, unborn children are still considered to exist for property transfer purposes. I give this album three properties! (just land, no structures)
not my favorite Nirvana album
The good songs are very good, but nothing I would return to that often.
5. Seems like a fairly good Nirvana album, but can't say I love Nirvana.
Deutlich krasser und wilder in Erinnerung gehabt, kommt mir der „Nevermind“ Nachfolger plötzlich so kalkuliert bieder vor. Ein Wechsel aus Pop Songs und programmatischen Noise Punkrock. Bei „Scentless Apprentice“ kann ich einfach nicht anders als am Anfang die Drums des Grohl‘schen spin off Foo Fighters‘ „My Hero“ wieder zu erkennen. Bezweifle, ob dieses Album heut für annähernd ähnliche Furore sorgen könnte. Ich trink erstmal meinen Lieblings Tee: Pennyroyal 2.9
Done
Medium Nirvana-fan. Bedre Nirvana-album, imo: Unplugged-albumet, Nevermind. +: Very Ape, Radio Friendly Unit Shifter, All Apologies -: Rape Me, Frances Farmer Will (...).
Me agota el grunge.
Not a huge fan of Nirvana, but not a terrible album. Probably won’t go back to it, but there were some good tracks on it Favorite Track(s): “Heart-Shaped Box” and “All Apologies”
Yep, sounds like a Nirvana album.
I just realized I do not like Nirvana that much >_<
Mer utilgjenglig enn jeg husket gitt. Holder fortsatt knappen på Nevermind hvis jeg må velge en skive.
again, just okay
Liked the songwriting on Nevermind better overall.
I like Nirvana, but never felt like they were the second coming as so many do. It's a good album. 3 stars.
Still feels a bit overrated but solidly done.
Definitely has nothing on Nevermind, but decent songs throughout. I'm not a huge fan but it's not bad.
Good but a little too angsty heh
Grungy and entertaining, though not exactly why I typically choose to listen to
This is all a bit much isn't it. But I suppose there are three bangers on it.
Not a big fan of this album. A little too gritty and messy for me. On re-listen it is better than I remember, but I wouldn't give it many plays
3-stars in you're not into Grunge, 5-stars if you are.
some classics, very gritty and rough. heavy distortion at times, not bad, not for me. Just give me the hits off the album
More shouty than I recall but less tuneful as well. Like the production/sound.
helt okej sound, känns såklart klassiskt. men inget som får mig att bli go i benen va.
I thought it was pretty cool
Alright, but kinda boring. Fun to hear the influences, but I can't really see myself going back much.
i dont know
After not listening to this for decades. I just like the same 4 songs. The rest are skips. I tried.
Fun story… THIS is one of the two CDs I bought that my uncle Mark questioned if they were music or noise (the other was Monster by REM). Maybe I’ve gotten old because even though I still feel Nevermind is top tier, this felt like…noise.
2.4/5 - At first impression, this album seemed to push the boundaries of my ears. And yet, I decided it might be worth giving my eardrums a thrashing in order to appreciate this album in all its glory. This was quite an experience, but nonetheless was a decision I wholeheartedly regret. On a more serious note, this is indeed quite a cool album, but not for me.
2/5
This project hasn’t changed my POV on Nirvana at all unfortunately
Nicht mein Stil. War aber auch halb beim einschlafen
Get why it's here, but didn't really enjoy it
not my cup of tea. I did get to know what grunge music was due to this but i think im not a fan of such music. haven't build my taste. maybe in a few yeard
Previously known. As a whole it didn't hold up for me. The ones I liked I prefer from Unplugged.
Don't believe the hype. Just an angry, shouty man.
Not my cup of tea...
So I had only heard the singles from this album before today. Now that I've heard the whole thing, I still don't like Nirvana. Unlike most people my age (apparently), their combination of heavy guitars, screaming, and mumbled rage never moved me. One thing impressed me here -- the way they chose to follow up the multi-platinum arena-packing success of Nevermind: even heavier guitars, frayed sounds, darker lyrics. Not a whiff of an attempt to recruit more fans. That's probably the best way they could have done it, and I'll tip my hat to that.
Gen X has heretofore largely avoided much of the intergenerational brawl. I would rectify this and submit to the cultural powers that be that Gen X's grandest sin to its successors and predecessors is giving rise to and supporting the grunge genre, with a special focus on holding Nirvana as the 90's crowning achievement. Most of the above is a joke, save my being perplexed at Nirvana's longevity. The majority of their catalog is mediocre with a few standout songs, and this album is no exception. I have to return to the rather uncharitable but absolutely true view that Nirvana gained an enormous amount of prestige from Cobain's tragic and mysterious early death. That death premium will do wonders for a promising early career, whether you be Nirvana, Amy Winehouse, or Buddy Holly. You can have established yourself as a world class talent — or simply shown an impressive early hand — and live many lifetimes after that one death. That said, you do need to have a baseline of exceptional skill or X factor to get that premium. And Nirvana does have some genuinely good talent behind it. There are some great riffs, some great melodies, some novel and interesting arrangements here. The problem I find is that they rarely come together at the same time, and the rest of any given song can be a rough and unenjoyable experience. The moments when Nirvana is firing on all cylinders nearly vindicates their legendary status, but those moments are too few to make this a great listen the whole way through. I feel that there is this silent agreement to factor in all the potential songs that never were when you listen to an artist that departed too soon. An impressive song becomes all the more earth shattering because you model their growth in your head and the theoretical returns are mind boggling. But when I listen to this music without factoring in what could have been, I find it hard to enjoy save for a few minutes.
there were a couple songs i could sit through. mostly i skipped
Сара 3 Марко 2
It started a genre, but is very dated. The sound is not timeless other than the few "radio worthy" songs.
Disco bastante machacón. Tiene un principio que se me ha hecho duro con Serve the Servants y Scentless Apprentice pero a partir de ahí mejora mucho con canciones como Heart-Shaped Box, Dumb y All Apologies. En resumen, un disco con algunas canciones buenas pero otras muchas son demasiado repetitivas y machaconas para mi gusto. Igual el minuto y medio gritando Serve the servants no es para mí.
As far as grunge music goes, this one is pretty weak. Surely there has to be better more important albums than this?
OK honestly, can barely finish listening. It's Nirvana. It's great for what it is but it isn't for me. This is the follow-up to Nevermind and it's not as good. Heart Shaped Box is the best song, but I've always found the concept of the song to be confusing. This album sounds noisier (in a bad way) and less....real? than Nevermind does. Also, the song 'Rape Me' is a perennial track-to-avoid. Next.
most of the time I can't tell what Kurt Cobain is saying but it's not unlistenable, good for when I want something non-distracting on in the background fave track: Pennyroyal Tea least fave track: Dumb death rating: 5/10, don't think I'd miss this album but at least now I'm educated on something by Nirvana that isn't SLTS
Never really got what all the fuss was about
Really did not enjoy. This type of music is not for me and I can’t even see the appeal.
Pas fan, un peu trop métal pour moi. A continuer d’écouter
Ik zie oprecht niet de interesse hierin niet. De nummers zijn niet goed gezongen en vooral een muur van geluid. Soms zit er een iets betere melodie tussen, maar langer dan 15 seconden duurt het nooit. Bovendien vind ik 'Rape Me' echt een massief raar nummer, het is waarschijnlijk geschreven als protestlied ofzo maar ik vind het nogal onsmakelijk gedaan ("je kan me verkrachten wat je wilt, ik blijf sterk & overleef het").
Likely not in the mood for this today/this morning. She bangs but she bangs a little too hard today
Why is this one deemed the classic??
not their best
No es el tipo de rock que suelo escuchar, pero tiene buenos momentos de guitarras, con buenos efectos y texturas buscadas. La bateria creo que es lo que màs se destaca, claramente todo obra de Dave Ghorl. Me gusto Milk It, tiene una guitarra que cambia de octava de acuerdo a la parte del tema y me pareció interesante. Heart-Shaped Box es EL tema con más reps, también llamó un poco más mi atención. Tourette's es mi favorito, los cambios y la energía de la batería es INCRIEBLE
>the first album they gave me was a fucking nirvana album >i never really like nirvana lyrics, they often overuse the catchphrase or just repeatedly says the title of the songs >regardless, the guitar does slaps, the drum often not overused which is perfect >they tried too hard to be wacky lot of the time >i like when Kurt scream/screeching than his actual singing, fits lot more tbh >i dont understand why some of the actually good songs gets less listen than the subpar ones... >T1: meh >T2: i laughed too hard >T3: cheap ass lyrics, amazing guitar >T4: ... no comments >T5: its ass >T6: meh >T7: its aight, i kinda like it >T8: unremarkable >T9: same >T10: okay this one actually slaps ass, i like it, good ass track >T11: its aight >T12: same >T13: remarkable yall glazing this album too much, its surely not the best of its genre. yall just listen to this all day and not even discover the genre urself, still stuck in a "comfort-zone nostalgia" for this album.
2/5
A couple of songs on here hold nostalgia for me, though I found trying to listen to this entirely grating.
Now I have to write something on Nirvana. It is weird, to me Nirvana sounds like how I imagine that non metalheads think metal sounds. By accounts it has all these amazing things that should make me like it: It is raw, unique, harsh, creative, powerful, angry. However, it fails to be one thing, it just isn't for me. Still cannot pretend like it is actually a bad record though.
A little crazy mofo the second song. "Radio Friendly Unit Shifter" is also in the crazy vibes. "Tourette's" had to be a little screw loose :) "Heart-Shaped Box" was one on my Spotify's liked list but it's not anymore. It's a good song but it had it's time.
Mostly noise. Few good songs
Mucho
4/10 Yeah, this listen confirms it, I don't like Grunge, it either bores me or annoys me. Even the most listened track from the album (Heart-Shaped Box) was only okay for me
In Utero ist das dritte und letzte Studioalbum der US-amerikanischen Grunge-Band Nirvana, aufgenommen im Februar 1993 innerhalb von nur zwei Wochen im Pachyderm Recording Studio in Cannon Falls, Minnesota. Als Aufnahmetechniker und Produzent fungierte Steve Albini, den die Band bewusst wählte, um dem gefälligen Klang des Vorgängers Nevermind zu entkommen. Das Ergebnis ist ein raues, fast klaustrophobisches Werk, das auf DGC Records erschien – obwohl das Label die ersten Mischungen als zu unkommerziell ablehnte und drei Singles nachträglich von Scott Litt remixen ließ. Das Album trägt diese innere Spannung offen zur Schau: Stücke wie „Scentless Apprentice" oder „Milk It" pressen den Lärm bis an die Grenze des Erträglichen, während „Dumb" und das abschließende „All Apologies" eine brüchige Zärtlichkeit zeigen, die auf Nevermind so kaum zu finden war. „Heart-Shaped Box" und „Rape Me" markieren das Zentrum des Albums – melodisch genug, um im Radio zu funktionieren, abrasiv genug, um das Versprechen des Rests einzulösen. Kurt Cobain steuert Texte bei, die zwischen Selbstironie, Wut und erschöpfter Resignation pendeln und in dieser Offenheit das Unbehagen an der eigenen Berühmtheit dokumentieren. In Utero stieg in den USA und Großbritannien auf Platz eins der Charts und wurde weltweit über 15 Millionen Mal verkauft – ein Erfolg, der die absichtliche Sperrigkeit des Albums noch ironischer macht. Dass Nirvana nach diesem Album kein weiteres Studio-Werk mehr veröffentlichen würde, verleiht In Utero heute eine schwere Endgültigkeit, die beim Hören physisch spürbar bleibt. Mit In Utero gelang Nirvana das Kunststück, einen Abgesang auf den eigenen Ruhm aufzunehmen – und damit noch einmal die Maßstäbe zu setzen.
meh, not my type of thing all apologies is sampled on a bones track
understand that’s it the prob a stable album in the genre and influence a lot after it, but no song had a “it” factor that drew me in
This definitely seems like a popular album with popular songs on it. I also know the band, but even given all of that I just can't get into it. Not my thing, did not enjoy really at all.
Sure, a genre defining album. Is it nice to listen to? Not particularly. Some nice riffs and melodies, and also a lot of noise.
Feedback squeaking in France’s Farmer had me thinking my cars breaks were on the brink
no conecté más que con un par de canciones.
In a previous review for the Unplugged album I called this album a dark masterpiece even though my memory of this album at its release was that it was somewhat lackluster and poorly recorded. So much praise for this album and its Steve Albini production since its release somehow led me to disregard that sentiment and doubt my opinion. It is NOT a masterpiece at all. It’s a pretty uneven affair with some of the songs being just plain obnoxious and purposefully didactic. And in reality it doesn’t even sound good at all. The first critique is also usually the first accolade, the drum sound. They are certainly loud as shit and detailed, but they sound like they were recorded in your living room while you are sitting in it. This roomy reverb tone for the drums and the vigor with which they are attacked is the same for almost every song giving the whole a flat intensity that seldom lets up. Don’t get me wrong, I think Dave is a fine rock drummer, but this album is not why. Then there’s the bass…or is there…? Most of the time I can’t hear it at all and when I do it has a terrible, toyish tone that is anathematic to what should be a heavy band. There are even times where I can sort of make out what he’s playing and it seems like just the sort of rhythmic and sonic texture that the mix and songs so sorely need. That just leaves the guitars, layers and layers of guitars playing almost always the same thing in an attempt to, I don’t know, fill all the empty space left by the non-existent bass and amelodic drums. It’s not much to hold on to.
I believe the reason this album sounded new to me although I had it when it was released is that, even as a teenager, I didn’t like it. This record is just an unfortunate experiment in noisy, screamy rock with sometimes intentionally bad guitar work. Besides the singles, there isn’t much here.
A genre close to what that I listen. Trupa destul de cunoscută xD Cele ce mi-au captat atenția: “Heart-Shaped Box” “Rape Me”?? (What) “Very Ape”
Devoid of the context of the time I don't know that Nirvana is as timeless as most would have me believe. There is a rawness here that is captivating but outside of the singles I have heard a million times I find very little to draw me in to this album.
Not really my vibe, but parts of it are enjoyable enough. Would have been a 3 star, but too many of the songs felt a bit screamo.
Not my fave screaming genre
Demasiado ruido, no me gusta.
Los temazos que tiene se opacan por las mierdecitas que los separan. Overrated asf. Also, Kurt no canta bien WHO SAID THAT
I’ve never really been a fan of Nirvana, so I went into In Utero without much excitement. I’ve never fully connected with grunge as a genre, and this album didn’t really change that for me. It feels long, dark, and at times quite heavy going. There are some standout moments, Heart-Shaped Box, All Apologies, and Dumb are all great tracks, but outside of those, I found a lot of the album to be a bit dull. That said, I can appreciate the rawness and honesty in the sound, even if it’s not something I’d choose to revisit often. Favourite tracks: Dumb Least favourite tracks: Pennyroyal Tea didn’t do much for me, and there are a few others that just don’t land Album artwork: Classic cover that’s instantly recognisable
I like Nirvana‘s calmer songs but most songs aren’t exactly calm and that is a bit too much noise and too little melody for my sensitive heart.
war okay, wenige Lieder gut, Rest nicht meins
Probably the most overrated band of all time. Generally don’t get the hype for Kurt or the whole band itself or the whole genre of grunge tbh. Most of it is repetitive and annoying. This is what the radio plays when they want to be “edgy”. And wtf is the track ‘rape me’ are we just going to skip past that????? Because this what I’m talking about with them trying to be edgy. Even though I’m hating I didn’t think it was that bad and didn’t rly have any feelings for most of it 5.8/10 2.9/5
Too screamy for me
its ok, ive never really listened to nirvana outside of a few songs but dont think id revisit
Not really my style but i really liked dumb and all apologies
I just am not someone who super enjoys songs like the ones on this album.
Los hits del álbum son buenos temas, el resto muy monótono (no presté atención a las letras)
I never could quite understand the lure of Nirvana. I think they are just larger than their music, similar to Def Leppard or Grateful Dead, where they are more of a symbol of something than actually something. You listen to this album, if it was under any other band name, I doubt many would listen to it and no critics would applaud it, and because the leader singer commits suicide the following year, it is now in the top 1001 albums. The actually songs are terrible. The singing is terrible. The lyrics is relatively bad. The guitar and bass might have some talent, hard to tell based on the style, and the drums are good. It feels like a Kurt Cobain solo album more than a band effort.
Er zijn tweemanieren om als puberkind je ouders boos te krijgen. Je kan zeggen dat Paul mccartney eigenlijk een soort ed sheeran is Je kan op zondagmiddag dit album aanzetten in de woonkamer. Allebei wel grappig om te doen, maar mij niet gezien. Ik heb geen zin om zo’n rebel te zijn. Dit is gewoon niet zo leuk en mij krijg je er niet mee in beweging.
i feel like i'd be crucified if i didn't give this a 4 or higher but i really didn't like this considering how popular nirvana is. 1 Star for their pop-culture impact and 1 star for All Apologies
Not my cup of tea
We've had a very Nirvana adjacent week- with the Foo Fighters and Hole- feels bad to say that the Nirvana album is my least favourite of them. But there's no doubt that Nirvana was incredibly influential, only takes a week of album listening to see that. Some too screamy moments that are uncomfortable to listen to and some rough lyrics that are also uncomfortable to listen to, makes the whole listening experience not very enjoyable. Favourite song: Dumb Least: Rape Me
When they aren't screaming I like it, unfortunately they scream a lot.
Grunge just isn't my vibe. I'm not the sunniest/cheeriest type of personality but the negativity, disillusionment and depressive flavor is too much for me.
All Apologies= great rest= ass
When Kurt writes a good song he REALLY writes a good song. Problem is there aren't all that many good songs on here. Nirvana truly were a phenomenon in their time which is why I could see putting a record of theirs on this list.... that record should be Nevermind and this should be for people that want to go digging deeper.
Me sorprendió, no me esperaba que me guste. Guarde varias, algunas para entrenar otras para poner de fondo mientras haces algo, todas te dan energia.
jeg kan sagtens anerkende nirvanas kulturelle impact og deres talent, but its not for me
Haven't heard anything special on this one. Two days after can't even remember anything.
Mid music for a decent band who sold out and went mainstream. They had the right sound at the right time, but I don’t think this album is particularly better than other bands from the time. The fact that they’ve had zero cultural impact a part from the 90s shows how little their music is worth. Their most substantial contribution to music was not making hair metal.
Meh
O pior álbum do nirvana
not bad but noise/hard rock is not my thing at the end of the day.
Fav- serve the servants 2.5/5
Never loved Nirvana (or FF for that matter) - couple of popular songs that had some radio play. Grunge did not land for me. Give me the Pixies or Smashing Pumpkins from that era, or Dre and Snoop.
Really like some. Other were “loud and shouty”
I've heard worse I suppose
Never really rated Nirvana and this isn’t them at their best. It’s at least shorter than most 90s albums.
Like sandpaper to my ears. I’m surprised it was released like this, to be honest.
Noisy crap. Gave it away.
RAPE ME????? no thanks
Good music if you need to get a headache
I can respect the brilliance of Nirvana without caring much for their music. Growing up in the '90s it was hard not to hear Nirvana everywhere, all the time. The instruments often sound like they are fighting each other- I guess some people like that?
I wanted to like it, but I didn’t😔All Apologies was solid, I might need a relisten
2/5 I listened to this a few years ago and didn't really like it. A few tracks were good but a lot were just screaming.
Stark überbewertet.
Nirvana is something that I can only listen to for a short amount of time. It gets too much after a while. I don't like a lot of songs on here. Heart-shaped box is the one that stands out here.
Serve The Servants: 4.6/10 Scentless Apprentice: 4.6/10 Heart-Shaped Box: 4.6/10 Rape Me: 4.7/10 Frances Farmer Will Have Her Revenge On Seattle: 4/10 Dumb: 6/10 MBPW Very Ape: 4.3/10 Milk It: 3.8/10 Pennyroyal Tea: 3.7/10 Radio Friendly Unit Shifter: 3.8/10 Tourette’s: 3/10 All Apologies: 3.8/10
Saved only by Heart Shaped Box and No Apologies. Otherwise crap x
I listened to unplugged right after this to get my mind right about nirvana. Never really loved this album. The hits are the songs I like and they’re good. T4 makes me think of shiv Very nitpicky about what nirvana I like. I think this is either a 2 or 3 for me. Would feel weird giving it a score so low as 2, but when I look track by track, with this short of an album, it’s just not worthy of being on the good side of a 5 star rating system—think it’ll be a 2
deffo not my favourite of theirs. way too loud for my liking. maybe I don't like nirvana very much?? idk but i actively did not enjoy this album
Similar to never mind, side A is bangers, side B is lazy
don't really fw nirvana
1. zerve - 1 2. apprentice - 1.5 3. boz- 2.5 4. rape -1.5 5. farmer - 1 6. dumb - 1.5 7. ape - 0 8. milk - 1.5 9. tea - 1 10. radio - 1 11. tour -1.5 12. apologiez - 2
Unfortunately, not my favorite album
No matter which way I slice it, I just don't like Nirvana very much.
i had to unblock nirvana on spotify for this they’re getting blocked again Serve The Servants: 2/5 Scentless Apprentice: 1.5/5 Heart-Shaped Box: 3.5/5 Rape Me: 1/5 Frances Farmer: 2.5/5 Dumb: 3/5 Very Ape: 2.5/5 Milk It: 2/5 Pennyroyal Tea: 2/5 Radio Friendly Unit Shifter: 2/5 Tourette’s: 1.5/5 All Apologies: 2/5
I've enjoyed the radio hits (Heart-Shaped Box, All Apologies), but overall still just not a huge grunge fan.
Had high hopes for this one, but it’s just the same grunge song over and over. Cobain’s got great vocals on it and the instrumentation is solid, but the songs just didn’t do it for me.
I feel like I'm supposed to like this, but something is just missing. I think it's that the instrumental music is simply not very interesting- it sort of sounds like punk but without the spirit.
This is not for me but I understand why it’s an important album
Some art isn't meant to please but provocate. If nothing else "Rape Me" does that. Whilst I like the intent, I also don't think it conveys it well without explaination, but can believe it does for others. It is rather unappealingly repititve though. Otherwise, it's heavy distortion and blare noise. I liked "Dumb", "Very Ape", and "All Apologies"
Rough start, decent songs then i kinda just lost interest. I was not pleased and that was a bummer
Was excited about this album and felt a bit let down. I know they were grunge and maybe that’s just not my shit. Low key smelt like teen ass instead of spirit.
Alls ekki mikið fyrir svona rokk en líklegast mjög fínt ef maður hlustar oftar
Band that started the grunge scene. Music ok, but overrated. Overrated because of Kurt Cobain’s death. Some good music.
Heart Shaped Box and All Apologies are great, otherwise I think grunge is not my genre... :/
Not my vibe, oasis fan hea
I’m aware Nirvana are a band you are meant to like - however, a handful of tracks aside, I don’t get the appeal. “Heart-Shaped Box” and, to a lesser extent, “All Apologies”, are good. The rest is woeful. Kurt Cobain’s voice is like nails scratching a blackboard at the best of times but he really takes the biscuit on “Scentless Apprentice”. Questionable title aside, I can’t hear “Rape Me” without imagining the Richard Cheese version instead. I don’t think that’s how it’s supposed to work, but alas. The rest left so little of an impression on me, except some more screeching in the last 1 or 2 tracks, that I remember little about them.
Too screamy for me - included the iconic "Rape Me", which is not a great message but is at least a mostly enjoyable song to listen to. Ends strong with "All Apologies," probably the best song on the album - but I would not choose to listen to it again.
Not really for me. I enjoy the instrumentals at times. I don’t enjoy the constant yelling.. it’s just not for me. This album feels very emotionally charged and I feel as though the yelling weakens the impact for me. I also didn’t like the song where he just screamed “rape me” for like a minute straight. I do bet that there’s some underlying meaning and link between songs but I don’t think I can disregard the flaws in my eyes(ears?).
Whilst I *appreciate* Nirvana, I greatly prefer their contemporaries and successors. In Utero, as a sum of it's parts, is way too raw for me - I prefer Nevermind's more mainstream feel - although some of the tracks are very good, specifically Heart-Shaped Box and Very Ape.
Trying to like this but more loud and boring with tuneless bellowing by Cobain than songs that do anything for me.
personally i don’t find myself leaning towards loving hard rock, still an okay album. i just don’t really enjoy hard scratchy lyrics with really no meaning but my favorite song is all apologies
This is the final album from Nirvana, a band that I never liked. Tracks 2, 8, and 11 consisted primarily of (if not all) screaming. The last track was ok, but ran on a bit too long. Everything else was forgettable or too repetitive.
At times bland, at other times just unpleasant. This isn't for me. 2/5.
The droning of the guitar in combination with Kurt's distinctively raspy voice are definitely an art-style - sadly that alone isn't all that pleasant, and that's pretty much all there is to this album. The instrumentation is relatively samey throughout and sadly Kurt's voice isn't all that interesting after the first 2 minutes either. The album sadly ends up feeling relatively repetitive, monotonous and uninteresting throughout - the lyrics are somewhat unhinged, which I would usually appreciate, but - it doesn't really end up landing.
I like some Nirvana, but most is too grungy for me. 2.5, rounded down, since I'm more likely to turn it off than tolerate it.
Album is fine, better than some of the previous and I do like some Nirvana. Cobain's voice is good on most songs, though I don't really like it when he does soft singing. Songs like Scentless Apprentice I like with the screaming, though the rest of the band I generally find to be lackluster on all the songs.
a little too rah rah rah for me. took me multiple listening sessions to get through the whole thing. maybe i just don't get it. album cover is cool tho. saved: dumb, radio friendly unit shifter, tourette's, all apologies.
If this was a band on at the green door, I would go to the smoking area
Not really the kind of thing I like. Some of the screaming was fun, and some interesting lyrics, but musically it didn't grab me.
Every other song destroyed my ears, which I think was Cobain's point all along.
2.5 a mixed bag for me
Just a lot of shouting? Thought I’d like it but too angry for me
inget emot nirvana, men detta album var ganska tråkigt
Thought I would like it but a little too hard core for my taste.
This.................... this.......................... *gets hard-hat ready* really isn't that good is it.
lots of screaming dont scream please not very enjoyable not gonna lie 2/5
I don't know. I never really felt this one. I think it just comes down to how bleak the damn thing is, almost to the point of self-parody. (The way he sings, "guess I'm just happy," for example, has always seemed too on the nose.) So yeah, I see lots of people love this one. Good for y'all. I'll pass. And I know a 2 is a little ridiculous, but today I'm giving it my personal rating, as opposed to bonus points for influence or whatever.
Did not love it. I’m just not a big nirvana guy I don’t really get it. I like the hits but besides that had trouble with this one
Meh just not for me
As much as I have heard and enjoy Nirvana's 'hits', this project is forcing me to come to terms with the fact that I don't connect with so much of their music. I get that it's is absolutely seminal to an entire genre of music and to my generation, but that doesn't mean it's for me. That said, god damn I love All Apologies.
What's that weird squeaking sound the car's making? It's the music! Never mind, thankfully their other album is better.
Another thing this challenge has affirmed for me is that even though I’m the exact age to love Nirvana, I don’t. Never did. One or two good songs and the rest is noise to me. 2.5/5
I think track 3 heart shaped box was the one I liked, overall not feeling the album. 2
Jag går helt emot Fredrik och hävdar att det här absolut inte är en forsättning på Nevermind, nån enstaka låt kanske men inte som helhet. Det här är mycket bökigare, inåtvänt, hårdare och sämre. "In Utero" är Nirvana som ett rockband snarare än det punkband som gjorde "Nevermind", nånting har hänt längs vägen. Därför är det så att det mer melodiösa funkar bäst här, "Heart shaped box" och "Pennyroyal tea" är exempel på detta. Riktigt så var det inte på Nevermind, där energin stod för det bästa. En hel del är hårt och skränigt på In Utero men saknar den där punkenergin. Utan att veta så känns "Very ape" som en gammal låt, för den har just den där punkiga energin som påminner om hur dom lät på Nevermind. Nämda låtar plus "Serve the servants" är jättebra, "Rape me" och "Frances farmer..." är bra. Däremot är de två mer akustiskt drivna "Dumb" och "All apologies" tämligen hopplösa och resten är ren trams. Kanske bör man säga nåt om produktionen också, men jag nöjer mig med att påtala att det gjordes en helt ny mix 2013. Det var inte för inte. Den klarar inte trean riktigt, men tvåan är stark
Undrar om inte Nirvana kan vara ett av världens mest överskattade band. Till viss del beror det på att andra grungeband är så överjävligt dåliga (Pearl Jam) att man luras att tror att detta är bra. Här finns spår som är okej, men mer än så blir det inte.
Väldigt stökig skiva. Några bra låtar men jag inser att jag är en Nevermind-man.
I’m not a big fan of Nirvana’s music overall. I appreciate a few of the more popular songs. But sound wise it’s different and I can see why it stood at the time.
Fin, lidt for grungey til mig. Men fedt at blive endnu mere skarp på Nirvanas lyd
I’ve never listened to this whole album, just the songs that have made the radio. I like two of them, but the rest I could’ve done without.
Disappointment after Nevermind
not for me
I will say this again. I. Am. Not. A. Grunge. Fan. I find the genre to be incredibly anti fun. I’m fine with not fun music but grunge seems to be viscerally and openly anti fun and it’s not something I like. All of this to show how I feel about grunge’s crowning act. I do not like Nirvana. I am not immune to understanding the how and why of their influence and popularity but I don’t like them. In Utero opens with “Serve The Servants” a fine opener. But “Scentless Apprentice” has one of the most annoying vocals I’ve ever listened to and it sucks. “Heart-Shaped Box” is quite good and the only song on this record I actually like. “Rape Me” is ok, “Frances Farmer…” is ok. “Dumb” is ok. “All Apologies” is ok. The rest of the record is full of really annoying vocals and subpar music. The production is really annoying it feels as though it’s specifically geared to make me dislike this album. It feels deliberately produced in the most unappealing way possible.
I don't think I'm okay with this...having a guy scream R**e Me for a few minutes...I need therapy.
I never got into the whole grunge scene. Never found a Nirvana song I liked enough to play it on purpose. But yeah, I figured I'd be hearing them on this project and thought maybe I'd develop at least a little appreciation for them? Well, there was the "MTV Unplugged in New York" album, and I enjoyed that (4 stars!) But their regular albums? Looking back, I see that Nevermind got a 3/5 rating from me. This one's going with a 2 so I'll finally have someone on my "controversial artist" list.
Eh. Didn't enjoy listening but can appreciate some of the songs
Nowhere near as good and catchy as nevermind but that was the plan. A few songs sound similar to bleach and nevermind. The second star is for heart shaped box
I just never really got into the whole Cobain thing - it just didn't hit me like it seemed to hit everyone else. And listening to it some 30 years later it still kind of a miss for me. Not terrible by any means, but just not anything that I would choose to listen to.
Nothing special or anything we hadn’t heard before (which I guess is why Albini was chosen to produce). Highlight is probably the addition of cello on a couple of tracks.
All nirvana songs sound the same. Slow start, same beat, load finish. Same is boring
Abrasive. Didn’t like listening to the majority of this. All Apologies saves it from one star.
you know what, this was good. none of the songs were notable enough for me to save to the playlist tho..
NOT my vibe
This grunge album has a raw, abrasive energy stemming from slashing guitars, pounding drums, and anguished vocals that frame lyrics shifting between searing vulnerability and caustic irony.
Jag gillar fan inte Nirvana, tycker inte det är särskilt bra.
Legendary album, but like with all legends disappointing once experienced.
Ergendwie esch das ned sälbstverständlech dasses eim stört, wenn e Luutsprächer oder Chopfhörer kabott tönt. Mech zomendest störts halt doch e chli, vorallem woni s Albom s erschte mol of mine Chopfhörer glosst ha. Debi hani s gfühl gha dass de Chopfhörer do ned nochemag. Guet, losemers halt of ere Musigbox. Debi heds sech besseret, aber halt doch emmer no hörbar do. Das heds klar gmacht: Sie hends äxtra igfüegt. Wieso?? De ganz klari Star, zomendest i mine Auge, esch i dem Albom Heart-Shaped box. Es fod erstuundlech sanft met nome ere Rockgitarre ah, ned wie i Serve The Servants wo du zerscht mol vom ne luute kakophonische Ton erschlage wersch. Denn bauts langsam uf met Schlagzüg ond Vocals bis es de s erschte mol i Refrain ine god. Im ganze Lied merkt mer zwar debi scho ah, dass es vo de gliiche Band esch, wel halt doch einigi Elemänt emmer weder vorchömed. Das esch aber i dem Fall nüd schlächts. Im rechtige Momänt send nämlech die Schrei, herte Rockgitarre ond intensive Schlagzüügschläg sehr passend ond gäbed im Song vel Energie ond e eigete Touch. Grad de nöchsti Song fod eigentlech au rächt velversprächend ah. De Refrain chond de aber doch e chli sehr plötzlech ond chond eifach nömme abe ond wenn scho denne weder komplett. Wahrschiindlech stellt das ergend Gfülsschwankige inere Depression dar, was vom Tetel "Rape Me" no wiiter onderstötzt werd. Es esch ned schlächt, aber es bez meh abwächslig wörd halt scho no guet tue. So verhaltet sech au de räscht vom Albom. Luut, Liislig, Luug. Das völlig öberdtähit, zom teil onschöni Verzerrige ond depressivi Lyrics. Wels aber zom teil einzelni Usnahme ged ond Heart-Shaped Box doch no e Banger esch, geds grad no so 2 *.
Special for it's genre and time, but feels dated. I'm getting bored listening to these songs. I'm giving it 2 stars for it's significance. Favorite tracks: All apologies
The hits are good, the rest is very much not good
Too abrasive for me
It's alright honestly. Historically significant but almost none of the songs are nearly as epic or memorable as the average song on Nevermind
OH MY GOD FINALLY an album i recognize after pure 70's slop i finally got an album i was actually interested in listening to, and.... sure i like it. i'm not gonna go out of my way to listen to any of these songs on my spare time, but it's good to finally have done a full listen to such an iconic album. that one song where kurt started screaming kinda took me off guard decent
I feel like Nirvana made music that they loved and tried really hard to make it sound good. What made their music listenable was their energy and authenticity. 2.2 outta 5
Oof…
There is just way too much of this that I don't like at all to rate it higher even though there are part I like. 2 stars or D+.
I really love Nevermind, but this album is just screamy and loud and feels to me like the band was just attempting to sound really pissed off all of the time. I was so thankful for "All Apologies" by the time it rolled around because it was a balm to my bleeding ears.
Wild listen in a high stress state.
Wow this one's dark, and a bit hard to listen to. I'm sure it rates high but I didn't much like it.
Too angry and sad for me.
Hey... it's rock... and it resonated with a LOT of people... the entire grunge genre bypassed me, however... i never got Nirvana... and listening to this album, i thought i would find some new common ground that we didn't have back then... but, no... "Serve The Servants" starts out with cacophonous noise... which continues through the second cut, the unlistenable, "Scentless Apprentice"... lol... good title though... "Heart Shaped Box", which is a bit of a drone... but, a fairly cool song... "Rape Me" starts out with the same riff as "Smells Like Teen Spirit", which is not on this record... then it becomes more noise... the rest of the album is just as noisy and tuneless... how these guys get/got a lot of respect totally escapes me... when people talk about Kurt Cobain as being some kind of "messiah" and rock "god", all i can do is cringe... to me he sucks... out loud... sorry Cobain fans... and as for the drummer... hey... that's where he should've stayed too... he fronts the Foo(L) Fighters... who are almost as bad as Nirvana, lol... "Dumb" is a song on this album... and should've been the title cut... "Very Ape" makes me thinks primates were involved in the writing and production... "Milk It" is what these clowns did... until KC's untimely death... thankfully, and not soon enough, this cow patty ends with "All Apologies" the closest thing to a "tune" on the record... i would give this zero stars as totally worthless... but... i give it TWO... for how many big balls it took to put this SH*T out.
Nirvana are an absolutely legendary band, unfortunately their style of music just doesn't do much for me. There are certainly elements of this album I enjoyed, and the last track is great, but the rest of it I just couldn't get into.
A couple of great songs with a lot of other noise.
Nirvana just doesn't do it for me. I find them really dull.
Jotkut biisit, tai ainakin jotkut kohdat joistakin biiseistä, oli jopa todella hyviä, mutta sitten toiset olivat aivan kauheita. Hyvä albumi jos haluaa kuuroutua. Jos siis niin ehtii käydä ennen kuin vapaaehtoisesti revit korvasi irti. Suosittelen kyseiseen aktiviteettiin erityisesti kappaletta "Tourette's", joka tulee kummittelemaan ainakin minun korvissani koko elämäni. Joo o, ei oo mikään mun lempigenre. Vika biisi oli sentään aivan nautinnollista kuunneltavaa.
album no. 2, hopefully the next album I get is one I haven't heard before. great album for what it is, but what it is is just the start to a genre that became obsolete after a decade.
HEY, WAIT
I guess all the songs are on Nevermind.
Lol-ing at some of the title tracks on this album...the 90s were a time. I just couldn't get into this. Angst is not my vibe after all.
I wasn't expecting much of it, mostly because I once tried to listen to the whole thing. But, after (finally) listening to the full album, it just feels bad and bland. There were a few songs that weren't that bad or I even liked, but this album is just too much. And it's too much grunge for today too. If Nirvana was successful is because of the times in which they were making music, but they are nothing special, and, even sometimes, they are bad... Like really bad! There are other ways to try to avoid to be mainstream (if it was really what they wanted, which I'm not really sure to be true).
One good song! The rest was painful!
Did not enjoy this one.
i recognise how this was considered a great album for the arrangements and lyrics, but not my style
An album that’s cooler to listen to them talk about than listen to imo, still good. I prefer Nevermind though :) basic! Haha
4/10
This is bad music disguised as good music. It has all the interesting themes, rockin instruments and intense vocals that should mix together to form a good album. And yet I'm bored as hell.
I've always appreciated bands that take risks, and In Utero, when compared to the Nevermind, is a risk. Where Nevermind is more mainstream, In Utero is more visceral and much more punk. And to me feels very much like a 'don't fence me in' breakout of routine type album. The sound almost alienates the listener with songs like "Scentless Apprentice" and "Tourette's". The album is less polished by design and feels like it is just vomiting forth rage, emotion, dissatisfaction and it delivers. But while I can understand it is an important album, I can't say that it resonated with me very much, both in '93 and now.
Completely overrated album
Surprisingly boring??? Only track I actually liked was All Apologies
Again, not a fan of Nirvana. Nevermind was a pretty good album, but I got tired of it quickly. This follow-up album was never on my playlist, and I got really sick of hearing "Heart Shaped Box" on the radio.
I am not a grunge fan and I honestly never understood Nirvana hype. I understand why they are important, and I could tell good melodies and good live vocals in the songs...butthey are so boring. The overwhelming screaming, why??? Two satrd because the instrumental is not too bad, but I honestly think they are too overrated
Parempaa Nirvanaa minusta. Edelleen Cobainin ääni pidemmän päälle rasittaa mutta vähemmän kuin Nevermindissa.
I thought that this album was okay. I'm, so far, not a big fan of Nirvana or more specifically the grunge genre. This felt like garage rock, which is really cool in it's own right, but I didn't love the grittier songs with grotesque lyrics (which I do realize are present in Heart Shape Box), and blasty vocals without substance. It's about presentation and context; this album wants to be too much and in your face, and that's just not my vibe. Favorite songs: Heart Shaped Box Dumb
A little grungy for me.
A little too much screaming for my tastes
Over rated
It was obvious that Kurt Cobain was going through a lot of pain. I just couldn’t understand his trauma because of all the screaming. I like “Nevermind” better.
Maybe one of my most controversial opinions that will appear on this list, but I just really don’t like Nirvana. I’m not the biggest grunge guy at the best of time, but I find them so incredibly boring, not even Albini at the helm could make this a good listen for me. I’m interested for their unplugged album to come up as I feel I may like that more, but I’ve really tried to get into them over the years and they just don’t do a thing for me.
Too screamy
Niet helemaal mijn ding. Niet goed, niet slecht. Ik snap de hype, maar zet liever wat anders aan.
zu schwer
Not much of a grunge fan at all. I only bought Nevermind because the rest of the world had done so. That was alright but only just. As for this, just more of the same to my mind. Or was Nevermind more of the same as this. Can’t be bothered to look to see which was released first. Forgive my lack of enthusiasm here but today I learnt that the 50th anniversary release of The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway has been put back for second time until autumn of this year. That has really pissed me off and this album did nothing at all to cheer me up. 2/5 13/6/25
Nirvana isn’t cute anymore.
Oh my fucking God. (Tim’s review: Amazing as the day it was cut. 5 stars.)
det är ju nirvana liksom och jag tkr om kurt men det här albumet var inte riktigt min grej favoriter dumb och all apologies
Excruciating to listen to in places, this is a record I had to grit my teeth to get through. I kind of agree with the other reviewers who say it's completely devoid of melody - certainly nothing here will be stuck in my head. Still though, there's something a bit endearing about it... the sheer power and downwards-facing depressed outsiderness of a musician trying to figure it all out, it's at least honest.
To noisy for me, I like rock but this is not for me, very hard to understand any of the lyrics, probably because I'm not a native English speaker.
i need to cleanse myself after listening to this...no
Oh God, I know I'm supposed to like it but I just don't. I just don't like Nirvana, in my ears, or in my brain, or in my body. For some reason, despite liking Nirvana adjacent music, I cannot derive enjoyment from listening to this album. All apologies is doing the heavy lifting for the rating.
Has a couple of alright songs but it's mostly trash. Pennyroyal Tea is obviously much better on the Unplugged album. A whole bunch of nonsense mess that doesn't sound good like Radio Friendly, Tourette's, and Milk It. No good riffs, not good heavy, trying to be aggressive and different for 1993 but it just sounds like a jumbled up mass of suck.
I kept thinking all of his mental health problems and his singing alike could have been solved by an effective laxative, and then the lyrics "I'm on warm milk and laxatives" came along and proved my theory. Easily the most overrated band of all time. I'm going to go listen to Foo Fighters to remind myself something good came of all this.
The three hits are leaps and bounds better than the rest of the album. Those three aren’t even all that great. I really didn’t like this album.
Great band. I just don't personally like their sound.
Eh. The scremo bits on this really rubbed me the wrong way, as do "Tourette's" and "Rape Me." The instrumentation is good and "Heart Shaped Box" is great, but this is only going to get two stars for me, I really did not enjoy it much.
More Nirvana, very loud, very grungy, very not my style Also "Rape Me"? Really....
2/5. heart shaped box är grym. skrikig skiva.
The "yeah yeah"s at 2:13 of All Apologies are great. Overall album is pretty weak.
Unfortunately I did not like it. I want to like punk so badly but it’s just noisy. Some good songs here, you can definitely hear the emotion. Just not for me
Aldri vært noe særlig Nirvana eller grunge-mann. Noen lyspunkter, men not for me dette. Føler dette er veldig 'you had to be there'. Svak 2er.
Inte så mycket för mig på detta album
The “Rape Me” song really threw me for a loop.
Just find this one too screamy Was actually painful to listen too at times.
Call me old but there was a lot of yelling. I wonder what their first album was like.
As far as Nirvana‘s albums, this is one of my least favorite albums. There are so many bad ones on this one.
Not my style
Is it highly rated just because it’s Nirvana
Nirvana's third outing and apparently their best depending on which music-rating site you consult. I didn't know this album even existed until I encountered it on this website, so I'm glad to be getting some long-overdue cultural enrichment. I started to appreciate this album more during the tail-end of my second listen. The aggressive, rough sound is something I'm undecided on whether I like, though there's a subtlety to the tamer parts of the instrumentation and lyrics that I do like. I know I need to give this a deeper listen sometime in the future, but I don't have the time at the moment. When I finally get recommended the live album I'm going to have a Nirvanaganza, where I will relisten to this album along with Nevermind in one last hurrah. I have no strong feelings about grunge, but there's something about this band that I feel like I have the potential to appreciate. I like "Heart-Shaped Box". One song I like is all I need to warm up to a full album sometimes. With this album I have successfully listened to 66% of Nirvana's main discography. I wonder if another artist has an equivalent percentage of their discography on this list. The Beatles have a respectable 58% of their albums on the list. Radiohead actually has them tied, with 66% of their discography also being on this list. Many of the artists with the most albums on the list have gigantic discographies, so I think we may have a Radiohead/Nirvana stalemate.
Eh not that keen
iconic and influential but i hate it
Not a fan. I understand that Grunge sort of represents the 90s discontent and stuff but it just doesn't sound great.
A few songs that are really good, bit even though I lived this band when I was a teen I have to admit I did not really enjoy listening to this whole album from start to finish.