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Nirvana
Essentially a greatest-hits collection with one
previously unreleased song, "You Know You're Right,"
and producer Scott Litt's 1994 remix of "Pennyroyal
Tea," Nirvana the album is nevertheless a welcome
addition to the band's canon. Crisp, elegant liner notes
by Rolling Stone writer David Fricke put us squarely in
Kurt Cobain's mindset as he entered a Seattle studio in
January 1994--a full two days later than expected--to
record what would be his final session with Nirvana. The
resulting "You Know You're Right" locates Cobain
at the apogee of his disenfranchisement with tongue nevertheless
planted firmly in cheek. Bawdy, raucous, and venomous,
"You Know You're Right" could have been lifted
from Nevermind. A mix of tracks from that album ("Smells
Like Teen Spirit," "Come as You Are," "Lithium,"
and "In Bloom") sits opposite stuff from early
EPs and the Bleach disc ("About a Girl," "Been
a Son," and "Sliver"), plus two from the
MTV Unplugged sessions and several more from In Utero.
Not the Nirvana treasure chest we hoped for, but solid
nonetheless. --Kim Hughes
Nevermind
If Nevermind's sound is familiar now, it's only
because thousands of rock records that followed it were
trying very hard to cop its style. It tears out of the
speakers like a cannonball, from the punk-turbo-charged
riff of "Smells Like Teen Spirit" onward, magnifying
and distilling the wounded rage of 15 years of the rock
underground into a single impassioned roar. Few albums
have occupied the cultural consciousness like this one;
of its 12 songs, roughly 10 are now standards. The record's
historical weight can make it hard to hear now with fresh
ears, but the monumental urgency of Kurt Cobain's screams
is still shocking. --Douglas Wolk
Album Description
International edition of their 2002 collection includes
one bonus track, 'Where Did You Sleep Last Night'. 15
tracks in all including the previously unreleased track,
'You Know You're Right'. Geffen.
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