Nevermind [30th Anniversary Super Deluxe Edition]

by Nirvana

Overview

Nevermind was never meant to change the world, but you can never predict when the Zeitgeist will hit, and Nirvana's second album turned out to be the place where alternative rock crashed into the mainstream. This wasn't entirely an accident, either, since Nirvana did sign with a major label, and they did release a record with a shiny surface, no matter how humongous the guitars sounded. And, yes, Nevermind is probably a little shinier than it should be, positively glistening with echo and fuzzbox distortion, especially when compared with the black-and-white murk of Bleach. This doesn't discount the record, since it's not only much harder than any mainstream rock of 1991, its character isn't on the surface, it's in the exhilaratingly raw music and haunting songs. Kurt Cobain's personal problems and subsequent suicide naturally deepen the dark undercurrents, but no matter how much anguish there is on Nevermind, it's bracing because he exorcizes those demons through his evocative wordplay and mangled screams -- and because the band has a tremendous, unbridled power that transcends the pain, turning into pure catharsis. And that's as key to the record's success as Cobain's songwriting, since Krist Novoselic and Dave Grohl help turn this into music that is gripping, powerful, and even fun (and, really, there's no other way to characterize "Territorial Pissings" or the surging "Breed"). In retrospect, Nevermind may seem a little too unassuming for its mythic status -- it's simply a great modern punk record -- but even though it may no longer seem life-changing, it is certainly life-affirming, which may just be better. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine

Product Details

Release Date:	11/12/2021
Label:	Geffen / Polydor
UPC:	0602438461882
Rank:	160487

Tracks

Disc 1

1. Smells Like Teen Spirit
2. In Bloom
3. Come as You Are
4. Breed
5. Lithium
6. Polly
7. Territorial Pissings
8. Drain You
9. Lounge Act
10. Stay Away
11. On a Plain
12. Something in the Way

Disc 2

13. Drain You
14. Aneurysm
15. School
16. Floyd the Barber
17. Smells Like Teen Spirit
18. About a Girl
19. Polly
20. Lithium
21. Sliver
22. Breed
23. Come as You Are
24. Been a Son
25. Negative Creep
26. On a Plain
27. Blew
28. Love Buzz
29. Territorial Pissings

Disc 3

30. Drain You
31. Aneurysm
32. School
33. Floyd the Barber
34. Smells Like Teen Spirit
35. About a Girl
36. Polly
37. Sliver
38. Breed
39. Come as You Are
40. Lithium
41. Territorial Pissings

Disc 4

42. Aneurysm
43. Drain You
44. School
45. Sliver
46. About a Girl
47. Come as You Are
48. Lithium
49. Breed
50. Polly
51. Lounge Act
52. In Bloom
53. Love Buzz
54. Smells Like Teen Spirit
55. Feedback Jam
56. Negative Creep
57. On a Plain
58. Blew

Disc 5

59. Negative Creep
60. Been a Son
61. On a Plain
62. Blew
63. Come as You Are
64. Lithium
65. Breed
66. Sliver
67. Drain You
68. About a Girl
69. School
70. Aneurysm
71. Love Buzz
72. Polly
73. Territorial Pissings
74. Smells Like Teen Spirit

Disc 6

75. Drain You [Blu-Ray]
76. Aneurysm [Blu-Ray]
77. School [Blu-Ray]
78. Floyd the Barber [Blu-Ray]
79. Smells Like Teen Spirit [Blu-Ray]
80. About a Girl [Blu-Ray]
81. Polly [Blu-Ray]
82. Lithium [Blu-Ray]
83. Sliver [Blu-Ray]
84. Breed [Blu-Ray]
85. Come as You Are [Blu-Ray]
86. Been a Son [Blu-Ray]
87. Negative Creep [Blu-Ray]
88. On a Plain [Blu-Ray]
89. Blew [Blu-Ray]
90. Love Buzz [Blu-Ray]
91. Territorial Pissings [Blu-Ray]

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Nirvana   Primary Artist
Kurt Cobain   Guitar,Vocals,Lead Vocals
Krist Novoselic   Bass,Vocals,Guitar (Bass),Vocals (Background)
Dave Grohl   Drums,Vocals,Vocals (Background)
Chad Channing   Drums,Cymbals
Kirk Canning   Cello
Kevin Kerslake   Director
Mark Racco   Director
Samuel Bayer   Director

Technical Credits

Nirvana   Producer,Composer,Engineer
Moe Tucker   Composer
Miti Adhikari   Producer
Dale "Buffin" Griffin   Producer
Gary Gersh   A&R
Sterling Morrison   Composer
Greg Wales   Tape Transfer
Eugene Kelly   Composer
Kristina Davies   Editing Assistant
Jeff Sheehan   Assistant Engineer
Westwood One   Engineer
Robbie Van Leeuwen   Composer
Howie Weinberg   Mastering
Ray Shulman   Design,Authoring
Andy Wallace   Mixing,Engineer,Producer
Bob Ludwig   Mastering Engineer
Kurt Cobain   Composer,Photography
Jack Endino   Mixing,Post Producer,Post Production
Krist Novoselic   Composer
Craig Montgomery   Engineer,Producer
Barrett Jones   Engineer,Producer
Greg Sage   Composer
Dave Grohl   Composer
Frances McKee   Composer
John Cale   Composer
Lou Reed   Composer
Robert Fisher   Design,Artwork,Cover Design,Art Direction
Nathaniel Kunkel   Mixing,Engineer
Mike Engles   Engineer
Butch Vig   Mixing,Engineer,Producer,Recording
Fred Kay   Engineer
Chad Channing   Composer
Tim Durham   Engineer
John Taylor   Engineer
Michael Lavine   Photography
Diane Stata   Producer
Craig Doubet   Mixing,Mixing Assistant,Assistant Engineer
Chris Thompson   Engineer
Kirk Weddle   Photography
Shauna O'Brien   Producer
Lance Bangs   Editing
Phil McKellar   Engineer
Chet Powers   Composer
Jeremy Bird   Post Production Supervisor
John Linson   Producer,Film Producer
Ron Kay   Executive Producer
Gregory Sage   Composer
Robbie Leeuwen   Composer
Oliver Maingay   Restoration