Nevermind or In Utero? Which is better?

Thoughts_Arrive
Thoughts_Arrive Melbourne, Australia Posts: 15,165
edited September 2009 in Other Music
Tough decision.
There are no skip tracks in both albums, I'd say Nevermind because of its impact!
I found In Utero on vinyl at a record store, might get it!
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  • solace23
    solace23 Posts: 704
    In Utero!!!
  • goldrush
    goldrush everybody knows this is nowhere Posts: 7,806
    I used to really love Nevermind but it sounds really dated now, it really hasn't aged well at all. I listened to it a few months ago for the first time in years and I was really disappointed, I didn't even make it halfway through. It just sounds like a collection of over-produced pop singles now :(

    If you're looking for a 'complete' album then In Utero is far better than Nevermind.
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  • ajgolf23
    ajgolf23 Posts: 55
    In UTERO!
    Drop, drop, dropping it down...oh, so gently...

  • Thoughts_Arrive
    Thoughts_Arrive Melbourne, Australia Posts: 15,165
    In Utero sounds better and is better crafted but lacks that raw power Nevermind has!
    It is a hard one for me to judge.
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  • Olivavu
    Olivavu England Posts: 1,683
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  • USMC_Sgt
    USMC_Sgt Posts: 17
    for me, definitely In Utero. honestly, i thought it was the better album at the time it was released and i still think so today. don't get me wrong, both are great albums; i just liked the feel of In Utero better.
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  • Sian-of-the-dead
    Sian-of-the-dead Posts: 8,963
    In Utero.

    Although, my favourite Nirvana song is on Nevermind... Teen Spirit :mrgreen:

    I jest... Drain You is actually my favourite. Teen Spirit gets skipped every time... :lol:
    Been to this many PJ shows: Reading 2006 London 2007 Manchester & London 2009 Dublin, Belfast, London, Nijmegen & Berlin 2010 Manchester 1 & Manchester 2 2012...

    ... and I still think Drive-By Truckers are better.
  • musicismylife78
    musicismylife78 Posts: 6,116
    I think Kurt and the band would probably say In Utero because it was more angry, more brash, more crazy sounding.

    For me, though Nevermind is just a perfect album. From the opening Teen Spirit to the sad ending of Something in the Way, its all there.

    Kurt had an incredible sense of harmony and melody and that shown through in Nevermind

    There is a reason this album consistently is placed on "top albums of all time" lists, and placed near the top of such lists.
  • restlesssoul
    restlesssoul Posts: 6,952
    of the two, i would take In Utero. but i love incesticide
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  • megatron
    megatron Posts: 3,420
    i cant listen to either anymore..i was such a nirvana freak growing up and didnt even like PJ..it was a school divided.

    ill still go with unplugged though
  • Sian-of-the-dead
    Sian-of-the-dead Posts: 8,963
    restlesssoul wrote:
    of the two, i would take In Utero. but i love incesticide

    You sir, have a winning post right there... 8-)
    Been to this many PJ shows: Reading 2006 London 2007 Manchester & London 2009 Dublin, Belfast, London, Nijmegen & Berlin 2010 Manchester 1 & Manchester 2 2012...

    ... and I still think Drive-By Truckers are better.
  • red mos
    red mos Posts: 4,953
    I think I like Nevermind more of the two mentioned. Although "in Utero" contains one of the best Nirvana songs ever: "Radio, friendly, unit, shifter."

    On a personal note though I honestly think "Bleach" is my most favorite- loved the raw punkish influenced sound on that album on songs like "Negative creep" and "school" ect, but "Incesticide" is a pretty amazing album too. I think I may be more partial to these two honestly.
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  • Digital Twilight
    Digital Twilight Posts: 5,642
    Olivavu wrote:
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    I second Bleach, then In Utero
  • DewieCox
    DewieCox Posts: 11,432
    RACE THAT CANT BE WON wrote:
    i cant listen to either anymore..i was such a nirvana freak growing up and didnt even like PJ..it was a school divided.

    ill still go with unplugged though

    I really have mixed feelings about their unplugged. The vibe and the performances are spectacular, but the best songs aren't even Nirvana tunes.
  • Brisk.
    Brisk. Posts: 11,578
    Toughie man, i just listened to all the nirvana albums yesterday, think i enjoyed In Utero more. Apart from the hits Nevermind is weak, but In Utero seems to be consistantly better.
  • JordyWordy
    JordyWordy Posts: 2,261
    In Utero wins. More nuances, more challenging, more diverse, and more fucked up.

    in other words: it does all the things i like about Nirvana better than Nevermind. Bleach is 2nd place for me. Individually, i love all the songs on Nevermind, but i cant listen to the album for all the above reasons, i duno exactly. What I do know for sure is that live boots of nevermind songs piss all over the recorded versions.

    So yeah, In Utero wins.

    *crown it*
  • prytocorduroy
    prytocorduroy Posts: 4,355
    In Utero.

    Nevermind is more significant however.
  • Brisk.
    Brisk. Posts: 11,578
    The unplugged show is the best thing they have done, its amaaazing!
  • Back_Pedal
    Back_Pedal Posts: 1,171
    I'd have to go with Nevermind, honestly. In Utero sounds overly angsty; almost forced to me. And the production on In Utero grates on my nerves after a while, too.
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  • PearlStripes
    PearlStripes Posts: 267
    Depends what your mood is at the time... That said, I love Incesticide

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