Best Ever Albums

Re: Nevermind?

jjstraka — Sat, 26 Jun 2010 19:34:55 GMT

Author: jjstraka

Posted: 06/26/2010 23:34

hmmm, how to best explain this.....

Is Nevermind one the best albums ever? Probably not. It is a really good Pixies album to be honest. Which means it is really catchy and fun as hell to listen to.

It IS one of the most historically significant albums ever, maybe the biggest since Thriller in 1982, which brought the "genre" of alt rock which had been languishing in relative cultural obscurity into the main stream and made it the most popular music in the world for about 4 years.

Why this happend? Who knows? Alot of bands were more deserving of the honor (the aforementioned Pixies, The Replacements). But the video for Smells Like Teen Spirit had alot to do with it. So did the disappointment with the huge, oveblown Michael Jackson and Guns n' Roses albums that came out around the same time.

All in all this album just struck a cord with a generation growing up in the early 90's that had no identity up to that point, and it defined the time.

Re: Nevermind?

cartoken — Wed, 23 Jun 2010 09:33:08 GMT

Author: cartoken

Posted: 06/23/2010 13:33

i don't agree Nevermind is by far one of the greatest albums of all time even in the top 5 ! and their popularity never died ! here are some objective facts:

-everywhere i go i see teens with Nirvana t-shirt (when Nevermind was released they were not yet born !).

-and Nevermind is still one of the best catalog chart selling albums.

-another proof about the eternal hype around that band is the movie released about kurt cobain death in 2005..... a movie by Gus Van Sant !!!!!

But Personally i prefer Doolittle or Daydream Nation or even Goo. still Nevermind has been a generation's flag !

Re: Nevermind?

Bork — Wed, 23 Jun 2010 08:32:05 GMT

Author: Bork

Posted: 06/23/2010 12:32

Nevermind isn't top ten material although it is a great album (and Nirvana's only album worth listening to at that). It's influence is undoubtedly so big though, that there is a clear dividing line between those who created their musical identity before it, and those who were in the process of doing that in 1991 or after. Nirvana wasn't the first grunge band, but they were undoubtedly the most influential. Few bands have had that Beatles-like hype around them (Oasis is the only other that come to mind), but for a brief period in the early 90s Nirvana did, and I would still say that it is relevant to talk about rock music pre- and post- Nirvana (which essentially means the Nevermind album).

Re: Nevermind?

Ironic Karma — Mon, 21 Jun 2010 10:58:26 GMT

Author: Ironic Karma

Posted: 06/21/2010 14:58

Elston wrote:

I prefer The Pixies

Indeed, I agree wholeheartedly. I have always hated Nirvana's work and have yet to find anything good about Nevermind. "Smells Like Teen Spirit" gets old after two listens. The second half is really weak like harrisonfords said. I'm very thankful I didn't grow up in the early '90s. I'm growing up in the internet music-era.

Re: Nevermind?

maxperenchio — Thu, 17 Jun 2010 16:21:13 GMT

Author: maxperenchio

Posted: 06/17/2010 20:21

yeah sometimes the old threads have unfinished business.

Nevermind for me, In Utero is great too.

Re: Nevermind?

Anonymous — Thu, 17 Jun 2010 09:11:31 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 06/17/2010 13:11

[quote="chrisdread"][quote="Cryptozoologist"]Congrats on bumping a year-and-a-half old thread, Chris.[/quote]

Sorry, have I done something wrong (again)?. I'm not certain I understand what you mean. I've not been a member for that long and I am still finding my way around the site. What have I done this time?[/quote]

you've found crytozoologist, which can be one of the douchier members of this site

Re: Nevermind?

thomas697 — Thu, 17 Jun 2010 05:49:24 GMT

Author: thomas697

Posted: 06/17/2010 09:49

You didnt do anything wrong, dont worry about it!

Re: Nevermind?

chrisdread — Thu, 17 Jun 2010 05:42:25 GMT

Author: chrisdread

Posted: 06/17/2010 09:42

Cryptozoologist wrote:

Congrats on bumping a year-and-a-half old thread, Chris.

Sorry, have I done something wrong (again)?. I'm not certain I understand what you mean. I've not been a member for that long and I am still finding my way around the site. What have I done this time?

Re: Nevermind?

Cryptozoologist — Wed, 16 Jun 2010 13:33:34 GMT

Author: Cryptozoologist

Posted: 06/16/2010 17:33

Congrats on bumping a year-and-a-half old thread, Chris.

Re: Nevermind?

chrisdread — Wed, 16 Jun 2010 08:50:24 GMT

Author: chrisdread

Posted: 06/16/2010 12:50

Pixies - Doolittle is a far better album, but Nevermind out-sold it 10 to 1 and therefore had a far greater influence on the generation who were 10 to 16 years old in 1991.

Re: Nevermind?

maxxy — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 21:01:42 GMT

Author: maxxy

Posted: 11/11/2008 02:01

My favorite live album...

Re: Nevermind?

JohnnyRocketFingers — Sat, 8 Nov 2008 13:39:05 GMT

Author: JohnnyRocketFingers

Posted: 11/08/2008 18:39

very true elston. the pixies did everything nirvana did a few years earlier, besides unplugged. I'd say that Unplugged in NY is nirvana's best album.

Re: Nevermind?

Elston — Sat, 8 Nov 2008 12:53:56 GMT

Author: Elston

Posted: 11/08/2008 17:53

I prefer The Pixies

Re: Nevermind?

caralladas76 — Sat, 8 Nov 2008 11:41:49 GMT

Author: caralladas76

Posted: 11/08/2008 16:41

Nevermind is a top ten for sure. Absolutely great from the first to the last song, i think i even prefer side 2.

Re: Nevermind?

Anonymous — Fri, 7 Nov 2008 23:34:59 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 11/08/2008 04:34

I agree with ya- It's just not God's gift, or science's gift, to rock music.

Re: Nevermind?

maxxy — Fri, 7 Nov 2008 21:08:14 GMT

Author: maxxy

Posted: 11/08/2008 02:08

Doesn't mean I don't like it. I'd listen to it any day over 95% of music.

Re: Nevermind?

maxxy — Fri, 7 Nov 2008 21:07:35 GMT

Author: maxxy

Posted: 11/08/2008 02:07

I think it's one of those over hyped albums that only stands out because it was more popular than similar works.

Re: Nevermind?

maxxy — Thu, 6 Nov 2008 16:13:44 GMT

Author: maxxy

Posted: 11/06/2008 21:13

Nevermind is good, and it IS extremely influential, because it helped bring rock back into the mainstream in the 90s. However, I think In Utero and Unplugged in New York (live) are both better albums (In Utero is on my list).
Would I put Nevermind in a top 50? probably. But it's not top 10 caliber, in my opinion.

Nevermind?

Anonymous — Thu, 6 Nov 2008 15:39:51 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 11/06/2008 20:39

I am in the middle of a debacle- my older brother, growing up along the veins of grunge music, claims Nirvana's Nevermind to be one of the greatest albums of all time. Now, I was too young to remember Nirvana's impact firsthand, but I have yet to realize its power. Don't get me wrong, the first side is one of the most strongest list of songs I have ever heard, but the second half is very weak. Is there a reason why I should consider it to be a legendary album?