- Audio CD (4 Sep 1992)
- Number of Discs: 1
- Label: Geffen
- ASIN: B000026E3T
- Other Editions: Audio CD | Audio Cassette | Vinyl
- Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars See all reviews (63 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 31,680 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
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Track Listings
| 1. Blew |
| 2. Floyd The Barber |
| 3. About A Girl |
| 4. School |
| 5. Love Buzz |
| 6. Paper Cuts |
| 7. Negative Creep |
| 8. Scoff |
| 9. Swap Meet |
| 10. Mr. Moustache |
| 11. Sifting |
| 12. Big Cheese |
| 13. Downer |
Product Description
Amazon.co.uk Review
In 1989, Nirvana were mentioned in the same breath as Mudhoney, Tad and The Melvins--just another band doing the rounds on the Seattle underground. Bleach doesn't adequately explain why, so many years on, Nirvana remains a household name when so many of their contemporaries have been forgotten, but it offers the first essential clues. "About A Girl", for instance, which was later memorably revived for their MTV Unplugged In New York album, is one of Nirvana's finest moments--a Beatles-esque light touch between the caustic likes of "Floyd The Barber" and "School". It was when Nirvana toned down the fuzz-metallic tendencies so characteristic of the Sub Pop label that Cobain's gift for melody shone through- -notably, the cover of Shocking Blue's "Love Buzz". Of course, Cobain quickly realised this, and much better was to come with 1991's classic Nevermind. --Louis Pattison
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16 of 17 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Nirvana's Best Album,
By Gertrude Stein (England.) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Bleach (Audio CD)
In my opinion this is Nirvans best album by far, followed by 'In Utero' Then 'Nevermind'.
The most striking thing about it (after you've heard Nevermind) is the production. Its much rawer and adds to the aggression of the songs. Kurt himself complained that 'Nevermind' sounded like 'a Bon Jovi album' and it suits them when they leave things scuzzed up as on here and 'In Utero' My favourite tracks on here have to be 'School' and 'Downer', which for me are classics even to this day. I cannot think of a single track on here that would come under the category of 'filler'. You can see why it didn't sell well though, until Nevermind hit the big time. It is much darker than any of Nirvanas other work, with fewer melodies and brooding, droning songs, I love it!!!! This is a must buy and if you only own 'Nevermind', you are missing out here. This is by far Nirvanas best album.
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
The Best Pure Grunge Album,
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This review is from: Bleach (Audio CD)
Recorded on a shoestring budget and released back in 1989 when Seattle was still a relatively obscure musical backwater, it was nevertherless clear that Nirvana were something special. Grunge contemporaries like Tad, Mudhoney and Soundgarden certainly had some fine moments but none were able to produce records of such consistent excellence.
All of the ingredients for a grunge classic are here: slow, heavy riffing of sludgy guitars and lyrics which convey the stifling frustration of being a social misfit in a small American town. What sets `Bleach' apart from its peers, though, is Cobain's seemingly innate deftness of touch and pop sensibility. This really shines through on `Blew' and the rightly celebrated `About a Girl' (which Cobain feared might be too poppy for his label) but is also present on heavier numbers like `Floyd the Barber', `School' and the claustrophobic `Sifting'. Even the out-and-out thrilling thrash-fest of `Negative Creep' can be sung (or screamed) along to. `Bleach' caught the ear of David Geffen and `Nevermind' catapulted Cobain to reluctant superstardom, but the seeds of greatness were sown in this brilliant record, arguably the greatest grunge LP recorded.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
A Pleasent Surprise,
By Crazy Rocket Guy In Superman Outfite Ready To... (Athens,Greece) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Bleach (Audio CD)
This is actually the first album ive ever brought by Nirvana which most of u mind consider strange coz BLEACH is not the first thing people usually start their musical Nirvana-journey-thingy with .
Well , my sister owned the Best Of CD and i thought that some of the tracks (most of them actually) were bloody brilliant and my favourite at the time was About A Girl . So when i heard it was on their first album i happily purchased it excepecting some lovelee little songs like About A Girls. Boy how wrong i was ... At first i was kind of left speechless by the opening basslines of Blew and all of of this mettal-influenced riffs . So i kind off gave it another go and , what do u know , i loved it.. This piece of evil , aggressive , cringy , mind-blowing and EXTREMELY emotional music is very good and actually its almost as good as NEVERMIND and IN UTERO. Its not their best record ever but it definitely deserves your attention....
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