Dumb (track) by Nirvana

Dumb by Nirvana
Year: 1993
From the album In Utero (track #6)
Average Rating: 
88/100 (from 566 votes)
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Dumb appears on the following album(s) by Nirvana:


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nirvana - 3x7" singles bundle - dumb / opinion / triple platinum EP - all EX
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1995 KURT COBAIN NIRVANA DUMB UNPLUGGED POSTER
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CD NIRVANA - IN UTERO Heart Shaped Box, Dumb, All Apologies, Frances Farmer 2003
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Dumb ratings

Average Rating: 
88/100 (from 566 votes)
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12/25/2023 23:44 TheDeflektor  Ratings distributionRatings distribution 20489/100

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This track is rated in the top 1% of all tracks on BestEverAlbums.com. This track has a Bayesian average rating of 87.6/100, a mean average of 87.0/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 87.8/100. The standard deviation for this track is 12.3.

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From 10/23/2022 15:31
After all this time, all those listens, the fragile beauty still gets me.
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From 07/19/2022 15:04
Have always loved the lyrics to this song and the effect Dumb has in its placement on In Utero. A great little Nirvana track.
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From 11/17/2020 16:36
Lennon would have given his right arm to have written this. But if he had he would have made more of it. Beautiful song -cello takes it up a level- but somehow it just leaves you wishing for more - just needed to be developed into the all time great it could have been. Some will think its pure simplicity is what makes it and on some days I wouldn't necessarily disagree.
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From 01/22/2016 17:43
One of the best off the album
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85/100
From 02/13/2015 04:58
"Dumb" frustrates me because it's a good song with the potential to be a lot better. How much effort would it have taken Kurt to vary the way he sings that melody line a little instead of just repeating the same line four times?
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From 12/25/2014 17:45
This is a beautiful song with a really nice melody. There actually is an underrated Nirvana song.
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From 11/16/2014 16:35
It's a good song, but it pales in comparison to the other masterpieces on In Utero.
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From 04/24/2014 15:53
Definitely one of Nirvana`s best. The highlight of this album.
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From 11/29/2013 15:11
It's solid, repetitive
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From 02/06/2013 01:32
Not much of a track...
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