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Nevermind or In Utero? Which is better?

Thoughts_ArriveThoughts_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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  • solace23solace23 Posts: 704
    In Utero!!!
  • goldrushgoldrush everybody knows this is nowhere Posts: 7,633
    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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  • ajgolf23ajgolf23 Posts: 55
    In UTERO!
    Drop, drop, dropping it down...oh, so gently...

  • Thoughts_ArriveThoughts_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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  • USMC_SgtUSMC_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-deadSian-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:
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  • musicismylife78musicismylife78 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.
  • restlesssoulrestlesssoul Posts: 6,951
    of the two, i would take In Utero. but i love incesticide
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  • megatronmegatron 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-deadSian-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-)
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  • red mosred 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 TwilightDigital Twilight Posts: 5,642
    Olivavu wrote:
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    I second Bleach, then In Utero
  • DewieCoxDewieCox Posts: 11,430
    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: 11,567
    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.
  • JordyWordyJordyWordy 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*
  • prytocorduroyprytocorduroy Posts: 4,355
    In Utero.

    Nevermind is more significant however.
  • Brisk.Brisk. Posts: 11,567
    The unplugged show is the best thing they have done, its amaaazing!
  • Back_PedalBack_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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  • PearlStripesPearlStripes Posts: 267
    Depends what your mood is at the time... That said, I love Incesticide
  • Jack_C_GregoryJack_C_Gregory Posts: 540
    I enjoy both albums immensely, but I have to go with In Utero out of personal preference. Nevermind has a very slick production sound to it where as In Utero has a more raw/live sound to it. I remember seeing Iggy Pop on VH1 classics describing good rock music as "Elephants walking through room" and that is the only way I can describe Dave's drums on In Utero. I know a lot of that has to do with how Albini records drums, but I really love the drums sound on that album.
  • Evacuation RulesEvacuation Rules Posts: 2,162
    In Utero largely consists of outtakes from the Nevermind period and I think it shows. Someone said it's "forced". I think that's a good description. It's got some weak tunes and the vibe is a bummer. I thought that in '93 and I still do. Comparing it to Nevermind is like comparing "Let It Be Naked" to "Sgt. Pepper".
  • Mindless DrifterMindless Drifter Posts: 210
    goldrush wrote:
    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.


    WHAT?!?
    i couldnt disagree with you any more man, sounds as good now as any other time!!




    oh and in utero is my personal favourite, its just so raw and aggressive, very powerful
  • dunkmandunkman Posts: 19,646
    Sian-of-the-dead wrote:
    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:

    i like the sound of In Utero but prefer the songcraft of Nevermind... the production of it is shit though.

    but as for Teen Spirit... i dont skip it... its a great song... its one of those stupid Kurt things.. why write a song that fucking good and then get annoyed about playing it? oh woe is me... the poor artist syndrome...

    as for Kurt disciples not liking Courtney Love either... i dont get that... i would have shagged her back then as well... she looked really dirty.
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  • RicsardRicsard Posts: 1,943
    goldrush wrote:
    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.

    I agree.

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  • mattosbornemattosborne Posts: 339
    I'm going to get pounded for this, but I mean nothing by it.

    It's cooler to say In Utero is better, and it is a great album. However, we all know when it comes down to it, if you had never heard any of their albums ever before, Nevermind would be the clear winner.
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  • righteousbaberighteousbabe Posts: 662
    Between the two I would pick In Utero.
  • HermanBloomHermanBloom Posts: 1,764
    In Utero hands down
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  • Drum Machine89Drum Machine89 Posts: 2,157
    nathanastin wrote:
    In Utero hands down

    I would agree. I think its a much better album all round really.
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  • Fu ManchuFu Manchu Posts: 168
    Radio Friendly Unit Shifter = In Utero Wins!
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