Classic Albums: Nirvana - "Bleach"
Hi, welcome to my first review. I chose "Bleach" because it's Nirvana's most under-rated album. While many hardcore fans cherish this album as a classic, its remains mainly unheard of to the general Nirvana-loving public. So why don't we start with the first track and work our way down?
"Blew" – 2:54
An awesome dark song with a great intro, if a bit reppetitive.
3 stars our of 5.
"Floyd the Barber" – 2:18
3 stars out of 5.
"About a Girl" – 2:48
The closest you'll ever hear to a love song from Nirvana. Cobain was taking a major risk putting such an uptempo pop song on a grunge album. However, it majorly payed off in this masterpeice.
4 and a half out of 5.
"School" – 2:42
No recess! What an intro! What a chorus! What a song!
5 out of 5
"Love Buzz" (Robbie van Leeuwen) – 3:35
3 out of 5
"Paper Cuts" – 4:06
4 out of 5
"Negative Creep" – 2:56
This is for the true Nirvana fan. Negitive Creep is a dark, loud, somewhat disturbing song, and I love it. The intensity in Cobains voice is superb. However, being a man of the people, I can't give this one 5 starts, simply because I know many people would not agree with me.
4 and a half out of 5
"Scoff" – 4:10
"Swap Meet" – 3:03
"Mr. Moustache" – 3:24
"Sifting" – 5:22
"Big Cheese" – 3:42
All pretty good songs, deserving at least, a
3 out of 5
"Downer" (only on CD version) – 1:43
In Cobain's attempt at describing the existence of the human race, the bass levels hit an unusal level of awesomeness, making a really good song, even if the vocals are a little low for my liking.
4 and a half stars out of 5
Overall:
Of the three albums Nirvana has released (While Kurt Cobain was alive anyway), this ranks number 3. And yet, if I were to listen to this without hearing any of Nirvana's other material (Teen Spirit, Heart-Shaped Box, ect.) I would quickly become a Nirvana fan.
3 and a half stars out of 5
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