Bleach (studio album) by Nirvana

Bleach by Nirvana
Year: 1989
Overall rank: 484th   Overall chart historyOverall chart history
Average Rating: 
76/100 (from 1,263 votes)
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Accolades:
Award Top 10 albums of 1989 (7th)
Award Top 100 albums of the 1980s (70th)
Award Top 500 albums of all time (484th)
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Nirvana bestography

Bleach is ranked 4th best out of 17 albums by Nirvana on BestEverAlbums.com.

The best album by Nirvana is Nevermind which is ranked number 14 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 42,328.

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This album is rated in the top 6% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 76.1/100, a mean average of 75.1/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 76.1/100. The standard deviation for this album is 15.4.

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85/100
From 05/22/2023 19:15
Solid debut album form Nirvana, they had never been that heavy and raw after it. I love the section About The Girl, School, Love Buzz any of these could be my favorite song. I aslo find Paper Cuts and Negative Creep very interesting. The album drags for me a bit and I don't like Mr Moustache, but it's overall very good.
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From 04/07/2023 05:01
Bleach may not be Nirvana's most meticulously crafted album, but it will always be my favorite. The raw, buzzy brutality achieved on this record by just three musicians is as baffling as it is exhilarating. Kurt Cobain was a rare creative force, and I believe Bleach captures his genius in spades. The sheer variety displayed on this project is admirable--from the lurching stoner sludge of "Paper Cuts" and "Floyd the Barber," to the furious thrash of "Mr. Mustache" and "Negative Creep," to the sparkling Beatles-esque beauty of "About a Girl," and everything in between. Underneath all the howling and shredding, there is a tangible lyrical wit and countercultural intelligence. Potent, snarky, catchy, memorable hooks are all over this record. Incredible, and too-often overlooked.
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80/100
From 03/30/2023 11:31
Peso, distorção, agressividade escondendo poesia.
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From 09/29/2022 05:51
Features my favourite Nirvana track Negative Creep and for raw energy beats Nevermind
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70/100
From 09/07/2022 01:10
Alright debut but nothing too special
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90/100
From 08/29/2022 13:18
My favorite Nirvana album. I’m not saying it to be different or anything, I feel like this album has an authentic quality about it that the later 2 lack, and I don’t get the feeling from Kurt that he is a miserable twat. I give it a 90/100, it’s a great casual listen
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60/100
From 07/23/2022 16:53
Miserable.
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From 01/01/2022 13:31
Really poor album overall. About A Girl is an incredible song, and drags the rating of this album up considerably - a glimpse of the greatness to come. Love Buzz is okay, but the rest is just incoherent noise.
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From 11/20/2021 12:24
‘Bleach’ is one of those albums that is historically important without actually being particularly good and clearly suffers from personnel issues (Dave Grohl wouldn’t join Nirvana for another year and Jason Evermore, Soundgarden, wouldn’t play a note despite being credited on the sleeve)

There’s four really solid tracks here in “Blew” / “About a Girl” / the Shocking Blue cover “Love Buzz” and of course “Negative Creep”, the remaining 9 tracks, with the exceptions “Floyd the Barber” & “School” are largely forgettable. Cobain famously declared he was still writing lyrics for ‘Bleach’ on his way to the studio and it kinda shows

I could understand someone saying they prefer this album to Nirvana’s next release, but to say its better is simply wrong
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80/100
From 10/28/2021 20:25
Nirvana’s opening effort shows their embryonic brilliance in punk form. The songs are – for the most part – short and punchy, delivering their message with energy and abandon and then closing abruptly. The songwriting may not quite be up to their future standards but there’s no denying the impact of this album.
Best Track: About A Girl
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