10 Perfect Albums With Dark Backstories

When grunge turned into the biggest genre in the world, Kurt Cobain became one of the most reluctant rock stars known to man. He definitely had dreams of becoming famous, but he was not ready for it to happen so quickly after Smells Like Teen Spirit, nor did he want the baggage that was coming with it. Cobain may have brought the revolution to town on Nevermind, but In Utero was the sound of the rebel turning his back on his own rebellion.

Although In Utero is probably closer to what Kurt wanted Nirvana to sound like most of the time, you can also hear a lot of broken pieces of his psyche in these songs, like becoming completely bored with his place in the world on Serve the Servants or having to be sedated to feel any sort of happiness on Dumb. While this may have been the next logical step after Nevermind, the album seemed to take on a completely different meaning after Kurt died a few months after the album was released.

Dying by his own hand, this album starts to put the pieces together on just how broken he was during these sessions, always having a snide outlook on the world and letting the world look into his frail state of mind, from missing the comfort of being sad on Frances Farmer to actually apologizing for not being able to empathize with the rest of the world on All Apologies. Kurt may have been found dead back in 1994, but when you listen to the lyrics and the raw sound of In Utero, there was a small part of him that was already gone.