12 Best Closing Songs On Hard Rock Albums

Nevermind is one of the few records from the grunge era that could be considered timeless. Though great albums like Pearl Jam's Ten and Alice in Chains' Dirt are also well worth your time, the high gloss and emotional performances from this record hit home in the exact same way they did back in the early 90's. Even with all the heavier cuts, the album's closing has to be the biggest emotional gut punch the band had tackled thusfar.

As opposed to the band's typical formula of loud guitars and crashing cymbals, "Something in the Way" has a certain mournful quality as Kurt Cobain plucks away on his detuned acoustic guitar. Originally recorded in the control room, the band built the entire track off of a downplayed performance Kurt recorded while sitting on the studio couch. What's even more hardhitting than the music itself is the lyrics, with Cobain talking about living life under a bridge in his hometown of Aberdeen.

While not all of us know what it's like to be homeless, that one line of "something in the way" speaks to the outcast attitude that everyone goes through in adolescence. Nirvana may have dialed it back a bit for the last tune, but they did not skimp out when it came to writing this incredibly delicate song.