31-08-2011, 02:40
(This post was last modified: 31-08-2011, 02:43 by CRAZY-HORSE.)
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ok, this review is going to be against what every other review ive read thinks about Nirvana....
sure, i can appreciate the fact that "smells like teen spirit" became a vocal/focal point for disenchanted youth in the 1990's...and at least the kids hooked up with a real band than boy/girl bands and auto-tune crap, but at the same time i dont see what all the hoopla is about these guys and grunge in general, maybe im just too old and somewhat set in my ways? but i have always thought that Nirvana would not have been thought of in such high esteem had Cobain not died tragically at such a young age...in fact i rate their spin-off band Foo Fighters in higher esteem!
....i dunno, maybe our parents thought the same of The Sex Pistols and Punk in general also, back in the day???
that said, there are six good songs on this one IMO and six that i dont like but regardless of that i still rate their "unplugged" album as one of my favourite albums ever, due to the fact that Kurt's vocals are in the foreground and his feeling and emotion can be heard clearly.
and yes, i do like this album, but only just, but that said its hard to knock these guys or Pearl Jam for spawning a generation of musicians and bands!
I LIKE THIS ALBUM
worst track: territorial pissings
best track: breed
tracks:
1. smells like teen spirit**
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R3XIGon2RjY live
2. in bloom*
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=an92P4KNu4g live
3. come as you are**
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NJqQf5DObtY live
4. breed***
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ee6xkwVucIE live
5. lithium**
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=USZzH1L6nKU live
6. polly***
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IPSYplu_3fA&ob=av2n live
7. territorial pissings*
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d_UQWjx3HRo live
8. drain you*
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rvEL4pbR6S8&ob=av2n live
9. lounge act*
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7xeasq05zxc&ob=av2n live
10.stay away*
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3YtH2rjrfaI&ob=av2e live
11.on a plain**
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eRmXh_OIwHU live
12.something in the way*
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XOAd7tDM8f8 audio
3s=2
2s=4
1s=6
rating: 1.7
NB: i must admit these 'live' links are far better sounding than the studio versions and had this been a 'live album' im pretty confident that the rating would have been higher!
"BTO....Bachman,Turner,Overweight
They were big in the 70s....for five minutes,on a Saturday,after lunch..." - Me 2014.
They were big in the 70s....for five minutes,on a Saturday,after lunch..." - Me 2014.