Nevermind [20th Anniversary Edition]
by Nirvana
  • Record Label: Geffen
  • Release Date: Sep 27, 2011
User Score
9.0

Universal acclaim- based on 438 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 409 out of 438
  2. Mixed: 10 out of 438
  3. Negative: 19 out of 438
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  1. Ricko
    Apr 24, 2017
    10
    One of the most famous albums ever released. The re release makes it even better. Although in many aspects, I prefer it's follow up In Utero, Nevermind is irresistible and deserved the acclaim and monster success it got. 12 tracks and not a dud to be found. Most of it is very accessible and the rawer, harsher tracks like Territorial Pissings, Stay Away and Polly just highlight the contrastOne of the most famous albums ever released. The re release makes it even better. Although in many aspects, I prefer it's follow up In Utero, Nevermind is irresistible and deserved the acclaim and monster success it got. 12 tracks and not a dud to be found. Most of it is very accessible and the rawer, harsher tracks like Territorial Pissings, Stay Away and Polly just highlight the contrast and the thin line that can exist between pop and punk. Probably the best example you'll find of Grunge and Pop fused together. The results are blistering. One of those record you have to hear before you die, and due to it's massive success, most people will.… Expand
  2. All_ButTrU4
    Nov 24, 2021
    10
    I expected negative reviews from some people. Their excuse is always that it's overrated, these are the same people who claim The Beatles are overrated. There is this obsession with anything that garners major critical acclaim and popularity from sort of nowhere to face a backlash. A backlash from the sort of people who would have liked the album had it never been popular. The Album. It'sI expected negative reviews from some people. Their excuse is always that it's overrated, these are the same people who claim The Beatles are overrated. There is this obsession with anything that garners major critical acclaim and popularity from sort of nowhere to face a backlash. A backlash from the sort of people who would have liked the album had it never been popular. The Album. It's perfect. Although, forgive me for this Orwellian wording, not as perfect as In Utero but that's fine this album is still perfect. I can't fault it. Every rock band since has been influenced by it. This can not be denied. It may not even be musically. Now to the music. It starts with, the most popular and most acclaimed (although in my mind not the best) Smells Like Teen Spirit. This was the moment that Hair Metal was told to **** off and Nirvana and all other equally good underground rock bands hit the mainstream (Sonic Youth, Pixies). It would take too long to do a track-by-track review. I'm not going to pick the best songs because all of the songs are amazing like OK Computer or Loveless or Daydream Nation. Equally good albums. Now..... the reissue. Forgive me for sounding like a raging hipster but it's just a horrible money making scheme. There is nothing new to know about this album, the remaining members and Butch Vig have spoke a lot of **** over the past few months because as perfect as this album is as much influence as it has had, it is an album. Just an album, just an amazing, influential, perfect album. Thank you Kurt Cobain. **** you people trying hard not to like it… Expand
  3. j30
    Nov 8, 2011
    10
    There's no doubting it's power over 90's culture, it's a game changer. The music is unforgettable. It's their most polished record and I think that disappointed most of their fans who love their raw sound from Bleach or In Utero. The music still sounds fresh 20 years later. Now that's got to count for something, right?
  4. Hendo250
    Apr 10, 2021
    10
    this album is a 10 this album is a 10 this album is a 10 this album is a 10
  5. ChiIIaoi
    Jul 19, 2023
    10
    Review só pra lembrar a nota que eu dei pro album:
    album mt bom, agora só escrever pra passar dos 75 caracteres.
  6. Jiano74
    Jan 24, 2016
    10
    This is one of the best albums that I have ever listened to. I don't need to comment on songs such as Smells Like Teen Spirit or Come As You Are as they are simply brilliant and this is from someone who doesn't normally like Grunge music.
  7. nirvanafreak
    Aug 11, 2015
    10
    i can't say anything about this album that hasn't been said already in the last 20 years. to me this is a perfect pop rock record and one of the best albums of all time. i can't list my fav songs because its all **** brilliant
  8. keve16
    Jul 8, 2015
    9
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  9. Codeling
    Aug 7, 2021
    10
    This album is truly a masterpiece. The best grunge album of all time.
    Best songs: Smells Like Teen Spirit, Come as You Are, Lithium, In Bloom, Something in the Way, Polly, Breed
    Worst songs: -
  10. CharlieBetterIs
    Dec 24, 2015
    10
    Nevermind é simplesmente o melhor álbum que eu já ouvi. Letras fortes, vocal ruidoso mas impecável, instrumental fascinante e ritmo fascinante, esse álbum consegue não só conquistar até os mais leigos do rock, mas como também é um disco completo.

    Pontos altíssimos: Lithium, Territorial Pissings, Something In The Way
  11. Dalmx
    Mar 23, 2021
    9
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  12. thegetaway
    Apr 15, 2021
    10
    This is the biggest sounding album I've ever heard, thanks to Butch Vig's production, and Kurt Cobain's vocals come alive like nothing else. It feels like I'm breathing in extra oxygen.
  13. Xbluannax
    Nov 21, 2021
    7
    Some songs better than others found the album to be quite dark and bland and repetitive.
  14. ScarTissue1990
    Mar 19, 2012
    10
    An amazing album that shaped our generation, beautifully remastered and re- released for all the fans and new coming Nirvana fans. Amazing album. The best of all time.
  15. centurysleuth
    Sep 29, 2011
    10
    While the 20th doesn't bring much to the table that I either: A) don't already own from previous releases, or B) would care to listen to more than 1 time from curiosity. This is still one of the top ten most perfect albums ever recorded.
  16. Charlyrockstar
    Apr 8, 2014
    10
    the greatest alternative rock album, since this album the alternative rock never back down, and leave the sky of rock, & since this album become greatest alternative rock albums, like In Utero, (What's The Story) Morning Glory? by oasis, many greatest albums, Nevermind is the great album that a fan SHOULD have in the private collection
  17. KeithG
    Apr 25, 2012
    10
    Even from an objective standpoint, this is the greatest and most influential album of the last 25 years. It only adds to its mythology that it is also one of my favorites. I was only 7-years-old when they released Nevermind, but its influence on everything that followed and the way it reinterprets the American hardcore punk that came before had an impact on my music tastes long before IEven from an objective standpoint, this is the greatest and most influential album of the last 25 years. It only adds to its mythology that it is also one of my favorites. I was only 7-years-old when they released Nevermind, but its influence on everything that followed and the way it reinterprets the American hardcore punk that came before had an impact on my music tastes long before I was truly aware of the album. This is Nirvana at its finest, striving for raw, simple melody - the union of the Beatles and punk. Cobain plays dirty guitar like none other. His vocal gravel connects to your very core tissue. Grohl is talented and inventive on drums. Next to two rock gods, it is easy to overlook Novoselic, but his base is vital to the overall sound of the band. I pity those who have not yet engaged with this perfect masterpiece.… Expand
  18. camilosanchez16
    Dec 11, 2014
    10
    Revolucionario, expresivo y original, con efectos vocales nativos de Kurt Cobain que junto con su pulida guitarra, el sonido sucio y divertido del bajo de Novoselic y la gran batería de Dave, este es el album número 1 de los noventa.
  19. Spielberg00
    Sep 30, 2011
    10
    Nirvana is the best freaking band every to walk Planet Earth. I have always been mostly unbiased with what I listen to, but when I first listened to Nirvana, I got hooked, and I still am now. And NEVERMIND is their best album, so only an idiot wouldn't think of reissuing it for its 20th anniversary.
  20. TheMaximalist
    Apr 16, 2013
    10
    This is the greatest album in the history of music. Using the Pixies refined soft to low aesthetic and riff based songs it triumphs as a piece of history that will never go stale.
  21. muzziklover
    Oct 10, 2011
    7
    Even with all these extra songs in this Anniversary Edition, Nirvana's Nevermind is still probably the weakest studio album they have ever made in comparison with Bleach or the masterful In Utero. I'm not saying it's a bad album it's still a good listen once in a while.There are some unforgettable classics in the album such as Come As You Are or Lounge Act but as a whole album it justEven with all these extra songs in this Anniversary Edition, Nirvana's Nevermind is still probably the weakest studio album they have ever made in comparison with Bleach or the masterful In Utero. I'm not saying it's a bad album it's still a good listen once in a while.There are some unforgettable classics in the album such as Come As You Are or Lounge Act but as a whole album it just falls short from great and Nirvana can and have done better than this.… Expand
  22. bdurmaz
    Apr 29, 2017
    9
    If the same album was released by an obscure alternative band, I'm sure all the people complaining that this masterpiece is "overrated" would be saying how this album is underrated and one of the best of all time.

    Nevermind isn't the first album that smashed the ratings, reached insane sale levels or defined a generation. But it is one of the very few that achieved all.
  23. Kadeemluvmusic
    Apr 4, 2012
    10
    Ever since the birth of Generation X not since before Green Day launched their careers into bonafide rock stars, there's only one band that kicked a lot of ass and millions of people jamming their Ipods listening to their favorite hard rock songs of the early 90's New Wave, that band was Nirvana. I was growing up watching MTV and when I saw the music video "Smells Like Teen Spirit," I wasEver since the birth of Generation X not since before Green Day launched their careers into bonafide rock stars, there's only one band that kicked a lot of ass and millions of people jamming their Ipods listening to their favorite hard rock songs of the early 90's New Wave, that band was Nirvana. I was growing up watching MTV and when I saw the music video "Smells Like Teen Spirit," I was thinking to myself saying "I wished I was Kurt Cobain in the video." But nevertheless, I hope he's going to be proud somewhere in heaven when his band's first album "Nevermind" is celebrating it's 20th birthday. We are 1991: Sonic, Disney, Hannibal Lecter, this what makes the 90's even more popular for those who remembered a rock n' roll legend who's career got shattered and ended his life (the same age as Jimi Hendrix and Amy Winehouse) at 27 years of age. Kurt Cobain may be gone, but may he be Rest in Rock and Nirvana's music lives on forever. I haven't gotten to buy the album yet, but hopefully, I'll get it for my birthday. It is without a shadow of a doubt, the best damn album of all time. Rock n' Roll, baby! P.S. Courtney Love stole my Heineken beers for 50 cents a cap.… Expand
  24. Zegilgamesh
    Jan 6, 2012
    10
    Nevermind is arguably the most important alternative rock work of all time. Not only did it rock the world, but it set off a generation dedicated caring deeply about not caring. Angsty lyrics, haunting guitar work, and a 20th Century Edgar Allen Poe, this album succeeds in reminding us the legacy of Kurt Cobain.
  25. FELIPEFERREIRA
    May 16, 2016
    10
    Nevermind é o melhor álbum que eu já escutei! Nirvana fez de todas as faixas uma obra prima. Todas são maravilhosas, tem letras incríveis (que parecem superficiais e/ou confusas, mas são extremamente inteligentes) e a parte instrumental é maravilhosa, em todos os pontos. Dou um destaque enorme para "Territorial Pissings", "Lithium", "Come As You Are", "Smells Like Teen Spirit", "On aNevermind é o melhor álbum que eu já escutei! Nirvana fez de todas as faixas uma obra prima. Todas são maravilhosas, tem letras incríveis (que parecem superficiais e/ou confusas, mas são extremamente inteligentes) e a parte instrumental é maravilhosa, em todos os pontos. Dou um destaque enorme para "Territorial Pissings", "Lithium", "Come As You Are", "Smells Like Teen Spirit", "On a Plain" e "Something In The Way", que são as melhores nesse transbordar de qualidade. Eu só não sei o que o Endless, Nameless faz ali, ela distoa toda a qualidade das 12 primeiras faixas.… Expand
  26. WrongKlena
    Mar 21, 2015
    10
    Grande clássico o Grunge e de todo o cenário do rock, a passagem de uma banda de "garagem" e de um disco anterior gravado com baixo custo, Nirvana se inicia no mainstream com um álbum mais "pop" onde surpreendentemente a """pior música"" do álbum consegue ser o maior hit de toda a carreira do Nirvana, o álbum inteiro é espetacular.
  27. MaxGuitarFan
    Jul 22, 2014
    9
    The album that changed everything in the 90's, the album that raised Nirvana and Grunge to the mainstream and the album that managed to beat Glam metal in the chart lists.
  28. Watermelon789
    May 8, 2012
    10
    Nope , is not the stagnated genre that we here nowadays , no , is not pop , no , the lyric is powerful , yes , the instruments and the combination is almost perfect and finally lets make this clear to all the people talking gibberish .and nonsense to a band that changed forever the Rock genre in general. And I say again , what band did more effect in the Rock genre ? no , not the crapNope , is not the stagnated genre that we here nowadays , no , is not pop , no , the lyric is powerful , yes , the instruments and the combination is almost perfect and finally lets make this clear to all the people talking gibberish .and nonsense to a band that changed forever the Rock genre in general. And I say again , what band did more effect in the Rock genre ? no , not the crap you here today. Nevermind is right now better than ever.… Expand
  29. mekaindy
    Nov 2, 2011
    6
    Back in October 1991 Rolling Stone Magazine rated this album 3 stars out of 5, Dire Straits album On Every Street scored at the time 3.5! It seems death propels rock stars into the stratosphere. Album is grossly overrated. So today upon its 20th Anniversary i rate it 6/10.
  30. Rockman1976
    Dec 2, 2011
    10
    I can't believe how many of you are bashing Nevermind for some reason. This isn't one of the greatest albums ever made, it is the greatest!!! If you can find one album that incorporates the melody, lyrics and time in a more efficient way then tell me about it. You know it's funny, we get here a remastered version of a great album with some rare songs and someone gives it rating of zero. SoI can't believe how many of you are bashing Nevermind for some reason. This isn't one of the greatest albums ever made, it is the greatest!!! If you can find one album that incorporates the melody, lyrics and time in a more efficient way then tell me about it. You know it's funny, we get here a remastered version of a great album with some rare songs and someone gives it rating of zero. So then I checked and the guy is a Pearl Jam fan! I love PJ, but you know after Vitalogy they went down to drain. So, this guy rates Riot Act, Yield, and Binaural at 10 stars!!! Three of the worst, most boring, commercial PJ albums. This is very misleading for readers who really want to discover great music not just biased ramblings of Nirvana haters.… Expand
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Universal acclaim - based on 15 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 13 out of 15
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 15
  3. Negative: 0 out of 15
  1. Mojo
    Dec 22, 2011
    60
    Every inch of tape had emotional or melodic purpose. [Nov 2011, p.109]
  2. The Guardian
    Dec 16, 2011
    80
    This reissue tweaks the sound with little discernible effect, and adds a package of goodies.
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  3. Austin Chronicle
    Dec 8, 2011
    40
    Live at the Paramount--also included as a CD--comes off as otherwise bloodless. Joyless. That goes double for the lifeless remastering of the original LP.
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