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Enjoyed. Much more influential than I realised. I could hear crooked vultures, Alice in chains, QOTSA in everything. Way more diverse than I realised. Ironic that a band that challenged the nature fame and musical popularity is still so objectively framed by charts and ultimately pigeonholed into a defined sound with so many left field tunes that absolutely fuck sitting on their albums. I’m late to every party so far. I know
A classic
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
This album is obviously precious as record of Cobain’s legacy, but for me it all hangs on Heart-Shaped Box and All Apologies, everything else feels a lot less notable
Right up my alley!!! idk why I never gave this one the same amount of attention as Nevermind, but honestly I way prefer this one.
Love Nirvana: Heart-shape box, rape me, all apologies are amazing. Scentless apprentice sounds like a cat being killed (in a bad way). Just 4 stars because i dont think it is their best album
Preference - 3 Musicianship - 1 Legacy - 1 Total - 5
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.
Heard before?:✔️ Will listen again?:✔️ 3.5 Fav tracks: Dumb, Scentless apprentice Least favs: Very Ape, Milk it
Pas fan, un peu trop métal pour moi. A continuer d’écouter
It's hard to judge a nirvana album against any other album that's not a nirvana album. As such, this is simply their 3rd best effort. Peak grunge, but not peak nirvana. First 5 songs- a masterpiece. The rest of the album gets as bipolar as a gen xer on lithium.
7/10 Buen album, no me volvió loco pero me gusto, cumplidor
Yep still a classic, not my favourite grunge but it hits as strong as ever. Standouts are Heart-Shaped Box, Rape Me, Dumb and All Apologies.
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").
I like some of their songs but was never and still am not a super fan.
YES I can't remember for certain, but might be the first CD I bought myself. If that's not the case, it's definitely one of the first CDs I bought myself.
Monumental grunge record. Of course it is far away from Nevermind but this is very good album
Yeah obviously it’s great 5 stars, move on Favourite track: all apologies
Gritty, Raw, and Honest. Every song was excellent
Groundbreaking album but Im not a huge nirvana fan, they have all of the elements of music I like but just a little too abrasive for the most part
I knew 4 songs going in, but hadn't heard the rest of the album. Some of them were a bit too noisy for me but the other ones I really liked.
Likely not in the mood for this today/this morning. She bangs but she bangs a little too hard today
A solid rock album with a few bangers. More low tempo numbers than I remembered. I wonder if Kurt would have maintained the grunge god status, if he hadn't given himself a haircut with a smith and wesson.
It's not Nevermind. But it's still great.
I'm still debating if I like this more than Nevermind but it's a solid album in either case.
Love.
Standouts Heart Shaped Box Dumb Pennyroyal Tea All Apologies
The biggest problem is it's just not as good as Nevermind. More noise rock oriented than alternative or grunge, which isn't as much up my alley. Still has some excellent songs, but is notably inconsistent in between the excellence. Top tracks: Heart Shaped Box, Dumb, All Apologies
Nirvana is a good band! They are also overrated. This has some good stuff but also a lot of filler. Top tracks: "All Apologies," "Heart Shaped Box," "Rape Me"
Nevermind categorically better. Still bangers tho.
Half beautiful, half Angry Young Man Yells at Cloud. On a personal enjoyment level this would get a 3 from me. But, personal enjoyment aside, this is a bold artistic statement at a point when they could have eased into some more stadium friendly pop rock. So, extra points for that ******************************************************************************* --Serve the Servants...kind of lethargic for an opener --Scentless Apprentice...it rocks but we're lacking the pop sensibilities of Nevermind. probably intentional --Heart-Shaped Box...dark stuff --Rape Me...simple but effective --Frances Farmer Will Have Her Revenge on Seattle...Kurt's unmistakable scratchy snarl is the star here --Dumb...perfection --Very Ape...solid rock groove --Milk It...quiet loud quiet loud Pixies thing. meh --Pennyroyal Tea...good song but overshadowed by the Unplugged version --Radio Friendly Unit Shifter...hey, this isn't radio friendly! Kurt, you scamp --Tourette's...also not radio friendly. Krist and Dave kicking ass --All Apologies...maybe the most depressing and appropriate album closer ever
Better than Coldplay
Still good.
Why is this one deemed the classic??
not their best
this album suffers greatly from MTV Unplugged also being on the list. Most of the best songs are also on there and far, far more impactful in the live performance.
I tried. I just can't. Lost me at the screaming "rape me" over and over.
1. "Heart-Shaped Box" 2. "Rape Me" 3. "Pennyroyal Tea"
3.5 if possible. Some really good singles, some fillers.
4.2/5
the first album generated for me. ive heard this before, rated it on here, and grew up listening to some of these tracks a lot. heart shaped box being on guitar hero 2 was a big one for me. i had no idea who steve albini was when i was first hearing these tracks. nowadays i consider him to be somewhat of a musical genius, especially for producing, which he does a fantastic job of on this album. u can definitely feel his influence but it also feels like a nirvana record. thats the key, really. favorite tracks: Dumb, All Apologies
like the raw sound in this, kudos for trying something different post the never mind craze. Favorite track: heart shaped box other picks: serve the servants, dumb, all apologies
Nirvanas best album of all time. No skips
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
Yeah. I know this album. It's pretty good. I've always been one of those "Nirvana is a little overrated" guys, so while I've heard their stuff a bunch, they'll never be my favorite band. This is solid enough.
ff
It's been years since Succession ended and I still think of Kendall Roy every time I listen to this album.
How do you possibly follow up one of the biggest records ever made? You make In Utero? Where you ramp some things up and tone other things down.
This one was in heavy rotation with me and my roommates. I was a little disappointed when it came out, but it was impossible to live up to all the hype. I'm sure the pressure they were under to deliver was massive. But really, how do you follow up Dark Side or Rumors or Sgt. Peppers? No matter how good your next album is, someone's gonna talk shit. I don't think I've listened to this entire record in 25+ years, I remember every track but I'm listening with different ears and a different perspective. In Utero pulls it off, their follow up to Nevermind (which is in the discussion as a GOAT album) is a straight up masterpiece. This is the reason the kids still dig them.
>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.
It’s no Nevermind. Some good tracks, but I can see why nobody had the cover art for this as a poster in their room.
Pretty shit album. Bad. No, terrible
Tries a bit too hard. Bleach is better.
I literally said thank god that's over at the end of it.
Considering how great the best tracks are, the fillers are dirge
Such an essential.
Harsher than nevermind that's for sure. Feels like Kurt is channeling Frank Black on Tourettes. I think I like their other two albums in the list more (and Bleach too... Where the heck is that?) Still, my least favorite Nirvana is still pretty dang good
This is the ultimate “I got everything I ever wanted and it made me miserable” album. Like most other sentient adults, Kurt learned that no matter where you go or what you achieve, it does nothing to fix what is broken inside of you, only you can do that for yourself. It's a much noisier and more chaotic record than Nevermind, but also has better songs. Less polished, and some intentionally grating, but better songs for me. And to cast a cynical eye on it 30 years later, if Kurt wanted to alienate us so badly, why do we get Heart Shaped Box and All Apologies, which were, to quote another song by their author, radio friendly unit shifters. I've never been a massive Nirvana fan, despite being the perfect age, but Kurt was a great songwriter and I wish he could have stayed with us longer
Fascinating, good start to the challenge. Some of the vocals weren't my cup of tea, but some were pretty good. The songwriting is really good and the guitar tones are great. Standout tracks: Save the Servants, Pennyroyal Tea, All Apologies. 7.5/10
I did listen to this a long time ago. Still, it’s a new experience listening to this as an adult with different experiences in life. Heart-Shaped Box is an all time favorite of mine, and it holds up after all this time.
Not my kinda music, but not bad music so wont give it a bad rating
I never actually owned this album as a kid. I found a great copy recently and paid decent money for it, and when I put it on, I was so disappointed. For me, some of it is just too much. There are some awesome tracks, and then some tracks where it's just hard for me to find the music in them.
Kurt's voice is very intimate and raw, seemingly inviting the listening of many different audiences. Favorite song is Pennyroyal Tea.
Even better on relisten
As heavy as anticipated, little darker than expected
Great, at some point even impressed me more than Nevermind. Two great albums
At the peak of their superpowers.
Most definitely a "must listen" album for its impact - not quite as large as Nevermind, but still. And I just love it, the energy, the overall sound, the song-writing. And of course I'm biased, this is the soundtrack of my student years.
Not as polished as Nevermind, but that’s sort of its charm. It’s a very good listen. I really like the abrasive sound of this one
Durch Musik stark Gefühle ausgedrückt, leider nicht mein Genre. 6/10
that shoebox albini sound :)
Will forever be in the shadow of Nevermind
It took 299 albums for me to get to one of my favorite bands, Nirvana. I got Cobain's wife with her band, Hole. I got a couple few Leonard Cohen albums under my belt, too. Cobain name drops him in Penny Royal Tea & cribs from his songwriting style. I got Gang of Tour's Entertainment, which was featured in Cobain's own Top 50 Albums of All Time. These two list overlap some. Dumb is one of my favorite Nirvana songs. It has a nice somber Beatles essence to it. Penny Royal Tea & All Apologies as well. I received Honorable Mention (4th Place) in college for a portrait of Kurt Cobain I had done on Adobe. The Lyrics to Dumb were in the background. This album really does smack you in the face with Serve the Servants & does let up with it's brashness until arguably Dumb. Rape Me is a bit lighter in tone but its called funkin Rape Me even though its not about rape. Wal Mart got it changed to Waif Me when Cobain relented when Wal-Mart refused to sell the record with Rape Me. Gonna Stop Writing I wrote my Junior research paper on Kurt Cobain.
Some real shit!
2/5
Replaying this made me realize I'd romanticized it a little bit. There are definite highlights (Rape Me, Frances Farmer, Pennyroyal) but also a ton of skips that I'm just not crazy about.
Favorite track(s): Heart-Shaped Box, Rape Me, Dumb, All Apologies Heard before Previous rating: 8/10
RIP
(5/7) a few good ones and then some noise
A super raw fuck you, that intentionally alienated many of the new fans they picked up with the Nevermind behemoth! It's not an easy listen, but it's power is undeniable. Kobain's lyrics were never sunshine and light, but things do get very dark on this album. Way less anthemic singalongs, on this one, just quite a lot of pain. The quiet loud, quiet loud dynamics of the Pixies, are turbo charged here and I felt kind of emotionally worn out by this one by the end. Not an every week record though!
Yet more shite. Absolutely abysmal.
I do love this record. It is iconic in so many ways. Yet, I don't know that it reaches 5-star status for me. Not sure why.
A couple of good songs
Cmon
Impossible to view without bias - a canonical album from my teens. Feels like it still holds up, but how would I know? Can't be anything other than a five.
4/5
One of the best grunge records ever recorded. This is Nirvana at their absolute best, except maybe unplugged, but we’ll get there. This record influences heavy music to this day. 5/5
92/100
demasiado bueno, lo tengo en cd
It sounded quite different from nevermind and I think I prefer nevermind more. This feels less polished and more angry
Not my fave... high highs and low lows...
A couple of songs on here hold nostalgia for me, though I found trying to listen to this entirely grating.
Not into this quite as much as nevermind. Some cool stuff, but it's also pretty repetitive and uninspired at times.
I haven't listened to this album in its entirety until now but I've realised I've heard more songs from it than I thought I had. Enjoyable album.
I didn't give this as much attention as the other albums when it came out. Definitely some great work, makes me want to have a Coors Light with Dave and talk about the madness this must have been. 4.5
I’m a sucker for a Nirvana Melody: (see verses of Dumb, All Apologies). They’re always doing it and I never get tired of it. I could listen to like a thousand songs that do this and I would get them mixed up and like all of them.
'teenage angst has served me well, now i'm bored and old...' what a way to start off possibly the most eagerly anticipated album in alt-rock history!!! it's hard to believe they were able to follow up Nevermind with an album just as good (if not better), but they pulled it off. the hits are hits, obviously, but i love the noisy shit they get into on milk it and tourette's. it's trite to say it but god i wonder so often what they would've done if kurt hadn't died
5. 5. nothing else to add except also listen to the deluxe tracks.
Sensational
Perfection. No notes.
bi kere zaten nirvananın en sevdiğim albümü ama bu gözle yeniden baştan sona hepsini dinlemeye karar verdim. scentless apprentice'daki bağırmalardan sonra albüm sırasında heart shaped box'a gelmesi tam fırtına sonrası rahatlama gibi hissettiriyor hep. rape me şarkısı da tam manyak bir şey nasıl bi mentaliteyle yazılmış merak ediyorum. very ape ise çok güzel bir geçiş şarkısı bence, bu tarz albümlerdeki geçiş şarkıları benim için önemli bir faktör oluyor genellikle. özellikle tourette's çok güzel orada bi solo gitar melodisine bayılıyorum. bi de pennyroyal tea şarkısının adı çok güzel. all apologies ise mükemmel bir kapanış şarkısı, kısacası 1 şarkıyı bile skiplemeden dinledim. <3
sometimes they are so good, sometimes so bad
First Nirvana album!!! (Ironic cause this was their last) This was a fun album because it doesnt have a lot of recognizable songs (i only knew Heart-Shaped Box and Dumb) so I didnt have any expectations and was treated to an aggressive and energetic Nirvana sound 4/5
Althought some songs dont hit like the heavy hitters, overall an amazing rock album that definatly stands out and changed the landscape.
An interesting album, due to its context and contents. It's context is well known, so I'll leave that aside. A lot more 'rough' than most Nirvana songs that I have heard, which makes sense. The more poppy numbers do better with a general audience. Still I like most of the songs on this record. They are not just rough, but they carry emotion and have catchy riffs. Some songs Scentless Apprentice and Tourette's are not my thing, but hey they are good artistic expression. I have added a few songs to my playlists and I found it an interesting listen front to back. Nirvana lives up to the hype. 8.5/10
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.
It’s the wildest thing on Earth that this band completely disappeared after this record and you can’t find ANY information as to why 😮🤔🤨
ten album ma dwubiegunowke i moja relacja z nirvana tez
Heart shaped box can only do so much work
All
Masterpiece
never mind much better.scentless apprentice, milk it, pennyroyal tea, all apologies. only songs i like off this album
eh
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.
Brilliant album, not one i like to hear on a sunny day though !
I like these guys but not so much this LP. "All Apologies" is the one stand out tune.
Mostly noise. Few good songs
Really good but I still think that nervermind is a bit better. It may sound more polished but I like the lyrics more.
Ugh, now when I hear "All Apologies" I think of Sinead O'Connor from Universal Mother. Otherwise, we can be assured, many vocal cords, guitar chords, and snare drum heads were harmed in production of this record.
one of my favs who is suprised i mean literally no one but thats ok i like being predictable anyway my fav is dumb, all apologies, and farmer ayyyy
oh my god am so excited. ive gotten nothing but bangers so far. this is my 3rd album. oh hellll yeah off to a great start hahhaa. i love how they sound tired, but also angry, but also alive, but also fed UP, but also like they couldn't give one less of a shit. scentless apprentice made me have the impulse to turn it down, but i HATED that impulse so I turned it up instead. HAHA. heart shaped box felt like it came out of nowhere. this whole album i was just like "holy shit" the whole time. why is it called in utero. its beautiful. im beside myself. 6 stars. why did they start this band. im obsessed. goooddddddd. god its such a jam.
Geweldig
Scentless apprentice was rough. Wasn’t a fan of the angsty screaming. Many classics on the album tho
My ears hurt and I’m bored
So far on this list, this is definitely the single album I've listened to the most. I don't think there is a single misfire on this entire album. If I absolutely had to pick a song that I don't like quiiiite as much as the rest, it'd probably be "Pennyroyal Tea" but even that song is great. This album is so much rougher than Nevermind, in a good way. It's them trying to get back closer to what they think of as their original sound. "Heart Shaped Box" "Dumb" and "All Apologies" are the classic standouts here for sure, but I personally really love "Serve the Servants" "Frances Farmer Will Have Her Revenge on Seattle" and "Very Ape" and think they get slept on a bit.
5/5 clearly, somehow it is both the most punk and rebellious sound while staying completely enjoyable to listen to, even for songs like 'Rape Me'; Heart Shaped Box somehow stands out as a pop-friendly song even though its chorus is extremely discordant
Pretty noisy and not as poppy as Nevermind, but still fantastic and gritty
Great album!
Unfamiliar with Nirvana, yeah I'm old, I looked forward to a chance to check them out. Sorry to say, this eas a big disappointment.
wowowowo
Utterly brilliant! Enough said.
Decent but only flashes of the magic of Nevermind.
Nevermind is better.
nirvana realmente é bom ne?
The contrarian in me wants to claim this is better than Nevermind. It's not, but it's still damn good.
There are some good tracks on here but I'm not sure I really see what all the fuss is about on the whole. Yeah it's a raw and intense record, but I feel like interesting musical moments are few and far between. It feels like a lot of the songs here are just retreading old ground from Nirvana's previous albums. Maybe I just can't appreciate them properly because I'm not a grunge guy though, I dunno. Favourite tracks: Heart-Shaped Box, All Apologies, Very Ape
This is one of the albums I was most excited about in my life - between the release of Nevermind and this one I had fallen in love with Nirvana. And this album did not disappoint me at all. I still think it's basically perfect.
Years ago, I accidently saw Nirvana live when they joined a Mudhoney and Tad (remember them?) Subpop showcase tour. They were just starting out then and months later my friend reminded me of the fact that we had seen them with the immortal line, don’t you remember, they were the only band we thought were any good. And that’s Nirvana, their excellence really shone through even from the beginning. But I hated grunge so decided never to listen to them. In latter years, seeing them on the TV I truly realise how stupid that decision was. Thanks to the Generator I get to eat humble pie (again) and get to listen to this truly amazing album which moves seamlessly from grunge to punk rock with deep lyrics and beautiful melodies.
I like Heart-Shaped Box and the rest :3
Mucho
My personal preference is not this sound but beyond that it’s a masterclass of an album
It was good but I think not their best work. A little bit too much on the noisy/edgy side for me today. I might rate it differently on different days though.
Very weak 3/5 to be honest. Was expecting more based on what I knew about Heart-Shaped Box, which was the only song I actually liked or found memorable... 1st 2.5 2nd 1.5 3rd 4.5 4th 3.5 5th 3 6th 3.5 7th 2 8th 2 9th 3 10th 2.5 11th 2 12th 2.5
It's almost as if the generator knew I wasn't in the mood for something too different to what I'd generally listen to. In comes good old Nirvana with In Utero - an album and band that really shouldn't need any introductions and something definitely up my alley. I tried to judge it on it's merits even though I do have personal connections with the group and the album, but honestly even without taking those into account this rocks. Definitely noisier than Nevermind, but on some days like this one, I prefer that. This trio delivered two amazing generational albums I have no reservations putting near the top of my favorites.
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
Listens: 3 Standout Tracks: Heart-Shaped Box, Dumb, All Apologies Back-to-back Courtney Love (Hole) and Kurt Cobain (Nirvana) from the List. Weird coincidence? I listen to my music primarily one of two ways; though Bose QCs when I am working, and through Shokz bone-conducting headset when I am just around the house, commuting to work, preparing to go to bed, etc. My Shokz get a lot of use and have drastically increased the amount of music I listen to. There's a point to this. This album's fidelity seems... off when using the Shokz, even though this is the 20th Anniversary Remastered edition. Obviously, there's a significant difference between the quality of the sound between Shoks and Bose QCs, but on this album in particular, where the sound can be washed out, and Cobain's usual lack of articulation in his singing really contributes to a poor experience listening on the Shokz. So much of the grungy, grimy sound just does not come the bone conduction well. But, I digress. This album is a mixed bag for me. It's good, but it just doesn't get to the same heights as Nevermind in my book. Nevermind is banger after banger, while this album has a few excellent tracks spaced out with a handful of perfectly adequate, but otherwise not particular noteworthy tracks. This is evident by the disparity in the listen counts across the album. Popular songs are in the 70-500 million listens, vs the less popular songs, which barely scratch 10 million. To be clear, this is a popular album. Nirvana is as popular today as it ever was. Compare this album to some of the shit you get on the List; album that have been out for 40 or 50 years that barely scratch 50k listens and it's clear that Nirvana is here to stay. I'll close with the fact that the album cover is dope as hell.
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.
It's etched in my memory - hasn't aged particularly great but it captured a mood in its time and place
(100/100)
I don't think I would have explored noisy and aggressive music as comfortably if I didn't have this record to ease me into the chaos as angsty teenager. I was suckered in by the melodic hooks on opener 'Serve The Servants' and hit single 'Heart Shaped Box'. More tender moments like 'Dumb' and 'All Apologies' acted as the sugar to help the abrasive side of the record go down smoothly with my innocent ears. Nostalgia aside, I still think this is a masterpiece. Putting something harsh after having such a massive hit album is admirable. It is an utter shame that Kurt's life ended so abruptly as it left us fans wondering where else he could have went sonically.
I can groove on multiples of tracks from NEVERMIND, but no matter how many times I listen to this album, I keep defaulting to only truly enjoying "Heart-Shaped Box", "Dumb", and "All Apologies". From my experience back then it was clear that his album got more attention than was really warranted due to the success of NEVERMIND and because of the proximity to Cobain's death which occurred only 7 months after the release of this album. I guess I was one of those people that wasn't interested in them returning to the days of BLEACH and pre-BLEACH sounds. My wife met Kurt Cobain in Portland, Oregon before they were famous, at the home of one of the members from Hazel, probably Pete Krebs, where they were crashing before they were going to play a set somewhere in Portland. She was brought to the house by a guy named Adam' whose brother managed the record shop, Music Millennium. As she tells it, he wasn't out among the throngs of people out in the living room and the kitchen, but rather in a back room, suffering quite a bit of pain. She bumped into him when she was on her way to the bathroom and this hunched over dude with a guitar was sitting on the edge of a bed, practically in the dark. He said something to her as she was walking to the bathroom, so she stopped and had chit chat with him. At the end of the chit chat he introduced himself as Kurt, and apologized for delaying her from the bathroom. She said that from that brief experience with him, she was not surprised when he killed himself years later. She observed that it wasn't so much what he said, or how he said, he just exuded a wave of suffering and darkness. I only offer this story to rebut those folks who seem to think he killed himself because of his fame. I doubt it. The dude was troubled way before that. Anyhow, back to this album. Personally, I think that only NEVERMIND and UNPLUGGED belong on the list.
people either love or hate this one huh? personally, im a bit indifferent. its too long, doesnt hit the greatness of nevermind, doesnt have the raw and angry feeling of bleach. this imo is the weakest of nirvana, but yet still hits DIFFERENT. love it. and hate it. heart shaped box is a stone cold banger alwayz
Scentless Apprentless as I read in the song notes; the lyrics were inspired by Cobains fav book: Perfume by Patrick Suskind and that’s in my TBR. So once I get to reading the book, so that was cool to know :D That go away scream in scentless apprentless was first time listening was a WOAH The song Tourette’s got me head banging, def one of the songs I like from the album.
Not my favourite Nirvana album (which is Bleach), but hey it is Nirvana and not Nevermind, so 4 stars
It takes a lot of effort to sound like you're not making an effort. Top job, lads.
Really great album. Hard to believe they wrote such a good album as a follow up to Nevermind. Back-to-back 5 star albums. 5.0/5.0: Iconic
fantastic
Nirvana has always been one of, if not my favorite band, and this is probably my favorite album by them (or at least the one I return to the most). I love the more abrasive sound they found on this album, and Kurt Cobain's songwriting feels the most mature and introspective to date. And although he denied that these songs have any "deeper meaning," his lyrics here are beautifully written and shine a light into his struggles with fame, addiction, fatherhood, and life overall. Disregarding the lyrics, Steve Albini's production is flawless -- the guitar, the drums, and the bass all sound incredible. And, as always, the band is full of energy, with Kurt's voice tying it all together perfectly. Anyways, this is a perfect album, and all of these songs are ingrained into me (I probably could recite most of the lyrics by memory at this point). I wish we could see what Nirvana would do after this. RIP Kurt Cobain, you made some great shit. Favorites: ALL (some special shoutouts: Serve The Servants, Frances Farmer Will Have Her Revenge On Seattle, Milk It, Radio Friendly Unit Shifter, Tourette's)
Can not join the increasingly loud group of the oh so edgy music nerds that call this better than Nevermind or Bleach, but at least they did not try to do more of the same. They were a good band with real artistry! Who knew. I do think "written as a reaction to" records have a ceiling but I'm not feisty enough to really test out that hypothesis.
meh, not my type of thing all apologies is sampled on a bones track
i love you kurt cobain
I enjoyed listening to this album. It was the perfect thing to listen to while I did my work. Will this album stick with me? I don't know yet
I really liked this album. I had listened to this before and had purchased it. Upon re-listening, there are a couple songs that I didn't care for. Still a very good album and one that I will listen to again
Kurt Cobain really was one of the coolest people to ever live. worked with William S Burroughs and Steve Albini while being a household name. reshaped the world of popular music too. and this album shines as Nirvana's greatest achievement. i, much like everyone else, love love LOVE Heart Shaped Box, but the real appeal of this is just how intense and uncommercial it is. Scentless Apprentice is full noise rock and it fucks so hard. this will filter a lot of people, obviously, but if you like this, you really owe it to yourself to look further into the noisy and experimental rock this album takes a lot from. deserves to be one of the 1001? yes, even if it's largely here by the virtue of it being by Nirvana
I remember being super pumped for this to be released and then being a bit disappointed that it was not Nevermind 2. Not much has changed 30 years later.
Very dark and angry album. Sorry Kurt. Were you exploited instead of helped? The music is a reminder of dark, rainy days stuck inside the monotony of high school. I didn't like it then, respect it now, but can't love it.
4.5/5
I do like the grungy rock sound sometimes but this was very grungy. Still quite enjoyable though. Always like nirvana i guess. 3/5 for me personally.
tengo demasiado soft spot por Kurco por cuando me vi el documental
7.7 great grunge instrumentals and a good bit of range in kurts performances but peraonally just not a big fan of kurts voice some good peaks like very ape and heart shaped box like and very constistent
perhaps i just haven't listened to it enough or i'm too used to nevermind but i can't push past like a low 3
A good listen, but didn't enjoy it quite as much as I expected to
A good listen with some good hits. Didn't deliver all the way through.
Very good, but not quite as consistent as Nevermind. My wife did not enjoy.
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.
The hits are great, but some of this is barely listenable. Averages out to a 3.
Sure, a genre defining album. Is it nice to listen to? Not particularly. Some nice riffs and melodies, and also a lot of noise.
Pretty good. Heart-shaped box is amazing.
Brutal, not as radio friendly as
I’ve heard this before and I own it. I’ve listened to this so many times in the past 32 years and it’s been a favorite the whole time, so it’s difficult to give this a fair review. I went through my nirvana collection this past weekend in fact. I decided to listen to the 2013 Albini mix since I still haven’t heard that one yet. And also the original release because I love this album. Maybe I will search down the original 93 Albini mix too. This is a monumental album for grunge and noise rock and rock and pop as well. The songwriting is much more mature than Nevermind and Bleach as well as the variety and range of styles they cover, you have to wonder what they would have accomplished and what heights they would have reached if Kurt had gotten the help he needed.
I’ve never really given nirvana a chance. Always thought they were an overplayed band not worth the hype but after having to actually sit down and listen to this, I am a convert. I can see the influence they’ve had on modern rock/punk/hardcore/emo and I can see why they became such legendary musicians. I wish we could have seen Kurt explore more of his talent.
can't go wrong with this. a lot different from the polished first album.
Feedback squeaking in France’s Farmer had me thinking my cars breaks were on the brink
First nirvana album ever!! First exposure to nirvana in general I think. Other than the obvious. Oh. Why does it sound like that. This shit is not nirvana. Oh ok. Yeah ok so I don't like this. I've never been a big grunge kinda gal so idk. This feels a little bit like there's a cheese grater through my ear on my brain. Not for me. I'm glad they've resonated with so many people but I just don't think I'm the target demographic. And I'm ok with that. This is just music to listen to when you wanna kill yourself. What? I don't really wanna do this. It feels like the "art" an edgy kid would create to make their refusing to seek help valid in the face of their suffering. I really don't like this. It feels like a cry for help he knows will go unanswered. Idk. Not for me. Favourite: I guess Pennyroyal Tea Least favourite: Rape Me
Although a huge success I found this album to be really abrasive and that's after some songs were remixed. The subject matter on Cobains physical and mental health are unappealing. The bands musicianship is very good however. I did like All Apologies Rape Me and Heart-Shaped Box. Another unfortunate loss in the world of music.
this is the best nirvana album in my opinion, although i don’t really need to listen to them anymore. the songs are more polished but also less polished than nevermind which i think is really good
Legendary
no conecté más que con un par de canciones.
Finally I actually get around to listening to nirvana. I'll say, it's interesting to listen to the swan song first. The album opens with one of the best lines I've ever heard, that being "teenage angst has paid off well, now I'm bored and old," off of the song "Serve The Servants." It's an excellent, bombastic opener that moves into the angry, screamy "Scentless Apprentice." Very well produced so far (of course it fucking is, it's Albini). It also really beats you over the head with how dark it is; the drums work with the guitar to make something insanely noisy and weirdly macabre for such a "classic 90s rock band" y'know? "Heart-Shaped Box" is obviously superb, no notes. "Rape Me" frankly is kinda wack. Like I get it, but I can't really follow the "plot" of the song, and it just does't really do much for me. I don't fuck with it too much. "Frances Farmer..." is incredible, however, so it's all good. "Dumb" is actually incredible as well, maybe my favorite song so far. "Very Ape," though short, is really awesome. "Milk It" is pretty cool too. Pretty much all the songs from then on are great. “All Apologies” is definitely my favorite. I will say though, this album really doesn’t live up to its legend. Like, it’s one thing for an album to have a legend of being a certain way, like how (depending on how much of an ass you are) you might say that either “The Moon and Antarctica” or “Good News For People Who Love Bad News” would be the point in which Modest Mouse sold out (they never sold out in fact, but that’s beside the point). But when an album has built up some mythology of being one of the best albums of all time, such as this one has, and it turns out to be… pretty cool at best, I can’t help but rate it worse based on the fact that I feel underwhelmed. None of these songs changed my life, or even really defined my day interestingly. I really like a lot of these songs. I think Kurt Cobain is a really awesome and super interesting dude. But… perfect? Among the best of all time? Worth buying on a CD? Well, that last one, maybe. But my point is… this is pretty awesome and not much more. 8.5/10
I was early in on Nirvana with the Sliver 12”, but checked out prior to this coming out. Hearing it for the first time - singles aside - I enjoyed it. I like that they made the follow up to Nevermind THEIR way, when it could have been a glossy, commercial freight train. The production on On Utero is superb. Steve Albini was a god. This deserves a 4.
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.
Love Nirvana; realistically a 4.5, but edging toward the lower half
A classic followup to Nevermind which made their sound a little more raw. I experienced this through the singles until a few years ago, when I finally listened to the whole thing. So it's hard to stand up to Nevermind which I listened to repeatedly for a long time, but I really appreciate the authenticity of the sound.
Well it's not Nevermind, that's for sure. Nirvana's third album, and the follow-up to Nevermind, was always intended to be raw and heavy. They used a producer in Steve Albini who was known for punk rock and aimed to sound abrasive. They succeeded. The highlights for me are Heart-Shaped Box, All Apologies, Pennyroyal Tea, and R*pe Me. It's a good album, but it's just too noisy overall to be great.
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”
Wasn’t my type of song,but i enjoyed it
My favorite Nirvana album and a classic example of a band intentionally making something less commercial in the face of huge corporate expectations. Also a harrowing listen in light of what happened next. An absolutely stunning piece of work.
No issues. Junior year soundtrack.
Ya lo tengo re escuchado, lo iba a volver a escuchar para ratearlo pero no lo hice. Acá va review según recuerdo
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.
Disclaimer that i did talk to flynn about this album after my initial listen and i think hearing about why someone else values an album and the emotions behind it inherently shapes your response even after the fact. I wasn’t sold on first listen and i still don’t think grunge is really my genre but i did appreciate it a lot more with the wider context and also not on a bus at 730pm while trying to read pachinko. In recognition of my first response this is getting a 3 but its definitely on the 3.5 end of the scale.
You know, I always wonder what would’ve become of Nirvana if Cobain had lived on. Sonically, I think this gives us a hint and it’s a bummer that we didn’t get to find out. Generally, this isn’t really a sound I gravitate towards (the hits hit, but it’s not something I go out of my way to listen to) and for that this’ll get a three, even if objectively I could’ve rated higher. Heart-shaped Box, Pennyroyal Tea, and All Apologies were winners for me.
There were some bits I really liked in here but it also was a lot at some points. Less polish isn’t necessarily a bad thing but it did reduce my enjoyment of this album
I think that smarter people have probably talked about this album more succinctly than I can but I think this album is a triumph because of its difficulty. This is as good a representation as any of a man staring at the world, and his place in it, and hating what he saw. Listening to this, it’s no surprise what happens next.
What a start, a brilliant album that brings me back to my youth. Listened to a remaster which was great. This is top 10 of all time for me.
The grunge cherry - fuckin straight banger after banger.
An album I almost never put on despite really loving some of the tracks.
Muy consistente. Un buen inicio y un gran final. De Krist no se que decir, pero de Kurt Cobain y de Dave "Mi Puto Padre" Grohl solo halagos salen de mi boca. Quizás mejor que Nevermind? Puede ser.
It is, of course, very good indeed - just the attitude and the vocals alone are worthy of the high marks. It suffers in comparison to Nevermind, although lots of people like to pretend otherwise. I think elements are just a little bit screamy and lack a little bit of sensitivity, the presence of which is what makes Nevermind unique. Still though, Heart Shaped Box, All Apologies and at least five others bring this right up into the big numbers.
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.
First half is way better but the 2nd half also has all apologies Nevermind is way better than this album A lot of it is non understandable screaming 3.5/5 Favorites: heart shaped box, serve the servants, all apologies
Tercera vez que lo escucho, claro que sabía que existía, pero prestaba mucha más atención a otros álbumes de ellos
Favourite Songs: Milk It Radio Friendly Unit Shifter
This one is iconic I know and Kurt Cobain is a myth of a man, but his screaming lyrics were my least favorite part. On the harder songs the drums and guitar were fire. I also really liked his lyrics the best when he wasn't singing like a thrash metal artist.
In 1993 I would have given this album a 6. But the 52 year old me isn't as into it, and I think I listened to this album so many times in my youth that I'm sort of over it. I can still listen to this and absolutely love the musicality of it but sometimes the vocals are kinda too much. I appreciate Kurt Cobain more as a guitar player and songwriter more than a vocalist and lyrical poet. His lyrics are depressing, angsty, and abstract. Eat some salt. Get some cancer. Cum on toast. Break my hymen with a swordfish. Drink some laxatives. Pay your parasites. What the fuck, man? I don't know. He likes the comfort in being sad. Rock n Roll! My favorites that stand the test of time: Serve the Servants, Dumb, Very Ape, Radio Friendly Unit Shifter (probably my all time favorite Nirvana song), and All Apologies. Those songs make me sad to think about the songs that could have been written. Beyond the persona and legend of Kurt Cobain there is definitely a synergy here between guitar, bass, and drums that is alchemically brilliant.
I definitely gravitated to the more known songs on this album (Heart-Shaped Box, Dumb, Pennyroyal Tea, All Apologies). Those songs are great. The rest, I feel more mid on. Like if it was any other band, I'm not sure I'd like them with how dramatically angsty and rage-y some of them are. But there's a genuine nature in the rawness of his angst and rage. And the guitar and drums are so super rockin' throughout.
This album is like half irreverent class clown junk, and half dark and twisted brilliance. So I guess it's a Nirvana album.
7/10
Da nije nekih notorno glupih pjesama rekla bih da je ovo bolji album od Neverminda. Sviđa mi se što je manje obrađen i manje komercijalno prošao. Sviđa mi se što je bučniji i agresivniji. A neke pjesme su pretjerane i zato malo slabiji dojam.
incredible album, nirvanas last album and you could make the argument that it is their best
I know this came post-Nevermind and that's obviously a huge standard to hold this up to, but I'm just not as much of a fan of this album. It's so grimy and discordant. Parts of it are quite jarring, like the jump from Scentless Apprentice to Heart-Shaped Box. There are some brilliant tracks on here, but... they're the more well known ones. At least finishing on All Apologies leaves it on a real high note.
Iconic. If my mom hadn't banned me from listening to this as a kid, I might not have sought it out as hard. I thank her for the inspiration.
I honestly don’t really get the hype of nirvana. I find it all quite whiney. I don’t even think it’s relatively heavy, which I don’t really like, I just find it overly intense for no reason. I thought some songs were interesting, but others let the album down. I didn’t particularly like tourettes or rape me, but I enjoyed heart shaped box, radio friendly unit shifter and all apologies. I don’t think I’d really chose to listen to them or this as a whole again unless they were just on.
This was alright, didn’t love it in its entirety. Expressed its ideas successfully for the most part but I don’t think it was always sonically that interesting to listen to. Definitely not as good as their other work I’d say.
Classic stuff. A must listen for anyone.
I'm a bit scared imagine I get into nirvana and I get performative males asking me to name 5 nirvana songs. Serve the servants: I like the guitar. Help I just remembered how different his speaking voice is to his singing voice 💀 omg the chorus got stuck in my head Scentless apprentice: wow the drums!!! Oh he's screaming now. Heart shaped box: my favourite so far!! The lyrics are really good and I enjoyed the guitar Rape me: I liked that one too. I enjoyed the guitar and instruments! Frances Farmer will have her revenge on Seattle: I liked this one. "I miss the comfort in being sad" SAME?? Reading these lyrics were interesting too Dumb: omg so true! I like that one too omg what I'm evolving I think #characterdevelopment Very ape: wait I ALSO like this one. I like the fun lyrics "contradictionary flies/ I take pride as the king of illiterature" that's funny Milk it: I am really enjoying reading the lyrics to these songs and the analysis they're really good Pennyroyal tea: this name sounds familiar I wonder if I know it. I don't know it. I'm also on antacids! Radio friendly unit shifter: this one was ok I don't know if I'm just tired now but I forgot to look at lyrics analysis for this one Tourettes: oh he's screaming again. Oh wow that was short ngl I didn't like this one as much. All apologies: I liked that song again it was so true! Ranking: Heart shaped box Dumb Pennyroyal tea Frances farmer Rape me All apologies Milk it Serve the servants Very ape Scentless apprentice Radio friendly unit shifter Tourettes
The epitome of grunge rock. One of Nirvana best albums. Revisiting was nostalgic.
This album has some amazing songs with some very generic Nirvana sounding songs mixed in, I liked it.
I liked the songs. They had weird lyrics tho. lol. Like something an antagonist with raging feelings would write. My favourite was Dumb and Milk It. I’d rate it a 8/10.
Great final album from the Seattle boys
Not my fave screaming genre
okay, so i gotta give this a 3 - it's closer to 3,5 though. i feel like the overall vibe of the record appealed to me more than "nevermind" at times but at the same time there were a lot of tracks which felt a bit too "screamy". i really like how nirvana uses repetitions to strenghten the anxiety and angst of the lyrics, so here "in utero" gains a plus from me. my favorite track has to be "heart-shaped box" but i also enjoyed "serve the servants", "dumb" (!!!) and "all apologies" of course. i'm very open to re-listening to this album as i believe my rating can still change!
Despite all the banger ("Heart Shaped Box", "Rape Me", "Dumb", "Pennyroyal Tea", "All Apologies") I give it only the weak four stars because there are also some average songs and even some sucker ("Scentless Apprentice", "Radio Friendly Unit Shifter", "tourette's") on. 3,5
they're pissed the hell off. the anger does to a significant degree end up sounding the same all the way through, unfortunately, but it's still very high energy. production is great as well.
I feel like Nirvana is one of those bands that really shouldn't work. Kurt Cobain isn't a particularly great songwriter, plenty of bands were already doing their sound before they did (Dinosaur Jr., Flipper, etc.), and one of the biggest songs on this album recycles the guitar riff from their #1 biggest song. Despite that, it just works, and In Utero really is a testament to that. It's a ridiculously fun listen that really never gets old for me and has some really interesting moments throughout it. The best part is Kurt Cobain laughing at the drummer doing something stupid in the middle of Milk It.
As this era of music is my comfort food, I am obligated to like this album. There are some great songs on here and it has a fantastic raw feel despite being made by a huge band with a big budget. It’s still not my favorite Nirvana album, though, nor is Nirvana my favorite band of the era by a long shot. Still great though and an important work.
Pretty good, definitely Nirvana's best. I can't wait to see what they do next!
not my style at all
Lots of screaming, couple of bangers: Dumb, Rape me, Heart shaped box. 8/10
Nirvana's best album. Love this as an intro to the genre.
Crudo, casi sucio, rasposo. Es como si el disco respirara entre tensión y rendición. Él se expone, quiere ser verdadero. Heart-Shaped Box oscuro, denso, atrapante, aunque raspe. All Apologies es más calmo, pero con una tristeza muy real, como el respiro dentro del caos.
I understand Nirvana's place in music history. They were widely recognized at the genesis of rock's move towards alternative in the early 90s. It's hard to overstate their place at the forefront of this shift. That said, it doesn't mean that they are rock gods who can do no wrong. This album is very representative of the duality of this band. There's a lot to like here, but just as many tracks which don't hold up. Certainly, tracks like Heart Shaped Box, Rape Me, Dumb, and All Apologies demonstrate who Nirvana truly can be. All excellent songs in different ways. But for every one of those, we get songs like Very Ape or Milk It which just aren't great tunes. Beyond this, the dirty little secret is that they aren't amazing musicians. Cobain's voice, while distinct and with a cool rasp, isn't amazing in the way that contemporaries Layne Staley's or Chris Cornell's voices are. Dave Grohl is an average drummer (even he would tell you he's not great). Kurt Novoselic is an excellent bassist, on that we can agree. Collectively, they were better than they were individually, which is a testament to what they built with Nirvana. It's just that their greatness is a bit overblown, and this record is a demonstration of that. Upon relisten, it's pretty average.
el final con all apologies es magico
If you like rock with some kind of sadness and depression you'll like this
An interesting mix of Bleach's raw power and the catchy hooks of Nevermind, with a somewhat haunting air. A great record period.
no me gustó, el inicio de la primer canción te da expectativas, pero despues, malaso, definitivamente no es el rock que me gusta, no hay ninguna canción pasable
Albini.
A lot of yelling, but the first song is decent 2nd song was not great. The 3rd song, Heart Shaped Box, is amazing.
Loved the hits, but much of the rest was a wash. 6/10
Klassiker på alla sätt.
They ended with their best album IMHO. Starts out strong with 3 good tracks but 'Rape Me' comes off as Kurt being a bit too victim Piscean for me and it only picks up again on 'Milk It'. A descent album with some good lyrics and driving energy. Not quite a 4 though.
Demasiado ruido, no me gusta.
One of my favorites ever.
I can't understate the impact that Nirvana had on me as I was growing up. I loved this album and it's complex, dark tones. It felt like such a contrast against the pop and radio music I listed to up until that point. I sometimes go months or even a year or two without circling to Nirvana, and then inevitably I come back and enjoy it just the same.
Great album!
Los temazos que tiene se opacan por las mierdecitas que los separan. Overrated asf. Also, Kurt no canta bien WHO SAID THAT
insane good recommendation
wow great album. bangers. just not a huge grunge guy
Love the tone and feeling but not sure it is there best album and falls slightly short of five stars for me personally.
Me gusta
Serve the servants - 4 Scentless apprentice - 4 Heart-shaped box - 5 Rape me - 5 Frances farmer will have her revenge on seattle - 4 Dumb - 5 Very ape - 4 Milk it - 3 Pennyroyal tea - 5 Radio friendly unit shifter - 4 Tourette's - 3 All apologies - 5
The 90s were full of bands, and the record execs who signed them, trying to recreate Nirvana with a formula of loud guitars and impenetrable lyrics. What they often missed is that Nirvana was doing its own thing, not relying on a formula. In 1994 this was a near-constant listen. A lot of it still holds up, but the "screaming tracks" as I call them are best left to the dustbin of history. We want to assign the label of genius to troubled people. Kurt Cobain sure had a knack for melody and writing lyrics that hinted at a deeper meaning.
Mijn favoriete nirvana album. Gaat met vlagen door merg en been. Zo rauw en zo precies als bedoeld. Ik kan dit album eindeloos luisteren.
Good
It was important.
I liked this one it was nice to listen to but it took me a while
This album features a more aggressive and angular sound than their previous record Nevermind. Because it was produced/recorded by Steve Albini, who is famous for his own bands' very treble-heavy sound, it sounds natural even if the music is abrasive and tortured. It seemed like an obvious pairing. The writing and performances are all very similar to Nevermind though, mostly menacing and abrasive or alternatively dismissive and apathetic. Nirvana managed to merge angry bizarre punk and infectious pop in a way that no one had before. The singles are all 5-star, and unfortunately it makes the rest of the album tracks look less amazing by comparison, even though they're still great in their own way.
Joyita.
It's a good album but I think the other Nirvana projects were better. 3/5
“What else can I say, everyone is gay.”
It's good? I enjoy Nirvana but rarely pick them to listen to
Shockingly I've never listened to this before despite how much I love Nirvana. Definnitely worth 4 stars for the excellence of some of the hits, but also how punk it is to release this after Nevermind in a period wher they could have cashed in. Good work.
Excellent album. Its really good as Nevermind. The combination between noise rock songs and cleaner songs with subtle strings and arragements, its incredible. Its a shame we will never know what could be the next step in Cobains career.
Even though it’s not as immediate as Nevermind, there is a great collection of songs here. After Pennyroyal Tea, it falls into mediocrity, that only All Apologies manages to break out of. 9/10
Classic. Makes me miss the days in high school when I played in a band </3
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This one is not as essential as Nevermind so probably doesn’t need to be on this list. I’m a big fan of noise rock so I like that this album went more in that direction however I don’t think many of these songs really hold up that well. I think these guys were burnt out at this point and probably needed a bit more time to work on the material. Although they did have time but Kurt’s addiction probably got in the way of making good, productive use of that time. It is kind of cool that this album is on this list but let’s trade this one in for an album by Jesus Lizard!
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.
Excited for this one. Second nirvana album, first studio album. There’s some songs I know so I know I’ll like it. Serve the servants is just ok as far as nirvana songs go, good song overall tho. Really good guitar solo. Wasn’t expecting a heavy metal song like scentless apprentice. This is ahead banger. Not really my style but not terrible. Heat shaped box is a banger. Classic nirvana. Great somgwritign/guitar/drums. Followed by rape me which is another banger/classic. Not as much of a fan of Frances farmer. It’s definitely classic nirvana but kinda generic. And then back to bangers with dumb. I like the live better version but it’s just a great song. Really good vocals/lyrics. Very ape is ok. Nothing really special. Really good guitar on milk it, the rest of it is not for me. Again was mot expecting this heavy metal. Pennyroyal tea🔥🔥. I actually like this version better than the live version. Guitar is much better. Really good solo. Radio friendly is really well written. Would’ve liked a more catchy chorus though. Don really like Tourette’s, too metal for me. Can’t tell what he’s saying. Guitar is good tho. I can respect the range however. Especially when it’s followed by such a classic in all apologies. What a song. What a way to end this album. The album as a whole is not as good as nevermind but you can’t expect a band to follow up a classic like that. There’s some all time bangers, and some songs I’ll never hear again. Overall a pleasant listen. 3.6 stars.
A Brutal, painful, cathartic and sad album for many reasons
Nirvana’s 4th best album.
war okay, wenige Lieder gut, Rest nicht meins
Good album. Some bangers on there I already knew (the singles really: HSB, rape me, serve the servants etc). Would go back again to listen more.
Kurt Cobain’s voice is just so raw and I iconic. But this album did scare me a bit.
Starts strong with Serve the Servants. Next track a bit abrasive - see also Tourette’s. Great singles. More raw than Nevermind - deliberately. Overall this is superior grunge music - the genre generally includes a lot of shit. Nowhere near a 5 for me - too much angst - but can give it a 4.
Not quite enough for a 5 for me, although love the singles. They lose me from Dumb to Pennyroyal Tea
A really good rock record! Drums sound fantastic. a little reminiscent of Albino's Surfer Rosa production. Wot a closer All Apologies is.
It’s a mixed bag. Veers too often into the thrashy grunge which has never appealed to me. When it’s paired back it touches on excellence. There’s still only one studio album of theirs which I rate as consistent and accessible enough. It’s why I probably didn’t like them back in the day.
Meh
so fucking good bro!!!!!! grunge icons fav song from here: all apologies
I love this album cover so much, there’s something about it that feels strangely familiar, like a memory I can’t fully reach. The songs were playing while I was cooking, and I couldn’t believe how fast time passed for someone who doesn’t usually cook. It didn’t feel like I was there anymore. It felt like I slipped somewhere else. It has this way of feeding my need to escape reality, pulling me into another world without asking. My top 3 songs from this album are: Rape Me, Scentless Apprentice, Serve The Servants. It pulled things out of me I thought were long buried, thoughts about family, the weight of expectations, about what it means to exist without really belonging anywhere.
I don’t need to say anything
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
95
So good that Courtney had to kill Kurt shortly after recording this. Fuck I've already used that joke
These days, it’s the Nirvana album I rank in first place, mostly because it doesn’t suffer from over exposure in the same way that Nevermind does but both are 5 star albums in my view. Where In Utero excels is that it embodies what Nirvana are, it’s purposefully less polished and brings that raw energy that one might associate with Bleach, yet in a more accomplished way.