30 years ago tomorrow 'Nevermind' was released.....

[Mike Lavigne]

That magic moment 30 years ago when Nirvana and ‘Nevermind’ forever changed Seattle

This week marks 30 years since the release of Nirvana’s landmark “Nevermind.” The album represents a moment in time when everything about Seattle culture changed. The very words “Seattle music” meant something different afterward.

www.seattletimes.com

as a life long Seattle resident this was/is a big deal.

 

[Zero000]

I think it fails the 'is every track great' test.

Some excellent stuff, nonetheless. But 6th best album ever made? No.

 

[Mike Lavigne]

I think it fails the 'is every track great' test.

Some excellent stuff, nonetheless. But 6th best album ever made? No.

fair enough.

name a more musically impactful Album since 1991?

i realize that a question like that is completely a matter of opinion. but throw one out there.

 

[Zero000]

I was thinking before 1991... we're talking all time here.

Here's 4 that are to my mind easily better but there are more.

Pistols Nevermind The Bollocks
The Clash 1st
Stranglers Rattus Norvegicus
Joy Division Unknown Pleasures

Also, The Downward Spiral by NIN is or was more impactful to me. 1994. There's just something about it.

If you really like Nevermind check out Love/Hate by Nine Black Alps.

 

[Al M.]

fair enough.

name a more musically impactful Album since 1991?

i realize that a question like that is completely a matter of opinion. but throw one out there.

Green Day, American Idiot

 

[andromedaaudio]

I dont wanna take anything away from nirvana but ,...

Dutch house music started in the 90 s and it has been a worldwide succes since

Best band album of all time Dirty deeds ;

 

[Mike Lavigne]

I was thinking before 1991... we're talking all time here.

Here's 4 that are to my mind easily better but there are more

this is not a question of 'better'....it's a question of impact....over the whole music and cultural scene.

forget what we all liked from our youth, or subjective likes and dislikes; it's what stood out as genre defining and long term staying power. significance to the music business.

Nevermind is not my favorite music, not close. but it did take Grunge and Indie rock mainstream forever.

 

[Elliot G.]

fair enough.

name a more musically impactful Album since 1991?

i realize that a question like that is completely a matter of opinion. but throw one out there.

OY VEY Mike be prepared LOL

 

[spiritofmusic]

I'll take Metallica/The Black Album and Faith No More/Angel Dust anytime over Nevermind, Mike. Angel Dust in particular really has stood the test of time.

 

[Zero000]

I was thinking before 1991... we're talking all time here.

Here's 4

Pistols Nevermind The Bollocks
The Clash 1st
Stranglers Rattus Norvegicus
Joy Division Unknown Pleasures

If you really like Nevermind check out Love/Hate by Nine Black Alps.

this is not a question of 'better'....it's a question of impact....over the whole music and cultural scene.

forget what we all liked from our youth, or subjective likes and dislikes; it's what stood out as genre defining and long term staying power. significance to the music business.

Nevermind is not my favorite music, not close. but it did take Grunge and Indie rock mainstream forever.

Well you should have qualified that in your earlier post.

That said, the albums I have quoted were seriously impactful and very highly rated in their time.

And much as I liked Kurt, I seriously think Trent had and has superior intellect. Though I think Kurt was very clever. And I also think he'd never have killed himself. I am not into conspiracy theories I just know when something is wrong

Ian Curtis I believe did kill himself. I saw him live on stage. He meant what he was saying.

That's the most impactful live gig I ever attended. They were supporting the Buzzcocks at the Hemel Hempstead pavillion when I saw them. History, but hey. Fucking amazing history

 

[Mike Lavigne]

I'll take Metallica/The Black Album and Faith No More/Angel Dust anytime over Nevermind, Mike. Angel Dust in particular really has stood the test of time.

i like hundreds of Albums better than Nevermind. who cares what i like? or what you like for that matter?

my point was impact, and since 1991.

stop it with the favorite album stuff, make your case that your album choice, since 1991, made a larger impact than Nevermind.

that's 30 years, a long time. i'll wait.

 

[Mike Lavigne]

Well you should have qualified that in your earlier post.

here is what i said. i used the word 'impactful'...not favorite, or better.

name a more musically impactful Album since 1991?

 

[andromedaaudio]

If impactfull equals most viewed on you tube this is the bomb .
Most viewed on the planet 7,5 billion views

 

[Zero000]

here is what i said. i used the word 'impactful'...not favorite, or bette

Well, I did that anyway.

The Downward Spiral. Definitely more hardcore and impactful than Nevermind in my book.

That said, one of my fave tracks to play on my acoustic is About a Girl, from the preceding Nirvana album. That said, I think Lithium is incredible.

 

[Mike Lavigne]

OY VEY Mike be prepared LOL

people do take their artist/album love seriously here. and they should. lots of Nirvana envy going around for the attention that they got. it's just not fair!!! fate is not about fairness.

 

[Mike Lavigne]

The Downward Spiral. Definitely more hardcore and impactful than Nevermind in my book.

impactful in what way? and to who? whom?

i respect your strong feelings and see the conflict between impact and preferences.

 

[Al M.]

here is what i said. i used the word 'impactful'...not favorite, or better.

Mike, originally you used the term "musically impactful", which is much more ambiguous than "impact on the music scene", influential.

If you don't define what you are asking for, you cannot complain if you get an answer that you were not asking for.

 

[Elliot G.]

people do take their artist/album love seriously here. and they should. lots of Nirvana envy going around for the attention that they got. it's just not fair!!! fate is not about fairness.

I always play this game with the youngins.
Make a list of all the great bands post 1980 and I ll make a list of the same before 1980. The results are startling. Post is very very few

 

[Mike Lavigne]

not just a Seattle perspective.....

30 years later, in search of the real impact of Nirvana's 'Nevermind'

Nirvana's "Nevermind" was released 30 years ago this Friday, on Sept. 24, 1991.

www.detroitnews.com

Nevermind at 30: How the Nirvana album shook the world

Nirvana's Nevermind offered a subversive outlet for a global audience, writes Arwa Haider, who discovers its impact on people from countries including Brazil, Poland and Japan.

www.bbc.com

Nirvana’s “Nevermind” Made, and Unmade, Alternative Culture

The band’s unglamorous style was a welcome reaction against the groupie-chasing, hard-partying posing that had dominated MTV for so long.

www.newyorker.com

30 years later, in search of the real impact of Nirvana's 'Nevermind'

Legend has it that Nirvana's 'Nevermind' and the grunge boom ended hair-metal careers and dominated popular music. An in-depth look back tells another story.

www.latimes.com

Nirvana's 'Nevermind' Turns 25: How It Changed The Record Business

Nirvana's "Nevermind" came out 25 years ago today and changed the way the record industry looked at music.

www.forbes.com

‘Nevermind’ 25 years later: the impact of Nirvana’s dark, hooky masterpiece

Also, a reminder that the cover had a baby’s penis on it.

dbknews.com

tomorrow there will likely be more......

 

[Mike Lavigne]

Mike, originally you used the term "musically impactful", which is much more ambiguous than "impact on the music scene", influential.

If you don't define what you are asking for, you cannot complain if you get an answer that you were not asking for.

i'm good with musically impactful. i don't think that takes away from my perspective.