Bleach
When it first appeared,
Bleach
seemed like a tuneful approximation of what grunge rock in the Northwest United States was supposed to sound like--gruff, enraged, sometimes tuneful, sometimes silly. Singer Kurt Cobain had the pipes to belt out such power trash as "Mr. Moustache" and the Shocking Blue's "Love Buzz," but considering the sheer volume of frustrated tuneage coming out of Seattle in 1989, it was easy to miss
Bleach
's subtler textures. In retrospect, "Negative Creep" and "About a Girl" are the obvious standouts that point toward the strum and bang attack that would catapult
Nevermind
to the top of the charts. But this is also a band without drummer Dave Grohl; his predecessor, Chad Channing (and also the Melvins' Dale Crover), while competent, is no Grohl. Producer Jack Endino gave this album the best sound $600 could buy.
--Rob O'Connor
| uuid: |
C2B3FEA6-FEC7-4CD5-B9DD-0F9867072188 |
| upc: |
0098787003420 |
| tracklisting: |
Blew
Floyd The Barber
About A Girl
School
Love Buzz
Paper Cuts
Negative Creep
Scoff
Swap Meet
Mr. Moustache
Sifting
Big Cheese
Downer |
| title: |
Bleach |
| purchase date: |
22-02-2006 |
| publisher: |
Sub Pop |
| published: |
14-10-1991 |
| price: |
$11.98 |
| net Rating: |
4 |
| last lookup time: |
162170416 |
| genre: |
Grunge
Alternative Metal
Rock |
| fullTitle: |
Bleach |
| currentValue: |
$3.95 |
| created: |
162169792 |
| country: |
us |
| aspect: |
Audio CD |
| asin: |
B0000035E7 |
| artist: |
Nirvana
|
