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ButterflyEffect  ·  3883 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Nostalgic for Nirvana: Reliving the End of an Era

Funny, In Utero is my favorite album from Nirvana and Closer might be my favorite bit from Joy Division, though that's a harder call.





mk  ·  3883 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Have you given Bleach much of a listen? I'm not making the claim that it's their best, but it is a very raw form of the pop punk they perfected. Kurt Cobain really liked the Vaselines, and I think baking in that pop crank nursery rhyme aesthetic was a big part of Nirvana's formula. It's there right in the beginning, but in a uneven and experimental way that is pretty compelling to me.

ButterflyEffect  ·  3882 days ago  ·  link  ·  

I have, but not in a long time and I've never given it a very focused listen. I'll have to give it another listen and see if my opinion of it has changed.

JakobVirgil  ·  3882 days ago  ·  link  ·  

You should also listen to the Vaselines.