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- A rather disappointing greatest hits collection
Eight years after Cobain's death, Kris Noveselic, David Grohl, and Courtney Love finally mange come to some sort of agreement and release NIRVANA, which is a greatest hits compilation. The biggest news about NIRVANA is its inclusion of "You Know You're Right," which is the last studio song Nirvana recorded. This is an excellent song, though why they open the record with it is beyond me. It should have been at the end, because the rest of NIRVANA is sequenced chronologically.
The problem with NIRVANA is, with only having three albums and a large number of b-sides to draw from, it still misses the boat. Courtney Love made it pretty obvious she wanted a hit album like The Beatles' ONE record. The Beatles had a very large number of hit singles. Recording for seven years, they scored twenty-seven number one hits. There was a very clear criteria to determine what made it onto One and what didn't. Whatever didn't top the charts didn't make it. For the consumer, this was a good criteria to assemble a best-of. ONE ran just under 80 minutes.
Nirvana, on the other hand, didn't have the same criteria to go by. Some of Nirvana's best material never made it big on the charts, though they're acknowledged classics. Each of their three albums, plus the B-side collection and MTV UNPLUGGED, have their own sonic textures and vibes. Nirvana's body of work works much better in the context of albums, because each of their three albums have very distinct personalities.
So what does all this mean to NIRVANA? It has a difficult job before it, and unfortunately, it fails. NIRVANA does not capture the essence of Nirvana. The material that does make it onto the album can't be faulted as obvious candidates for a best-of compilation.
What can be faulted is the tracks selected don't give us a clear picture of Nirvana's three studio albums. Moving from when they were unknown, Nirvana had a much more grungy, punk-informed sound on BLEACH which does not come through on NIRVANA. NEVERMIND, 1990s rock's most important record, has a glossy sheen and a very produced feel. Listening to BLEACH and then to NEVERMIND, this juxtaposition is very obvious.
IN UTERO, Nirvana's last album before Cobain's suicide, is volatile, abrasive, dark, and tortured. It's a very willfully difficult record, and stands as Nirvana's most cohesive artistic statement. Sifting through for radio hits on IN UTERO completely negates what Kurt was trying to say on that record. He was trying to cope with fame and bad personal relationships, and IN UTERO stands as his tortured cry. NIRVANA ignores this completely.
The biggest problem with NIRVANA is its running length. At only fifty minutes, it leaves out some obvious choices that are essential to the Nirvana canon. Where's "Aneurysm"? Where's "Verse, Chorus, Verse"? Where's "Something in the Way"? Where's "Polly"? Where's "Drain You"? Where's "Breed"? Where's "D7" (which is an awesome b-side)?
In the end, NIRVANA feels like a botched opportunity to represent one of rock's most influential and important bands. Stick with the original albums.
Originally issued on Amazon.com May 11, 2004
Rating:
- Where's Breed?
For anyone thats unfamiliar with Nirvana and wants to listen to a sample of their best stuff then this is the album for you, just one problem, the song breed is missing. Also alot of these tracks are on two albums, "nevermind" and "in utero" so if your willing to spend a few pounds more i would recomend the albums above this.
Rating:
- One of My favourite albums of one of my favourite bands...
Wow this album is pretty amazing. I listened to the first track and really liked it. Then I listened to the secong and really liked that as well. And then the third, and the fourth, and the the fifth... all 15 tracks are brilliant rock songs which I listened to again and again.
My favourites were:
>>Smells like Teen Spirit - probably Nirvana's best song... woow.. made me want to play guitar
>>Sliver - Listen to the lyrics on this one, they're pretty funny. The frantic pace also makes the song sound faster and more exciting.
>>Pennyroyal Tea - I don't really know why I really liked this song so much.. I think I liked it that it wasn't that fast, but still had a lot of power and loudness.
>>Where did you sleep last night - one of the slower songs on the CD, it has a kind of feeling of inevitability... the melody is really swinging and sad... i like it
Rating: - this album rocks
Okay so i probebly wouldnt call it a "best of" album but its still good. It shows a range of Nirvana songs from the calmer accustic versions from Unplugged in New York to stuff like come as you are and of corse Smells like teen spirit. If you have all the Nirvana CDs dont bother with this just find the you know your right single, if your a new Nirvana fan or just want to see if you like them, then this is a good starting point; and you'll be ordering the rest of the CDs after one listen.
Rating: - A good representation.
Nirvana are some what of an odd band, simultaneously lauded and lashed out at. Personally, I think the truth lies somewhere in the middle; commercially, they sold millions and they cannot be underestimated. Artistically, while I don't think they were quite as good as some may claim they are, a lot of Kurt Cobain's writing was witty, dark, funny and used discordant chord progressions that other people probably wouldn't be able to get away with.
As with any best-of, the tracklisting is dubious, and most fans would probably tack on or take out their favourite or least favourite song. But the truth is, this album sensibly balances between the band's three LPs, the astonishing Unplugged CD, and the new song, 'You Know You're Right.'
What a song it is. A three minute distillation of all that made Nirvana thrilling, it's an all but live recording that comes across like an adrenaline rush.
And of course, the rest of the disc is mostly timeless. The babysitting hell of 'Sliver'; the slow grunge of 'In Bloom'; the Killing Joke aping 'Come As You Are;' the deliciously dark 'Heart Shaped Box'.
In my opinion the two true shivers-down-spine moments on this disc are: firstly, the inclusion of 'About A Girl.' I think this is the best song Cobain ever wrote. A comparitively little known song next to their catalogue's ubiquity, they opened their Unplugged show with it and it's always been my favourite.
Secondly, the version of 'Where Did You Sleep Last Night' is truly chilling, his voice is so wracked, his performance so moving. It's truly proof of why he is idolised by so many, and yet also despised by the same number.
If you're interested in this band, but not enough to get all their albums, this is the compilation for you. If you only get one...
- A rather disappointing greatest hits collectionEight years after Cobain's death, Kris Noveselic, David Grohl, and Courtney Love finally mange come to some sort of agreement and release NIRVANA, which is a greatest hits compilation. The biggest news about NIRVANA is its inclusion of "You Know You're Right," which is the last studio song Nirvana recorded. This is an excellent song, though why they open the record with it is beyond me. It should have been at the end, because the rest of NIRVANA is sequenced chronologically.
The problem with NIRVANA is, with only having three albums and a large number of b-sides to draw from, it still misses the boat. Courtney Love made it pretty obvious she wanted a hit album like The Beatles' ONE record. The Beatles had a very large number of hit singles. Recording for seven years, they scored twenty-seven number one hits. There was a very clear criteria to determine what made it onto One and what didn't. Whatever didn't top the charts didn't make it. For the consumer, this was a good criteria to assemble a best-of. ONE ran just under 80 minutes.
Nirvana, on the other hand, didn't have the same criteria to go by. Some of Nirvana's best material never made it big on the charts, though they're acknowledged classics. Each of their three albums, plus the B-side collection and MTV UNPLUGGED, have their own sonic textures and vibes. Nirvana's body of work works much better in the context of albums, because each of their three albums have very distinct personalities.
So what does all this mean to NIRVANA? It has a difficult job before it, and unfortunately, it fails. NIRVANA does not capture the essence of Nirvana. The material that does make it onto the album can't be faulted as obvious candidates for a best-of compilation.
What can be faulted is the tracks selected don't give us a clear picture of Nirvana's three studio albums. Moving from when they were unknown, Nirvana had a much more grungy, punk-informed sound on BLEACH which does not come through on NIRVANA. NEVERMIND, 1990s rock's most important record, has a glossy sheen and a very produced feel. Listening to BLEACH and then to NEVERMIND, this juxtaposition is very obvious.
IN UTERO, Nirvana's last album before Cobain's suicide, is volatile, abrasive, dark, and tortured. It's a very willfully difficult record, and stands as Nirvana's most cohesive artistic statement. Sifting through for radio hits on IN UTERO completely negates what Kurt was trying to say on that record. He was trying to cope with fame and bad personal relationships, and IN UTERO stands as his tortured cry. NIRVANA ignores this completely.
The biggest problem with NIRVANA is its running length. At only fifty minutes, it leaves out some obvious choices that are essential to the Nirvana canon. Where's "Aneurysm"? Where's "Verse, Chorus, Verse"? Where's "Something in the Way"? Where's "Polly"? Where's "Drain You"? Where's "Breed"? Where's "D7" (which is an awesome b-side)?
In the end, NIRVANA feels like a botched opportunity to represent one of rock's most influential and important bands. Stick with the original albums.
Originally issued on Amazon.com May 11, 2004
Rating:
- Where's Breed?For anyone thats unfamiliar with Nirvana and wants to listen to a sample of their best stuff then this is the album for you, just one problem, the song breed is missing. Also alot of these tracks are on two albums, "nevermind" and "in utero" so if your willing to spend a few pounds more i would recomend the albums above this.
Rating:
- One of My favourite albums of one of my favourite bands...Wow this album is pretty amazing. I listened to the first track and really liked it. Then I listened to the secong and really liked that as well. And then the third, and the fourth, and the the fifth... all 15 tracks are brilliant rock songs which I listened to again and again.
My favourites were:
>>Smells like Teen Spirit - probably Nirvana's best song... woow.. made me want to play guitar
>>Sliver - Listen to the lyrics on this one, they're pretty funny. The frantic pace also makes the song sound faster and more exciting.
>>Pennyroyal Tea - I don't really know why I really liked this song so much.. I think I liked it that it wasn't that fast, but still had a lot of power and loudness.
>>Where did you sleep last night - one of the slower songs on the CD, it has a kind of feeling of inevitability... the melody is really swinging and sad... i like it
Rating:
- this album rocksOkay so i probebly wouldnt call it a "best of" album but its still good. It shows a range of Nirvana songs from the calmer accustic versions from Unplugged in New York to stuff like come as you are and of corse Smells like teen spirit. If you have all the Nirvana CDs dont bother with this just find the you know your right single, if your a new Nirvana fan or just want to see if you like them, then this is a good starting point; and you'll be ordering the rest of the CDs after one listen.
Rating:
- A good representation.Nirvana are some what of an odd band, simultaneously lauded and lashed out at. Personally, I think the truth lies somewhere in the middle; commercially, they sold millions and they cannot be underestimated. Artistically, while I don't think they were quite as good as some may claim they are, a lot of Kurt Cobain's writing was witty, dark, funny and used discordant chord progressions that other people probably wouldn't be able to get away with.
As with any best-of, the tracklisting is dubious, and most fans would probably tack on or take out their favourite or least favourite song. But the truth is, this album sensibly balances between the band's three LPs, the astonishing Unplugged CD, and the new song, 'You Know You're Right.'
What a song it is. A three minute distillation of all that made Nirvana thrilling, it's an all but live recording that comes across like an adrenaline rush.
And of course, the rest of the disc is mostly timeless. The babysitting hell of 'Sliver'; the slow grunge of 'In Bloom'; the Killing Joke aping 'Come As You Are;' the deliciously dark 'Heart Shaped Box'.
In my opinion the two true shivers-down-spine moments on this disc are: firstly, the inclusion of 'About A Girl.' I think this is the best song Cobain ever wrote. A comparitively little known song next to their catalogue's ubiquity, they opened their Unplugged show with it and it's always been my favourite.
Secondly, the version of 'Where Did You Sleep Last Night' is truly chilling, his voice is so wracked, his performance so moving. It's truly proof of why he is idolised by so many, and yet also despised by the same number.
If you're interested in this band, but not enough to get all their albums, this is the compilation for you. If you only get one...