Piled-up with more guitar tracks than anything else on the album and featuring an abstract bridge composed of squeaky toys, aerosol cans and a variety of other bells and whistles, Dave Grohl has referred to it as “the Bohemian Rhapsody of Nevermind.”. Le Zénith – Paris – France – 24/06/1992 Nirvana, Kurt Cobain Photo gie Knaeps Sounding Board May 2, 2019 12:34 PM By Christopher R. … Caught between his failing romance with Bikini Kill drummer Tobi Vail (‘love you so much it makes me sick’) and his new relationship with heroin (‘come on over and shoot the shit’, ‘she keeps it pumpin’ straight to my heart’), the song walks that fine line between anguish and ecstasy. These Are JUDAS PRIEST Frontman Rob Halford's 10 Favorite Albums of All Time. For their part, metalheads tend to be more nuanced. Riffing on the opening chords of Smells Like Teen Spirit and lashing out at music-industry gossip (‘My favourite inside source, I’ll kiss your open sores / Appreciate your concern, you’re gonna stink and burn…’), the latter interpretation feels more fruitful. Still, there are plenty of holier-than-thou elitists out there who dismiss the band's music with stupid remarks (like those I'd hear from jam-band kids back in high school): "Nirvana's music isn't that great…all Kurt did was play power chords!" Advertisement. The song perfectly captures where the band stood on their debut, combining heaviness with an irresistible catchy accessibility. I listened to it once when I was in a really low emotional state, and when the chorus hit, and I heard that long scream of "PAIN", I just broke down. A song that feels like the bridge between Bleach and Nevermind infamously didn’t find a place on either. The lyrics are sung with such a feeling of alienation that they can be relate-able to almost anyone, even if Kurt thought "I can go through two or three different subjects in a song and the title can mean absolutely nothing at all. Nirvana regularly covered the song during live sets after their MTV Unplugged performance up until Cobain's death in 1994. Graduating from the bullshit of school to the untold cool of life as a local rock star was meant, as for so many others, to be a turning-point for Kurt. Kurt hated the song by his death just three years later, and would often deliberately mangle its live performance, even outrageously melding it with Boston’s iconic More Than A Feeling at 1992’s Reading Festival. In a way, it fits the many contradictions in Kurt's own personality: admirable and something of a genius who liked to make engaging, heartfelt rock music; but who could also be a bit of a snob who was too concerned with preserving his alternative credentials and sensitive "I'm not like other rock stars" kind of attitude. On one hand, it can be seen as an answer to Polly, but on the other, it can be seen as Kurt’s metaphorical statement on the demands of life in the public eye. Nirvana was one of those since a lot of their songs sounded just as awesome if somewhat low-key when they performed. Like "Anorexorcist," the song strikes the listener as heavy metal (it's definitely a good song for headbanging), but again at the 1-minute mark, the band takes a dirtier, grittier direction. Molly from Tullahoma, Tn well, he did swear that he doesn't have a gun.-Molly,TN A jangly guitar-pop song of which R.E.M. ‘Most people don’t own it.’ We all do now. The scant lyrics are, predictably, absolutely wild, declaring ‘I lie in the soil and fertilise mushrooms / Leaking out gas fumes are made into perfume’. Arguably, no other track in the history of rock has had the instant, landscape-changing effect of Nirvana’s Smells Like Teen Spirit. Lyrics. Rather than directing its ire at any outward oppressor, of course, every bludgeon is directed mercilessly inwards. The deployment of chorus pedal gives the song a dark, surreal shimmer, like some half-remembered dream – reflected in the watery imagery of the album art and music video – that perfectly conveys the ethereal uncertainty of the lyrics. From my own hand. Lil Nas X may have become a viral sensation because of his ability to mesh hip-hop with country in his hit single "Old Town Road," but those aren't the only genres the young rapper explored in his debut EP, 7.The 20-year-old has a rock side, and it's apparent on the 8-song collection. Repurposing the riff from Killing Joke’s Eighties (a debt repaid when drummer Dave Grohl jumped aboard for the Londoners’ 2003 self-titled LP), the murky goth sound of Come As You Are felt like the ultimate showcase of Nirvana’s expanding dynamism on Nevermind. From Paramore to Slipknot to Tool, we look at the best back-to-back-to-back classic album triple-headers in the history of rock, punk, metal and beyond…. would’ve been proud, About A Girl showcased Kurt’s unapologetically melodic songwriting sensibilities with a directness that felt especially daring amongst Nirvana’s more unwieldy Sub Pop labelmates. ... A forum dedicated to preserving the history and legacy of the band Nirvana. Twisted Sister, Alice in Chains, Nirvana, Arch Enemy, Gojira... the list goes on. Copyright © 2020 Metal Injection LLC. The song you know you're right by nirvana (the best band ever!) Kirk Canning’s haunting cello is the icing on a debased cake. ‘One baby to another says, “I’m lucky to have met you” / I don’t care what you think unless it is about me / It is now my duty to completely drain you / I travel through a tube and end up in your infection.’ The catchiest opening on Nevermind unspools into one of its most densely-crafted compositions. In the end, the song is a defining distillation of the themes running throughout In Utero, from the angelic offal of the album’s artwork to the foreboding contrasts of their final music video, between the ideas of messianic sacrifice and the stark reality of wasting away in a hospital bed. As such, each of the 102-odd tracks divided across three studio albums, a handful of stand-alone singles/B-sides and their catalogue of cover versions (excluded from this list) demand individual attention. Background. Nirvana is a complicated subject, especially when considering where they fit into the framework of metal, punk, hardcore and other extreme music in general. Along with Mudhoney’s Sweet Young Thing Ain’t Sweet No More, Nirvana’s second single defined the initial sound of grunge: deeply unfashionable early-70s heavy rock refracted through a punk lens, where sludgy riffs met Ramones-ish third wall breaking (“here is another word that rhymes with shame”) and a coda so repetitious it sounded as if the record were stuck. Although blunter in its title, Rape Me is open to much wider interpretation. There’s repetitive tragedy, too, in seeing such a blatant cry for help and hearing that broken promise: ‘I’m not gonna crack.’. A suuuuuuuper heavy monster, and one of those Nirvana songs that everyone’s forgotten was actually released as a single, albeit a split single with The Jesus Lizard’s ‘Puss’ on the other side. In 2002, the song was re-released on Nirvana's self-titled "best of" compilation. share. Arguably Kurt’s most potent early statement of the howling self-loathing that would go on to define so much of his work, there’s a brutish punk energy about Negative Creep. Inspired by Nirvana, their song 'Sappy' and my bipolar disorder. But instead of wasting our time dissecting every aspect of Kurt's personal life, it's better to focus on the music. You know you're right You know you're right I'm so warm and calm inside I no longer have to hide Let's talk about someone else The steaming soup begins to melt. Probably Nirvana’s greatest heads-down banger, even amongst such revered bedfellows Breed became the most-performed song on Nevermind. Truly amazing. ", Also, be sure to check out Thou's brutal and relentless cover of the song and their almost terrifying version of "Something in the Way.". It’s easy to see why. Nothing really bothers her She just wants to love herself I will move away from here You won't be afraid of fear. The first three CDs feature songs by Nirvana themselves, while the last two discs feature covers by 11 other artists as well as seven "lullaby" and six "string" renditions of the band's songs. Billboard Hot 100. Known by Kurt as “the most ridiculous pop song I’ve ever written”, titled Sliver because he knew people would misspell it, and conceived during a practice with Mudhoney drummer Dan Peters (whose involvement with the band lasted for just one show), this stand-alone single feels like a finely-balanced moment in time, powered by the frontman’s tortured intelligence but not yet corrupted by the anguish and addiction that would eventually spell his demise. The lone Nirvana song for which all three members received writing credits, its ever-ascending guitar riff still electrifies. We have 16 albums and 189 song lyrics in our database. All rights reserved. Top Lyrics of 2011. Depicting what Kurt described as “two brat kids” sharing the same hospital bed, the track is full of twisted medical references, adding a new slant to the parasitic/symbiotic imagery with which he enjoyed toying. Every Nirvana song is easy if you have command over your basic power chords or inverted power chord shapes. There are multiple artists tracked as "Nirvana" on Last.fm. But sometimes, amid all the 12-minute songs with 15 different guitar solos we hear today, it's nice to just hear a band rage out on a riff and really put some feeling behind their music. Rarely in history has so much been written about a body of work so ostensibly slim. List of songs with Songfacts entries for Nirvana. Indeed, the song is named after the lithium compounds often used to treat bipolar disorder. There is no doubt about the next statement I am going to make: Mariah Carey is not metal. 959. It’s the backbeat-driven structure, though, that really stands apart. report. awkwardness, this represented the peak realisation of that quiet/loud dynamic on which so much of Nirvana’s success was built – almost single-handedly killing off glam rock and even knocking Michael Jackson off his chart-ruling perch. Or in a way, it sounds more like The Melvins than what the other bands in Seattle were doing at the time. Recently Added. So are we. The band recorded three studio albums; Bleach, Nevermind and In Utero, with other songs available on live albums, compilations, extended plays (EPs), singles and reissues. Reportedly, Courtney Love – who had performed a reworked version at her own MTV Unplugged in 1995 – had to sue the remaining Nirvana stakeholders to have the song showcased with such fanfare. Brilliantly, it’s also one of their more upbeat compositions. View Nirvana song lyrics by popularity along with songs featured in, albums, videos and song meanings. 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