Scentless Apprentice (track)
by Nirvana
Scentless Apprentice appears on the following album(s) by Nirvana:
- In Utero (track #2) (this album) (1993)
- From The Muddy Banks Of The Wishkah (track #10) (1996)
- With The Lights Out (track #46) (compilation) (2004)
- Live And Loud (track #8) (2019)
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Track ratings | Avg. track rating |
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| 18 hours ago | Juneof44 | 3,926 | 73/100 | |
| 01/14/2026 16:20 | Exist-en-ciel | 86,568 | 71/100 | |
| 12/09/2025 23:48 | AbsurdCheesecake | 1,614 | 90/100 | |
| 10/13/2025 23:18 |  Superunknown | 515 | 86/100 | |
| 09/22/2025 18:22 | bonnequestion | 16,447 | 75/100 |
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This track is rated in the top 2% of all tracks on BestEverAlbums.com. This track has a Bayesian average rating of 84.3/100, a mean average of 83.0/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 84.5/100. The standard deviation for this track is 13.8.
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AAL2014 07/19/2022 15:05 | #287602
Not only one of my favorite Nirvana songs but one of my most beloved noise rock tracks ever.
Brooding and disgusting, but somehow so appealing with amazing drumming.
This is what happens when you read too many books on perfume. Grohl growls, Krist gets heavy heavy and Kurt's vocals and guitar scream like maniacal demons of the night. This pumps and drives from beginning to end. It's relentless. What an opener this would have been. Certainly 'fertilises my mushrooms'.
'There are countless formulas for pressing flowers' - and this is by far the best one.
Love the drumline. Perfect for Steve Albini's production style, too.
Underrated song, killer riff and, while his vocals aren't pop-friendly, they're adrenaline pumping.
DeusExMackia 02/09/2018 19:57 | #207477
Maniacally good. Makes you want to blow your speakers to smithereens just to hear it a little louder.
Onater 10/15/2017 23:13 | #199545
I wish more of their stuff sounded more like this. Maybe not quite this extreme, but heavier.
Slowly becoming one of my favourites from the band
If you're a drummer, like I am, you probably like this song.
This is a great example of how to use screaming vocals in a song, and not sound like a complete idiot. This song is amazing, heavy, and very influential.
It's solid
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