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Simon & Garfunkel; very eclectic, marvelous arrangements and brilliant performances highlight their catalog. Consider reacting to any of their later albums to get the full effect of their genius collaboration!
I noticed that when you reviewed the "Let It Be" album you had a very positive reaction to Phil Spector's work on that record. Consider delving into his catalog; in spite of his many and varied peccadilloes and more serious transgressions he was quite the producer/songwriter and considered a 1960s wunderkind. He produced a Christmas record that is considered and absolute classic and his hand is all over George Harrison's masterpiece "All Things Must Pass".
There aren't many Nirvana albums so I think you should stick with them and do Nevermind next. Nevermind was a slick production for a major record label, it produced multiple hits and it was an era defining release. It is a lot more accessible than Bleach and you can see from the front cover image how the band had concerns that they may have been 'selling out' with it but they instead emerged with their integrity intact.
Bleach is Nirvana's "grunge/metal" album; their heaviest, imo. Grunge was originally supposed to mean an amalgamation of punk rock and hard rock/heavy metal. It became a blanket term for any rock music that came out of Seattle, or anything that resembled it but maybe wasn't necessarily Seattle-based. Good record and a very strong debut. I think it's aged well.
Kurt was the BEST screamer! he actually worked on it. he would go out to the middle of nowhere and scream until his voice broke. Nirvana was great at capturing how so many of us teens in the time felt.
I really, REALLY hope you listen to the rest of their material like you did with The Beatles. Nirvana had a very epic music maturity. As someone who understands music you will be able hear it.
This made my morning. You went from reacting to my favorite band (The Beatles) to my favorite band as a teenager (Nirvana). Glad you liked it. Bleach can be kind of a rough listen for first-timers. It's got more of The Melvins' influence (kinda harsh and angular sounding) on it than their later studio albums. You were spot on in singling out the rhythm section, as that's probably Nirvana's secret weapon. Keeping the bass and drums tight while Kurt goes off screaming, wailing feedback on his guitar, is what hooks the listener and gives the sound its broad appeal. Embracing that catchiness and fusing it with their avante-garde punk/metal roots is what set this band above most of their peers. Kurt had a great ear for melody. Would love to see you analyze the rest of their tragically short discography. I'd also love to see you branch off and sample some of their peers and influences. The Melvins might be a bit of a hard sell, but you might dig Sonic Youth (Kurt's favorite band) if the idea of unfamiliar tunings and sheets of glorious impenetrable feedback don't put you off. Maybe try "Daydream Nation" or "Sister" first.
@@billbohnert8166 100% - I can't believe I didn't think of them. Pixies are also a bit more accessible than Melvins or SY. I defy anybody to listen to Surfer Rosa and not enjoy that album.
This has to be one of most profitable albums of all time maybe the record? From a margin perspective 600 bucks and this album had next no promotion and how many millions has it made. Talking like a 99%+ profit margin. INSANE!
Floyd the Barber, Papercuts and Downer were recorded in January of 1988 with Melvins drummer Dale Crover - the other songs were recorded later on in '88 and some in '89 over 2/3 other sessions with drummer Chad Channing.
Wow, this is great! As you've found, Bleach is quite a rough entry point into the band and for most fans this was a release they only came to later as they were digging into the band's history. Nevermind (which contains their superhit Smells Like Teen Spirit) is probably what most people heard first and it's a much more polished album than Bleach is.
As a whole album i listened to bleach before nevermind or in utero. I didnt like how nevermind was hyper polished and in utero to me felt like them trying to get to the bleach era kind of energy and production but it felt forced in my mind, but obviously the songwriting in in utero is miles ahead. Also i been listening to early R.E.M and i can actually hear kurts inspiration from michael stipes vocal style specifically during murmur and reckoning which i thought was super interesting
The first Nirvana album I heard was 'From the muddy banks...' then went Bleach - >in utero->nevermind. Suffice to say I was surprised when I finally heard Nevermind as the production is so different I preferred the live versions :)
I also missed Nirvana when they were originally popular, but I recently asked some friends for grunge suggestions, and of course, Nirvana was near the top of the list. You'd probably like the Nevermind album better. I do.
This Is the first album so it's a good start if you wanna go for the whole ride. I don't know if you had heard "Nevermind" but it's the second and the most famous and if you're interested go for "Incesticide" (b sides and rarities) and the last album "In Utero" (had that kinda raw energy of Bleach in my opinion) and maybe the Unplugged who has reversions and a lot of covers and that's it. And i think that Nirvana had that kinda raw energy and music that everybody can feel identified (oh and if you like grunge please listen another bands who has really good albums and tried another rythms beside grunge like Pearl Jam, Alice in Chains, Stone Temple Pilots) I love your energy and your reactions!
Fun note about Negative Creep that you picked up on. They didn't like songs to fade out, but you noticed it's the only song to do so. The tape they were recording onto ran out and didn't get the whole/end. To cover the problem, they faded the song out.
Sifting is actually the last song on the album, Big Cheese (a song about the president of Sub Pop records) and Downer were extras on the CD, Big Cheese was the B-Side of the Love Buzz single released before they recorded the album and Downer was just an extra unreleased song
I haven't watched this video yet (still too early in the morning and the coffee hasn't quite kicked in yet and we are talking about early Nirvana here) but I like it already, from the thumbnail and skimming it quickly with the sound off. Your enthusiasm is infectious and a major part of why your channel is so great. I did quickly google About a Girl and supposedly Kurt Cobain wrote it after hours of listening to Meet the Beatles (he was a huge Beatles fan), so I'm looking forward to hearing it and your reaction to it. Until recently I didn't know about Nirvana's Beatles influence (obviously Dave Grohl is a huge Beatles fan). Apparently Cobain was nervous about including it in this album because it wasn't grungy and he was afraid that he'd upset his fans because he thought it sounded too much like REM, a very popular band at the time but not at all grungy. Looks like he had nothing to worry about.
The leap from Bleach to Nevermind is pretty big as far as how polished and melodic the song writing got. I’m a huge Nirvana fan and even I started with Nevermind and In Utero and went back to bleach later on. I was really surprised to see you upload this! If you get the chance I think you would really enjoy their album Nevermind. Also you mentioned you heard “something in the way” from that album which is supposedly about a time when Kurt was homeless and living under a bridge. There is a nice video of him playing that from their unplugged album that you might enjoy
Blast from the past this was for me. I do recommend Nevermind, In Utero and the Acoustic Album at MTV. If still on a Seattle trip then maybe the first 3 Pearl Jam albums to fully complete my blast :D
I had Bleach and Nevermind on cassette around 1996 (age 11) and remember being so confused how both albums were from the same band. It makes sense years later, knowing of the massive amount of songs Kurt wrote that were never released on an LP. They could have made several more studio records if Kurt had not passed.
What I really appreciate here is your noting of the drumming. Famously Nirvana's drummer was always Dave Grohl, but he actually didn't drum on this album, a bloke called Chad Channing did, and he often doesn't get the credit he deserves. Nice one!
Cobain was an avid music listener - to various styles, many of them very far away in style from Nirvana's music - and (as a connection to your Beatles reactions) he really looked up to John Lennon. Producer Butch Vig used that to his advantage when Kurt did not want to try a particular idea he had - he would tell Kurt Lennon did that on song so and so, which made Kurt agree to do it too. :D
kurt: no double tracking vocals. it'll sound overproduced. butch: ok, well look. double tracking isn't for everybody but that's the way lennon did it. kurt: ok, i'll record another vocal track.
I always felt that Bleach was them searching their sound. Nevermind was them founding their sound. In Utero was them perfecting their sound. It's cool to hear a band progress like that.
Your reaction videos are always enjoyable. I like a little band from Austin, Tx named Fastball. It's not a very popular band, although their song "The Way" was a big hit. Strangely, although they do a lot of live stuff and are from "The Live Music Capital of the World", I prefer their studio albums to their live performances. You can definitely hear a strong Beatles influence in their music - if you like that. I would recommend you react to their albums, but, since they were never that popular, they likely would not get as wide an audience as you would for more popular bands like Nirvana.
The Way is a fantastic song. I'm not that familiar with their other songs but it has been a favorite of mine since it came out years ago. Has a certain 50's throwback vibe that reminds me of certain early Beatles songs, Buddy Holly (fellow Texan of course), Richie Valens, etc.
There was something visceral, and at the same time extremely tuneful about Nirvana that was like lightning hit me (and a lot of people) in 1991. I was so bored with the state of rock at the time. So many bands seemed cut from the same corporate cookie cutter, and they all were focused on image and gimmicky videos on MTV, it was getting dreadful. Then "Smells Like Teen Spirit" knocked me out because it felt genuinely raw and an aural delight at the same time. Punk, painful, and just electric, with the same BANG like the first time people heard Elvis in the 50s. By this time I was 35, but I knew Nevermind was the most exciting rock album in years. Not even Springsteen affected me as much. I saw Nirvana at Roseland in New York in 1993. It felt like my days of mosh pits were over for good.
It's surely interesting you choose Nirvana after going through the Beatles' discography, since they really had the lads as some inspiration, specially in the melodies.
Yes: Kurt says in an interview that music comes first and lyrics are secondary. So your comment around minute 16 is on spot. Great content, keep it going!
This album cost $600 to make. Also Kurt made sure the songs would be innocuous so as to not offend the studio execs until they were well established. "Nevermind" is the superior album which doesn't pull any punches. "Floyd the Barber", of course, references "The Andy Griffith Show" which is 1960s US TV. The drummer (Chad Channing) was great. Sadly he left, though he was replaced by the great Dave Grohl so I suppose we couldn't complain. One of the great things about Nirvana was they had a lot of non-album tracks which are awesome to listen to. "D-7", "Aero Zeppelin", "Curmudgeon", "Mexican Seafood", "Aneurysm", "Verse Chorus Verse" (No Alternative version), "Return of the Rat", "MV", "Spank Thru" and "Marigold" (which was originally by Dave Grohl for a side project called "Late").
Can't wait for this journey! Just like the Beatles, there's an evolution to Nirvana's music. And! Their 2nd guitarist, Jason Everman, who only toured w/ Nirvana for their 1st release & is prominently pictured on Bleach's album cover, ended up playing for Soundgarden too before leaving music altogether to become a US Army Ranger. (PS: Cobain was a HUGE Beatles fan 😎)
He was a Beatles fan despite being part of the “punk scene”. Also, Zeppelin, The Cars, all bands that most punk rockers hated. I once saw an interview where Kurt mentioned a Beatles song, and Dave reminded him that he’s a punk rocker so he’s not supposed to know about The Beatles. And Kurt sardonically replied oh yeah, that’s true. This openness definitely made Nirvana standouts.
Oh my goodness I've loved watching your reactions to the beatles and now you're doing Nirvana? I'm really excited to see your reaction to the all the albums! I hope you'll do Incestiside too, that album is slept on compared to the others but has great songs on it.
Amazing. Please do Nevermind and then In Utero. Selfishly I would love to see you do all their albums like you did for the Beatles. I see other commenters noting how mindblowing Nirvana’s musical progression evolves and it would be cool to hear your insights. Kurt plays around with chords and melody in such a unique way.
Bleach (1989) was nirvanas debut album, which had there rawest grungy sound, nevermind (1991) is there sophomore album which was there big breakthrough. easily there most accessible and produced album and one of the best selling albums of all time, incesticide (1992) is a compilation album that came out between nevermind and in utero that featured non album tracks and covers, and in utero (1993) was there 3rd and final studio album before kurt passed, and incorporated aspects from both nevermind and bleach. they went back to a rawer sound and guitar tone but with better production…
It is in Nirvana's simplicity that highlights the Beatles influence although I don't doubt they also influenced Alice in Chains as well as Soundgarden. Songs like About a Girl, In Bloom, Been A Son, etc. structurally sound like they could be pulled from early Beatles albums. Nirvana was never about being virtuoso musicians, they were more about maintaining their punk ethos and expressing honestly and sincerely.
What I thought when it came out... I was very used to punk, thrash and 80's metal, including hair metal. Everything was virtuosos and power ballads on the radio, and thrash and punk were a relief from all that. I caught songs form this record on a local radio show, late at night, with a lot of other SubPop bands, like Tad, Mudhoney, Soundgarden, Screaming Trees and so on. They all stood out as having a 70's rock feel with punk attitude. Nirvana grabbed my attention as I thought Kurt's voice was amazing, living in the moment of the song instead of trying to overcome it. The drums were fantastic as well, and the stripped down nature of the recording made it feel live. I was impressed with all the bands from that show, though, and had no idea that two years later Nevermind would rewrite music. Regardless, Bleach remains my favorite Nirvana record. Underproduced and barely coherent, just like I wanted.
I used to have an original vinyl copy of Bleach, apparently they are worth a decent amount these days. Wish I still had it! Not heard this album for ages, I remember it as 'promising but with flaws'. Sounds pretty good so far (3 tracks in). You know what though, I always preferred Superchunk and Mudhoney over Nirvana! I do like Nirvana though.
I like Nirvana, but I've never been a fan of this album. It's not bad or anything, but aside from About A Girl, not much really stands out to me. Fun reaction though. I'm looking forward to the next one for sure. I'd love to see you react to some 70's Bowie.
I have fond memories of this album. Drove cross country blasting this album, Superfuzz Big Muff by Mudhoney, and Check Your Head by the Beastie Boys all while being stoned out of my gourd. Good times. This was a unique time in music, grunge really captured the feel of the times. If you’re interested in this whole period of time musically you should check out the movie The Year Punk Broke. You see Nirvana, Sonic Youth, Babes in Toyland, etc. as people were starting to catch on to the sound and ethos. Love Buzz is actually a cover of a Shocking Blue song. They are in interesting band with a great classic rock sound.
Check out Nevermind next. This was their first album and Nevermind was their second album. Something In The Way was originally listed as the album closer with 10 minutes of silence and then the hidden track Endless, Nameless. They’re uploaded as individual tracks to streaming services now, it’s just an interesting tidbit about the album
Nirvana , Oasis ,otros son grupos de rock con estilos diferentes,acordes y sonidos más pesados con influencias Beatles,Ramones etc...De ahí sus letras y su música en general.
You should listen to their later albums, Smells Like Teen Spirit and In Utero. They are less grunge and more slickly produced and would probably be easier to listen to.
All "grunge" really meant, at least until the media needed a label for early 90s music, was that it was lo-fi and generally not clean-sounding...reportedly, this entire album was produced at a cost of around $700. In that sense, this album qualifies as grunge even more than Nevermind, which was much more cleanly produced. The term dates back to the early 70s, as rock critic Lester Bangs used it to describe not a musical style, but a tonal quality. Incidentally, the oddball lyric "Daddy's little girl ain't a girl no more" was a parody of fellow Seattle band Mudhoney's song "Sweet Young Thing Ain't Sweet No More."
fun fact: Kurt Cobain made all these lyrics last minute, expect for "About a girl" . i think it was for live performances or recording the album but he made them the night before both of those
Oh it's amazing to see you listening to Nirvana after The Beatles! I would recommend you to listen to Nevermind because of their change, although personally I love by far In Utero
It’s not a call me Caroline video without a grammar/spelling error.
It’s Blew NOT blue.
What should I react to next? Also I did a little sing of something in the way 😊⬇️
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I think you should listen to Chuck Berry, such a great artist of his time or maybe Depeche Mode
The Monkees' "Headquarters" or "Pisces, Aquarius, Capricorn & Jones, Ltd." 🎶🎶🎶
Simon & Garfunkel; very eclectic, marvelous arrangements and brilliant performances highlight their catalog. Consider reacting to any of their later albums to get the full effect of their genius collaboration!
I noticed that when you reviewed the "Let It Be" album you had a very positive reaction to Phil Spector's work on that record. Consider delving into his catalog; in spite of his many and varied peccadilloes and more serious transgressions he was quite the producer/songwriter and considered a 1960s wunderkind. He produced a Christmas record that is considered and absolute classic and his hand is all over George Harrison's masterpiece "All Things Must Pass".
There aren't many Nirvana albums so I think you should stick with them and do Nevermind next. Nevermind was a slick production for a major record label, it produced multiple hits and it was an era defining release. It is a lot more accessible than Bleach and you can see from the front cover image how the band had concerns that they may have been 'selling out' with it but they instead emerged with their integrity intact.
Bleach is Nirvana's "grunge/metal" album; their heaviest, imo. Grunge was originally supposed to mean an amalgamation of punk rock and hard rock/heavy metal. It became a blanket term for any rock music that came out of Seattle, or anything that resembled it but maybe wasn't necessarily Seattle-based. Good record and a very strong debut. I think it's aged well.
Undoubtedly their heaviest record
I agree it was their most grunge album. After this everything out of Seattle was labeled grunge, but it started and ended with Melvins and Mudhoney.
Man, Kurt just had some of the best screams ever.
Kurt was the BEST screamer! he actually worked on it. he would go out to the middle of nowhere and scream until his voice broke.
Nirvana was great at capturing how so many of us teens in the time felt.
His scream in School is one of the most amazing ever.
@@Corn_Pone_FlicksYOU'RE IN HIGH SCHOOL AGAINNNNNNNNN
His scream is more amazing when he isnt playing guitar and just focus on vocal :)
Great example is "DRAINNNNNNN"
His scream was great! But Mark Arm's (Mudhoney) was better! He was wearing a Mudhoney shirt the night I saw them play!
Love Buzz is a cover song by a 1960s group called Shocking Blue who also did the famous song Venus covered by the 80s band Bananarama.
I really, REALLY hope you listen to the rest of their material like you did with The Beatles. Nirvana had a very epic music maturity. As someone who understands music you will be able hear it.
0:32 - Blew
2:04 - Floyd The Barber
3:49 - About A Girl
6:03 - School
7:53 - Love Buzz
10:20 - Paper Cuts
13:00 - Negative Creep
14:18 - Scoff
16:26 - Swap Meet
18:01 - Mr Moustache
19:34 - Sifting
21:29 - Big Cheese
22:31 - Downer
thx
you misspelt blue
@@pedrov.8087 crazy 😭😭😭
@@pedrov.8087 It's Blew, zoomer
@@whocares_bear idk what ur talking abt, it clearly says blue in the video, maybe u can't read
Famously, this entire album was recorded for $606.17 and most of it was one take. It sounds incredibly raw, but that is on purpose.
Seeing you makes me jealous. How I miss that time when it was the first time ever of my life to hear Bleach.
Love this LP so much,got it on SUB POP in'89…🏴
About a Girl always felt like Kurt’s attempt at a Lennon McCartney.
I think he said somewhere that it basically was inspired by early Beatles
@@MooTV he listened to the meet the beatles album and made that song after that listening session
@@MooTV Oh, I knew I found it somewhat familiar
One of few Nirvana songs with open chords and the "I do" very Beatlesy. All that's missing is a "wooo!"
Sounds like something off Meet The Beatles if the Beatles had been grunge.
I loved how much you enjoyed this. this is my favorite album, watching you're reaction made me remember how I felt the time I listened to it.
Kurt's vocals are genious. And the guitar player is also very good.
They are one in the same my friend
genius guitar/lead vocal man. and bass. we live we love we lie nirvana
This made my morning. You went from reacting to my favorite band (The Beatles) to my favorite band as a teenager (Nirvana). Glad you liked it. Bleach can be kind of a rough listen for first-timers. It's got more of The Melvins' influence (kinda harsh and angular sounding) on it than their later studio albums. You were spot on in singling out the rhythm section, as that's probably Nirvana's secret weapon. Keeping the bass and drums tight while Kurt goes off screaming, wailing feedback on his guitar, is what hooks the listener and gives the sound its broad appeal. Embracing that catchiness and fusing it with their avante-garde punk/metal roots is what set this band above most of their peers. Kurt had a great ear for melody.
Would love to see you analyze the rest of their tragically short discography. I'd also love to see you branch off and sample some of their peers and influences. The Melvins might be a bit of a hard sell, but you might dig Sonic Youth (Kurt's favorite band) if the idea of unfamiliar tunings and sheets of glorious impenetrable feedback don't put you off. Maybe try "Daydream Nation" or "Sister" first.
Back in High School The Beatles and Nirvana were two bands that were consistently in my car's tape deck.
Pixies also as far as influences go.
@@billbohnert8166 100% - I can't believe I didn't think of them. Pixies are also a bit more accessible than Melvins or SY. I defy anybody to listen to Surfer Rosa and not enjoy that album.
@@spookyhokum I'd love to watch her do a Pixies deep dive.
Melvins. Definitely.
Sonic Youth - perhaps their 'Washing Machine' album?
The Pixies.
All big influences.
React to some of these.
The legend is that this album cost $606.17 to produce.
That was $606 too much ! 😄
@@martinwragg8246 Nah - at the time albums would cost thousands on the low end.
@@martinwragg8246 no
This has to be one of most profitable albums of all time maybe the record? From a margin perspective 600 bucks and this album had next no promotion and how many millions has it made. Talking like a 99%+ profit margin. INSANE!
Nevermind is a genius album! Songwriting and production impeccable.
Floyd the Barber, Papercuts and Downer were recorded in January of 1988 with Melvins drummer Dale Crover - the other songs were recorded later on in '88 and some in '89 over 2/3 other sessions with drummer Chad Channing.
Strongly agreed 👍 💯
The first few Black Sabbath albums are well worth a listen if you’re looking to get into heavier stuff, great tunes too
The first eight and their 13th album, specifically
Wow, this is great! As you've found, Bleach is quite a rough entry point into the band and for most fans this was a release they only came to later as they were digging into the band's history. Nevermind (which contains their superhit Smells Like Teen Spirit) is probably what most people heard first and it's a much more polished album than Bleach is.
Kurt didn't like the polished sound of Nevermind, he wanted a "punk rock" sound... that's why In Utero sounds a lot grittier than Nevermind... :)
As a whole album i listened to bleach before nevermind or in utero. I didnt like how nevermind was hyper polished and in utero to me felt like them trying to get to the bleach era kind of energy and production but it felt forced in my mind, but obviously the songwriting in in utero is miles ahead.
Also i been listening to early R.E.M and i can actually hear kurts inspiration from michael stipes vocal style specifically during murmur and reckoning which i thought was super interesting
The first Nirvana album I heard was 'From the muddy banks...' then went Bleach - >in utero->nevermind. Suffice to say I was surprised when I finally heard Nevermind as the production is so different I preferred the live versions :)
this album is how i got into nirvana tho lmao. i loved love buzz and school
I also missed Nirvana when they were originally popular, but I recently asked some friends for grunge suggestions, and of course, Nirvana was near the top of the list. You'd probably like the Nevermind album better. I do.
Probably my favorite Nirvana album
This Is the first album so it's a good start if you wanna go for the whole ride. I don't know if you had heard "Nevermind" but it's the second and the most famous and if you're interested go for "Incesticide" (b sides and rarities) and the last album "In Utero" (had that kinda raw energy of Bleach in my opinion) and maybe the Unplugged who has reversions and a lot of covers and that's it.
And i think that Nirvana had that kinda raw energy and music that everybody can feel identified (oh and if you like grunge please listen another bands who has really good albums and tried another rythms beside grunge like Pearl Jam, Alice in Chains, Stone Temple Pilots)
I love your energy and your reactions!
I’ve never heard someone hype up Chad Channings drumming this much lol
excited for you to hear nirvana - very unorthodox musically but also catchy and beautiful
Best screamer in rock with great riffs. I think Negative Creep is the only fade out in their albums. You brought back why I love this band.
Used to listen to that scream in "Negative Creep" over and over.
Me too :0
The drums on Floyd the barber, Paper cuts, and downer are played by Dale Crover. The rest of the songs on the album are Chad Channing drumming
I love your open-mindedness here. My first time watching your channel.
nirvana isnt just a legend, they were phenomenon in rock history
Fun note about Negative Creep that you picked up on. They didn't like songs to fade out, but you noticed it's the only song to do so. The tape they were recording onto ran out and didn't get the whole/end. To cover the problem, they faded the song out.
Sifting is actually the last song on the album, Big Cheese (a song about the president of Sub Pop records) and Downer were extras on the CD, Big Cheese was the B-Side of the Love Buzz single released before they recorded the album and Downer was just an extra unreleased song
I hope you enjoyed it!
My favorite ones are Paper Cuts and Negative Creep ✌🏻
Nevermind is WAY more accessible. There’s a reason it sold a gajillion copies.
I haven't watched this video yet (still too early in the morning and the coffee hasn't quite kicked in yet and we are talking about early Nirvana here) but I like it already, from the thumbnail and skimming it quickly with the sound off. Your enthusiasm is infectious and a major part of why your channel is so great.
I did quickly google About a Girl and supposedly Kurt Cobain wrote it after hours of listening to Meet the Beatles (he was a huge Beatles fan), so I'm looking forward to hearing it and your reaction to it. Until recently I didn't know about Nirvana's Beatles influence (obviously Dave Grohl is a huge Beatles fan).
Apparently Cobain was nervous about including it in this album because it wasn't grungy and he was afraid that he'd upset his fans because he thought it sounded too much like REM, a very popular band at the time but not at all grungy. Looks like he had nothing to worry about.
The leap from Bleach to Nevermind is pretty big as far as how polished and melodic the song writing got. I’m a huge Nirvana fan and even I started with Nevermind and In Utero and went back to bleach later on. I was really surprised to see you upload this!
If you get the chance I think you would really enjoy their album Nevermind. Also you mentioned you heard “something in the way” from that album which is supposedly about a time when Kurt was homeless and living under a bridge. There is a nice video of him playing that from their unplugged album that you might enjoy
Also the inclusion of Dave Grohl on drums played a big part to their sound.
This was my high school soundtrack, so this video is a great surprise🙌
About the screams, Kurt actually said that he used to vomit after every show, sometimes he eves threw up blood
YOOO!!! From The Beatles to this?!! You're in for a wild ride.
"Love Buzz" is a cover of a 1969 song by Shocking Blue, so that's worth checking out
Blast from the past this was for me. I do recommend Nevermind, In Utero and the Acoustic Album at MTV. If still on a Seattle trip then maybe the first 3 Pearl Jam albums to fully complete my blast :D
I had Bleach and Nevermind on cassette around 1996 (age 11) and remember being so confused how both albums were from the same band.
It makes sense years later, knowing of the massive amount of songs Kurt wrote that were never released on an LP. They could have made several more studio records if Kurt had not passed.
What I really appreciate here is your noting of the drumming. Famously Nirvana's drummer was always Dave Grohl, but he actually didn't drum on this album, a bloke called Chad Channing did, and he often doesn't get the credit he deserves. Nice one!
Cobain was an avid music listener - to various styles, many of them very far away in style from Nirvana's music - and (as a connection to your Beatles reactions) he really looked up to John Lennon.
Producer Butch Vig used that to his advantage when Kurt did not want to try a particular idea he had - he would tell Kurt Lennon did that on song so and so, which made Kurt agree to do it too. :D
kurt: no double tracking vocals. it'll sound overproduced.
butch: ok, well look. double tracking isn't for everybody but that's the way lennon did it.
kurt: ok, i'll record another vocal track.
You need to listen to Nevermind.
It's their classic
I always felt that Bleach was them searching their sound. Nevermind was them founding their sound. In Utero was them perfecting their sound.
It's cool to hear a band progress like that.
please listen to their 2nd album. I also recommend a good band "Alice in Chains" :)
90s FOREVER❤..BEST ERA OF OUR LIVES....BEST ERA TO LIVE...
Your reaction videos are always enjoyable. I like a little band from Austin, Tx named Fastball. It's not a very popular band, although their song "The Way" was a big hit. Strangely, although they do a lot of live stuff and are from "The Live Music Capital of the World", I prefer their studio albums to their live performances. You can definitely hear a strong Beatles influence in their music - if you like that. I would recommend you react to their albums, but, since they were never that popular, they likely would not get as wide an audience as you would for more popular bands like Nirvana.
The Way is a fantastic song. I'm not that familiar with their other songs but it has been a favorite of mine since it came out years ago. Has a certain 50's throwback vibe that reminds me of certain early Beatles songs, Buddy Holly (fellow Texan of course), Richie Valens, etc.
The best and most raw nirvana album
Cool. Nice to see you react post Beatles reactions!
There was something visceral, and at the same time extremely tuneful about Nirvana that was like lightning hit me (and a lot of people) in 1991. I was so bored with the state of rock at the time. So many bands seemed cut from the same corporate cookie cutter, and they all were focused on image and gimmicky videos on MTV, it was getting dreadful. Then "Smells Like Teen Spirit" knocked me out because it felt genuinely raw and an aural delight at the same time. Punk, painful, and just electric, with the same BANG like the first time people heard Elvis in the 50s. By this time I was 35, but I knew Nevermind was the most exciting rock album in years. Not even Springsteen affected me as much. I saw Nirvana at Roseland in New York in 1993. It felt like my days of mosh pits were over for good.
Yesssssss! More Cazza!!!!
The “effects” were actually from Kurt tapping the back neck of the guitar with distortion and full tuned amp
The release order of their albums are
1. Bleach
2. Nevermind
3. Incesticide
4. In utero
It's surely interesting you choose Nirvana after going through the Beatles' discography, since they really had the lads as some inspiration, specially in the melodies.
"downer" was later added to the album, on the first version of the album there was no "downer"
Hahaha your awesome I enjoyed this
absolute fucking masterpiece :)
Love buzz of the Nirvana is a cover
You really need to hear their whole discography.
By the way if you were to be interested, you could react to Antidotes by Foals, please.
I kinda see this album as Kurt Cobain’s attempt at making something like the Sex Pistol’s Never Mind The Bollocks”
one of the biggest influences Kurt Cobain had were the Beatles, i dont know how much that reflected in his songs, but I think you'll like it
love buzz is a cover song it is originally by a group called the shocking blue :)
Token Eastern Song is a fantastic song in my opinion. You can listen to on "With the Lights Out"
Yes: Kurt says in an interview that music comes first and lyrics are secondary. So your comment around minute 16 is on spot. Great content, keep it going!
This album cost $600 to make. Also Kurt made sure the songs would be innocuous so as to not offend the studio execs until they were well established. "Nevermind" is the superior album which doesn't pull any punches.
"Floyd the Barber", of course, references "The Andy Griffith Show" which is 1960s US TV.
The drummer (Chad Channing) was great. Sadly he left, though he was replaced by the great Dave Grohl so I suppose we couldn't complain.
One of the great things about Nirvana was they had a lot of non-album tracks which are awesome to listen to. "D-7", "Aero Zeppelin", "Curmudgeon", "Mexican Seafood", "Aneurysm", "Verse Chorus Verse" (No Alternative version), "Return of the Rat", "MV", "Spank Thru" and "Marigold" (which was originally by Dave Grohl for a side project called "Late").
Can't wait for this journey! Just like the Beatles, there's an evolution to Nirvana's music.
And! Their 2nd guitarist, Jason Everman, who only toured w/ Nirvana for their 1st release & is prominently pictured on Bleach's album cover, ended up playing for Soundgarden too before leaving music altogether to become a US Army Ranger.
(PS: Cobain was a HUGE Beatles fan 😎)
He was a Beatles fan despite being part of the “punk scene”. Also, Zeppelin, The Cars, all bands that most punk rockers hated. I once saw an interview where Kurt mentioned a Beatles song, and Dave reminded him that he’s a punk rocker so he’s not supposed to know about The Beatles. And Kurt sardonically replied oh yeah, that’s true. This openness definitely made Nirvana standouts.
Their first album, made fir only 600.0 American dollars....my fav.
Cool video. Bleach is one of the greatest albums of all time! One of the greatest albums in music history! It is the heaviest Nirvana album.
Oh my goodness I've loved watching your reactions to the beatles and now you're doing Nirvana? I'm really excited to see your reaction to the all the albums! I hope you'll do Incestiside too, that album is slept on compared to the others but has great songs on it.
Before watching: I have never heard the Bleach Album(not a huge Nirvana fan) This should fun!
IMO, their next record, Nevermind, is a perfect record.
Amazing. Please do Nevermind and then In Utero. Selfishly I would love to see you do all their albums like you did for the Beatles. I see other commenters noting how mindblowing Nirvana’s musical progression evolves and it would be cool to hear your insights. Kurt plays around with chords and melody in such a unique way.
must also do hormoaning and incesticide as well!
Bleach (1989) was nirvanas debut album, which had there rawest grungy sound, nevermind (1991) is there sophomore album which was there big breakthrough. easily there most accessible and produced album and one of the best selling albums of all time, incesticide (1992) is a compilation album that came out between nevermind and in utero that featured non album tracks and covers, and in utero (1993) was there 3rd and final studio album before kurt passed, and incorporated aspects from both nevermind and bleach. they went back to a rawer sound and guitar tone but with better production…
Just stumbled on your channel. Please don't walk, RUN!.... and go listen to Nirvana Unplugged. It is an absolute must.
Great interpretation of "Paper Cuts"
It is in Nirvana's simplicity that highlights the Beatles influence although I don't doubt they also influenced Alice in Chains as well as Soundgarden. Songs like About a Girl, In Bloom, Been A Son, etc. structurally sound like they could be pulled from early Beatles albums. Nirvana was never about being virtuoso musicians, they were more about maintaining their punk ethos and expressing honestly and sincerely.
yeahhh Nirvana!!
Yeah, Nirvana!
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Mom wake up! Caroline is listening to nirvana!
do Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness
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What I thought when it came out... I was very used to punk, thrash and 80's metal, including hair metal. Everything was virtuosos and power ballads on the radio, and thrash and punk were a relief from all that. I caught songs form this record on a local radio show, late at night, with a lot of other SubPop bands, like Tad, Mudhoney, Soundgarden, Screaming Trees and so on. They all stood out as having a 70's rock feel with punk attitude. Nirvana grabbed my attention as I thought Kurt's voice was amazing, living in the moment of the song instead of trying to overcome it. The drums were fantastic as well, and the stripped down nature of the recording made it feel live. I was impressed with all the bands from that show, though, and had no idea that two years later Nevermind would rewrite music. Regardless, Bleach remains my favorite Nirvana record. Underproduced and barely coherent, just like I wanted.
I used to have an original vinyl copy of Bleach, apparently they are worth a decent amount these days. Wish I still had it! Not heard this album for ages, I remember it as 'promising but with flaws'. Sounds pretty good so far (3 tracks in). You know what though, I always preferred Superchunk and Mudhoney over Nirvana! I do like Nirvana though.
I like Nirvana, but I've never been a fan of this album. It's not bad or anything, but aside from About A Girl, not much really stands out to me. Fun reaction though. I'm looking forward to the next one for sure. I'd love to see you react to some 70's Bowie.
Oh! I love you do Nirvana!!! After this, you got to do The Cure, a big voyage!!!
I have fond memories of this album. Drove cross country blasting this album, Superfuzz Big Muff by Mudhoney, and Check Your Head by the Beastie Boys all while being stoned out of my gourd. Good times.
This was a unique time in music, grunge really captured the feel of the times. If you’re interested in this whole period of time musically you should check out the movie The Year Punk Broke. You see Nirvana, Sonic Youth, Babes in Toyland, etc. as people were starting to catch on to the sound and ethos.
Love Buzz is actually a cover of a Shocking Blue song. They are in interesting band with a great classic rock sound.
Shocking Blue is SO GREAT!!
Love it!
Check out Nevermind next. This was their first album and Nevermind was their second album. Something In The Way was originally listed as the album closer with 10 minutes of silence and then the hidden track Endless, Nameless. They’re uploaded as individual tracks to streaming services now, it’s just an interesting tidbit about the album
I think it would be great if you went through the Radiohead catalogue. Another band that really changes styles and grows, album by album.
This album is more garage band. Their music is more polished on Nevermind, and there’s a sort of perfect mix of the two on In Utero.
Nirvana , Oasis ,otros son grupos de rock con estilos diferentes,acordes y sonidos más pesados con influencias Beatles,Ramones etc...De ahí sus letras y su música en general.
Doing the same thing with led zeppelin would be fun too
You should listen to their later albums, Smells Like Teen Spirit and In Utero. They are less grunge and more slickly produced and would probably be easier to listen to.
All "grunge" really meant, at least until the media needed a label for early 90s music, was that it was lo-fi and generally not clean-sounding...reportedly, this entire album was produced at a cost of around $700. In that sense, this album qualifies as grunge even more than Nevermind, which was much more cleanly produced. The term dates back to the early 70s, as rock critic Lester Bangs used it to describe not a musical style, but a tonal quality.
Incidentally, the oddball lyric "Daddy's little girl ain't a girl no more" was a parody of fellow Seattle band Mudhoney's song "Sweet Young Thing Ain't Sweet No More."
fun fact: Kurt Cobain made all these lyrics last minute, expect for "About a girl" . i think it was for live performances or recording the album but he made them the night before both of those
that also explains why some of the songs dont make sense
Floyd the Barber’s lyrics are pretty well established on Nirvana’s 1987 Kaos Radio performance
You should also listen to Oasis. Specially their first two album. Nirvana’s Nevermind is the one.
I'd love to see you react to The Who. Their first album is mostly cover work, but after that they use their own compositions almost exclusively.
the first song is blew :D
Oh it's amazing to see you listening to Nirvana after The Beatles! I would recommend you to listen to Nevermind because of their change, although personally I love by far In Utero