Holy shit. This isn't overrated at all, totally worth all the acclaim

Holy shit. This isn't overrated at all, totally worth all the acclaim.

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Yep.

lounge act and drain you are the only good songs on that mediocre album

In utero > Nevermind

stop trying so hard to dislike things. it's no way to live

Bleach is their best.

yes.
its only cool contrarian D00DEs that disagree

The fact that so many books still name Nirvana as “the greatest or most significant or most influential” rock band of the 90s only tells you how far rock music still is from becoming a serious art. Jazz critics have long recognized that the greatest jazz musicians of all times are Duke Ellington and John Coltrane, who were not the most famous or richest or best sellers of their times, let alone of all times. Classical critics rank the highly controversial Beethoven over classical musicians who were highly popular in courts around Europe. Rock critics are still blinded by commercial success. Nirvana sold more than anyone else (not true, by the way), therefore they must have been the greatest of the 90s. Jazz critics grow up listening to a lot of jazz music of the past, classical critics grow up listening to a lot of classical music of the past. Rock critics are often totally ignorant of the rock music of the past, they barely know the best sellers. No wonder they will think that Nirvana did anything worthy of being saved.

how old are you? 9? fucking idiot

yikes

nevermind > in utero

how could u...

my nirvana powerrankings nobody asked for:

in utero = live at reading > bleach > nevermind = mtv unplugged > incesticide

but even incesticide is good

quads speak the truth

#pwnage

true

I agree that from a technical, theoretical standpoint, Nirvana wasn't the most "talented", nor "intellectual" rock band of their time. At times, their music was very primitive compared to other alternative rock bands of their era, let alone the legends imprinted on the fabric of music history. However, to even compare and criticize Nirvana to other musicians/artists, especially to Hendrix and Dylan, would be missing the point entirely.

Nirvana is a PUNK band, first and foremost. Their ethos revolved around passion, spontaneity, and creativity, all jammed into simplicity. They didn't pride themselves on being the most intricate artists (though at times, their music, especially on In Utero, could rival quite a few art rock/metal bands at the time in terms of lyricism), but what they lacked in complexity, they made up for in sheer energy combined with abstract idealism. Kurt Cobain's singing was somewhat of an acquired taste, but still was original insofar he was the first real singer to actually yell melodically, without sounding like a ditz or a moron. Smells Like Teen Spirit represented the apathy and nihilism of teenagers and adults at that time, and managed to achieve what most considered unfathomable: to appeal to both social outcasts/space cadets and the typical, bravado jocks Kurt himself hated. And plus, with Nevermind, they finally managed to destroy the superficiality of the glam/hair metal era and in turn, finally gave rise to indie and alternative as the most popular form of rock, beginning a new era of creativity to music itself. If Nirvana attempted to be taken seriously as the new Beethoven or Mozart, or even to simply rival Led Zeppelin, Jimi Hendrix or the Beatles, then they failed miserably as a band. However, if they wanted to grow their passion for music and explore their artistic side more, and reshape rock as a whole for possibly the entirety of the modern era, then they perfectly achieved so.

because of this my man
youtube.com/watch?v=PbgKEjNBHqM

friendly reminder kurt will NEVER be able to top wife's best work, and wife's boyfriend's best work due to him being DEAD (lol)

Judging by your comments, you strike me as a person seeking more technically advanced forms of music, which I understand. You're entitled to your opinion on Nirvana, but at least respect their influence to music history, because a band like Nirvana only comes around once in a generation.

do people unironically think hole is better than nirvana

Checked, quads know the facts.

sweetie, hole debuted with a noise rock/no wave song about their front woman getting raped. nirvana debuted with a cover song that was dumbed down,radio friendly, and considerably worse than the original. the winner was clear since day 1

Anything 13 year old normies like is inherently flawed desu

good thing bands make more than one song