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Nevermind was never meant to change the world, but you can never predict when the Zeitgeist will hit, and Nirvana's second album turned out to be the place where alternative rock crashed into the mainstream. This wasn't entirely an accident, either, since Nirvana did sign with a major label, and they did release a record with a shiny surface, no matter how humongous the guitars sounded. And, yes, Nevermind is probably a little shinier than it should be, positively glistening with echo and fuzzbox distortion, especially when compared with the black-and-white murk of Bleach. This doesn't discount the record, since it's not only much harder than any mainstream rock of 1991, its character isn't on the surface, it's in the exhilaratingly raw music and haunting songs. Kurt Cobain's personal problems and subsequent suicide naturally deepen the dark undercurrents, but no matter how much anguish there is on Nevermind, it's bracing because he exorcizes those demons through his evocative wordplay and mangled screams -- and because the band has a tremendous, unbridled power that transcends the pain, turning into pure catharsis. And that's as key to the record's success as Cobain's songwriting, since Krist Novoselic and Dave Grohl help turn this into music that is gripping, powerful, and even fun (and, really, there's no other way to characterize "Territorial Pissings" or the surging "Breed"). In retrospect, Nevermind may seem a little too unassuming for its mythic status -- it's simply a great modern punk record -- but even though it may no longer seem life-changing, it is certainly life-affirming, which may just be better.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
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Butch Vig, Producer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Kurt Cobain, Guitar, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Krist Novoselic, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - ANDY WALLACE, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Craig Doubet, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Dave Grohl, Drums, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Nirvana, MainArtist
(C) 2011 Geffen Records ℗ 1991 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Butch Vig, Producer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Kurt Cobain, Guitar, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Krist Novoselic, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - ANDY WALLACE, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Craig Doubet, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Dave Grohl, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Nirvana, MainArtist
(C) 2011 Geffen Records ℗ 1991 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Butch Vig, Producer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Kurt Cobain, Guitar, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Krist Novoselic, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - ANDY WALLACE, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Craig Doubet, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Dave Grohl, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Nirvana, MainArtist
(C) 2011 Geffen Records ℗ 1991 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Butch Vig, Producer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Kurt Cobain, Guitar, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Krist Novoselic, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - ANDY WALLACE, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Craig Doubet, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Dave Grohl, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Nirvana, Producer, Engineer, MainArtist, StudioPersonnel
(C) 2011 Geffen Records ℗ 1991 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Butch Vig, Producer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Kurt Cobain, Guitar, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Krist Novoselic, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - ANDY WALLACE, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Craig Doubet, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Dave Grohl, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Nirvana, MainArtist
(C) 2011 Geffen Records ℗ 1991 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Butch Vig, Producer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Kurt Cobain, Guitar, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Krist Novoselic, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - ANDY WALLACE, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Craig Doubet, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Nirvana, Producer, Engineer, MainArtist, StudioPersonnel - Chad Channing, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
(C) 2011 Geffen Records ℗ 1991 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Chet Powers, ComposerLyricist - Butch Vig, Producer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Kurt Cobain, Guitar, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Krist Novoselic, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - ANDY WALLACE, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Craig Doubet, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Dave Grohl, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Nirvana, Producer, Engineer, MainArtist, StudioPersonnel
(C) 2011 Geffen Records ℗ 1991 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Butch Vig, Producer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Kurt Cobain, Guitar, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Krist Novoselic, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - ANDY WALLACE, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Craig Doubet, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Dave Grohl, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Nirvana, Producer, Engineer, MainArtist, StudioPersonnel
(C) 2011 Geffen Records ℗ 1991 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Butch Vig, Producer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Kurt Cobain, Guitar, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Krist Novoselic, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - ANDY WALLACE, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Craig Doubet, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Dave Grohl, Drums, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Nirvana, Producer, Engineer, MainArtist, StudioPersonnel
(C) 2011 Geffen Records ℗ 1991 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Butch Vig, Producer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Kurt Cobain, Guitar, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Krist Novoselic, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - ANDY WALLACE, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Craig Doubet, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Dave Grohl, Drums, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Nirvana, Producer, Engineer, MainArtist, StudioPersonnel
(C) 2011 Geffen Records ℗ 1991 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Butch Vig, Producer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Kurt Cobain, Guitar, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Krist Novoselic, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - ANDY WALLACE, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Craig Doubet, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Dave Grohl, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Nirvana, Producer, Engineer, MainArtist, StudioPersonnel
(C) 2011 Geffen Records ℗ 1991 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Butch Vig, Producer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Kurt Cobain, ComposerLyricist - Krist Novoselic, ComposerLyricist - ANDY WALLACE, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Craig Doubet, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Dave Grohl, ComposerLyricist - Nirvana, Producer, Engineer, MainArtist, StudioPersonnel
(C) 2011 Geffen Records ℗ 1991 Geffen Records
Butch Vig, Producer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Kurt Cobain, ComposerLyricist - Krist Novoselic, ComposerLyricist - ANDY WALLACE, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Craig Doubet, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Dave Grohl, ComposerLyricist - Nirvana, Producer, Engineer, MainArtist, StudioPersonnel
(C) 2011 Geffen Records ℗ 1991 Geffen Records
Kurt Cobain, Guitar, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Krist Novoselic, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - ANDY WALLACE, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Dave Grohl, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Nirvana, MainArtist - Craig Montgomery, Producer
(C) 2011 Geffen Records ℗ 1991 Geffen Records
Kurt Cobain, Guitar, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Krist Novoselic, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Dave Grohl, Drums, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Nirvana, MainArtist - Craig Montgomery, Producer
(C) 2011 Geffen Records ℗ 1991 Geffen Records
Kurt Cobain, ComposerLyricist - ADAM KASPER, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Nirvana, MainArtist - Barrett Jones, Producer
(C) 2011 Geffen Records ℗ 1992 Geffen Records
Nirvana, MainArtist - Dale Griffin, Producer - Mike Engles, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Fred Kay, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Gregory K D Sage, ComposerLyricist
(C) 2011 Geffen Records ℗ 1990 BBC Music
Butch Vig, Producer - Kurt Cobain, ComposerLyricist - ANDY WALLACE, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Nirvana, Producer, MainArtist
(C) 2011 Geffen Records ℗ 1992 Geffen Records
Kurt Cobain, ComposerLyricist - ANDY WALLACE, Producer, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Nirvana, MainArtist
(C) 2011 Geffen Records ℗ 1991 Geffen Records
Kurt Cobain, ComposerLyricist - Nirvana, MainArtist
(C) 2011 Geffen Records ℗ 1992 Geffen Records
Kurt Cobain, Guitar, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Krist Novoselic, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - ANDY WALLACE, Producer - Dave Grohl, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Nirvana, MainArtist
(C) 2011 Geffen Records ℗ 1991 Geffen Records
Kurt Cobain, Guitar, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Krist Novoselic, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - ANDY WALLACE, Producer - Dave Grohl, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Nirvana, MainArtist
(C) 2011 Geffen Records ℗ 1991 Geffen Records
DISC 2
Butch Vig, Producer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Kurt Cobain, ComposerLyricist - Nirvana, MainArtist
(C) 2011 Geffen Records ℗ 2011 Sub Pop
Butch Vig, Producer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Kurt Cobain, ComposerLyricist - Nirvana, Producer, Engineer, MainArtist, StudioPersonnel
(C) 2011 Geffen Records ℗ 2011 Sub Pop
Butch Vig, Producer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Kurt Cobain, ComposerLyricist - Nirvana, MainArtist
(C) 2011 Geffen Records ℗ 2011 Sub Pop
Kurt Cobain, ComposerLyricist - ANDY WALLACE, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Craig Doubet, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Nirvana, MainArtist
(C) 2011 Geffen Records ℗ 2011 Sub Pop
Butch Vig, Producer - Kurt Cobain, ComposerLyricist - Nirvana, MainArtist - Chad Channing, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
(C) 2011 Geffen Records ℗ 1990 Sub Pop Records
Sterling Morrison, ComposerLyricist - Butch Vig, Producer - John Cale, ComposerLyricist - Lou Reed, ComposerLyricist - Nirvana, MainArtist - Maureen Ann Tucker, ComposerLyricist - Chad Channing, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
(C) 2011 Geffen Records ℗ 1990 Sub Pop Records
Butch Vig, Producer - Kurt Cobain, ComposerLyricist - Nirvana, MainArtist
(C) 2011 Geffen Records ℗ 2011 Sub Pop
Butch Vig, Producer - Kurt Cobain, ComposerLyricist - Nirvana, MainArtist
(C) 2011 Geffen Records ℗ 2011 Sub Pop
Kurt Cobain, ComposerLyricist - Krist Novoselic, ComposerLyricist - Dave Grohl, ComposerLyricist - Nirvana, MainArtist
(C) 2011 Geffen Records ℗ 2004 Geffen Records Inc.
Kurt Cobain, ComposerLyricist - Nirvana, MainArtist
(C) 2011 Geffen Records ℗ 2011 Geffen Records
Chet Powers, ComposerLyricist - Kurt Cobain, ComposerLyricist - Nirvana, MainArtist
(C) 2011 Geffen Records ℗ 2011 Geffen Records
Kurt Cobain, ComposerLyricist - Krist Novoselic, ComposerLyricist - Dave Grohl, ComposerLyricist - Nirvana, MainArtist
(C) 2011 Geffen Records ℗ 2011 Geffen Records
Kurt Cobain, ComposerLyricist - Nirvana, MainArtist
(C) 2011 Geffen Records ℗ 2011 Geffen Records
Kurt Cobain, ComposerLyricist - Nirvana, MainArtist
(C) 2011 Geffen Records ℗ 2011 Geffen Records
Kurt Cobain, ComposerLyricist - Krist Novoselic, ComposerLyricist - Dave Grohl, ComposerLyricist - Nirvana, MainArtist
(C) 2011 Geffen Records ℗ 2011 Geffen Records
Kurt Cobain, ComposerLyricist - Nirvana, MainArtist
(C) 2011 Geffen Records ℗ 2011 Geffen Records
Kurt Cobain, ComposerLyricist - Nirvana, MainArtist - Dale Griffin, Producer - Mike Engles, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Tim Durham, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
(C) 2011 Geffen Records ℗ 2011 BBC Worldwide Ltd.
Kurt Cobain, ComposerLyricist - Krist Novoselic, ComposerLyricist - John Taylor , Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Dave Grohl, ComposerLyricist - Miti Adhikari, Producer - Nirvana, MainArtist
(C) 2011 Geffen Records ℗ 2011 BBC Worldwide Ltd.
DISC 3
Butch Vig, Producer, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Kurt Cobain, ComposerLyricist - Krist Novoselic, ComposerLyricist - Dave Grohl, ComposerLyricist - Nirvana, MainArtist
(C) 2011 Geffen Records ℗ 2011 Geffen Records
Butch Vig, Producer, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Kurt Cobain, ComposerLyricist - Craig Doubet, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Nirvana, MainArtist
(C) 2011 Geffen Records ℗ 2011 Geffen Records
Butch Vig, Producer, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Kurt Cobain, ComposerLyricist - Nirvana, MainArtist
(C) 2011 Geffen Records ℗ 2011 Geffen Records
Butch Vig, Producer, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Kurt Cobain, ComposerLyricist - Nirvana, MainArtist
(C) 2011 Geffen Records ℗ 2011 Geffen Records
Butch Vig, Producer, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Kurt Cobain, ComposerLyricist - Nirvana, MainArtist
(C) 2011 Geffen Records ℗ 2011 Geffen Records
Chet Powers, ComposerLyricist - Butch Vig, Producer, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Kurt Cobain, ComposerLyricist - Nirvana, MainArtist
(C) 2011 Geffen Records ℗ 2011 Geffen Records
Butch Vig, Producer, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Kurt Cobain, ComposerLyricist - Nirvana, MainArtist
(C) 2011 Geffen Records ℗ 2011 Geffen Records
Butch Vig, Producer, Mixer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Kurt Cobain, ComposerLyricist - Krist Novoselic, ComposerLyricist - Dave Grohl, ComposerLyricist - Nirvana, MainArtist
(C) 2011 Geffen Records ℗ 2011 Geffen Records
Butch Vig, Producer, Mixer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Kurt Cobain, ComposerLyricist - Krist Novoselic, ComposerLyricist - Dave Grohl, ComposerLyricist - Nirvana, MainArtist
(C) 2011 Geffen Records ℗ 2011 Geffen Records
Butch Vig, Producer, Mixer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Kurt Cobain, ComposerLyricist - Nirvana, MainArtist
(C) 2011 Geffen Records ℗ 2011 Geffen Records
Album review
Nevermind was never meant to change the world, but you can never predict when the Zeitgeist will hit, and Nirvana's second album turned out to be the place where alternative rock crashed into the mainstream. This wasn't entirely an accident, either, since Nirvana did sign with a major label, and they did release a record with a shiny surface, no matter how humongous the guitars sounded. And, yes, Nevermind is probably a little shinier than it should be, positively glistening with echo and fuzzbox distortion, especially when compared with the black-and-white murk of Bleach. This doesn't discount the record, since it's not only much harder than any mainstream rock of 1991, its character isn't on the surface, it's in the exhilaratingly raw music and haunting songs. Kurt Cobain's personal problems and subsequent suicide naturally deepen the dark undercurrents, but no matter how much anguish there is on Nevermind, it's bracing because he exorcizes those demons through his evocative wordplay and mangled screams -- and because the band has a tremendous, unbridled power that transcends the pain, turning into pure catharsis. And that's as key to the record's success as Cobain's songwriting, since Krist Novoselic and Dave Grohl help turn this into music that is gripping, powerful, and even fun (and, really, there's no other way to characterize "Territorial Pissings" or the surging "Breed"). In retrospect, Nevermind may seem a little too unassuming for its mythic status -- it's simply a great modern punk record -- but even though it may no longer seem life-changing, it is certainly life-affirming, which may just be better.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
About the album
- 4 disc(s) - 70 track(s)
- Total length: 04:12:43
- Main artists: Nirvana
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Geffen
- Genre: Pop/Rock Rock
© 2011 Geffen Records This Compilation ℗ 2011 Geffen Records
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