Album Info

In Utero (20th Anniversary Edition)

By Nirvana

Alternative - 1993

If Nevermind's polished sound was a glorious blaze in a candle factory, In Utero's was a grease fire on a... more

Tracklist

1

Serve the Servants

3:37 min
2

Scentless Apprentice

3:48 min
3

Heart-Shaped Box

4:41 min
4

Rape Me

2:50 min
5

Frances Farmer Will Have Her Revenge On Seattle

4:10 min
6

Dumb

2:31 min
7

Very Ape

1:55 min
8

Milk It

3:54 min
9

Pennyroyal Tea

3:38 min
10

Radio Friendly Unit Shifter

4:51 min
11

Tourette's

1:35 min
12

All Apologies

3:56 min

About In Utero (20th Anniversary Edition)

If Nevermind's polished sound was a glorious blaze in a candle factory, In Utero's was a grease fire on a blackened stove. Deliberately tweaking the machinery of the grunge industry, the trio recorded the follow-up to their multi-platinum triumph with indie godhead Steve Albini, who was all too happy to give them a sound almost as alienating as the one he'd brought to PJ Harvey's Rid of Me. Kurt Cobain had a case of squawling dissatisfaction to unload, and from "Scentless Apprentice" to "Frances Farmer Will Have Her Revenge on Seattle," he soaked the floors with it. A more complex set of songs than even the bunch that made Cobain a superstar, these also covered the bases from regret ("All Apologies") to incoherence ("Tourette's") and even—what's this?—a grudging pleasure ("Dumb"). In Utero is final proof that a record can't expel all the poison from an artist's system. If it somehow could have, Cobain would certainly be with us today.