Nirvana's long-awaited offering

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It's hard not to shudder at the sarcasm dripping from Kurt Cobain's voice as he sings "Things have never been so swell/ And I have never felt this well" in "You Know You're Right," the sole new song and marquee track on this long-awaited 14-song Nirvana retrospective. But the fact is that Nirvana shows that things really were pretty swell -- on the creative tip, at least.

Considering most of the tracks represent the three-year burst of drummer Dave Grohl's era in the band (as opposed to, say, the pre-Grohl Bleach years), Nirvana showcases a plethora of exceptional songs and inventive rock, foreshadowed by early tracks such as "About a Girl" and "Been a Son" and set into flight by the likes of "Smells Like Teen Spirit," "Come as You Are," and "Heart Shaped Box."

The taut, quiet-to-loud explosiveness of "You Know You're Right," the last song the group ever recorded, is comfortably in line with the rest, meaning that it doesn't foreshadow any new directions in which the band might have been headed. It's still a welcome addition to the Seattle trio's brief but enduring legacy.

Gary Graff
CDNOW Contributing Writer
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[Scanty]

I like "You Know You're Right". It's good. And Dave Grohl is a beast.

 

[freako104]

yay even after death they can release some old nirvana albums. i miss kurt tho

 

[Shadowfax]

it won't give me sleepless nights or anything, but it was a tragic ending


Like the new song, and i'm really glad Grohl continued with the foo fighters, which is one of my favourite bands

 

[freako104]

the foo fighters kick ass. although i do prfer nirvana i see it as from his death something great came out of something so horrible.

 

[Gonz]

Nirvana ruined rock -n-roll. They took the magic & pageantry out of it. Cobain was a weak link. Bring back Bon Scott.

 

[unclehobart]

I wont buy anything with the Nirvana label on it. I dont want to put a single penny into Courtney Loves pocket.

 

[whoreable]

why would i wanna buy an album that has like 2 songs i have never heard and all the rest the same old ones heard a billion times before. all for only 12.99!!!

 

[flavio]

I wont buy anything with the Nirvana label on it. I dont want to put a single penny into Courtney Loves pocket.

Quite a strong arguement for piracy

Nirvana was a great band and You know You're Right is a good tune.

 

[freako104]

I wont buy anything with the Nirvana label on it. I dont want to put a single penny into Courtney Loves pocket.

i thought she wasnt getting any money from nirvanas albums?

 

[unclehobart]

sheeeit. Shes Cobains wife. Shes been in a multi year lawsuit to control 100% of the Nirvana name and profits away from the rest of the band.

 

[Gaunt]

Dave Grohl is the drummer in Queens of the Stone Age too I believe.

 

[Scanty]

No, that was a temporary thing. He's not a full-time member.

 

[Spyidy]

courney love is a bitch, im sure she had something to do with kurts death