Nevermind or In Utero? Which is better?

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  • Jack_C_Gregory
    Jack_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 Rules
    Evacuation 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 Drifter
    Mindless 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
  • dunkman
    dunkman 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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  • Ricsard
    Ricsard 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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  • mattosborne
    mattosborne 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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  • righteousbabe
    righteousbabe Posts: 662
    Between the two I would pick In Utero.
  • HermanBloom
    HermanBloom Posts: 1,764
    In Utero hands down
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  • Drum Machine89
    Drum 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 Manchu
    Fu Manchu Posts: 168
    Radio Friendly Unit Shifter = In Utero Wins!
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  • drew0
    drew0 Posts: 943
    Musically, In Utero.

    It's hard to judge Nevermind without its social and historical contexts, and for that reason I always find Nevermind to be the better album. If that makes sense. Considering it during the time it was made, I find it to be unbelievable and spine chilling.

    I've always found the review on Amazon to perfectly describe Nevermind: "If Nevermind's sound is familiar now, it's only because thousands of rock records that followed it were trying very hard to cop its style. It tears out of the speakers like a cannonball ... magnifying and distilling the wounded rage of 15 years of the rock underground into a single impassioned roar ... The record's historical weight can make it hard to hear now with fresh ears, but the monumental urgency of Kurt Cobain's screams is still shocking."

    So very, very true.
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  • keeponrockin
    keeponrockin Posts: 7,446
    Depends on my mood. Nevermind is FAR more significant, and I reach for it more.

    Unplugged's my favourite, however.
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  • Lennon_Cobain
    Lennon_Cobain Posts: 706
    Both albums are terrific, but I still think "Nevermind" is better. Two of the best songs on the album "Drain You" and "Breed" would have been hit singles if released as such.

    "Nevermind" is an album kind of like "Ten" that has some slick production that Kurt Cobain didn't really like. A "Nevermind Redux" disc would be fantastic to give us a chance to hear the album the way Kurt would have preferred. For the moment, we only have the few "rough mixes" from "With The Lights Out."
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  • Thoughts_Arrive
    Thoughts_Arrive Melbourne, Australia Posts: 15,165
    ^ ^ agree.
    Breed is mental, get's me rocking out 8-)
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    Drain you is so powerful, love that section where it goes quiet then it blasts out again, magic.
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  • Elzar
    Elzar Posts: 966
    i go with In Utero - though, like most others, played the shit out of Nevermind - but nowadays, my choice is In Utero.

    Have you guys heard the original "Albini Mix" from the orig master tape? I finally got around to getting the mispressed vinyl that has it, and it sounds awesome- some songs are different sounding. Very impressed and surprised at the same time that the record label isn't trying to capitalize on it by pressing more (on purpose this time) Does anyone else know more about the mix on the vinyl?
  • LikeAnOpeningBandForTheSun
    LikeAnOpeningBandForTheSun Posts: 6,097
    In Utero or Bleach. I dont listen to Nevermind much anymore.
  • Evacuation Rules
    Evacuation Rules Posts: 2,162
    Elzar wrote:
    Have you guys heard the original "Albini Mix" from the orig master tape? I finally got around to getting the mispressed vinyl that has it, and it sounds awesome- some songs are different sounding. Very impressed and surprised at the same time that the record label isn't trying to capitalize on it by pressing more (on purpose this time) Does anyone else know more about the mix on the vinyl?

    It's a raw transfer of Albini's master tape with different mixes of "Heart Shaped Box" and "All Apologies". The other songs have less processing and more power. It's a great slab of vinyl, but pretty hard to find at this point.
  • ilockyer
    ilockyer Posts: 2,272
    Digital Twilight wrote:
    Olivavu wrote:
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    I second Bleach, then In Utero

    +1 8-)
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  • Elzar
    Elzar Posts: 966
    Evacuation Rules wrote:
    Elzar wrote:
    Have you guys heard the original "Albini Mix" from the orig master tape? I finally got around to getting the mispressed vinyl that has it, and it sounds awesome- some songs are different sounding. Very impressed and surprised at the same time that the record label isn't trying to capitalize on it by pressing more (on purpose this time) Does anyone else know more about the mix on the vinyl?

    It's a raw transfer of Albini's master tape with different mixes of "Heart Shaped Box" and "All Apologies". The other songs have less processing and more power. It's a great slab of vinyl, but pretty hard to find at this point.

    thanks for the info
    i was searching for one for a while, was finally able to snag one one the bay for decent price.
    oh- and i just found out (new news to me) a new 2009 re-issues of all the nirvana albums remastered on the "back2black" label - i wonder how different those will sound
  • mfc2006
    mfc2006 HTOWN Posts: 37,491
    i'd go with In Utero. there are only a couple of songs on Nevermind that really grab me. But, i really like both "Bleach" & "Incesticide". go figure. 8-)
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