Nirvana - Nevermind (Special Edition)

Artist:

Nirvana (US)

UPC:

602527779034

See Also:

Foo Fighters Earth Cobain, Kurt

Description:

Nirvana: Kurt Cobain (vocals, guitar); Chris Novoselic (vocals, bass); David Grohl (vocals, drums).
Additional personnel: Kirk Canning (cello).
Recorded at Sound City, Van Nuys, California.
A few years after the matter, even the album cover appears vaguely symbolic: an innocent babe, braving the hazards, lunging for the seductive prize at the end of a hook. Few would`ve given good odds that the youngster would actually be able to snatch the green, swim back to shore, and laugh triumphantly in the fisherman`s face; and history has made fools of those who thought it couldn`t be done. NEVERMIND not only gave Nirvana the prize the band had reached out for, it included some epic consequences in the bargain--raising the Seattle grunge trio to the status of Godhead, and forever changing the face of the pop music market.
As ground-breaking albums go, NEVERMIND seemed expressly designed for a post-modern existence. The punk energy and aesthetic ("Territorial Pissings," "Drain You") were its lifeblood; melody, harmony and structure ("Something In The Way," "Come As You Are") were its selling points; the roaring guitars and sub-conscious intellect ("Smells Like Teen Spirit," "In Bloom") were its heart and soul. Nobody had come up with an album like NEVERMIND before, because no one could conceive of an album like it--not since Husker Du had broken up, anyway.
But the place where NEVERMIND struck the most firmly and personally was in the gut. Cobain`s throaty roar, mumbled speech, fumbled appearance all confirmed that he was of us, with us, and for us; his gift for combining melodies with acerbic insights showed that he was unlike us. "Here we are now, entertain us" may have come and gone as a catch-phrase, but as an insight into a generation`s bitterly restless tide, it ranks right up there with "I can`t get no satisfaction."

Track Listing:

DISC 1: ORIGINAL ALBUM/B-SIDES:

1. Smells Like Teen Spirit
2. In Bloom
3. Come as You Are
4. Breed
5. Lithium
6. Polly
7. Territorial Pissings
8. Drain You
9. Lounge Act
10. Stay Away
11. On a Plain
12. Something in the Way
13. Even in His Youth
14. Aneurysm
15. Curmudgeon
16. D-7 [Live at the BBC] - (live)
17. Been a Son - (live)
18. School - (live)
19. Drain You - (live)
20. Silver - (live)
21. Polly - (live)

DISC 2: THE SMART STUDIO SESSIONS/THE BOOMBOX REHEARSALS/BBC SESSIONS:

1. In Bloom - (previously unreleased)
2. Immodium (Breed) - (previously unreleased)
3. Lithium - (previously unreleased)
4. Polly - (previously unreleased)
5. Pay to Play
6. Here She Comes Now
7. Dive - (previously unreleased)
8. Sappy - (previously unreleased)
9. Smells Like Teen Spirit
10. Verse Chorus Verse - (previously unreleased)
11. Territorial Pissings - (previously unreleased)
12. Lounge Act - (previously unreleased)
13. Come as You Are
14. Old Age - (previously unreleased)
15. Something in the Way - (previously unreleased)
16. On a Plain - (previously unreleased)
17. Drain You [BBC Session] - (previously unreleased)
18. Something in the Way [BBC Session] - (previously unreleased)

Album Information

Release Date:

09/26/2011

Type:

Performer

Genre:

Rock & Pop

Subgenre:

Grunge

Label:

Geffen

Producer:

Butch Vig

Catalog Number:

2777903

Original Release Year:

1991

# of Discs:

2

Studio/Live:

Studio

Mono/Stereo:

Stereo

Runtime:

147 : 59

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