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In Utero [CD]

Nirvana Audio CD
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Nirvana were formed by singer/guitarist Kurt Cobain and bassist Krist Novoselic in Aberdeen, Washington in 1987. Nirvana went through a succession of drummers, the longest-lasting being Dave Grohl, who joined the band in 1990.

In the late 1980s Nirvana established itself as part of the Seattle grunge scene, releasing first album Bleach for the independent record label Sub Pop in 1989. ... Read more in Amazon's Nirvana Store

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  • Audio CD (1 Sep 1993)
  • Number of Discs: 1
  • Format: CD
  • Label: Geffen Records
  • ASIN: B0000072KY
  • Other Editions: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette  |  Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
  • Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (84 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 1,521 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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Listen  9. Pennyroyal Tea 3:36£0.89  Buy MP3 
Listen10. Radio Friendly Unit Shifter 4:49£0.89  Buy MP3 
Listen11. Tourette's 1:33£0.89  Buy MP3 
Listen12. All Apologies/Gallons Of Rubbing Alcohol Flow Through The Strip31:32Album Only


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Overwhelmed by sudden success, Nirvana promised to take a harsher, more abrasive route on their second major-label release. Enlisting Chicago-based noise maven Steve Albini (of Big Black fame), Kurt Cobain and company succeeded in producing a record that was violent, disillusioned, and deeply moving. Every song reads like a commentary on the cost of fame ("Serve the Servants") and the unhealthy relationship between performer and fan ("Milk It"). Of course, they might all simply be about Courtney Love. Gossip aside, there is no denying the sheer power of Cobain's song-writing, his singing, and the band's amazing, visceral power. Cobain even manages a John Lennon-like mantra at the end of the heart-wrenching "All Apologies". "All in all is all we are," he intones repeatedly, only for Cobain that's no consolation. --Percy Keegan

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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars This is Nirvana 23 Feb 2009
Format:Audio CD
The shrieks of the guitar and the explosion of drums, the album has started to play and its NIRVANA but like you've never heard them before. The song falls into a rhythm and melody that has become Kurt Cobain's signature for structuring songs, simple chords and elusive lyrics to sing over them. His voice not the usual hard, thick vocals, but more of a subtle if not reluctant singing comes from him instead. This track is "Serve the Servants" and it is the best album opener Nirvana could have hoped for. It sums up the album pretty well, the raw sound, Cobain's memorising voice drawing you in, the hard hitting drums, the heavy bass and the screeching guitars, all creating a perfect and memorable melody.

So is this album a worthy follow up to Nevermind? This question is certainly on the minds of every critic and fan of Nirvana, and the answer is certainly yes. And for many reasons why. First of, it's totally different to Nevermind. Nirvana hasn't tried to create Nevermind version 2 here, with heavy pop songs and punk flavoured hits. They've moved on. It's more original, it feels like this is what Nirvana was meant to achieve. Second of all, it's still got totally catchy songs. Nothing like Nevermind's hits, but it still has the soft to hard melody's, like in `Heart Shaped Box', or the fast and energetic songs like in `Very Ape' or `Scentless Apprentice', or songs that just want to make you sing along like in `Pennyroyal Tea' or strangely enough, `Rape Me'.

With that last song's name in mind, it's clear what Kurt Cobain has also tried to achieve in this album as well as creating a more punk credible and original sound. Controversy. This album is full of it. Cobain is clearly on a mission to sort out his fans from the punk kids between the wannabes. He's tried to make this album as unpop as possible and having a song called `Rape Me' is just one of his tools. He also try's his hand at several other things, such as over the top feedback in `Radio Friendly Unit Shifter' or using a few lyrics that mean little to him like in `Scentless Apprentice' or `Milk It'. While he does use these techniques, his pop side, much to the relief of fans and critics, does come through and that's what makes this album great. It's a hard rock album with a tiny pop twist and a large sprinkle of punk.

While we are talking about how Kurt Cobain has achieved his mission on this album, we mustn't forget the other members of the band. Dave Grohl's drumming is harder than ever and it still gives the much needed power to Nirvana's songs. He even wrote the guitar riff to `Scentless Apprentice', a Nirvana first that Kurt Cobain isn't the sole song writer. Krist Novoselic's bass is still heavy and full of melody, but follows Cobain's trend of being less pop. The disappointing part is that it's a little hard to hear the bass at times, maybe this is due to the producer (or sound engineer as he likes to be called) Steve Albini. Working with Steve Albini is a strange choice for Nirvana, he never usually works with big bands, but then this makes it perfect for Cobain's quest of becoming more of a punk icon rather than a pop icon or the worst of all, a rock star.

While the album will be hard to listen to for some people, it will begin to grow on you. Its best songs include `Serve the Servants', `Heart Shaped Box' and `All Apologies' These songs all have the Nirvana structure that makes their songs on a higher level than any other bands around today. So the album's lowlights? Well `Very Ape' and `Tourette's' aren't particularly good, but the songs are played at such a fast pace, its hard not to love them.

Overall In Utero is a hard rock album, through and through. It has some great hard hitting tracks and some great melodies. It begs the question, should Nirvana really be classed as being punk or grunge? Because all I hear is pure raw rock, and this is their definitive sound.
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14 of 15 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Awesome. The best album I have EVER heard 15 Jun 2001
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Format:Audio CD
In Utero is without doubt, the best album I have ever heard and it has to go down as one of the best albums ever. The one fault that Nevermind as an album had was that the sound, in my opinion was just too clean. In Utero, on the other hand, goes bac to the raw, rough at the edges passion that prevails on bleach, and surpasses it. Every song has a powerful meaning, every song is played with passion. The music makes you sit up, listen and think. It is a tribute to the true genius that Kurt Cobain was.

The album starts off perfectly, with Serve The Servants. On hearing this song, I knew that the album was going to be good. The first 5 songs are great, and although it slows down a bit, the pace is picked up again with the unbelievably emotional Pennyroyal Tea, continues with the ironic Radio Friendly Unit Shifter, tourette's and closes with a classic - All Apologies. It's almost as if Kurt is apologising to the mainstream for daring to be different, but thats all he could be - all in all is all we all are. The album is a classic, and should really be an essential purchase in everyone's record collection.

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Pure class... 19 Dec 2001
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Format:Audio CD
The greatest Nirvana album ever.... this album has a great selection of tracks, all that vary from Nirvana's old style their later style. With greats such as Scentless Apprentice, Very Ape, Dumb, Rape Me, the well known Heart Shaped Box, and my personal favourite Nirvana song Pennyroyal Tea. Overall a great album, maybe even their best, with a closing album this great you do wonder how great Nirvana would be today...

-Sean Noonan (Pennyroyal Flea)

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4.0 out of 5 stars Rude?
I think the title has something to do with lady's bits - bit rude. Latin or something. Must ask Pope Frankie next time I'm playing poker with him in The Vatican (he wants The... Read more
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5.0 out of 5 stars Hell yeas!
Had this when I was 13 and played it so much I broke the tape. I cried and cried. Until I found it here.
Published 3 months ago by DanC
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I was looking to complete my Nirvana CD collection and all I needed was the In Utero CD. It came in very good condition and in due time since I was in no rush. Read more
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Published 5 months ago by RedMoe
5.0 out of 5 stars Brillllliiiiaaaaantttt <3
Absolutely NOTHING wrong with Nirvana, I love them with all my heart and In Utero is a brilliant album! My only problem was the CD case. Read more
Published 7 months ago by Jet Treacy
4.0 out of 5 stars Wild Rock
The definition of grunge: the heavy sounds of Nirvana. Approach with caution. The track `Tourettes' starts with the words `moderate rock', but there is nothing moderate about it. Read more
Published 10 months ago by JP
4.0 out of 5 stars Like the curate's egg...
This is a review for those approaching the Nirvana catalogue from the Beatles/Floyd end of the rock spectrum, rather than those familiar with the heavy idiom, who will no doubt... Read more
Published 15 months ago by AGC2070
5.0 out of 5 stars One of my all time fav's
im gonna keep this short,"IN UTERO"is easily one of the most POWERFUL albums ive ever had the plesure of listning to
and is my favourite nirvana album,yes better than... Read more
Published on 3 Aug 2010 by CRAZE
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This is the final Release of Nirvana and what a mighty fine ending to a awesome band. The songs on this album have more grunge to them and have a more heavy sounding than... Read more
Published on 10 Feb 2010 by J. Arthur
5.0 out of 5 stars An amazing follow up album.
Kurt wanted to alienate his audience with this album, but it is amazing, and could even be better then Nevermind, some may argue.
Published on 14 Aug 2009 by L. A. Grifiths
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