Nevermind: 20 Years Later

I cannot believe it's been 20 years since I first heard "Smells Like Teen Spirit" blaring from my big brother's bedroom. I was only 8 years old, but when I listened to Nirvana, I knew something great was soon to follow. 

Nevermind was not their first album, but it was the first one that people noticed. Something about that teen angsty grunge drew people in. Hell, I was 8 freakin' years old, and I was mesmerized. Twenty years later, I don't listen much to "Smells Like Teen Spirit," but there are other tracks from that album that remain on regular rotation on my iPod. The big radio hits never did much for me. I guess I'm like that with most bands, actually. I'm not trying to be "different"; it just is what it is.

Anyway, below are my favorite tracks from Nevermind. I just don't want people to forget that the entire album, from start to finish, is a masterpiece. Not just "Teen Spirit" and "Lithium." The whole body of work deserves your attention!

Bands like this just do NOT exist anymore. Back in 1991, even if you didn't give a shit about alternative rock music, you knew damn well who Nirvana was. You watched Nirvana's videos, you tried to sing along with "Teen Spirit," and you thought Kurt Cobain was a badass. 

Now? Shit, I don't even wanna go there.



Nirvana - Drain You


Nirvana - Territorial Pissings


Nirvana - Lounge Act


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Blast from Pearl Jam's past

Pearl Jam is definitely not a band you will see on this blog often, if ever again. But this is a song that I just had to share. No matter what kind of music you listen to, I feel this is a song anybody can jam to and appreciate.

It's drum heavy and extremely mellow, well, until the guitar kicks in and Eddie Vedder starts wailing. I have no idea what Vedder is even howling, but it puts me in a trance every time I listen. My favorite line, probably because it's the only line I can understand: "Jesus greets me, looks just like me..."

It really sounds nothing like their typical music, although I haven't actually listened to Pearl Jam since their last quality album, Vitalogy, which came out in 1994. But like I said, this song is one of a kind and deserves a listen. Let me know if you disagree.


Pearl Jam - W.M.A. (Download)