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Originally Posted by swimintheundertow
radiohead is so awesome it took over the nirvana thread, heh.
can someone explain to me how nirvana was going back to their "indie roots" when the released in utero, and 4 songs get radio play? i think it's a decent album but it still sounds like the all their other listener friendly crap to me. the lyrics are a little too nihilistic and bleak for some of their poppy audience but other than that what's different?
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The production for one thing, it lacks the glossy sound of
Nevermind, it's much more lo-fi... Less bass, more guitar, more fuzz and feedback, and a much more agressive and noise oriented sound than
Nevermind... The lyrics are better as well.
Cobain thought
Nevermind came out too well produced, and that he wanted to revive a more primitive sound similar to what he achieved with
Bleach.
And i would say that most of the album isn't listener friendly, at least not most of the tracks aside from the singles.
Also indie bands can get radio play too,
Float On is a big mainstream radio hit.