Tourette's (track)
by Nirvana
Tourette's appears on the following album(s) by Nirvana:
- In Utero (track #11) (this album) (1993)
- From The Muddy Banks Of The Wishkah (track #16) (1996)
- Live At Reading (track #10) (2009)
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Track ratings | Avg. track rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ! | 11/20/2025 20:32 | Exist-en-ciel | 55,070 | 71/100 |
| ! | 10/08/2025 02:48 |  II | 4,089 | 72/100 |
| ! | 08/31/2025 01:58 | stareaterogni0n | 2,952 | 72/100 |
| ! | 08/04/2025 21:00 |  BroknsocialShawn | 1,693 | 85/100 |
| ! | 07/15/2025 12:07 |  Igtonumama | 31,393 | 81/100 |
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This track has a Bayesian average rating of 77.4/100, a mean average of 76.3/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 77.5/100. The standard deviation for this track is 16.3.
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Great track, the energy is full-on, back to the moshpit days of Bleach, when Nirvana came to play Scotland with Tad (God’s Balls). If you only like ‘all their pretty songs’ I’m guessing you won’t like the punk alternative roots which Nirvana came from.
Tourette’s is an all-out 1:36 blast. Anyone can imagine after reading some of the ‘intelligence quota for worthiness’ comments, his face would be beaming, pure delight. Wish later-on Nirvana had done more songs like this, it shows his heart. Feel and hear it, to the edge of sensory overload, get in the zone and let rip.
I really don't see any redeeming features in this track. I get the title and therefore understand what Kurt is trying to convey in terms of pace, structure and content but ultimately I want to be entertained, informed or something other than feeling each time I play this album I want to skip this track. This does nothing for me.
Y'know, it's not that bad
Mother Nature's Son 06/23/2013 21:50 | #79702
Used to think that this was the worst garbage Nirvana had ever recorded, but now I kinda enjoy the complete insanity here. Not the worst song on the album.
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