10 Grunge Albums You Need To Hear Before You Die
2. In Utero - Nirvana
There's probably a certain niche wondering where Nevermind by Nirvana would show up on a list of the most celebrated grunge albums of all time. Without a doubt, the pure magic that existed in Kurt Cobain's writing was what launched the grunge movement into the mainstream, stripping away hair metal from the scene and paving the way for something new. Though Nevermind landed the final blow, In Utero is where things start to get much more interesting.
Recorded in a quick and dirty fashion, this is one of the most caustic things to ever have a mainstream band's name associated with it, as Cobain goes off on every single person who put him in the position of rock icon. Across every one of these songs, you can hear Cobain pointing the finger at the media, the tabloids, and most of all himself for feeling so sad all the time, all while making allusions to medical jargon on songs like Pennyroyal Tea and Scentless Apprentice.
Aside from a few freakout tracks like Milk It and Tourette's, this also makes for some of the prettiest moments of their career as well, with Dumb and All Apologies almost coming close to sounding like the Beatles in spots. Given that this is the last creative work we would ever get out of Kurt Cobain, it's almost like seeing inside of his mind for one final time before he departed from this Earth.