Unknown Soldier

The clever power pop hidden away in Nevermind was probably the key to its success. I know a lot of people that dislike heavy metal and hard rock in general, BUT love Nirvana and state them as one of their all-time favourite bands!!! if I put on Soundgarden, Alice in Chains or Stone Temple Pilots all huge grunge bands of the era they equally dislike these bands as well, accusing them of being noisy and heavy, its seems like Nirvana and especially Nevermind transcends all this, with its hidden pop melodies. Or maybe its just the myth of Cobain that has been entrenched into their minds.....

By the way, these same people love Pearl Jam, Bon Jovi, 80`s and 90`s Aerosmith.......

sidewinder

Truth. But even Nevermind has some 4-star songs for me.

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sidewinder

You have got to be kidding. Every song is 5/5?

Even the rest of your list...to be able to say that every song on every one of those albums is 5 stars, you've got to be really generous with your 5 stars.

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Rickenbacker

Songs that suck on the White Album:

Glass Onion
Oblah blah blah blah
Wild Honey Pie
Why Don't We Do It in the Road?
Birthday
Good Night


And a bunch of the others are mediocre.

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sidewinder

I like Oblah blah blah blah, I'd give it 4/5, Glass Onion maybe 3.5/5. I agree with you on the rest. Others I don't like:

Back in the U.S.S.R.
Revolution 9 (though it's not as bad as most people make it out to be, they're just not used to experimental music)

I could list a few more if only there were sound clips available online somewhere.

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Rickenbacker

I also really dislike that one.

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Unknown Soldier

I think its very hard to justify classic double albums like the two above as being full of 5 star songs! By nature and especially in the 60`s and 70`s, they often had a lot of experimental or self indulgent stuff on them as well!

Double albums were seen as the pinnacle achievement of any great band of the era (Beatles, Led Zeppelin, Who etc) whether it be a studio album or a live set, a chance for the group to put out what they wanted over 4 sides of vinyl.

ElephantSack

Most definitely. It probably wasn't their intention. It just seemed to be the way it happened. Not to mention the producer they hooked up with while recording Nevermind. In interviews, the band used to say that their music on Nevermind reminded them of lullabies and childrens' songs. And then In Utero was more of a return to their more Indie roots, along with collaborating with Steve Albini. Probably why it wasn't as commercially successful.

Speaking of which, these people you're referring to, I imagine that Nevermind is the only Nirvana album they listen to? What do they think of a song like "Territorial Pissings"? or "Breed"? I guess they wouldn't even approach a song like "Tourette's" or "Scentless Apprentice". The "noisiness" of a band like AIC shies in comparison.

Ah, the myth of Kurt! And the best thing to ever happen to Courtney Love's music career! Yeah, and they were still selling Nirvana posters in Wal-Mart in 1997. No wonder he killed himself.

Pop, pop and never stop. I join you in a hearty guffaw. Or chortle, whichever you prefer.

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Swink

I guess I just listen to too much music then, and 50% of it turns out pretty **** so yeah.

And I really liked The White Album. Above every other Beatles album actually. I guess you could say the last 5 or so songs get pretty repetitive and boring, but its a big album so you cant blame it.