Nevermind

Nevermind
LP by Nirvana
Released	September 24, 1991
Recorded	Sound City, Van Nuys
Genre	Grunge
Length	42 min 38 s
Record label	David Geffen Company
Producer	Butch Vig
Professional reviews
New York Times	Positive	January 1, 1992 (http://www.buy.com/retail/proreviews/product.asp?sku=60180540&loc=109&PageFormat=7)
Rolling Stone	3 stars out of 5	November 28, 1991 (http://www.rollingstone.com/reviews/cd/review.asp?aid=31490&cf=)
Allmusic.com	5 stars out of 5	link (http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&uid=UIDMISS70402251639503267&sql=A5al67u50h0jj)
Nude As the News	Very positive	January 22, 1970 (http://www.nudeasthenews.com/reviews/397)
Q magazine	4 stars out of 5	October 2000 (http://www.q4music.com/nav?page=q4music.review.redirect&fixture_review=119236&resource=119236&fixture_artist=146000)
Nirvana Chronology
Bleach (1989)	Nevermind (1991)	Incesticide (1992)

Nevermind is Nirvana's second album, released in September of 1991.

Significance

It was Nevermind which catapulted Nirvana from an obscure Seattle-area band to critical and popular success, signalling the end of the stagnant hair metal ballads and bombastic anthems. The opening track, "Smells Like Teen Spirit", and its accompanying music video that depicted a high school pep rally gone awry, received massive airplay in late 1991, propelling the members of Nirvana to superstardom. Other hits include "Come As You Are" and "Lithium". Producer Butch Vig crafted Nirvana's distorted guitars, pounding drums, rumbling bass, and wailing vocals into catchy, engrossing tracks that appealed to a wide audience and set the standard for rock music throughout the 1990s.

As a reaction against hair metal bands, which were perceived as pompous and corporate-dominated by the alternative music communities, Nevermind is often considered one of the albums which most affected society. Along with perhaps Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band and Saturday Night Fever, Nevermind brought a counterculture to the mainstream, radically altering the musical landscape to allow for immediate hits from other grunge bands, like Pearl Jam and Alice in Chains.

Nevermind hit #1 on Billboard Music Chart's Top 200 albums and the Heatseekers chart.

Trivia

The baby on the cover is the then-three-month-old Spencer Elden. The fishhook and bill were superimposed later. Geffen prepared an alternate cover, as they were afraid that having a child's penis visible would offend people, but relented when Cobain made it clear that the only compromise he would accept would be a sticker covering the penis, accusing anyone who was offended of being a closet paedophile. The alternate cover image is featured in Michael Azerrad's book, Come As You Are.

Some CD versions of the album feature a hidden track ten minutes after the end of "Something in the Way". The first pressing of the CD did not contain the track due to a technical error. The track is variously named "Noise", "The Noise Jam" or "Endless, Nameless" on bootlegs. It is named "Endless, Nameless" on the "Come as You Are" single. The track was improvised, or semi-improvised, during a particularly stressful take for "Lithium". It is typical of the jams the band would sometimes have at the end of their shows, prior to smashing their instruments, such as the jam (named "Demolition" on some bootlegs) at the end of Nirvana's performance on MTV's "Live and Loud" feature. Azerrad claims that the careful listener can determine the moment the guitar breaks.

In 2003 the TV channel VH1 named Nevermind the 2nd greatest album of all time.

Track Listing

1. "Smells Like Teen Spirit" (Cobain/Nirvana) - 5:02
2. "In Bloom" (Cobain/Nirvana) - 4:15
3. "Come as You Are" (Cobain/Nirvana) - 3:39
4. "Breed" (Cobain/Nirvana) - 3:04
5. "Lithium" (Cobain) - 4:17
6. "Polly" (Cobain/Nirvana) - 2:56
7. "Territorial Pissings" (Cobain/Nirvana) - 2:23
8. "Drain You" (Cobain/Nirvana) - 3:44
9. "Lounge Act" (Cobain/Nirvana) - 2:37
10. "Stay Away" (Cobain/Nirvana) - 3:33
11. "On a Plain" (Cobain/Nirvana) - 3:17
12. "Something in the Way" (Cobain/Nirvana) - 3:51

Personnel

• Nirvana - Producer, Engineer
• Kirk Canning - Cello
• Kurt Cobain - Guitar, Vocals, Photography
• Dave Grohl - Drums, Vocals
• Krist Novoselic - Bass guitar, Vocals
• Jeff Sheehan - Assistant Engineer
• Butch Vig - Producer, Engineer
• Andy Wallace - Mixing
• Howie Weinberg - Mastering
• Michael Lavine - Photography
• Robert Fisher - Artwork, Art Direction, Design, Cover Design
• Craig Doubet - Assistant Engineer, Mixing
• Kirk Weddle - Photography

External Links

• Nevermind Lyrics - Nirvana (http://www.myclassiclyrics.com/nirvana/nevermind.html)

Chart positions

Album

1991   Nevermind                 Heatseekers                           No. 1
1992   Nevermind                 The Billboard 200                     No. 1

Singles

1991   Smells Like Teen Spirit   Modern Rock Tracks                    No. 1
1992	Lithium                   The Billboard Hot 100                 No. 64
1992	Smells Like Teen Spirit   The Billboard Hot 100                 No. 6
1992	Lithium                   Mainstream Rock Tracks                No. 16
1992	Smells Like Teen Spirit   Mainstream Rock Tracks                No. 7
1992	Come As You Are           Modern Rock Tracks                    No. 3
1992	Lithium                   Modern Rock Tracks                    No. 25
1992	On A Plain	          Modern Rock Tracks                    No. 25
1992	Smells Like Teen Spirit	  Hot Dance Music/Club Play             No. 14
1992	Smells Like Teen Spirit	  Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales    No. 27

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