Word: nirvanas
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...next four years fulfilling that promise. The songs here, happily, avoid the worst of the excess; the pleasantly catchy "An Elegant Chaos" captures the flavor of the period, and "Sunspots," Iyrically a doodle, is worth listening to if only to hear what a Jethro Tull flute solo over a Nirvana guitar break might sound like. With a tuba...
What's the solution? A New Elvis? There isn't much hope on the horizon. Madonna's exhibitionist tendency alienates many folks in middle America. Garth Brooks isn't kitschy enough and doesn't win over the gospel crowd. And Nirvana just won't cut it with the hygienic...
...feedback-laden grungy tunes for independent labels like SST and Velvetone and endured an obscurity they never deserved. Even though their major label debut Uncle Anesthesia ranked high among the year's most critically acclaimed, the Trees' insolent musical attack forced them into the shadow of more accessible stars Nirvana and Pearl Jam, who stormed sales charts during the Seattle/Sub Pop Revolution...
...level? Ask for it. It's that simple. This might sound like a Ross Perot platitude, but if there's one industry that only speaks the language of money, it's the music industry. The Red Hot Chili Peppers might go on the cover of Rolling Stone naked, and Nirvana might go on the cover wearing T-shirts that say "Corporate magazines still suck," but if you pay them enough money, they will give a concert wearing in three-piece suits in the atrium of the Time-Life building in Manhattan...
Harvard students' bland tastes aside, Dirty is one the best things to happen to music this year. The disc features fifteen songs of raw energy, biting political commentary and visceral passion captured superbly by Butch Vig, the producer of Nirvana's last album. It ranks with Daydream Nation as one of Sonic Youth's best releases...