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NirvanaNirvana: Nirvana [Greatest Hits]Nirvana [Greatest Hits] (2002)Universal Music Group Reviewer Rating: 2 User Rating: Contributed by: RipperWalkRipperWalk (others by this writer | submit your own) Yeah, Kurt, I know that I am right, thank you for asking. Hello, and welcome to an album which had no purpose other than to make Courtney Love rich and promote Nirvana's "new" song, You know You're Right. I am your teacher, Sean, please sit down and shut up. I was honestly on the edge of m. Yeah, Kurt, I know that I am right, thank you for asking. Hello, and welcome to an album which had no purpose other than to make Courtney Love rich and promote Nirvana's "new" song, You know You're Right. I am your teacher, Sean, please sit down and shut up. I was honestly on the edge of my seat for this one, mainly because of the previously unreleased song. Now, I know many of you heard the song on the Internet, but, I, for one, do not download songs from a computer. I buy songs with money. So, like I said, I was breathing with anticipation. Now, Nirvana was the band that got me into punk rock. Nirvana then the Pixies, Husker Du, the Ramones, and so on. Nirvana introduced me, and for this, I have never forgotten. As a Nirvana fan, I am disappointed with this album, extremely. One: the "new" song, which was actually recorded over eight years ago, hence the quotations around the word "new," is boring. If this was a previously released song, it would have never been included on this "Greatest Hits" record. Yeah, it's got irony in it, after all the singer is dead and he is singing about pain and feeling well. But, the song, has nothing to it. Simple structure and a rather annoying chorus. But this isn't the only thing wrong. Two: Where the motherfuck are songs like Drain You, Radio Friendly Unit Shifter and Anuerysm? These songs, Kurt personally said were some of his best. So, instead of actually putting some of Nirvana's "Greatest Hits" on this album, the members of the band and record company decided to put the most commercially successful songs on this album. New title: "Nirvana's most radio friendly songs, plus a rare one." Kurt once said that he thought Drain You was far better than Smells Like Teen Spirit. So, then, where the fuck is Drain You? I felt totally jipped. I love every previously released song on here, but the album was completely generic and unneccesary. A whole new generation now gets to listen to Nirvana's "greatest" songs on one album. Fuck you. Buy the other albums, if you haven't yet, because 90% of the other songs are better than these "greatest hits." A few wonderful additions are Pennyroyal Tea, which is the original recording that Kurt wanted on In Utero and the single version of Been a Son. Other than that, nothing. Yeah, every song on here is great, they always have been, but did Nirvana really need a "Greatest Hits" album? No. What Nirvana fans need is for everybody to get along so that we can enjoy their music without hearing about legal battles and greatest hits albums. If you are a Nirvana fan, listen to Incesticide. If you have yet to really listen to Nirvana, buy In Utero and then buy Incesticide. Leave this album alone. You Know You're Right. Yeah, I do. Class dismissed. Please login or register to post comments.What are the benefits of having a Punknews.org account?
"If it weren't for Nirvana, we wouldn't have _________." There's no need for such an album. EVERY song Nirvana has recorded is a pure gem. Do yourself a favor and buy every record Nirvana has made, they are the best band the world has ever seen, period. I have this cd. a part of me thinks it was a waste of money but i luv all the songs on the cd. i have in utero, nevermind, and unplugged live in new york. so basically 10 of the songs i already had. I love nirvana but I believe there's no need of this money-machine album. I give one, because everyone owns these singles, and the new song is bad. sorry i must say fuck this record and fuck courtney love my friend gave me this for my birthday cause she knew i am a fucking huge nirvana fan but seriously i agree with the reveiwer its kinda strange nirvana got me into punk rock too and i will never forget them for that in fact i was gonna get that prosthetic angel on in utero tattooed on my arm but i just want to say all you people who shit on nirvana and call them overratted fuck you i just want to kill you all just to rid the world of your fucking ignorance While I respect Nirvana I don't think there punk, I think they are grunge. I alwso think that Kurt is glorified to much, I mean he was good and all and he he did kill himself but he isn't the greatest. The album is mediocre at best, the "new" song could be heard every time you turned on the T.V. or radio, most of the Nirvana songs are over played and not worth as much anymore saw D4 in september i believe and the only one i would consider fat would be paddy. the one guitarist isn't thin but he's far from being fat. "portly" is an overstatement. the singer with the high pitched voice looks pretty scrawny and the drummer looks normal. I'd say 2 are 'portley', and 1 is fat, that of course being Paddy. Three members of Dillinger Four are self-proclaimed as significantly overweight. oh yeah, and Lain's voice was obnoxious as was alice in chains in general. "Good mix between the super rockin and the lovingly melodic." I posted right below, but I forgot to mention: Okay folks, a couple things: you say dashboard is punk but nirvana is not? Stupidity at its finest folks. That last comment was from your humble reviewer - me. Its funny that many of you are claiming that "grunge" is a fad or some catch phrase. how is the word "grunge" that far different than the word "punk"? Arent they both catch phrases and fads? Im not comparing the music, I am comparing the words and what they mean. If you hate grunge, then fine, hate it, but dont call any specific genre a "catch phrase" when that is what every genre is. there's no such thing as punk Nirvana blows and thats it. There is no such thing as grunge. Just a catch phrase. To the person defending the drug addict rock star i've got nothing against people who choose to do drugs, but i've heard kurt say he would turn to his substance(s) of choice because he would have trouble writing music. He and the band are just given to much credit. You know, you ARE right! "i always believed nirvana was a punk band and not a grunge band. i even saw an interview with mike ness and even he was saying that nirvana was a punk band. can't argue with that." People can "worship" a drug addict because drugs aren't the only aspect of a person's life. If you weren't so blinded by lame ass propaganda, you'd be able to see that. Drug users and non-drug users are not the only two kinds of people in the world. Many of the greatest musicians were extremely drugged up when they wrote their masterpieces. If they hadn't been so high, they probably just would've sat around bitching about people who do. My post below was supposed to give this shitty CD 1 star, so I'm correcting myself. "i always believed nirvana was a punk band and not a grunge band. i even saw an interview with mike ness and even he was saying that nirvana was a punk band. can't argue with that." Nirvana is an overrated rock band, why people would worship a drug addict is beyond me. A great musician/song writer does not need to inject something into their bodies for the purpose of writing better music (kurt) Not to talk shit but they are not punk.(musically) To the contradicting bastard a few posts below me. Its one thing to argue reviews or opinions, but only with intelligent responses and/or facts. Im glad that you dont think punk is an actual thing, yet you go out of your way to list obvious punk bands. Are the contradictions becoming clear yet? If you think that you are so cool because you are punk, then learn to except others opinions about other bands. nirvana was a punk/grunge/pop hybrid i always believed nirvana was a punk band and not a grunge band. i even saw an interview with mike ness and even he was saying that nirvana was a punk band. can't argue with that. Nirvana is nowhere near as original or as good as the Ramones, in my opinion. They're just punk 20 years too late and all slowed down. ripperwalker, "rape me," at least in los angeles, use to and still does get a lot of airplay. just because some people don't agree with the song, doesn't mean it still wasn't on the radio, it just wasn't too friendly haha. "a GREATEST HITS album. A hit is something people requested most and received airplay, etc" I like how that guy down there compared Nirvana to Dashboard Confessional. The similarities are striking aren't they?? Nirvana sounds exactly like Blink 182 and Li'l Bow Wow. Nirvana ripped them off. Fucking Poseurs!!! Nirvana's new album sounds like they stole songs from their own albums anyway. Most of these aren't even new songs. They're like remixes or something. Li'l Bow Wow even has a guest spot on the song "You Know You're White, don't you?" Nirvana sucked when Kurt was alive, they sucked when they found out he was dead. And they still suck now long after he's dead. This stupid CD is the most un-punk (if there is such a thing as being "punk") release EVER! I don't even hear the connection between Nirvana and punk, but to all you losers out there who like them this CD is utterly pointless, and a shameless money grabber. this just in, im terribly intoxicated. we'll have more on that later this evening. I don't understand why you review Nirvana on here. The guy who said it was twenty years too late and all slowed down was right. But we have a word for that: grunge. Is this grungenews.com? You should have all listened to me when I said "don't buy this," although my reason was different than all of yours. "face it, theres a word for people like kurt: ROCKSTAR. i think MEDIA WHORE works too." kurt cobain made music worse. by the way..... i don't see how a box set is any better than a greatest hits album. face it, theres a word for people like kurt: ROCKSTAR. i think MEDIA WHORE works too. On Nirvana: Oh yeah, if you want to tell me I'm wrong off the board here, my name is Samuel and you can contact me @ samuel@reviewstation.com a) Reviewer, you're a dipshit for not just downloading the song and using your own albums to make this. we're all entitled to our own opinions, even the moron 2 posts below. nirvana was the only good thing about mainstream music. fuck you....kurt was the only good thing to happen to mainstream music in a long time. hey kiddies, how about a joke? Surfer Rosa just has that raw as fuck, grab you by the nuts, spazzy, frantic, twisted genius about it. all Pixies' albums have those qualities, but not nearly to the extent of Surfer Rosa. i can listen to the entire thing front to back and be ready for another listen, but i always find myself skipping a few songs on their other albums. Since when did a "Best Of" differ from a "Greatest Hits" album? The best of a band compared to the greatest of the band. The word "Hits" does not imply popular songs, they imply songs in general. Not every song on this album was released as a single or even a B-side. So, the "Greatest Hits" title is inaccurate if you think it means popularity because many of these songs were not released commercialy. "Hits" refers to the popularity of the song. Since it's impossible to go around and take a poll of EVERYONE'S favorite song, the only way to measure success is in how well singles sold, how well videos performed, and how often particular songs were requested on the radio. Therefore these songs are the "hits" because they are the ones we were inundated with all those years. Greatest hits albums have to have the songs everyone knows, it's the only way to ensure that they are in fact, hits. I think what you're looking for is a "Best Of." Although, even that is subject to the opinion of the person assembling the album. Sorry to sound like a wiseass. I cant judge but that new song is bad. It's got a cover song, but not Aneurysm. And to the fucker who was confused by my "Greatest Hits" comments. Guess what, a greatest hits album should have the bands best songs. not their best raiod friendly songs. If the lead singer thought Drain You and Anuerysm were his two favorite songs, then they should be on here. "Best of", "Greatest Hits", i got neither. to the fucker who wanted to know if i read the track list before buying. yes, i did. but i had yet to hear the new song, and i expected some of the previously released songs to be different versions, like Pennyoyal Tea and Been a Son. I would have loved maybe a live version of Sliver or something. I dont regret buying the album because I love Nirvana, I try to own all of their albums, because I am a fan. I am just a disappointed fan now. don't get this album, like everyone is saying. download the one song (which isn't even that great in the first place) and get their other albums. start with nevermind, then go to bleach or in utero, then go to unplugged or insecticide. I had no idea what kind of stupid tool would buy this album. Everybody whose genuinely into the band A) already has these songs, and B) know enough not to make Courtney Love any more money. to the reviewer- Just downlaod the damn song and save those hard earned cash for Yu-gi-oh cards. I hear its the next best thing. Yeah I know I'm right. I read somewhere that Nirvana's greatest asset was their timing. again i state... breathing with anticipation? No no, it's all about Here Comes Your Man. I dunno, something about Surfer Rosa just doesn't grab me the way that Doolittle does. But I'll back you up on Zen Arcade... "doolittle is the best pixies album. hands down." "they just gave underground/punk/alternative bands greater exposure. sonic youth comes to mind as a band i got into right after nirvana" heh, you wasted all of that money for one song. you're pretty stupid. if you wanted the other songs, you should buy the other cd's because they not only have those songs on it, but also alot of other great songs too. Wuss emo rock is a piece of shit doolittle is the best pixies album. hands down. Let me make it clear that I love Nirvana and in the early nineties they meant as much to me as a band can mean to a person. That said don't waste your money on this album full of recycled music. Download you know your right and enjoy it knowing the artists are already loaded. If you want to buy a "greatest hits" or a "best of" that will educate you about music then go buy Death To The Pixies. Oh and what happened to Unity on these pages? Try to educate each other. If you feel someone is beyond help then just let them be and hope they will somehow have an epiphany of taste one day. I always liked Mudhoney better. Don't buy this shite. There's a bootleg import with great sound quality called "B-Sides Themselves" with awesome sound quality. It has all of the b-sides from the singles, plus all of the rare covers and unreleased stuff. right evil. nirvana didn't revitalize the punk scene. they just gave underground/punk/alternative bands greater exposure. sonic youth comes to mind as a band i got into right after nirvana. after nirvana hit big, it was ok to hear more "alternative" acts on the radio and it allowed a few years down the road, bands like green day and offspring to gain exposure which in turn gave greater exposure to your bad religion's and rancid's etc. the somber attitude that bands like nirvana gave off has nothing to do with the influence they had on rock music. you don't have to like nirvana but you can't deny the effect they had on rock music. not hype dude. it was a breath of fresh air. it was only after a few years that every band on the radio started to sound like pearl jam or nirvana did the grunge scene become stale. Suffer is one of my all time favorite albums, but in all reality just changed a scene that the masses never would have found out about without Nirvana. i dunno about nirvana revitalizing the punk scene. id give bad religions "suffer" more credit on that one. and as it was said on the all mighty simpsons " making teenagers depressed is like shooting fish in a barrel" i was a teen when nivarna came out and i never found them to be anything special, ten years later i still dont, just an overhype band. evildeadalive-i couldn't agree with you more. wussemo-get your head out of your ass. i'm so fucking sick of people like wussemorock, who loves pussy pop bands like a simple plan than proceeds to call nirvana overrated, who were probably still in pre school during the early 90's, who can't appreciate how nirvana fucking revived rock and killed all these pop hair metal bands and blew open the doors for bands like green day and offspring and the rest of the then underground punk scene. none of us, or at least the majority of us would probably not be listening to punk rock if not for nirvana. To the reviewer, this was a 'Greatest Hits', I think you were hoping for a 'Best Of'. There is a difference. wuss emo- i won't flame you, because we all have our own musical tastes. but damn, i just gotta say i like the bands you hate (bosstones, nirvana) and the bands you like i hate (rbf, simple plan). anyways, yea, this record is a fucking joke. its all about the bling bling for the record execs. who pulled this off. i suggest getting all their albums (bleach is my fav). i also started off with nirvana and then got into punk. right on scott, right on. I don't agree Scott. The new song, is average for Nirvana at best. The only reason that it has gotten so big is because it was the only unreleased song. Like I said in the review, if You Know You're Right was released with the other songs on Nevermind, it would be just another song - nothing special. To the moron below me: jesus fuck people, why does everyone hate the cunt Courtney for getting this greatest hits album I agree with the review. And as for WussEmo, I think you're stupid....but i dont know you and you dont know me....so what the fuck. I think this site hould be for commenting on the bands.....not for hurling abuse. I once voted for bush, but then she slapped me in the face and put her panties back on. I was sad. You're a republican....so you're obviously are spoiled in some way. NO ONE who struggles and works hard to pay the rent would vote bush...unless the were braindead. Which may be the case with you. so because I don't enjoy a band you can come up with that many ideas of who I am and how I live my life? Well aren't we a little stereotypical. WussEmo....Nirvana was one of the ONLY bands to ever grace MTV's video vault that was worth a shit. There were more bands after them that had FINALLY got some attention due to Nirvana's "success". Wuss, I doubt you could relate to any of it. You sound like some rich kid who still lives with his parents and doesn't know shit about the real world. Waste.....Husker Du's Zen Arcade kicks ass.- Brandon Sideleau I am gonna have to agree with the Pixies comment. oh yeah, so is the pixies' Surfer Rosa. the other best album ever. I know I will be hammered for this comment, but I think Nirvana are way overrated and are just plain annoying. fuck this album, if you don't already own all of these songs you are a tool. |
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ok, you know you're right is an awesome song. all you people who are complaining about the song and talking shit about Nirvana can fuck off. 1. the song is good as are most of Nirvana's songs so your a retard if you dont see that. 2. all you people who are calling Nirvana posers and overrated-what the hells the matter with you? why dont you comment a band you actually like instead of wasting your time and ours by saying how much you hate Nirvana? assholes.