In 1985 Kurt Cobain met fellow Melvins fan Krist Novoselic in Aberdeen, Washington and formed a band. After a series of name changes they finally settled on 'Nirvana' and released their debut album, 'Bleach' (working title; 'Too many Humans') with Sub Pop in 1989 with Chad Channing as drummer (he would later be replaced by Dave Grohl). Listing their influences from a diverse range of musicians including 'Mudhoney', 'The Pixies', 'Black Sabbath' and 'Led Zeppelin', Kurt Cobain sought to create a mixture of punk and pop music. After sudden success with their second album ;Nevermind' Cobain's emotional state became increasingly more erratic until his suicide in ...  Read the complete review

Bands come and go, but albums remain. So become timeless, sell millions and are talked about for generations. Some are forgotten about in an instance. And there are albums by bands who became so big from just one album that their other albums pale into insignificance, regardless of how good they were or could have been. This ladies and gentlemen, is Incesticide by the great grunge-rock band Nirvana. The story of Nirvana for those completely unaware can be defined in just a few short sentences. Three guys start up a band in Seattle. They release an album. They then release another album with a song so infectious and anthemic it inspires a generation. That song ...  Read the complete review

As many other reviewers here have mentioned, this is not a 'proper' album, rather, it is a compilation of B sides, live sessions and rare tracks, compiled after Cobain's death. This might put you off, but I heartily recommend it. It starts off sounding something vaguely like Nevermind, although the second half of the album is more grungy, resembling "Bleach" closer. A lot of people knock the first track, Dive. OK, so lyrically it's very simple: it's largely Kurt repeating the line "Dive, dive, dive, dive with me", but it still works. The guitar work is awesome, and I think it is like a second Smells Like Teen Spirit at ...  Read the complete review

This has got to be one of my favourite ‘albums’ by the band that is no longer. However, this is not actually an ‘album’. Incesticide is made up of rare tracks by Nirvana, and b-sides. “Inside Incesticide: rare B-sides, BBC sessions, original demo recordings, out-takes, stuff never before available” as it states on the sticker on the c.d.-case. From this you may be able to tell that you get your moneys worth, even if you are not a manic Nirvana fan, and it is the same price as a normal album today. It was released in 1997 and has the maddest album cover that I think that Nirvana ever had…and, yes, that ...  Read the complete review

Well what can I say, Nirvana, well that says it all. Nirvarna, a way to escape from life after being a good person, to Nirvana, a place better than heavan, and Nirvana's music is defenately is better than heavan. How do they do it, they produce Nevermind, the finest album of all time, and then they manage to make a B-side album (scraps they worked on) which also became a classic album. I love you man! You really know how to kick ass. ...  Read the complete review