Nevermind: Nirvana (1991)
Few albums had the type of impact that Nevermind experienced. Nirvana shocked the music world when the album unseated Michael Jackson atop the music charts. Nevermind brought alternative music to the mainstream and wiped out the music scene of the time. Grunge took over for a few years before burning out. Rolling Stone summed it up best, "No album in recent history had such an overpowering impact on a generation—a nation of teens suddenly turned punk—and such a catastrophic effect on its main creator."
Key Tracks:
Smells Like Teen Spirit
Come As You Are
Lithium
In Bloom
In Utero: Nirvana (1993)
Nirvana tried to move away from their sound in Nevermind. As a result, they created a grittier, dirtier, rawer record. Perhaps nothing demonstrates the difference between the two albums than their covers. Nevermind featured a baby. In Utero featured an angel with its musculature exposed.
Key Tracks:
Heart-Shaped Box
Rape Me
Pennyroyal Tea
MTV Unplugged in New York: Nirvana (1994)
Nirvana released Unplugged in New York nearly seven months following Kurt Cobain’s suicide. The album demonstrated the band’s range as they moved away from so-called Grunge music. Additionally, it appeared as though Cobain was acting as though the record and accompanying video were a farewell.
Key Tracks:
About a Girl
The Man Who Sold the World
Lake of Fire
All Apologies
Where Did You Sleep Last Night?
Ready to Die: Notorious B.I.G. (1994)
Biggie’s semi-autobiographical album focuses on his days as a criminal.
Key Tracks:
Juicy
Big Poppa
One More Chance
Straight Outta Compton: NWA (1988)
NWA changed the direction of rap and hip-hop. The lyrics spoke of the gangsta lifestyle and influenced the genre for a number of years afterward. It was a dramatic departure for the musical style, which boasted MC Hammer and Vanilla Ice.
Key Tracks:
Straight Outta Compton
Gangsta Gangsta
Express Yourself
Fuck tha Police
Few albums had the type of impact that Nevermind experienced. Nirvana shocked the music world when the album unseated Michael Jackson atop the music charts. Nevermind brought alternative music to the mainstream and wiped out the music scene of the time. Grunge took over for a few years before burning out. Rolling Stone summed it up best, "No album in recent history had such an overpowering impact on a generation—a nation of teens suddenly turned punk—and such a catastrophic effect on its main creator."
Key Tracks:
Smells Like Teen Spirit
Come As You Are
Lithium
In Bloom
In Utero: Nirvana (1993)
Nirvana tried to move away from their sound in Nevermind. As a result, they created a grittier, dirtier, rawer record. Perhaps nothing demonstrates the difference between the two albums than their covers. Nevermind featured a baby. In Utero featured an angel with its musculature exposed.
Key Tracks:
Heart-Shaped Box
Rape Me
Pennyroyal Tea
MTV Unplugged in New York: Nirvana (1994)
Nirvana released Unplugged in New York nearly seven months following Kurt Cobain’s suicide. The album demonstrated the band’s range as they moved away from so-called Grunge music. Additionally, it appeared as though Cobain was acting as though the record and accompanying video were a farewell.
Key Tracks:
About a Girl
The Man Who Sold the World
Lake of Fire
All Apologies
Where Did You Sleep Last Night?
Ready to Die: Notorious B.I.G. (1994)
Biggie’s semi-autobiographical album focuses on his days as a criminal.
Key Tracks:
Juicy
Big Poppa
One More Chance
Straight Outta Compton: NWA (1988)
NWA changed the direction of rap and hip-hop. The lyrics spoke of the gangsta lifestyle and influenced the genre for a number of years afterward. It was a dramatic departure for the musical style, which boasted MC Hammer and Vanilla Ice.
Key Tracks:
Straight Outta Compton
Gangsta Gangsta
Express Yourself
Fuck tha Police
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