Sifting (track)
by Nirvana
Sifting appears on the following album(s) by Nirvana:
- Bleach (track #11) (this album) (1989)
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Track ratings | Avg. track rating |
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| ! | 09/24/2026 06:23 | LammyTS1 | 12,783 | 56/100 |
| ! | 06/06/2026 12:47 | wizardalien | 10,380 | 59/100 |
| ! | 05/07/2026 16:53 |  AAL2014 | 42,344 | 76/100 |
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This track has a Bayesian average rating of 76.0/100, a mean average of 75.1/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 76.0/100. The standard deviation for this track is 14.3.
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GandalfORiley345 05/22/2014 00:32 | #112548
Good, but I think like it´s too long for Nirvana´s routine and it´s not a an incredibles ong comparing
Is that a palm muting chug I hear? They visit these shores from time to time.
Lyrics are child-like, almost nonsensical (deliberately so?), appearing to deprecate authority. The chug and lyrics give an overall basic quality to the track. Perhaps a bit too long. Kurdt sings 'Don't have nothing for you'. In my case I think he's right. But others will disagree. (Edited)
